[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 17]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR82.13]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 82_PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart A_Production and Consumption Controls

 

Sec.  82.13  Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for class I 

controlled substances.



    (a) Unless otherwise specified, the recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements set forth in this section take effect on January 1, 1995. 

For class I, Group VIII controlled substances, the recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements set forth in this section take effect on August 

18, 2003. For class I, Group VI critical use methyl bromide, the 

recordkeeping and reporting requirements set forth in this section take 

effect January 1, 2005.

    (b) Reports and records required by this section may be used for 

purposes of compliance determinations. These requirements are not 

intended as a limitation on the use of other evidence admissible under 

the Federal Rules of Evidence. Failure to provide the reports, petitions 

and records required by this section, and to certify the accuracy of the 

information in the reports, petitions and records required by this 

section, will be considered a violation of this subpart. False 

statements made in reports, petitions and records will be considered 

violations of Section 113 of the Clean Air Act.

    (c) Unless otherwise specified, reports required by this section 

must be mailed to the Administrator within 45 days of the end of the 

applicable reporting period.

    (d) Records and copies of reports required by this section must be 

retained for three years.

    (e) In reports required by this section, quantities of controlled 

substances must be stated in terms of kilograms.

    (f) Every person (``producer'') who produces class I controlled 

substances during a control period must comply with the following 

recordkeeping and reporting requirements:

    (1) Within 120 days of May 10, 1995, or within 120 days of the date 

that a producer first produces a class I controlled substance, whichever 

is later, and within 120 days of July 18, 2003 for class I, Group VIII 

controlled substances, every producer who has not already done so must 

submit to the Administrator a report describing:

    (i) The method by which the producer in practice measures daily 

quantities of controlled substances produced;

    (ii) Conversion factors by which the daily records as currently 

maintained can be converted into kilograms of controlled substances 

produced, including any constants or assumptions used in making those 

calculations (e.g., tank specifications, ambient temperature or 

pressure, density of the controlled substance);

    (iii) Internal accounting procedures for determining plant-wide 

production;



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    (iv) The quantity of any fugitive losses accounted for in the 

production figures; and

    (v) The estimated percent efficiency of the production process for 

the controlled substance. Within 60 days of any change in the 

measurement procedures or the information specified in the above report, 

the producer must submit a report specifying the revised data or 

procedures to the Administrator.

    (2) Every producer of a class I or class II controlled substance 

during a control period must maintain the following records:

    (i) Dated records of the quantity of each controlled substance 

produced at each facility;

    (ii) Dated records of the quantity of controlled substances produced 

for use in processes that result in their transformation or for use in 

processes that result in their destruction and quantity sold for use in 

processes that result in their transformation or for use in processes 

that result in their destruction;

    (iii) Dated records of the quantity of controlled substances 

produced for an essential-use and quantity sold for use in an essential-

use process;

    (iv) Dated records of the quantity of controlled substances produced 

with expended destruction and/or transformation credits;

    (v) Dated records of the quantity of controlled substances produced 

with Article 5 allowances;

    (vi) Copies of invoices or receipts documenting sale of controlled 

substance for use in processes resulting in their transformation or for 

use in processes resulting in destruction;

    (vii) Dated records of the quantity of each controlled substance 

used at each facility as feedstocks or destroyed in the manufacture of a 

controlled substance or in the manufacture of any other substance, and 

any controlled substance introduced into the production process of the 

same controlled substance at each facility;

    (viii) Dated records identifying the quantity of each chemical not a 

controlled substance produced within each facility also producing one or 

more controlled substances;

    (ix) Dated records of the quantity of raw materials and feedstock 

chemicals used at each facility for the production of controlled 

substances;

    (x) Dated records of the shipments of each controlled substance 

produced at each plant;

    (xi) The quantity of controlled substances, the date received, and 

names and addresses of the source of used materials containing 

controlled substances which are recycled or reclaimed at each plant;

    (xii) Records of the date, the controlled substance, and the 

estimated quantity of any spill or release of a controlled substance 

that equals or exceeds 100 pounds;

    (xiii) Internal Revenue Service Certificates in the case of 

transformation, or the destruction verification in the case of 

destruction (as in Sec.  82.13(k)), showing that the purchaser or 

recipient of a controlled substance, in the United States or in another 

country that is a Party, certifies the intent to either transform or 

destroy the controlled substance, or sell the controlled substance for 

transformation or destruction in cases when production and consumption 

allowances were not expended;

    (xiv) Written verifications that essential-use allowances were 

conveyed to the producer for the production of specified quantities of a 

specific controlled substance that will only be used for the named 

essential-use and not resold or used in any other manufacturing process.

    (xv) Written certifications that quantities of controlled 

substances, meeting the purity criteria in appendix G of this subpart, 

were purchased by distributors of laboratory supplies or by laboratory 

customers to be used only in essential laboratory and analytical uses as 

defined by appendix G, and not to be resold or used in manufacturing.

    (xvi) Written verifications from a U.S. purchaser that the 

controlled substance was exported to an Article 5 country in cases when 

Article 5 allowances were expended during production; and

    (xvii) For class I, Group VI controlled substances, dated records of 

the quantity of controlled substances produced



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for quarantine and preshipment applications and quantity sold for 

quarantine and preshipment applications;

    (xviii) Written certifications that quantities of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances produced solely for quarantine and preshipment 

applications were purchased by distributors or applicators to be used 

only for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with the 

definitions in this subpart; and

    (xix) Written verifications from a U.S. purchaser that class I, 

Group VI controlled substances produced solely for quarantine and 

preshipment applications, if exported, will be exported solely for 

quarantine and preshipment applications upon receipt of a certification 

in accordance with the definitions of this subpart and requirements in 

paragraph (h) of this section.

