[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47579-47583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22990]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[PA001-1000; FRL-7055-9]


Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants; State of Pennsylvania; Department of Environmental 
Protection

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule and delegation.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP's) request for 
delegation of authority to implement and enforce its hazardous air 
pollutant regulations for perchloroethylene drycleaning facilities, 
hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing 
tanks, ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, halogenated solvent 
cleaning and secondary lead smelting which have been adopted by 
reference from the Federal requirements set forth in the Code of 
Federal Regulations. This approval will automatically delegate future 
amendments to these regulations. In addition, EPA is taking direct 
final action to approve of PADEP's mechanism for receiving delegation 
of future hazardous air pollutant regulations which it adopts unchanged 
from the Federal requirements. This mechanism entails submission of a 
delegation request letter to EPA following EPA notification of a new 
Federal requirement. EPA is not waiving its notification and reporting 
requirements under this approval; therefore, sources will need to send 
notifications and reports to both PADEP and EPA. This action pertains 
only to sources which are not required to obtain a Clean Air Act 
operating permit. The PADEP's request for delegation of authority to 
implement and enforce its hazardous air pollutant regulations at 
sources which are required to obtain a Clean Air Act operating permit 
was approved on January 5, 1998. EPA is taking this action in 
accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective November 13, 2001 
unless EPA receives adverse or critical comments by October 15, 2001. 
If adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of 
the rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule 
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be sent concurrently 
to: Makeba A. Morris, Chief, Permits and Technical Assessment Branch, 
Mail Code 3AP11, Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029, and 
James M. Salvaggio, Director, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. Copies of the documents relevant to 
this action are available for public inspection during normal business 
hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 
and the Pennsylvania Department of

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Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 
Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dianne J. McNally, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 3, 1650 Arch Street (3AP11), Philadelphia, PA 
19103-2029, [email protected] (telephone 215-814-3297).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 112(l) of the CAA and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
part 63, subpart E authorize EPA to approve of State rules and programs 
to be implemented and enforced in place of certain CAA requirements, 
including the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
set forth at 40 CFR part 63. EPA promulgated the program approval 
regulations on November 26, 1993 (58 FR 62262) and subsequently amended 
these regulations on September 14, 2000 (65 FR 55810). An approvable 
State program must contain, among other criteria, the following 
elements:
    (a) A demonstration of the state's authority and resources to 
implement and enforce regulations that are at least as stringent as the 
NESHAP requirements;
    (b) A schedule demonstrating expeditious implementation of the 
regulation; and
    (c) A plan that assures expeditious compliance by all sources 
subject to the regulation.
    On November 28, 2000, PADEP submitted to EPA a request to receive 
delegation of authority to implement and enforce the hazardous air 
pollutant regulations for perchloroethylene drycleaning facilities, 
hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing 
tanks, ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, halogenated solvent 
cleaning and secondary lead smelting which have been adopted by 
reference from 40 CFR part 63, subparts M, N, O, T and X, respectively. 
The PADEP also requested that EPA automatically delegate future 
amendments to these regulations and approve PADEP's mechanism for 
receiving delegation of future hazardous air pollutant regulations 
which it adopts unchanged from the Federal requirements. This mechanism 
entails submission of a delegation request letter to EPA following EPA 
notification of a new Federal requirement. The PADEP requested these 
approvals for sources not subject to the permitting requirements of 40 
CFR part 70. On January 5, 1998, PADEP received delegation of authority 
to implement all emission standards promulgated in 40 CFR part 63, as 
they apply to major sources, as defined by 40 CFR part 70.

II. EPA's Analysis of PADEP's Submittal

    Based on PADEP's program approval request and its pertinent laws 
and regulations, EPA has determined that such an approval is 
appropriate in that PADEP has satisfied the criteria of 40 CFR 63.91. 
In accordance with 40 CFR 63.91(d)(3)(i), PADEP submitted a written 
finding by the State Attorney General which demonstrates that the State 
has the necessary legal authority to implement and enforce its 
regulations, including the enforcement authorities which meet 40 CFR 
70.11, the authority to request information from regulated sources and 
the authority to inspect sources and records to determine compliance 
status. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.91(d)(3)(ii), PADEP submitted 
copies of its statutes, regulations and requirements that grant 
authority to PADEP to implement and enforce the regulations. In 
accordance with 40 CFR 63.91(d)(3)(iii)-(v), PADEP submitted 
documentation of adequate resources and a schedule and plan to assure 
expeditious State implementation and compliance by all sources. 
Therefore, the PADEP program has adequate and effective authorities, 
resources, and procedures in place for implementation and enforcement 
of sources subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subparts M, 
N, O, T and X, as well as any future emission standards, should PADEP 
seek delegation for these standards. The PADEP automatically adopts the 
emission standards promulgated in 40 CFR part 63 into its permitting 
program under section 6.6(a) of the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control 
Act, 35 P.S. section 4006.6(a). The PADEP has the primary authority and 
responsibility to carry out all elements of these programs for all 
sources covered in Pennsylvania, including on-site inspections, record 
keeping reviews, and enforcement.

