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U.S. EPA's
Proposed HCFC Allocation Rule
Proposed by EPA July 20, 2001
- Overview
- HCFC Allocation will control U.S. production
and consumption of HCFCs in accordance with
U.S. obligations under the Montreal Protocol's
HCFC consumption cap.
- Both Production & Consumption Allocations
- Comparable to CFCs
- Chemical-by-chemcial, absolute kilogram system
- Re-evaluate prior to 1/1/2010
- Eliminating HCFC-141b will achieve mandated 35%
reduction in 2004
- Rejected re-allocation of allowances which are
not used
- Space vehicle/defense needs up to 1% of 141b total
baseline above allocation
- Used HCFC imports require significant paper
trail
- Quarterly reports, due within 15 days
- Consumption*
* Consumption = Production + Imports - Exports - Feed stocks
- Allocated to Producers/Importers --- 85% of CAP
- Allocated to New Entrants on record January 1, 1998 through
April 15, 1999
- Allocation baseline 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- Single year highest ODP for company
- Chemical phase-out date --> remove allowances
from company
- Production
- Baseline same years as Consumption
- Only 86% of total due to Montreal Protocol limit
- Post chemical phase-out date, 15% of baseline
for developing countries
- Imports/Exports with Copenhagen Signatories only
- Transfers/Trades
- Inter-company allowed
- Inter-chemical allowed
- International --- Production allowances only permitted
- 0.1% offset, excluding international
- Current year (temporary) or permanent
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