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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

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 Plaintiff, ) Case No. C-13-4086 

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 v. ) 

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SAFEWAY INC., ) 

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 Defendant. ) 

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CONSENT DECREE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND NOTICE .............................................................2 

II. APPLICABILITY ....................................................................................................2 

III. OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................3 

IV. DEFINITIONS .........................................................................................................3 

V. CIVIL PENALTIES.................................................................................................6 

VI. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................6 

 A. Refrigerant Compliance Management System ............................................6 

 B. Corporate-Wide Leak Rate Reduction .........................................................7 

 C. Emissions Reductions at Highest-Emission Stores......................................8 

VII. PARTICIPATION IN RECOGNITION PROGRAMS .........................................10 

VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................10 

IX. STIPULATED PENALTIES .................................................................................12 

X. FORCE MAJEURE ...............................................................................................14 

XI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION .....................................................................................16 

XII. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND RETENTION ........................................18 

XIII. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT/RESERVATION OF RIGHTS ..............................19 

XIV. COSTS ...................................................................................................................20 

XV. NOTICES ...............................................................................................................21 

XVI. EFFECTIVE DATE ...............................................................................................22 

XVII. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION .......................................................................22 

XVIII. MODIFICATION ..................................................................................................22 

XIX. TERMINATION ....................................................................................................22 

XX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ..................................................................................23 

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XXI. SIGNATORIES/SERVICE....................................................................................23 

XXII. INTEGRATION ....................................................................................................24 

XXIII. FINAL JUDGMENT .............................................................................................24 

XXIV. APPENDICES .......................................................................................................24 

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 WHEREAS, Plaintiff, the United States of America, on behalf of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), has filed a Complaint in this action concurrently 

with this Consent Decree alleging that Defendant Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”) violated Section 608 

of the Clean Air Act (“CAA” or the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 7671g, and the commercial refrigerant 

repair and recordkeeping regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, §§ 82.150-82.169 

(Recycling and Emissions Reduction); 

 WHEREAS, the Complaint alleges that Safeway has failed to comply with the leak repair 

and/or recordkeeping requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, at some or all of the grocery 

stores identified in Appendix A to this Consent Decree; 

 WHEREAS, on November 1, 2007, EPA issued an information request to Safeway 

pursuant to Section 114 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7414, regarding the repair of leaks from 

commercial refrigeration appliances normally containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant that 

includes a class I or class II ozone-depleting substance, and EPA subsequently narrowed such 

request to cover 46 stores in California, Nevada, and Hawaii; 

 WHEREAS, on April 21, 2008, and July 1, 2010, Safeway submitted its responses to 

EPA’s information request, including approximately 10,000 pages of equipment records; 

 WHEREAS, the allegations in the Complaint are based on EPA’s analysis of the 

information contained in Safeway’s responses to EPA’s information request; 

 WHEREAS, Safeway’s Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate for the calendar year 2012 

was 25 percent; 

 WHEREAS, Safeway disputes the allegations in the Complaint and does not admit any 

liability to the United States arising out of the transactions or occurrences alleged in the 

Complaint; 

 WHEREAS, the Parties recognize, and the Court by entering this Consent Decree finds, 

that this Consent Decree has been negotiated by the Parties in good faith and will avoid litigation 

between the Parties and that this Consent Decree is fair, reasonable, and in the public interest; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, before the taking of any testimony, without the adjudication of or 

admission of any issue of fact or law except as provided in Section I, and with the consent of the 

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Parties, IT IS HEREBY ADJUDGED, ORDERED, AND DECREED as follows: 

I. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND NOTICE

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action and over the 

Parties pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(b), and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1345, 

and 1355. Venue lies in this district pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(b), 

and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and 1395(a), because some of the alleged violations in the Complaint 

occurred in, and Safeway’s principal place of business is located in, this judicial district. For 

purposes of this Decree, or any action to enforce this Decree, Safeway consents to the Court’s 

jurisdiction over this Decree and any such action and over Safeway and consents to venue in this 

district. 

2. The United States has given notice of the commencement of this action to the 

applicable air pollution control agencies as required by Section 113(b) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 

§ 7413(b). 

II. APPLICABILITY

3. The obligations of this Consent Decree apply to and are binding upon the United 

States, and upon Safeway and any successors, assigns, or other entities or persons otherwise 

bound by law. 

4. Safeway shall provide a copy of this Consent Decree to all officers, employees, 

and agents whose duties might reasonably include compliance with any provision of this Decree. 

5. At least 30 days prior to any transfer of ownership or operation of a retail division 

that includes one or more Stores covered by this Consent Decree, Safeway shall provide a copy 

of this Consent Decree to the proposed transferee. At least 15 days prior to the transfer, Safeway 

shall provide written notice of the prospective transfer to the United States in accordance with 

Section XV of this Decree (Notices), and shall submit to the United States a plan to ensure that 

(a) the Refrigerant Compliance Management System, or another refrigerant compliance 

management system approved by EPA, continues to be implemented at all stores in such retail 

division; and (b) the terms of Paragraph 16 of this Decree (Emissions Reductions at HighestEmission Stores) are implemented notwithstanding the transfer, provided that, in place of 

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Highest-Emission Stores that are transferred, Safeway may achieve reductions required under 

Paragraph 16(b) from Stores that are not transferred. Any attempt to transfer ownership or 

operation of a retail division without complying with this Paragraph constitutes a violation of this 

Decree. 

6. In any action to enforce this Consent Decree, Safeway shall not raise as a defense 

the failure by any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, or contractors to take any actions 

necessary to comply with the provisions of this Consent Decree. 

III. OBJECTIVES

7. The objectives of this Consent Decree are: (a) to further the goals of Subchapter 

VI of the Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7671-7671q, and EPA’s commercial refrigerant repair and 

recordkeeping regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, and (b) to resolve the civil claims of 

the United States as provided in Section XIII (Effect of Settlement/Reservation of Rights). 

IV. DEFINITIONS

8. Terms used in this Consent Decree that are defined in the Act or in regulations 

promulgated pursuant to the Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Act or such 

regulations as of the date of lodging of this Decree, unless otherwise provided in this Decree. 

Whenever the terms set forth below are used in this Consent Decree, the following definitions 

shall apply: 

a. “Appliance” shall have the definition provided in 40 C.F.R. § 82.152; 

b. “Complaint” shall mean the complaint filed by the United States in this 

action; 

c. “Consent Decree” or “Decree” shall mean this Decree and all appendices 

attached hereto (listed in Section XXIV); 

d. “Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate” for a given calendar year shall 

mean the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at all Stores 

during the period of Safeway’s ownership or operation in such calendar year divided by the total 

Full Charge of all Covered Appliances at all Stores during such calendar year. For purposes of 

this subparagraph, the “total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances” 

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shall not include (i) the initial charge of Refrigerant added to any new Covered Appliance; (ii) 

where Refrigerant has been recovered from an existing Covered Appliance in compliance with 

40 C.F.R. § 82.156, the amount of any Refrigerant used to recharge such Covered Appliance, up 

to the amount of Refrigerant recovered; or (iii) the amount of any Refrigerant added to a Covered 

Appliance to replace Refrigerant released as the result of an event that is determined by EPA or 

the Court to constitute a force majeure event under Section X of this Consent Decree (Force 

Majeure). For purposes of this subparagraph, the “total Full Charge of all Covered Appliances” 

shall include the Full Charge of any appliance that was at one time a Covered Appliance and 

that, after the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, has been retrofitted to use, or replaced by an 

appliance that uses, refrigerant that does not consist in part or whole of a class I or class II ozonedepleting substance, or that has been retired. 

e. “Covered Appliance” shall mean a commercial refrigeration Appliance 

with a Full Charge of more than 50 pounds of Refrigerant; 

f. “Day” shall mean a calendar day. In computing any period of time under 

this Consent Decree, where the last day would fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, the 

period shall run until the close of business of the next business day; 

g. “Effective Date” shall have the definition provided in Section XVI; 

h. “EPA” shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency 

and any successor departments or agencies of the United States; 

i. “Full Charge” shall have the definition provided in 40 C.F.R. § 82.152; 

j. “Highest-Emission Stores,” for a given calendar year, shall mean those 

Stores with Storewide Average Leak Rates in the 90th percentile or above out of all Stores for 

such calendar year. To determine which Stores are Highest-Emission Stores, Safeway shall 

(i) prepare a list of all Stores for that calendar year; (ii) calculate the Storewide Average Leak 

Rate for each Store; (iii) rank each Store by Storewide Average Leak Rate, from highest to 

lowest; and (iv) identify those Stores with Storewide Average Leak Rates in the 90th percentile 

or above; 

k. “Paragraph” shall mean a portion of this Decree identified by an Arabic 

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numeral or an upper or lower case letter; 

l. “Parties” shall mean the United States and Safeway; 

m. “Refrigerant” shall have the definition provided in 40 C.F.R. § 82.152; 

n. “Refrigerant Compliance Management System” shall mean the system 

described in a Refrigerant Compliance Plan (attached as Appendix B to this Consent Decree) 

prepared by Safeway and approved by EPA that is directed at assuring compliance with 40 

C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, at the Stores, and any subsequent amendments or changes to such 

system made in accordance with Paragraph 13 of this Consent Decree; 

o. “Safeway” shall mean Defendant Safeway Inc.; 

p. “Section” shall mean a portion of this Decree identified by a Roman 

numeral; 

q. “Store” shall mean any grocery store owned or operated by Safeway in the 

United States as of the date in question that contains one or more Covered Appliances, but shall 

not include any grocery store in Safeway’s Dominick’s Division; 

r. “Storewide Average Leak Rate” for a given Store and calendar year shall 

mean the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at such Store 

during the period of Safeway’s ownership or operation in such calendar year divided by the total 

Full Charge of all Covered Appliances at such Store during such calendar year. For purposes of 

this subparagraph, the “total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances” 

shall not include (i) the initial charge of Refrigerant added to any new Covered Appliance; 

(ii) where Refrigerant has been recovered from an existing Covered Appliance in compliance 

with 40 C.F.R. § 82.156, the amount of any Refrigerant used to recharge such Covered 

Appliance, up to the amount of Refrigerant recovered; or (iii) the amount of any Refrigerant 

added to a Covered Appliance to replace Refrigerant released as the result of an event that is 

determined by EPA or the Court to constitute a force majeure event under Section X of this 

Consent Decree (Force Majeure). For purposes of this subparagraph, the “total Full Charge of 

all Covered Appliances” shall include the Full Charge of any appliance that was at one time a 

Covered Appliance and that, after the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, has been retrofitted 

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to use, or replaced by an appliance that uses, refrigerant that does not consist in part or whole of 

a class I or class II ozone-depleting substance, or that has been retired; and 

s. “United States” shall mean the United States of America, acting on behalf 

of EPA. 

V. CIVIL PENALTIES

9. Within 30 days after the Effective Date of this Consent Decree, Safeway shall pay 

the sum of $600,000 as civil penalties. 

10. Safeway shall pay the civil penalties due by FedWire Electronic Funds Transfer 

(“EFT”) to the U.S. Department of Justice in accordance with written instructions to be provided 

to Safeway after the Effective Date by the Financial Litigation Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office 

for the Northern District of California. At the time of payment, Safeway shall send a copy of the 

EFT authorization form and the EFT transaction record, together with a transmittal letter, which 

shall state that the payment is for the civil penalties owed pursuant to the Consent Decree in 

United States v. Safeway Inc., and shall reference the civil action number and DOJ case number 

90-5-2-1-09644, to the United States in accordance with Section XV of this Decree (Notices); by 

email to acctsreceivable.CINWD@epa.gov; and by mail to: 

EPA Cincinnati Finance Office 

26 Martin Luther King Drive 

Cincinnati, OH 45268 

11. Safeway shall not deduct any penalties paid under this Consent Decree pursuant 

to this Section or Section IX (Stipulated Penalties) in calculating its federal income tax. 

VI. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Refrigerant Compliance Management System

12. Starting no later than 30 days after the Effective Date, Safeway shall implement 

the Refrigerant Compliance Management System at all Stores owned or operated by Safeway. 

13. Prior to implementing any amendments or changes to its Refrigerant Compliance 

Management System, Safeway shall submit a revised Refrigerant Compliance Plan to EPA along 

with a letter identifying the amendments or changes. Safeway shall implement its amended or 

changed Refrigerant Compliance Management System unless and until EPA notifies Safeway in 

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writing that it disapproves such amendments or changes and provides written comments. Within 

30 days of receiving EPA’s written notification, Safeway shall either (i) revise the Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan consistent with EPA’s written comments and submit the revised Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan to EPA, or (ii) invoke Dispute Resolution under Section XI of this Consent 

Decree. 

B. Corporate-Wide Leak Rate Reduction

14. Safeway shall achieve a Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at or below 18 

percent for the calendar year 2015. 

15. If Safeway fails to achieve a Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at or 

below 18 percent for the calendar year 2015 in accordance with Paragraph 14, Safeway shall take 

the following measures: 

a. Safeway shall pay stipulated penalties pursuant to Section IX of this 

Consent Decree. 

b. By March 1, 2016, Safeway shall submit to EPA a proposed Corrective 

Action Plan for approval pursuant to this Consent Decree. The proposed Corrective Action Plan 

shall include a description of all actions taken or to be taken to ensure that Safeway achieves a 

Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at or below 18 percent for the calendar year 2016, 

and, with respect to actions not already completed, the schedule for their implementation. 

c. EPA shall, in writing, either approve the proposed Corrective Action Plan 

or disapprove it and provide written comments. Within 30 days of receiving EPA’s written 

comments, Safeway shall either (i) revise the Corrective Action Plan consistent with EPA’s 

written comments and submit the revised Corrective Action Plan to EPA for final approval, or 

(ii) invoke Dispute Resolution under Section XI of this Consent Decree. To the extent the 

proposed Corrective Action Plan requires action prior to receipt of EPA’s approval or 

disapproval, Safeway shall implement the proposed Corrective Action Plan in accordance with 

the schedule set forth therein until EPA approves a Corrective Action Plan or a Corrective 

Action Plan is completed pursuant to Dispute Resolution. 

d. Upon receipt of EPA’s final approval of the Corrective Action Plan, or 

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upon completion of the Corrective Action Plan pursuant to Dispute Resolution, Safeway shall 

implement the Corrective Action Plan in accordance with the schedule set forth therein. 

e. Safeway shall achieve a Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at or 

below 18 percent for the calendar year 2016. 

f. If Safeway fails to achieve a Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at 

or below 18 percent for the calendar year 2016, Safeway shall continue to take the measures set 

forth in Paragraph 15 each subsequent year until it achieves a Corporate-Wide Average Leak 

Rate that is at or below 18 percent for a calendar year. 

C. Emissions Reductions at Highest-Emission Stores

16. In calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015, Safeway shall take the following steps to 

achieve a reduction in the aggregate Refrigerant use at its Highest-Emission Stores: 

a. Within 60 days after the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, and no 

later than March 1 of each year after the year of the Effective Date, Safeway shall (i) identify its 

Highest-Emission Stores for the prior calendar year (the “baseline year”), and (ii) calculate the 

total number of pounds of Refrigerant added during the baseline year to all Covered Appliances 

at such Highest-Emission Stores. 

b. During the calendar year after the baseline year (the “target year”), 

Safeway shall achieve a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total number of pounds of 

Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at the baseline year’s Highest-Emission Stores. 

c. In calculating the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added during the 

baseline year and the target year, Safeway shall not include (i) the initial charge of Refrigerant 

added to any new Covered Appliance; (ii) where Refrigerant has been recovered from an existing 

Covered Appliance in compliance with 40 C.F.R. § 82.156, the amount of any Refrigerant used 

to recharge such Covered Appliance, up to the amount of Refrigerant recovered; or (iii) the 

amount of any Refrigerant added to a Covered Appliance to replace Refrigerant released as the 

result of an event that is determined by EPA or the Court to constitute a force majeure event 

under Section X of this Consent Decree (Force Majeure). 

17. If, during any target year, Safeway fails to comply with Paragraph 16(b), Safeway 

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shall take the following measures: 

a. Safeway shall pay stipulated penalties pursuant to Section IX of this 

Consent Decree. 

b. By March 1 of the year after the target year, Safeway shall submit to EPA 

a proposed Corrective Action Plan for approval pursuant to this Consent Decree. The proposed 

Corrective Action Plan shall include a description of all actions taken or to be taken to ensure 

that Safeway, during the calendar year after the target year, achieves a reduction of at least 10 

percent in the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at the 

baseline year’s Highest-Emission Stores, and, with respect to actions not already completed, the 

schedule for their implementation. 

c. EPA shall, in writing, either approve the proposed Corrective Action Plan 

or disapprove it and provide written comments. Within 30 days of receiving EPA’s written 

comments, Safeway shall either (i) revise the Corrective Action Plan consistent with EPA’s 

written comments and submit the revised Corrective Action Plan to EPA for final approval, or 

(ii) invoke Dispute Resolution under Section XI of this Consent Decree. To the extent the 

proposed Corrective Action Plan requires action prior to receipt of EPA’s approval or 

disapproval, Safeway shall implement the proposed Corrective Action Plan in accordance with 

the schedule set forth therein until EPA approves a Corrective Action Plan or a Corrective 

Action Plan is completed pursuant to Dispute Resolution. 

d. Upon receipt of EPA’s final approval of the Corrective Action Plan, or 

upon completion of the Corrective Action Plan pursuant to Dispute Resolution, Safeway shall 

implement the Corrective Action Plan in accordance with the schedule set forth therein. 

e. Safeway shall, during the calendar year after the target year, achieve a 

reduction of at least 10 percent in the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered 

Appliances at the baseline year’s Highest-Emission Stores. 

18. Safeway shall continue to take the measures set forth in Paragraph 17 each 

subsequent year until, during a calendar year, it achieves a reduction of at least 10 percent in the 

total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at the baseline year’s 

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Highest-Emission Stores. 

VII. PARTICIPATION IN RECOGNITION PROGRAMS

19. Safeway shall not seek partnership in any federal or state recognition program 

relating to ozone-depleting substances, including EPA’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration 

Partnership, until termination of this Consent Decree. This Paragraph shall not be construed to 

prohibit Safeway from: (i) exchanging data or information with or through any such recognition 

program; and/or (ii) seeking certification for newly constructed or significantly remodeled stores. 

20. Safeway shall not at any time use or rely on measures taken in order to comply 

with the obligations of Section VI of this Consent Decree, or on any reduction in its CorporateWide Average Leak Rate or any Storewide Average Leak Rate achieved pursuant to this Consent 

Decree, as the basis for participation in any federal or state recognition program. 

VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

21. Within 60 days after the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, and no later than 

March 1 of each year after the year of the Effective Date, continuing until the Parties have 

submitted for the Court’s approval a joint stipulation terminating the Consent Decree pursuant to 

Paragraph 73, Safeway shall submit to the United States a Compliance Report that includes the 

following information for the prior calendar year: 

a. a list of all Stores, specially noting all openings and closings; 

b. the Full Charge, in pounds, of each Covered Appliance at each Store; 

c. the number of pounds of Refrigerant added to each Covered Appliance at 

each Store; 

d. the Storewide Average Leak Rate for each Store; 

e. the Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate; 

f. identification of the Highest-Emission Stores and their Storewide Average 

Leak Rates; 

g. the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances 

at the Highest-Emission Stores identified in such Compliance Report; 

h. the total number of pounds of Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances 

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at the Highest-Emission Stores identified in the Compliance Report covering the calendar year 

preceding the prior calendar year (not required for Safeway’s initial Compliance Report); 

i. a statement identifying whether Safeway met the requirement for 

emissions reductions at Highest-Emission Stores set forth in Paragraph 16 (not required for 

Safeway’s initial Compliance Report); 

j. a statement identifying whether Safeway met the requirement for 

emissions reductions at Highest-Emission Stores set forth in Paragraph 17(e) or 18, as applicable 

(not required for Safeway’s initial two Compliance Reports); 

k. a certification that Safeway has complied with the Refrigerant Compliance 

Plan during the prior calendar year, or a description of all incidences of noncompliance with the 

Refrigerant Compliance Plan during the prior calendar year and a certification that Safeway has 

otherwise complied with the Refrigerant Compliance Plan (not required for Safeway’s initial 

Compliance Report); and 

l. an affirmative statement regarding Safeway’s compliance or 

noncompliance with 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, at the Stores during the prior calendar year 

(not required for Safeway’s initial Compliance Report). 

22. Data in each Compliance Report submitted by Safeway under this Section shall be 

in Microsoft Excel or equivalent spreadsheet form. Safeway shall submit each Compliance 

Report to the United States in electronic form in accordance with the requirements of Section 

XV of this Consent Decree. 

23. Each Compliance Report submitted by Safeway under this Section shall be signed 

by a Safeway official and shall include the following certification: 

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were 

prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed 

to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information 

submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, 

or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the 

information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, 

and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false 

information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing 

violations. 

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24. Whenever any violation of this Consent Decree or any other event affecting 

Safeway’s performance under this Decree, or the performance of its Stores, may pose an 

immediate threat to the public health or welfare or the environment, Safeway shall notify EPA 

orally or by electronic or facsimile transmission as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours 

after Safeway first knew of the violation or event. Notification to an applicable national 

reporting hotline, such as the National Response Center, shall suffice to meet this requirement. 

This procedure is in addition to the requirements set forth in Paragraphs 21 through 23. 

25. The reporting requirements of this Consent Decree do not relieve Safeway of any 

reporting obligations required by the Clean Air Act or implementing regulations, or by any other 

federal, state, or local law, regulation, permit, or other requirement. 

26. Any information provided pursuant to this Consent Decree may be used by the 

United States in any proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Consent Decree and as 

otherwise permitted by law. 

IX. STIPULATED PENALTIES

27. Safeway shall be liable for stipulated penalties to the United States for violations 

of this Consent Decree as specified below, unless excused under Section X (Force Majeure). A 

violation includes failing to perform any obligation required by the terms of this Decree, 

including any work plan or schedule approved under this Decree, according to all applicable 

requirements of this Decree and within the specified time schedules established by or approved 

under this Decree. 

28. Payment of Civil Penalties. If Safeway fails to pay the civil penalties required to 

be paid under Section V of this Decree (Civil Penalties) when due, Safeway shall pay a 

stipulated penalty of $2,500 per day for each day that the payment is late. 

29. Refrigerant Compliance Management System. For each failure to implement the 

Refrigerant Compliance Management System at a Store as required by Paragraph 12, Safeway 

shall pay a stipulated penalty of $500 per violation per Store per day. 

30. Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate. If Safeway fails to achieve a CorporateWide Average Leak Rate that is at or below 18 percent for the calendar year 2015 in accordance 

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with Paragraph 14, Safeway shall: (a) pay a stipulated penalty of $100,000, and (b) pay a 

stipulated penalty of $150,000 for each subsequent calendar year until Safeway achieves a 

Corporate-Wide Average Leak Rate that is at or below 18 percent. 

31. Emissions Reductions at Highest-Emission Stores. If, during any target year, 

Safeway fails to achieve a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total number of pounds of 

Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at the baseline year’s Highest-Emission Stores as 

required by Paragraph 16(b), Safeway shall: (a) pay a stipulated penalty of $25,000 per year, 

and (b) pay a stipulated penalty of $40,000 for each calendar year after the target year in which 

Safeway fails to achieve a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total number of pounds of 

Refrigerant added to all Covered Appliances at the baseline year’s Highest-Emission Stores. 