III. Terms of Program Approval and Delegation of Authority

    In order for PADEP to receive automatic delegation of future 
amendments to the perchloroethylene drycleaning facilities, hard and 
decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks, 
ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, halogenated solvent cleaning 
and secondary lead smelting emission standards, as they apply to 
facilities not required to obtain a permit under 40 CFR part 70, each 
amendment must be legally adopted by the State of Pennsylvania. As 
stated earlier, these amendments are automatically adopted into PADEP's 
permitting program under section 6.6(a) of the Pennsylvania Air 
Pollution Control Act, 35 P.S. section 4006.6(a).
    EPA has also determined that PADEP's mechanism for receiving 
delegation of future hazardous air pollutant regulations which it 
adopts unchanged from the Federal requirements, as they apply to 
facilities not required to obtain a permit under 40 CFR part 70, can be 
approved. This mechanism will require PADEP to submit a delegation 
request letter to EPA following EPA notification of a new Federal 
requirement. EPA will grant the delegation request, if appropriate, by 
sending a letter to PADEP outlining the authority to implement and 
enforce the standard. The delegation will be finalized within 10 days 
of receipt of the delegation letter unless PADEP files a negative 
response. The official notice of delegation of additional emission 
standards will be published in the Federal Register. As noted earlier, 
PADEP's program to implement and enforce all emission standards 
promulgated under 40 CFR part 63, as they apply to sources subject to 
the permitting requirements of 40 CFR part 70, was previously approved 
on January 5, 1998.
    The notification and reporting provisions in 40 CFR part 63 
requiring the owners or operators of affected sources to make 
submissions to the Administrator shall be met by sending such 
submissions to PADEP and EPA Region III.
    If at any time there is a conflict between a PADEP regulation and a 
Federal regulation, the Federal regulation must be applied if it is 
more stringent than that of PADEP. EPA is responsible for determining 
stringency between conflicting regulations. If PADEP does not have the 
authority to enforce the more stringent Federal regulation, it shall 
notify EPA Region III in writing as soon as possible, so that this 
portion of the delegation may be revoked.
    If EPA determines that PADEP's procedure for enforcing or 
implementing the 40 CFR part 63 requirements is inadequate, or is not 
being effectively carried out, this delegation may be revoked in whole 
or in part in accordance with the procedures set out in 40 CFR 
63.96(b).
    Certain provisions of 40 CFR part 63 allow only the Administrator 
of EPA to take further standard setting actions. In addition to the 
specific authorities retained by the Administrator in 40 CFR 63.90(d) 
and the ``Delegation of

