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EPA/AR | RIN: 2060-AS04 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
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 final action lists 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 pose greater overall risks to human health and the environment than other available substitutes and lists these substitutes as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions, acceptable with narrowed use limits, or unacceptable. This action lists a number of refrigerants with lower GWPs than commonly-used refrigerants, finding them acceptable subject to enforceable use conditions where adequate safeguards are available to ensure their safe use, such as industry standards. This final action exempts 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 gives refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturers more climate-friendly options. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 | |
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414 42 U.S.C. 7601 42 U.S.C. 7671 to 7671q |
Legal Deadline:
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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 |