    (xx) For class I, Group VI controlled substances, dated records such 

as invoices and order forms, and a log of the quantity of controlled 

substances produced for critical use, specifying quantities dedicated 

for pre-plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest use, and the 

quantity sold for critical use, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-

plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest use;

    (xxi) Written certifications that quantities of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances produced for critical use were purchased by 

distributors, applicators, or approved critical users to be used or sold 

only for critical use in accordance with the definitions and 

prohibitions in this subpart. Certifications must be maintained by the 

producer for a minimum of three years and;

    (xxii) For class I, Group VI controlled substances, dated records 

such as invoices and order forms, and a log of the quantity of 

controlled substances produced solely for export to satisfy critical 

uses authorized by the Parties for that control period, and the quantity 

sold solely for export to satisfy critical uses authorized by the 

Parties for that control period.

    (3) Reporting Requirements--Producers. For each quarter, except as 

specified below, each producer of a class I controlled substance must 

provide the Administrator with a report containing the following 

information:

    (i) The production by company in that quarter of each controlled 

substance, specifying the quantity of any controlled substance used in 

processing, resulting in its transformation by the producer;

    (ii) The amount of production for use in processes resulting in 

destruction of controlled substances by the producer;

    (iii) The levels of production (expended allowances and credits) for 

each controlled substance;

    (iv) The producer's total of expended and unexpended production 

allowances, consumption allowances, Article 5 allowances, critical use 

allowances (pre-plant), critical use allowances (post-harvest), critical 

stock allowances, and amount of essential-use allowances and destruction 

and transformation credits conferred at the end of that quarter;

    (v) The amount of controlled substance sold or transferred during 

the quarter to a person other than the producer for use in processes 

resulting in its transformation or eventual destruction;

    (vi) A list of the quantities and names of controlled substances 

exported, by the producer and or by other U.S. companies, to a Party to 

the Protocol that will be transformed or destroyed and therefore were 

not produced expending production or consumption allowances;

    (vii) For transformation in the United States or by a person of 

another Party, one copy of an IRS certification of intent to transform 

the same controlled substance for a particular transformer and a list of 

additional quantities shipped to that same transformer for the quarter;

    (viii) For destruction in the United States or by a person of 

another Party, one copy of a destruction verification (as under Sec.  

82.13(k)) for a particular destroyer, destroying the same controlled 

substance, and a list of additional quantities shipped to that same 

destroyer for the quarter;

    (ix) A list of U.S. purchasers of controlled substances that 

exported to an Article 5 country in cases when Article 5 allowances were 

expended during production;



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    (x) A list of the essential-use allowance holders, distributors of 

laboratory supplies and laboratory customers from whom orders were 

placed and the quantity of specific essential-use controlled substances 

requested and produced;

    (xi) The certifications from essential-use allowance holders stating 

that the controlled substances were purchased solely for specified 

essential uses and will not be resold or used in any other manufacturing 

process;

    (xii) In the case of laboratory essential-uses, certifications from 

distributors of laboratory supplies that controlled substances were 

purchased for sale to laboratory customers who certify that the 

substances will only be used for essential laboratory and analytical 

uses as defined by appendix G of this subpart, and will not be resold or 

used in manufacturing; or, if sales are made directly to laboratories, 

certification from laboratories that the controlled substances will only 

be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses (defined at 

appendix G of this subpart) and will not be resold or used in 

manufacturing.

    (xiii) The amount of class I, Group VI controlled substances sold or 

transferred during the quarter to a person other than the producer 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications;

    (xiv) A list of the quantities of class I, Group VI controlled 

substances produced by the producer and exported by the producer and/or 

by other U.S. companies, to a Party to the Protocol that will be used 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications and therefore were 

not produced expending production or consumption allowances; and

    (xv) For quarantine and preshipment applications of class I, Group 

VI controlled substances in the United States or by a person of another 

Party, one copy of a certification that the material will be used only 

for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with the 

definitions in this subpart from each recipient of the material and a 

list of additional quantities shipped to that same person for the 

quarter.

    (xvi) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, 

producers shall report annually the amount of critical use methyl 

bromide owned by the reporting entity, specifying quantities dedicated 

for pre-plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest use, as well 

as quantities held by the reporting entity on behalf of another entity, 

specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant use and quantities 

dedicated for post-harvest use along with the name of the entity on 

whose behalf the material is held; and

    (xvii) A list of the quantities of class I, Group VI controlled 

substances produced by the producer and exported by the producer and/or 

by other U.S. companies in that control period, solely to satisfy the 

critical uses authorized by the Parties for that control period; and

    (xviii) On an annual basis, the amount of methyl bromide produced or 

imported prior to the January 1, 2005, phaseout date owned by the 

reporting entity, as well as quantities held by the reporting entity on 

behalf of another entity, specifying the name of the entity on whose 

behalf the material is held.

