81_FR_14445 81 FR 14393 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2016 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide; Correction

81 FR 14393 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2016 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide; Correction

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range14393-14395
FR Document2016-06065

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register of October 15, 2015, issuing critical use allowances for 2016 and making non-substantive corrections to the quarantine and preshipment recordkeeping and reporting requirements. This document restores provisions that were inadvertently removed by that final rule.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 82

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0369; FRL-9943-91-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS44


Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2016 Critical Use 
Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final 
rule in the Federal Register of October 15, 2015, issuing critical use 
allowances for 2016 and making non-substantive corrections to the 
quarantine and preshipment recordkeeping and reporting requirements. 
This document restores provisions that were inadvertently removed by 
that final rule.

DATES: This rule is effective March 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0369. All documents in the docket are listed on the 
www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business 
information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is 
not placed on the Internet and is publicly available only in hard copy 
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air 
and Radiation Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric 
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Mail Code 6205T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number 
(202) 343-9055; email address [email protected]. You may also visit 
the methyl bromide section of the Ozone Depletion Web site of EPA's 
Stratospheric Protection Division at www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr for further 
information about the methyl bromide critical use exemption, other 
Stratospheric Ozone Protection regulations, the science of ozone layer 
depletion, and related topics.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    Entities and categories of entities potentially regulated by this 
action include producers, importers, and exporters of methyl bromide; 
applicators and distributors of methyl bromide; and users of methyl 
bromide. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to 
provide a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated 
by this action. To determine whether your facility, company, business, 
or organization could be regulated by this action, you should carefully 
examine the regulations promulgated at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. If 
you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a 
particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding section.

II. What does this correction do?

    In a final rule EPA published in the Federal Register of October 
15, 2015, (80 FR 61985) EPA made two technical corrections to the 
quarantine and preshipment recordkeeping and reporting provisions in 
section 82.13(y) and (z). As discussed in that final rule, section 
82.13(y) contained a reference to paragraph (aa) where it should 
reference paragraph (y). Similarly, section 82.13(z) contained a 
reference to paragraph (bb) where it should reference paragraph (z). 
That rule corrected the typographical error and was not intended to 
substantively change the recordkeeping and reporting requirements or 
the quarantine and preshipment exemption program. In making that edit, 
that rule inadvertently removed subparagraphs (y)(1)-(4) and (z)(1)-
(2). This correction restores those subparagraphs under (y) and (z). 
The corrections will become effective immediately (without further 
rulemaking action) on March 17, 2016.

III. Why is this correction issued as a final rule?

    Section 553(b)(B) of the Admin is tra tive Procedure Act (APA), 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds 
that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without 
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. We have 
determined that there is good cause for making today's action final 
without prior proposal and opportunity for comment because the changes 
to the rule are minor technical corrections and do not impose new 
requirements. Thus, notice and public procedure are unnecessary. We 
find that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
    This rule is subject to the rulemaking procedures in section 553 of 
the APA. Section 553(d) of the APA generally provides that rules may 
not take effect earlier than 30 days after they are published in the 
Federal Register. Section 553(d)(3) allows an agency, upon a finding of 
good cause, to make a rule effective less than 30 days after 
publication. The purpose of the 30-day waiting period prescribed in 
section 553(d) is to give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust 
their behavior and prepare before the final rule takes effect. Because 
today's changes restore pre-existing provisions that are already 
familiar to affected parties, we find good cause to make these 
technical corrections effective immediately.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order and Statutory Reviews

    This final rule implements a technical correction to the Code of 
Federal Regulations, and it does not otherwise impose or amend any 
requirements.

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was 
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden 
under the PRA. OMB has previously approved the information collection 
activities contained in the existing regulations and has assigned OMB 
control number 2060-0482. The application, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements have already been established under previous methyl 
bromide rulemakings.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    This action is not subject to the RFA. The RFA applies only to 
rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other statute. 
This rule is not subject to notice and comment requirements because the 
Agency has invoked the APA ``good cause'' exemption under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b).

