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22, 2001) because it is not likely to have 

a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy. 

This action proposes to revise the EPA’s 

definition of VOCs for purposes of 

preparing SIPs to attain the NAAQS for 

ozone under title I of the CAA. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer Advancement Act 

of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law 104– 

113, section 12(d), (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 

directs the EPA to use voluntary 

consensus standards in its regulatory 

activities unless to do so would be 

inconsistent with applicable law or 

otherwise impractical. Voluntary 

consensus standards are technical 

standards (e.g., materials specifications, 

test methods, sampling procedures, and 

business practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. The NTTAA directs 

the EPA to provide Congress, through 

OMB, with explanations when the 

agency decides not to use available and 

applicable voluntary consensus 

standards. 

This proposed rulemaking does not 

involve technical standards. Therefore, 

the EPA is not considering the use of 

any voluntary consensus standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

The EPA has determined that this 

proposed rule will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it will not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Ozone, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

part 51 of chapter I of title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is proposed 

to be amended as follows: 

PART 51—REQUIREMENTS FOR 

PREPARATION, ADOPTION, AND 

SUBMITTAL OF IMPLEMENTATION 

PLANS 

1. The authority citation for part 51 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 101; 42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671q. 

§ 51.100 [Amended] 

2. In § 51.100 in paragraph (s)(1) 

introductory text, remove the words 

‘‘methyl acetate, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3- 

heptafluoro-3-methoxy-propane (nC3F7OCH3, HFE-7000), 3-ethoxy1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2- 

(trifluoromethyl) hexane (HFE-7500), 

1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC 

227ea), methyl formate (HCOOCH3), (1) 

1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-3- 

methoxy- 4-trifluoromethyl-pentane 

(HFE-7300); propylene carbonate; 

dimethyl carbonate; and 

perfluorocarbon compounds which fall 

into these classes:’’ and add in their 

place the words ‘‘methyl acetate; 

1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxypropane (n-C3F7OCH3, HFE-7000); 3- 

ethoxy- 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6- 

dodecafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl) hexane 

(HFE-7500); 1,1,1,2,3,3,3- 

heptafluoropropane (HFC 227ea); 

methyl formate (HCOOCH3); 

1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-3- 

methoxy- 4-trifluoromethyl-pentane 

(HFE-7300); propylene carbonate; 

dimethyl carbonate; HCF2OCF2H 

(HFE134); HCF2OCF2OCF2H (HFE236cal2); HCF2OCF2CF2OCF2H 

(HFE-338pcc13); 

HCF2OCF2OCF2CF2OCF2H (H-Galden 

1040x or H-Galden ZT 130 (or 150 or 

180)); and perfluorocarbon compounds 

which fall into these classes:’’ 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0544; FRL–9651–8] 

RIN 2060–AQ40 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants: Secondary 

Aluminum Production 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On February 14, 2012, EPA 

proposed amendments to the national 

emission standards for hazardous air 

pollutants for secondary aluminum 

production (77 FR 8576). The EPA is 

extending the deadline for written 

comments on the proposed amendments 

by 14 days to April 13, 2012. The EPA 

received a request for an extension from 

the Aluminum Association. The 

Aluminum Association has requested 

the extension in order to allow more 

time to review the redlined of the 

original rule and the proposed revisions, 

as well as review the test data for Group 

I furnaces. 

DATES: Comments. The public comment 

period for the proposed rule published 

February 14, 2012, (77 FR 8576) is being 

extended for 14 days to April 13, 2012, 

in order to provide the public additional 

time to submit comments and 

supporting information. 

ADDRESSES: Comments. Written 

comments on the proposed rule may be 

submitted to EPA electronically, by 

mail, by facsimile or through hand 

delivery/courier. Please refer to the 

proposal for the addresses and detailed 

instructions. 

Docket. Publicly available documents 

relevant to this action are available for 

public inspection either electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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. A reasonable fee may be 

charged for copying. 

World Wide Web. The EPA Web site 

for this rulemaking is at: http://www.

epa.gov/ttn/atw/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Rochelle Boyd, Metals and Inorganic 

Chemicals Group (D243–02), Sector 

Policies and Programs Division, Office 

of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; Telephone number: (919) 541– 


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1390; Fax number (919) 541–3207; 

Email address: boyd.rochelle@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period 

Due to requests received from 

industry to extend the public comment 

period, the EPA is extending the public 

comment period for an additional 14 

days. Therefore, the public comment 

period will end on April 13, 2012, 

rather than March 30, 2012. 

How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The EPA has established the official 

public docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– 

0544. The EPA has also developed a 

Web site for the proposed rulemaking at 

the addresses given above. 

Dated: March 20, 2012. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Assistant Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0776; FRL–9651–2] 

RIN 2060–AR20 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Amendment to HFO–1234yf SNAP Rule 

for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning 

Sector 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise one 

of the use conditions required for use of 

hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-1234yf 

(2,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene), a 

substitute for ozone-depleting 

substances (ODSs) in the motor vehicle 

air conditioning end-use within the 

refrigeration and air conditioning sector, 

as acceptable subject to use conditions 

under the EPA’s Significant New 

Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. 

The revised use condition incorporates 

by reference a revised standard from 

SAE International. In the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, we are revising a use condition 

for use of HFO-1234yf in motor vehicle 

air conditioning as a direct final rule 

without a prior proposed rule. If we 

receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by April 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2011–0776 by mail to OAR Docket 

and Information Center, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier by following the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Sheppard, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs; Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number (202) 343–9163, fax number, 

(202) 343–2338; email address at 

sheppard.margaret@epa.gov. 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. The full list of SNAP 

decisions in all industrial sectors is 

available at http://www.epa.gov/ozone/ 

snap. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why is EPA issuing this proposed 

rule? 

This action proposes revising a use 

condition for the refrigerant HFO– 

1234yf in motor vehicle air conditioning 

under EPA’s Significant New 

Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. 

This action would incorporate by 

reference an updated edition of a 

standard from SAE International and 

clarifying the scope of the use 

condition. We have published a direct 

final rule which revises a condition for 

use of HFO-1234yf in motor vehicle air 

conditioning in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. 

If we receive no adverse comment and 

no requests for public hearings in 

response to this action, we will not take 

further action on this proposed rule. If 

we receive adverse comment, we will 

withdraw the direct final rule and it will 

not take effect. We would address all 

public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

If a public hearing is requested, EPA 

will provide notice in the Federal 

Register as to the location, date, and 

time. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

II. Does this action apply to me? 

This notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) would regulate the use of HFO1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene, 

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry 

Number [CAS Reg. No.] 754–12–1) as a 

refrigerant in new motor vehicle air 

conditioning (MVAC) systems in new 

passenger cars and light-duty trucks. 

Businesses in this end-use that might 

want to use HFO-1234yf in new MVAC 

systems in the future include: 

• Automobile manufacturers 

• Automobile repair shops 

Regulated entities may include: 

TABLE 1—POTENTIALLY REGULATED ENTITIES, BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

Category NAICS code Description of regulated entities 

Industry ................................................................................................................... 336111 Automobile Manufacturing. 

Services .................................................................................................................. 811111 General Automotive Repair. 

This table is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather a guide regarding 

entities likely to be regulated by this 

action. If you have any questions about 

whether this action applies to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed in the preceding section, FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

III. What is EPA proposing? 

EPA is proposing to revise one of the 

use conditions required for use of 

hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-1234yf 

(2,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene), a 

substitute for ozone-depleting 

substances (ODSs) in the motor vehicle 

air conditioning end-use under EPA’s 

Significant New Alternatives Policy 


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