    (4) For any person who fails to maintain the records required by 

this paragraph, or to submit the report required by this paragraph, the 

Administrator may assume that the person has produced at full capacity 

during the period for which records were not kept, for purposes of 

determining whether the person has violated the prohibitions at Sec.  

82.4.

    (g) Importers of class I controlled substances during a control 

period must comply with record-keeping and reporting requirements 

specified in this paragraph (g).

    (1) Recordkeeping--Importers. Any importer of a class I controlled 

substance (including used, recycled and reclaimed controlled substances) 

must maintain the following records:

    (i) The quantity of each controlled substance imported, either alone 

or in mixtures, including the percentage of each mixture which consists 

of a controlled substance;

    (ii) The quantity of those controlled substances imported that are 

used (including recycled or reclaimed) and the information provided with 

the petition as under Sec.  82.13(g)(2);



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    (iii) The quantity of controlled substances other than transhipments 

or used, recycled or reclaimed substances imported for use in processes 

resulting in their transformation or destruction and quantity sold for 

use in processes that result in their destruction or transformation;

    (iv) The date on which the controlled substances were imported;

    (v) The port of entry through which the controlled substances 

passed;

    (vi) The country from which the imported controlled substances were 

imported;

    (vii) The commodity code for the controlled substances shipped, 

which must be one of those listed in Appendix K to this subpart;

    (viii) The importer number for the shipment;

    (ix) A copy of the bill of lading for the import;

    (x) The invoice for the import;

    (xi) The quantity of imports of used, recycled or reclaimed class I 

controlled substances and class II controlled substances;

    (xii) The U.S. Customs entry form;

    (xiii) Dated records documenting the sale or transfer of controlled 

substances for use in processes resulting in transformation or 

destruction;

    (xiv) Copies of IRS certifications that the controlled substance 

will be transformed or destruction verifications that it will be 

destroyed (as in Sec.  82.13(k));

    (xv) Dated records of the quantity of controlled substances imported 

for an essential-use or imported with destruction and transformation 

credits; and

    (xvi) Copies of certifications that imported controlled substances 

are being purchased for essential laboratory and analytical uses 

(defined at appendix G of this subpart) or being purchased for eventual 

sale to laboratories that certify that controlled substances are for 

essential laboratory and analytical uses (defined at appendix G of this 

subpart).

    (xvii) For class I, Group VI controlled substances, dated records of 

the quantity of controlled substances imported for quarantine and 

preshipment applications and quantity sold for quarantine and 

preshipment applications;

    (xviii) Written certifications that quantities of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances imported solely for quarantine and preshipment 

applications were purchased by distributors or applicators to be used 

only for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with the 

definitions in this subpart; and

    (xix) Written verifications from a U.S. purchaser that class I, 

Group VI controlled substances imported solely for quarantine and 

preshipment applications, if exported, will be exported solely for 

quarantine and preshipment applications upon receipt of a certification 

in accordance with the definitions of this Subpart and requirements in 

paragraph (h) of this section.

    (xx) For class I, Group VI controlled substances, dated records such 

as invoices and order forms, of the quantity of controlled substances 

imported for critical use, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant 

use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest use, and the quantity sold 

for critical use, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant use and 

quantities dedicated for post-harvest use, and;

    (xxi) Written certifications that quantities of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances imported for critical use were purchased by 

distributors, applicators, or approved critical users to be used or sold 

only for critical use in accordance with the definitions and 

prohibitions in this subpart. Certifications must be maintained by an 

importer for a minimum of three years.

    (2) Petitioning--Importers of Used, Recycled or Reclaimed Controlled 

Substances. For each individual shipment over 5 pounds of a used 

controlled substance as defined in Sec.  82.3, an importer must submit 

directly to the Administrator, at least 40 working days before the 

shipment is to leave the foreign port of export, the following 

information in a petition:

    (i) Name and quantity in kilograms of the used controlled substance 

to be imported;

    (ii) Name and address of the importer, the importer ID number, the 

contact person, and the phone and fax numbers;

    (iii) Name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of 

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previous source facilities from which the used controlled substance was 

recovered;

    (iv) A detailed description of the previous use of the controlled 

substance at each source facility and a best estimate of when the 

specific controlled substance was put into the equipment at each source 

facility, and, when possible, documents indicating the date the material 

was put into the equipment;

    (v) A list of the name, make and model number of the equipment from 

which the material was recovered at each source facility;

    (vi) Name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of 

the exporter and of all persons to whom the material was transferred or 

sold after it was recovered from the source facility;

    (vii) The U.S. port of entry for the import, the expected date of 

shipment and the vessel transporting the chemical. If at the time of 

submitting a petition the importer does not know the U.S. port of entry, 

the expected date of shipment and the vessel transporting the chemical, 

and the importer receives a non-objection notice for the individual 

shipment in the petition, the importer is required to notify the 

Administrator of this information prior to the actual U.S. Customs entry 

of the individual shipment;

    (viii) A description of the intended use of the used controlled 

substance, and, when possible, the name, address, contact person, phone 

number and fax number of the ultimate purchaser in the United States;

    (ix) Name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of 

the U.S. reclamation facility, where applicable;

    (x) If someone at the source facility recovered the controlled 

substance from the equipment, the name and phone and fax numbers of that 

person;

    (xi) If the imported controlled substance was reclaimed in a foreign 

Party, the name, address, contact person, phone number and fax number of 

any or all foreign reclamation facility(ies) responsible for reclaiming 

the cited shipment;

    (xii) An export license from the appropriate government agency in 

the country of export and, if recovered in another country, the export 

license from the appropriate government agency in that country;

    (xiii) If the imported used controlled substance is intended to be 

sold as a refrigerant in the U.S., the name and address of the U.S. 

reclaimer who will bring the material to the standard required under 

section 608 (Sec.  82.152(g)) of the CAA, if not already reclaimed to 

those specifications; and

    (xiv) A certification of accuracy of the information submitted in 

the petition.

