Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118-0051
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-09-24T04:00Z

­­­­­
Forwarded
by
Dave
Godwin/
DC/
USEPA/
US
on
03/
15/
04
11:
22
AM
­­­­­
"
Marner,
Abbe
(
TPE)"
<
Abbe.
Marner@
fta.
dot.
gov>
03/
15/
04
09:
10
AM
To:
Julius
Banks/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
cc:
Dave
Godwin/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
Subject:
RE:
FTA
R­
22
use
in
buses
Mr.
Banks,
Thank
you
for
the
information.
We'll
reply
to
Congressman
Burns
(
Augusta
GA)
that
FTA
will
send
out
a
'
Dear
Colleague'
letter
to
public
transit
agencies
nationwide,
encouraging
them
to
consider
alternatives
to
R­
22.
We
would
say
in
the
letter
that
we
want
to
support
the
federal
government's
obligations
in
the
Montreal
Protocol.
In
the
letter,
I'd
prefer
to
say
that
there
are
viable
alternatives
to
R­
22
­­­
not
just
a
single
alternative.
For
all
I
know,
the
congressman
may
be
writing
on
behalf
of
a
major
manufacturer
of
R­
134a.
If
Mr.
Godwin
knows
of
any
other
viable
alternative
to
R­
22,
I
would
appreciate
knowing
this.
Again,
thanks
for
your
help.

­­­­­
Original
Message­­­­­
From:
Banks.
Julius@
epamail.
epa.
gov
[
mailto:
Banks.
Julius@
epamail.
epa.
gov]
Sent:
Friday,
March
12,
2004
2:
19
PM
To:
Marner,
Abbe
(
TPE)
Cc:
Godwin.
Dave@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Subject:
FTA
R­
22
use
in
buses
Mr.
Marner:

Information
on
the
R­
22
phaseout
is
available
on­
line
at
www.
epa.
gov/
ozone/
title6/
phaseout/
hcfc.
html
It
is
legal
to
use
R­
22
in
bus
air­
conditioners.
The
congressional
letter
that
you
received
seems
to
question
the
logic
of
FTA
purchasing
buses
using
R­
22,
when
the
manufacture
of
the
refrigerant
will
be
phased
out
by
2020.
The
phaseout
does
not
ban
use,
just
manufacture
and
import.
EPA
has
banned
the
import
of
R­
22
and
prices
are
likely
to
rise
as
the
phaseout
nears.

HFC­
134a
(
R­
134a)
is
the
likely
refrigerant
substitute
that
will
be
found
in
the
majority
of
bus
a/
c.
R­
134a
does
not
damage
the
ozone
layer
(
although
it
is
a
global
warmer)
and
is
not
scheduled
for
a
phaseout.

If
you
have
questions
on
other
alternative
refrigerants
contact
Dave
Godwin
at
343­
9324.

Best
Regards,

Julius
Banks
Refrigerant
Recycling
Prog.
Mgr.
USEPA
Global
Programs
Division
Stratospheric
Protection
Implementation
Branch
tel:
202.343.9870
fax:
202.343.2337
www.
epa.
gov/
ozone/
title6/
608/
608fact.
html