Bjorn Skattberg 

Frigadon AB 

K varndalsvagen 12 

SE-30241 

Halmstad, Sweden 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

NAY ! 6 2015 

Re: Incomplete SNAP Submission for R-1270 (Propylene) in Cold Storage Warehouses 

Dear Mr. Skattberg: 

OFFICE OF 

AIR AND RADIATION 

Thank you for Frigadon AB's submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA 

established the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program to implement section 612 of the 

Clean Air Act. Your application, submitted on February 26, 20 I 5, has been reviewed for completeness as 

part of the initial SNAP review. We have found the submission to be incomplete. The following 

information is necessary in order to allow the Agency to continue the review of Frigadon AB's 

submission for R-1270. EPA is currently seeking clarifying information on the end-uses and applications 

for which R-1270 is being considered. EPA also requires additional information on topics including, but 

not limited to, occupational and environmental exposure, local air quality impacts, and servicing and 

recovery practices, based on your responses to the preliminary questions presented in this letter. 

1. Specific End-Use. Based on the description provided in Part 1, Section B, Number 4, we believe 

your submission falls under the SNAP end-use category of cold storage warehouse. 

a. The submission states that "this technology could potentially be utilized for similar enduses moving forward. " Please note that you must identify all potential end-uses and 

applications for which you are seeking review at the time of the initial SNAP submission 

in order for them to be considered for a future listing under SNAP. Along with this letter 

we have provided a table outlining many of the end-uses and applications within the 

refrigeration and air conditioning sector. Please complete the table and indicate any 

additional uses you are considering for R-1270. For each end-use and application 

identified, please indicate whether R-1270 would be intended for use in new or retrofit 

equipment, and the typical and maximum charge sizes. 

2. Market Penetration. In Part II, Section D, Number 2, the submission states that market 

penetration is "not provided by [the] equipment manufacturer (submitter) and is available on the 

market." Please provide the following information on production of equipment containing the 

proposed substitute, for each of the end-uses and applications identified in the enclosure. 

a. Please provide the year the equipment manufacturer intends to begin selling the 

equipment containing the substitute. 

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b. Please provide the projected amount of sales, in units of equipment containing the 

proposed substitute, at maximum market saturation. 

c. Please provide the estimated amount of refrigerant, in pounds per year, that will be 

installed at maximum market saturation. 

d. Please also provide the anticipated market share (percentage) of equipment containing the 

proposed substitute at market saturation. 

e. Please note that EPA will accept this information directly from the equipment 

manufacturer and maintain it as confidential business information (CBI), if 

confidentiality is claimed and supported. 

3. CBI Claims. Please confirm that you did not intend to claim any information in the February 26, 

2015 submissions as CBI. If you wish to claim any of the information submitted in response to 

the above as CBI, please provide two copies of your response, one containing CBI and one with 

CBI removed. 

Here is a summary of information concerning your submission: 

Substitute name: R-1270 (Propylene) 

Sector: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 

End-uses: Cold Storage Warehouse; information on other end-uses and applications to be provided 

New or Retrofit usage: New Equipment 

Date received: February 26, 2015 

Status of submission: Incomplete 

Responses to these questions are necessary for us to begin our review. The information can be submitted 

via electronic mail or hard copy. Please direct any questions about your submission to Chenise 

Farquharson, who is the case manager for this submission. Chenise can be reached at (202) 564-7768 or 

Farquharson. Chen ise@epa.gov. 

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Sincerely, 

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Rebecca von dem Hagen 

SNAP Coordinator 

Alternatives and Emissions Reduction Branch 

Stratospheric Protection Division 

Enclosure: Table of SNAP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning End-Uses and Applications 

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