Resources

American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM) of 2020

• 42 USC 7675: American Innovation and Manufacturing Act
• RMS Fact Sheet – GWPs of Supermarket Industry Refrigerants
• HFCs Listed as Regulated Substances in the AIM Act – Appendix A to Part 84
• RMS Fact Sheet – Standard Cylinder Size for Supermarket Refrigerants

EPA AIM Act HFC Phasedown Rule

• Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Under the AIM Act

EPA AIM Act Technology Transitions Rule

• The EPA’s Final “Reconsidered” Technology Transitions Rule (May 21, 2026)
• The EPA Final “Reconsidered” TTR Fact Sheet
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA’s Final Technology Transitions and HFC Use Restrictions Rule
• The EPA’s Final Technology Transitions Rule
• Amendment to the Technology Transitions Final Rule for the Light Commercial Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Subsector

EPA AIM Act Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule

• The EPA’s Proposal to Exempt Refrigerated Transport from ER&R Leak Repair Requirements
• The EPA’s Fact Sheet on the ER&R Refrigerated Transport Exemption
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA’s Final Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule
• RMS Fact Sheet – ERR Regulated Refrigerants Used in the Supermarket Industry

Title VI of the Clean Air Act

• 42 USC CHAPTER 85, SUBCHAPTER VI: STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION
• RMS Fact Sheet – Supermarket Industry Refrigerants Regulated under Title VI of the Clean Air Act

Section 608 Regulations

• 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F – Recycling and Emissions Reduction

Section 608 Chronically Leaking Appliance Rule

• FMI’s Template for Annual EPA Chronically Leaking Appliance Reporting

EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy Program

• Acceptable refrigerants for HVACR
• SNAP Final Rule 26
• SNAP Rule 26 Fact Sheet from the EPA

California

• California’s Refrigerant Management Program (RMP) Regulation
• California’s Stationary Hydrofluorocarbon Reduction Measures
• California’s Refrigerant Management Program Help Page
• RMS Table on California’s Virgin Refrigerant Bans

Delaware

• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on Delaware’s Final HFC Prohibitions Regulation

Massachusetts

• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on Massachusetts’s Final HFC Prohibitions Regulation

New Jersey

• New Jersey’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Reporting Rule: Requirements for Refrigeration Systems

New York

• Final Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting Regulation
• Final Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting Webpage
• NY Part 494 FAQs – Updated 5/2025
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Final HFC Prohibitions Regulation
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Final Bulk Regulated Substances Prohibitions Regulation
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Final Refrigerant Management Program Regulation
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Final Supermarket Refrigerant Program Regulation
• NY Supermarket Refrigerant Program Transition Plan FAQs
• NY Regulated Substance Key
• RMS 20-Year GWPs for Common Refrigerants

Washington

• Washington’s Refrigerant Regulations WAC Chapter 173-443
• RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the Final Refrigerant Management Program Regulations
• Department of Ecology’s Revised Informational Guidebook on Refrigerant Management Program Regulations
• WA DoE Focus Sheet: Small-Charge Commercial Refrigeration
• WA DoE Focus Sheet: Large-Charge Commercial Refrigeration
• WA DoE Webinar: Prohibitions on the Use of Certain HFCs
• WA DoE Webinar: The Refrigerant Management Program
• WA DoE Video: The Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Management Platform (RAMP)

RMS Presentations, Articles, and Studies

Developing and Enforcement Readiness Program – Refrigerants, Presentation by Keilly Witman
• FMI Energy & Store Development Conference 2024 Developing an Enforcement Readiness Program – Refrigerants
Refrigerant Regulations and Compliance: Watchouts and Pitfalls, Presentation by Keilly Witman
• NASRC Summit Irwindale 2024 Refrigerant Regulations and Compliance: Watchouts and Pitfalls
Refrigerant Regulations for Food Retailers, Presentation by Keilly Witman
• NASRC Webinar Recording: August 7th, 2024
• NASRC Webinar Slides, August 7, 2024
Next Generation Compliance for Next Generation Regulations, Presentation by Keilly Witman
• NASRC Summit St Louis 2023 RMS Next Generation Compliance Presentation
Not Just Another Presentation on Regulations, by Keilly Witman
• NASRC Summit St Louis 2023 Not Just Another Presentation on Regulations
Case Study: The First Commercial Propane/Carbon Dioxide Cascade Refrigeration System in North America by Tom Wolgamot, Keilly Witman, et al.
• https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Case Study_Commercial Propane CO2 Cascade System.pdf
California’s Refrigerant Incentive Program by Keilly Witman
• https://nasrc.org/articles1/2016/1/26/join-us-in-supporting-californias-refrigerant-incentive-program
Clearing the Cost Hurdle for Natural Refrigerants (page 10) by Keilly Witman
• http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1426675703685914_123360.pdf
Opportunity in a SNAP (page 12) by Keilly Witman
• http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1415374899401441_922039.pdf

Upcoming Training Classes January, 9 2025
• Specialty Training Opportunities
Refrigerant Regulations: Common Watch-Outs December, 2 2024
• Refrigerant Regulations: Common Watch-Outs
It’s Always the Record-Keeping That Gets You! November 12, 2024
• Compliance Training Part II: Mandatory Refrigerant Record-Keeping
Prepare to ERR (AIM Act Part III) October 31, 2024
• Get to know Compliance and Mandatory Service Practices!
Preparation Beats Wishful Thinking October 8, 2024
• Announcing: The RMS Enforcement Readiness Program
Training on the basics September 12, 2024
• Don’t Miss Out: Upcoming Training Opportunity
Delve into the key aspects of the AIM Act September 6, 2024
• Don’t Miss Out: Upcoming Training Opportunity
Your time is valuable. Train Smarter. August 13, 2024
• Announcing the Launch of the RMS Training Program

IPCC’s AR4 Global Warming Potentials
• https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/high-gwp-refrigerants
NASRC’s Refrigerant Transition Hub
• https://nasrc.org/hub
EPA’s GreenChill Partnership
• https://epa.gov/greenchill