[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28904-28909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12323]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 59

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971; FRL-12710-01-OAR]
RIN 2060-AW62


National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol 
Coatings: Interim Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Interim Final Rule; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking 
interim final action to revise the compliance deadline in recent 
amendments to the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards 
for Aerosol Coatings under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 183(e). 
Specifically, the EPA is revising the compliance date for requirements 
amended in January 17, 2025, from July 17, 2025, to January 17, 2027. 
The EPA seeks comments on this targeted revision to the compliance date 
and will respond and update this interim final action as appropriate.

DATES: This rule is effective on July 2, 2025. Comments on this rule 
must be received on or before August 1, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0971 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2006-0971 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0971.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Docket Center's hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday (except Federal holidays).
    Instructions. All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be 
posted without change to https://

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www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For 
detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on 
the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the National 
Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, 
contact Kaye Whitfield, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Minerals and 
Manufacturing Group (D243-02), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 
12055, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: 
(919) 541-2509; and email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Participation. Submit your written comments, identified by 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971 at https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES 
section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the 
docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 
Do not submit to the EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. This 
type of information should be submitted as discussed in the Submitting 
CBI section of this document. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 
etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is 
considered the official comment and should include discussion of all 
points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments 
or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on 
the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). Please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets for additional submission 
methods; the full EPA public comment policy; information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions; and general guidance on making effective 
comments.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA 
through https://www.regulations.gov. Clearly mark the part or all the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any 
digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, note the docket ID, 
mark the outside of the digital storage media as CBI, and identify 
electronically within the digital storage media the specific 
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version 
of the comments that includes information claimed as CBI, you must 
submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI directly to the public docket through the procedures 
outlined in the Public Participation section of this document. If you 
submit any digital storage media that does not contain CBI, mark the 
outside of the digital storage media clearly that it does not contain 
CBI and note the docket ID. Information not marked as CBI will be 
included in the public docket and the EPA's electronic public docket 
without prior notice. Information marked as CBI will not be disclosed 
except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 2.
    Our preferred method to receive CBI is for it to be transmitted 
electronically using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 
or other online file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google 
Drive). Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) CBI Office at the 
email address [email protected], and as described above, should include 
clear CBI markings and note the docket ID. If assistance is needed with 
submitting large electronic files that exceed the file size limit for 
email attachments, and if you do not have your own file sharing 
service, please email [email protected] to request a file transfer link. 
If sending CBI information through the U.S. Postal Service, please send 
it to the following address: OAQPS Document Control Officer (C404-02), 
OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 
P.O. Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, Attention 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971. The mailed CBI material should be 
double wrapped and clearly marked. Any CBI markings should not show 
through the outer envelope.
    Preamble acronyms and abbreviations. Throughout this document the 
use of ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is intended to refer to the EPA. We 
use multiple acronyms and terms in this preamble. While this list may 
not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for 
reference purposes, the EPA defines the following terms and acronyms 
here:

APA Administrative Procedure Act
ACA American Coatings Association
CAA Clean Air Act
CBI Confidential Business Information
CFAR Coalition for Fair Aerosol Regulation
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CRA Congressional Review Act
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PRA Paperwork Reduction Act
RF Reactivity Factor
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Organization of this document. The information in this preamble is 
organized as follows:

I. General Information
    A. Potentially Affected Entities
    B. Statutory Authority
    C. Judicial Review and Administrative Review
II. Regulatory Revisions
    A. Background and Summary
    B. Specific Regulatory Revisions
III. Rulemaking Procedures
IV. Request for Comment
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and 
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Executive Order 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through 
Deregulation
    C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
    D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
    E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
    F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With 
Indian Tribal Governments
    H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
    I. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 
1 CFR Part 51
    K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

I. General Information

A. Potentially Affected Entities

    The entities potentially affected by this regulation encompass 
those engaged in many aspects of the manufacture and sale of aerosol 
coatings. This includes manufacturers, processors, wholesale 
distributors, or importers of aerosol coating products for sale or 
distribution in interstate commerce in the United States, or 
manufacturers, processors, wholesale distributors, or importers who 
supply the entities listed above with aerosol coatings for sale or 
distribution in interstate commerce in the United States. In addition, 
affected entities include those listed in the 2022 North American 
Industry Classification System codes 325510 and 325998. This list is 
not intended to be exhaustive but rather provides a guide for entities

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likely to be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the appropriate EPA contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble.

