[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53886-53887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26448]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80

[FRL-5636-3]


Petition by Guam for Exemption From Anti-Dumping and Detergent 
Additization Requirements for Conventional Gasoline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed notice of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the 
Agency'') is proposing to grant a petition by the Territory of Guam for 
exemption from the anti-dumping requirements for gasoline sold in the 
United States after January 1, 1995. This action is proposed because of 
Guam's unique geographic location and economic factors. EPA is not 
granting Guam's petition for exemption from the fuel detergent 
additization requirements that all gasoline sold in the United States 
after January 1, 1995 contain fuel detergents. If the gasoline anti-
dumping exemption were not granted, Guam would be required to import 
gasoline from a supplier meeting the anti-dumping requirements adding a 
considerable expense to gasoline purchased by the Guam consumer. Guam 
is in full attainment with the national ambient air quality standard 
for ozone. This proposed action is not expected to cause harmful 
environmental effects to the citizens of Guam.

DATES: Comments on this proposed final decision must be received in 
writing by November 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this petition are available for 
inspection in public docket A-95-19 at the Air Docket Office of the 
EPA, room M-1500, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-
7548, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. A duplicate public docket, A-GU-95, has been established at 
U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street (Mail Code: A-2-1), 17th Floor, 
San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744-1225, and is available between the 
hours of 8:30 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. As provided in 40 CFR part 2, a reasonable fee may be charged 
for copying services.
    Comments should be submitted (in duplicate if possible) to the two 
dockets listed above, with a copy forwarded to Marilyn Winstead McCall, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fuels and Energy Division, 401 M 
Street, SW. (Mail Code: 6406J), Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Marilyn Winstead McCall at (202) 233-9029.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more detailed information on this 
proposal, please see EPA's Notice of Direct Final Decision published in 
the Final Rules section of this Federal Register which approves Guam's 
petition for exemption from the gasoline anti-dumping regulations, but 
does not approve Guam's petition for exemption from the fuel detergent 
additization regulations. The Agency views this final decision as a 
noncontroversial action for the reasons discussed in the Notice of 
Direct Final Decision published in today's Federal Register, and 
because it believes the effects of this decision are limited to the 
Territory of Guam. If no adverse or critical comments are received in 
response to this proposed decision, no further action is contemplated 
in relation to this decision. If EPA receives adverse or critical 
comments, EPA will withdraw the Notice of Direct Final Decision by 
publishing an appropriate notice in the Federal Register, and all 
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent notice. The 
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time.

    Dated: October 8, 1996.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-26448 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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