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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in 
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538. The action imposes no enforceable duty on any 
state, local or tribal governments or the private sector.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have 
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between 
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. This is a 
technical correction to restore text that was inadvertently removed 
from the Code of Federal Regulations. This rule does not impose any 
duties or responsibilities on state governments.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. This rule does not significantly or uniquely 
affect the communities of Indian tribal governments nor does it impose 
any enforceable duties on communities of Indian tribal governments. 
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health and Safety Risks

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it is 
not economically significant as defined in Executive Order 12866, and 
because the Agency does not believe the environmental health or safety 
risks addressed by this action present a disproportionate risk to 
children.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not a ``significant energy action'' because it is 
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, 
distribution or use of energy. This action does not pertain to any 
segment of the energy production economy nor does it regulate any 
manner of energy use.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    EPA believes this action will not have disproportionately high and 
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low-income 
populations because it affects the level of environmental protection 
equally for all affected populations. This is a technical correction to 
restore text that was inadvertently removed from the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

K. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States.
    Section 808 allows the issuing agency to make a rule effective 
sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes a good 
cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must 
be supported by a brief statement (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). As stated 
previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including the 
reasons therefore, and established an effective date of March 17, 2016.
    EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Exports, Imports, Ozone 
depletion.

    Dated: March 10, 2014.
Janet McCabe,
Acting Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 40 CFR part 82 is amended 
as follows:

PART 82--PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

0
1. The authority citation for part 82 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671-7671q.


0
2. In Sec.  82.13, revise paragraphs (y) and (z) to read as follows:


Sec.  82.13  Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for class I 
controlled substances.

* * * * *
    (y) Every distributor of methyl bromide (class I, Group VI 
controlled substances) who purchases or receives a quantity produced or 
imported solely for quarantine or preshipment applications under the 
exemptions in this subpart must comply with recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements specified in this paragraph (y).
    (1) Every distributor of methyl bromide must certify to the 
producer or importer that quantities received that were produced or 
imported solely for quarantine and preshipment applications under the 
exemptions in this subpart will be used only for quarantine 
applications or preshipment applications in accordance with the 
definitions in this subpart.
    (2) Every distributor of a quantity of methyl bromide that was 
produced or imported solely for quarantine or preshipment applications 
under the exemptions in this subpart must receive from an applicator a 
certification of the quantity of class I, Group VI controlled 
substances ordered, prior to delivery of the quantity, stating that the 
quantity will be used solely for quarantine or preshipment applications 
in accordance with definitions in this subpart.
    (3) Every distributor of methyl bromide who receives a 
certification from an applicator that the quantity ordered and 
delivered will be used solely for quarantine and preshipment 
applications in accordance with definitions in this subpart must 
maintain the certifications as records for 3 years.
    (4) Every distributor of methyl bromide who receives a 
certification from an applicator that the quantity ordered and 
delivered will be used solely for quarantine and preshipment 
applications in accordance with definitions in this subpart must report 
to the Administrator within 45 days after the end of each quarter, the 
total quantity delivered for which certifications were received that 
stated the class I, Group VI controlled substance would be used solely 
for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with 
definitions in this Subpart.
    (z) Every applicator of class I, Group VI controlled substances who 
purchases or receives a quantity produced or imported solely for 
quarantine and preshipment applications under the exemptions in this 
subpart must comply with recordkeeping and reporting