32. Reporting Requirements. For each failure to comply with the requirements of 

Section VIII of this Consent Decree within the specified time schedules established by this 

Decree, Safeway shall pay a stipulated penalty of $1,000 per violation per day. 

33. Stipulated penalties under this Section shall begin to accrue on the day after 

performance is due or on the day a violation occurs, whichever is applicable, and shall continue 

to accrue until performance is satisfactorily completed or until the violation ceases. Stipulated 

penalties shall accrue simultaneously for separate violations of this Consent Decree. 

34. Safeway shall pay any stipulated penalty within 30 days of receiving the United 

States’ written demand. 

35. The United States may, in the unreviewable exercise of its discretion, reduce or 

waive stipulated penalties otherwise due it under this Consent Decree. 

36. Stipulated penalties shall continue to accrue as provided in Paragraph 33 during 

any Dispute Resolution, but need not be paid until the following: 

a. If the dispute is resolved by agreement or by a decision of EPA that is not 

appealed to the Court, Safeway shall pay accrued penalties determined to be owing, together 

with interest, to the United States within 30 days of the effective date of the agreement or the 

receipt of EPA’s decision or order. 

b. If the dispute is appealed to the Court and the United States prevails in 

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whole or in part, Safeway shall pay all accrued penalties determined by the Court to be owing, 

together with interest, within 60 days of receiving the Court’s decision or order, except as 

provided in subparagraph (c), below. 

c. If any Party appeals the District Court’s decision, Safeway shall pay all 

accrued penalties determined to be owing, together with interest, within 15 days of receiving the 

final appellate court decision. 

37. Safeway shall pay stipulated penalties owing to the United States in the manner 

set forth and with the confirmation notices required by Paragraph 10, except that the transmittal 

letter shall state that the payment is for stipulated penalties and shall state for which violation(s) 

the penalties are being paid. 

38. If Safeway fails to pay stipulated penalties according to the terms of this Consent 

Decree, Safeway shall be liable for interest on such penalties, as provided for in 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1961, accruing as of the date payment became due. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be 

construed to limit the United States from seeking any remedy otherwise provided by law for 

Safeway’s failure to pay any stipulated penalties. 

39. Subject to the provisions of Section XIII of this Consent Decree (Effect of 

Settlement/Reservation of Rights), the stipulated penalties provided for in this Decree shall be in 

addition to any other rights, remedies, or sanctions available to the United States for Safeway’s 

violation of this Decree or applicable law. Where a violation of this Consent Decree is also a 

violation of Section 608 of the Act or 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F, Safeway shall be allowed a 

credit, for any stipulated penalties paid, against any statutory penalties imposed for such 

violation. 

X. FORCE MAJEURE

40. “Force majeure,” for purposes of this Consent Decree, is defined as any event 

arising from causes beyond the control of Safeway, of any entity controlled by Safeway, or of 

Safeway’s contractors, that impedes – i.e., delays or prevents – the performance of any 

obligation under this Consent Decree despite Safeway’s best efforts to fulfill the obligation. The 

requirement that Safeway exercise “best efforts to fulfill the obligation” includes using best 

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efforts to anticipate any potential force majeure event and best efforts to address the effects of 

any such event (a) as it is occurring and (b) after it has occurred to prevent or minimize any 

resulting impedance to the greatest extent possible. “Force Majeure” does not include Safeway’s 

financial inability to perform any obligation under this Consent Decree. 

41. If any event occurs or has occurred that may impede the performance of any 

obligation under this Consent Decree, whether or not caused by a force majeure event, Safeway 

shall provide notice orally or by electronic or facsimile transmission to EPA, within seven days 

of when Safeway first knew that the event might cause an impedance. Within 30 days thereafter, 

Safeway shall provide in writing to EPA an explanation and description of the reasons for the 

impedance; the duration or anticipated duration of the impedance; all actions taken or to be taken 

to prevent or minimize the impedance; a schedule for implementation of any measures taken or 

to be taken to prevent or mitigate the impedance or the effect of the impedance; Safeway’s 

rationale for attributing such impedance to a force majeure event if it intends to assert such a 

claim; and a statement as to whether, in the opinion of Safeway, such event may cause or 

contribute to an endangerment to public health, welfare or the environment. Safeway shall 

include with any notice all available documentation supporting the claim that the impedance was 

attributable to a force majeure. Failure to comply with the above requirements shall preclude 

Safeway from asserting any claim of force majeure for that event for the period of time of such 

failure to comply, and for any additional impedance caused by such failure. Safeway shall be 

deemed to know of any circumstance of which Safeway, any entity controlled by Safeway, or 

Safeway’s contractors knew or should have known. 

42. If EPA agrees that the impedance or anticipated impedance is attributable to a 

force majeure event, EPA will extend the time for performance of the obligations under this 

Consent Decree that are affected by the force majeure event for such time as is necessary to 

complete those obligations and/or reduce or waive stipulated penalties otherwise due under this 

Decree as a result of Safeway’s failure to perform such obligations. An extension of the time for 

performance of the obligations affected by the force majeure event shall not, of itself, extend the 

time for performance of any other obligation. EPA will notify Safeway in writing of its decision, 

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including the length of any extension for performance of the obligations affected by the force 

majeure event. 

43. If EPA does not agree that the impedance or anticipated impedance has been or 

will be caused by a force majeure event, EPA will notify Safeway in writing of its decision. 

44. If Safeway elects to invoke the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 

XI (Dispute Resolution), it shall do so no later than 30 days after receipt of EPA’s notice. In any 

such proceeding, Safeway shall have the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the 

evidence that the impedance or anticipated impedance has been or will be caused by a force 

majeure event, that the duration of the impedance or the relief sought was or will be warranted 

under the circumstances, that best efforts were exercised to avoid and mitigate the effects of the 

impedance, and that Safeway complied with the requirements of Paragraphs 40 and 41, above. If 

Safeway carries this burden, the impedance at issue shall be deemed not to be a violation by 

Safeway of the affected obligation of this Consent Decree identified to EPA and the Court. 

XI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

45. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Consent Decree, the dispute 

resolution procedures of this Section shall be the exclusive mechanism to resolve disputes arising 

under or with respect to this Consent Decree. Safeway’s failure to seek resolution of a dispute 

under this Section shall preclude Safeway from raising any such issue as a defense to an action 

by the United States to enforce any obligation of Safeway arising under this Decree. 

46. Informal Dispute Resolution. Any dispute subject to Dispute Resolution under 

this Consent Decree shall first be the subject of informal negotiations. The dispute shall be 

considered to have arisen when Safeway sends the United States a written Notice of Dispute. 

Such Notice of Dispute shall state clearly the matter in dispute. The period of informal 

negotiations shall not exceed 20 days from the date the dispute arises, unless that period is 

modified by written agreement. If the Parties cannot resolve a dispute by informal negotiations, 

then the position advanced by the United States shall be considered binding unless, within 30 

days after the conclusion of the informal negotiation period, Safeway invokes formal dispute 

resolution procedures as set forth below. 

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47. Formal Dispute Resolution. Safeway shall invoke formal dispute resolution 

procedures, within the time period provided in the preceding Paragraph, by serving on the United 

States a written Statement of Position regarding the matter in dispute. The Statement of Position 

shall include, but need not be limited to, any factual data, analysis, or opinion supporting 

Safeway’s position and any supporting documentation relied upon by Safeway. 

48. The United States shall serve its Statement of Position within 30 days of receipt of 

Safeway’s Statement of Position. The United States’ Statement of Position shall include, but 

need not be limited to, any factual data, analysis, or opinion supporting that position and any 

supporting documentation relied upon by the United States. The United States’ Statement of 

Position shall be binding on Safeway, unless Safeway files a motion for judicial review of the 

dispute in accordance with the following Paragraph. 

49. Safeway may seek judicial review of the dispute by filing with the Court and 

serving on the United States, in accordance with Section XV of this Consent Decree (Notices), a 

motion requesting judicial resolution of the dispute. The motion must be filed within 30 days of 

receipt of the United States’ Statement of Position pursuant to the preceding Paragraph. The 

motion shall contain a written statement of Safeway’s position on the matter in dispute, including 

any supporting factual data, analysis, opinion, or documentation, and shall set forth the relief 

requested and any schedule within which the dispute must be resolved for orderly 

implementation of the Consent Decree. 

50. The United States shall respond to Safeway’s motion within the time period 

allowed by the Local Rules of this Court. Safeway may file a reply memorandum, to the extent 

permitted by the Local Rules. 

51. Standard of Review. Except as otherwise provided in this Consent Decree, in any 

dispute brought under Paragraph 47, Safeway shall bear the burden of demonstrating that its 

position complies with this Consent Decree and that it is entitled to relief under applicable 

principles of law. In their initial filings with the Court under Paragraphs 49 and 50, the Parties 

shall state their respective positions as to the applicable standard of law for resolving the dispute. 

52. The invocation of dispute resolution procedures under this Section shall not, by 

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itself, extend, postpone, or affect in any way any obligation of Safeway under this Consent 

Decree, unless and until final resolution of the dispute so provides. Stipulated penalties with 

respect to the disputed matter shall continue to accrue from the first day of noncompliance, but 

payment shall be stayed pending resolution of the dispute as provided in Paragraph 36. If 

Safeway does not prevail on the disputed issue, stipulated penalties shall be assessed and paid as 

provided in Section IX (Stipulated Penalties). 

XII. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND RETENTION

53. The United States and its representatives, including attorneys, contractors, and 

consultants, shall have the right of entry into any Store covered by this Consent Decree, at all 

reasonable times, upon presentation of credentials, to: 

a. monitor the progress of activities required under this Consent Decree; 

b. verify any data or information submitted to the United States in 

accordance with the terms of this Consent Decree; 

c. obtain documentary evidence, including photographs and similar data; and 

d. assess Safeway’s compliance with this Consent Decree. 

54. Until five years after the termination of this Consent Decree, Safeway shall retain, 

and shall instruct its contractors and agents to preserve, all documents, records, or other 

information (including documents, records, or other information in electronic form) necessary to 

demonstrate Safeway’s performance of its obligations under this Consent Decree. This 

information-retention requirement shall apply regardless of any contrary corporate or 

institutional policies or procedures. At any time during this information-retention period, upon 

request by the United States, Safeway shall provide copies of any documents, records, or other 

information required to be maintained under this Paragraph. 

55. At the conclusion of the information-retention period provided in the preceding 

Paragraph, Safeway shall notify the United States at least 90 days prior to the destruction of any 

documents, records, or other information subject to the requirements of the preceding Paragraph 

and, upon request by the United States, Safeway shall deliver any such documents, records, or 

other information to EPA. Safeway may assert that certain documents, records, or other 

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information is privileged under the attorney-client privilege or any other privilege recognized by 

federal law. If Safeway asserts such a privilege, it shall provide the following: (1) the title of the 

document, record, or information; (2) the date of the document, record, or information; (3) the 

name and title of each author of the document, record, or information; (4) the name and title of 

each addressee and recipient; (5) a description of the subject of the document, record, or 

information; and (6) the privilege asserted by Safeway. However, no documents, records, or 

other information required to be created or generated under this Consent Decree shall be 

withheld on grounds of privilege. 

56. Safeway may also assert that information required to be provided under this 

Section is protected as Confidential Business Information (“CBI”) under 40 C.F.R. Part 2. As to 

any information that Safeway seeks to protect as CBI, Safeway shall follow the procedures set 

forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 2. 

57. This Consent Decree in no way limits or affects any right of entry and inspection, 

or any right to obtain information, held by the United States pursuant to applicable federal laws, 

regulations, or permits, nor does it limit or affect any duty or obligation of Safeway to maintain 

documents, records, or other information imposed by applicable federal or state laws, 

regulations, or permits. 

XIII. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT/RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

58. This Consent Decree resolves the civil claims of the United States against 

Safeway for any violations of 40 C.F.R. §§ 82.156(i), 82.166(k), or 82.166(m) at the Stores 

arising out of facts and events that occurred prior to the date of lodging, including the civil 

claims of the United States for the violations alleged in the Complaint through the date of 

lodging. 

59. The United States reserves all legal and equitable remedies available to enforce 

the provisions of this Consent Decree, except as expressly stated in Paragraph 58. This Consent 

Decree shall not be construed to limit the rights of the United States to obtain penalties or 

injunctive relief under the Act or implementing regulations, or under other federal laws, 

regulations, or permit conditions, except as expressly specified in Paragraph 58. 

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60. In any subsequent administrative or judicial proceeding initiated by the United 

States for injunctive relief, civil penalties, or other appropriate relief relating to the Stores, 

Safeway shall not assert, and may not maintain, any defense or claim based upon the principles 

of waiver, res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, claim-splitting, or 

other defenses based upon any contention that the claims raised by the United States in the 

subsequent proceeding were or should have been brought in the instant case, except with respect 

to claims that have been specifically resolved pursuant to Paragraph 58. 

61. This Consent Decree is not a permit, or a modification of any permit, under any 

federal, state, or local laws or regulations. Safeway is responsible for achieving and maintaining 

complete compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and permits; 

and Safeway’s compliance with this Consent Decree shall be no defense to any action 

commenced pursuant to any such laws, regulations, or permits, except as set forth herein. The 

United States does not, by its consent to the entry of this Consent Decree, warrant or aver in any 

manner that Safeway’s compliance with any aspect of this Consent Decree will result in 

compliance with provisions of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., or with any other provisions of 

federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or permits. 

62. This Consent Decree does not limit or affect the rights of Safeway or of the 

United States against any third parties, not party to this Consent Decree, nor does it limit the 

rights of third parties, not party to this Consent Decree, against Safeway, except as otherwise 

provided by law. 

63. This Consent Decree shall not be construed to create rights in, or grant any cause 

of action to, any third party not party to this Consent Decree. 

XIV. COSTS

64. The Parties shall bear their own costs of this action, including attorney’s fees, 

except that the United States shall be entitled to collect the costs (including attorney’s fees) 

incurred in any judicial enforcement action necessary to collect any portion of the civil penalties 

or any stipulated penalties due but not paid by Safeway. 

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XV. NOTICES

65. Unless otherwise specified herein, whenever notifications, submissions, or 

communications are required by this Consent Decree, they shall be made in writing and 

addressed as follows: 

For notifications, submissions, or communications to the United States: 

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 7611 Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, DC 20044-7611 

eescasemanagement.enrd@usdoj.gov 

Re: DOJ No. 90-5-2-1-09644 

and 

Brian Riedel (riedel.brian@epa.gov) 

Joel Jones (jones.joel@epa.gov) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region IX 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

For notifications, submissions, or communications to EPA: 

Brian Riedel (riedel.brian@epa.gov) 

Joel Jones (jones.joel@epa.gov) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region IX 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105

For notifications, submissions, or communications to Safeway: 

Valerie D. Lewis 

Senior Corporate Counsel 

Safeway Inc. 

5918 Stoneridge Mall Road 

Pleasanton, CA 94588 

valerie.lewis@safeway.com 

66. Any Party may, by written notice to the other Parties, change its designated notice 

recipient or notice address provided in Paragraph 22 or 65 of this Consent Decree. 

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67. Notices submitted pursuant to this Section shall be deemed submitted upon 

mailing or electronic mailing, as applicable, unless otherwise provided in this Consent Decree or 

by mutual agreement of the Parties in writing. 

XVI. EFFECTIVE DATE

68. The Effective Date of this Consent Decree shall be the date upon which this 

Decree is entered by the Court or a motion to enter the Decree is granted, whichever occurs first, 

as recorded on the Court’s docket. 

XVII. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION

69. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this case until termination of this Consent 

Decree, for the purpose of resolving disputes arising under this Decree or entering orders 

modifying this Decree, pursuant to Sections XI and XVIII, or effectuating or enforcing 

compliance with the terms of this Decree. 

XVIII. MODIFICATION

70. The terms of this Consent Decree, including any attached appendices, may be 

modified only by a subsequent written agreement signed by the Parties. Where the modification 

constitutes a material change to this Decree, it shall be effective only upon approval by the 

Court. 

71. Any disputes concerning modification of this Decree shall be resolved pursuant to 

Section XI of this Decree (Dispute Resolution), provided, however, that, instead of the burden of 

proof provided by Paragraph 51, the Party seeking the modification bears the burden of 

demonstrating that it is entitled to the requested modification in accordance with Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 60(b). 

XIX. TERMINATION

72. After Safeway has completed the requirements of Section VI (Compliance 

Requirements) of this Consent Decree, has complied with all other requirements of this Decree, 

and has paid the civil penalties and any accrued stipulated penalties as required by this Decree, 

Safeway may serve upon the United States a Request for Termination, stating that Safeway has 

satisfied those requirements, together with all necessary supporting documentation. 

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73. Following receipt by the United States of Safeway’s Request for Termination, the 

Parties shall confer informally concerning the Request and any disagreement that the Parties may 

have as to whether Safeway has satisfactorily complied with the requirements for termination of 

this Consent Decree. If the United States agrees that the Consent Decree may be terminated, the 

Parties shall submit, for the Court’s approval, a joint stipulation terminating the Decree. 

74. If the United States does not agree that the Consent Decree may be terminated, 

Safeway may invoke Dispute Resolution under Section XI of this Decree. However, Safeway 

shall not seek Dispute Resolution of any dispute regarding termination, under Paragraph 47 of 

Section XI, until 60 days after service of its Request for Termination. 

XX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

75. This Consent Decree shall be lodged with the Court for a period of not less than 

30 days for public notice and comment in accordance with 28 C.F.R. § 50.7. The United States 

reserves the right to withdraw or withhold its consent if the comments regarding the Consent 

Decree disclose facts or considerations indicating that the Consent Decree is inappropriate, 

improper, or inadequate. Safeway consents to entry of this Consent Decree without further 

notice and agrees not to withdraw from or oppose entry of this Consent Decree by the Court or to 

challenge any provision of the Decree, unless the United States has notified Safeway in writing 

that it no longer supports entry of the Decree. 

XXI. SIGNATORIES/SERVICE

76. Each undersigned representative of Safeway and the Assistant Attorney General 

for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice certifies that 

he or she is fully authorized to enter into the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree and to 

execute and legally bind the Party he or she represents to this document. 

77. This Consent Decree may be signed in counterparts, and its validity shall not be 

challenged on that basis. Safeway agrees to accept service of process by mail with respect to all 

matters arising under or relating to this Consent Decree and to waive the formal service 

requirements set forth in Rules 4 and 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any 

applicable Local Rules of this Court including, but not limited to, service of a summons. 

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XXII. INTEGRATION

78. This Consent Decree constitutes the final, complete, and exclusive agreement and 

understanding among the Parties with respect to the settlement embodied in the Decree and 

supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, concerning the 

settlement embodied herein. Other than deliverables that are subsequently submitted and 

approved pursuant to this Consent Decree, no other document, nor any representation, 

inducement, agreement, understanding, or promise, constitutes any part of this Decree or the 

settlement it represents, nor shall it be used in construing the terms of this Decree. 

XXIII. FINAL JUDGMENT

79. Upon approval and entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, this Consent 

Decree shall constitute a final judgment of the Court as to the United States and Safeway. 

XXIV. APPENDICES

80. The following appendices are attached to and part of this Consent Decree: 

 “Appendix A” is the list of Stores as of the date of lodging of the Consent Decree. 

“Appendix B” is the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

Dated and entered this ______ day of _____________________, 20____. 

 ______________________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

 Northern District of California 

7 November 13 Hon. Jon S. Tigar

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1 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES enter into this Consent Decree in the matter of United States v.

Safeway Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

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3 FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

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5

6 ROBERT G. DREHER

~ Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

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THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES enter into this Consent Decree in the matter of United States v

Safeway Inc. (N.D. Ca1.):

FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

J D BLUMEN LD

R Tonal Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX

75 Hawthorne Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

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Assistant Regional Counsel

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX

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Safewa~Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

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APPENDIX A

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Appendix A: List of Stores

Store Street City State ZIP

27 5025 South Kipling St. Littleton CO 80127

41 13111 West Alameda Pkwy. Lakewood CO 80228

91 1227 15th Ave. Longview WA 98632

111 105 Neal St. Grass Valley CA 95945

190 424 Howe Ave. Sacramento CA 95825

204 2855 E Manoa Rd. Honolulu HI 96822

211 848 Ala Lilikoi St. Honolulu HI 96818

215 377 Keahole St. Honolulu HI 96825

219 3900 South Othello St. Seattle WA 98118

220 170 E Kamehameha Ave. Kahului Maui HI 96732

236 10926 West Bell Rd. Sun City AZ 85373

239 1601 North Park Dr. Winslow AZ 86047

242 3904 East 120th Ave. Thornton CO 80233

245 1044 Willow Creek Rd. Prescott AZ 86301

247 1225 West Guadalupe Rd. Mesa AZ 85202

249 650 Elm St. Page AZ 86040

250 4752 East Sunrise Dr. Tucson AZ 85718

251 1208 Morgan St. Davenport WA 99122

253 3185 West Apache Trail Apache Junction AZ 85120

261 101 Naco Hwy. Bisbee AZ 85603

262 20 E Main St. Quincy CA 95971

272 650 North Bisbee Ave. Willcox AZ 85643

284 1499 Hwy. 101 Reedsport OR 97467

290 115 SE Seventh St. Grants Pass OR 97526

300 253 Mt. Herman Rd. Scotts Valley CA 95066

305 1071 El Camino Redwood City CA 94063

307 215 East Rose St. Walla Walla WA 99362

313 1601 Hollenbeck Ave. Sunnyvale CA 94087

330 9517 Ralston Rd. Arvada CO 80002

333 1803 George Washington Way Richland WA 99354

344 9160 West Colfax Ave. Lakewood CO 80215

350 702 North 5th Ave. Sandpoint ID 83864

363 700 Hwy. 101 Florence OR 97439

368 2100 Queen Anne Ave. N Seattle WA 98109

371 601 West North St. Enterprise OR 97828

378 2220 North Coast Hwy. Newport OR 97365

379 1640 Williams Hwy. Grants Pass OR 97527

386 1755 Ivy St. Junction City OR 97448

390 2425 Miner St. Idaho Springs CO 80452

400 3707 North Main St. Vancouver WA 98663

406 2836 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove OR 97116

412 1455 Edgewater St. NW Salem OR 97304

424 795 Columbia River Hwy. St. Helens OR 97051

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429 3380 Lancaster Dr. NE Salem OR 97305

430 1455 NE Division St. Gresham OR 97030

444 990 Hwy. 395 South Hermiston OR 97838

459 20830 108th Ave. SE Kent WA 98031

461 709 North Federal Blvd. Riverton WY 82501

462 205 North 5th Ave. Yakima WA 98902

477 28810 Military Rd. S Federal Way WA 98003

486 3842 Bridgeport Way Tacoma WA 98466

488 3020 Northeast 45th St. Seattle WA 98105

494 152 Roosevelt Ave. E Enumclaw WA 98022

496 15000 N E 24th Redmond WA 98052

497 17202 15th Ave. NE Shoreline WA 98155

502 5702 Summitview Ave. Yakima WA 98908

503 11031 19th Ave. SE Everett WA 98208

508 401 A Ave. Lake Oswego OR 97034

514 642 NE Third St. Bend OR 97701

531 101 Auburn Way S Auburn WA 98002

533 19150 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd. Woodinville WA 98077

