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Halon Handling

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Halon Handling

Recent Regulations and Federal Register Notices

Import of Aircraft Halon-1301 Fire Extinguishing Vessels

This final rulemaking is amending the existing import petition process to allow companies that service fire extinguishing aircraft bottles that contain Halon-1301, an ozone depleting substance, to import such bottles for routine hydrostatic testing without obtaining permission from EPA prior to import. This action will facilitate the timely maintenance of integral components of on-board fire suuppression systems and will prevent unnecessary emissions of a highly ozone depleting chemical by detecting and repairing vessel leaks.

Final Rule (March 4, 2009) (pre-publication draft, 26 pp, 194K)
Withdrawl of Direct Final Rule (June 7, 2006; 71 FR 32840) (2 pp, 89K)
Direct Final Rule (April 11, 2006; 71 FR 18219) (9 pp, 165K)
Companion Proposed Rule (April 11, 2006; 71 FR 18259) (4 pp, 109K)
Fact Sheet

Certification of Halon Recycling/Recovery Equipment

Direct Final Rule (August 11, 1998; 63 FR 42728)
Concurrent Proposed Rule (August 11, 1998; 63 FR 42791)

Halon Emissions Reduction

Final Rule (March 5, 1998; 63 FR 11083)
Proposed Rule (July 7, 1997; 62 FR 36427)

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