Meeting
with
OMB,
SBA
and
Honeywell
August
2,
2004
Participants
Honeywell:
Mark
Lewis,
Paul
Zurawski,
Dick
Ayres
EPA:
Jeanne
Briskin,
Suzie
Kocchi
OMB:
Edmond
Toy,
Art
Fraas,
Paul
Nowie
SBA:
Kevin
Bromberg,
Hans
Dyke
This
meeting
was
requested
by
Honeywell
to
provide
OMB
information
on
the
proposed
rule
SNAP
rule
to
change
the
listing
of
HCFC­
141b
from
acceptable
to
unacceptable
for
use
in
all
foam
applications
as
of
January
1,
2005.
Honeywell
indicated
they
had
been
working
extensively
with
their
customers
(
especially
spray
foam
formulators)
on
the
transition
from
HCFC­
141b
to
HFC­
245fa
and
indicated
a
number
of
them
are
ready
to
complete
the
transition
today.
They
noted
there
is
reluctance
by
the
spray
foam
formulators
that
have
qualified
foam
systems
containing
alternatives
to
transition
completely
because
of
the
competition
presented
by
the
continued
availability
of
foam
systems
containing
HCFC­
141b.
Moreover,
Honeywell
stated
there
is
no
technical
constraint
preventing
the
spray
foam
industry
from
transitioning
to
alternatives.
SBA
asked
Honeywell
if
they
had
any
information
about
getting
code
approvals,
including
feedback
from
their
customers
and/
or
specifics
about
the
process.
Honeywell
indicated
they
had
not
received
any
negative
feedback
about
getting
code
approvals
and
they
had
not
received
any
requests
from
their
customers
for
assistance
in
getting
code
approvals.
Honyewell
stressed
the
importance
of
finalizing
the
rule
and
publishing
it
as
soon
as
possible
to
provide
the
industry
with
certainty
about
the
status
of
HCFC­
141b
and
complete
the
transition
to
alternatives
in
the
spray
foam
sector.