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requirements specified in this paragraph (z).
    (1) Recordkeeping--Applicators. Every applicator of class I, Group 
VI controlled substances produced or imported solely for quarantine and 
preshipment applications under the exemptions of this subpart must 
maintain, for every application, a document from the commodity owner, 
shipper or their agent requesting the use of class I, Group VI 
controlled substances citing the regulatory requirement that justifies 
its use in accordance with definitions in this subpart. These documents 
shall be retained for 3 years.
    (2) Reporting--Applicators. Every applicator of class I, Group VI 
controlled substances who purchases or receives a quantity of class I, 
Group VI controlled substance that was produced or imported solely for 
quarantine and preshipment applications under the exemptions in this 
subpart shall provide the distributor of the methyl bromide, prior to 
shipment of the class I, Group VI controlled substance, with a 
certification that the quantity of controlled substances will be used 
only for quarantine and preshipment applications as defined in this 
subpart.
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                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                the methyl bromide critical use                       cause for making today’s action final
                                                  AGENCY                                                  exemption, other Stratospheric Ozone                  without prior proposal and opportunity
                                                                                                          Protection regulations, the science of                for comment because the changes to the
                                                  40 CFR Part 82                                          ozone layer depletion, and related                    rule are minor technical corrections and
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0369; FRL–9943–91–                     topics.                                               do not impose new requirements. Thus,
                                                  OAR]                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            notice and public procedure are
                                                                                                                                                                unnecessary. We find that this
                                                  RIN 2060–AS44                                           I. General Information                                constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                          A. Does this action apply to me?                      553(b)(B).
                                                  Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The                                                                           This rule is subject to the rulemaking
                                                  2016 Critical Use Exemption From the                       Entities and categories of entities                procedures in section 553 of the APA.
                                                  Phaseout of Methyl Bromide;                             potentially regulated by this action                  Section 553(d) of the APA generally
                                                  Correction                                              include producers, importers, and                     provides that rules may not take effect
                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       exporters of methyl bromide;                          earlier than 30 days after they are
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           applicators and distributors of methyl                published in the Federal Register.
                                                                                                          bromide; and users of methyl bromide.                 Section 553(d)(3) allows an agency,
                                                  ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
                                                                                                          This list is not intended to be                       upon a finding of good cause, to make
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 exhaustive, but rather to provide a guide             a rule effective less than 30 days after
                                                  Agency (EPA) published a final rule in                  for readers regarding entities likely to be           publication. The purpose of the 30-day
                                                  the Federal Register of October 15,                     regulated by this action. To determine                waiting period prescribed in section
                                                  2015, issuing critical use allowances for               whether your facility, company,                       553(d) is to give affected parties a
                                                  2016 and making non-substantive                         business, or organization could be                    reasonable time to adjust their behavior
                                                  corrections to the quarantine and                       regulated by this action, you should                  and prepare before the final rule takes
                                                  preshipment recordkeeping and                           carefully examine the regulations                     effect. Because today’s changes restore
                                                  reporting requirements. This document                   promulgated at 40 CFR part 82, subpart                pre-existing provisions that are already
                                                  restores provisions that were                           A. If you have questions regarding the                familiar to affected parties, we find good
                                                  inadvertently removed by that final rule.               applicability of this action to a                     cause to make these technical
                                                  DATES: This rule is effective March 17,                 particular entity, consult the person                 corrections effective immediately.
                                                  2016.                                                   listed in the preceding section.
                                                                                                                                                                IV. Statutory and Executive Order and
                                                  ADDRESSES: EPA has established a                        II. What does this correction do?                     Statutory Reviews
                                                  docket for this action under Docket ID                     In a final rule EPA published in the
                                                  No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0369. All                                                                                   This final rule implements a technical
