95-24787. The Joint EPA/CMA Guidance Document on Section 608 Leak Repair Amendment

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52181-52182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24787]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5312-5]


The Joint EPA/CMA Guidance Document on Section 608 Leak Repair 
Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Compliance Guidance for 
Industrial Process Refrigeration Leak Repair Requirements under Section 
608 of the Clean Air Act.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability 
of a guidance document that was developed jointly by EPA and the 
Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) to provide guidance on the 
recently promulgated amendments to the leak repair requirements 
promulgated under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 
The amendment was promulgated in 60 FR 40420 on August 8, 1995. This 
guidance is the first document developed jointly by EPA and industry to 
provide compliance assistance on a newly promulgated rule on or near 
the effective date. The intent of this joint project is to provide 
guidance and compliance assistance to the regulated community before 
the requirements in 

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the rule become effective. Through this effort, EPA and CMA hope to 
facilitate early and substantial compliance through the development of 
timely guidance.
    This document is developed for the corporate and plant personnel 
who would either oversee or perform activities that are affected by the 
amendment. The guidance document contains eight stand-alone modules 
that include timelines and questions/answers. The guidance also 
includes two flow diagrams summarizing the new requirements.
    An open process was used to develop this guidance. Both EPA and CMA 
invited several environmental groups and unions that may have interests 
in this amendment to participate on the workgroup or review documents 
developed by the workgroup. In addition, the Agency was also careful to 
ensure that the development of the guidance did not affect the 
rulemaking process. To accomplish this, the draft guidance was 
developed based on the language in the proposed rule and discussions on 
any potential changes in the final rule were strictly prohibited. Once 
the rule was promulgated, the draft guidance was amended to reflect the 
final rule.

DATES: This document will be available to the public after September 
27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Section 608 Leak Repair Amendment Guidance 
Document EPA300-B-95-010 may be obtained by calling the Stratospheric 
Protection Hotline at (1-800-296-1996) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact the 
Stratospheric Protection Hotline at [phone]. For information on 
specific aspects of the guidance document, contact Tracy Back at (202) 
564-7076 or Emily Chow at [phone], Chemical, Commercial, and 
Municipal Services Division (2224-A), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.

    Dated: September 29, 1995.
Richard Colbert,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-24787 Filed 10-4-95; 8:45 am]
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