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(#(#  HOWDOTHEPROPOSEDAMENDMENTSREDUCETHEREGULATORYBURDEN  ONINDUSTRY?   0  Theproposedamendmentsreducetheregulatoryburdenonindustrybyclarifyingthatthe X  scopeofrequirementsrelatingtoorganicsolventsarelimitedtothoseorganicsolvents D! thatarehazardousairpollutants,andbyraisingthecutofflevels(i.e.,deminimum 0"  levels)thattriggerreportingandrecordkeepingrequirementswithintheformulation #l! assessmentplan.$X"(#(#  FORFURTHERINFORMATION %0!$  @c  @c1`0    InterestedpartiescandownloadtheproposedamendmentsfromEPA'swebsiteonthe '#& Internetunderrecentactionsatthefollowingaddress:(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg). (#' Forfurtherinformationabouttheamendmentortheruleitself,contactPaulAlmod;varat )$( (919)5410283oftheEPAsOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandards.@c1L݌|*%)(#(# Ќ   h+&* @c  @ce`0    EPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof  informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsand  issues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:  (http://www.epa.gov/oar/).