Request for Information  -  Funding for Implementation of American Innovation and Manufacturing Act

Docket 5: Funding for Implementation of American Innovation and Manufacturing Act [60109] 

Funding includes $38.5 million for implementation of the AIM Act to implement the Kigali Agreement on HFCs. Of this funding, $15 million is dedicated towards new competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction technologies, $20 million is dedicated to EPA to carry out the AIM Act, and $3.5 million is dedicated to EPA to deploy new implementation and compliance tools for the AIM Act.  
 
QUESTIONS:

          What innovative destruction technologies listed under 40 CFR 84.29 are commercially available or under development? 
         
          What do you see as important components of a grant program consistent with Section 60109 (a)(3) to support reclaim and innovative destruction technologies? 
         
          What sort of new implementation and compliance tools should EPA deploy to maximize the benefits of the AIM Act?
           
      Responses must be received by 11:59 PM ET on January 18, 2023:: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0877, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov.

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