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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AS44 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2016 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide 
Abstract:

Methyl bromide was phased out under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 2005, except for limited exemptions. This action authorizes critical uses for the 2016 control period, and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced or imported for those uses that year. Absent this rulemaking, production and import of methyl bromide for critical uses would be zero for 2016. EPA takes this action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect consensus Decisions of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in November 2014.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7671c(d)(6) Clean Air Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/12/2015  80 FR 33460   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/13/2015 
Final Rule  10/15/2015  80 FR 61985   
Final Rule Effective  01/01/2016 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0369
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr  
Sectors Affected: 111333 Strawberry Farming; 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating; 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning); 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 493110 General Warehousing and Storage; 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jeremy Arling
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9055
Fax:202 343-2338
Email: arling.jeremy@epa.gov

David Donaldson
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9086
Email: donaldson.david@epa.gov