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Prohibition on Gasoline Containing Lead or Lead Additives for Highway Use

 [Federal Register: February 2, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 23)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3894]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]




ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[FRL-5412-2]
RIN 2060-AD55
 
Prohibition on Gasoline Containing Lead or Lead Additives for 
Highway Use

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.




SUMMARY: The Clean Air Act prohibits the introduction of gasoline 
containing lead or lead additives into commerce for use as a motor 
vehicle fuel after December 31, 1995. In today's action, EPA proposes 
to revise its regulations regarding gasoline so as to prohibit the 
introduction of gasoline which is produced with the use of any lead 
additive, or contains more than 0.05 gram of lead per gallon, into 
commerce for use as motor vehicle fuel effective January 1, 1996, to 
remove existing regulatory provisions which will no longer be necessary 
as a result of this ban, and to modify other provisions to reflect the 
institution of this ban. In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is promulgating this amendment as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal, because EPA views this as a noncontroversial 
action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the proposed changes is set forth in the direct final rule. If no 
adverse comments are received in response to that direct final rule, no 
further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If 
EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 
and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this notice should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received by March 4, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this proposed action should be addressed 
to Public Docket No. A-95-13, Waterside Mall (Room M-1500), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket Section, 401 M Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Materials relevant to this rulemaking 
have been placed in Docket A-95-13. Documents may be inspected between 
the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket material. Those 
wishing to notify EPA of their intent to submit adverse comment or 
request an opportunity for a public hearing on this action should 
contact Paulina Chen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Air and Radiation, (202) 233-9031.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paulina Chen, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, (202) 233-9031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For addition information, see the direct 
final rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: January 29, 1995.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-2232 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am]
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