                                                                                                          Federal Register of October 15, 2015,                 correction to the Code of Federal
                                                  documents in the docket are listed on                   (80 FR 61985) EPA made two technical
                                                  the www.regulations.gov Web site.                                                                             Regulations, and it does not otherwise
                                                                                                          corrections to the quarantine and                     impose or amend any requirements.
                                                  Although listed in the index, some                      preshipment recordkeeping and
                                                  information is not publicly available,                  reporting provisions in section 82.13(y)              A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
                                                  e.g., confidential business information                 and (z). As discussed in that final rule,             Planning and Review and Executive
                                                  (CBI) or other information whose                        section 82.13(y) contained a reference to             Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
                                                  disclosure is restricted by statute.                    paragraph (aa) where it should reference              Regulatory Review
                                                  Certain other material, such as                         paragraph (y). Similarly, section                       This action is not a significant
                                                  copyrighted material, is not placed on                  82.13(z) contained a reference to                     regulatory action and was therefore not
                                                  the Internet and is publicly available                  paragraph (bb) where it should reference              submitted to the Office of Management
                                                  only in hard copy form. Publicly                        paragraph (z). That rule corrected the                and Budget (OMB) for review.
                                                  available docket materials are available                typographical error and was not
                                                  either electronically through                           intended to substantively change the                  B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
                                                  www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                  recordkeeping and reporting                             This action does not impose any new
                                                  the Air and Radiation Docket, EPA/DC,                   requirements or the quarantine and                    information collection burden under the
                                                  EPA West, Room 3334, 1301                               preshipment exemption program. In                     PRA. OMB has previously approved the
                                                  Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                      making that edit, that rule inadvertently             information collection activities
                                                  DC. The Public Reading Room is open                     removed subparagraphs (y)(1)–(4) and                  contained in the existing regulations
                                                  from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday                     (z)(1)–(2). This correction restores those            and has assigned OMB control number
                                                  through Friday, excluding legal                         subparagraphs under (y) and (z). The                  2060–0482. The application,
                                                  holidays. The telephone number for the                  corrections will become effective                     recordkeeping, and reporting
                                                  Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,                  immediately (without further                          requirements have already been
                                                  and the telephone number for the Air                    rulemaking action) on March 17, 2016.                 established under previous methyl
                                                  and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742.                                                                       bromide rulemakings.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        III. Why is this correction issued as a
                                                  Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric Protection                 final rule?                                           C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
                                                  Division, Office of Atmospheric                            Section 553(b)(B) of the                             This action is not subject to the RFA.
                                                  Programs, Mail Code 6205T, 1200                         Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5                 The RFA applies only to rules subject to
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                                                  Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                    U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an              notice and comment rulemaking
                                                  DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343–                   agency for good cause finds that notice               requirements under the Administrative
                                                  9055; email address arling.jeremy@                      and public procedure are impracticable,               Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, or
                                                  epa.gov. You may also visit the methyl                  unnecessary, or contrary to the public                any other statute. This rule is not
                                                  bromide section of the Ozone Depletion                  interest, the agency may issue a rule                 subject to notice and comment
                                                  Web site of EPA’s Stratospheric                         without providing notice and an                       requirements because the Agency has
                                                  Protection Division at www.epa.gov/                     opportunity for public comment. We                    invoked the APA ‘‘good cause’’
                                                  ozone/mbr for further information about                 have determined that there is good                    exemption under 5 U.S.C. 553(b).


