In this issue: 1- A Salty Recipe for Ozone Destruction 2- US EPA 40 CFR Part 82 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of the 610 Nonessential Products Ban (USA) 3- US EPA Request for Applications for Essential Use Exemptions to the Production and Import Phaseout of ODS under the Montreal Protocol for the years 2003 and 2004 (USA)