Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

This action promulgates a partial stay of a provision of the refrigerant recycling regulations previously promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act that restricts the sale of class I or class II refrigerants contained in appliances without fully assembled refrigerant circuits. On January 27, 1995, EPA partially stayed the effectiveness of 40 CFR 82.154(m), including the applicable compliance date, only as it applies to refrigerant contained in appliances without fully assembled refrigerant circuits, for three months. That stay was promulgated pursuant to Clean Air Act section 307(d)(7)(B), which provides the Administrator authority to stay for three months the effectiveness of a rule during reconsideration. This document extends the partial stay of the effectiveness of 40 CFR 82.154(m), including the applicable compliance date, pursuant to Clean Air Act section 301(a)(1). The partial stay will be in effect until such time as EPA takes final action on its reconsideration (including any appropriate regulatory action) of the rules in question.