2060-AV17 202110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act

This rule implements the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, enacted on December 27, 2020. The AIM Act directed EPA to promulgate a final rulemaking to, among other things, establish an allowance allocation and trading program within 270 days of enactment, i.e., September 23, 2021. In particular, this rule established the allowance allocation and trading program to phase down production and consumption of HFCs, which are harmful and potent greenhouse gases, over time. This rule also: established the production and consumption baselines; codified the list of controlled substances that will be covered by those baselines; determined an approach to allocating annual allowances and allowing for trading of those allowances; issued allowances for an initial set of years to implement the AIM Act’s phasedown schedule; established recordkeeping and reporting requirements; introduced a robust, agile, and innovative suite of enforcement and compliance provisions; and, addressed other related elements of the AIM Act.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No 40 CFR 9 40 CFR 84 Pub. L. 116-260 No NPRM 05/19/2021 86 FR 27150 NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/2021 Final Rule 10/05/2021 86 FR 55116 Final Rule Effective 11/04/2021 . No Businesses Federal No No 1112 Vegetable and Melon Farming 1113 Fruit and Tree Nut Farming 1114 Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production 1119 Other Crop Farming 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 311211 Flour Milling 3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing 327310 Cement Manufacturing 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 423620 Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers 424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage No Yes Wei-An Chang 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 564-6658 chang.andy@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460 Margaret Sheppard 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 343-9163 202 343-2338 sheppard.margaret@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T, Washington DC 20460