USA: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020
Updated on : 01-06-2026
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a ''regulated substance'' in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before 1 January 2025, to continue to be installed.This final rule is effective on 27 July 2026.91 Federal Register (FR) 31284, 26 May 2026; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 84 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/html/2026-10387.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdfThis final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2242 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. |
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