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southeast by a line drawn from the 

Naval Academy Light at latitude 

38°58′39.5′′ N., longitude 076°28′49′′ W. 

thence southeast to a point 700 yards 

east of Chinks Point, MD at latitude 

38°58′1.9′′ N., longitude 076°28′1.7′′ W. 

thence northeast to Greenbury Point at 

latitude 38°58′29′′ N., longitude 

076°27′16′′ W. All coordinates reference 

Datum NAD 1983. 

(b) Definitions. (1) Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander means a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the Coast 

Guard who has been designated by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Baltimore. 

(2) Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Baltimore with a 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 

on board and displaying a Coast Guard 

ensign. 

(c) Special local regulations. (1) 

Except for persons or vessels authorized 

by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, 

no person or vessel may enter or remain 

in the regulated area. 

(2) The operator of any vessel in the 

immediate vicinity of the regulated area 

shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately when 

directed to do so by any Official Patrol 

and then proceed only as directed. 

(ii) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Official Patrol. 

(3) Any spectator vessel may anchor 

outside of the regulated area specified in 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section but may 

not block a navigable channel. 

(d) Enforcement period. (1) This 

section will be enforced from 5 a.m. to 

6 p.m. on the following days and if the 

event’s daily activities should conclude 

prior to 6 p.m., enforcement of this 

section may be terminated for that day 

at the discretion of the Patrol 

Commander. Enforcement will be 

during, and 30 minutes before each of 

the following annual events: 

(i) Safety at Sea Seminar, April 1, 

2006; 

(ii) Naval Academy Crew Races, 

March 25, April 15, April 22, April 23, 

May 12 and May 28, 2006; 

(iii) Blue Angels Air Show, May 23 

and May 24, 2006. 

(2) The Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District will publish a notice in 

the Fifth Coast Guard District Local 

Notice to Mariners announcing the 

specific event times. 

(e) Effective period. This section is 

effective from March 25, 2006 through 

June 1, 2006. 

Dated: March 23, 2006. 

Larry L. Hereth, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 06–3422 Filed 4–10–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0171; FRL–8053–2] 

Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, San Joaquin 

Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 

District and South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the San 

Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 

Control District (SJVUAPCD) and South 

Coast Air Quality Management District 

(SCAQMD) portions of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern particulate matter 

(PM–10) emissions from open burning 

and volatile organic compound (VOC) 

emissions from gasoline storage and 

transfer. We are approving local rules 

that regulate these emission sources 

under the Clean Air Act as amended in 

1990 (CAA or the Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective on June 12, 

2006 without further notice, unless EPA 

receives adverse comments by May 11, 

2006. If we receive such comments, we 

will publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register to notify the public 

that this direct final rule will not take 

effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number EPA–R09–

OAR–2006–0171, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions. 

• E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

• Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105. 

Instructions: All comments will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 

WWW.regulations.gov is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA 

will not know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the public 

comment. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

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

copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, California. While 

all documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available in 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al 

Petersen, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–

4118, petersen.alfred@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we’’ ‘‘us’’

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What rules did the State submit? 

B. Are there other versions of these rules? 

C. What is the purpose of the submitted 

rule revisions? 

II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action 

A. How is EPA evaluating the rules? 

B. Do the rule revisions meet the 

evaluation criteria? 

C. Public comment and final action 

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What Rules Did the State Submit? 

Table 1 lists the rules we are 

approving with the dates that the 

amended rules were adopted by the 

local air agencies and submitted by the 

California Air Resources Board (CARB). 


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TABLE 1.—SUBMITTED RULES FOR DIRECT FINAL APPROVAL

Local agency Rule # Rule title Amended Submitted 

SJVUAPCD .................................. 4103 Open Burning .................................................................................... 05/19/05 10/20/05 

SCAQMD ..................................... 461 Gasoline Storage and Transfer ......................................................... 06/03/05 10/20/05 

On November 22, 2005, these rule 

submittals were found to meet the 

completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 

appendix V, which must be met before 

formal EPA review. 

B. Are There Other Versions of These 

Rules? 

We approved a version of SJVUAPCD 

Rule 4103 into the SIP on April 25, 2005 

(70 FR 21151). We approved a version 

of SCAQMD Rule 461 into the SIP on 

February 22, 2005 (70 FR 8520). 