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                                                  D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         J. Executive Order 12898: Federal                     § 82.13 Recordkeeping and reporting
                                                  (UMRA)                                                  Actions To Address Environmental                      requirements for class I controlled
                                                                                                          Justice in Minority Populations and                   substances.
                                                    This action does not contain any                      Low-Income Populations                                *      *     *    *     *
                                                  unfunded mandate as described in                                                                                 (y) Every distributor of methyl
                                                  UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538. The action                       EPA believes this action will not have
                                                                                                          disproportionately high and adverse                   bromide (class I, Group VI controlled
                                                  imposes no enforceable duty on any                                                                            substances) who purchases or receives a
                                                  state, local or tribal governments or the               human health or environmental effects
                                                                                                          on minority or low-income populations                 quantity produced or imported solely
                                                  private sector.                                                                                               for quarantine or preshipment
                                                                                                          because it affects the level of
                                                  E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                    environmental protection equally for all              applications under the exemptions in
                                                                                                          affected populations. This is a technical             this subpart must comply with
                                                    This action does not have federalism                  correction to restore text that was                   recordkeeping and reporting
                                                  implications. It will not have substantial              inadvertently removed from the Code of                requirements specified in this paragraph
                                                  direct effects on the states, on the                    Federal Regulations.                                  (y).
                                                  relationship between the national                                                                                (1) Every distributor of methyl
                                                  government and the states, or on the                    K. Congressional Review Act                           bromide must certify to the producer or
                                                  distribution of power and                                  The Congressional Review Act, 5                    importer that quantities received that
                                                  responsibilities among the various                      U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small             were produced or imported solely for
                                                  levels of government. This is a technical               Business Regulatory Enforcement                       quarantine and preshipment
                                                  correction to restore text that was                     Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides              applications under the exemptions in
                                                  inadvertently removed from the Code of                  that before a rule may take effect, the               this subpart will be used only for
                                                  Federal Regulations. This rule does not                 agency promulgating the rule must                     quarantine applications or preshipment
                                                  impose any duties or responsibilities on                submit a rule report, which includes a                applications in accordance with the
                                                  state governments.                                      copy of the rule, to each House of the                definitions in this subpart.
                                                                                                          Congress and to the Comptroller General                  (2) Every distributor of a quantity of
                                                  F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
                                                                                                          of the United States.                                 methyl bromide that was produced or
                                                  and Coordination With Indian Tribal
                                                                                                             Section 808 allows the issuing agency              imported solely for quarantine or
                                                  Governments
                                                                                                          to make a rule effective sooner than                  preshipment applications under the
                                                    This action does not have tribal                      otherwise provided by the CRA if the                  exemptions in this subpart must receive
                                                  implications as specified in Executive                  agency makes a good cause finding that                from an applicator a certification of the
                                                  Order 13175. This rule does not                         notice and public procedure is                        quantity of class I, Group VI controlled
                                                  significantly or uniquely affect the                    impracticable, unnecessary or contrary                substances ordered, prior to delivery of
                                                  communities of Indian tribal                            to the public interest. This                          the quantity, stating that the quantity
                                                  governments nor does it impose any                      determination must be supported by a                  will be used solely for quarantine or
                                                  enforceable duties on communities of                    brief statement (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). As                 preshipment applications in accordance
                                                  Indian tribal governments. Thus,                        stated previously, EPA has made such a                with definitions in this subpart.
                                                  Executive Order 13175 does not apply                    good cause finding, including the                        (3) Every distributor of methyl
                                                  to this action.                                         reasons therefore, and established an                 bromide who receives a certification
                                                                                                          effective date of March 17, 2016.                     from an applicator that the quantity
                                                  G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of                    EPA will submit a report containing                ordered and delivered will be used
                                                  Children From Environmental Health                      this rule and other required information              solely for quarantine and preshipment
                                                  and Safety Risks                                        to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of                 applications in accordance with
                                                                                                          Representatives, and the Comptroller                  definitions in this subpart must
                                                    This action is not subject to Executive
                                                                                                          General of the United States prior to                 maintain the certifications as records for
                                                  Order 13045 because it is not
                                                                                                          publication of the rule in the Federal                3 years.
                                                  economically significant as defined in
                                                                                                          Register.                                                (4) Every distributor of methyl
                                                  Executive Order 12866, and because the
                                                                                                                                                                bromide who receives a certification
                                                  Agency does not believe the                             List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82                    from an applicator that the quantity
                                                  environmental health or safety risks
                                                                                                            Environmental protection, Chemicals,                ordered and delivered will be used
                                                  addressed by this action present a
                                                                                                          Exports, Imports, Ozone depletion.                    solely for quarantine and preshipment
                                                  disproportionate risk to children.
                                                                                                            Dated: March 10, 2014.                              applications in accordance with
                                                  H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That                                                                        definitions in this subpart must report
                                                                                                          Janet McCabe,
                                                  Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                                                                           to the Administrator within 45 days
                                                                                                          Acting Administrator for the Office of Air
                                                  Distribution, or Use                                                                                          after the end of each quarter, the total
                                                                                                          and Radiation.
                                                                                                                                                                quantity delivered for which
                                                    This action is not a ‘‘significant                      For the reasons stated in the                       certifications were received that stated
                                                  energy action’’ because it is not likely to             preamble, 40 CFR part 82 is amended as                the class I, Group VI controlled
                                                  have a significant adverse effect on the                follows:                                              substance would be used solely for
                                                  supply, distribution or use of energy.                                                                        quarantine and preshipment
                                                  This action does not pertain to any                     PART 82—PROTECTION OF                                 applications in accordance with
                                                                                                          STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
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                                                  segment of the energy production                                                                              definitions in this Subpart.
                                                  economy nor does it regulate any                                                                                 (z) Every applicator of class I, Group
                                                  manner of energy use.                                   ■ 1. The authority citation for part 82
                                                                                                          continues to read as follows:                         VI controlled substances who purchases
                                                  I. National Technology Transfer and                                                                           or receives a quantity produced or
                                                                                                            Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671–              imported solely for quarantine and
                                                  Advancement Act                                         7671q.                                                preshipment applications under the
                                                    This rulemaking does not involve                      ■ 2. In § 82.13, revise paragraphs (y) and            exemptions in this subpart must comply
                                                  technical standards.                                    (z) to read as follows:                               with recordkeeping and reporting