B. Statutory Authority

    The statutory authority to issue the amendments finalized in this 
action is provided by the same CAA provisions that authorized the EPA 
to promulgate the regulations being amended: CAA sections 114 and 
183b(e), 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7511b(e). Statutory authority for the 
rulemaking procedures followed in this action is provided by 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) section 533b(B), 5 U.S.C. 533b(B).

C. Judicial Review and Administrative Review

    Under CAA section 307(b)(1), judicial review of this final action 
is available only by filing a petition for review in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by September 2, 
2025. Under CAA section 307(b)(2), the requirements established by this 
final rule may not be challenged separately in any civil or criminal 
proceedings brought by the EPA to enforce the requirements.

II. Regulatory Revisions

A. Background and Summary

    The EPA initially promulgated the ``National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings'' (aerosol coatings 
rule) on March 24, 2008 (73 FR 15604), and codified the action at 40 
CFR part 59, subpart E (sections 59.500-59.516). The rule establishes 
nationwide VOC reactivity-based standards for the aerosol coatings 
source category under CAA section 183(e). As relevant here, CAA section 
183(e) requires the EPA to control VOC emissions from certain 
categories of consumer and commercial products for purposes of reducing 
VOC emissions that contribute to ozone formation and nonattainment of 
the ozone national ambient air quality standards.
    The EPA has amended the original aerosol coatings rule several 
times to respond to petitions and to make rule clarifications. Many of 
the amendments were made pursuant to a provision in 40 CFR 59.511(j) 
that allows regulated entities that elect against using the default 
reactivity factors (RF) to calculate product-weighted reactivity (PWR) 
limits to ``petition the Administrator to add a compound to Table 2A, 
2B, or 2C of this subpart.'' Such petitions ``must include the chemical 
name, CAS number, a statement certifying the intent to use the compound 
in an aerosol coatings product, and adequate information for the 
Administrator to evaluate the reactivity of the compound and assign a 
RF. . . .'' Through this process, the EPA amended the aerosol coatings 
rule to move the applicability and initial compliance date for aerosol 
coatings, as specified in 40 CFR 59.501(c) and 59.502(a), from January 
1, 2009, to July 1, 2009, and to require initial notification reports 
under 40 CFR 59.501(f)(3)(i), 59.511(b), and 59.511(e), to be due on 
the compliance date rather than 90 days in advance of the compliance 
date (73 FR 78994); and to add 131 compounds, corresponding RFs, and 
CAS numbers for each compound or class of compounds listed in 40 CFR 
part 59, table 2 (79 FR 29604).
    As for rule clarifications, the EPA has made revisions that clarify 
which VOC are to be quantified in compliance determinations (79 FR 
29604); to inform regulated entities that VOC normally exempt by 
definition under 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1) and (s)(5) must nevertheless be 
counted as VOC for the purposes determining compliance with the aerosol 
coatings rule (74 FR 29595); and to ensure that both the certifying 
entity and the regulated entity have full knowledge of responsibilities 
assumed by the certifying entity (74 FR 29595).
    Most recently, on January 17, 2025, in response to petitions from 
the American Coatings Association (ACA), the EPA finalized amendments 
to the aerosol coatings rule that promoted consistency and uniformity, 
as appropriate, between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 
Regulation for Reducing Ozone Formed from Aerosol Coating Product 
Emissions and the national aerosol coatings rule (90 FR 5697). In the 
January 17, 2015, final action, the EPA set a compliance date of July 
17, 2025, for the amendments to the national aerosol coatings rule, 
based upon the Agency's then understanding of the lead time regulated 
entities would need to take actions to comply. Although some commenters 
had requested a later compliance date, the EPA did not have factual 
information to justify a later compliance date at that time. However, 
in response to commenters, the EPA made the effective date for the 
amendments to be the date of publication, i.e., January 17, 2025, for 
the benefit of regulated entities that elect to comply with the amended 
requirements of the aerosol coatings rule voluntarily in advance.
    Following the issuance of the final rule, certain regulated 
entities expressed concern about the July 17, 2025, compliance date. On 
March 3, 2025, ACA sent a letter on behalf of its members notifying the 
EPA that it is not possible for some aerosol coatings manufacturers to 
comply with the amended rule by the current July 17, 2025, compliance 
date. On March 18, 2025, the EPA received a petition for review, 
reconsideration, and stay of the final rule from the Coalition for Fair 
Aerosol Regulation (CFAR) and Diamond Vogel, Inc. These Petitioners 
provided additional information supporting the need for additional time 
for compliance by certain regulated entities. Specifically, the 
Petitioners contend that significantly more time is required to 
reformulate, relabel, and communicate with suppliers, customers, and 
distributors. Petitioner Diamond Vogel indicated that it and its 
customers manufacture and package many different aerosol coatings 
products that will require reformulation and that this can be 
challenging and time consuming. In addition, the petitioner explained 
that it will need to undertake these actions for multiple products for 
itself and multiple customers simultaneously. The petitioner stated its 
belief that it will be able to reformulate the existing aerosol 
coatings products, but that this will require substantially more time. 
The CFAR and Diamond Vogel petition for reconsideration is in the 
docket for this action. This more detailed information concerning the 
time need for regulated entities to comply was not available to the EPA 
during the rulemaking for the January 17, 2025, amendments to the 
aerosol coatings rule.
    After evaluation of the additional information, the EPA granted the 
petition for reconsideration by a letter dated April 3, 2025. In this 
interim final action, the EPA is changing the compliance date for the 
amendments to the aerosol coatings rule from July 17, 2025, to January 
17, 2027.

