Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule To Amend Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances To Include Potential Production Allowances for Methyl Bromide

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With this action, EPA allocates potential production allowances to producers who have baseline allowances for the production of methyl bromide. These potential production allowances are intended solely for the production of methyl bromide for export to Article 5 countries, as defined under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. In drafting the accelerated phaseout rule, which was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 1993, the Agency inadvertently omitted methyl bromide from the list of chemicals for which potential production allowances were granted. Today's action correctly allocates potential production allowances for all control periods beginning January 1, 1994, and ending before January 1, 2001, equal to 10 percent of a company's baseline production allowances. The Agency may propose potential production allowances for methyl bromide for control periods after January 1, 2001, at a later date. Today's action makes the above-mentioned correction while maintaining the goals of the accelerated phaseout to protect human health and the environment.