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Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision of Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Equipment Standards

air-emissions · Rule · Published 2007-11-09 · Effective 2007-12-31 · 72 FR 63490

Document

Document number
E7-21943
Federal Register citation
72 FR 63490
CFR reference
40 CFR 82
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2007-11-09
Effective date
2007-12-31
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-5065

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action on motor vehicle refrigerant recovery and recycling equipment standards. Under Clean Air Act Section 609, motor vehicle air-conditioning (MVAC) refrigerant handling equipment must be certified by the Administrator or an independent organization approved by the Administrator and, at a minimum, must be as stringent as the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) that are in effect as of the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. In 1997, EPA promulgated regulations that required the use of SAE Standard J2210, HFC-134a Recycling Equipment for Mobile Air Conditioning Systems for certification of MVAC refrigerant handling equipment. SAE has replaced Standard J2210 with J2788, Recovery/Recycle and Recovery/Recycle/Recharging Equipment for HFC-134a Refrigerant. To avoid confusion with an outdated reference, EPA is updating its reference to the new SAE standards. This action reflects a change in industry standard practice. This action also revises the EPA addresses to send equipment certification forms.

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