Bjorn Skattberg Frigadon AB UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WAS HIN G T O N , D

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## SEP 2 9 2015

OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION

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- 30241 Halm s tad , Sweden Re: Incomplete SNAP Submission for R

- 1270 (Propylene) in Chillers (Commercial Comfort Air Conditioning) and Cold Storage Warehouses Dear Mr. Skattberg: Thank you for the additional information yo u pro v ided in your June 2 4 , 2015 , letter regarding Frigadon AB 's s ubmis s ion to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Significant New A l ternatives Po l icy (SNAP) program. The EPA estab li shed the SNAP program to implement section 612 of the Clean Air Act. Your revised s ubmi ss i on has been reviewed for completene ss as part of the initial SNAP review. We find the s ubmission to be incomplete. To be able to complete the SNAP s ubmission rev i ew, EPA requires the follow ing information: 1. 

### Occupational Exposure and Safety Precautions
. In Part III , Section C, the submission states that workers may be exposed to the proposed substitute at the " testing facility , during factory commissioning." a. Please provide information on guidance and training fo r workers who may come into contact with this refrigerant during t he scenarios you have outl ined in Part III, Section C of your application. 1. Please provide information on safety precautions to be implemented during maintenance , repair , service, disposal, and transport of equipment using R

- 1270 refrigerant. If yo u have prepared an y manuals or training document s, please include those. 11. If availab l e, p lease provide examp l es of recommended warnings, markings or labe l s that wou ld go on equipment. 111. In the United State s t here are s trict requirements for the transportation of hazardous material. App l icab le U.S
. Department ofTransportat ion regulations are l ocated in 49 CFR Subtitle B. Please exp l ain how you intend to comply for R-1270 cylinders and equipment pre-charged with R1270
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1 Internet Address (URL) • http //www epa gov Recycled/ Recyc l ab l e · Pnnted w 1th Vegetable 011 Based Inks on 100 % Postconsumer Process Chlonne Free Recycled Paperb. Please clarify w he th e r the equipment u s in g t h e pro po sed subst itute i s expected to b e charged durin g manufac ture, in s tallation , o r a comb in ation of both. 1. I f c har g ing occurs at the manu facture s ite , i s the unit enti re l y seal ed b efo re it leaves the m an ufacturing s ite ? 11. I f c har g in g doe s not · occur a t the man uf acture site, w he re i s the e quipm e nt charged ? 1
. Will eq uipm e nt charged at th e end -u se s ite containing th e prop ose d s ub s titute always be in s tall e d and/or c har ged o utd oors? 2. If not , w hat are typica l va lu es fo r ve ntil ation in air c hange s per h our a t the in s ide c h a r g in g loc ation ? 3. If not, what co ntrol techn o lo g ie s are u se d to prevent re leases of th e s ub st i tute to a ir inside th e fac ilit y during chargi n g? 4. I f yo u h ave monitorin g in format i on on occ up atio n s ex posure leve l s during installation , p lease prov id e this in fo rm at io n . 2
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### Environmental R e leas es. In P art III , Sectio n 0 , P art s (a) and (c), th e s ubmi ss ion sta t es that t h ere a re n o re leases to th e e n v ironme nt at e nd-u se, and that a qua li fied e ngineer e mpti es the s ub st i tute i nto a refr i ge rant cy linde r for gas d es truction or re-u se. a. Pl ease specify w h at co ntr o l techno log ie s (e.g. , co llecti o n , recycl in g, r e clam at io n , and/ or d es tructi o n ) are us e d to limit re leases of the s ub s titute to air at e nd-u se and recovery of the propo sed s ubstitute
. 3. 

