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Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene

air-emissions · Rule · Published 2013-10-22 · Effective 2013-11-21 · 78 FR 62451

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Document number
2013-23783
Federal Register citation
78 FR 62451
CFR reference
40 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2013-10-22
Effective date
2013-11-21
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0605

Abstract

The EPA is taking final action to revise the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for purposes of preparing state implementation plans (SIPs) to attain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This final action adds 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (also known as HFO-1234yf) to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of VOCs on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. As a result, if you are subject to certain federal regulations limiting emissions of VOCs, your emissions of HFO-1234yf may not be regulated for some purposes. This action may also affect whether HFO-1234yf is considered a VOC for state regulatory purposes, depending on whether the state relies on the EPA's regulatory definition of VOCs.

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