B. Specific Regulatory Revisions

    The regulatory revisions necessary to change the compliance dates 
associated with the standards in this rule (40 CFR part 59, subpart E) 
to January 17, 2027, are to amend 40 CFR 59.502 by revising paragraphs 
(a) and (d); 40 CFR 59.505 by revising paragraph (h); 40 CFR 59.509 by 
revising paragraph (g); 40 CFR 59.511 by revising paragraph (k); and 40 
CFR 59.512 by revising paragraph (b), and to revise appendix A to 
subpart E of part 59. In addition, we are revising the titles in 
appendix A to subpart E of part 59, including table 1, table 2A, table 
2B, table 2C, and table 3.

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III. Rulemaking Procedures

    As noted in section I.C. of this document, the EPA's authority for 
the rulemaking procedures followed in this action is provided by APA 
section 553(b)(B). This provision authorizes agencies to forego prior 
notice and comment ``when the agency for good cause finds (and 
incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons, therefore, 
in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are 
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.''
    The EPA finds good cause to issue this notice without prior notice 
and comment because such procedures are impracticable. Specifically, 
there is insufficient time before the July 17, 2025, compliance date to 
address the new information submitted by Petitioners on compliance 
difficulties absent immediate action. The January 17, 2025, amendments 
to the aerosol coatings rule impose revised regulatory requirements on 
regulated entities. Although the information then available to the EPA 
indicated that the July 17, 2025, compliance date would provide 
sufficient time for regulated entities to comply with the amendments, 
the Agency subsequently received additional information concerning the 
time needed for compliance for many regulated entities. Specifically, 
information provided in the March 18, 2025 petition for reconsideration 
submitted by CFAR and Diamond Vogel, Inc. explains in detail the need 
for additional time for some regulated entities to reformulate 
products, to relabel containers, and to communicate changes with 
suppliers, customers, and distributors. This additional information 
provided by the Petitioners supports the need for extending the 
compliance date.
    The compliance date is a significant element of any regulation, 
especially one that may require regulated entities to undertake time-
consuming changes to products like aerosol coatings. Regulated entities 
may need significant time to initiate changes in advance of a 
compliance date given the interrelated steps discussed above. Because 
of the imminent July 17, 2025 compliance date, the EPA has determined 
that it would be impracticable to undertake prior notice and comment in 
the time available to provide regulated entities sufficient time to 
comply without unavoidable adverse consequences or potential 
inadvertent violations of the amended requirements.
    The EPA has concluded based on information provided in the petition 
referenced above that meaningful compliance by some regulated entities 
will not be possible by the existing compliance deadline. This 
information was not available to the EPA in relevant part when it set 
the existing compliance deadline for the amendments to the aerosol 
coatings rule of July 17, 2025, and the existing compliance deadline 
does not meaningfully take these challenges into account. Under these 
circumstances, refraining from amending the compliance deadline before 
it goes into effect would needlessly put many regulated entities out of 
compliance and ultimately jeopardize the EPA's ability to work with 
regulated entities to achieve the protective outcomes envisioned in the 
aerosol coatings rule.
    For the reasons discussed earlier in this document, this interim 
final rule is effective immediately upon publication. APA section 
553(d) provides that final rules may become effective upon publication 
in the Federal Register if the rule ``relieves a restriction,'' is an 
interpretive rule or statement of policy, or if the agency otherwise 
finds ``good cause'' for doing so. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1)-(3). The purpose 
of this provision is ``to give affected parties a reasonable time to 
adjust their behavior before the final rule takes effect.'' Omnipoint 
Corp. v. FCC, 78 F.3d 620, 630 (D.C. Cir. 1996). In determining whether 
good cause exists to waive the 30-day delay, an agency should ``balance 
the necessity for immediate implementation against principles of 
fundamental fairness which require all affected persons be afforded a 
reasonable amount of time to prepare for the effective date of its 
ruling.'' Id. (citing United States v. Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d 1099, 1105 
(8th Cir 1977)). The EPA has determined that there is good cause for 
making this final rule effective immediately under section 553(d) 
because it relieves obligations to achieve full compliance with the 
amended aerosol coating rule by the existing deadline. As such, 
regulated parties do not require additional time to adjust their 
behavior before this final rule goes into effect. For the same reasons, 
the rule also ``relieves a restriction'' under section 553(d)(1).