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                                                  requirements specified in this paragraph                a notice of this will be provided by                  flood) may be provided for construction
                                                  (z).                                                    publication in the Federal Register on a              or acquisition of buildings in identified
                                                     (1) Recordkeeping—Applicators.                       subsequent date. Also, information                    SFHAs for communities not
                                                  Every applicator of class I, Group VI                   identifying the current participation                 participating in the NFIP and identified
                                                  controlled substances produced or                       status of a community can be obtained                 for more than a year on FEMA’s initial
                                                  imported solely for quarantine and                      from FEMA’s Community Status Book                     FIRM for the community as having
                                                  preshipment applications under the                      (CSB). The CSB is available at http://                flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the
                                                  exemptions of this subpart must                         www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.                           Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
                                                  maintain, for every application, a                      DATES: The effective date of each                     42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This
                                                  document from the commodity owner,                      community’s scheduled suspension is                   prohibition against certain types of
                                                  shipper or their agent requesting the use               the third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the              Federal assistance becomes effective for
                                                  of class I, Group VI controlled                         third column of the following tables.                 the communities listed on the date
                                                  substances citing the regulatory                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                   shown in the last column. The
                                                  requirement that justifies its use in                   you want to determine whether a                       Administrator finds that notice and
                                                  accordance with definitions in this                     particular community was suspended                    public comment procedures under 5
                                                  subpart. These documents shall be                       on the suspension date or for further                 U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and
                                                  retained for 3 years.                                   information, contact Patricia Suber,                  unnecessary because communities listed
                                                     (2) Reporting—Applicators. Every                                                                           in this final rule have been adequately
                                                                                                          Federal Insurance and Mitigation
                                                  applicator of class I, Group VI                         Administration, Federal Emergency                     notified.
                                                  controlled substances who purchases or                  Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,                     Each community receives 6-month,
                                                  receives a quantity of class I, Group VI                Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4149.                 90-day, and 30-day notification letters
                                                  controlled substance that was produced                                                                        addressed to the Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP
                                                  or imported solely for quarantine and                                                                         stating that the community will be
                                                                                                          enables property owners to purchase
                                                  preshipment applications under the                                                                            suspended unless the required
                                                                                                          Federal flood insurance that is not
                                                  exemptions in this subpart shall provide                                                                      floodplain management measures are
                                                                                                          otherwise generally available from
                                                  the distributor of the methyl bromide,                                                                        met prior to the effective suspension
                                                                                                          private insurers. In return, communities
                                                  prior to shipment of the class I, Group                                                                       date. Since these notifications were
                                                                                                          agree to adopt and administer local
                                                  VI controlled substance, with a                                                                               made, this final rule may take effect
                                                                                                          floodplain management measures aimed
                                                  certification that the quantity of                                                                            within less than 30 days.
                                                                                                          at protecting lives and new construction
                                                  controlled substances will be used only                                                                          National Environmental Policy Act.
                                                                                                          from future flooding. Section 1315 of
                                                  for quarantine and preshipment                                                                                This rule is categorically excluded from
                                                                                                          the National Flood Insurance Act of
