EPA
Regulatory
Update
API
October
2,
2003
Protecting
the
Ozone
Layer
2003
biggest
ozone
hole
ever!
And
it
keeps
growing 
Review
 
HCFC
Production
and
Import
 
HCFC
Allocation
Rule
 
HCFC­
141b
Phaseout
 
SNAP
Final
Rule
 
Exemption
Allowance
Petitions
 
HCFC
Restrictions
 
Use
 
Products
HCFC
Production
&
Import
Bans
 
Jan
1,
2003:
HCFC­
141b
 
Jan
1,
2010:
HCFC­
22
&
HCFC­

142b
HCFC
Allowance
Allocation
Rule
 
January
21,
2003
(
68
FR
2819)

 
Only
allowances
holders
can
produce/
import
HCFC­
22
&
HCFC­
142b
 
Production
(
Section
82.17)

 
Consumption
(
Section
82.19)

 
Article
5
(
Section
82.18)

 
Only
allowance
holders
can
produce
HCFC­

141b
for
export
 
Export
Production
Allowances
(
Section
82.18)

°
Once
a
chemical
is
phased
out
it
can
still
be
produced
up
to
100%
of
its
baseline
 
Allowances
are
tradeable
 
Subject
to
EPA
approval
 
Contact
Tracking
System
Manager
at
(
202)
564­
9192
SNAP
Final
Rule
 
July
22,
2002
(
67
FR
47703)

 
HCFC­
124:
unacceptable
substitute
for
141b
 
Legal
to
switch
from
HCFC­
141b
to
HCFC­

22
or
HCFC­
142b
only
in:

°
commercial
refrigeration,

°
sandwich
panels,

°
slabstock
and
"
other"
foam.

 
Demonstrate/
Document:

°
technical
constraint
preventing
transition
to
alternatives,

°
continued
investigation
into
alternatives,

°
timeframe
for
transition.
HCFC­
141b
Exemption
Allowances
 
Annual
Petition
Process
 
Due
October
31
of
the
preceding
year
 
2004
Control
Period:
Oct
31,
2003
 
Formulators
of
HCFC­
141b,
other
U.
S.
gov't
agencies,
space
vehicle
entities
 
Criteria
listed
in
82.16(
h)

 
Availability
of
stockpiled
HCFC­
141b
 
Technical
constraints
preventing
transition
to
alternatives
 
Research,
develop
and
implement
alternatives
 
Guidance
found
at
www.
epa.
gov/
ozone/
snap
2003
Petitions
 
12
received
for
2003
 
2
approved
(
A­
98­
33,
IV­
G,
27­
28)

 
10
denied
 
Variety
of
end
uses
HCFC
Use
 
HCFC­
141b:
existing
can
continue
 
Decision
deferred
in
SNAP
Final
Rule
 
Reviewing
new
info
on
alternatives
and
will
issue
a
final
decision
 
HCFC­
22:
existing
use
can
continue
 
HCFC­
142b:
existing
use
can
continue
 
Jan
1,
2015:
ALL
HCFC
use
banned
(
CAA
605)

 
Exception
for
refrigerant
servicing
to
2020
HCFC
Products
 
Jan
1,
1994:
Plastic
foam
products
made
with
HCFCs
banned
(
CAA
610)

 
Exemption:
thermal
insulation
foam
products
°
www.
epa.
gov/
ozone/
snap/
foams/
qa
 
"
Blended"
foam
systems
 
Legal
to
import
 
EPA
considering
ways
to
address
the
issue
°
Use
restriction
under
SNAP
°
Clarify
regulatory
definition
of
controlled
substance
to
include
blended
systems
Future
Challenges
 
Ensure
and
facilitate
HCFC­
141b
transition
 
SPFA
grant
(
Sep
01
 
Sep
04)

 
2004
petitions
 
HCFC­
22,
­
142b
Phaseout:
Jan
1,
2010
 
Continued
research,
development
and
implementation
of
alternatives
 
EPA
industry
assessment
Contacts
 
HCFC
Production
&
Import:

 
Vera
Au
(
202)
564­
2216
 
HCFC
Reporting
&
Trades:

 
Mike
James
(
202)
564­
9192
 
HCFC­
141b
Petitions:

 
Suzie
Kocchi
(
202)
564­
5289
 
All
other
foam
issues
(
incl
SNAP):

 
Suzie
Kocchi
(
202)
564­
5289
 
EPA
is
moving ..
Effective
October
20,
2003 

 
NEW
building
address:

 
1301
L
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20005
 
NEW
phone
number:

 
Suzie
Kocchi
(
202)
343­
9387
 
NEW
fax
number:

 
TBD
 
Website:

 
www.
epa.
gov/
ozone