    (3) Starting on the first working day following receipt by the 

Administrator of a petition to import a used class I controlled 

substance, the Administrator will initiate a review of the information 

submitted under paragraph (g)(2) of this section and take action within 

40 working days to issue either an objection-notice or a non-objection 

notice for the individual shipment to the person who submitted the 

petition to import the used class I controlled substance.

    (i) For the following reasons, the Administrator may issue an 

objection notice to a petition:

    (A) If the Administrator determines that the information is 

insufficient, that is, if the petition lacks or appears to lack any of 

the information required under Sec.  82.13(g)(2);

    (B) If the Administrator determines that any portion of the petition 

contains false or misleading information, or the Administrator has 

information from other U.S. or foreign government agencies indicating 

that the petition contains false or misleading information;

    (C) If the importer wishes to import a used class I controlled 

substance from a country which is, for that particular controlled 

substance, out of compliance regarding its phaseout obligations under 

the Protocol or the transaction in the petition is contrary to other 

provisions in the Vienna Convention or the Montreal Protocol;

    (D) If the appropriate government agency in the exporting country 

has not agreed to issue an export license for the cited individual 

shipment of used controlled substance;



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    (E) If allowing the import of the used class I controlled substance 

would run counter to government restrictions from either the country of 

recovery or export regarding controlled ozone-depleting substances;

    (F) If reclamation capacity is installed or is being installed for 

that specific controlled substance in the country of recovery or country 

of export and the capacity is funded in full or in part through the 

Multilateral Fund.

    (ii) Within ten (10) working days after receipt of the objection 

notice, the importer may re-petition the Administrator, only if the 

Administrator indicated ``insufficient information'' as the basis for 

the objection notice. If no appeal is taken by the tenth working day 

after the date on the objection notice, the objection shall become 

final. Only one appeal of re-petition will be accepted for any petition 

received by EPA.

    (iii) Any information contained in the re-petition which is 

inconsistent with the original petition must be identified and a 

description of the reason for the inconsistency must accompany the re-

petition.

    (iv) In cases where the Administrator does not object to the 

petition based on the criteria listed in paragraph (g)(3)(i) of this 

section, the Administrator will issue a non-objection notice.

    (v) To pass the approved used class I controlled substances through 

U.S. Customs, the petition and the non-objection notice issued by EPA 

must accompany the shipment through U.S. Customs.

    (vi) If for some reason, following EPA's issuance of a non-objection 

notice, new information is brought to EPA's attention which shows that 

the non-objection notice was issued based on false information, then EPA 

has the right to:

    (A) Revoke the non-objection notice;

    (B) Pursue all means to ensure that the controlled substance is not 

imported into the United States; and

    (C) Take appropriate enforcement actions.

    (vii) Once the Administrator issues a non-objection notice, the 

person receiving the non-objection notice is required to import the 

individual shipment of used class I controlled substance within the same 

control period as the date stamped on the non-objection notice.

    (viii) A person receiving a non-objection notice from the 

Administrator for a petition to import used class I controlled 

substances must maintain the following records:

    (A) a copy of the petition;

    (B) the EPA non-objection notice;

    (C) the bill of lading for the import; and

    (D) U.S. Customs entry documents for the import that must include 

one of the commodity codes from Appendix K to this subpart.

    (4) Reporting Requirements--Importers. For each quarter, except as 

specified below, every importer of a class I controlled substance 

(including importers of used, recycled or reclaimed controlled 

substances) must submit to the Administrator a report containing the 

following information:

    (i) Summaries of the records required in paragraphs (g)(1) (i) 

through (xvi) of this section for the previous quarter;

    (ii) The total quantity imported in kilograms of each controlled 

substance for that quarter;

    (iii) The quantity of those controlled substances imported that are 

used controlled substances.

    (iv) The levels of import (expended consumption allowances before 

January 1, 1996) of controlled substances for that quarter and totaled 

by chemical for the control-period-to-date;

    (vii) The importer's total sum of expended and unexpended 

consumption allowances by chemical as of the end of that quarter and the 

total sum of expended and unexpended critical use allowances (pre-plant) 

and unexpended critical use allowances (post-harvest) and critical stock 

allowances;

    (viii) The amount of controlled substances imported for use in 

processes resulting in their transformation or destruction;

    (ix) The amount of controlled substances sold or transferred during 

the quarter to each person for use in processes resulting in their 

transformation or eventual destruction;

    (x) The amount of controlled substances sold or transferred during 

the



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quarter to each person for an essential use;

    (xi) The amount of controlled substances imported with destruction 

and transformation credits;

    (xii) Internal Revenue Service Certificates showing that the 

purchaser or recipient of imported controlled substances intends to 

transform those substances or destruction verifications (as in Sec.  