                                                  applications as defined in this subpart.                1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022,                     the requirements of 44 CFR part 10,
                                                  *      *     *    *     *                               prohibits the sale of NFIP flood                      Environmental Considerations. No
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–06065 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          insurance unless an appropriate public                environmental impact assessment has
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  body adopts adequate floodplain                       been prepared.
                                                                                                          management measures with effective                       Regulatory Flexibility Act. The
                                                                                                          enforcement measures. The                             Administrator has determined that this
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  communities listed in this document no                rule is exempt from the requirements of
                                                  SECURITY                                                longer meet that statutory requirement                the Regulatory Flexibility Act because
                                                                                                          for compliance with program                           the National Flood Insurance Act of
                                                  Federal Emergency Management                            regulations, 44 CFR part 59.                          1968, as amended, Section 1315, 42
                                                  Agency                                                  Accordingly, the communities will be                  U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance
                                                                                                          suspended on the effective date in the                coverage unless an appropriate public
                                                  44 CFR Part 64                                          third column. As of that date, flood                  body adopts adequate floodplain
                                                  [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal                     insurance will no longer be available in              management measures with effective
                                                  Agency Docket No. FEMA–8423]                            the community. We recognize that some                 enforcement measures. The
                                                                                                          of these communities may adopt and                    communities listed no longer comply
                                                  Suspension of Community Eligibility                     submit the required documentation of                  with the statutory requirements, and
                                                  AGENCY:  Federal Emergency                              legally enforceable floodplain                        after the effective date, flood insurance
                                                  Management Agency, DHS.                                 management measures after this rule is                will no longer be available in the
                                                                                                          published but prior to the actual                     communities unless remedial action
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                          suspension date. These communities                    takes place.
                                                  SUMMARY:   This rule identifies                         will not be suspended and will continue                  Regulatory Classification. This final
                                                  communities where the sale of flood                     to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood             rule is not a significant regulatory action
                                                  insurance has been authorized under                     insurance. A notice withdrawing the                   under the criteria of section 3(f) of
                                                  the National Flood Insurance Program                    suspension of such communities will be                Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
                                                  (NFIP) that are scheduled for                           published in the Federal Register.                    1993, Regulatory Planning and Review,
                                                  suspension on the effective dates listed                   In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood                58 FR 51735.
                                                  within this rule because of                             Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that                           Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
                                                  noncompliance with the floodplain                       identifies the Special Flood Hazard                   This rule involves no policies that have
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                                                  management requirements of the                          Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.                   federalism implications under Executive
                                                  program. If the Federal Emergency                       The date of the FIRM, if one has been                 Order 13132.
                                                  Management Agency (FEMA) receives                       published, is indicated in the fourth                    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
                                                  documentation that the community has                    column of the table. No direct Federal                Reform. This rule meets the applicable
                                                  adopted the required floodplain                         financial assistance (except assistance               standards of Executive Order 12988.
                                                  management measures prior to the                        pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford                       Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule
                                                  effective suspension date given in this                 Disaster Relief and Emergency                         does not involve any collection of
                                                  rule, the suspension will not occur and                 Assistance Act not in connection with a               information for purposes of the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; technical correction.
DatesThis rule is effective March 17, 2016.
ContactJeremy Arling, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Mail Code 6205T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number
FR Citation81 FR 14393 
RIN Number2060-AS44
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Chemicals; Exports; Imports and Ozone Depletion

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