C. What Is the Purpose of the Submitted 

Rule Revisions? 

Section 110(a) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) requires states to submit 

regulations that control volatile organic 

compounds, nitrogen oxides, particulate 

matter, and other air pollutants which 

harm human health and the 

environment. These rules were 

developed as part of the local air 

district’s programs to control these 

pollutants. 

The primary purpose of the 

SJVUAPCD Rule 4103 revisions relative 

to the SIP rule is to add provisions to 

the rule in order to be consistent with 

California Health and Safety Code 

sections 41855.5 and 41855.6 as follows: 

• 4103.5.5.1.1: As of June 1, 2005 no 

permit shall be issued for the burning 

waste from the field crops of alfalfa, 

asparagus, barley stubble, beans, corn, 

cotton, flower straw, hay, lemon grass, 

oat stubble, pea vines, peanuts, 

safflower, sugar cane, vegetable crops, 

and wheat stubble. 

• 4103.5.5.1.2: As of June 1, 2005 no 

permit shall be issued for the burning of 

prunings from apricot crops, avocado 

crops, bushberry crops, cherry crops, 

Christmas trees, citrus crops, date crops, 

eucalyptus crops, kiwi crops, nectarine 

crops, nursery prunings, olive crops, 

pasture or corral trees, peach crops, 

persimmon crops, pistachio crops, plum 

crops, pluot crops, pomegranate crops, 

prune crops, and rose crops. 

• 4103.5.5.1.3: As of June 1, 2005 no 

permit shall be issued for weed 

abatement from berms, fence rows, 

pasture, grass, and Bermuda grass. 

• 4103.5.5.2: Between June 1, 2005 

and June 1, 2008 permits may be issued 

for the burning of rice stubble up to 

100% of the rice acreage farmed and 

between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2010 

for the burning of rice stubble up to 

70% of the rice acreage farmed. 

• 4103.5.5.3: Until June 1, 2010 

permits may be issued for the burning 

of prunings from apple crops, pear 

crops, fig crops, and quince crops and 

for weed abatement affecting surface 

waterways, including pond and levee 

banks. 

• 4103.5.5.4: As of June 1, 2005 

owner/operators shall use at least one of 

fourteen Best Management Practices 

listed in attachment 1 of Rule 4103 for 

the control of star thistle, dodder weeds, 

tumble weeds, noxious weeds, and 

weeds located along ditch banks or 

canal banks and shall use one of three 

listed Best Management Practices for 

disposal of pesticide or fertilizer sacks. 

The APCO may approve any alternative 

practice that is demonstrated to be at 

least as effective in controlling 

emissions as the listed practices. 

The purposes of SCAQMD Rule 461 

revisions relative to the SIP rule are as 

follows: 

• 461(c)(1)(B) and 461(c)(2)(B): The 

rule adds the requirements for training 

of installer/contractors in a 

manufacturer’s program for Phase I and 

II vapor recovery equipment by June 30, 

2006. 

• 461(c)(3)(M): The rule adds the 

requirement for a non-retail transfer and 

dispensing facility to have an operating 

and maintenance manual with 

manufacturer required maintenance 

procedures delineated. 

• 461(e)(2)(A) and 461(f): The rule 

adds the requirement for additional 

reverification tests and test procedures, 

as applicable, for static torque of 

rotatable adaptors, leak rate of the drop 

tube/drain valve assembly, leak rate of 

the drop tube overfill protection device 

and spill container drain valve, and the 

leak rate and cracking pressure of 

pressure/vacuum vent valves. 

• 461(e)(7)(E): The rule adds the 

requirement for a record of training for 

the installer/contractor for installation 

of Enhanced Vapor Recovery 

Equipment. 

• 461(g)(1): The rule deletes after July 

1, 2007 the exemption for a storage tank 

with more than 75% of its throughput 

used for implements of husbandry. 

• 461(g)(2): The rule adds an 

exemption for fueling the Tournament 

of Roses Parade floats. 

EPA’s technical support document 

(TSD) has more information about these 

rules. 