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Authorities'' section for specific standards, EPA Region III is 
retaining the following authorities, in accordance with 40 CFR 
63.91(g)(2)(ii):
    (1) Approval of alternative non-opacity emission standards, e.g., 
40 CFR 63.6(g) and applicable sections of relevant standards;
    (2) Approval of alternative opacity standards, e.g., 40 CFR 
63.9(h)(9) and applicable sections of relevant standards;
    (3) Approval of major alternatives to test methods, as defined in 
40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards;
    (4) Approval of major alternatives to monitoring, as defined in 40 
CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.8(f) and applicable sections of relevant 
standards; and
    (5) Approval of major alternatives to recordkeeping and reporting, 
as defined in 40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.10(f) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards.
    The following provisions are included in this delegation, in 
accordance with 40 CFR 63.91(g)(1)(i), and can only be exercised on a 
case-by-case basis. When any of these authorities are exercised, PADEP 
must notify EPA Region III in writing:
    (1) Applicability determinations for sources during the title V 
permitting process and as sought by an owner/operator of an affected 
source through a formal, written request, e.g., 40 CFR 63.1 and 
applicable sections of relevant standards \1\;
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    \1\ Applicability determinations are considered to be nationally 
significant when they:
    (i) Are unusually complex or controversial;
    (ii) Have bearing on more than one state or are multi-Regional;
    (iii) Appear to create a conflict with previous policy or 
determinations;
    (iv) Are a legal issue which has not been previously considered; 
or
    (v) Raise new policy questions and shall be forwarded to EPA 
Region III prior to finalization.
    Detailed information on the applicability determination process 
may be found in EPA document 305-B-99-004 How to Review and Issue 
Clean Air Act Applicability Determinations and Alternative 
Monitoring, dated February 1999. The PADEP may also refer to the 
Compendium of Applicability Determinations issued by the EPA and may 
contact EPA Region III for guidance.
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    (2) Responsibility for determining compliance with operation and 
maintenance requirements, e.g., 40 CFR 63.6(e) and applicable sections 
of relevant standards;
    (3) Responsibility for determining compliance with non-opacity 
standards, e.g., 40 CFR 63.6(f) and applicable sections of relevant 
standards;
    (4) Responsibility for determining compliance with opacity and 
visible emission standards, e.g., 40 CFR 63.6(h) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards;
    (5) Approval of site-specific test plans \2\, e.g., 40 CFR 
63.7(c)(2)(i) and (d) and applicable sections of relevant standards;
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    \2\ The PADEP will notify EPA of these approvals on a quarterly 
basis by submitting a copy of the test plan approval letter. Any 
plans which propose major alternative test methods or major 
alternative monitoring methods shall be referred to EPA for 
approval.
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    (6) Approval of minor alternatives to test methods, as defined in 
40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.7(e)(2)(i) and applicable sections of 
relevant standards;
    (7) Approval of intermediate alternatives to test methods, as 
defined in 40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f) and 
applicable sections of relevant standards;
    (8) Approval of shorter sampling times/volumes when necessitated by 
process variables and other factors, e.g., 40 CFR 63.7(e)(2)(iii) and 
applicable sections of relevant standards;
    (9) Waiver of performance testing, e.g., 40 CFR 63.7 (e)(2)(iv), 
(h)(2), and (h)(3) and applicable sections of relevant standards;
    (10) Approval of site-specific performance evaluation (monitoring) 
plans \3\, e.g., 40 CFR 63.8(c)(1) and (e)(1) and applicable sections 
of relevant standards;
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    \3\ The PADEP will notify EPA of these approvals on a quarterly 
basis by submitting a copy of the performance evaluation plan 
approval letter. Any plans which propose major alternative test 
methods or major alternative monitoring methods shall be referred to 
EPA for approval.
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    (11) Approval of minor alternatives to monitoring methods, as 
defined in 40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.8(f) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards;
    (12) Approval of intermediate alternatives to monitoring methods, 
as defined in 40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.8(f) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards;
    (13) Approval of adjustments to time periods for submitting 
reports, e.g., 40 CFR 63.9 and 63.10 and applicable sections of 
relevant standards; and
    (14) Approval of minor alternatives to recordkeeping and reporting, 
as defined in 40 CFR 63.90(a), e.g., 40 CFR 63.10(f) and applicable 
sections of relevant standards.
    As required, PADEP and EPA Region III will provide the necessary 
written, verbal and/or electronic notification to ensure that each 
agency is fully informed regarding the interpretation of applicable 
regulations in 40 CFR part 63. In instances where there is a conflict 
between a PADEP interpretation and a Federal interpretation of 
applicable regulations in 40 CFR part 63, the Federal interpretation 
must be applied if it is more stringent than that of PADEP. Written, 
verbal and/or electronic notification will also be used to ensure that 
each agency is informed of the compliance status of affected sources in 
Pennsylvania. The PADEP will comply with all of the requirements of 40 
CFR 63.91(g)(1)(ii).
    Quarterly reports will be submitted to EPA by PADEP to identify 
sources determined to be applicable during that quarter.
    Although PADEP has primary authority and responsibility to 
implement and enforce the hazardous air pollutant general provisions 
and hazardous air pollutant emission standards for perchloroethylene 
drycleaning facilities, hard and decorative chromium electroplating and 
chromium anodizing tanks, ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, 
halogenated solvent cleaning and secondary lead smelting, nothing shall 
preclude, limit, or interfere with the authority of EPA to exercise its 
enforcement, investigatory, and information gathering authorities 
concerning this part of the Act.