534 3532 172nd St. Arlington WA 98223

535 20711 Bothell Hwy. Bothell WA 98012

537 19651 Hwy. 2 Monroe WA 98272

543 4700 Yelm Rd. SE Lacey WA 98503

544 21301 Hwy. 410 Bonney Lake WA 98391

549 500 East Third St. Alliance NE 69301

555 630 228th Ave. NE Sammamish WA 98074

563 613 S. Sixth St. Sunnyside WA 98944

584 711 West First Ave. Toppenish WA 98948

633 710 Rte. 73 South Marlton NJ 08053

635 1295 Victory Way Craig CO 81625

638 4100 Redwood Rd. Oakland CA 94619

640 16 Rancho Del Mar Aptos CA 95003

654 2096 Mountain Blvd. Oakland CA 94611

668 2100 Ralston Ave. Belmont CA 94002

669 5130 Broadway Oakland CA 94611

683 730 West Main St. Farmington NM 87401

687 6310 College Ave. Oakland CA 94618

691 1444 Shattuck Pl. Berkeley CA 94709

706 104 Midvalley Carmel CA 93923

722 457 West Main St. Trinidad CO 81082

737 160 First St. Los Altos CA 94022

739 3350 Mission St. San Francisco CA 94110

759 625 Monterey Blvd. San Francisco CA 94127

761 1212 Forest Ave. Pacific Grove CA 93950

763 2605 The Alameda Ave. Santa Clara CA 95050

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767 6132 Bollinger Rd. San Jose CA 95129

777 30 Chestnut Ave. S San Francisco CA 94080

782 37601 Hwy. 26 Sandy OR 97055

783 3540 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette CA 94549

785 850 La Playa St. San Francisco CA 94121

786 6255 Graham Hill Rd. Felton CA 95018

790 555 Bancroft Ave. San Leandro CA 94577

792 17023 SE 272nd St. Kent WA 98042

793 600 F St. Arcata CA 95521

797 231 W Jackson St. Hayward CA 94544

799 117 Morrissey Blvd. Santa Cruz CA 95062

835 5060 North Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs CO 80918

836 1008 N. Summit Blvd. Frisco CO 80443

853 7625 Old Georgetown Rd. Bethesda MD 20814

908 3550 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland CA 94602

910 1554 First St. Livermore CA 94550

913 1620 Clay St. Napa CA 94559

917 600 S Broadway Walnut Creek CA 94596

918 6340 Commerce Blvd. Rohnert Park CA 94928

919 12876 Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd. Saratoga CA 95070

928 600 Patterson Blvd. Pleasant Hill CA 94523

929 2558 Berryessa Rd. San Jose CA 95132

932 950 Las Gallinas Ave. San Rafael CA 94903

933 406 N Main St. Sebastopol CA 95472

936 710 Bancroft Rd. Walnut Creek CA 94598

939 3334 Alhambra Ave. Martinez CA 94553

951 867 Island Dr. Alameda CA 94502

952 139 N Washington St. Easton MD 21601

956 1799 Marlow Rd. Santa Rosa CA 95401

964 4950 Mission St. San Francisco CA 94112

967 2 Camino Sobrante Orinda CA 94563

968 709 Lincoln Rd. W Vallejo CA 94590

969 1355 Moraga Way Moraga CA 94556

970 1655 El Camino Real San Mateo CA 94402

975 701 S Fortuna Blvd. Fortuna CA 95521

976 605 Parker Bldg. A Rodeo CA 94572

978 660 S Main St. Ft Bragg CA 95437

983 1071 11th St. Lakeport CA 95453

984 14922 Olympic Dr. Clearlake CA 95422

988 3002 Story Rd. San Jose CA 95127

993 3902 Washington Blvd. Fremont CA 94538

994 1499 Washington Ave. San Leandro CA 94577

999 921 E Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City CA 94404

1004 2850 Audubon Village Dr. Audubon PA 19403

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1011 14610 Memorial Dr. Houston TX 77079

1012 5219 Fm 1960 West Houston TX 77069

1013 1407 South Voss Rd. Houston TX 77057

1022 11711 West Bellfort St. Stafford TX 77477

1031 2931 Central City Blvd. Galveston TX 77551

1041 4800 West Bellfort St. Houston TX 77035

1055 7720 East Hwy. 69 Prescott Valley AZ 86314

1057 4540 Kingwood Dr. Kingwood TX 77345

1066 12850 Memorial Dr. Houston TX 77024

1073 6194 SW Murray Blvd. Beaverton OR 97008

1078 2930 Ocean Beach Hwy. Longview WA 98632

1082 3355 Bethel Rd. SE Port Orchard WA 98366

1089 12251 Darnestown Rd. Gaithersburg MD 20878

1090 2685 Mill Bay Rd. Kodiak AK 99615

1094 1891 Pioneer Pkwy. Springfield OR 97477

1103 6701 East Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver WA 98661

1107 12680 West 64th Ave. Arvada CO 80004

1108 1750 Miramonte Ave. Mountan View CA 94040

1109 2090 Harbison Dr. Vacaville CA 95687

1110 1546 North Main St. Salinas CA 93906

1115 7150 Leetsdale Dr. Denver CO 80224

1116 1050 Ken Pratt Blvd. Longmont CO 80501

1119 3747 Grand Ave. Oakland CA 94610

1123 2249 Cascade Ave. Hood River OR 97031

1125 1366 East Ave. Chico CA 95973

1126 11275 East Via Linda Scottsdale AZ 85259

1127 2401 Waterman Dr. Fairfield CA 94534

1135 804 West First St. Cle Elum WA 98922

1142 12519 NE 85th St. Kirkland WA 98033

1143 8340 15th Ave. NW Seattle WA 98117

1145 1955 South Sheridan Blvd. Denver CO 80227

1146 6775 West 120th Ave. Broomfield CO 80020

1159 121 W. Walnut St. Newport WA 99156

1160 1600 Plaza Way Walla Walla WA 99362

1186 27035 Pacific Hwy. S Des Moines WA 98198

1194 607 Omache Dr. Omak WA 98841

1195 5431 Clayton Rd. Clayton CA 94517

1196 639 S. Bernardo Ave. Sunnyvale CA 94087

1197 1790 Decoto Rd. Union City CA 94587

1201 4005 East Chandler Blvd. Phoenix AZ 85048

1203 2525 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy. Hillsboro OR 97123

1207 2300 West Hwy. 89A Sedona AZ 86336

1210 5150 Mae Anne Ave. Reno NV 89523

1211 3496 Camino Tassajara Danville CA 94506

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1213 1902 Viers Mill Rd. Rockville MD 20851

1218 2970 Main St. Susanville CA 96130

1223 11919 North Jantzen Ave. Portland OR 97217

1224 5877 Jarvis Ave. Newark CA 94560

1225 1500 East Cedar Ave. Flagstaff AZ 86004

1229 465 West Mariposa Rd. Nogales AZ 85621

1230 2177 N.W. 185th Ave. Hillsboro OR 97124

1232 530 Canal St. King City CA 93930

1234 1125 Second St. Brentwood CA 94513

1242 E 2509 29th Ave. Spokane WA 99223

1245 15549 Union Ave. Los Gatos CA 95032

1246 6201 6th Ave. Tacoma WA 98406

1247 11041 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX 77042

1248 2660 North Federal Blvd. Denver CO 80211

1249 7500 South Pierce Way Littleton CO 80128

1252 253 High School Rd. NE Bainbridge Island WA 98110

1253 23565 North Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale AZ 85255

1255 7110 North Oracle Rd. Tucson AZ 85704

1257 4495 First St. Livermore CA 94551

1258 1235 Stratford Ave. Dixon CA 95620

1259 3365 Deer Valley Rd. Antioch CA 94531

1260 401 South Roosevelt Dr. Seaside OR 97138

1263 590 Farrington Hwy. #400 Kapolei HI 96707

1265 2785 Yulupa Ave. Santa Rosa CA 95405

1266 11290 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee CA 96161

1267 6460 East Yale Ave. Denver CO 80222

1269 1541 N.E. 181st Ave. Gresham OR 97230

1270 2042 Daniel Stewart Sq. Woodbridge VA 22191

1273 N 1441 Argonne Rd. Spokane WA 99212

1274 4567 E. U.S. Hwy. 60 Miami AZ 85539

1275 599 West 4th St. Benson AZ 85602

1276 6500 Piney Branch Rd., NW Washington DC 20012

1283 8646 Richmond Hwy. Alexandria VA 22309

1285 6130 Rose Hill Dr. Alexandria VA 22310

1286 3275 West Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs CO 80904

1287 800 N.E. Third Ave. Camas WA 98607

1291 13733 Fountain Hills Blvd. Fountain Hills AZ 85268

1293 2341 So Winchester Blvd. Campbell CA 95008

1294 210 Washington Ave. S Kent WA 98032

1297 23632 Hwy. 99 Edmonds WA 98026

1299 10100 N. Newport Hwy. Spokane WA 99218

1300 1330 Chain Bridge Rd. McLean VA 22101

1304 7397 Lee Hwy. Falls Church VA 22042

1344 3129 Marshall Hall Rd. Bryans Rd. MD 20616

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1358 5101 Wilson Blvd. Arlington VA 22205

1395 4203 Davenport St. NW Washington DC 20016

1415 7605 Crain Hwy. Upper Marlboro MD 20772

1428 299 S Van Dorn St. Alexandria VA 22304

1431 12200 West Ox Rd. Fairfax VA 22033

1434 9080 Brooks Rd. Windsor CA 95492

1436 1624 72nd St. E Tacoma WA 98404

1437 1302 S. 38th Tacoma WA 98418

1438 415 North Main St. Aztec NM 87410

1439 785 El Camino Real Sunnyvale CA 94087

1440 624 Hwy. 105 Monument CO 80132

1443 8785 Branch Ave. Clinton MD 20735

1445 2845 Alabama Ave. SE Washington DC 20020

1446 11051 South Parker Rd. Parker CO 80134

1447 6901 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Portland OR 97213

1448 680F West Washington St. Sequim WA 98382

1449 501 N Miller St. Wenatchee WA 98801

1451 221 NE 122nd Ave. Portland OR 97230

1455 840 E Dunne Ave. Morgan Hill CA 95037

1458 1500 East Main St. Cottage Grove OR 97424

1460 1781 Forest Dr. Annapolis MD 21401

1462 5821 Crossroads Ctr. Falls Church VA 22041

1463 2150 South Downing St. Denver CO 80210

1465 5146 Stevens Cr. San Jose CA 95129

1468 4300 NE 4th St. Renton WA 98059

1472 315 East College Way Mt Vernon WA 98273

1473 14020 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99216

1486 611 North Montana St. Helena MT 59601

1492 110 East 3rd St. Port Angeles WA 98362

1495 1129 Harrison Ave. Centralia WA 98531

1496 1405 East Main Ave. Puyallup WA 98372

1506 19715 Hwy. 99 Lynnwood WA 98036

1508 3820 Rainier Ave. S Seattle WA 98118

1519 13719 Se Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver WA 98684

1526 3071 Stevens Creek Santa Clara CA 95050

1540 3757 Forest Ln. Dallas TX 75244

1541 1978 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill CA 94523

1554 730 Mountain View Rd. Rapid City SD 57702

1556 230 East Johnson Ave. Coos Bay OR 97420

1574 4950 Almaden Expy., Ste. 30 San Jose CA 95118

1580 301 Westfield St. Silverton OR 97381

1623 4001 Inglewood Ave. Redondo Beach CA 90278

1631 122 Robles Dr. Vallejo CA 94591

1640 1503 City Center Rd. McKinleyville CA 95536

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1648 2449 West Kettleman Ln. Lodi CA 95242

1661 2001 McHenry Ave., Suite C Modesto CA 95350

1669 26518 Bouquet Canyon Rd. Saugus CA 91350

1670 28751 Los Alisos Blvd. Mission Viejo CA 92692

1671 20440 Devonshire St. Chatsworth CA 91311

1672 820 Arneill Rd. Camarillo CA 93010

1673 8201 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Canoga Park CA 91304

1674 4033 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Studio City CA 91604

1676 30252 Crown Valley Pkwy. Laguna Niguel CA 92677

1682 2811 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto CA 94306

1701 2941 Ygnacio Valley Rd. Walnut Creek CA 94598

1711 15 Marina Blvd. San Francisco CA 94123

1721 906 E. Olive St. Lamar CO 81052

1734 522 N. Orange St. Redlands CA 92374

1735 4241 Tierra Rejada Rd. Moorpark CA 93021

1736 2701 B. Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626

1743 980 N. U.S. Hwy. 491 Gallup NM 87301

1757 591 Tres Pinos Rd. Hollister CA 95023

1769 2808 Country Club Blvd. Stockton CA 95204

1772 3050 N. Fry Rd. Katy TX 77449

1773 2225 Louisiana St. Houston TX 77002

1774 5264 W. 34th St. Houston TX 77092

1776 600 Kingwood Dr. Kingwood TX 77339

1779 2301 Ranch Rd. 620 South Lakeway TX 78734

1780 1000 Keller Pkwy. Keller TX 76248

1781 106 N. Denton-Tap Rd. Coppell TX 75019

1783 2645 Arapaho Rd. Garland TX 75044

1784 1501 Pioneer Rd. Mesquite TX 75149

1785 1075 W Fm 3040 Lewisville TX 75067

1786 4215 S. Carrier Pkwy. Grand Prairie TX 75052

1788 7801 Alma Dr. Plano TX 75025

1789 101 Trophy Lake Dr. Trophy Club TX 76262

1793 2100 Newbury Rd. Newbury Park CA 91320

1802 1340 Gambell St. Anchorage AK 99501

1805 1650 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK 99517

1806 600 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK 99503

1807 11409 Business Park Blvd. Eagle River AK 99577

1808 10576 Kenai Spur Hwy. Kenai AK 99611

1809 5600 Debarr Rd. Anchorage AK 99504

1811 595 East Parks Hwy. Wasilla AK 99654

1812 4000 West Dimond Blvd. Anchorage AK 99502

1813 1501 Huffman Rd. Anchorage AK 99515

1817 7731 East Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK 99504

1820 3033 Vintage Blvd. Juneau AK 99801

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1832 90 Sterling Hwy. Homer AK 99603

1833 1313 Meals Ave. Valdez AK 99686

1834 2029 Airport Beach Rd. Unalaska AK 99692

1835 4th & Bering St. Nome AK 99762

1850 9911 Brodie Ln. Austin TX 78748

1857 12312 Barker Cypress Rd. Cypress TX 77429

1858 10228 W Broadway Pearland TX 77584

1877 880 South Perry St. Castle Rock CO 80104

1896 1400 Cypress Creek Rd. Cedar Park TX 78613

1913 450 South Ventura Rd. Oxnard CA 93030

1914 6351 Haven Ave. Rancho Cucamonga CA 91737

1922 2709 E. Hwy. 101 Port Angeles WA 98362

1925 8805 Lakeview Pkwy. Rowlett TX 75089

1962 29530 Rancho California Rd. Temecula CA 92591

1967 560 Castle Pines Pkwy. Castle Rock CO 80104

1968 3051 Countryside Dr. Turlock CA 95380

1969 5700 Stockdale Hwy. Bakersfield CA 93309

1972 980 Hwy. North 287 Mansfield TX 76063

1973 7000 Snider Plaza University Park TX 75205

1977 6200 Pacific Ave. SE Lacey WA 98503

1979 13440 North 7th St. Phoenix AZ 85022

1985 9705 North Thornydale Rd. Tucson AZ 85742

1986 9050 East Valencia Rd. Tucson AZ 85747

1989 9460 East Golf Links Rd. Tucson AZ 85730

2001 5671 Kanan Rd. Agoura_Hills CA 91301

2002 1311 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90403

2006 505 Telegraph Canyon Rd. Chula Vista CA 91910

2007 431 E. Arrow Hwy. Glendora CA 91740

2008 2616 E. Palmdale Blvd. Palmdale CA 93550

2012 7788 Regents Rd. San Diego CA 92122

2017 3125 Stockton Hill Rd. Kingman AZ 86401

2027 15740 Laforge St. Whittier CA 90603

2028 1201 South Plaza Way Flagstaff AZ 86001

2029 4033 West Ave. L Lancaster CA 93536

2030 25850 N. The Old Rd. Valencia CA 91381

2032 10773 North Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale AZ 85254

2033 4500 Coffee Rd. Bakersfield CA 93308

2034 13730 Foothill Blvd. Sylmar CA 91342

2035 5360 Olive Dr. Bakersfield CA 93308

2039 19333 Victory Blvd. Reseda CA 91335

2044 260 West Continental Rd. Green Valley AZ 85614

2046 3400 Stine Rd. Bakersfield CA 93309

2047 5805 E. Los Angeles Ave. Simi Valley CA 93063

2048 163 S. Turnpike Rd. Goleta CA 93117

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2049 330 W. El Norte Pkwy. Escondido CA 92026

2051 2951 Marina Bay Dr. League City TX 77573

2053 3645 Midway Dr. San Diego CA 92110

2054 13503 Camino Del Sol Sun City West AZ 85375

2056 932 E. Badillo St. Covina CA 91724

2062 240 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. Diamond Bar CA 91765

2064 2800 Fletcher Pkwy. El Cajon CA 92020

2065 6951 El Camino Real Carlsbad CA 92009

2066 18439 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana CA 91356

2077 3118 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90034

2078 9119 Reseda Blvd. Northridge CA 91324

2079 11986 Bernardo Plaza Dr. San Diego CA 92128

2080 5548 East Grant Rd. Tucson AZ 85712

2081 13255 Black Mountain Rd. San Diego CA 92129

2083 2190 East Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista AZ 85635

2088 4857 East Greenway Rd. Phoenix AZ 85254

2089 600 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach CA 92651

2090 5922 Edinger Ave. Huntington Beach CA 92649

2092 2048 Avenida De Los Arboles Thousand Oaks CA 91362

2093 8011 University Ave. La Mesa CA 91942

2094 5275 Mission Oak Blvd. Camarillo CA 93012

2096 115 W. Main St. Ventura CA 93001

2100 9860 National Blvd. Cheviot Hills CA 90034

2101 1040 Coast Village Rd. Montecito CA 93108

2105 4365 Glencoe Ave. Marina Del Rey CA 90292

2107 10675 Scrpps Poway Pkwy. San Diego CA 92131

2108 1212 Beryl St. Redondo Beach CA 90277

2109 3855 State St. Santa Barabra CA 93105

2110 715 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach CA 90254

2111 24160 Lyons Ave. Newhall CA 91321

2116 1702 Garnet St. San Diego CA 92109

2118 3550 Murphy Canyon Rd. San Diego CA 92123

2119 3850 Valley Centre Dr. San Diego CA 92130

2120 4725 Clairemont Dr. San Diego CA 92117

2121 940 S. Santa Fe Ave. Vista CA 92084

2123 777 Glendora Ave. West Covina CA 91790

2124 7789 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga CA 91042

2125 1160 Via Verde Ave. San Dimas CA 91773

2130 4404 Bonita Rd. Bonita CA 91902

2131 12199 Hesperia Rd. Victorville CA 92395

2134 10460 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego CA 92124

2136 8310 Mira Mesa Blvd. San Diego CA 92126

2137 5630 Lake Murray Blvd. La Mesa CA 91942

2138 1730 South Buckley Rd. Aurora CO 80017

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2139 1390 N. Allen Ave. Pasadena CA 91104

2142 2560 El Camino Real Carlsbad CA 92008

2143 635 W Foothill Blvd. La Canada CA 91011

2152 155 California Blvd. Pasadena CA 91105

2155 550 E. Baseline Rd. Claremont CA 91711

2156 2345 E. Valley Pkwy. Escondido CA 92027

2158 3840 La Sierra Ave. Riverside CA 92505

2163 660 E. Los Angeles Ave. Simi Valley CA 93065

2164 5688 Telephone Rd. Ventura CA 93003

2167 350 North Lemon Ave. Walnut CA 91789

2169 435 Foothill Blvd. Glendora CA 91741

2174 671 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd. San Marcos CA 92078

2175 78-271 State Hwy. 111 La Quinta CA 92253

2176 12961 W. Chapman Ave. Garden Grove CA 92840

2177 14200 Palm Dr. Desert Hot Springs CA 92240

2181 7733 North 1st St. Fresno CA 93720

2188 8949 N. Cedar Ave. Fresno CA 93720

2189 4343 N. Blackstone Ave. Fresno CA 93726

2200 130 W. Foothill Blvd. Monrovia CA 91016

2203 5949 E. Spring St. Long Beach CA 90808

2206 16450 Beach Blvd. Westminster CA 92683

2208 25 Kaneohe Bay Dr. Kailua HI 96734

2209 5500 Woodruff Ave. Lakewood CA 90713

2210 26022 Marguerite Pkwy. Mission Viejo CA 92692

2212 11030 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City CA 90230

2213 11750 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90025

2214 1110 W. Alameda Ave. Burbank CA 91506

2215 1135 Lindero Canyon Rd. Thousand Oaks CA 91362

2216 8010 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd. Anaheim Hills CA 92808

2217 22451 Antonio Pkwy. Rancho S. Margarita CA 92688

2224 845 E. California Blvd. Pasadena CA 91106

2225 6534 Platt Ave. West Hills CA 91307

2226 14845 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks CA 91403

2228 1213 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena CA 91030

2229 727 N. Vine St. Los Angeles CA 90038

2235 1000 Bayside Dr. Newport Beach CA 92660

2250 16830 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Granada Hills CA 91344

2262 710 Broadway Santa Monica CA 90401

2264 655 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena CA 91103

2266 17380 Sunset Blvd. Pacific Palisades CA 90272

2267 11674 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90025

2270 4030 Centinela Ave. Culver City CA 90066

2272 123 Metropole Ave. Catalina CA 90704

2273 245 Palos Verdes Blvd. Redondo Beach CA 90277

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2275 410 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach CA 90266

2283 1221 Gaffey St. San Pedro CA 90731

2285 11322 Los Alamitos Blvd. Los Alamitos CA 90720

2286 4805 Granite Dr. Rocklin CA 95677

2288 2039 Verdugo Blvd. Montrose CA 91020

2295 600 Edith St. Corning CA 96021

2300 1482 S. Broadway Santa Maria CA 93454

2301 817 E. Main St. Santa Maria CA 93454

2306 3900 Broad St. San Luis Obisbo CA 93401

2312 1130 Los Osos Valley Rd. Los Osos CA 93402

2317 1191 E. Creston Rd. Paso Robles CA 93446

2323 7544 Girard Ave. La Jolla CA 92037

2324 17662 17th St. Tustin CA 92780

2326 780 N. Brea Blvd. Brea CA 92821

2327 931 Lomas Santa Fe Dr. Solana Beach CA 92075

2328 130 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim CA 92805

2332 24270 El Toro Rd. Laguna Hills CA 92637

2333 13439 Camino Canada El Cajon CA 92021

2335 2684 N. Tustin St. Orange CA 92865

2336 360 East H St. Chula Vista CA 91910

2338 665 Saturn Blvd. San Diego CA 92154

2341 620 West Platte Ave. Fort Morgan CO 80701

2343 985 Tamarack Ave. Carlsbad CA 92008

2345 1000 W. El Norte Pkwy. Escondido CA 92026

2348 2606 Del Mar Heights Rd. San Diego CA 92014

2349 13438 Poway Rd. Poway CA 92064

2352 6155 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego CA 92115

2353 933 Sweetwater Rd. Spring Valley CA 91977

2355 4145 30th St. San Diego CA 92104

2358 3610 Adams Ave. San Diego CA 92116

2359 6555 Mission Gorge Rd. San Diego CA 92120

2364 868 Orange St. Coronado CA 92118

2365 3681 Avocado Ave. La Mesa CA 91941

2366 12419 Woodside Ave. Lakeside CA 92040

2367 950 N. Second St. El Cajon CA 92021

2370 3993 Governor Dr. San Diego CA 92122

2373 31564 Grape St. Lake Elsinore CA 92532

2376 1270 E. Main St. Barstow CA 92311

2381 535 N. McKinley St. Corona CA 92879

2383 72675 Hwy. 111 Palm Desert CA 92260

2384 4733 E. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs CA 92264

2386 27220 Sun City Blvd. Sun City CA 92586

2389 3125 W. Florida St. Hemet CA 92545

2390 475 E. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89123

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2391 1031 Nevada Hwy. Boulder City NV 89005