II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action 

A. How Is EPA Evaluating the Rules? 

Generally, SIP rules must be 

enforceable (see section 110(a) of the 

CAA) and must not relax existing 

requirements (see sections 110(l) and 

193). 

SIP rules must require for major 

sources reasonably available control 

measures (RACM), including reasonably 

available control technology (RACT), in 

moderate PM–10 nonattainment areas 

(see section 189(a)) or must require for 

major sources best available control 

measures (BACM), including best 

available control technology (BACT), in 

serious PM–10 nonattainment areas (see 

section 189(b)). SJVUAPCD regulates a 

serious PM–10 nonattainment area (see 

40 CFR part 81), so SJVUAPCD Rule 

4103 must fulfill the requirements of 

BACM/BACT. 

SIP rules in ozone nonattainment 

areas must require RACT for major 

sources of VOC (see section 

182(a)(2)(A)). The SCAQMD regulates a 

1-hour ozone nonattainment area (see 40 

CFR part 81), so Rule 461 must fulfill 

the requirements of RACT. SIP rules 

regulating gasoline storage and transfer 

must also provide for vapor recovery 

from the fueling of motor vehicles (see 

section 182(a)(3)). 

Guidance and policy documents that 

we use to help evaluate specific 

enforceability and RACT requirements 

consistently include the following: 

• Requirements for Preparation, 

Adoption, and Submittal of 

Implementation Plans, U.S. EPA, 40 

CFR part 51. 

• PM–10 Guideline Document (EPA–

452/R–93–008). 

• Portions of the proposed post-1987 

ozone and carbon monoxide policy that 

concern RACT, 52 FR 45044 (November 

24, 1987). 

• Issues Relating to VOC Regulation 

Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations, 

EPA (May 25, 1988) (the Bluebook). 

• Guidance Document for Correcting 

Common VOC & Other Rule 

Deficiencies, EPA Region IX (August 21, 

2001) (the Little Bluebook). 

• Draft Model Rule, Gasoline 

Dispensing Facility—Stage II Vapor 

Recovery, EPA (August 17, 1992). 


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• Gasoline Vapor Recovery 

Guidelines, EPA Region IX (April 24, 

2000). 

B. Do the Rule Revisions Meet the 

Evaluation Criteria? 

We believe these rules are consistent 

with the relevant policy and guidance 

regarding enforceability, SIP relaxations, 

BACM/BACT, RACT, and the special 

requirements for gasoline vapor 

recovery from fueling motor vehicles. 

The TSD has more information on our 

evaluation. 

C. Public Comment and Final Action 

As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of 

the CAA, EPA is fully approving the 

submitted SJVUAPCD Rule 4103 and 

SCAQMD Rule 461 because we believe 

they fulfill all relevant requirements. 

We do not think anyone will object to 

this approval, so we are finalizing it 

without proposing it in advance. 

However, in the Proposed Rules section 

of this Federal Register, we are 

simultaneously proposing approval of 

the same submitted rules. If we receive 

adverse comments by May 11, 2006, we 

will publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register to notify the public 

that the direct final approval will not 

take effect and we will address the 

comments in a subsequent final action 

based on the proposal. If we do not 

receive timely adverse comments, the 

direct final approval will be effective 

without further notice on June 12, 2006. 

This will incorporate these rules into 

the federally enforceable SIP. 

Please note that if EPA receives 

adverse comment on an amendment, 

paragraph, or section of this rule and if 

that provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and 

therefore is not subject to review by the 

Office of Management and Budget. For 

this reason, this action is also not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This action merely approves 

state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and imposes no additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. Accordingly, the 

Administrator certifies that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this 

rule approves pre-existing requirements 

under state law and does not impose 

any additional enforceable duty beyond 

that required by state law, it does not 

contain any unfunded mandate or 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments, as described in the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

(Public Law 104–4). 

This rule also does not have tribal 

implications because it will not have a 

substantial direct effect on one or more 

Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

as specified by Executive Order 13175 

(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This 

action also does not have federalism 

implications because it does 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, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). This action merely 

approves a state rule implementing a 

Federal standard, and does not alter the 

relationship or the distribution of power 

and responsibilities established in the 

Clean Air Act. This rule also is not 

subject to Executive Order 13045, 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 

because it is not economically 

significant. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This rule does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

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. 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. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by June 12, 2006. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this rule for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: March 7, 2006. 