IV. Request for Comment

    As explained in section III of this document, the EPA finds good 
cause to take this interim final action without prior notice or 
opportunity for public comment. However, the EPA is providing an 
opportunity for comment on extension of the compliance date for the 
amendments to the aerosol coating rule finalized on January 17, 2025, 
and requests comment on the revisions described in this rule. The EPA 
is not reopening for comment any provisions of the aerosol coatings 
final rule amendments other than the specific provisions that are 
expressly amended in this interim final rule. The EPA will review and 
respond to any comments received, including by making changes to this 
action if appropriate.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders 
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

A. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was 
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review. In the amendments to the aerosol coatings final rule (90 FR 
5697), the Agency estimated that there are no adverse economic impacts 
anticipated from compliance with that rule. However, Petitioners have 
requested that the Agency delay the compliance date from July 17, 2025, 
to January 17, 2027, suggesting that the revised compliance date may 
lead to a reduction in burden. Delaying the compliance date until 
January 17, 2027, could result in cost savings for any regulated entity 
that needs to reformulate their products and adapt their distribution 
methods to implement the requirements of the amendments in the final 
rule.

B. Executive Order 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation

    This action is considered an Executive Order 14192 deregulatory 
action. This final rule provides burden reduction by delaying the 
compliance date to allow regulated entities additional time to come 
into compliance.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    The information collection does not impose any new information 
collection burden under the PRA. The Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has previously approved the information collection activities 
that apply to the regulated entities affected by this action and has 
assigned OMB control number 2060-0617. This action does not change the 
information collection requirements.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. The EPA 
concludes that this rule will not have a significant

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economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because the 
rule has no net increase in burden on the small entities subject to the 
rule.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This final action does not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 
million as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes 
no enforceable duty on any State, local, or Tribal governments or the 
private sector. This rule extends the deadline for compliance from July 
17, 2025, to January 17, 2027.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action 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.

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

    This action does not have Tribal implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. The rule will extend the deadline for compliance 
for regulated entities from July 17, 2025, to January 17, 2027. It does 
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, in 
that this action imposes no regulatory burdens on Tribes. Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

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

    Executive Order 13045 directs Federal agencies to include an 
evaluation of the health and safety effects of the planned regulation 
on children in Federal health and safety standards and explain why the 
regulation is preferable to potentially effective and reasonably 
feasible alternatives. This action is not subject to Executive Order 
13045 because it is not a significant regulatory action under section 
(3)(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866 and because the EPA does not believe 
the environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action 
present a disproportionate risk to children.