82.13(k)) showing that purchaser or recipient intends to destroy the 

controlled substances; and

    (xiii) The certifications from essential-use allowance holders 

stating that the controlled substances were purchased solely for 

specified essential-uses and will not be resold or used in 

manufacturing; and the certifications from distributors of laboratory 

supplies that the controlled substances were purchased solely for 

eventual sale to laboratories that certify the controlled substances are 

for essential laboratory and analytical uses (defined at appendix G of 

this subpart), or if sales are made directly to laboratories, 

certifications from laboratories that the controlled substances will 

only be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses (defined at 

appendix G of this subpart) and will not be resold or used in 

manufacturing.

    (xiv) In the case of laboratory essential uses, a certification from 

distributors of laboratory supplies that controlled substances were 

purchased for sale to laboratory customers who certify that the 

substances will only be used for laboratory applications and will not be 

resold or used in manufacturing; and

    (xv) The amount of class I, Group VI controlled substance sold or 

transferred during the quarter to a person other than the importer 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications;

    (xvi) A list of the quantities of class I, Group VI controlled 

substances exported by the importer and or by other U.S. companies, to a 

Party to the Protocol that will be used solely for quarantine and 

preshipment applications and therefore were not imported expending 

consumption allowances; and

    (xvii) For quarantine and preshipment applications of class I, Group 

VI controlled substances in the United States or by a person of another 

Party, one copy of a certification that the material will be used only 

for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with the 

definitions in this subpart from each recipient of the material and a 

list of additional quantities shipped to that same person for the 

quarter.

    (xviii) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled 

substances, importers shall report annually the amount of critical use 

methyl bromide owned by the reporting entity, specifying quantities 

dedicated for pre-plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest 

use, as well as quantities held by the reporting entity on behalf of 

another entity, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant use and 

quantities dedicated for post-harvest use along with the name of the 

entity on whose behalf the material is held.

    (xix) Importers shall report annually the amount of methyl bromide 

produced or imported prior to the January 1, 2005, phaseout date owned 

by the reporting entity, as well as quantities held by the reporting 

entity on behalf of another entity, specifying the name of the entity on 

whose behalf the material is held.

    (h) Reporting Requirements--Exporters. (1) For any exports of class 

I controlled substances (except Group VI) not reported under Sec.  82.10 

of this subpart (additional consumption allowances), or under paragraph 

(f)(3) of this section (reporting for producers of controlled 

substances), the exporter who exported a class I controlled substance 

(except Group VI) must submit to the Administrator the following 

information within 45 days after the end of the control period in which 

the unreported exports left the United States:

    (i) The names and addresses of the exporter and the recipient of the 

exports;

    (ii) The exporter's Employee Identification Number;

    (iii) The type and quantity of each controlled substance exported 

and what percentage, if any, of the controlled substance is used, 

recycled or reclaimed;

    (iv) The date on which, and the port from which, the controlled 

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were exported from the United States or its territories;

    (v) The country to which the controlled substances were exported;

    (vi) The amount exported to each Article 5 country;

    (vii) The commodity code of the controlled substance shipped; and

    (viii) The invoice or sales agreement containing language similar to 

the Internal Revenue Service Certificate that the purchaser or recipient 

of imported controlled substances intends to transform those substances, 

or destruction verifications (as in paragraph(k) of this section) 

showing that the purchaser or recipient intends to destroy the 

controlled substances.

    (2) For any exports of class I, Group VI controlled substances not 

reported under Sec.  82.10 of this subpart (additional consumption 

allowances), or under paragraph (f)(3) of this section (reporting for 

producers of controlled substances), the exporter who exported a class 

I, Group VI controlled substance must submit to the Administrator the 

following information within 45 days after the end of each quarter in 

which the unreported exports left the United States:

    (i) The names and addresses of the exporter and the recipient of the 

exports;

    (ii) The exporter's Employee Identification Number;

    (iii) The type and quantity of each controlled substance exported 

and what percentage, if any, of the controlled substance is used, 

recycled or reclaimed;

    (iv) The date on which, and the port from which, the controlled 

substances were exported from the United States or its territories;

    (v) The country to which the controlled substances were exported;

    (vi) The amount exported to each Article 5 country;

    (vii) The commodity code of the controlled substance shipped; and

    (viii) The invoice or sales agreement containing language similar to 

the Internal Revenue Service Certificate that the purchaser or recipient 

of imported controlled substances intends to transform those substances, 

the destruction verifications (as in paragraph (k) of this section) 

showing that the purchaser or recipient intends to destroy the 

controlled substances, or the certification that the purchaser or 

recipient and the eventual applicator will only use the material for 

quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with the 

definitions in this subpart.

    (i) Every person who has requested additional production allowances 

under Sec.  82.9(e) of this subpart or destruction and transformation 

credits under Sec.  82.9(f) of this subpart or consumption allowances 

under Sec.  82.10(b) of this subpart or who transforms or destroys class 

I controlled substances not produced or imported by that person must 

maintain the following:

    (1) Dated records of the quantity and level of each controlled 

substance transformed or destroyed;

    (2) Copies of the invoices or receipts documenting the sale or 

transfer of the controlled substance to the person;

    (3) In the case where those controlled substances are transformed, 

dated records of the names, commercial use, and quantities of the 

resulting chemical(s);

    (4) In the case where those controlled substances are transformed, 

dated records of shipments to purchasers of the resulting chemical(s);

    (5) Dated records of all shipments of controlled substances received 

by the person, and the identity of the producer or importer of the 

controlled substances;

    (6) Dated records of inventories of controlled substances at each 

plant on the first day of each quarter; and

    (7) A copy of the person's IRS certification of intent to transform 

or the purchaser's or recipient's destruction verification of intent to 

destroy (as under Sec.  82.13(k)), in the case where substances were 

purchased or transferred for transformation or destruction purposes.

