Document Title/Subject:
Notice of Denial of 3rd Petition from OZ Technology, Inc.
Related Documents:
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Signed by:
Signature Date:
Contact:
Kevin Rosseel
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Filename(s):
URL(s):
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/snap/ozpet3.html
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/snap/ozpet3.pdf
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Regulatory Authority:
Title 6
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Division/Director:
Stratospheric Protection Division (OAP)
/ Drusilla Hufford
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Submitted By:
dibble.christine
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OGC Contact:
Jan Tierney
OGC Phone#:
202.260.5095
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Internet Contact:
Kevin Rosseel
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Document Type:
Supplemental Notices,
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EPA Document Number:
Federal Register:
64 FR 3272 01/21/99
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Supersedes:
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Subject Category:
AIR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
GOVERNMENT
HUMAN HEALTH
Ozone
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Keywords:
Ozone
Ozone layer
phaseout
ODS
ozone-depleting
stratosphere
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
Montreal Protocol
class I
class II
refrigeration
OZ
HC-12a
flammable refrigerant
Hydrocarbon Blend B
SNAP
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Terms:
Clean Air Act
CAA
Environmental policy
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Abstract:
This action notifies the public that the Agency received a petition pursuant
to section 612(d) of the Clean Air Act, under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program, and that EPA is denying the petition. SNAP implements
section 612 of the amended Clean Air Act of 1990, which requires EPA to
evaluate substitutes for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and to regulate
the use of substitutes where other alternatives exist that reduce overall
risk to human health and the environment. Through these evaluations, EPA
generates lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes for each of the
major industrial use sectors that use ODS, including the refrigeration and
air-conditioning sector. OZ Technology, Inc. submitted Hydrocarbon Blend
B, or HC-12a, as a CFC-12 substitute in a variety of end-uses on July 19,
1994. In a June 13, 1995 final SNAP rulemaking (60 FR 31092), EPA found
the use of Hydrocarbon Blend B unacceptable as a substitute for CFC-12 in
all end-uses other than industrial process refrigeration. This determination
was based on a lack of adequate data demonstrating that Hydrocarbon Blend
B could be used safely in these end-uses. In addition, numerous other acceptable
alternatives to ODS exist in these end-uses. |
