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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AS04 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: ●Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Revision of the Venting Prohibition for Certain Refrigerant Substitutes 
Abstract: This action proposes to list a number of refrigerants with lower global warming potentials (GWPs) as substitutes for certain household and commercial uses under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. The SNAP Program evaluates alternatives to ozone-depleting substances to ensure that they do not increase overall risks to human health and the environment and lists these substitutes as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions, acceptable with narrowed use limits, or unacceptable. This action would propose listings for a number of refrigerants with lower GWPs, finding them acceptable subject to enforceable use conditions where adequate safeguards are available to ensure their safe use, such as industry standards. This action also proposes to exempt those refrigerant substitutes that are hydrocarbons from the Clean Air Act prohibition on venting based on current evidence that their venting and release does not pose a threat to the environment. This rule would give refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturers more options with less overall environmental and health impact than current refrigerants. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414    42 USC 7601    42 USC 7671 to 7671q   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2014 
Final Rule  03/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap  
Sectors Affected: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing; 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing; 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores; 445120 Convenience Stores; 811412 Appliance Repair and Maintenance 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Margaret Sheppard
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9163
Fax:202 343-2338
Email: sheppard.margaret@epa.gov