IV. Final Action

    EPA is approving PADEP's request for delegation of authority to 
implement and enforce its hazardous air pollutant regulations for 
perchloroethylene drycleaning facilities, hard and decorative chromium 
electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks, ethylene oxide 
sterilization facilities, halogenated solvent cleaning and secondary 
lead smelting which have been adopted by reference from 40 CFR part 63, 
subparts M, N, O, T and X, respectively. This approval will 
automatically delegate future amendments to these regulations. In 
addition, EPA is approving of PADEP's mechanism for receiving 
delegation of future hazardous air pollutant regulations which it 
adopts unchanged from the Federal requirements. This mechanism entails 
submission of a delegation request letter to EPA following EPA 
notification of a new Federal requirement. This action pertains only to 
sources which are not required to obtain an operating permit, in 
accordance with 40 CFR part 70. The delegation of authority shall be 
administered in accordance with the terms outlined in section IV., 
above. This delegation of authority is codified in 40 CFR 63.99. In 
addition, PADEP's delegation of authority to implement and enforce 40 
CFR part 63 emission standards at sources required to obtain an 
operating permit in accordance with 40 CFR part 70, approved by EPA

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Region III on January 5, 1998 is codified in 40 CFR 63.99.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this as a noncontroversial rule and anticipates no adverse 
comment because PADEP's request for delegation of the perchloroethylene 
drycleaning facilities, hard and decorative chromium electroplating and 
chromium anodizing tanks, ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, 
halogenated solvent cleaning and secondary lead smelting and it's 
request for automatic delegation of future amendments to these rules 
and future standards, when specifically identified, does not alter the 
stringency of these regulations and is in accordance with all program 
approval regulations. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of 
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a separate document that 
will serve as the proposal to approve of PADEP's request for delegation 
if adverse comments are filed. This rule will be effective on November 
13, 2001 without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comment by 
October 15, 2001. If EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a 
timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the 
rule will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties 
interested in commenting must do so at this time. 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.

V. Administrative Requirements

A. General Requirements

    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 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), nor will it 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), because it 
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 CAA. This rule also is not subject 
to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is 
not economically significant.
    In reviewing requests for rule approval under CAA section 112, 
EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the 
criteria of the CAA. 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 requests for rule approval 
under CAA section 112 for failure to use VCS. It would thus be 
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a request for 
rule approval under CAA section 112, to use VCS in place of a request 
for rule approval under CAA section 112 that otherwise satisfies the 
provisions of the CAA. 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. As required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 
(61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule, EPA has taken the 
necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize 
potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected 
conduct. EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 
15, 1988) by examining the takings implications of the rule in 
accordance with the ``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for 
the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued 
under the executive order. 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.).

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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. This rule is not a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by November 13, 2001. 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, pertaining to the approval of PADEP's delegation of 
authority for the hazardous air pollutant emission standards for 
perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities, hard and decorative chromium 
electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks, ethylene oxide 
sterilizers, halogenated solvent cleaning and secondary lead smelters 
(CAA section 112), may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental proteciton, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental 
relations.

    Dated: September 5, 2001.
Judith M. Katz,
Director, Air Protection Division, Region III.

    40 CFR part 63 is amended as follows:

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PART 63--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart E--Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal 
Authorities

    2. Section 63.99 is amended by adding paragraph (a)(38) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 63.99  Delegated Federal authorities.

    (a) * * *
    (38) Pennsylvania.
    (i) Pennsylvania is delegated the authority to implement and 
enforce all existing and future unchanged 40 CFR part 63 standards at 
major sources, as defined in 40 CFR part 70, in accordance with the 
delegation agreement between EPA Region III and the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection, dated January 5, 1998, and any 
mutually acceptable amendments to that agreement.
    (ii) Pennsylvania is delegated the authority to implement and 
enforce all existing 40 CFR part 63 standards and all future unchanged 
40 CFR part 63 standards, if delegation is requested by the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and approved by EPA 
Region III, at sources not subject to the permitting requirements of 40 
CFR part 70, in accordance with the final rule, dated September 13, 
2001, effective November 13, 2001, and any mutually acceptable 
amendments to the terms described in the direct final rule.

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