    (j) Persons who destroy class I controlled substances shall, 

following promulgation of this rule, provide EPA with a one-time report 

stating the destruction unit's destruction efficiency and the methods 

used to record the volume destroyed and those used to determine 

destruction efficiency and the name of other relevant federal or state



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regulations that may apply to the destruction process. Any changes to 

the unit's destruction efficiency or methods used to record volume 

destroyed and to determine destruction efficiency must be reflected in a 

revision to this report to be submitted to EPA within 60 days of the 

change.

    (k) Persons who purchase or receive and subsequently destroy 

controlled class I substances that were originally produced without 

expending allowances shall provide the producer or importer from whom 

they purchased or received the controlled substances with a verification 

that controlled substances will be used in processes that result in 

their destruction.

    (1) The destruction verification shall include the following:

    (i) Identity and address of the person intending to destroy 

controlled substances;

    (ii) Indication of whether those controlled substances will be 

completely destroyed, as defined in Sec.  82.3 of this rule, or less 

than completely destroyed, in which case the destruction efficiency at 

which such substances will be destroyed must be included;

    (iii) Period of time over which the person intends to destroy 

controlled substances; and

    (iv) Signature of the verifying person.

    (2) If, at any time, any aspects of this verification change, the 

person must submit a revised verification reflecting such changes to the 

producer from whom that person purchases controlled substances intended 

for destruction.

    (l) Persons who purchase class I controlled substances and who 

subsequently transform such controlled substances shall provide the 

producer or importer with the IRS certification that the controlled 

substances are to be used in processes resulting in their 

transformation.

    (m) Any person who transforms or destroys class I controlled 

substances who has submitted an IRS certificate of intent to transform 

or a destruction verification (as under paragraph (k) of this sectioin) 

to the producer or importer of the controlled substance, must report the 

names and quantities of class I controlled substances transformed and 

destroyed for each control period within 45 days of the end of such 

control period.

    (n) Persons who import or export used controlled substances 

(including recycled or reclaimed) must label their bill of lading or 

invoice indicating that the controlled substance is used, recycled or 

reclaimed.

    (o) Persons who import heels of controlled substances must label 

their bill of lading or invoice indicating that the controlled substance 

in the container is a heel.

    (p) Every person who brings back a container with a heel to the 

United States, as defined in Sec.  82.3, must report quarterly the 

amount brought into the United States certifying that the residual 

amount in each shipment is less than 10 percent of the volume of the 

container and will either:

    (1) Remain in the container and be included in a future shipment;

    (2) Be recovered and transformed;

    (3) Be recovered and destroyed; or

    (4) Be recovered for a non-emissive use.

    (q) Every person who brings a container with a heel into the United 

States must report on the final disposition of each shipment within 45 

days of the end of the control period.

    (r) Every person who transships a controlled substance must maintain 

records that indicate that the controlled substance shipment originated 

in a foreign country destined for another foreign country, and does not 

enter interstate commerce with the United States.

    (s) Any person allocated essential-use allowances who submits an 

order to a producer or importer for a controlled substance must report 

the quarterly quantity received from each producer or importer.

    (t) Any distributor of laboratory supplies receiving controlled 

substances under the global laboratory essential-use exemption for sale 

to laboratory customers must report quarterly the quantity received of 

each controlled substance from each producer or importer.

    (u) Holders of Essential-Use Allowances--Reporting.

    (1) Within 30 days of the end of every quarter, any person allocated 

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use allowances must submit to the Administrator a report containing the 

quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, purchased and 

received from each producer and each importer during that quarter as 

well as from which country the controlled substance was imported.

    (2) Any person allocated essential-use allowances must submit to the 

Administrator a report containing the following information within 30 

days of the end of the control period, and, if possible, within 20 days 

of the end of the control period:

    (i) The gross quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, 

that was used for the essential use during the control period; and

    (ii) The quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, 

contained in exported products during the control period; and

    (iii) The quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, that 

was destroyed or recycled during the control period; and

    (iv) The quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, held 

in inventory as of the last day of the control period, that was acquired 

with essential use allowances in all control periods (i.e. quantity on 

hand at the end of the year); and

    (v) The quantity of each controlled substance, in kilograms, in a 

stockpile that is owned by the company or is being held on behalf of the 

company under contract, and was produced or imported through the use of 

production allowances and consumption allowances prior to the phaseout 

(i.e. class I ODSs produced before their phaseout dates); and

    (vi) For essential use allowances for metered-dose inhalers only, 

the allowance holder must report the total number of marketable units of 

each specific metered-dose inhaler product manufactured in the control 

period.

    (v) Any distributor of laboratory supplies who purchased controlled 

substances under the global laboratory essential-use exemption must 

submit quarterly (except distributors following procedures in Sec.  

82.4(z)) the quantity of each controlled substance purchased by each 

laboratory customer whose certification was previously provided to the 

distributor pursuant to paragaph (y) of this section.