2392 7530 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Las Vegas NV 89128

2395 1940 Village Center Cir. Las Vegas NV 89134

2396 1131 E. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas NV 89119

2400 481 Old Mammoth Rd. Mammoth Lakes CA 93546

2406 750 N. Imperial Ave. El Centro CA 92243

2409 40044 Hwy. 49 Oakhurst CA 93644

2413 5610 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella CA 93240

2415 2401 N. Chester Ave. Oildale CA 93308

2420 9000 Ming Ave. Bakersfield CA 93311

2425 850 Linden Ave. Carpinteria CA 93013

2430 1125 Maricopa Hwy. Ojai CA 93023

2434 576 W. Main St. Santa Paula CA 93060

2436 2101 N. Rose Ave. Oxnard CA 93036

2442 636 Ventura St. Fillmore CA 93015

2471 2727 Exposition Blvd. Austin TX 78703

2475 5311 Balcones Dr. Austin TX 78731

2477 3300 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 500 Austin TX 78746

2480 6600 Mopac Expy. South Austin TX 78749

2481 1500 W. 35th St. Austin TX 78703

2482 8040 Mesa Dr. Austin TX 78731

2483 715 S. Exposition Blvd. Austin TX 78703

2485 2025 W. Ben White Blvd. Austin TX 78704

2490 10900-D Research Blvd. Austin TX 78759

2501 1855 E. Cochran St. Simi Valley CA 93065

2502 500 E. Manchester Blvd. Inglewood CA 90301

2503 4001 Villanova Dr. Dallas TX 75225

2508 27320 Alicia Pkwy. Laguna Niguel CA 92656

2511 2667 E. Windmill Pkwy. Henderson NV 89074

2520 111 18th St. Burlington CO 80807

2524 2101 W. Imperial Hwy. La Habra CA 90631

2526 819 W. Arapaho Rd, Suite 39 Richardson TX 75080

2534 6333 East Mockingbird Ln. Dallas TX 75214

2544 10455 North Central Expy. Dallas TX 75231

2554 3100 Independence Pkwy. Plano TX 75075

2557 206 North Grand Ave. Gainesville TX 76240

2559 3535 Beltline Rd. Irving TX 75062

2560 1758 Grand Ave. Grover Beach CA 93433

2561 925 Northwest Hwy. Garland TX 75041

2566 6770 Abrams Rd. Dallas TX 75231

2568 4836 West Park Blvd. Plano TX 75093

2570 5968 West Parker Rd. Plano TX 75093

2574 3100 S. Hulen St. Fort Worth TX 76109

2578 2535 Firewheel Pkwy. Garland TX 75040

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2580 100 W. Southlake Blvd. Suite 2 Southlake TX 76092

2581 4848 Preston Rd. Frisco TX 75035

2587 5425 S. Cooper St. Arlington TX 76017

2588 820 South Macarthur Blvd. Coppell TX 75019

2590 4112 North Josey Ln. Carrollton TX 75007

2595 3945 Legacy Dr. Plano TX 75023

2597 4200 Chino Hills Pkwy Ste. 400 Chino Hills CA 91709

2609 612 Grapevine Hwy. Hurst TX 76054

2617 9420 College Park Dr. #100 The Woodlands TX 77384

2642 5809 East Lovers Ln. Dallas TX 75206

2643 14280 Marsh Ln. Addison TX 75001

2659 3520 Riverside Plaza Riverside CA 92506

2665 4520 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90028

2670 1890 Fm 359 Richmond TX 77469

2671 525 South Fry Rd. Katy TX 77450

2672 18322 Clay Rd. Houston TX 77084

2673 2250 Buckthorne Pl. Spring TX 77380

2674 604 Hwy. 332 Lake Jackson TX 77566

2686 1701 Randol Mill Rd. Arlington TX 76012

2696 14840 SE Webster Rd. Milwaukie OR 97267

2722 8355 N Rampart Range Rd. Littleton CO 80125

2810 1200 Second Ave. MonteVista CO 81144

2817 232 G St. Salida CO 81201

2824 1900 Hwy. 24 Leadville CO 80461

2839 840 Village Center Dr. Colorado Springs CO 80919

2840 2010 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville CA 95019

2841 815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd. Del Rey Oaks CA 93940

2842 867 Sutton Way Grass Valley CA 95945

2911 2798 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder CO 80302

2917 1605 Bridge St. Brighton CO 80601

2918 3526 West Tenth St. Greeley CO 80634

2954 6519 Main St. Bonners Ferry ID 83805

3010 4015 E. Castro Valley Blvd. Castro Valley CA 94552

3017 3027 Rancho Vista Blvd. Palmdale CA 93551

3027 170 El Camino Real S San Francisco CA 94080

3031 85 Westlake Mall Daly City CA 94015

3040 2522 Foulk Rd. Wilmington DE 19810

3044 1201 Avacado Blvd. El Cajon CA 92020

3048 2075 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX 77098

3054 4775 W. Panther Creek The Woodlands TX 77381

3058 57590 29 Palms Hwy. Yucca Valley CA 92284

3063 870 Third Ave. Chula Vista CA 91911

3064 5130 Bellaire Blvd. Bellaire TX 77401

3067 5161 San Felipe St. Houston TX 77056

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3068 5800 New Territory Blvd. Sugar Land TX 77479

3069 20445 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda CA 92886

3070 1525 South Mason Rd. Katy TX 77450

3075 1129 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena CA 91030

3083 301 N. Pass Ave. Burbank CA 91505

3086 2122 S. Hacienda Blvd. Hacienda Heights CA 91745

3091 4732 Brooklyn Ave.N.E. Seattle WA 98105

3111 555 Floresta Blvd. San Leandro CA 94578

3121 2237 West Cleveland Ave. Madera CA 93637

3122 2550 Bell Rd. Auburn CA 95603

3124 1187 South Main St. Manteca CA 95337

3125 3889 San Pablo Ave. Emeryville CA 94608

3126 610 Hegenberger Rd. Oakland CA 94621

3127 1291 Sanguinetti Rd. Sonora CA 95370

3135 2725 Agoura Rd. Thousand Oaks CA 91361

3138 16550 W. Soledad Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita CA 91351

3154 6817 West Peoria Ave. Peoria AZ 85345

3160 8891 Atlanta Ave. Huntington Beach CA 92646

3161 10321 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills CA 91345

3208 745 E. Naomi Ave. Arcadia CA 91007

3218 36-101 Bob Hope Dr. Rancho Mirage CA 92270

3247 101 Grand Coulee Hwy. Grand Coulee WA 99133

3248 West 902 Francis Ave. Spokane WA 99208

3252 601 South Pioneer Way Suite-A Moses Lake WA 98837

3255 East 933 Mission Ave. Spokane WA 99202

3256 1525 West Park Ave. Anaconda MT 59711

3258 804 Beverly Blvd. Montebello CA 90640

3263 1342 N. Alvarado St. Los Angeles CA 90026

3269 101 East Main St. Hamilton MT 59840

3279 2500 Massachusetts Ave. Butte MT 59701

3295 1001 North 4th St. Coeur D'alene ID 83814

3472 3903 Factoria Square Mall SE Bellevue WA 98006

3500 6850 NE Bothell Way Kenmore WA 98028

3502 9 Highland Park Village Dallas TX 75205

3517 24325 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance CA 90503

3519 4550 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach CA 90807

3522 522 Preston Royal Ctr. Dallas TX 75230

3545 900 E Meridian Ave. Suite 12 Milton WA 98354

3555 3300 Harwood Rd. Bedford TX 76021

3560 8698 Skillman St. Dallas TX 75243

3563 633 West Wheatland Rd. Duncanville TX 75116

3572 2600 Flower Mound Rd. Flower Mound TX 75028

3573 3001 Hardin Blvd. McKinney TX 75070

3575 2301 Justin Rd. Flower Mound TX 75028

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3576 4000 William D. Tate Ave. Grapevine TX 76051

3579 900 W. McDermott Dr. Allen TX 75013

3582 18212 Preston Rd. Dallas TX 75252

3597 11920 Preston Rd. Dallas TX 75230

3608 7700 Northwest Hwy. Dallas TX 75225

3614 315 South Hampton Rd. Dallas TX 75208

3617 2611 West Park Row Dr. Arlington TX 76013

3621 4010 North Macarthur Blvd. Irving TX 75038

3622 6377 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth TX 76116

3623 210 East Pleasant Run Rd. Desoto TX 75115

3625 302 South Park Blvd. Grapevine TX 76051

3637 1380 W. Campbell Rd. Dallas TX 75080

3641 3411 Custer Pkwy. Richardson TX 75080

3645 2200 East 14th St. Plano TX 75074

3650 14999 Preston Rd. Dallas TX 75254

3652 745 Cross Timbers Rd. Flower Mound TX 75028

3658 2755 N. Collins St. Arlington TX 76006

3714 617 West 29th St. Pueblo CO 81008

3715 1322 East 8th St. Pueblo CO 81001

3723 315 West 2nd St. Lajunta CO 81050

3727 222 West Seventh St. Walsenburg CO 81089

3729 1231 South Prairie Ave. Pueblo CO 81005

4018 10016 Scripps Ranch Blvd. San Diego CA 92131

4021 6571 West 80th St. Los Angeles CA 90045

4030 2400 Peoples Plaza Newark DE 19702

4033 5586 Weslayan St. Houston TX 77005

4062 2323 Clear Lake City Blvd. Houston TX 77062

4160 400 Dartmouth Ave. Lovelock NV 89419

4205 415 14th St. SE Washington DC 20003

4262 155 East First St. Coquille OR 97423

4292 585 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland OR 97520

4313 904 West Main St. Battle Ground WA 98604

4316 244 North F St. Lakeview OR 97630

4318 Columbia River Hwy. Clatskanie OR 97016

4333 450 S.W.Third Ave. Corvallis OR 97333

4342 101 S.E. 82nd Ave. Portland OR 97215

4381 1205 Campbell St. Baker City OR 97814

4387 95 82nd Dr. Gladstone OR 97027

4395 211 North Eighth St. Klamath Falls OR 97601

4405 408 N.E. 81st St. Hazel Dell WA 98665

4469 246 West Monroe St. Burns OR 97720

4510 6745 S.W. Hillsdale Hwy. Portland OR 97225

4513 350 East 40th Ave. Eugene OR 97405

4520 11696 N.E. 76th St. Vancouver WA 98662

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Refrigerant Compliance Plan Safeway Inc. 

REFRIGERANT COMPLIANCE PLAN 

(RCP) 

Safeway Inc. 

July 18, 2013

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Table of Contents 

Foreword Refrigerant Mission Statement ............................... A-10-1 

Compliance Management Responsibilities ...................................................... A-10-1 

 Maintenance Department Annual Refrigerant 

 Compliance Inspection .......................................... A-20-1 

 Technician Requirements ...................................... A-30-1 

 Refrigerant Recovery Equipment Requirements ... A-40-1 

 Record-keeping Requirements .............................. A-50-1 

 Disposal of Refrigerant, Lubricants and Equipment A-60-1 

 Leaking Systems Requirements ............................ A-70-1 

 Leak Testing Requirements ................................... A-80-1 

 Refrigerant Inventory Process ............................... A-90-1 

 Contractor Requirements ..................................... A-100-1 

Operating Procedures Refrigerant Recovery Procedure ........................... B-10-1 

 Refrigerant Cylinder Identification .......................... B-20-1 

 Contamination Avoidance ...................................... B-30-1 

 Used Refrigerant Handling ..................................... B-40-1 

 Blend Refrigerants ................................................. B-50-1 

 Lubricants .............................................................. B-60-1 

 General Processes ................................................ B-70-1 

 Accidental Refrigerant Release ............................. B-80-1 

 Refrigerant Cylinder Safety .................................... B-90-1 

Appendix 

 Refrigerant Overview ............................................. C-10-1 

 CFCs and Ozone Depletion ................................... C-20-1 

 Environmental Concerns ........................................ C-30-1 

 U.S. Federal Rules and Regulations ...................... D-10-1 

 Enforcement Authority ........................................... D-20-1 

 Significant New Alternatives Program .................... D-30-1 

 Glossary ................................................................. E-10-1 

 References ............................................................. E-20-1 

 EPA Final Rule Summary 

 Refrigerant Leak Repair Flow Chart 

For Questions on this RCP please contact either Wade Krieger, Manager Refrigeration and 

HVAC at 623-869-4027 or Rob Uhl Engineering Manager at 925-226-5720.

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Refrigerant Mission Statement

A-10.1 Objective 

To detail how Safeway Inc. complies with Sections 608 and 609 of the Clean Air Act 

Amendments as codified in 40 CFR Part 82 rules and regulations. 

A-10.2 Mission Statement 

Safeway Inc. management is committed to providing a safe, healthful, and 

environmentally sound workplace for its tenants, employees, and contractors while 

complying with all environmental regulatory requirements. 

We will emphasize: 

; Providing a business environment, which fosters professionalism, team effort and 

personal responsibility for service quality. 

; Providing environmentally responsible solutions. 

; Minimizing Safeway’s “risk” exposure through proactive management policies and 

action programs designed to meet and/or exceed federal, state, and local 

requirements. 

; Insuring all responsible employees and contractors are aware of and will comply with 

all applicable environmental regulations. 

; Replacement or retrofit of Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) equipment, such as 

CFC equipment, at the end of its service life or when economically feasible. 

The Safeway Refrigerant Compliance Plan encompasses a strategic approach and 

general guidance for managing building air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and 

refrigerant service tools. In brief, the program is to properly recover/recycle refrigerants, 

repair leaks, document all activities and to safely handle, store and dispose of 

refrigerants. 

Responsibilities 

A-10.1 Objective 

To describe the responsibilities of Safeway’s personnel who are responsible for 

refrigerant compliance management. 

A-10.2 Background 

Safeway Inc. has acknowledged the federal and local regulations for refrigerants. 

Safeway has provided guidelines, requirements, best practices, and training on specific 

processes to manage refrigerants. Safeway has established a chain of command for 

refrigerant compliance 

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A-10.3 Division Construction Director 

The Division Construction Director has responsibility for overall operations and has the 

budget and authority to implement the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. The responsibility 

for refrigerant compliance is delegated to the Division Maintenance Manager with 

support from the Division Safety/Environmental Affairs Manager. 

A-10.4 Division Safety/Environmental Affairs Manager 

The Division Safety/Environmental Affairs Manager serves as a resource to provide 

assistance in meeting Safeway’s obligations for refrigerant compliance management. 

Responsibilities 

; Supports the Division Maintenance Manager in implementing the Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan 

; Works with the Division Refrigerant Supervisor to identify approved Waste Disposal 

contractors for each division and assist with arrangements for removal of waste 

materials, including used refrigeration oil, when needed 

; Check status quarterly of any outstanding Action Plans with Division Construction 

Director. [Action Plans are written by Corporate Maintenance & Utilities, who will 

provide a list monthly to the Safety/Environmental Affairs Managers.] Escalate any 

concerns regarding lagging Action Plans with Corporate Environmental Affairs 

Director and Corporate Maintenance & Utilities Group Director. 

; Check that MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REFRIGERANT 

COMPLIANCE INSPECTION forms are current (annual) with Division Maintenance 

Manager. Report delinquent forms to Division Maintenance Manager and Division 

Construction Director. 

A-10.5 Division Maintenance Manager 

The Division Maintenance Manager will fill the role of Division Refrigerant Supervisor 

unless the Division has an in-house refrigeration department and the responsibility can 

be assigned to the Service Department supervisor. 

Responsibilities 

; Supports the Division Refrigerant Supervisor in implementing the Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan. 

; Mitigates risks associated with refrigerant issues when identified. 

; Procure equipment and services required to comply with regulations and the 

Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

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A-10.5.1 Division Maintenance Representatives 

The Division Maintenance Rep will conduct field inspections for compliance verification 

as well as work with the Maintenance Manager on implementation of the Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan. 

A-10.6 Division Refrigerant Supervisor (Typically The Division Maintenance Manager)

The Division Refrigerant Supervisor has the primary responsibility for implementation of 

this plan and shall communicate the refrigerant compliance issues to all affected 

Safeway employees, technicians and contractors. 

Responsibilities 

; Implements the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

; Insures that MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REFRIGERANT 

COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS are conducted and properly recorded for each 

location. 

; Facilitates training on using the Refrigerant Compliance Plan for service technicians 

for both in-house and third party service providers. 

; Maintains contact with refrigerant suppliers and service contractors to insure the 

Refrigerant Compliance Plan is being followed including but not limited to periodic 

verification of technician certification, field inspections of contractors equipment, 

inspection of contractors refrigerant tracking paperwork, and questioning service 

technician on their knowledge of EPA rules and guidelines. 

; Insures that each service provider submits the Contractor’s Compliance Certification 

annually. 

; Insures that the transportation and disposal of used refrigerant, used oil and parts is 

done according to the specifications of the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

; Provides input to budget planning process for refrigerant compliance. 

; Identifies risks associated with refrigerant issues and communicates to 

management. 

; Provide suggested revisions or updates for improving the refrigerant compliance 

plan to the Corporate Director of Maintenance & Utilities for consideration. 

; Determine applicable state and local requirements and verify compliance with those 

requirements. 

; Works with refrigeration service contractors to assure compliance with using the 

Refrigerant Management System (RMS). 

A-10.7 RFSC (Safeway’s Retail Facility Service Center) Refrigerant Manager 

Phone Number (623) 869-3110 Email rfsc.refcompliance@safeway.com 

; Maintain required documentation regarding the management and handling of 

refrigerants (i.e., training record, maintenance records, refrigerant use, etc.). 

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; Insures that the transportation and disposal of used refrigerant, used oil and parts is 

done according to the specifications of the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

; Document, track and file what locations have had a MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT 

ANNUAL REFRIGERANT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION 

; Review the MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REFRIGERANT 

COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS to make sure that all spaces marked NO have a 

complete and satisfactory explanation. 

; Review all invoices with refrigerant usage (leaks) prior to invoice processing 

; Confirm refrigerant leak documents include Refrigerant Management Software 

(RMS) event #s 

; Facilitate RCP training for in-house and third party service providers 

; Maintains contact with refrigerant suppliers and service contractors to insure the 

RCP is being followed. 

; Insure that each service provider submits the Contractors Compliance Certificate 

annually. 

; File and document Equipment Disposal Records as provided by contractors and 

Division Project Managers. 

; Edit and maintain RMS 

; Setup and train new contractors in RMS 

; Order service refrigerant as needed 

A-10.8 Contractor 

; Maintaining correct level of certifications for working on our stores. 

; Maintain, leak test, and document recovery unit maintenance per manufacturer’s 

recommendations. 

; Work with the Refrigerant Supervisor to facilitate any needed repairs or 

replacements. 

; Enter required information into Safeway’s Refrigerant Management System (RMS) 

within 10 days of leak event. 

A-10.9 Refrigerant Technician 

Each technician is responsible for becoming informed on and complying with the federal 

and local requirements and the Safeway Refrigerant Compliance Plan requirements. 

Responsibilities 

; Complete the Safeway Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 each time they do service. 

; Maintaining correct level of certifications for working on our stores. 

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A-10.10 Corporate Director of Environmental Affairs 

The Director of Environmental Affairs has the responsibility to make sure the company 

is compliant in all matters pertaining to the environment. Specifically the Director will 

provide clarification and interpretation on the different requirements of the Clean Air Act. 

The Director of Environmental Affairs office must first approve any changes of 

substance to the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

A-10.11 Corporate Director of Maintenance and Energy Utilization 

The Director of Maintenance and Energy Utilization has the responsibility to insure 

corporate directives related to store maintenance are followed and executed properly. 

Specifically the Director has been charged to implement and follow through on the 

Corporate Refrigerant Compliance Plan. All questions on how and when to follow the 

program must be cleared through the Directors office. 

Responsibilities 

; Supports the Division Maintenance Manager in implementing the Refrigerant 

Compliance Plan 

; Periodically inspects the compliance with the Refrigerant Compliance Plan 

A-10.12 Division Construction Project Manager 

The Division Construction Project Manager will work with the Division Refrigerant 

Supervisor to insure that the Refrigerant Compliance Plan is followed during 

construction and demolition phases of their projects. 

Responsibilities 

; Make sure that all contractors working with refrigerant containing equipment are 

knowledgeable of the Refrigerant Compliance Plan and are following the guidelines 

provided. 

; Make sure all contractors working with refrigerant containing equipment have signed 

a Contractor’s Compliance Certification and supplied the required supporting 

documentation prior to commencing work. The CCC is a permanent part of the 

project construction file. 

; Make sure all used refrigerants, refrigerant oils, and abandoned refrigerant 

containing equipment are correctly labeled and disposed of according the terms in 

the Refrigerant Compliance Plan. Use the Equipment Disposal Record for each 

piece of abandoned equipment. The Equipment Disposal Record is a permanent 

part of the project file. Send a copy of this EDR to RFSC. 

; Must notify the Division Refrigerant Supervisor of any accidental discharges of 

refrigerant gasses. 

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; Make sure that all refrigerant leaks are correctly repaired and recorded on the 

Safeway Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 and be sure to enter the information into the 

RMS within 10 days of leak event. 

; The yellow copy of the Safeway Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 must be stored in a 

specified weatherproof container in the compressor room. 

; Maintain an inventory of refrigerant gasses when stored on site. Use one refrigerant 

Inventory form for each variety of refrigerants. 

; For New Stores and Remodels ensure that the contractor submits Safeway’s Form 

“Refrigeration / HVAC System Information Form”. 

; Ensures refrigerant cylinders get returned to the supplier by contacting RFSC (623) 

869-3110 rfsc.refcompliance@Safeway.com, or disposable cylinders are disposed of 

properly. 

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL 

REFRIGERANT COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS 

A-20.1 Objective 

To provide a tool for the Division Refrigerant Supervisor to verify continued compliance 

with federal regulations and the Refrigerant Compliance Plan requirements. The form is 

designed to assess the effectiveness of a site’s Refrigerant Compliance Plan. 

Technician Requirements 

A-30.1 Objective 

To define the requirements for persons who perform refrigerant services. 

A-30.2 Who Must Be Certified 

EPA approved certification testing is required for any person who may perform service, 

maintenance, repair or recovery work on a refrigerant containing circuit. Safeway 

technicians and Contractor technicians shall service only equipment for which they are 

certified. 

A-30.3 EPA Certification 

The required type of certification testing depends on the type of refrigerant being used 

and the size of the system being serviced. The four types of certification identified by 

the Clean Air Act Amendments Section 608, stationary equipment are presented in the 

following table: 

Type of equipment serviced Level of required certification 

Small appliances (<5lbs.) Type I 

High- and very-high-pressure equipment Type II 

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Low pressure equipment Type III 

All types Universal* 

*Type IV Universal does not include motor vehicles. 

