### February 4, 2014 

# SNAP Stakeholder Meeting

## Welcome
- Scope of Meeting

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### The President’s Climate Action Plan and HFC focal area

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### SNAP principles and how they are being used consistent with the CAP

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### Developing information on HFCs and alternatives

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### Near

- term roadmap and specific actions being considered

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### Our questions for you

– your questions for us

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### Next Steps

## What Does the President’s Climate Action Plan Say about HFCs 

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3  Continue international diplomacy

 Lead negotiations under the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs
 Global phase down could reduce over 90 gigatons of CO2eq by 2050 , equal to roughly two years worth of current global GHG emissions
 Work with partners in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short

Lived Climate Pollutants to promote climate

- friendly alternatives to high

GWP HFCs, address standards, and reduce emissions from HFC use
 Address through domestic actions

 Use existing Clean Air Act authority of Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program to approve climate

- friendly chemicals, prohibit some uses of most harmful chemical alternatives 

### • Provide federal leadership by purchasing cleaner alternatives to HFCs whenever feasible and by transitioning to equipment using safe, more sustainable alternatives

## EPA Immediate Next Steps

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### Share information to facilitate and focus individual stakeholder input

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### Currently planning two separate rulemakings

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### 1) New SNAP Listing Rule

 Would propose adding new low GWP refrigerants as acceptable subject to use conditions
 Expected timing: proposed rule this spring
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### 2) SNAP Status Change Rule

 Would propose changing the status of certain high GWP HFCs
 Expected timing: proposed rule in the summer

## Some Key Principles Guiding Our Thinking

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### SNAP rules will continue to consider individual end uses

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### No across the board GWP cut offs

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### No prohibition on HFCs as a whole, or in any one sector

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### New HFCs or HFC blends may be listed if risk not greater than other available substitutes

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### Recognition that timing is a critical dimension and that each end use has unique considerations

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### Status change actions will be issued through notice and comment rulemaking

## Other Factors Stakeholders Have Raised

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### SNAP should continue its end use by end use and chemical by chemical approach

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### SNAP should allow existing equipment be to be serviced to minimize stranded capital

 EPA should consider the useful lifetimes of equipment
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### EPA should consider mechanisms to add certainty to potential status change actions

 Consider specific time periods for review and action

 Consider percent of market already in alternatives

 Consider minimum listing periods to enable recoupment of investment

## What Has EPA Been Doing?

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### We continue to evaluate new alternatives, develop sector specific characterizations, draft rules & notices

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### EPA has been engaging with stakeholders:

 August 2013: EPA held stakeholder meeting to discuss CAP’s HFC elements and our initial thinking
 2013: EPA held six sector

- specific workshops to exchange additional information on climate

- friendly alternatives, potential transitions and data

 EPA has also held numerous individual meetings
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### EPA sought deeper understanding of the range of alternatives, ongoing transitions and where & why options are limited and more

 Some views have been confirmed, & we have gained new information, insight

## Low
- GWP Refrigerants Listing Rule

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### EPA is developing a proposed rule that would expand the list of low

GWP, climate

- friendly alternatives for air conditioning and refrigeration applications

 Add alternatives particularly where current options are limited
 Since these refrigerants are flammable, EPA is planning to propose appropriate use conditions that adopt safety standards
Refrigerant GWP End Use and Application EPA is ConsideringHouseholdRefrigeratorsRetailrefrigeratorstand-aloneVendingVery LowTemp RefHeat TransferHome AC-Selfcontained

Ethane 6 √ √ Iso

- butane* 8 √ √ Propane* 3 √ √ √ R

- 441A* (HC blend) <5 √ √ √ HFC

- 32 675 √ *listed 12/2011 for other refrigeration applications

## Change of Status Rule

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### § 612 directs EPA to list unacceptable substitute substances where there are other substitutes currently or potentially available that reduce overall risk to human health & environment

 Potentially available: adequate health, safety, & environmental data exist to make determination of acceptability, and EPA reasonably believes is technically feasible, even if not all testing has yet been completed and alternative is not yet produced or sold (40 CFR 82.172)  

### EPA plans to prioritize proposing to change the status of high

- GWP HFCs where alternatives are available or potentially available

 Proposed decisions being developed within existing SNAP framework and rely on established SNAP criteria
 Considering end uses where low

- GWP alternatives are available or potentially available
 Considering end uses where significant environmental benefits can be achieved, backsliding to high

- GWP HFCs avoided

## Current Thinking on Possible Status Changes

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### Consumer Aerosols (non

- medical & non

- technical aerosols)
 Change status for HFC

- 134a, HFC

- 227ea and HFC

- 125
 Retain HFC

- 152a  

### Various foam blowing end uses
 Change status by foam type, generally HFC

- 134a and higher GWPs  

### Commercial Refrigeration
 Vending Machines and Stand

- Alone Reach

- In Coolers
 Change the status for HFC

- 134a and HFC blends with higher GWPs
 Multiplex Supermarket Systems
 Change the status for R

- 507A, R

- 404A and other HFC blends with high GWPs
 Retain R

- 407A , R407F, others  

### Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning
 Change the status for HFC

- 134a

# Open Dialogue
– Questions and Answers

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