Meeting
with
OMB,
SBA
and
Honeywell
September
8,
2004
Participants
Honeywell:
Dave
Cote,
Mark
Lewis,
Chris
Spear,
Christine
Ceccine
EPA:
Bob
Meyers,
Jeanne
Briskin,
Suzie
Kocchi
OMB:
Paul
Noe,
Art
Fraas,
Edmond
Toy
SBA:
Kevin
Bromberg
This
meeting
was
requested
by
Honeywell
to
provide
OMB
information
on
the
proposed
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's
CEO,
Dave
Cote,
stressed
his
company's
investment
in
HFC­
245fa
was
based
on
the
long
standing
HCFC
phaseout
schedule
set
by
EPA
in
1993.
He
urged
the
government
to
maintain
the
schedule
to
phaseout
ozone
depleting
substances
it
established
over
10
years
ago
and
ensure
the
phaseout
of
HCFC­
141b
in
the
foam
sector.
He
noted
any
delay
would
unfairly
penalize
those
companies
which
made
good
faith
investments
in
the
transition
to
alternatives,
in
accordance
with
regulations.
