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Title VI Rulemaking Overview
| CAA Section | Purpose | Status | FR Cite | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| § 602 | Global Warming Potentials Listing. | Notice published. |
61 FR 1284
(1/19/96) |
1/19/96 |
| § 604 | Phaseout of Production & Consumption of Class I Substances. Uses production and consumption allowances to limit the import and production of class I ozone-depleters (e.g., CFCs, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and halons); sets deadline for the phaseout of class I substances. | Final rule promulgated. |
57 FR 33754
(7/30/92) |
1/1/92 |
| § 606 | Accelerated Schedule. Provides for the acceleration of class I phaseout dates and establishes class II (e.g. HCFCs) phaseout schedules; also establishes that methyl bromide be designated as a class I substance. | Final rule promulgated. |
58 FR 65018
(12/10/93) |
1/1/94 |
| Final rule of allowances for methyl bromide and HBFCs promulgated. |
58 FR 69235
(12/30/93) |
1/1/94 | ||
| Amendment to Accelerated Schedule. Amends the accelerated phaseout rule to make changes in the allowance system following the 1/1/96 phaseout of class I substances. | Final rule promulgated. |
60
FR 24970
(5/10/95) |
5/10/95 | |
| Temporary Stay to Used Imports Petition Process. | Notice Signed 1/11/96. | 61 FR 3316
(1/31/96) |
1/31/96 | |
| Extension of Stay to Used Imports Petition Process. | Proposed Rule signed. | 61 FR 3361
(1/31/96) |
N/A | |
| Reconsideration of Petition Criteria. Reflects changes in US obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Removes the requirement to certify knowledge of tax liability when importing used Class I Substances. | Direct Final Rule promulgated. | 63 FR 41625
(8/4/98) |
10/5/98 | |
| Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Adjustment for a 1999 Interim Reduction in Class I, Group VI Substances. Incorporates the Protocol's 25% reduction in the consumption and production of Methyl Bromide for 1999. | Proposed Rule published. | 64 FR 9290
(2/25/99) |
N/A | |
| Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Calls for comments on an allowance allocation system to control U.S. consumption of class II substances (HCFCs), in accordance with U.S. obligations under the Montreal Protocol. | Proposed Rule published. | 64 FR 16373
(4/5/99) |
N/A | |
| Allocation of 2000 Essential Use Allowances | Final Rule promulgated. | 65 FR 716
(1/06/00) |
1/06/00 | |
| Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2001: Allocation for Metered Dose Inhalers and the Space Shuttle and Titan Rockets; Final Rule. | Final Rule promulgated. | 66 FR 1462
(1/8/01) |
1/8/01 | |
|
§
608
|
National Emission Reduction Program. Facilitates compliance with the 7/1/92 venting prohibition through requirements to maximize recycling of refrigerants. Requires technician, equipment, and reclaimer certification and some sales restrictions. | Final rule
promulgated;
prohibition on venting effective 7/1/92. |
58 FR 28660
(5/14/93) |
Various dates |
| Technical Amendments. Amends the final rule by making clarifications and making technical corrections. | Direct final rule promulgated. | 59 FR 42950 (8/19/94) | 10/18/94 | |
| Technician Certification Amendment. Establishes process by which EPA can review and approve voluntary technician certification programs that apply by 12/9/94 to be "grandfathered"; also clarifies scope of technician certification requirement and provides a limited exemption from certification for apprentices. | Final rule promulgated. | 59 FR 55912 (11/9/94) | 10/28/94 | |
| Industrial Process Leak Repair Amendment. Provides more flexibility in meeting the leak repair requirements for industrial process refrigeration equipment. | Final rule promulgated. | 60 FR 40420 (8/8/95) | 9/7/95 | |
| Final Extended Stay. Stays the 608 Sales Restriction as it applies to split systems. | Signed by Administrator on 4/24/95. | 60 FR 24676 (5/9/95) | 4/27/95 | |
| Proposed Supplemental Rule Regarding a Recycling Standard. Provides method for contractors to reclaim refrigerant directly. | Proposed Rule signed 2/29/96. | 61 FR 7858 (2/29/96) | N/A | |
| Final Rule to Extend Recycling Standard. Extends current reclamation requirements until supplemental rule is promulgated. | Final Rule promulgated. | 61 FR 68506 (12/27/96) | 1/1/97 | |
| Notice of Revocation. Revokes the approval of technician certification programs. | Notice published. | 61 FR 37741
(7/19/96) |
6/11/96 | |
| Notice published. | 62 FR 8011
(2/21/97) |
2/13/97 | ||
| Notice published. | 65 FR 58069 (9/27/2000) | Various Dates | ||
| Notice of Revocation. Revokes the certification of refrigerant reclaimers, and announces the voluntary withdrawal of others. | Notice published. | 62 FR 28467 (5/23/97) | 3/7/97 | |
| Notice published. | 69 FR 29076 (6/20/04) | 5/28/04 | ||
| Notice published. | 67 FR 61088 (9/27/02) | 9/10/02 | ||
