ARLINGTON, Va. — ACCA announced that it submitted public comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revisions to the Refrigerant Management Program's Extension to Substitutes, and other portions of the Section 608 program the EPA requested comments on.
On Sept. 18, the EPA issued the proposed rule, which would rescind leak repair, maintenance, and reporting requirements for appliances and HVACR systems containing 50 or more pounds of substitute refrigerants. Included in the proposed rule was a request for comments on other Section 608 provisions, including the possibility of allowing anyone to purchase, handle, charge, and recover substitute refrigerants.