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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and
7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and
website addresses, if available) of
agency or authority designated to handle
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from
above:
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT
Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ],
other:
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Products
covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS
numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): New residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat
pump variable refrigerant flow systems that are 65,000 British thermal units
per hour or greater; Hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental protection (ICS
code(s): 13.020); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020);
Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)
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Title,
number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of HFCs
Under the AIM Act in Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning Subsector
; (8 page(s),
in English)
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Description
of content: Proposed rule - The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to amend a provision of the
Technology Transitions regulations promulgated under the American Innovation
and Manufacturing Act. This action allows one additional year, until 1
January 2027, solely for the installation of new residential and light
commercial air conditioning and heat pump variable refrigerant flow systems
that are 65,000 British thermal units per hour or greater using components
manufactured in the U.S. or imported prior to 1 January 2026. The existing 1
January 2026, compliance date for the installation of certain variable
refrigerant flow systems may result in significant stranded inventory that
was intended for new construction. EPA is promulgating this action to
mitigate the potential for significant stranded inventory in this subsector.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Cost saving and productivity enhancement
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Relevant
documents:
89 Federal
Register (FR) 53373, 26 June 2024; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 84:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-26/html/2024-13900.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-26/pdf/2024-13900.pdf
This proposed
rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1954 are
identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0643. The Docket Folder is
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0643/document
and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments
received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov
by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked
to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point
by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 26 July 2024. Comments
received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders
will be shared with the EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
Reducing Use
of HFCs
https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction
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Proposed
date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
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Final
date for comments: 26 July 2024
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Texts available from: National enquiry
point [ ] or address, telephone or fax numbers and email and website addresses,
if available, of other body:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_04052_00_e.pdf
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