I. Executive Order 13211 Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 because it is 
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR 
Part 51

    This action does not involve technical standards; therefore, the 
NTTAA does not apply.

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    This action is subject to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801-808, and the EPA 
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the 
Comptroller General of the United States.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 59

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

Lee Zeldin,
Administrator.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental 
Protection Agency amends part 59 of title 40 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations as follows:

PART 59--NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 
CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

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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--National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards 
for Aerosol Coatings

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2. Amend Sec.  59.502 by revising paragraphs (a) and (d) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  59.502   When do I have to comply with this subpart?

    (a) Except as provided in Sec.  59.509 and paragraphs (b) and (c) 
of this section, you must be in compliance with all provisions of this 
subpart by January 17, 2027.
* * * * *
    (d) Until January 17, 2027, appendix A--table 1, appendix A--table 
2A, appendix A--table 2B, appendix A--table 2C and the test methods 
listed in appendix A table 3 to subpart E of part 59 are applicable to 
this subpart. Prior to January 17, 2027, regulated entities may elect 
to use tables 1, 2A, 2B, and 2C. If a regulated entity elects to do so, 
it shall use the test methods specified in Sec.  59.508 of this 
subpart. After January 17, 2027, tables 1, 2A, 2B, and 2C, and the test 
methods specified in Sec.  59.508 of this subpart are applicable.

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3. Amend Sec.  59.505 by revising paragraph (h) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.505   How do I demonstrate compliance with the reactivity 
limits?

* * * * *
    (h) Until January 17, 2027, the test methods listed in table 3 of 
appendix A to subpart E of part 59 are applicable to this subpart.

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4. Amend Sec.  59.509 by revising paragraph (g) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.509   Can I get a variance?

* * * * *
    (g) Beginning on January 17, 2027, or once the notification/report 
template for this subpart has been available on the CEDRI website for 
six months, whichever date is later, submit the request for a variance 
with the information in paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) following the 
procedure specified in Sec.  59.511(l).

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5. Amend Sec.  59.511 by revising paragraph (k) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.511   What notifications and reports must I submit?

* * * * *
    (k) Beginning on January 17, 2027, or once the notification/report 
template for this subpart has been available on the CEDRI website for 
six months, whichever date is later, regulated entities shall submit 
all notifications, reports, and other information required in 
paragraphs (b) through (j) of this section following the procedure 
specified in paragraph (l) of this section.
* * * * *

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6. Amend Sec.  59.512 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.512   Addresses of EPA Regional Offices.

* * * * *
    (b) Beginning on January 17, 2027, or once the notification/report 
template for this subpart has been available on the CEDRI website for 
six months, whichever date is later, regulated entities shall submit 
all notifications, reports, and other information required in Sec.  
59.511(b) through (j) following the procedure specified in Sec.  
59.511(l).

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7. Revise the heading of appendix A to subpart E of part 59 to read as 
follows:

Appendix A to Subpart E of Part 59--In compliance with 40 CFR Part 59, 
Subpart E, the following standards will remain applicable prior to 
January 17, 2027.

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8. Revise the heading of appendix A--table 1 to subpart E of part 59 to 
read as follows:

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Appendix A--Table 1 to Subpart E of Part 59--Product-Weighted 
Reactivity Limits by Coating Category Applicable Prior to January 17, 
2027

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9. Revise the heading of appendix A--table 2A to subpart E of part 59 
to read as follows:

Appendix A--Table 2A to Subpart E of Part 59--Reactivity Factors--
Applicable Prior to January 17, 2027

* * * * *

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10. Revise the heading of appendix A--table 2B to subpart E of part 59 
to read as follows:

Appendix A--Table 2B to Subpart E of Part 59--Reactivity Factors for 
Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Solvent Mixtures--Applicable Prior to January 17, 
2027

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11. Revise the heading of appendix A--table 2C to subpart E of part 59 
to read as follows:

Appendix A--Table 2C to Subpart E of Part 59--Reactivity Factors for 
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Solvent Mixtures--Applicable Prior to January 17, 
2027

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12. Revise the heading of appendix A--table 3 to subpart E of part 59 
to read as follows:

Appendix A--Table 3 to Subpart E of Part 59--Methods--Applicable Prior 
to January 17, 2027

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