Wayne Nastri, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

■ Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c)(342)(i)(B) and (C) 

to read as follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(342) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(B) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 

Pollution Control District. 

(1) Rule 4103, adopted on June 18, 

1992 and amended on May 19, 2005. 

(C) South Coast Air Quality 

Management District. 


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(1) Rule 461, adopted on January 9, 

1976 and amended on June 3, 2005. 

[FR Doc. 06–3401 Filed 4–10–06; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2005–0557d; FRL–8052–9] 

Partial Removal of Direct Final Rule 

Revising the California State 

Implementation Plan, Yolo-Solano Air 

Quality Management District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Partial removal of direct final 

rule. 

SUMMARY: On February 1, 2006 (71 FR 

5172), EPA published a direct final 

approval of a revision to the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). This 

revision concerned Yolo-Solano Air 

Quality Management District 

(YSAQMD) Rule 2.21, Organic Liquid 

Storage and Transfer. The direct final 

action was published without prior 

proposal because EPA anticipated no 

adverse comment. The direct final rule 

stated that if adverse comments were 

received by March 3, 2006, EPA would 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register. EPA received timely 

adverse comments. Consequently, with 

this action we are removing the direct 

final approval of YSAQMD rule 2.21. 

EPA will either address the comments 

in a subsequent final action based on 

the parallel proposal also published on 

February 1, 2006 (71 FR 5211), or 

propose an alternative action. As stated 

in the parallel proposal, EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on a 

subsequent final action. 

On February 1, 2006 (71 FR 5174), 

EPA also published an interim final 

determination to stay CAA section 179 

sanctions associated with YSAQMD 

Rule 2.21 based on our concurrent 

proposal to approve the State’s SIP 

revision as correcting deficiencies that 

initiated sanctions. This interim final 

determination and its stay of sanctions 

is not affected by this partial removal of 

the direct final action. 

Ventura County Air Pollution Control 

District Rule 74.14, the other rule 

approved in the February 1, 2006 direct 

final action, is not affected by this 

partial removal and is incorporated into 

the SIP as of the effective date of the 

February 1, 2006 direct final action. 

DATES: This action is effective April 11, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket 

number EPA–R09–OAR–2005–0557 for 

this action. The index to the docket is 

available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California. While all 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available in 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jerald S. Wamsley, EPA Region IX, at 

either (415) 947–4111, or 

wamsley.jerry@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: March 21, 2006. 

Wayne Nastri, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

■ Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

§ 52.220 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

removing and reserving paragraph 

(c)(342)(i)(A). 

[FR Doc. 06–3403 Filed 4–10–06; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0131; FRL–8157–5] 

RIN 2060–AM46 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements for the Import of Halon1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing 

Vessels 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 

action to exempt entities that import 

aircraft fire extinguishing spherical 

pressure vessels containing halon-1301 

(‘‘aircraft halon bottles’’) for hydrostatic 

testing from the import petitioning 

requirements for used controlled 

substances. The petitioning 

requirements compel importers to 

submit detailed information to the 

Administrator concerning the origins of 

the substance at least forty working days 

before a shipment is to leave a foreign 

port of export. This direct final rule 

reduces the administrative burden on 

entities that are importing aircraft halon 

bottles for the purpose of maintaining 

these bottles to commercial safety 

specifications and standards set forth in 

Federal Aviation Administration 

airworthiness directives. This direct 

final rule does not exempt entities that 

wish to import bulk quantities of halon1301 in containers that are not being 

imported for purposes of hydrostatic 

testing. 

DATES: The direct final rule is effective 

on June 12, 2006 without further notice, 

unless EPA receives adverse comments 

by May 11, 2006, or by May 26, 2006 if 

a hearing is requested. If adverse 

comments are received, EPA will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that this rule will not take effect. If 

anyone contacts the EPA requesting to 

speak at a public hearing by April 21, 

2006, a public hearing will be held on 

April 25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. OAR–2005–

0131, by one of the following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: A-and-R-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–343–2337, attn: Hodayah 

Finman. 

• Mail: Air Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: EPA Air Docket, EPA 

West, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room B108, Mail Code 6102T, 

Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–

0131. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 


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