March 29, 2013: EPA Finalizes HCFC-22 Allocation Rule
WASHINGTON — The acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bob Perciasepe, has signed the final HCFC Allocation Rule covering HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b allowances for 2012-2014.
The EPA decided to continue to use the same HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b baselines established in the 2011 interim Final Rule, but is reducing the HCFC-22 consumption allocations for 2012-2014 by about 30 percent from the amounts provided in the 2009 Final Rule. The total industry-wide allocation for 2013 is approximately 28,500 MT or approximately 63 million pounds.