Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revisions To Reporting and Recordkeeping for Imports and Exports

EPA is taking direct final action on minor conforming edits to the stratospheric protection regulations to implement the International Trade Data System. This system allows businesses to transmit the transactional data required by multiple Federal agencies for the import and export of cargo through a single ``window.'' As businesses currently must submit trade data to multiple agencies, in multiple ways, and often on paper, the transition to electronic filing is expected to save businesses time and money. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that the petition for used ozone-depleting substances accompany the shipment through U.S. Customs and removes references to Customs forms that are obsolete under the new system.