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| 97-33738 | Protection of Stratospheric Ozone | Rule | On July 14, 1992, EPA published a final rule in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 609 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (the Act), establishing standards and requirements regarding the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs) that use chlorofluorocarbon- 12 (CFC-12), a class I refrigerant, and establishing restrictions on the sale of small containers of class I or class II refrigerants. Pursuant to section 609(b)(1), today's final rule establishes standards and requirements for the servicing of MVACs that use any refrigerant other than CFC-12. Today's rule also pro-vides that refrigerant (whether CFC-12 or a substitute) recovered from motor vehicles located at motor vehicle disposal facilities may be re-used in the MVAC service sector only if it has been properly recovered and reclaimed, or if it has been properly recovered by persons who are either employees, owners or operators of the facilities, or technicians certified under section 609 of the Act, using approved equipment, and subsequently recycled using approved refrigerant recycling equipment prior to use in recharging an MVAC or MVAC-like appliance. The rule also establishes conditions under which owners and operators of motor vehicle disposal facilities may sell refrigerant recovered from such vehicles to technicians certified under section 609 of the act. Finally, the rule establishes standards for mobile recovery and recycling service of MVACs. The rule also clarifies certain provisions in the existing regulatory text. Today's rule increases industry flexibility in selecting and purchasing proper recovery and recycling equipment by establishing standards for equipment that recovers and/or recycles refrigerants other than CFC-12, and by approving independent testing organizations that certify such equipment. This final action facilitates compliance with section 608(c)(2) of the Act, which prohibits venting refrigerants to the atmosphere. By promoting the recycling or reclamation of all refrigerants from MVACs and MVAC-like appliances, this rule will help to lower the risk of depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer and the possibility of global climate change, thus diminishing potentially harmful effects to human health and the environment, including increased incidences of certain skin cancers and cataracts. | 1997-12-30 | 1997 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/30/97-33738/protection-of-stratospheric-ozone | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-12-30/pdf/97-33738.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | On July 14, 1992, EPA published a final rule in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 609 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (the Act), establishing standards and requirements regarding the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs) that use... |