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OAR Policy and Guidance Metarecord
| Document Title/Subject:
Interim Final Rule Prohibiting the Use of Refrigerant Blends Containing Hexafluoropropylene Related Documents: |
Signed by:
Signature Date:
Contact: |
Filename(s):
URL(s): http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/1999/January/Day-26/a1765.htm http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/regs/64fr3865.pdf
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| Regulatory Authority: Title 6 |
Division/Director: Stratospheric Protection Division (OAP) / Drusilla Hufford |
Submitted By: dibble.christine |
OGC Contact: Jan Tierney OGC Phone#: 202.260.5095 |
Internet Contact: Kevin Rosseel |
| Document Type: Proposed & Final Preambles & Rules |
EPA Document Number: Federal Register: 64 FR 3865 01/26/99 |
Supersedes: |
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| Subject Category: AIR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GOVERNMENT HUMAN HEALTH Ozone |
Keywords: Ozone Ozone layer phaseout ODS ozone-depleting stratosphere CFC chlorofluorocarbon Montreal Protocol class I class II refrigeration MT-31 HCFC-22 R-22 hexafluoropropylene HFP |
Terms: Clean Air Act CAA Environmental policy |
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| Abstract: With this action, EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program lists as unacceptable for all refrigeration and air-conditioning end-uses hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and any blend containing HFP. Today's action responds to EPA's recent discovery of toxicity data concerning HFP, which present significant concerns about risks to human health that may arise as a result of exposure to HFP, either as a single chemical or in a blend, in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector. Therefore, EPA is listing HFP and all HFP-containing blends as unacceptable substitutes for CFC-12 and HCFC-22 in this sector. | ||||