[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29984]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0111; FRL-9757-5]
RIN 2060-AQ84
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for
Ozone Depleting Substances--Fire Suppression and Explosion Protection
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal in part of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: On September 19, 2012, the Federal Register published a direct
final rule and a companion proposed rule issuing listings for three
fire suppressants under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy
program. Because EPA received adverse comment concerning C7
Fluoroketone, we are withdrawing that part of the direct final rule
that listed C7 Fluoroketone acceptable subject to narrowed use limits
as a substitute for halon 1211. Other listings in that direct final
rule will take effect on December 18, 2012.
DATES: Effective December 14, 2012, EPA withdraws the entire entry for
``Streaming: C7 Fluoroketone as a substitute for Halon 1211'' in
Appendix S to Subpart G of Part 82 in the direct final rule published
at 77 FR 58035, September 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bella Maranion, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs; Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343-9749, fax number, (202)
343-2338; email address at [email protected]. The published
versions of notices and rulemakings under the SNAP program are
available on EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/regs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 19, 2012, the Federal Register
published a direct final rule and a companion proposed rule issuing
listings for three fire suppressants under EPA's Significant New
Alternatives Policy program (77 FR 58035). Because EPA received adverse
comment concerning C7 Fluoroketone, we are withdrawing that part of the
direct final rule that listed C7 Fluoroketone.
The listing would have found C7 Fluoroketone acceptable subject to
narrowed use limits, as a substitute for halon 1211 for use as a
streaming agent in portable fire extinguishers in nonresidential
applications. We stated in that direct final rule that if we received
adverse comment by October 19, 2012, that we would publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently received one
adverse comment on that part of the direct final rule, but no comments
on the other listings in the direct final rule. The other listings in
that direct final rule, finding Powdered Aerosol F and Powdered Aerosol
G acceptable subject to use conditions as substitutes for halon 1301
for use as a total flooding agent in normally unoccupied areas, will
take effect on December 18, 2012. EPA intends to address the adverse
comment concerning C7 Fluoroketone in a subsequent final action, which
will be based on the parallel proposed rule published on September 19,
2012 (77 FR 58081). As stated in the direct final rule and the parallel
proposed rule, we will not institute a second comment period on this
action.
Dated: December 5, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
Accordingly, the entire entry for ``Streaming: C7 Fluoroketone as a
substitute for Halon 1211'' in Appendix S to Subpart G of Part 82 in
the direct final rule published on September 19, 2012 (77 FR 58035) is
withdrawn as of December 14, 2012.
[FR Doc. 2012-29984 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
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