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Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Excluding Road and Intermodal Container Transport Refrigeration Units From the Hydrofluorocarbon Leak Repair Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 26, 2026. Comments closed on July 10, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an exemption for road and intermodal container transport refrigeration units (TRUs) from the leak repair requirements established under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. In the final rule "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020," the EPA established, among other provisions, leak repair requirements for refrigerant-containing appliances with a charge size of 15 pounds or more that contain a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) or certain substitutes for HFCs. The EPA intended to exempt refrigerant-containing road and intermodal container TRUs from the leak repair requirements and is issuing this proposal to clarify the applicability of these requirements. The EPA is not proposing other amendments or taking comment on any other aspects of the 2024 "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020."
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-10388
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Comments due
- July 10, 2026
- Dates
- Comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking must be received on or before July 10, 2026. Public hearing: Any party requesting a public hearing must notify the contact listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, which is Annie Kee at email address: [email protected] by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on or before June 1, 2026. If a public hearing is held, it will take place on or before June 10, 2026. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-2905; FRL-13327-01-OAR
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2060-AX04
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 84
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Air pollution control; Chemicals; Environmental protection; Recycling; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 7
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