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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AQ38 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene 
Abstract: This final action adds trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene to the list of negligibly reactive compounds under the definition of volatile organic compounds. Data indicate that the photochemical reactivity of this compound is low enough that it can be regarded as negligibly reactive in ozone formation and will not contribute to violations of the ozone national ambient air quality standard. Another compound, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (which had been initially proposed along with trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene), will be addressed separately in a new rulemaking. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7602(s)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/17/2011  76 FR 64059   
Final Rule  06/22/2012  77 FR 37610   
Final Rule Effective  07/23/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; 326150 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dave Sanders
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-3356
Fax:919 541-0824
Email: sanders.dave@epa.gov

Tom Coda
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-3037
Email: coda.tom@epa.gov