It is recommended that the Division Refrigerant Supervisor provide an annual refresher 

training session for in-house technicians to obtain technician input on subjects, utilize 

manufacturer’s training and at a minimum cover safety issues, alternative refrigerants, 

servicing procedures, federal, state and local regulations. 

A-30.4 Service technicians must be prepared to do the following if an EPA inspector or 

the Division Refrigeration Supervisor is on site. 

1. Present their certification cards. 

2. Recite the required recovery vacuum levels for the refrigerants being used at the 

location where they are working. 

3. Know the leak trigger rates for the four over 50 pound EPA equipment 

classifications. 

4. Demonstrate the proper use of a recovery unit and validate that they perform leak 

tests on their recovery units, and can calibrate their gages. 

A-30.5 Technician Certification Card Review 

The service technician must have received refrigerant handling certification from an 

EPA approved program. If the technician’s card was issued from a program that is no 

longer approved, that technician’s card is not valid and must be re-certified. In a 

Safeway store that classification is generally a universal classification. 

Refrigerant Recovery Equipment 

Requirements 

A-40.1 Objective 

To define the requirements which users of recovery equipment used in a Safeway 

location will follow to ensure compliance with EPA regulations. 

A-40.2 Recovery Unit Registration for Safeway owned equipment 

For in-house refrigeration The Division Refrigerant Supervisor shall assure that an EPA 

Recovery Unit Acquisition Certification Form (OMB #2060-0256) has been submitted to 

the appropriate EPA region. The Division Refrigerant Supervisor is responsible for 

entering each piece of recovery equipment into the ACA Maintenance Manager 

software. 

A-40.3 Service Contractor’s Responsibility 

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Service contractors will certify that recovery equipment used by contractor’s technicians 

has been properly documented, certified, labeled, and serviced according to EPA 

requirements by Signing the Contractor’s Compliance Certification. 

A-40.4 Recovery Unit Labeling 

EPA requires that manufacturers must obtain certification from an EPA approved testing 

agency, for each model of recovery/recycle equipment, sold after November 15, 1993. 

The manufacturer must properly label units. The approved agencies are the Air 

Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL). The 

label should be similar to the following: 

"This equipment has been certified by ARI/UL to meet EPA's minimum requirements 

for recycling and/ or recovery equipment intended for use with [appropriate category of 

appliance--e.g., small appliances, HCFC appliances containing less than 200 pounds 

of refrigerant, all high-pressure appliances, etc.]." 

Units manufactured before November 15, 1993 are considered grandfathered and may 

not have the ARI or UL label. Technicians need to know if they are using a 

grandfathered or ARI/UL certified unit to ensure proper recovery vacuum is achieved for 

the type of recovery unit they are using. See EPA Evacuation Chart D-40.7. 

A-40.5 Maintenance Responsibility 

Each certified technician shall have access to recovery equipment. The care and 

maintenance of this equipment will be their responsibility. If that unit does not function 

properly, the service technician shall notify their supervisor and replace the nonfunctioning recovery unit with one that functions before proceeding with the service. 

Technicians and contractors shall service and maintain recovery/recycling equipment 

per manufacturer’s specifications. Annual leak testing of recovery units shall be 

performed and the results documented with the Division Refrigerant Supervisor. 

Periodic testing shall be reported to Safeway using the Contractor’s Compliance 

Certification form. 

A-40.6 EPA Inspection Questions 

Service technicians must be prepared to do the following if an EPA inspector or the 

Division Refrigeration Supervisor is on site. 

1. Present a copy of your EPA Recovery Unit Acquisition Certification Form (OMB 

#2060-0256). 

2. List of all your recovery units or be able to present them to record the nameplate 

data. 

3. Demonstrate if your recovery units can achieve the required vacuum levels. Ensure 

technicians perform the leak tests, calibrate gages and can demonstrate the proper 

use of a recovery unit. 

A-40.7 EPA Evacuation Level Chart 

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Recovery Units Manufactured Date 

Type of Appliance Before Nov. 15, 1993 

Grandfathered Unit 

After Nov. 15, 1993 

ARI/UL Unit 

R-22, R-402A/B, R-407A/B/C 

appliance, or isolated component of 

such appliance, normally containing 

less than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

0 0* 

R-22, R-402A/B, R-407A/B/C 

appliance, or isolated component of 

such appliance, normally containing 

200 pounds or more of refrigerant. 

4 10 

Very High Pressure Appliance 

R-410A/B, R-13, R-23, R-503 

0 0 

Other high-pressure appliance, or 

isolated component of such 

appliance, normally containing less 

than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

R-12, R-114, R-134a, R-401A/B/C, 

R-500, R-502 

4 10 

Other high-pressure appliance, or 

isolated component of such 

appliance, normally containing more 

than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

R-12, R-114, R-134a, R-401A/B/C, 

R-500, R-502) 

4 15 

Low-Pressure Appliance R-11, R-113, 

R-123 

25 25 mm Hg absolute 

* Inches of Hg vacuum relative to standard atmospheric pressure of 29.9 inches of Hg, except where noted. 

For small appliances (less than 5 pounds), evacuation levels are as follows: 

; for “grandfathered” recovery equipment, recover 80 percent. 

; for new recovery equipment when the compressor is working, recover 90 

percent. 

; for new recovery equipment when the compressor is not working, recover 80 

percent. 

; for all appliances, evacuate to 4 inches of mercury vacuum.

Record-keeping Requirements 

A-50.1 Objective 

To detail the records which shall be kept to ensure compliance with the U.S. EPA 

regulations. 

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A-50.2 Importance of Record-keeping 

The U.S. EPA has established record-keeping requirements for owners and operators 

of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment containing CFC and HCFC refrigerants. 

The EPA can request detailed reports of refrigerant usage, service, maintenance and 

disposal for the past three years. Failure to comply with these regulations can result in 

fines up to $37,500 (or the current applicable fine) per day per violation. 

A-50.3 Record-keeping Method 

Safeway requires that records be kept to comply with the laws, and to establish data for 

compiling accurate refrigerant asset management information. It is the responsibility of 

the Safeway technician or the maintenance contractor technician to fill out and route the 

appropriate information to both the Division Refrigerant Supervisor and RFSC 

Refrigerant Manager. 

A-50.4 Required Plant/Site and Technician Records 

Pursuant to Section 114(a) (1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7414(a) (1) and 

40 CFR 82.166 (j) & (k), Safeway is required by the EPA to document the following 

information. The Division Refrigerant Supervisor will maintain the following records for 

at least three (3) years. 

1. STORE REFRIGERANT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY: The Division Refrigerant 

Supervisor is responsible to make sure this has been filled out with refrigerant 

containing equipment categorized as under 50 pounds or over 50 pounds, to include 

comfort cooling, commercial refrigeration, industrial process refrigeration or other 

refrigeration equipment. The STORE REFRIGERANT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY 

form is to be posted on the wall of each compressor room in close proximity to the 

refrigerant usage logbook. If there are multiple compressor rooms, or the store has 

multiple distributed systems a copy of the SREI showing all equipment in the store 

needs to be located in each room or at each distributed system. If 2 or more 

distributed systems are located near each other, one copy for the group will be 

sufficient. 

 The SREI form must include refrigerant type and operating charge data. If the 

operating charge is unknown (split system, not listed on nameplate, etc.) then it 

must be calculated. Consult manufacturer data sheets, measure piping length, 

component capacity and detail calculations. An alternate method is to establish 

a charge by total circuit or system tonnage times a value of 1.5 pounds per ton. 

Each system must have the refrigerant type and operation charge clearly 

displayed in the compressor room using the approved Refrigerant Equipment 

Inventory form. 

2. REFRIGERANT GAS INVENTORY: A complete refrigerant GAS inventory for all 

cylinders and drums of refrigerant on site including on going purchases/replacement 

of refrigerant must kept on or near each system. The REFRIGERANT GAS 

INVENTORY must be completed each time gas is added or removed from the 

location. If the location uses more than one type of refrigerant gas there must be an 

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inventory sheet for each variety. The REFRIGERANT GAS INVENTORY sheets are 

to be kept in a waterproof container in close proximity to the REFRIGERANT 

EQUIPMENT INVENTORY. 

3. Safeway Refrigerant Tracking Form 2: This Form is to be filled out each time 

refrigerant gas is added to store appliances or systems. One Safeway Refrigerant 

Tracking Form 2 must be kept for each appliance or system that contains more than 

50 lbs. of refrigerant gas. The Safeway Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 sheets are to be 

kept in a waterproof container in close proximity to the appliance or system identified 

on the form. One copy to be left on site and the original must be submitted with the 

Invoice to RFSC Refrigerant Compliance department within 10 days of leak event. 

 Leaks must be documented. Report leaks that cannot be repaired to both the 

Division Refrigerant Supervisor and RFSC Refrigerant Manager. In every case, 

Safeway has the responsibility to eliminate the leak. If the leak exceeds the 

regulatory leak-rate limit, Safeway shall do one of the following: 

 have the leak repairs completed within 30 calendar days of the original leak 

notification, or produce a written plan that details the equipment retrofit, or 

replacement within one year of the original leak notification. See Leaking 

Systems Section D-70 for specific equipment types. 

4. Equipment Disposal Records. When equipment is removed from service the 

refrigerant and oil must be removed. Record the following information: date of 

recovery, technician name, equipment ID number, model number and serial number, 

refrigerant type and amount recovered, recovery unit used, vacuum level, record that 

oil was recovered, and disposal location (dumpster, scrap, etc.). 

Refrigerant in a system is Safeway 's property regardless of its origin. Any 

refrigerant added which is not Safeway 's property must be documented. No 

refrigerant may leave the Safeway site without first being approved by the 

Division Refrigerant Supervisor or RFSC Refrigerant Manager. 

5 Refrigeration/HVAC System Information Form. This form is used to provide 

information to setup Safeway’s RMS program for new stores and remodels. (equipment 

additions, modifications) This form must be completed as accurately as possible and 

submitted to RFCS Refrigerant Compliance department. 

6 Store Closing Form. Form SC must be completed for all closing stores at the time of 

refrigeration shut down. If gas is not recovered, enter NA in Gas Recovered column. 

Email or fax this completed form to Safeway RFSC. 

A-50.5 Service technicians should be prepared to answer the following questions 

either from an EPA Inspector or the Refrigerant Supervisor they may request or ask: 

1. A list of your technicians (with their certification information), contractors, new 

refrigerant vendors, recovered refrigerant reclaimer/disposer, recovery units and 

your over 50 pound equipment. 

2. What type of over 50-pound equipment you have (comfort cooling, industrial process 

refrigeration, commercial or other refrigeration). 

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3. To see records of the amount of refrigerant you have purchased and added to the 

over 50 pound systems. They may even want to take an inventory of your new and 

recovered refrigerants. 

4. How you determine when you have a leaking system. 

5. Leak repair records on your over 50 pound systems. 

6. Records of initial and follow-up verification testing on equipment leak repairs.

Disposal of Refrigerant, Lubricants 

and Equipment 

A-60.1 Objective 

To define the requirements and documentation for disposal and transfers of ownership 

of refrigerant used lubricants and refrigeration equipment from Safeway owned and 

operated facilities. 

A-60.2 Refrigerant Ownership Transfer 

When transferring refrigerant ownership to another company, document the transaction. 

Provide a service record of refrigerant recovered from equipment disposed of or from a 

contaminated system. 

A-60.3 Used Lubricant Disposal 

Refrigerant oil is considered a hazardous waste if it contains more than 4,000 parts per 

million (PPM) of dissolved refrigerant or 1 percent (10,000 PPM) of any F500 classified 

waste or acid contaminant and if it is not headed for reclamation. Most refrigerant oil 

that has been exposed to a refrigeration system or a recovery process still contains 

greater than 5,000 PPM of dissolved refrigerant and acid gas. Safeway will treat all 

refrigerant oils as if they were Hazardous waste. 

The toxicity characteristic (TC) rule of 1990 subjected many more wastes to federal 

hazardous waste regulations. The TC rule sets regulatory limits on lead, benzene, and 

other contaminants. It is the contracted disposal service’s responsibility to determine if 

used oil does or does not exceed the regulatory limits for TC constituents. Used oil that 

fails the TC must be disposed according to hazardous waste regulations. 

Used oil from refrigeration equipment may contain appreciable levels of contaminants. 

It is important to maintain records that document the source of the oil and its ultimate 

disposal. 

Caution: Do not mix refrigerant lubricants with other types of wastes! 

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The Division Refrigerant Supervisor must work with the Refrigeration Contractor or 

Refrigeration Equipment salvage contractor to identify the appropriate method of 

disposing, recycling, or reclaiming used refrigeration lubricant. If disposed as 

Hazardous Waste, the Refrigeration Contractor must notify the DRS and provide the 

appropriate paperwork for Hazardous Waste Disposal, such as a Hazardous Waste 

Manifest. The DRS or his/her designate, will sign Hazardous Waste Manifests. The 

DRS will send a copy of the Hazardous Waste Manifest to Corporate Environmental 

Affairs. Hazardous Waste Manifests, countersigned by the Treatment, Storage, 

Disposal Facility (TSDF) will be matched to the Generator Copy by the DRS or if set up, 

by the Refrigeration Contractor., Used waste oils will be disposed of at the approved 

facilities only. 

Contact Corporate Environmental Affairs or Division Safety & Environmental Affairs 

Manager for state-specific requirements. 

A-60.4 Equipment Disposal Guidelines 

The EPA has established refrigerant equipment (appliance) disposal requirements in 40 

CFR, 82.156, to ensure refrigerant is removed from equipment prior to scraping, 

shredding or landfill burial. Requirements exist for small appliances (< 5 pounds) and 

over 5-pound equipment. 

Technicians and owners disposing of any refrigerant-containing equipment or small 

appliances must maintain records that show proper evacuation occurred. Use the 

EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL RECORD form. For appliances with less than 5 pounds 

there are several options. For large equipment with over 5 pounds, such as retail food 

refrigeration, cold storage warehouse refrigeration, rooftops, packaged units chillers, 

and industrial process refrigeration, the refrigerant shall be recovered in accordance 

with the EPA’s evacuation requirements prior to dismantling or salvaging. 

For small appliances a choice can be made to recover onsite or send the units to an 

EPA approved Scrap/recycling Company that has refrigerant removal capability. 

When any refrigerant equipment is disposed, the refrigerant and oil must be removed 

from the equipment before its final disposal. 

A-60.5 Equipment Disposal Record-keeping 

The following information shall be documented for each on-site disposed of unit. 

; Date of recovery. ; Technician’s name & shop address 

; Equipment ID # or serial number(s). ; Vacuum level achieved 

; Refrigerant type and amount 

recovered. 

; Organization receiving equipment. 

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No >5-pound equipment will be disposed of without removing the charge. An 

Environmental Disposal Tag similar to the following shall be attached to equipment 

being disposed. Without the tag, equipment may be refused at a landfill or scrap 

recycler. 

A-60.6 Small Appliances Sent Off-site with Charge Intact to Salvage Company 

Small appliances, < 5 pounds, may be sent to an EPA approved salvage company with 

all systems intact (even if refrigerant leaked out). 

Prior to sending any small appliances to salvage, you must determine in advance and 

receive a signed statement that the salvage yard has certified to the EPA that they 

recover the refrigerant before final disposal. Handle units with care to ensure none of 

the unit’s systems or circuits is damaged during loading/off loading and in transit. Keep 

the signed statement from the Salvager on file. 

Prepare a letter with the following information for appliances sent with the charge intact 

and provide a copy to the final disposer. 

; Your company name, address, contact name 

; Salvager’s name and contact. 

; Date of transaction. 

; Unit model and serial numbers of all units sent. 

; Refrigerant type. 

; Include the following statement on the letter: “This equipment or appliance containing 

refrigerant is subject to the “safe disposal requirements” of the Clean Air Act of 1990 as 

implemented by 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, 82.150-166, requiring that refrigerants be 

removed from equipment and appliances prior to final disposal.”

Leaking Systems Requirements 

ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL TAG

ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL REFRIGERANTS AND OIL 

HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS UNIT IN 

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 608 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT 

REMOVED BY: (PRINT)_________________________ 

COMPANY NAME: (PRINT)______________________ 

ADDRESS: (PRINT)_____________________________ 

______________________________________________

TELEPHONE:_____________________DATE:__/__/__ 

SIGNATURE___________________________________

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A-70.1 Objective 

To define a leaking system and describe the procedures which will be followed by 

technicians servicing such systems (40 CFR Part 82.156, Final Rule Summary and 

Refrigerant Leak Repair Flow Chart). 

A-70.2 Statement of Intent 

Safeway employees or contractors shall not charge refrigerant into a known leaking 

system without following the procedures in this section. 

A-70.3 Definition of a Leaking System 

A system is defined as a “known” leaking system when one of the following conditions 

occurs: 

; A review of readily available documentation determines that the system has a leak. 

; Safeway or contractor technician has added refrigerant to the same system during a 

recent service visit except when gas is added due to a change in ambient conditions 

caused by a change in season and followed by the subsequent removal of 

refrigerant in the corresponding change in season, where both the addition and 

removal of refrigerant occurs within one consecutive 12-month period. 

; The service technician can readily determine upon arrival for servicing the 

equipment that the system has a refrigerant leak. 

Any system that is found to have a substantial leak must be repaired within thirty days. 

If a substantial leak is discovered and cannot be repaired within thirty days, a retrofit or 

retirement plan must be developed for the system. Notify both the Division Refrigerant 

Supervisor and RFSC Refrigerant Manager immediately on systems that cannot be 

repaired within the thirty-day limit. 

It is against the law to knowingly vent or release refrigerants or non-exempt substitutes 

to the atmosphere while maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of air conditioning 

or refrigeration equipment. 

A-70.4 Substantial Leak Limits for Equipment Over 50 lb. 

A substantial leak is currently defined as a leak rate corresponding to 15% for comfort 

cooling and other refrigeration systems or 35% for industrial process and commercial 

refrigeration of the total system charge in a one (1) year period. Safeway’s Refrigerant 

Management software automatically calculates equipment leak rates of all equipment. 

To manually determine if a system is above the federal regulatory level rate use the 

following formula: 

Annual Leak Rate: 

(LB’s of refrigerant added over the past 365 days ((or since leaks were last repaired, if 

that period is less then one year)) / LB’s of refrigerant in full charge) X 100% 

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A-70.5 Leak Repairs 

If a substantial leak is identified by the service technician, it should be repaired 

immediately or as soon as possible. A leak is repaired when the leak rate is 

demonstrated to be reduced below the applicable 35%/15% substantial leak threshold; 

however, Safeway’s goal is to reduce all leaks to zero where practicable. 

Leak repairs must follow all proper EPA-approved procedures, including refrigerant 

evacuation and recovery/recycling, verification, and record keeping. It is Safeway’s goal 

to perform leak repairs in a way that minimizes the additional venting of refrigerants. 

For example, where a leak cannot be repaired during the initial service call and requires 

additional refrigerant before repairs can be completed, the technician should consult 

with Safeway personnel to determine whether the system can be shut down pending 

repairs. Any time refrigerant must be added to a leaking system before repairs are 

completed, the technician should first obtain authorization from their supervisor, the 

Division Refrigerant Supervisor or the RFSC Refrigerant Manager. The authorization, 

along with the contributing factors delaying the repair of the leak, the reason why the 

system could not be shut down, and when and how the permanent repairs will be 

completed, shall be documented by contacting Safeway’s RFSC Refrigerant 

Compliance department; the approval shall be noted in the repair record notes field for 

the open call. 

NOTE: All follow-up repairs MUST be completed within 30 days. 

A-70.6 Leaks That Cannot Be Repaired in 30 Days 

If good-faith repair attempts do not succeed in repairing a substantial leak within 30 

days, a written retrofit/replacement plan must be developed within this initial 30-day 

period (that is, the date the unit first exceeded its trigger rate). The retrofit/replacement 

plan must address the entire system and must use a refrigerant with a lower or 

equivalent ozone-depleting potential. This plan should be entered in the Safeway 

Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 ”Comments” box with the date and details of the reasons 

why the leak cannot be repaired. The plan must also include the plan of action for the 

retrofit or replacement and must be completed in one year from the plan date. The 

action plan must be submitted to both the Division Refrigerant Supervisor and RFSC 

Refrigerant Manager. 

Leak Testing Requirements 

A-80.1 Objective 

To describe when leak testing is to be conducted, documented and the approved 

methods. 

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A-80.2 Leak Testing 

When leak testing new installations or systems after repair, the technician shall use 

approved testing methods. Use the Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 to document all leak 

tests. 

; Include leak testing during scheduled preventative maintenance inspections. 

Annually leak test each system with greater than 50 lbs. of refrigerant as a best 

practice. (Mandatory in SCAQMD –Los Angeles) 

; Initial Leak Verification Test: Leak test all equipment on the conclusion of major 

repairs and prior to recharging the unit with refrigerant. 

; Document the results of the initial verification leak tests on Safeway Refrigerant 

Tracking Form 2. 

; Follow-up Leak Verification Test: Schedule, conduct and document follow-up 

verification leak tests for all systems with over 50 lbs. of refrigerant. This test must 

be completed within 30 days after the initial leak verification test was completed and 

with the unit operating at its normal load. This test may take place at the time 

service is conducted, but must be two separate test methods. 

; Leak test all new contractor installed equipment prior to acceptance. 

A-80.3 Acceptable Leak Testing Methods 

The following are acceptable leak testing methods. 

 Electronic Leak detector 

 Ultrasonic Leak detector 

 Pressurizing system to 10 PSIG with HCFC-22 then increasing pressure to safe 

level with dry nitrogen. 

 Soap bubbles 

 Halide torch detector 

 Deep Vacuum - Low-pressure chiller (pull to 1mm hg. Ok if rise is < 2.5 mm hg in 

12 hours) 

 Hydrostatic Tube test kit - Low pressure chiller water tubes 

Safety notice: Never use oxygen, high-pressure air or a flammable gas for leak 

checking. Oxygen and oil form an extremely explosive mixture. 

Refrigerant Inventory Process 

A-90.1 Objective 

To define the processes on how refrigerant assets shall be managed and accounted. 

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A-90.2 EPA Purchase Records 

The EPA requires that owner/operators track purchases of refrigerants used in units 

with over 50 pounds charge and maintain purchase records for three years. See 

Record keeping Requirements. 

A-90.4 Storage of partially filled refrigerant tanks and cylinders 

Refrigerant cylinders and tanks that are not full must have a Cylinder Usage tag similar 

to the one in section E-20.6 attached to the tank. It is the technician’s responsibility to 

make sure the partially filled tank is weighed and the remaining refrigerant gas is 

correctly inventoried. 

D-90.5 Storage of Refrigerants 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards and local codes 

and standards along with ASHRAE Standard 15 – 1994 provide standards for storing 

refrigerants. 

; Do not store over 330 pounds of refrigerant in mechanical equipment rooms (motors 

> 50 horsepower). 

; Refrigerant stored in any room shall be secured to limit access to certified 

technicians only. 

; For storage in non-mechanical rooms ensure adequate ventilation. If poor 

ventilation is a concern change storage location or have a registered mechanical 

engineer review and perform ASHRAE Standard 15 calculations to determine if 

refrigerant sensors and alarms are necessary in storage rooms. 

; Preferred storage is in a large volume ground level warehouse type location within a 

securely fenced, locked area. 

Contractor Requirements 

A-100.1 Objective 

To define requirements for managing refrigerant service contractors and contractors 

installing new equipment. The Division Refrigerant Supervisor, engineering and 

purchasing departments and RFSC shall work as a team to modify 

construction/renovation contracts and service contracts to meet the requirements of this 

chapter. 