### Resource Co nservation a nd R ecovery Act (RCRA)
. In Part III , Sectio n 0 , Part (d) , th e s ubmi ss i o n s tat es that R CRA re quire ment s are " N /A" for rel eases of th e pro po se d s ub s titu te. However , h yd rocarbo n s being recove red, ve nted, o r o th e rw i se di s po sed of from commerc i a l and industrial app li ances are likely to be h azardo u s waste under R CRA (see 40 CFR Part s 261

- 27 0 ). As discussed in U
. S. EPA 's F in al Rule 

### ( Pr o t ection of Stra t osp h eric Ozone : Listing of Substitutesfor R ef rigeration and Air Conditioning and Revision of the Ve ntin g Prohibition for Certai n R efrigera nt Subs titutes), w hi c h all ows fo r th e ve ntin g of isobutane (R

- 600a) and R

- 441A as refrigerant s ub st itutes in h o u seho ld refri ge r ators , fr eeze rs , and combination ref ri ge rator s and freeze r s, and propane ( R- 29 0 ) as a refri ge rant s u bstitute in re tail food refrigerators and freeze r s (s tand-al o ne unit s o nl y), incidental releases m ay occur d urin g the maintenance , se rvice , and re pair of a ppli ances. Th i s act iv ity wo u ld a l so not be s ubj ect to RCRA requirements for the di sposal of h azard ous waste , as s uch rel eases wo uld not con s titute di s po sa l o f the refrigerant c har ge as a so lid waste, per se. However , for co mmerc ia l and indu s trial app li ances , it i s likel y that flammab l e h y dr ocarbon refri ge rant s wou ld b e classified as hazardous waste and wo uld ne ed to be man aged as h azardo u s was te under th e RCRA regu lati o n s ( 40 CF R part s 26 1

- 270)
. a. Given that h y d rocarb ons from co mm e rci a l and industrial app li ances are like ly to be hazardou s waste und e r RCRA, please identi fy th e applicable R CRA h azard o u s waste codes, and provide a de s cr i ption of how yo u inten d to com pl y . 4
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### Fault Tree Analysis. Please provide quantitati ve estimates of the proba bilit y of di ffe r e n t eve nt s in th e fault tree anal ysis on page 6 of the SNA P application (Part II, Section A,
2item 28), and p rov ide the so urce of t he info n nati on. Also , p lea s e p rov i de separate fault tree ana ly s es for c hill e r s and co ld storage warehouses
. The probabil i ties should differ for eac h
. 5. 

### R efrigerant Recycling In P art III , Sectio n 0, Part (f), the submission states that informat ion on recycling of t h e subst i tut e is " N/ A. " P l ease p rovide information on how R

- 1270 cou l d be recovered and recycled during serv ici n g or at the end of the life of the product. Th i s sho ul d i nclud e any ad diti ona l t ra inin g, g u ideline updates, and equ ipment n ee d s. a. P l ease provide a descriptio n of h ow yo u propose that the refrigerant be hand l ed upon disposal , incl u ding the procedures and types of equipment involved. b. P lease provide standards, reports, or analyses from ETL , UL, AHRI, or eq u ivalent o n ref ri geran t- spec ifi c serv ic in g e q ui pm e nt o r th e feasibility of using ex i sting refr ige rant recove ry / recycl i ng eq ui pme n t. c . Also, the Agency wou ld be interested to know i f you expect that, if the equipment stops working properly, th e c hill ers and cold s t orage warehouses will typically be se rviced or i ns tead , th e eq uipme n t w ill be d i sposed of and replaced. 6
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### CB I Claims. I f you wish to c la im any of the i nfo rm ation submitted in re s ponse to the above as CB I , please provide t wo copies of your response , o n e containing CBI and one with CBI removed. Here is a s umm ary of informat i on concern ing your s ubm i ssion: Substitute name: R- 1 270 (P ropy le n e) Sector: R efrige rat ion an d Ai r Co nditi o nin g End-uses : C hill ers (Commercial Comfort A ir Co nd it io n i ng); Col d Storage Ware h ouses New or Retrofit u sage: ew Equipment Date received: Jun e 24, 20 1 5 Status of su bmi ss ion: I n co m p lete Responses to these questio n s are necessary for us to begin ou r review. The informat ion can be submitted via electronic ma i l o r h ard copy. P lease d irec t any quest ion s abo u t your submis s ion to m e , the case m anager fo r thi s s ubmiss i o n . I can be r eac h ed a t (202) 564

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