National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, 15421-15425 [E8-5583]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 57 (Monday, March 24, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15421-15425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 59

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971; FRL-8544-2]
RIN 2060-AO86


National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol 
Coatings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the National 
Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings final 
rule, which is a rule that establishes national reactivity-based 
emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray 
paints) under the Clean Air Act, published elsewhere in this Federal 
Register. This direct final action clarifies and amends certain 
explanatory and regulatory text in the Aerosol Coatings final rule, as 
the final rule contains misstatements and possibly confusing language 
on how compounds are added to the list in Tables 2A, 2B or 2C--
Reactivity Factors, and when distributors and retailers are regulated 
entities responsible for compliance with the final rule.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on June 23, 2008, without 
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 23, 2008, 
or May 8, 2008, if a public hearing is held. If EPA receives adverse 
comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register 
informing the public that some or all of the amendments in the final 
rule will not take effect.
    Comments. Written comments must be received by April 23, 2008, 
unless a public hearing is requested by April 3, 2008. If a hearing is 
requested, written comments must be received by May 8, 2008.
    Public Hearing. If anyone contacts EPA requesting to speak at a 
public hearing concerning the proposed regulation by April 3, 2008, we 
will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971 by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov
     Fax: (202)-566-9744
     Mail: National Volatile Organic Compound Emission 
Standards for Aerosol Coatings, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Please include two copies.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., EPA Headquarters Library, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 
Washington, DC 20460. 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-
2006-

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0971. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, EPA/DC, EPA West 
Building, EPA Headquarters Library, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 
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. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    Public Hearing. If a public hearing is held, it will be held at 10 
a.m. on April 8, 2008 at EPA's Campus located at 109 T.W. Alexander 
Drive in Research Triangle Park, NC, or an alternate site nearby. 
Persons interested in presenting oral testimony must contact Ms. Joan 
Rogers at (919) 541-4487 no later than April 3, 2008. If you are 
interested in attending the public hearing, contact Ms. Joan Rogers at 
(919) 541-4487 to verify that a hearing will be held. If no one 
contacts EPA requesting to speak at a public hearing concerning this 
rule by April 3, 2008 this meeting will be cancelled without further 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Ms. 
J. Kaye Whitfield, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Natural Resources and 
Commerce Group (E143-03), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone 
number (919) 541-2509; facsimile number (919) 541-3470; e-mail address: 
whitfield.kaye@epa.gov. For information concerning the Clean Air Act 
(CAA) section 183(e) consumer and commercial products program, contact 
Mr. Bruce Moore, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Natural Resources and 
Commerce Group (E143-03), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, 
telephone number: (919) 541-5460, facsimile number (919) 541-3470, e-
mail address: moore.bruce@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Why Is EPA Using a Direct Final Rule?
II. Does This Action Apply to Me?
III. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
IV. What Are the Amendments Made by This Direct Final Rule?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
    B. Paperwork Reduction Act
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With 
Indian Tribal Governments
    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
    H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
    J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations
    K. Congressional Review Act

I. Why Is EPA Using a Direct Final Rule?

    The EPA is publishing this rule without a prior proposed rule 
because we view this as a non-controversial action and anticipate no 
adverse comment. EPA has identified misstatements and possibly 
confusing language in the preamble and regulatory text on how compounds 
are added to the list in Tables 2A, 2B, or 2C of subpart E, 40 CFR part 
59, and when distributors and retailers are regulated entities 
responsible for compliance with the final rule. The amendments to the 
Aerosol Coatings final rule described herein consist of clarifications 
that do not make material changes to the rule.
    However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal 
Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as the 
proposed rule to the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission 
Standards for Aerosol Coatings (40 CFR Part 59) if adverse comments are 
received on this direct final rule. We will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting 
must do so at this time. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will 
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the 
public that some or all of the amendments in this direct final rule 
will not take effect. We would address all public comments in any 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. For further 
information about commenting on this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of 
this document.

II. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    The entities potentially affected by this direct final rule are the 
same entities that are subject to the Aerosol Coatings final rule. The 
entities affected by the Aerosol Coatings final rule include: 
Manufacturers, processors, distributors, importers of aerosol coatings 
for sale or distribution in the United States, and manufacturers, 
processors, distributors, or importers who supply the entities listed 
above with aerosol coatings for sale or distribution in interstate 
commerce in the United States.

III. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    A. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not

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contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion 
in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed 
except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

IV. What Are the Amendments Made by This Direct Final Rule?

    The direct final rule clarifies and amends certain explanatory and 
regulatory text in the Aerosol Coatings final rule.
    First, we are amending the explanatory text in section III.C. of 
the preamble (entitled ``Consideration of Other Factors in the 
Consideration of Best Available Controls''), which states that 
compounds will be added to the list in Tables 2A, 2B, or 2C if they are 
identified in an initial notification or update. This statement is 
inconsistent with the regulatory text in Sec.  59.511(j), which 
provides that compounds are to be added to the list in Tables 2A, 2B, 
or 2C only through a petition to the Agency. Through today's action, we 
are amending the preamble to the Aerosol Coatings final rule to track 
the regulatory text that provides persons seeking to have a compound 
added to Tables 2A, 2B, or 2C must follow the petition process 
prescribed by 59.511(j).
    Second, EPA has determined that certain language in the regulatory 
text is inconsistent and potentially confusing as to when distributors 
and retailers are regulated entities responsible for compliance with 
the Aerosol Coatings final rule. First, the second phrase in the first 
sentence of Sec.  59.501(a) suggests that a distributor is only 
regulated by the final rule if it is named on the label, and the second 
sentence in Sec.  59.501(a) states ``Distributors whose names do not 
appear on the label for the product are not regulated entities.'' The 
language in the first two sentences of Sec.  59.501(a) is inconsistent 
and incomplete because, under Sec.  59.501(b)(2), distributors who 
specify a formulation and distributors whose names appear on the label 
for the product are responsible for compliance with the final rule. We 
are adding language to Sec.  59.501(a) to make that section consistent 
with Sec.  59.501(b)(2). Specifically, we are adding language to the 
second phrase in the first sentence of Sec.  59.501(a) to include 
distributors who specify a formulation, and deleting the entire second 
sentence in Sec.  59.501(a).
    Third, the third sentence in Sec.  59.501(a), which states 
``Distributors include retailers whose names appear on the label for 
the product,'' is potentially confusing because it fails to note that, 
as defined in Sec.  59.503, retailers are distributors if they meet the 
definition of ``distributor.'' A retailer who both meets the definition 
of ``distributor'' in Sec.  59.503 and either is named on the label or 
specifies the formulation of a product is responsible for compliance 
with the final rule under Sec.  59.501(b)(2). To avoid any confusion 
about when retailers are regulated by the final rule, we are deleting 
the third sentence in 59.501(a) and replacing it with a sentence 
stating ``Distributors include retailers who fall within the definition 
of `distributor' in Sec.  59.503.''
    Fourth, EPA has identified that several provisions in Sec.  
59.501(b) use the phrase ``the regulated entity'' to identify when 
certain entities are responsible for compliance with provisions of the 
final rule. In some instances, however, the final rule provides that 
different entities will be regulated entities responsible for 
compliance with provisions of the final rule for a given product. To 
avoid any confusion about whether there can be more than one regulated 
entity for a given product, we are changing the phrase from ``the 
regulated entity'' to ``a regulated entity.'' This change does not 
change the compliance responsibilities for any entity.
    Fifth, we identified that a few words were inadvertently omitted 
from the regulatory text in Sec.  59.501(b)(2). The first sentence of 
Sec.  59.501(b)(2) uses the phrase ``regulated entity responsible for 
compliance,'' while the second sentence uses the phrase ``responsible 
for compliance'' without the words ``regulated entity.'' To avoid any 
confusion, we are adding the words ``a regulated entity'' to the second 
sentence in Sec.  59.501(b)(2) to make clear that the distributor is a 
regulated entity responsible for compliance with provisions of the 
final rule if it either is named on the label or has specified 
formulations to be used by a manufacturer.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the 
terms of Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735 October 4, 1993) and 
is therefore not subject to review under the EO.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This action does not impose any 
new information collection burden because it serves to clarify certain 
explanatory and regulatory text. No additional information collection 
is necessary for this action.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to 
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice 
and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure 
Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, 
and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's final rule on 
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as 
defined by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13 
CFR 121.201; (2) a governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a 
city, county, town, school district or special district with a 
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is 
any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated 
and is not dominant in its field.
    After considering the economic impacts of this final rule on small 
entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final 
rule will not impose any

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requirements on small entities. We have determined that small 
businesses will not incur any adverse impacts because EPA is taking 
this action to make certain clarifications and amendments to the 
Aerosol Coatings final rule, and these clarifications and amendments do 
not create any new requirements or burdens. No costs are associated 
with these amendments.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public 
Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the 
effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and Tribal 
governments and the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, EPA 
generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit 
analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal mandates'' that 
may result in expenditures to State, local, and Tribal governments, in 
the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any 
one year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement 
is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify 
and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt 
the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative 
that achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 
do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover, 
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least 
costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if the 
Administrator publishes with the final rule an explanation why that 
alternative was not adopted. Before EPA establishes any regulatory 
requirements that may significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments, including Tribal governments, it must have developed under 
section 203 of the UMRA a small government agency plan. The plan must 
provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, enabling 
officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely 
input in the development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant 
Federal intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and 
advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory 
requirements.
    EPA has determined that this rule does not contain a Federal 
mandate that may result in expenditures of $100 million or more for 
State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or the private 
sector in any one year. Thus, this action is not subject to the 
requirements of sections 202 and 205 of UMRA because EPA is taking this 
action to make certain clarifications and amendments to the Aerosol 
Coatings final rule, and these clarifications and amendments do not 
create any new requirements or burdens.
    EPA has determined that this rule contains no regulatory 
requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments because they contain no regulatory requirements that apply 
to such governments or impose obligations upon them.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    Executive Order (EO) 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to 
ensure ``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in 
the development of regulatory policies that have federalism 
implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism implications'' is 
defined in the EO to include regulations that 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.''
    This final rule does not have federalism implications. It will 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 EO 13132. The CAA establishes the relationship between 
the Federal Government and the States, and this action does not impact 
that relationship. The final rule requirements will not supersede State 
regulations that are more stringent. Thus, EO 13132 does not apply to 
this rule.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    Executive Order (EO) 13175, entitled ``Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 
2000), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure 
``meaningful and timely input by Tribal officials in the development of 
regulatory policies that have Tribal implications.'' This final action 
does not have Tribal implications as specified in EO 13175. The final 
regulatory action does not have a substantial direct effect on one or 
more Indian tribes, in that this action imposes no regulatory burdens 
on Tribes. Furthermore, the action does not affect the relationship or 
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes. The CAA and the Tribal Authority Rule 
(TAR) establish the relationship of the Federal Government and Tribes 
in implementing the CAA. Thus, EO 13175 does not apply to this rule.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    EPA interprets Executive Order (EO) 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997) as applying to those regulatory actions that concern health or 
safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of 
the Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This action is 
not subject to EO 13045 because it is based solely on technology 
performance.