A-100.2 Contract Amendments 

All Contractors must sign a copy to the Safeway Standard Service Provider Terms and 

Conditions. RFSC is responsible to keep a signed copy of the Contractor’s Safeway 

Standard Service Provider Terms and Conditions. 

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Contractor shall provide only proper level EPA certified technicians using EPA certified 

and registered recovery/recycle units to perform work on Safeway refrigerant containing 

equipment. 

Contractor shall submit the following information prior to starting any work and no less 

than annually thereafter. 

Contractor will submit a signed copy of the Contractor’s Compliance Certification no 

less frequently that one time a year. The Contractor’s Compliance Certification will 

include 

; A list of all service technicians’ names and EPA certification numbers and level of 

certification (copies of EPA Certification Cards are acceptable). 

; A list of all recovery/recycling units to be used and a signed statement that an EPA 

Recovery Unit Acquisition Certification form has been sent to the EPA (a copy of the 

form is acceptable). 

; A signed letter/memo addressed to contractor’s employees that requires contractor’s 

technicians to provide the specified refrigerant related information written on the 

Safeway Refrigeration Information Work sheet. 

A-100.3 Documentation and Record-Keeping 

Contractor shall provide service records with all required information to the RFSC 

Refrigerant Compliance department using the Refrigerant Tracking Form 2. The 

information requested includes: 

; Equipment ID tag number 

; Location of equipment 

; Refrigerant type and Unit Charge 

; Date of service 

; Service, repair or disposal description 

; Quantity of refrigerant added 

; Quantity of refrigerant removed, recovered, recycled, reclaimed or disposed of 

; Quantity of lubricant disposed of, and method of disposal 

; Detailed information on any leaks discovered and repaired 

; Name(s) of EPA certified service technicians who performed work 

A-100.4 Consequences for Non-Compliance 

Safeway shall have the right to stop work under any contract at any time if the work fails 

to meet the EPA regulations. 

Safeway shall have the right to withhold payment for services if the proper 

documentation of refrigerant work or related work is not completed. 

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A-100.5 Demolition Procedure for Equipment Removed by Contractors 

Contract language for any refrigerant handling work by contractors shall include at a 

minimum. 

A requirement for contractor to provide names of EPA certified technicians with their 

certification number and certification level who will be performing the refrigerant 

equipment demolition and refrigerant recovery. 

Note: If a properly certified contractor technician removes the refrigerant, and the 

unit is tagged as such then a non-certified person may perform the actual demolition. 

In all cases the contractor technician shall tag the unit that the refrigerant was 

removed and complete the EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL RECORD. A sticker similar to 

the one below shall be permanently attached to properly evacuated equipment that 

is no longer in use. 

The contractor using contractor provided refrigerant recovery cylinders shall transport or dispose 

of the recovered refrigerant. The quantity removed from each unit and from the site shall be 

documented on the EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL RECORD 

Refrigerant Recovery Procedure 

B-10.1 Objective 

To define the procedures for recovering refrigerant; guidelines for proper filling of 

recovery cylinders and drums; recommended safety precautions; and an applicable 

evacuation levels chart. 

B-10.2 Refrigerant Recovery Procedure 

Follow the instructions for the specific recovery unit you are using and follow the general 

guidelines below where applicable. 

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY NOTICE

ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL REFRIGERANTS AND OIL 

HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS UNIT IN 

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 608 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT 

REMOVED BY: (PRINT)_________________________ 

COMPANY NAME: (PRINT)______________________

ADDRESS: (PRINT)_____________________________ 

______________________________________________

TELEPHONE:_____________________DATE:__/__/__ 

SIGNATURE___________________________________

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Before Beginning Recovery: 

1. Label all recovery cylinders with a refrigerant ID label for the type of refrigerant that 

it contains or will contain. Color-code all recovery cylinders as required: yellow 

top, gray body. Do not accept any exchange or new cylinders that are not colorcoded or have an expired re-test date. 

2. Maintain recovery equipment in proper working order. Change filter/dryers: a) 

after 200 lbs. of recovered refrigerant, b) when changing to a different refrigerant 

type, c) after refrigerant is recovered from a compressor burn-out, d) according to 

manufacturer’s recommendations. 

3. Leak-test each piece of recovery equipment every six months or per local 

regulations to ensure all units meet the EPA mandated evacuation levels. Note: 

Certified technicians can be asked during an EPA inspection to demonstrate 

proper operating procedures of a recovery unit. 

4. Follow the manufacturer’s operating procedures for the equipment being used. 

Make sure that copies of the operating and maintenance procedures are attached 

to the equipment. Original operating instructions should be maintained in a file. 

5. Install filters, if necessary. 

6. Pull a five-to-ten minute vacuum on the system using a micron gauge to ensure 

refrigerant parity and to evacuate non-condensables. 

7. Check safeties. 

8. Evaluate if the unit or interconnection hoses trap any refrigerant that might mix and 

contaminate refrigerant. 

9. Using quick connect fittings on the refrigerant hoses, connect the recovery 

equipment and cylinder to the equipment being serviced. Evacuate refrigerant 

hoses. 

Start the Recovery Procedure: 

1. Begin to withdraw liquid or vapor or both. Not all mechanical equipment is 

designed for access to the liquid refrigerant. It is the responsibility of the 

technician to determine this and make the proper decision. 

Note: The ability to withdraw liquid is preferable for these reasons: 

; Liquid withdrawal removes many contaminants in suspension. 

; Water-charged heat exchangers will not freeze as readily. 

; Withdrawal may be quicker, though processing may not be. 

; Liquid withdrawal will pull all system contaminants into the recovery unit, while 

vapor recovery leaves them in the serviced system if the machine recovers by 

pulling refrigerant through its internal circuitry. 

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1. If able to recover in the liquid mode, monitor the recovery process until all liquid is 

recovered, then change to vapor-recovery mode. At all times monitor the weight of 

refrigerant in the recovery cylinder. 

2. Ensure that the EPA mandated vacuum levels are reached and record levels 

achieved. 

3. Use a digital scale to record the amounts of refrigerant recovered. When 

recovering large amounts of refrigerant, use a drum or hanging scale. 

4. Drain the oil separator to ensure no contamination of the refrigerant occurs. 

5. After reaching the required vacuum level, isolate the equipment, turn off the 

recovery unit, and watch the gauges. An increase in pressure may indicate 

additional refrigerant in the equipment system requiring additional recovery. 

6. When recovery is complete, secure all equipment and proceed with the repair. 

If using: Then: 

An empty recovery cylinder Evacuate to ensure no contamination occurs. 

An unknown/unlabeled recovery cylinder 

that already contains refrigerant 

 Determine or test refrigerant quality and type. 

A recovery unit equipped with an 

automatic low pressure shutoff 

 Wait and watch for at least five minutes after the 

unit shuts off when system goes into vacuum to 

determine whether all liquid and residual vapors 

have been withdrawn. A rise in pressure from a 

vacuum indicates more refrigerant to recover. 

A recovery unit which automatically 

restarts on system pressure rise 

 Let it cycle until all possible refrigerant has been 

recovered. This type of unit must not be operated 

unattended. 

A refrigeration unit with a suspected airside or water-side leak  Recover only to atmospheric temperature to 

prevent air from entering the system and document 

this action. 

When possible the refrigerant gas may be recovered into a different part of the 

refrigeration system provided there is no leakage into the section being repaired. The 

process must be documented on the Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 and entered in 

system. 

B-10.3 Applicable Evacuation Levels 

When servicing or disposing of equipment certified technicians must evacuate the 

refrigerant with an approved recovery unit or isolate the refrigerant gas into a separate 

part of the refrigeration system. Applicable evacuation levels specified in the chart 

below must be met. 

Recovery Units Manufactured Date 

Type of Appliance Before Nov. 15, 1993 

Grandfathered Unit 

After Nov. 15, 1993 

ARI/UL Unit 

R-22, R-402A/B, R-407A/B/C 

appliance, or isolated component of 0 0* 

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such appliance, normally containing 

less than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

R-22, R-402A/B, R-407A/B/C 

appliance, or isolated component of 

such appliance, normally containing 

200 pounds or more of refrigerant. 

4 10 

Very High Pressure Appliance 

R-410A/B, R-13, R-23, R-503 

0 0 

Other high-pressure appliance, or 

isolated component of such 

appliance, normally containing less 

than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

R-12, R-114, R-134a, R-401A/B/C, 

R-500, R-502 

4 10 

Other high-pressure appliance, or 

isolated component of such 

appliance, normally containing more 

than 200 pounds of refrigerant. 

R-12, R-114, R-134a, R-401A/B/C, 

R-500, R-502) 

4 15 

Low-Pressure Appliance R-11, R-113, 

R-123 

25 25 mm Hg absolute 

* Inches of Hg vacuum relative to standard atmospheric pressure of 29.9 inches of Hg, except where noted. 

For small appliances (less than 5 pounds), evacuation levels are as follows: 

; for “grandfathered” recovery equipment, recover 80 percent. 

; for new recovery equipment when the compressor is working, recover 90 

percent. 

; for new recovery equipment when the compressor is not working, recover 80 

percent. 

; for all appliances, evacuate to 4 inches of mercury vacuum. 

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B-10.4 Refrigerant Recovery Procedure Process Diagram 

EPA 

mandated

 vacuum levels

reached?

Withdraw liquid 

and/or vapor 

Recover 

 in 

 liquid 

 state? 

Liquid recovery state: 

Monitor recovery process until

all liquid is recovered,

monitor weight in recovery

cylinder

Vapor recovery

state: 

Monitor weight in

recovery cylinder

Equipment

 faulty? 

Obtain new or

repair

equipment

Significant

leaks?

Record amounts

of refrigerant

recovered

Drain oil separator 

to ensure 

refrigerant not 

contaminated 

Isolate equipment,

turn off recovery

unit, monitor

gauges 

Secure all 

equipment,

proceed with

repair

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Warning!

Do not overfill 

cylinder - 80% max

(See Refrigerant

Cylinder Safety section) 

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Refrigerant Cylinder Identification 

B-20.1 Objective 

To describe the color and labeling procedure for refrigerant cylinders. 

B-20.2 Refrigerant Container Color 

Containers for recovered refrigerant should be colored according to ARI Guideline K1997, Containers for Recovered Fluorocarbon Refrigerants. This guideline requires a 

color scheme of gray with a yellow cap. Since it applies for all recovered refrigerants, it 

is imperative that recovered refrigerant containers be marked or tagged to avoid 

recovering different refrigerants into the same cylinder. 

; Cylinders with non-removable collars: the body shall be gray, the collar shall be 

yellow. 

; Cylinders with removable caps: they body shall be gray, the shoulder and cap 

shall be yellow. 

; Drums: the drum shall be gray, the top head shall be yellow. 

; Tons: the body shall be gray, the ends and chimes shall be yellow. 

E-20.3 Virgin Refrigerant Container Color and Class Matrix 

Refrigerant Color PMS # Class 

11 Orange 021 I 

12 White None II 

13 Light Blue (Sky) 2975 III 

13B1 Pinkish-Red (Coral) 177 III 

14 Yellow-Brown (Mustard) 124 III 

22 Light Green 352 II 

23 Light Blue-Grey 428 III 

113 Dark Purple (Violet) 266 I 

114 Dark Blue (Navy) 302 II 

116 Dark Grey (Battleship) 424 III 

123 Light Blue-Grey 428 I 

124 Deep Green (DOT Green) 335 I 

125 Medium Brown (Tan) 465 I 

134a Light Blue (Sky) 2975 II 

401A Pinkish-Red (Coral) 177 II 

401B Yellow-Brown (Mustard) 124 II 

401C Blue-Green (Aqua) 3268 II 

402A Light Brown (Sand) 461 III 

402B Green-Brown (Olive) 385 III 

404A Orange 021 III 

407A Lime Green 368 III 

407B Cream 156 III 

407C Medium Brown (Brown) 471 III 

408A Medium Purple (Purple) 248 III 

409A Medium Brown (Tan) 465 II 

Refrigerant Color PMS # Class 

410A Rose 507 III 

Source: 

ARI Guidelines N-1995, 

ARI Guidelines K-1997 

PMS = 

Pantone® Matching 

System, an international 

printing, publishing and 

packaging color 

language.

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410B Maroon 194 III 

500 Yellow 109 II 

502 Light Purple (Lavender) 251 II 

503 Blue-Green (Aqua) 3268 III 

507 Blue-Green (Teal) 326 III 

717, NH3 Silver 

Any Recovered Yellow/Gray 

B-20.4 Refrigerant ID Labels and Usage Tags 

It is essential to know what refrigerant is in a given cylinder. Therefore, recommended 

guidelines have been established for labeling refrigerant cylinders. ARI Guideline N1995, Assignment of Refrigerant Container Colors, sets color standards for existing, 

new and reclaimed refrigerants. Purchase and place an appropriate color coded 

refrigerant ID labels for each refrigerant recovery cylinder, tank or drum (available from 

most local distributors). For each recovered refrigerant type, mark the cylinder with 

refrigerant condition (good, unknown, contaminated). If you have mixed refrigerants 

mark it as mixed and do not use. 

B-20.5 Sample Refrigerant Identification Labels 

Each container shall be marked will a DOT proper shipping name and an appropriate 

UN identification number. Refer to Refrigerant Transporting/Shipping section for more 

information. 

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B-20.6 Sample Cylinder Usage Tag 

Utilize a refrigerant usage tag when multiple users/shifts utilize a refrigerant cylinder, 

tank or drum. The following is a sample. 

Contamination Avoidance 

B-30.1 Objective 

To define the practices which shall be followed to avoid contaminating a recovery 

container. 

B-30.2 Statement of Intent 

Refrigerant shall not be mixed. Refrigerant that is contaminated can cause future 

service problems. Every effort to avoid contamination shall be made. Reclamation 

centers will not accept mixed refrigerants. Safeway can be charged for disposal of the 

mixed gases. 

B-30.3 Standard Procedures 

Remove and dispose of recovery/recycling filters when changing refrigerants. Filters 

include Cartridge Filter cartridges, Inline filters (both suction and liquid), and Bullet 

filters. 

Properly label refrigerant cylinders in accordance with ARI Guidelines K. Refer to the 

Refrigerant Cylinder Identification for specifics. 

Recover residual refrigerant from the service gauge set and hoses after each service 

procedure or have a gauge set for each type of refrigerant. 

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Properly prepare the recovery/recycling machine to receive each refrigerant per 

manufacturer’s specifications. This includes completely removing the residual 

refrigerant left in the machine. Before changing refrigerant types, draw a vacuum to 

assure that all contaminates in the equipment have been removed. 

Properly prepare the recovery cylinder to receive each refrigerant per manufacturer’s 

specifications. This includes completely removing the residual refrigerant left in the 

cylinder. Before changing refrigerant types, draw a vacuum to assure all possibility of 

contaminants in the refrigerant has been removed. 

Used Refrigerant Handling 

B-40.1 Objective 

To define which of the following three options should be used when dealing with 

refrigerant that has been recovered from a system. 

Option 1: Put refrigerant back into the system without recycling it. 

Option 2: Recycle refrigerant and put it back into the system from which it was 

removed or return to inventory for use in Safeway’s owned equipment. 

Option 3: Send refrigerant to a certified reclaimer or vendor. 

B-40.2 Introduction 

If the refrigerant is put back into the system it was removed from, or saved for use in an 

other system, the recovered refrigerant contaminant levels shall not exceed the levels in 

the Maximum Contaminant Level Table. If the contaminant levels are exceeded, the 

refrigerant should be recycled or reclaimed, or new refrigerant used. Since it is not 

always practical or feasible to confirm that a recovered or recycled refrigerant meets 

these levels by test, these guidelines have been written to give the servicing personnel 

some criteria to help determine which of the three options covered in the “Objective” 

should be chosen. 

There are several factors that need to be considered when deciding what to do with 

recovered refrigerant. These factors include: 

1. Reason system is being serviced, 

2. Condition of refrigerant and system, 

3. Equipment manufacturers’ policies, 

4. Refrigerant cleaning capability of recycling equipment. 

5. Feasibility and Maintenance departments’ preference. 

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After all of these factors have been evaluated, the service technician should be able to 

make a decision. 

General Comments 

Regardless of whether recycled refrigerant or new/reclaimed refrigerant is put into a 

system, the system must be properly cleaned and evacuated prior to putting refrigerant 

back into the system. Manufacturer’s recommended service procedures should be 

followed to ensure that the system is free of contamination before any refrigerant is put 

into the system. At a minimum, all driers in the system should be replaced and systems 

with compressor burnouts should have a suction line filter/drier added to assist in 

removing acids that will be in the oil that remains in the system. 

If the refrigerant is removed from a system, recycled and returned to a system, there 

are several other things to keep in mind. Recovery cylinders must be kept clean so that 

refrigerant that has been recycled does not become contaminated again when it enters 

the recovery cylinder. 

Cleaning and maintaining recycling and recovery equipment regularly, especially after 

the equipment has been used on jobs with very contaminated refrigerants, is very 

important to ensure that the contamination from the previous job does not transfer to the 

next job. 

B-40.3 Recycled Refrigerants 

Refrigerants that are recovered and recycled should not exceed the Maximum 

Contaminant Levels before reuse as shown in the following table: 

Maximum Contaminant Levels of Recycled Refrigerants in Same Owner’s Equipment 

Contaminants 

Low Pressure 

Systems 

R-12 

Systems 

All Other 

Systems 

Acid Content (by wt.) 1.0 PPM 1.0 PPM 1.0 PPM 

Moisture (by wt.) 20 PPM 10 PPM 20 PPM 

Non-Condensable Gas (by Vol.) N/A 2.0% 2.0% 

High Boiling Residues (by Vol.) 1.0% 0.02% 0.02% 

Chlorides by Silver Nitrate Test No turbidity no turbidity no turbidity 

Particulates Visually clean visually clean visually clean 

Other Refrigerants 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 

Note: To insure that the recycling equipment maintains its demonstrated capability to achieve the above levels, it must be 

operated and maintained per the equipment manufacturer’s recommendations. 

Laboratory testing is your only sure assurance that contaminant levels are not 

exceeded, but it may be accomplished if the recycle unit is capable of recycling 

refrigerants to the levels in the table. 

B-40.4 Mixed Refrigerants 

Mixed refrigerants refer to the situation where refrigerants become unintentionally mixed 

as opposed to commercially available zeotropic or azeotropic blends. Mixed 

refrigerants: 

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; Have adverse impact on operating systems performance and capacity. 

; Affect lubrication, equipment life operating costs and warranty costs. 

; Have a higher cost for disposal. 

Determining the Presence of Mixed Refrigerants 

Determine the presence of mixed refrigerants with a laboratory test; or check the saturation 

pressure and temperature of the refrigerant in the system and compare with the published values 

for this refrigerant in a pressure-temperature chart. 

Blend Refrigerants 

B-50.1 Blend Refrigerants/Retrofits 

Only use a retrofit refrigerant, which has been approved by the original air conditioning 

manufacturer and as approved by the EPA’s “SNAP” list. 

System modifications may include hoses, a high-pressure cutout device, seals, 

desiccant, lubricant, refrigerant control replacement, increased condenser capacity and 

other modifications as determined by the equipment manufacturer. Not following the 

OEM recommendation may result in system damage, loss of performance and affect the 

warranty. 

It should be noted that blend refrigerants may not be compatible with CFCs, HCFCs, or 

HFCs and may require separate service equipment. 

There are two situations that a technician may encounter when working with blends: 

Blend Fractionation 

Blend fractionation is when one or more refrigerants of the same blend leak at a faster 

rate than the other refrigerants in the same blend. This different leakage rate is caused 

from the different partial pressures of each constituent in the near-azeotropic mixture. 

Fractionation also occurs because the blends are near-azeotropic mixtures and not pure 

compounds, or pure substances like CFC-12. Fractionation was initially thought of as a 

serviceability barrier because the original refrigerant composition of the blend’s 

constituent may change over time from leaks and recharges. 

To avoid fractionation, charging of a refrigeration system incorporating a nearazeotropic blend should be done with liquid refrigerant whenever possible. To ensure 

that the proper blend composition is charged in the system, it is important that only 

liquid be removed from the charging cylinder. Cylinders containing near-azeotropic 

blends are equipped with dip tubes, allowing liquid to be removed from the cylinder in 

the upright position. When adding liquid refrigerant to an operating system, make sure 

liquid is throttled, thus vaporized, into the low side of the system to avoid compressor 

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damage. A throttling valve can be used to ensure that liquid is converted to vapor prior 

to entering the system. 

Blend Temperature Glide 

Near-azeotropic ternary blends have temperature glides (a range of condensing or 

evaporating temperatures for one pressure) when they evaporate and condense. A 

pure compound like CFC-12, boils and condenses at a constant temperature for a given 

pressure. Since the blends are near azeotropic, they will have some “temperature 

glide” or a range or temperatures in which they will boil and condense. The amount of 

glide will depend on system design and blend makeup. Temperature glide can range 

from 2 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit. Since the saturated liquid temperature and the 

saturated vapor temperature for a given pressure are not the same, the constituent in 

the blend with the highest vapor pressure (lowest boiling point) will reach 100 percent 

saturated vapor before the other constituents. Sensible heat will not be gained by this 

refrigerant while the other constituents in the blend are still evaporating. This same 

phenomenon happens during the condensing cycle. 

Some systems will not be affected by this temperature glide because it is design 

dependent. System design conditions must be evaluated when retrofitting with a blend. 

Because of the high percentage of HCFC-22 in some blends, the compressor may see 

higher condensing saturation temperatures and pressures when in operation. Because 

HCFC-22 has a relatively higher heat of compression when compared to other 

refrigerants, a higher discharge temperature may be experienced. 

B-50.2 Refrigerant Blend Nomenclature 

Refrigerant blends are designated by their refrigerant numbers and weight proportions. 

The refrigerants will be listed first in order of increasing boiling points, followed by their 

respective weight percentages. 

The blends also have refrigerant “R” numbers:

The 400 series blends represent the near-azeotropic refrigerant blends. 

The 500 series blends represent the azeotropic blends. 

For example: 

R-401 would indicate that the blend is a near-azeotrope, and the 1 would indicate that it 

is the first 400 series blend commercially produced. 

R-502 would indicate that the blend is an azeotrope, and the 2 would indicate that it is 

the second 500 series blend commercially produced. 

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B-50.3 SNAP Approved Refrigerant Replacement Blends 

Blend Producer Base Lubricant Application 

R-401A 

22/152a/124 

(53/13/34% wt.) 

Dupont MP39 HCFC Alkylbenzene Medium 

Temperature 

R-12 

R-401B 

22/152a/124 

(61/11/28% wt.) 

Dupont MP66 HCFC Alkylbenzene Transportation 

Refrigeration and Low 

Temperature R-12 

R-402A 

22/125/290 

(38/60/2% wt.) 

Dupont HP80 HCFC Alkylbenzene & some Ester Low and Medium 

Temperature 

R-502 

R-402B 

22/125/290 

(60/38/2% wt.) 

Dupont HP81 HCFC Alkylbenzene Low and Medium 

Temperature 

R-502 

R-403B 

22/218/290 

(55/39/5% wt.) 

Rhone 

Poulenc 

ISCEON69L 

HCFC Mineral 

Alkylbenzene 

Polyol Ester 

Low Temperature 

R-13 & R-503 

R-404A 

125/143a/134a 

(44/52/4% wt.) 

