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RIN: 2060-AM09

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amendments to the Section 608 Leak Repair Regulations
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the leak repair regulations promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA or Act). EPA is proposing to lower the leak repair trigger rates for comfort cooling, commercial refrigeration, and industrial process refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment (i.e., appliances) with ozone-depleting refrigerant charges greater than 50 pounds. This action proposes to streamline existing required practices and associated reporting and record keeping requirements by establishing similar leak repair requirements for owners or operators of comfort cooling, commercial refrigeration, and industrial process refrigeration appliances. This action also proposes to reduce the use and emissions of ozone-depleting refrigerants by requiring the following: verification and documentation of all repairs, retrofit or retirement of appliances that cannot be sufficiently repaired, mandatory replacement of appliance components that have a history of failures, and mandatory record keeping of the determination of the full charge and the fate of recovered refrigerant.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.150 to 82.169
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/15/2010	75 FR 78558
NPRM Comment Period End	02/14/2011
NPRM Comment Period Reopened	02/23/2011	76 FR 9987
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End	03/25/2011
Final Action	06/00/2012

Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0167-0032; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0167
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608
Sectors Affected: 3118 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing; 312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing; 312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing; 312113 Ice Manufacturing; 31212 Breweries; 324110 Petroleum Refineries; 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores; 445120 Convenience Stores; 447110 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores; 45291 Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters; 49312 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage; 49313 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage; 531312 Nonresidential Property Managers; 6111 Elementary and Secondary Schools; 6112 Junior Colleges; 6113 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; 622 Hospitals; 713940 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers; 72 Accommodation and Food Services
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Keilly Witman Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation 6205J, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202-343-9742 Fax:202-565-2338 Email: Witman.Keilly@epamail.epa.gov