| Notice published. | 65 FR 75932 (12/5/00) | 11/21/00 | ||
| Notice published. | 63 FR 49910 (9/18/98) | 8/19/98 | ||
| Notice published. | 63 FR 1927 (1/13/98) | 12/18/97 | ||
| Substitute Refrigerant Recycling Supplemental Rule. Establishes standards to supplement self-effectuating ban on intentional venting of substitute refrigerants. Strengthens current leak-repair requirements. | Proposed rule published. | 63 FR 28251 (6/11/98) | N/A | |
| Direct Final Rule. | 70 FR 19273 (4/13/05) | 6/13/05 | ||
| Concurrent Proposed Rule. | 70 FR 19371 (4/13/05) | 6/13/05 | ||
| Final Rule. | 69 FR 11946 (3/12/04) | 5/11/04 | ||
| Halon Emissions Reduction. Prohibits the intentional release of halons during testing, repair, and disposal; requires the training of technicians; bans the sale of halon blends; requires the proper disposal of halons and halon-containing equipment. | Final rule promulgated. | 63 FR 11084 (3/5/98) | 4/6/98 | |
| Halon Recycling and Recovery Equipment. Determines that is neither necessary nor appropriate under § 608(a)(2) to require certification for recycling and recover equipment for halons. | Direct final rule promulgated. | 63 FR 42728 (8/11/98) | 10/13/98 | |
| Control of Methyl Bromide Emissions Through Use of Tarps. Determines the use of virtually impermeable film tarps is not required. | Direct final determination promulgated. | 63 FR 6007 (2/5/98) | 4/6/98 | |
| § 609 | Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners. Establishes standards and requirements regarding the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners; includes technician and equipment certification and some sales restrictions. | Final rule promulgated. | 57 FR 31241 (7/14/92) | 8/13/92 |
| Recover-Only Equipment Amendment. Amends the motor vehicle air-conditioning rule to allow for the certification and use of recover-only equipment. | Final rule promulgated. | 60 FR 21682 (5/2/95) | 6/1/95 | |
| CFR Correction. Restores omitted text from 7/1/96 revision of Code of Federal Regulations, parts 81 to 85. | Correction published. | 62 FR 2310 (1/16/97) | 1/16/97 | |
| Recycling Standards for Substitute Refrigerants. Establishes standards and requirements regarding the use of CFC-12 substitutes in the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners; includes technician and equipment certification. | Final Rule promulgated. | 62 FR 68026 (12/30/97) | 1/29/98 | |
| § 610 | Nonessential Products Containing CFCs or HCFCs. Bans the sale, distribution, or offer of sale or distribution of a number of products containing or manufactured with CFCs or HCFCs: Flexible and packaging foams, most aerosol products, and pressurized dispensers. | Final rule promulgated for class I ban. | 58 FR 4768 (1/15/93) | Class I 2/16/93 & 1/17/94 |
| Final rule promulgated for class II ban. | 58 FR 69637 (12/30/93) | Class II 1/1/94 | ||
| Reconsideration of 610 Nonessential Products Ban This action proposes changes to the current regulations that implement the statutory ban on nonessential products that release class I ozone-depleting substances under section 610 of the Clean Air Act. | Proposed Rule published | 64 FR 31772 (6/14/99) | N/A | |
| Class I Direct Final. Amends class I rule to exempt certain replacement parts that were placed into initial inventory before April 16, 1993. | Direct final rule promulgated. | 58 FR 69671 (12/30/93) | 1/30/94 | |
| Reconsideration of Ban on Fire Extinguishers Containing HCFCs. | Final Rule promulgated. | 61 FR 64424 (12/4/96) | 1/3/97 | |
| § 611 | Labeling. Mandates labeling of containers of and products that contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting compounds. | Final rule promulgated for class I products; labeling requirements effective 5/15/93. | 58 FR 8136 (2/11/93) | 3/15/93 |
| Labeling Amendment. Amends labeling rule to include destruction exemption, redefine waste for discard to be labeled, and exempt spare parts intended for repair. | Final Rule promulgated. | 60 FR 4010 (1/19/95) | 2/21/95 | |
| Notice of Clarification. Clarifies stance on labeling requirements as they apply to methyl bromide-treated agricultural products. | Notice published. | 63 FR 26983 (5/15/98) | 5/15/98 | |
| § 612 | Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP). Establishes a process for continuing review of substitutes to determine their acceptability and provides a petition process to add and delete substances from published lists. Includes initial lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. | Final rule promulgated. | 59 FR 13044 (3/18/94) | 4/18/94 |
| Numerous Updates. | ||||
| § 613 | Federal Procurement. Requires each federal department, agency, and instrumentality of the United States to conform its procurement regulations to the policies and requirements under Title VI. | Final rule promulgated. | 58 FR 54891 (10/22/93) | 11/22/93 |