Dupont HP62 

ELF Atocem 

FX70 

HFC Polyol Ester Low and Medium 

Temperature 

RefrigerationR-502 

Blend Producer Base Lubricant Application 

R-406A 

22/142b/600a 

(55/41/4%) 

GHG12 

National 

Refrigerants 

HCFC Mineral 

Alkylbenzene 

Stationary R12 

Refrigeration. 

R-12 

R-407A 

32/125/143a 

ICI 

Americas 

KLEA 60 

HFC Ester Low and Medium 

Temperature 

R-502 

R-407C 

32/125/134a 

(30/10/60% wt.) 

Dupont 

Suva 9000 

KLEA 66 

HFC Polyol Ester Air Conditioning 

R-22 

R-408A 

22/125/143a 

(47/7/46% wt.) 

FX10 

ELF Atocem 

HCFC Mineral 

Alkylbenzene 

Polyol Ester 

Low and Medium 

Temperature 

R-502 

R-409A 

22/124/142b 

(60/25/15% wt.) 

FX56 

ELF Atocem 

HCFC Mineral 

Alkylbenzene 

Polyol Ester 

Low and Medium 

Temperature 

R-12 

R-410A 

32/125 

(60/40% wt.) 

Allied 

Signal 

AZ-20 

HFC Ester High & Medium Temp. 

Refrigeration., Air 

Conditioning 

(Azeotrope) R-22 

R-507 

125/143a 

(45/55% wt.) 

Allied 

Signal 

AZ-50 

HFC Ester Low and Medium 

Temperature 

(Azeotrope) R-502 

R-508a 

23/116 

(39/61% wt.) 

National 

Refrigerants 

HFC Polyalpha Olefin 

Alkylbenzene 

Mineral 

Very Low Temperature 

Refrigeration. 

R-503 

R-508b 

23/116 

(46/54% wt.) 

Dupont 

Suva95 

HFC Polyolester 

Manufacturer recommendation 

Very Low Temperature 

Refrigeration. 

Cascade 

R-503, R-13 

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Lubricants 

B-60.1 Objective 

To provide general information on the use of lubricants in systems containing 

refrigerants and define the EPA maximum pressure for changing oil. 

B-60.2 EPA Pressure Limit for Removing Refrigerant Oil 

When changing oil, five (5) PSIG is the maximum EPA legal pressure a system may be 

subjected to [40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F §82.156 (a)(2) C]. 

B-60.3 Lubricants 

CFC and HCFC systems have traditionally used mineral oil lubricants. HFC-134a and 

the other alternative refrigerants use several types of synthetic lubricants. (Polyalkylene 

Glycol, Polyol Ester, Alkylbenzene) The manufacturer’s label should identify the correct 

type of lubricant required. Mixing of synthetic lubricants may also cause system 

problems. Use only the lubricant specified by the AC/R system manufacturer. 

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General Processes 

B-70.1 Objective 

The following general processes have been developed to provide guidance to the 

technician. The actual process the technician uses will be dependent on their 

equipment and circumstances. These diagrams are intended to provide general 

information only. 

B-70.2 Preparation of a New Recovery Unit 

Receive new 

recovery unit 

Copy operation 

instructions and

keep original in 

"safe" storage 

All technicians should 

read and review 

operating instructions and 

maintenance 

instructions 

Install required 

filters 

Fill compressor 

crankcase 

Pull a 5 to 10 minute 

vacuum on the 

system using 

a micron gauge 

Evaluate in operation 

and practice if unit 

traps refrigerant 

to prevent 

cross contamination 

Vent transport 

charge 

Check safeties 

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B-70.3 General Procedure for Preparing a New Recovery Cylinder 

Vent the 10 to 15 psig 

dry nitrogen 

holding charge 

Draw a 29 in Hg 

vacuum on the tank 

for 5-10 minutes 

Record:

• Date from which retest will be figured 

• Tare Weight (T.W.) 

• Water Capacity (W.C.)

• Tank/Cylinder ID number 

Receive tank and label

tank for proper

refrigerant 

Apply the federal (EPA) warning sticker

that indicates the cylinder/tank contains

Ozone Depleting Substances if the tank

does not already have one affixed 

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B-70.4 Sample Refrigerant Identification Labels

 B-70.5 General Procedure for Switching Refrigerants in a Recovery Cylinder/Tank 

Connect an approved recovery 

service series cylinder/tank 

to the recovery machine and draw out 

all possible remaining 

refrigerant, verify this 

by using a compound gauge 

When you are sure you have withdrawn 

all possible refrigerant, draw a 5 to 10 minute 

vacuum on the tank at 29 in. Hg. or 

greater using a compound gauge or 

micron gauge to insure purity 

Appropriately re-label the tank 

for the new refrigerant 

Note: It is recommended that a separate recovery cylinder/tank

for each refrigerant be used to minimize cross contamination

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B-70.6 General Procedure for Recovering Refrigerant from a 

 Unit Prior to Servicing 

Prepare recovery unit 

according to 

manufacturer's 

directions 

Attach recovery unit 

to disabled systems 

through a service gauge set 

Depending upon type of

recovery unit, 

begin to withdraw liquid 

or vapor or both 

The recovery unit should be restarted 

as many times as necessary 

until all possible refrigerant 

has been withdrawn from the 

system under service - provided 

there are no leaks in the system 

If the machine is of the type that 

automatically restarts on 

system pressure rise, 

let it cycle until all 

possible refrigerant has 

been recovered; this type of unit 

must not be operated unattended 

If the unit is the "On at all times" 

type, evaluate the service 

system to determine 

when as much refrigerant as 

possible has been recovered; 

this type of unit must not be 

operated unattended 

If recovery unit is equipped with an 

automatic low pressure shutoff, 

and shuts off when system being 

recovered goes into vacuum, 

wait and watch for at least 5 minutes 

while evaluating whether or not all 

liquid and residual vapors have been 

withdrawn. If pressure rises from a 

vacuum, either there is more 

refrigerant to recover, or a leak. 

If refrigerant unit being serviced has 

a suspected air side or water side leak, 

recover the system only to 

atmospheric pressure 

Note: The ability to withdraw liquid is preferable 

 for these reasons: 

• Liquid withdrawal removes many 

 contaminants in suspension. 

• It reduces the possibility of freezing water 

 in the heat exchangers. Note: maintain water flow. 

• It is faster. 

• Remember liquid withdrawal will pull all system 

 contaminants into your recovery unit, whereas 

 vapor recovery leaves them in the serviced system. 

• Liquid recovery directly into a recovery tank may 

 be best for a "burnout." 

Make necessary system repairs

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B-70.7 General Procedure for Switching Refrigerants in a Recovery Unit 

Using recovery unit, pull all possible 

remaining refrigerant out of the 

recycling unit. This may take several 

pull down cycles and as long as 

11⁄2 hours. 

Change filters. Drain lubricant 

and discard filter. 

Install new filters or filters used 

for that same refrigerant type 

that are not spent. 

Draw a 5 to 10 minute vacuum on the 

recycling unit using compound or micron 

gauge to insure purity and to evacuate 

any non-condensables, or 

remaining foreign refrigerant. 

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B-70.8 Procedure for Disposal of Non Refillable Refrigerant Cylinders 

Using a recovery unit, 

draw off all possible remaining 

refrigerant. Verify by sustained 

vacuum, weight, and/or 

temperature that the tank 

is empty. 

Equalize Pressures. 

Puncture or punch out

safety 

relief disk. 

Do not refill 

and transport 

non refillable cylinder. 

Dispose of in a metal 

recycling bin. 

Note: It is illegal and the transporter 

 is subjected to up to a $25,000 

 fine and 5 years in jail. 

Accidental Refrigerant Release 

B-80.1 Objective 

To define the federal regulations 40 CFR Part 82 requirements on refrigerant venting 

and accidental refrigerant releases. 

B-80.2 Venting Prohibitions 

It is against the law to knowingly vent refrigerants or non-exempt substitutes to the 

atmosphere while maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of air conditioning or 

refrigeration equipment. Acceptable releases are: 

; A “de minimus” quantity released in the course of making a good faith attempt 

to recapture, and recycle or safely dispose of refrigerant. An example of a de 

minimus leak would be the quantity of refrigerant released while disconnecting 

a manifold gauge set. 

; Refrigerants emitted during the normal course of operation of air conditioning 

and refrigeration equipment such as purge unit operation. 

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; Mixtures of nitrogen and trace quantities of R-22 that are used as a holding 

charge or as a leak test gas, because in these cases they are not used as 

refrigerant. 

B-80.3 Accidental Refrigerant Release Report 

If an accidental refrigerant release occurs such as human caused accidental damage to 

a refrigerant line, service valve or cylinder the incident shall be documented on the 

Refrigerant Tracking Form 2 and entered into RMS System. 

NOTE: Do not record mechanical failures of a unit as an accidental release because the 

quantity of refrigerants entered is not used in leak rate calculations. 

E-80.5 Accidental Refrigerant Release Flow Chart 

For all systems over or under 50 lbs,

comfort or process

Enter quantity of 

refrigerant lost and amount

recharged

Repair unit and send

service order to refrigerant

coordinator

Describe incident

Document on RCM service

order, unintentional vent

section

If venting exceeds 10,000 lbs

of a CFC or HCFC refrigerant, 

notify environmental department.

(EPCRA Section 313)

Note: the key point to remember is to

document refrigerant usage.

Refrigerant Cylinder Safety 

B-90.1 Background 

Safety shall be the first priority. The following guidelines provide information on cylinder 

safety. 

B-90.2 Refrigerant Cylinder Safety 

Never use a standard disposable 30 lb. cylinder (the type of container in which virgin 

refrigerant is sold) to recover refrigerant. Use only DOT CFR Title 49 or UL-approved 

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storage containers for recovered refrigerant (containers marked DOT 4BW or DOT 

4BA). 

B-90.3 Thermal Expansion 

; Safety codes recommend that closed cylinders not be filled over 80% of the volume 

with liquid. The remaining 20% is called head pressure room. 

; Refrigerant expands when it gets warm. 

; When refrigerant expands some of it boils, thus increasing the pressure. 

; Remaining liquid expands rapidly and may fill the container 100% full with liquid. 

; Pressure within the cylinder increases at a slower rate if there is room for the gases. 

The pressure increases to the liquid saturation. 

; A cylinder filled with 80% liquid is relatively safe. Do not fill cylinders over 80%. 

Cylinder Temp. 60o F 70o F 100o F 130o F 150o F 

 Space Occupied with Liquid 

Starting with 

Cylinder 80% 

Full 

80% 81% 83% 90% 94% 

Starting with 

Cylinder 90% 

Full 

91% 92% 96% Cylinder is 

100% full 

Liquid 

@113o 

Pressurizes 

Very Rapidly

Explosion



DO NOT OVERFILL REFRIGERANT CYLINDERS 

B-90.4 Guidelines for Proper Filling of Recovery Cylinders 

Cylinder integrity 

Prior to filling a cylinder, inspect for signs of damage such as dents or corrosion. Do not 

fill a damaged or out of date cylinder. Use only recovery cylinders identified for used 

refrigerant. Do not use cylinders designed for virgin refrigerant. Recovery cylinders 

should comply with Department of Transportation (DOT) specification 4BA300 and 

4BW. 

If a cylinder does not hold a vacuum, (29 in hg for 20 minutes) the cylinder should not 

be used. 

Cylinder test date 

A recovery cylinder should not be filled if today’s date is more than five years after the 

date of manufacture or after the retest date stamped on the shoulder. If the cylinder has 

been tested the test date will look similar to the following example: 

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B2 

12 93 

22 

The designation in the above example indicates the cylinder was re-tested in December 

1993 by re-tester number B222. Enter the date the cylinder is to be retested in the ACA 

Inventory Manager 

Legal fill 

Liquid used refrigerant will expand when exposed to high temperatures. Thermal 

expansion of the liquid in an overfilled cylinder could rupture it. When filling recovery 

cylinders, carefully monitor the gross weight to ensure this maximum is never exceeded. 

Gross Legal Fill Weight (GLFW) for every cylinder, container, cylinder, or other vessel is 

always 80 percent of capacity. The responsibility rests with the technician to shut off the 

transfer machine at 80 percent cylinder fill for cylinders that don’t do so automatically. 

By weight, the formula is as follows: 

GLFW = (WC x 0.8) + TW 

WC = Water Capacity: the weight of the fluid that would fill the cylinder 100 percent. 

TW = Tare Weight: the weight of the empty cylinder. 

Both these weights plus the test date will be stamped on the collar or chine of the 

cylinder. 

For HCFC-22 and/or refrigerants in cylinders, which will encounter large temperature 

fluctuations, the automotive sector’s formula is recommended to allow more 

head/expansion space in the cylinder: 

GLFW = (WC x 0.6) +TW 

Look at regularly, but do not trust exclusively, a percent-fill gauge or an automatic shutoff device. 

Vapor pressure 

When a compressor is used to recover used refrigerant vapors from a refrigeration unit, 

monitor cylinder pressure to avoid exceeding the relief valve set pressure (450 PSIG). 

To ensure optimum safety, a maximum cylinder pressure of 300 PSIG during the filling 

operation is recommended. 

Sealing 

After filling, verify that all cylinder valves are closed properly to prevent leaks during 

subsequent handling and shipping. If necessary, leak test the valve with soapy water. 

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B-90.5 Guidelines for Filling of Recovery Drums 

Recovery drum 

The recovery drum must be a tight-head drum, 55-, 20-, or 10-gallon capacity, of 16-

gauge steel made to DOT 17E specifications. If a drum is reused, thoroughly inspect it 

for damage and identify it as a recovery drum by wrapping a strip of yellow tape around 

the upper one-third of the drum and re-labeling it. Never store used refrigerant drums in 

open sunlight or in hot areas with poor ventilation. Adequate ventilation is mandatory 

for technician safety. 

Liquid overfilling 

Liquid used refrigerant will expand when exposed to high temperatures. Thermal 

expansion of the liquid in an overfilled drum could cause it to bulge or rupture. To 

prevent this, fill drums of used refrigerant so that the liquid level is below the top of the 

drum. The recommended distance between the liquid level and the top of the drum 

depends on the drum size, as indicated below: 

Drum size, 

gallons

Recommended distance, 

in. (cm) 

55 

20 

10 

6 (15) 

3 (7.6) 

2 (5.0) 

Filling temperature 

When hot used refrigerant is loaded into a drum and the drum is properly sealed, a 

vacuum will form above the liquid as it cools. In extreme cases, the drum may collapse. 

To avoid this, observe a maximum filling temperature of 13°C (55°F). 

Sealing 

After filling the drum, verify that the bung is properly installed and tightened to prevent 

leaks during subsequent shipping and handling. Weigh filled recovery drums prior to 

shipping. 

B-90.6 Precautions for Recovery Drums 

Use personal protective equipment such as side shield glasses, gloves, safety shoes, 

and hardhat when filling and handling containers. 

Be aware that inhalation of high concentrations of used refrigerant vapor or mist can be 

harmful and may cause heart irregularities, unconsciousness, or death. Since vapor is 

heavier than air, avoid low areas without suitable ventilation or refrigerant-specific 

monitors. 

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Refrigerant Overview 

C-10.1 Background 

A refrigerant is a fluid (liquid or gas), that transfers heat away from one point to another. 

In a typical vapor compression system, the refrigerant changes phase. That is, it 

changes from a liquid to a gas when it absorbs heat and changes back to a liquid when 

it gives up heat. Most chemicals have the ability to change from a liquid to a gas, but 

only a few chemicals do so in a manner that makes them good refrigerants. 

Most refrigerants used today for vapor compression air conditioning are called 

halocarbons. A halocarbon is a hydrocarbon molecule containing one or more 

halogens. The halogen elements most commonly used in refrigerants are chlorine (Cl) 

and fluorine (F). Refrigerants used in centrifugal chillers are halocarbons based on 

methane and ethane molecules. 

C-10.2 Refrigerant Nomenclature 

Most refrigerants in common use are single chemicals. 

Single component refrigerants have an “R-” designation of two or three numbers, which 

reflect its chemical composition. 

x The first digit (of a refrigerant with three numbers) is one unit lower than the 

number of carbon atoms in the molecule. If the molecule contains only one 

carbon atom, the first digit is omitted. 

x The second digit is one unit greater than the number of hydrogen atoms in the 

molecule. 

x The third digit is equal to the number of fluorine atoms in the molecule. 

For example: HFC-134a - 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (CH2FCF3) 

Some refrigerants, however, are comprised of two or more chemicals. R-500 and R502 are two examples. R-502 is composed of 48.8% (by weight) of HCFC-22 and 

51.2% of CFC-115. When formulated in those proportions these chemicals take on the 

characteristics of a single refrigerant. Combinations of chemicals that act as a single 

HFC-134a

One less than the number of carbon atoms

(i.e., there are 1+1=2 carbon atoms)

One more than the number of hydrogen atoms 

(i.e., there are 3-1=2 hydrogen atoms) 

Number of fluorine atoms 

(i.e., there are 4 fluorine atoms) 

The “a” indicates an isomer 

(i.e., a different arrangement of the same atoms) of HFC-134 

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refrigerant are called azeotropes. Azeotropes are designated by a three digit number 

beginning with the number “5”, such as R-502. 

Combinations of chemicals that maintain some of their original characteristics are called 

zeotropes. For example, unlike single refrigerants and azeotropes, which boil at a 

single temperature, zeotropes boil over a range of temperatures determined by the 

boiling points of their individual components. A zeotrope is also sometimes referred to 

as a blend. Zeotropes are designated by a three digit number beginning with the 

number “4”. The designation ends with a letter to differentiate between compositions of 

the same chemicals such as in R-401A. 

The below chart details the refrigerant, chemical name, CAS number and UN# wherever 

applicable: 

Refrigerant Chemical Name CAS number UN # 

11 trichlorofluoromethane (CCl3F) 75-69-4 N/A 

12 dichlorodifluoromethane (CCl2F2) 75-71-8 UN1028 

13 chlorotrifluoromethane (CClF3) 75-72-9 UN1022 

22 chlorodifluoromethane (CHClF2) 75-45-6 UN1018 

23 trifluoromethane (CHF3) 75-46-7 UN1984 

113 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CCl2FCClF2) 76-13-1 N/A 

114 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (CClF2CClF2) 76-14-2 UN1958 

123 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (CHCl2CF3) 306-83-2 N/A 

134a 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (CH2FCF3) 811-97-2 UN1956 

401A (53/13/34) chlrodifluoromethane/1,1-difluoroethane/2-

chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 

N/A UN1956 

401B (61/11/28) chlorodifluoromethane/1,1-difluoroethane/2-

chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 

N/A UN1956 

402A (60/2/38) 

pentafluoroethane/propane/chlorodifluoromethane 

N/A UN1956

402B (38/2/60) 

pentafluoroethane/propane/chlorodifluoromethane 

N/A UN1956

404A (44/52/4) pentafluoroethane/1,1,1-

trifluoroethane/1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 

N/A UN1956

406A (55/4/41) chlorodifluoromethane/2-methyl propane 

(isobutene)/1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 

N/A UN1956

407C (23/25/52) difluoromethane (methlyene 

fluoride)/pentafluoroethane/1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 

N/A UN1956

408A (7/46/47) pentafluoroethane/1,1,1-

trifluoroethane/chlorodifluoromethane 

N/A UN1956

409A (60/25/15) chlorodifluoromethane/2-chloro 1,1,1,2-

tetrafluoroethane/1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 

N/A UN1956

410A (50/50) difluoromethane (methylene 

fluoride)/pentafluoroethane 

N/A UN1956

500 (73.8/26.2) dichlorodifluoromethane/1,1-difluoroethane N/A UN2602 

502 (48.8/51.2) 

chlorodifluoromethane/chloropentafluoroethane 

N/A UN1973 

503 (40.1/59.9) trifluoromethane/chlorotrifluoromethane N/A UN2599 

507 (50/50) pentafluoroethane/1,1,1-trifluoroethane N/A UN1956 

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C-10.3 Physical and Environmental Properties of Refrigerants 

Even small changes in the makeup of these refrigerants can make a large difference in 

their physical and environmental properties. The following table shows some 

thermophysical and environmental properties of some common refrigerants. 

Refrigerant Boiling 

Point 

(oF) 

Specific 

Heat @ 

86oF 

(Btu/lb. oF) 

ODP GWP 

Atmospheric 

life 

(years) 

R-11 74.7 0.21 1.000 4600 45 

R-12 -21.6 0.24 .82 10600 100 

R-22 -41.4 0.31 0.034 1900 11.8 

R-123 82.0 0.21 0.012 120 1.4 

R-134a -15.0 0.36 0 1600 13.6 

R-404A -51.9 0.37 0 4540 (13.6-53.5) 

R-410A -60.9 0.41 0 2340 (5.6-32.6) 

R-502 -49.5 0.30 0.221 6200 (11.8-1700) 

R-507 -52.8 0.35 0 4600 (32.6-53.5) 

C-10.4 Health and Safety Considerations 

Many chemicals, including refrigerants, can be harmful if used improperly. Three 

important categories of health and safety concerns are toxicity, flammability, and O2

displacement (asphyxiation hazard). 

An international group of refrigerant manufacturers, through the Program for Alternative 

Fluorocarbon Toxicity (PAFT) testing, have conducted extensive toxicology tests on 

some HCFC and HFC refrigerants. With these results, manufacturers have 

recommended concentrations that humans can tolerate for a given time without harmful 

effects, called Allowable Exposure Limits (AELs). These values are given in parts per 

million (PPM), indicating the maximum amount of refrigerant that can be safely 

tolerated. Other toxicity indicators include Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and 

Permissible Exposure Levels (PEL) values. Refrigerant manufacturers indicate the 

AEL, TLV, and PEL of a refrigerant on the Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). 

ASHRAE Standard 34, Number Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants, 

classifies toxicity into two groups: 

Class A: Refrigerants with low toxicity, with a weighted TLV over time higher than 

400 PPM. That is, only concentrations over 400 PPM, over sustained 

periods of time are of concern. 

Class B: Refrigerants with higher toxicity with a weighted TLV over time lower than 

400 PPM. 

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Flammability, the ability of a chemical to support combustion, is also measured in a 

laboratory. Refrigerants are generally classified as being non-flammable, of low 

flammability, or high flammability. 

ASHRAE Standard 34 assigns each refrigerant into one of three flammability groups. 

There are various scientific definitions for these groups, but generally they can be 

categorized as: 

Group 1: No flammability 

Group 2: Low flammability 

Group 3: High flammability 

By combining toxicity and flammability criteria, a matrix is obtained which classifies a 

refrigerant into class A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, or B3. 

3

R-600a 

 (isobutane) 

R-290 

 (propane) 

R-1140 

 (vinyl chloride) 

2

HFC-32 

HFC-143a 

HFC-152a 

R-717 

 (ammonia) 

1

CFC-11 

CFC-12 

HCFC-22 

HFC-125 

HFC-134a 

HCFC-123 

A B 

ASHRAE 34 Matrix with Some 

Refrigerant Examples

ASHRAE Standard 15, 1994, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration treats the 

subject of how refrigerants that have been classified in ASHRAE Standard 34 may be 

used. It points out the need for refrigerant vapor sensors and self-contained breathing 

apparatus in certain situations because all fluorocarbon refrigerants are heavier than air 

and can cause asphyxiation. 

CFCs and Ozone Depletion 

The theory linking chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to stratospheric ozone depletion and 

environmental concerns was first proposed in the 1970s. Scientific studies provided an 

understanding of the chemical processes and physical mechanisms. Mathematical 

models predicted the effects of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) released into the 

atmosphere and transported by air currents to the stratosphere. The models predicted 

that continued use of these substances would lead to substantial ozone depletion in the 

next 50 to 100 years. 

