Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Notices 85535 

Requested approval date: October 31, 

2024. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24985 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0643; FRL–12136–01– 

OAR] 

Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: 

Notice of Information Availability for 

Regulations Implementing the 

American Innovation and 

Manufacturing Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to alert stakeholders that the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

has published frequently asked 

questions related to the regulations 

implementing the American Innovation 

and Manufacturing Act. While the 

questions broadly cover topics on 

hydrofluorocarbons, the Act itself, and 

the three new programs established 

under the Act, the majority of these new 

and updated frequently asked question 

are related to the Technology 

Transitions program restrictions on the 

use of certain hydrofluorocarbons. The 

Agency has published and continues to 

update these frequently asked questions 

in the Frequent Questions on the 

Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons web 

area and in the existing rulemaking 

docket. 

DATES: October 28, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Cain, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, telephone number: 

202–564–1566; or email address: 

Cain.Allison@epa.gov. You may also 

visit EPA’s website at https://

www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction for 

further information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The American Innovation and 

Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 was 

enacted on December 27, 2020, and 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 7675. The AIM Act 

authorizes EPA to address climatedamaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 

providing new authorities in three main 

areas: to phase down the production 

and consumption of listed HFCs, 

manage these HFCs and their 

substitutes, and facilitate the transition 

to next-generation technologies through 

sector-based restrictions. Since the AIM 

Act was enacted, EPA has finalized a 

number of rulemakings that implement 

the AIM Act through three regulatory 

programs: the HFC Allowance 

Allocation Program, the Technology 

Transitions Program, and the Emissions 

Reduction and Reclamation Program. 

EPA has provided information to 

stakeholders about these three programs 

through our frequently asked questions 

web page. 

The majority of the questions and 

responses relate to the Technology 

Transitions final rule published on 

October 24, 2023 (88 FR 73098). This 

rule facilitates sector-based transitions 

to next-generation technologies, as 

specified in the AIM Act. The rule 

limits the use of HFCs in specific 

technology sectors and subsectors, such 

as foams, aerosols, and refrigeration, air 

conditioning, and heat pumps. In most 

subsectors, EPA set a maximum global 

warming potential (GWP) limit on HFCs 

or HFC blends that can be used in new 

products and equipment. In a few 

subsectors, EPA listed the specific HFCs 

or HFC blends that are restricted. 

Compliance dates and GWP limits vary 

based on sector and subsector. The rule 

requires that new products and 

components using HFCs be labeled and 

that companies that manufacture or 

import such products or components 

using HFCs report information to EPA. 

Since the publication of the various 

AIM Act rulemakings, EPA has posted 

information for stakeholders in 

question-and-answer form to help 

stakeholders understand key aspects of 

these the rules across regulatory 

programs. To maintain transparency and 

ensure consistency, EPA has been 

providing answers to common 

stakeholder inquiries in the form of 

frequently asked questions. 

II. What information is available and 

where is it located? 

EPA has published these frequently 

asked questions in the Frequent 

Questions on the Phasedown of 

Hydrofluorocarbons web page, available 

at: https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcsreduction/frequent-questionsphasedown-hydrofluorocarbons. EPA 

has also entered a document with the 

same title and content as the web page 

noted above in the rulemaking docket 

titled ‘‘Restrictions on Certain Uses of 

Hydrofluorocarbons under Subsection 

(i) of the American Innovation and 

Manufacturing Act.’’ This docket can be 

accessed on Regulations.gov using 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2021– 

0643. EPA intends to update the list of 

questions and answers on the website 

and in the docket periodically and may 

not issue a notice in the Federal 

Register each time that it does so. 

Cynthia A. Newberg, 

Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24929 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

Designation of Five Areas as High 

Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control 

Policy (ONDCP), Executive Office of the 

President. 

ACTION: Notice of five High Intensity 

Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) 

designations. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of 

National Drug Control Policy designated 

five additional areas as HIDTAs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding this notice should 

be directed to Shannon Kelly, National 

HIDTA Director, ONDCP, Executive 

Office of the President, Washington, DC 

20503; (202) 841–5240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new 

areas are (1) Yavapai County in Arizona 

as part of the Arizona HIDTA; (2) 

Kankakee County in Illinois as part of 

the Chicago HIDTA; (3) Rensselaer 

County in New York as part of the New 

York/New Jersey HIDTA; (4) Beltrami 

County in Minnesota as part of the 

North Central HIDTA; and (5) Stearns 

County in Minnesota as part of the 

North Central HIDTA. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1706(b)(1). 

Dated: October 22, 2024. 

Brian Skinner, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24949 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3280–F5–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

FDIC Advisory Committee on 

Economic Inclusion; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation (FDIC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the FDIC 

Advisory Committee on Economic 

Inclusion. The Advisory Committee will 

provide advice and recommendations 


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