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RuleSignificant2015-078952015-04-10

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Revision of the Venting Prohibition for Certain Refrigerant Substitutes

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action lists five flammable refrigerants as acceptable substitutes, subject to use conditions, in several end-uses: Household refrigerators and freezers, stand-alone retail food refrigeration equipment, very low temperature refrigeration, non-mechanical heat transfer, vending machines, and room air conditioning units. This action also exempts from Clean Air Act Section 608's prohibition on venting, release, or disposal the four hydrocarbon refrigerant substitutes listed in this action as acceptable, subject to use conditions, in specific end-uses. We are finalizing this exemption for those substitutes, subject to those use conditions and in those end-uses, on the basis of current evidence that their venting, release, or disposal does not pose a threat to the environment.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule.
Dates
This rule is effective on May 11, 2015. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 11, 2015.
Effective Date
2015-05-11

CFR References

Topics

Administrative practice and procedureAir pollution controlEnvironmental protectionIncorporation by referenceRecyclingReporting and recordkeeping requirements

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 82 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0748; FRL-9922-26-OAR] RIN 2060-AS04 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action lists five flammable refrigerants as acceptable substitutes, subject to use conditions, in several end-uses: Household refrigerators and freezers, stand-alone retail food refrigeration equipment, very low temperature refrigeration, non-mechanical heat transfer, vending machines, and room air conditioning units. This action also exempts from Clean Air Act Section 608's prohibition on venting, release, or disposal the four hydrocarbon refrigerant substitutes listed in this action as acceptable, subject to use conditions, in specific end-uses. We are finalizing this exemption for those substitutes, subject to those use conditions and in those end-uses, on the basis of current evidence that their venting, release, or disposal does not pose a threat to the environment. DATES: This rule is effective on May 11, 2015. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 11, 2015. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0748. All documents in the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly ava

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Full Document

Citation: 80 FR 19454