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The stratospheric ozone layer protects the earth’s surface from excessive quantities of 

harmful ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation. After evaluating scientific evidence, an international 

consensus resolved that certain identified volatile man-made, chemical substances 

containing chlorine and bromine are causing the depletion of the thin, fragile ozone 

layer. The conclusion was to reduce these releases and restrict their use. 

ODS chemicals are widely used in many processes and products. Previously, ODS 

were used as refrigerants in buildings, household appliances, and automobiles; as foam 

blowing agents for insulation; as degreasers for metals and as propellants in containers. 

Currently, existing equipment, which utilizes CFCs, can continue to be used. New 

refrigerant equipment, however, is designed to use CFC alternative refrigerants, which 

minimize or eliminate their ODP. 

There are several exemptions to the continued use of CFCs. The largest “essential 

use” exemption authorized under the Montreal Protocol includes medical devices such 

as metered-dose inhalers used in the treatment of asthma. List of common substances

regulated by the Montreal Protocol. 

Common Substances Covered by the Montreal Protocol and 

Amendments 

CLASS I - CFCs

CFC-11* 

CFC-12* 

CFC-13 

CFC-111 

CFC-112 

CFC-113 

CFC-114 

CFC-115* 

Halons

Halon-1211 

Halon-1301 

Halon-1202 

CLASS II - HCFCs

HCFC-22* 

HCFC-123* 

HCFC-124* 

HCFC-141 

HCFC-142 

Others

Carbon Tetrachloride 

Methyl Chloroform 

Methyl Bromide 

*NOTE: These chemicals are used extensively, either alone or in a blend, for air-conditioning and 

refrigeration applications. 

Environmental Concerns 

The environmental concerns associated with refrigerants fall into two categories: 

stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming or climate change. CFC and HCFC 

refrigerants contain chlorine which, when released into the stratosphere – an upper 

layer of the atmosphere, depletes the ozone layer. 

As stratospheric ozone depletion occurs, the quantity of UV-B radiation reaching the 

earth’s surface increases. The ozone levels in the stratosphere also vary naturally due 

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to climate, latitude, and airborne particles but ozone depleting chemical emissions 

would reduce the mean levels. 

This radiation increase results in potential health and environmental risks including 

increased incidents of certain skin cancers and eye cataracts, suppression of the body’s 

immune system, damage to plants and food crops, and reduced aquatic life growth. 

Radiation also causes an increased weathering of man-made plastic and rubber 

products. 

Scientific research on ozone depletion is advanced enough that Congress and EPA have required 

Safeway to take action. EPA has concluded that the emission of certain man-made “greenhouse” 

gases (many refrigerants are greenhouse gases) contributes to global warming by collecting and 

holding in the earth’s heat that would normally radiate out into space, causing the temperature in 

the atmosphere to rise and other effects on climate. Climate change could cause a number of 

effects including damage to crops, or even the melting of polar ice caps. Scientists agree that we 

must consider not only the refrigerants’ direct impact on global warming, but also the indirect 

impacts, such as the impacts of using a refrigerant that results in a chiller that is less energy 

efficient. Such an occurrence causes higher emissions of carbon dioxide, which is also a 

greenhouse gas and in this way also affects global warming. 

U.S. Federal Rules and Regulations 

D-10.1 Objective 

To detail the U.S. Federal regulatory requirements which affect Safeway’s operations in 

the performance of service work, maintenance, repair, or disposal of air-conditioning or 

refrigeration equipment. It is the responsibility of each site to obtain and comply with 

state and local regulations. 

D-10.2 Summary of 40 CFR Part 82 Requirements 

; Requires service practices that maximize recycling of ozone-depleting compounds 

(both chlorofluorocarbons [CFCs] and hydrochlorofluorocarbons [HCFCs] and their 

alternatives) during the servicing and disposal of air-conditioning and refrigeration 

equipment. 

; Prohibits the knowing release of refrigerants or non-exempt substitutes during 

maintenance, service, repair, or disposal of appliances. 

; Sets certification requirements for recovery and recycling equipment. 

; Restricts the sale of refrigerant so that it is only sold to certified technicians and 

appliance manufacturers. 

; Requires persons servicing or disposing of air-conditioning and refrigeration 

equipment to certify to the EPA on OMB Form #2060-0256 that they have acquired 

recycling or recovery equipment and are complying with the requirements of the rule. 

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; Requires the repair of substantial leaks in air-conditioning and refrigeration 

equipment with a charge of greater than 50 pounds. 

; Establishes safe disposal requirements to ensure removal of refrigerants from goods 

that may enter the waste stream with the charge intact (e.g., motor vehicle air 

conditioners, home refrigerators, and room air conditioners). 

; Sets certification for technicians and reclaimers.

Enforcement Authority 

D-20.1 External Enforcement of Violations 

Any violation of the Clean Air Act may result in civil or criminal action against the 

individual and the company. Any conviction or penalties assessed for a violation of any 

state or local provision will be the responsibility of the named individual and his or her 

site. 

Federal environmental laws provide various enforcement options that the EPA and state 

agencies can take against alleged violators. 

The specific provisions for civil and criminal penalties vary according to the statute. 

Fines can range up to $37,500 per day per violation and prison terms can extend from 

one to 5 years for a violation. If a company is found to have violated the law in a civil 

action, it may suffer adverse publicity in addition to substantial financial penalties. In 

criminal cases, in addition to the potential for financial penalties to be imposed on a 

company in violation of the law, individual managers and officers of the company may 

face prosecution and imprisonment. Senior managers of the company, even if they are 

not directly involved in the alleged violations, could be subject to prosecution. This may 

occur if such managers consciously screened themselves from a matter that they had 

the power to prevent or correct. 

In addition, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) imposes “no fault” liability on site owners, operators, generators 

responsible for the release, threatened release or any failure to notify the National 

Response Center of a release of a listed hazardous substances in more than a 

reportable quantity. Some ODCs and their alternatives may be listed by CERCLA. 

D-20.2 Types of Enforcement Actions 

This plan is based on enforcement activities generally taken by the EPA. States 

generally have similar enforcement techniques. There are four basic types of 

enforcement actions, differing in severity and in the amount of agency resources 

required. In order of increasing severity, these actions are the following: 

Informal Administrative Actions 

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Informal administrative actions are advisory in nature, such as a notices of 

noncompliance or warning letters from the agency. In such an action, the EPA will 

provide notice of the alleged violation to the site, define required corrective measures 

and set a deadline for compliance. If the site fails to comply, the EPA may institute 

more severe actions. 

Formal Administrative Actions 

Formal administrative actions take the form of legal orders. They require the alleged 

violator to take corrective action within a specified period and to refrain from certain 

behavior, and order future compliance. Fines also may be imposed through an 

administrative action. The EPA uses administrative actions extensively in 

environmental programs that provide authority for them. The EPA handles such 

administrative actions through its internal administrative litigation system. This system 

is similar to any court system, with the exception that the EPA’s administrative law 

judges (ALJs) preside over it. You may appeal an ALJ’s ruling to the EPA administrator 

and the administrator’s final decision to federal court. 

Civil Actions 

Civil actions frequently take the form of lawsuits initiated by the U.S. Department of 

Justice (DOJ) at the EPA’s request. The EPA normally uses civil judicial actions against 

the more serious violators or to enforce corrective actions of imminent hazards. These 

suits generally result in monetary penalties and court orders requiring corrective or 

remedial actions or specific actions to prevent future violations. 

Criminal Prosecution 

Criminal actions are initiated by DOJ at the request of the EPA against an alleged 

violator, and seek criminal sanctions including fines and imprisonment. The EPA uses 

criminal actions to respond to flagrant, intentional disregard of applicable law. In 

addition, the CAA gives the EPA authority to pursue criminal actions in response to 

deliberate falsification of documents or records and knowing and willful violations. 

D-20.3 Enforcement Authority Under the Clean Air Act 

The EPA, and states where applicable, generally receives its enforcement authority 

from the particular statute being enforced. The Clean Air Act is the federal regulation of 

the greatest concern to managers in charge of refrigerant compliance. 

The Clean Air Act authorizes a nationwide program to reduce air pollution through air 

quality planning, regulation, enforcement, and research. The act consists of a series of 

interrelated programs designed to protect health and the public welfare from emissions 

polluting the ambient air. Subchapter VI of the CAA “Stratospheric Ozone Protection” 

contains the provisions regarding refrigerants that are Class I and II ozone depleting 

substances. 

Administrative Penalties 

The CAA gives the EPA the Authority to issue administrative orders assessing civil 

administrative penalties of up to $37,500 per day of violation whenever EPA finds that a 

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company has violated or is violating air regulations, including Stratospheric ozone 

protection requirements. 

Civil Actions 

Under the CAA, the EPA may initiate civil actions in court to obtain injunctive relief 

requiring the violator to achieve compliance and to recover penalties in amounts up to 

$37,500 per day per violation. 

Criminal Actions 

The EPA may bring criminal actions for knowing violations, which may result in a 

substantial fines and imprisonment. 

Knowingly making false statements or representations in records or reports required 

under the CAA, or knowingly failing to notify or report might be punishable by fine and 

imprisonment up to two years. 

Under the CAA, federal agencies cannot contract to procure goods, materials and 

services with a person convicted of a criminal offense if that contract will be performed 

at the facility at which the violation that gave rise to the conviction occurred, and the 

convicted person owns, leases or supervises the facility. If the court convicts the site 

owner for criminal violation of a provision, or any other federal air standard or order, 

listing of the firm is mandatory and automatic. The EPA might also extend the 

prohibition to other facilities owned or operated by the convicted person. Removal from 

the list requires certification by the EPA that the violator has corrected the conditions 

giving rise to the listing. 

Significant New Alternatives Program 

D-30.1 Background 

Under authority of Section 612 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), regulations promulgated on 

March 18, 1994, effective April 18, 1994, the EPA has established a program in which 

they will evaluate applications for use of substitute chemicals and technology to replace 

ozone depleters in specific uses. 

D-30.2 EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP) Rule 

; SNAP requires the manufacturer or importer of a proposed substitute for an ozonedepleting chemical to provide the EPA notification 90 days before introducing the 

substitute into interstate commerce. During the 90-day period, the EPA will evaluate 

company studies and other information and decide whether the substitute is either 

acceptable or unacceptable for a specific use, based on whether the substance may 

have adverse effects on human health or the environment. Some of the criteria the 

EPA will consider in the risk screening include flammability, chemical toxicity, global 

warming potential and exposure of workers, consumers, the general population and 

aquatic life. 

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; If the EPA places a substance on the unacceptable list, it becomes unlawful to use it 

as a substitute for an ozone depleter. 

Obtain a current SNAP list and keep the list updated by contacting the EPA Hot line at 

800-296-1996 or print directly from the EPA web site 

http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/snap. 

Glossary 

Acute effects Detrimental health effects resulting from a single, short-term 

exposure to a toxic substance, as might occur during an 

accidental release of refrigerants. 

Alkylbenzene A lubricant synthesized from the raw materials propylene and 

benzene. Used often when incorporating HCFC-based 

refrigerant blends. Some HCFC-based blends are soluble in 

a mixture of mineral oil and alkylbenzene up to a 20 percent 

concentration of mineral oil. 

Allowable exposure limit 

(AEL) 

Acceptable concentration levels in air, which are deemed 

safe for repeated occupational exposure without chronic 

effects. The chemical producer normally recommends this 

level. 

Appliance Any device which contains and uses a class I or class II 

substance as a refrigerant and which is used for household or 

commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, 

refrigerator, chiller, or freezer. 

Approved equipment 

testing organization 

Any organization which has applied for and received EPA 

approval 

Azeotrope A mixture of two or more liquids which, when mixed in precise 

proportions, behave like a compound when phase changing 

from liquid to gas (evaporating) and gas to liquid 

(condensing). These blends do not change volumetric 

composition or saturation temperature as they evaporate or 

condense at constant pressures. The boiling point of the 

mixture will be either above or below the boiling point of the 

individual liquids. 

Certified refrigerant 

recycling or recovery 

equipment 

Equipment certified by an approved equipment-testing 

organization to meet EPA standards. Currently ARI for 

stationary equipment and UL for automotive equipment 

Chlorofluorocarbon A chemical compound consisting of one or more carbon 

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(CFC) atoms surrounded by chlorine and fluorine atoms. CFCs are 

used as refrigerants, foam-blowing agents, aerosol 

propellants, cleaning agents, and in other applications. 

Comfort cooling 

Commercial refrigeration 

Cooling equipment with 50 or more pounds of refrigerant 

used for comfort or space cooling, usually through an air 

handler. 

Refrigeration equipment with 50 or more pounds of 

refrigerant utilized in the retail food and cold storage 

warehouse sectors. 

Containment The application of service techniques or special equipment 

designed to preclude or reduce loss of refrigerant from 

equipment during installation, operation, service and/or 

disposal of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. 

Containment equipment Equipment specifically designed to assist in precluding or 

reducing refrigerant losses during installation, operation, 

servicing or disposal of refrigerant equipment. 

Recovery/recycling equipment, low loss fittings, PRVS, 

refrigerant leak alarms and ultra-high efficiency purge units 

are all examples of containment equipment. 

Disposable container A container (cylinder or drum) used to ship new refrigerant, 

which is not approved by the DOT for reuse after its initial 

contents are used. 

Disposal Any process leading to and including the discharge, deposit, 

dumping, or placing of any discarded appliance or component 

parts into or on any land or water. 

Ester oil Any of a class of organic compounds corresponding to the 

inorganic salts formed from an acid by the replacement of 

hydrogen by an alkyl radical. 

Fluorescent dyes These are dyes, which can be put into the lubricant. When 

there are leaks present, these dyes stain the outside of the 

chiller showing the location of high rate leaks. 

Fractionation The condition when one or more refrigerants of a blend leak 

at a faster rate than other refrigerants in the blend. 

Global warming Tropospheric pollutants, like CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, carbon 

dioxide, and carbon monoxide, absorb and reflect the earth’s 

infrared radiation, causing re-radiation back to the earth 

which results in a gradual increase in the earth’s average 

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temperature. 

Halide torch Propane powered torch whose flame changes color when 

small amounts of refrigerant pass through it. It can be used 

to detect leaks of chlorine containing refrigerant. 

Halocarbons Stable chemical compounds consisting of one or more 

carbon atoms surrounded by halogen atoms or a combination 

of hydrogen and halogen atoms. CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs are 

all halocarbons. 

Halogens Reactive chemical elements with the ability to form one 

chemical bond in a molecule. Common halogens are fluorine 

(F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), and Iodine (I). 

Halon A bromochlorofluorocarbon (BCFC), a chemical consisting of 

one or more carbon atoms surrounded by fluorine, chlorine 

and bromine. Halons are commonly used as flame 

suppression. 

High-pressure appliance An appliance, which uses a refrigerant with a boiling point 

between -50 C and 10 C at atmospheric pressure. 

Hydrocarbon A chemical compound consisting of one or more carbon 

atoms surrounded only by hydrogen atoms. Methane, 

ethane, butane and propane are all examples of 

hydrocarbon. Many hydrocarbons have excellent 

thermodynamic properties. Although they may be used as 

refrigerants, their highly flammable properties normally 

restrict their use as low concentration components in 

refrigerant blends. 

Hydrochlorofluorocarbon 

(HCFC) 

A chemical consisting of usually one or more carbon atoms 

surrounded by chlorine, fluorine, and at least one hydrogen 

atom. HCFCs are used as refrigerants, foam-blowing agents, 

and in other applications. 

Hydrofluoro-carbon 

(HFC) 

A chemical consisting of usually one or more carbon atoms 

surrounded by fluorine and hydrogen atoms. Since no 

chlorine or bromine is present, HFCs do not deplete the 

ozone layer. 

Industrial process 

refrigeration 

Complex, customized appliances directly linked to production 

of a product or part of the process involved in making the 

product. Commonly found in the in the chemical, 

pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and manufacturing industries. 

(Computer rooms are not considered industrial process 

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refrigeration 

Leak A leak is an event where refrigerant gas is released from the 

refrigerant-containing appliance intentionally, accidentally, or 

from equipment or piping failures. Each separate leak is 

considered a unique event and is not additive to other leaks 

in other locations on the refrigerant containing appliance or 

systems for purposes of calculating leak rates. 

Long-term chronic 

effects 

Detrimental health effects from long term repeated exposures 

to low level toxic materials, generally assessed over the 

lifetime of test animals to gauge the late-in-life signs of 

toxicity. 

Low-pressure appliance An appliance that uses a refrigerant with a boiling point above 

10 C at atmospheric pressure. 

Lubricant compatibility For CFCs and HCFCs: mineral oils 

For HFC-134a: polyolesters 

For HCFC ternary blends: alkylbenzenes 

Materials Safety Data 

Sheet (MSDS) 

A safety advisory bulletin prepared by chemical producers for 

a specific refrigerant or compound. 

Montreal Protocol An international agreement limiting the production and 

consumption of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer, 

including CFCs, HCFCs, BCFCs, HBFCs and others. 

Near-azeotropic A blend, which acts very similarly to an azeotrope, yet has a 

small volumetric composition change and temperature glide 

as it evaporates and condenses. 

Non-condensable gases Gases with very low temperature boiling points, which are not 

easily condensed. Nitrogen and oxygen are the most 

common ones found in chillers. 

Oil monitor This device uses an infrared sensor to determine when the 

circulating oil needs to be changed. It is not necessary to take 

an oil sample using this device, which is permanently 

attached to the chiller. 

Ozone depletion A condition which results when chlorine molecules broken 

away from CFC and HCFC refrigerants by ultraviolet radiation 

in the stratosphere react with and destroy stratospheric 

ozone, a layer in the atmosphere which protects the earth 

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from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. 

Ozone depletion 

potential (ODP) 

A measure of a chemical’s ability to deplete ozone measured 

on a scale relative to a value of 1.0 assigned to CFC-11. 

Ozone layer An area of the atmosphere, approximately 15 to 60 

kilometers (9 to 38 miles) above the earth, where ozone is 

found as a trace gas (at higher concentrations than other 

parts of the atmosphere). 

Ozone (O3) A reactive gas consisting of three oxygen atoms, formed 

naturally in the atmosphere by the association of molecular 

oxygen (O2) and atomic oxygen (O). 

PAFT Program for Alternative Fluorocarbon Toxicity. 

Permissible exposure 

level (PEL) 

Time-weighted concentration levels that must not be 

exceeded during any eight-hour workweek. The U.S. 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set 

PEL values. 

Polyolesters (POE) Stable, five-carbon neopentyl alcohols mixed with fatty acids. 

A popular synthetic lubricant for use with HFC refrigerants. 

Used as a jet engine lubricant for years. 

Purge system A device used on low-pressure chillers to expel air and other 

non-condensables from the circulating refrigerant. 

Refillable container A container used to ship and store refrigerant. Refillable 

containers are designed to be used over and over again, but 

should be retested at least every five years. 

Refrigerant monitors Devices, which can detect small amount of refrigerant in the 

air. 

Relief valve This is a device, which vents refrigerant when the pressure in 

a chiller becomes dangerously high. Newer relief valves 

have a resealing mechanism so that when the pressure of the 

chiller returns to a normal level they reseal and prevent 

further refrigerant loss. 

Replacement The conversion of an air conditioning or refrigeration system 

to an alternative refrigerant, which requires the removal of the 

existing chiller and installation of a completely new chiller. 

Retrofit The conversion of an air conditioning or refrigeration system 

to an alternative refrigerant. Unlike a replacement, only parts 

of components of the existing system may need to be 

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replaced. 

Simple retrofit A conversion to an alternative refrigerant, which only requires 

the change out of a few incompatible parts, typically gaskets. 

Simple retrofits typically result in some decrease in either 

efficiency, capacity or both. 

System-dependent 

recovery equipment 

Refrigerant recovery equipment that requires the assistance 

of components contained in an appliance to remove the 

refrigerant from an appliance. 

System optimization or 

engineered retrofit 

A conversion to an alternative refrigerant, which includes the 

replacement of system components with new components 

that have been redesigned specifically for the alternative 

refrigerant. System optimized or engineered retrofits typically 

include redesigned impellers, drive gears or heat exchangers.

Technician Any person who performs maintenance, service, or repair 

who could reasonably be expected to release class I or class 

II substances from appliances into the atmosphere, including 

but not limited to installers, contractor employees, in-house 

service personnel, and in some cases owners. 

Temperature glide Range of condensing or evaporating temperatures for one 

pressure. 

Ternary Having three elements, parts, or divisions. 

Threshold limit value 

(TLV) 

An inhalation time weighted average exposure level safety 

limit normally established by the American Conference of 

Governmental and Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). 

Venting A service practice where the refrigerant vapor is allowed to 

escape into the atmosphere after the refrigerant liquid has 

been recovered. This practice is no longer acceptable. 

Very-high Pressure 

Appliance 

An appliance that uses a refrigerant with a boiling point below 

-50 C at atmospheric pressure. 

Zeotrope A refrigerant blend that changes volumetric composition and 

saturation temperatures as it evaporates or condenses at 

constant pressures. Has a temperature glide as it evaporates 

and condenses. Zeotrope and non-azeotrope are synonyms. 

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References 

UNITED STATES CODES 

• Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare 

 Chapter 85 - Air Pollution Prevention and Control 

 Subchapter VI - Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Para. #7671 

• Title 26, Internal Revenue Code 

 Chapter 38 - Environmental Taxes 

 Subchapter D - Ozone-depleting Chemicals, etc., Para. #4682 

FEDERAL AGENCY REGULATIONS 

• 49 Code Federal Regulation, Parts 100-177 

• Title 29, Labor 

 Subtitle B Regulations Relating to Labor 

 Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

 Part 1910/1926 - Occupational Safety and Administration Standards 

 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances 

• Title 40, Protection of Environment 

 Chapter 1 - Environmental Protection Agency 

 Part 82 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone 

 Subchapter I - Solid Waste 

 Part 260 - Hazardous Waste Management System: General 

 Part 261 - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste 

 Part 262 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste 

 Part 266 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and 

Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities 

• Title 49, Transportation 

 Chapter 1 - Research and Special Program Administration 

 Subchapter C - Hazardous Materials Regulations Parts 171-180 (Regulations 

for Shippers, Carriers, and Packagers) 

NATIONAL STANDARDS OR GUIDELINES (Use Current Edition) 

• American Society of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigerating Engineers 

(ASHRAE) 

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 3-90 Reducing Emissions of Fully Halogenated Chlorofluorocarbon Refrigerants in 

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment and Applications 

 15 Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration 

 34 Number Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants 

• Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI) Standards 

 700 Specifications for Fluorocarbon Refrigerants 

 740 Performance of Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling and/or Reclaim Equipment 

 K Guideline K Containers for Recovered Fluorocarbon Refrigerants 

 N Guideline N Assignment of Refrigerant Container Colors 

 -- Directory of Certified Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment 

• General Electric (GE) 

 -- Proposed Method for Testing Recovery Devices for Use with Small 

Equipment 

WEB SITES 

Environmental Protection Agency Title VI (EPA) www.epa.gov/ozone/title6 

Department of Transportation (DOT) www.dot.gov 

American Society of Heating, Air Conditioning, and 

Refrigerating Engineers (ASHRAE) 

www.ashrae.org 

Air Conditioning Heating & Refrigeration Institute (ARI) www.ahri.org 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org 

Environmental Support Solutions (ESS) www.environ.com 

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