JUNE 2024 ISSUE

Scary News: EPA Declares Enforcement of HFC Regulations a Top Priority for 2024-2027

Every so often, the EPA announces their enforcement priorities for the next few years. For the first time ever, the EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives include the enforcement of HFC regulations as a top priority for 2024-2027. I don’t know about you, but I felt like they were talking about supermarkets when they reference “addressing significant noncompliance in specific industry sectors.”

Webinar Recording: Preparing for Part III of the AIM Act

Just in case you missed it, Facilio posted the recording of the joint webinar with RMS’s Keilly Witman on the EPA’s proposed regulations under Part III of the AIM Act.

Further Clarification on California’s Bulk Refrigerant Ban

Those of you who’ve been carrying around a photo of a new 45-foot Tiffin Zephyr RV with a fireplace, a central vacuum system, a stacked washer and dryer, four smart TVs, and a basement freezer that you were going to finance with cross-border virgin 404A trips need to come up with an alternative way to finance your dream. Read Keilly’s latest blog post here.

SNAP Rule 26 Adds New Low-GWP Refrigerants to the “Legal List”

The EPA’s SNAP Program issued its final regulation allowing the use of several low-GWP refrigerants in commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning. Most of these are flammable, so there are use conditions. The footnotes are just about as long as the regulation, so be careful! See the EPA’s fact sheet and the text of the final rule. 

Reminder for Equipment Manufacturers about California’s R4 Reporting

Equipment manufacturer R4 Annual Reclaim Use Reports are due to California by July 1st, 2024. More info is available on California’s R4 website, along with reporting templates and other helpful tools.

Check Out AHRI’s A2L Refrigerant Building Code Map! 

AHRI has a wonderful, easy-to-use map that gives you all kinds of useful information on state and local building codes for A2L refrigerants. Just click on your state. We love to share info on great tools when we find them!

The NASRC’s Publishes Its 2023 Annual Report

Talk about an impressive list of achievements! Check out the NASRC’s Annual Report for 2023.

Need Some Help?

If you need help with these or any other topics related to refrigerant management, feel free to reach out to me (Keilly Witman). We’re a friendly bunch and happy to help!