    (w) A laboratory customer purchasing a controlled substance under 

the global laboratory essential-use exemption must provide the producer, 

importer or distributor with a one-time-per-year certification for each 

controlled substance that the substance will only be used for essential 

laboratory and analytical uses (defined at appendix G of this subpart) 

and not be resold or used in manufacturing. The certification must also 

include:

    (1) The identity and address of the laboratory customer;

    (2) The name and phone number of a contact person for the laboratory 

customer;

    (3) The name and quantity of each controlled substance purchased, 

and the estimated percent of the controlled substance that will be used 

for each listed type of laboratory application.

    (x) Any distributor of laboratory supplies, who purchased class I 

controlled substances under the global laboratory essential-use 

exemption, and who only sells the class I controlled substances as 

reference standards for calibrating laboratory analytical equipment, may 

write a letter to the Administrator requesting permission to submit the 

reports required under paragraph (x) of this section annually rather 

than quarterly. The Administrator will review the request and issue a 

notification of permission to file annual reports if, in the 

Administrator's judgment, the distributor meets the requirements of this 

paragraph. Upon receipt of a notification of extension from the 

Administrator, the distributor must submit annually the quantity of each 

controlled substance purchased by each laboratory customer whose 

certification was previously provided to the distributor pursuant to 

paragraph (y) of this section.

    (y) Every distributor of methyl bromide (class I, Group VI 

controlled substances) who purchases or receives a quantity produced or 

imported solely for quarantine or preshipment applications under the 

exemptions in this subpart must comply with recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements specified in this paragraph (aa) of this section.



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    (1) Every distributor of methyl bromide must certify to the producer 

or importer that quantities received that were produced or imported 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications under the exemptions 

in this subpart will be used only for quarantine applications or 

preshipment applications in accordance with the definitions in this 

subpart.

    (2) Every distributor of a quantity of methyl bromide that was 

produced or imported solely for quarantine or preshipment applications 

under the exemptions in this subpart must receive from an applicator a 

certification of the quantity of class I, Group VI controlled substances 

ordered, prior to delivery of the quantity, stating that the quantity 

will be used solely for quarantine or preshipment applications in 

accordance with definitions in this subpart.

    (3) Every distributor of methyl bromide who receives a certification 

from an applicator that the quantity ordered and delivered will be used 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with 

definitions in this subpart must maintain the certifications as records 

for 3 years.

    (4) Every distributor of methyl bromide who receives a certification 

from an applicator that the quantity ordered and delivered will be used 

solely for quarantine and preshipment applications in accordance with 

definitions in this subpart must report to the Administrator within 45 

days after the end of each quarter, the total quantity delivered for 

which certifications were received that stated the class I, Group VI 

controlled substance would be used solely for quarantine and preshipment 

applications in accordance with definitions in this Subpart.

    (z) Every applicator of class I, Group VI controlled substances who 

purchases or receives a quantity produced or imported solely for 

quarantine and preshipment applications under the exemptions in this 

subpart must comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements 

specified in this paragraph (bb) of this section.

    (1) Recordkeeping--Applicators. Every applicator of class I, Group 

VI controlled substances produced or imported solely for quarantine and 

preshipment applications under the exemptions of this subpart must 

maintain, for every application, a document from the commodity owner, 

shipper or their agent requesting the use of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances citing the regulatory requirement that justifies 

its use in accordance with definitions in this subpart. These documents 

shall be retained for 3 years.

    (2) Reporting--Applicators. Every applicator of class I, Group VI 

controlled substances who purchases or receives a quantity of class I, 

Group VI controlled substance that was produced or imported solely for 

quarantine and preshipment applications under the exemptions in this 

subpart shall provide the distributor of the methyl bromide, prior to 

shipment of the class I, Group VI controlled substance, with a 

certification that the quantity of controlled substances will be used 

only for quarantine and preshipment applications as defined in this 

subpart.

    (aa) Every commodity owner, shipper or their agent requesting an 

applicator to use a quantity of class I, Group VI controlled substance 

that was produced or imported solely for quarantine and preshipment 

applications under the exemptions of this subpart must maintain a record 

for 3 years, for each request, certifying knowledge of the requirements 

associated with the exemption for quarantine and preshipment 

applications in this subpart and citing the regulatory requirement that 

justifies the use of the class I, Group VI controlled substance in 

accordance with definitions in this subpart. The record must include the 

following statement: ``I certify knowledge of the requirements 

associated with the exempted quarantine and preshipment applications 

published in 40 CFR part 82, including the requirement that this letter 

cite the treatments or official controls for quarantine applications or 

the official requirements for preshipment requirements.''

    (bb) Every distributor of methyl bromide (class I, Group VI 

controlled substances) who purchases or receives a quantity of critical 

use methyl bromide must comply with recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements specified in this paragraph (bb).



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    (1) Recordkeeping--Every distributor of critical use methyl bromide 

must certify to the producer or importer or other entity from which they 

are acquiring quantities of critical use methyl bromide that such 

quantities received will be sold or used only for approved critical 

use(s) in accordance with the definitions and prohibitions in this 

subpart.

    (i) Every distributor of a quantity of critical use methyl bromide 

must receive from an applicator, or any other entity to whom they sell 

critical use methyl bromide, a certification of the quantity of critical 

use methyl bromide ordered, prior to delivery of the quantity, stating 

that the quantity will be sold or used only for approved critical uses 

in accordance with definitions and prohibitions in this subpart.

