NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 27 August
2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States of America.
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Title: Phasedown of
Hydrofluorocarbons: Review and Renewal of Eligibility for Application-Specific
Allowances
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/TBT/USA/final_measure/25_05691_00_e.pdf
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Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing, pursuant to the statutory framework established in
the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), the eligibility of six applications
to continue to receive priority access to allowances to produce or import
hydrofluorocarbons. In this final rule, EPA establishes the framework for how
EPA interprets the statutory criteria for assessing whether to renew the
eligibility of applications to receive application-specific allowances and sets
out determinations to renew or not renew each of the six applications that
currently receive application-specific allowances. EPA is also finalizing
revisions to the Technology Transitions regulations relevant to the specific
applications under review, a procedural process for submitting a petition to
designate a new application as eligible for priority access to allowances, the
methodology used to allocate allowances to application-specific allowance
holders for calendar years 2026 and beyond, and limited revisions to existing
regulations. In addition, EPA is authorizing an entity to produce regulated
substances for export. Lastly, EPA is finalizing certain regulatory confidentiality
determinations for newly reported information.
This rule is effective on 25 September 2025.
90 Federal Register (FR) 41676, 26 August 2025; Title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 84:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-26/html/2025-16357.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-26/pdf/2025-16357.pdf
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking
notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1735/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0196. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0196/document and provides access to primary
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
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[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a
pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified
measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.