H. Executive Order 13211: Energy Effects

    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a 
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act (NTTAA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113, Section 12(d)), (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS) in its 
regulatory activities, unless to do so would be inconsistent with 
applicable law or otherwise impractical. The VCS are technical 
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling 
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by 
VCS bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, 
explanations when the EPA does not use available and applicable VCS.
    The rulemaking involves technical standards. Therefore, the Agency 
conducted a search to identify potentially applicable voluntary 
consensus standards. However, we identified no such standards, and none 
were brought to our attention in comments. Therefore, EPA has decided 
to use the following standards in the final rule: California Air 
Resources Board Method 310--Determination of VOC in Consumer Products 
and Reactive Organic Compounds in Aerosol Coating Products; EPA Method 
311--Analysis of Hazardous Air Pollutant Compounds in Paints and 
Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph (40 CFR part 63, 
appendix A), in conjunction with

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American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Method D3063-94 or 
D3074-94 for analysis of the propellant portion of the coating; South 
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 318-95, 
Determination of Weight Percent Elemental Metal in Coatings by X-ray 
Diffraction, July, 1996, for metal content; and ASTM D523-89 
(Reapproved 1999), Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss for specular 
gloss of flat and nonflat coatings.
    EPA Method 311--Analysis of Hazardous Air Pollutant Compounds in 
Paints and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph (40 
CFR part 63, appendix A) also is a compilation of voluntary consensus 
standards. The following are incorporated by reference in EPA Method 
311--Analysis of Hazardous Air Pollutant Compounds in Paints and 
Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph (40 CFR part 63, 
appendix A): ASTM D1979-91, ASTM D3432-89, ASTM D4457-85, ASTM D4747-
87, ASTM D4827-93, and ASTM PS9-94.
    For the methods required by the final rule, a source may apply to 
EPA for permission to use alternative test methods or alternative 
monitoring requirements in place of any required testing methods, 
performance specifications, or procedures under Sec. Sec.  63.7(f) and 
63.8(f) of subpart A of the General Provisions.

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.
    EPA has determined that this final rule will not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on minority or low-income populations because it increases the 
level of environmental protection for all affected populations without 
having any disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
environmental effects on any population, including any minority or low-
income populations. Further, it establishes national emission standards 
for VOC in aerosol coatings.

K. Congressional Review Act

    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. The EPA will submit a report containing the final rule 
amendment 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 this final rule amendment in the Federal 
Register. The final rule amendment is not a ``major rule'' as defined 
by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This final rule is effective on June 23, 2008.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 59

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.


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For the reasons set out in the preamble, part 59 of Title 40 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 59--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 59 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e).

Subpart E--[Amended]

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2. Section 59.501 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b)(1), 
(b)(2) and (b)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.501  Am I subject to this subpart?

    (a) The regulated entities for an aerosol coating product are the 
manufacturer or importer of an aerosol coating product and a 
distributor of an aerosol coating product if it is named on the label 
or if it specifies the formulation of the product. Distributors include 
retailers who fall within the definition of ``distributor'' in Sec.  
59.503.
    (b) * * *
    (1) If you are a manufacturer or importer, you are a regulated 
entity responsible for ensuring that all aerosol coatings manufactured 
or imported by you meet the PWR limits presented in Sec.  59.504, even 
if your name is not on the label.
    (2) If you are a distributor named on the label, you are a 
regulated entity responsible for compliance with all sections of this 
subpart except for the limits presented in Sec.  59.504. If you are a 
distributor that has specified formulations to be used by a 
manufacturer, then you are a regulated entity responsible for 
compliance with all sections of this subpart.
    (3) If there is no distributor named on the label, then the 
manufacturer or importer is a regulated entity responsible for 
compliance with all sections of this subpart.
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