    (ii) Every distributor of methyl bromide who receives a 

certification from an applicator or any other entity to which they sell 

critical use methyl bromide must maintain the certifications as records 

for 3 years.

    (iii) Every distributor of a quantity of critical use methyl bromide 

must maintain invoice and order records related to the sale of such 

material for 3 years.

    (2) Reporting--Every distributor of critical use methyl bromide must 

report to the Administrator annually, the following items:

    (i) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, an 

annual list of the amount of critical use methyl bromide bought;

    (ii) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, 

an annual list of the amount of critical use methyl bromide sold for 

each specified critical use in Appendix L of this subpart;

    (iii) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, 

report the amount of critical use methyl bromide owned by the reporting 

entity, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant use and quantities 

dedicated for post-harvest use, as well as quantities held by the 

reporting entity on behalf of another entity, specifying quantities 

dedicated for pre-plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest 

use, along with the name of the entity on whose behalf the material is 

held;

    (iv) The number of unexpended and expended critical stock 

allowances;

    (v) The amount of methyl bromide produced or imported prior to the 

January 1, 2005, phaseout date owned by the reporting entity, as well as 

quantities held by the reporting entity on behalf of another entity, 

specifying the name of the entity on whose behalf the material is held.

    (cc) Every third party applicator of methyl bromide (class I, Group 

VI controlled substances) that purchases or receives critical use methyl 

bromide must comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements 

specified in this paragraph (cc).

    (1) Recordkeeping--Every third party applicator of critical use 

methyl bromide must certify to the producer or importer or other entity 

from which they are acquiring quantities of critical use methyl bromide 

that such quantities received will be sold or used only for approved 

critical use(s) in accordance with the definitions and prohibitions in 

this subpart.

    (i) Every third party applicator of a quantity of critical use 

methyl bromide must receive from any entity to whom they sell critical 

use methyl bromide, a certification of the quantity of critical use 

methyl bromide ordered, prior to delivery of the quantity, stating that 

the quantity will be sold or used only for approved critical uses in 

accordance with definitions and prohibitions in this subpart.

    (ii) Every third party applicator of methyl bromide who receives a 

certification from an entity to which they sell critical use methyl 

bromide must maintain the certifications as records for 3 years.

    (iii) Every third party applicator of a quantity of critical use 

methyl bromide must maintain invoice and order records related to the 

sale of such material for 3 years.

    (2) Reporting--Every third party applicator of critical use methyl 

bromide must report to the Administrator annually, the following items:

    (i) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, an 

annual list of the amount of critical use methyl bromide bought;

    (ii) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, 

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list of the amount of critical use methyl bromide sold for each 

specified critical use in Appendix L of this subpart;

    (iii) For critical uses of class I, Group VI controlled substances, 

report annually the amount of critical use methyl bromide owned by the 

reporting entity, specifying quantities dedicated for pre-plant use and 

quantities dedicated for post-harvest use, as well as quantities held by 

the reporting entity on behalf of another entity, specifying quantities 

dedicated for pre-plant use and quantities dedicated for post-harvest 

use, along with the name of the entity on whose behalf the material is 

held;

    (iv) The number of unexpended and expended critical stock 

allowances;

    (v) The amount of methyl bromide produced or imported prior to the 

January 1, 2005 phaseout date owned by the reporting entity, as well as 

quantities held by the reporting entity on behalf of another entity, 

specifying the name of the entity on whose behalf the material is held.

    (dd) Every approved critical user purchasing an amount of critical 

use methyl bromide or purchasing fumigation services with critical use 

methyl bromide must, for each request, identify the use as a critical 

use and certify being an approved critical user. The approved critical 

user certification will state, in part: ``I certify, under penalty of 

law, I am an approved critical user and I will use this quantity of 

methyl bromide for an approved critical use. My action conforms to the 

requirements associated with the critical use exemption published in 40 

CFR part 82. I am aware that any agricultural commodity within a 

treatment chamber, facility or field I fumigate with critical use methyl 

bromide cannot subsequently or concurrently be fumigated with non-

critical use methyl bromide during the same control period, excepting a 

QPS treatment or a treatment for a different use (e.g., a different crop 

or commodity). I will not use this quantity of methyl bromide for a 

treatment chamber, facility, or field that I previously fumigated with 

non-critical use methyl bromide during the same control period, 

excepting a QPS treatment or a treatment for a different use (e.g., a 

different crop or commodity), unless a local township limit now prevents 

me from using methyl bromide alternatives or I have now become an 

approved critical user as a result of rulemaking.'' The certification 

will also identify the type of critical use methyl bromide purchased, 

the location of the treatment, the crop or commodity treated, the 

quantity of critical use methyl bromide purchased, and the acreage/

square footage treated, and will be signed and dated by the approved 

critical user.



[60 FR 24986, May 10, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 3318, Jan. 31, 1996; 61 

FR 29486, June 11, 1996; 63 FR 41646, Aug. 4, 1998; 66 FR 37767, July 

19, 2001; 67 FR 6362, Feb. 11, 2002; 67 FR 79872, Dec. 31, 2002; 67 FR 

252, Jan. 2, 2003; 68 FR 2848, Jan. 21, 2003; 68 FR 42891, July 18, 

2003; 69 FR 77005, Dec, 23, 2004; 70 FR 73614, Dec. 13, 2005; 71 FR 

6006, Feb. 6, 2006]