ed “to evaluate and potentially draft proposed amendments.” Comments are due October 3, 2023. PHMSA notes that it “will consider late-filed comments to the extent possible.”Our July 13, 2023, memorandum provides more information on several of the topics under consideration: non-bulk packaging, intermediate bulk container (IBC), and large packaging periodic retest extension; aerosol classification alignment; requirements for damaged, defective, or recalled lithium cells and batteries; and 49 C.F.R. Section 173.150 ethyl alcohol exception. It includes highlights of PHMSA’s questions on these topics. Stakeholders should review the notice for the complete list of questions as well as the other topics addressed by the notice.EPA Adjusts Hydrofluorocarbon Production Baseline: On July 12, 2023, EPA published a final rule correcting the production baseline to reflect corrected calculations for the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons pursuant to the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. 88 Fed. Reg. 44220. EPA states in its July 11, 2023, press release, that the final rule implements a 40 percent reduction below historic levels from 2024 through 2028. According to EPA, the rule aligns with the bipartisan AIM Act’s goals to reduce the production and consumption of these climate-damaging chemicals by 85 percent by 2036 and help avoid up to 0.5 °C of global warming by 2100. The final rule will be effective September 11, 2023.EPA Rescinds Rule On Increasing Consistency And Transparency In Considering Benefits And Costs In The CAA Rulemaking Process: On July 13, 2023, EPA rescinded the December 2020 rule entitled “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process” (the Benefit-Cost Rule). 88 Fed. Reg. 44710. EPA states that it is rescinding the rule because the changes advanced by the rule were inadvisable, untethered to the Clean Air Act (CAA), and not necessary to effectuate the purposes of the CAA. The final rule will be eff