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These changes will not result in any change in health and environmental benefits.","action":"Direct final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1996/09/23/96-23652.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":51,"title":40}],"citation":"61 FR 49680","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"1996-10-23","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule will take effect November 22, 1996 unless EPA receives adverse comments on a parallel proposal of this action, published elsewhere in this Federal Register, by October 23, 1996. Should EPA receive such comments, EPA will publish a subsequent document in the Federal Register withdrawing this direct final rule prior to the effective date. Anyone wishing to submit comments on the parallel proposal should do so at this time.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FRL-5610-4"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"96-23652","effective_on":"1996-11-22","end_page":49682,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/23/96-23652/minor-amendments-to-inspectionmaintenance-program-requirements","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/96-23652?publication_date=1996-09-23","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1996-09-23/96-23652/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":20,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 10:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-09-23/pdf/96-23652.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1996-09-23","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1996/09/23/96-23652.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"USDOT-NHTSA re: prior draft of I/M NPRM, and Technical Support Document. 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