Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
Comment period closed.
DEC is proposing a new 6 NYCRR Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting, which adopts prohibitions on certain hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) substances in certain end-uses as previously included in the US Environmental Protection Agency, Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. These prohibitions go into effect statewide over 2021 through 2024 and include the sale, installation, and commercial use of certain refrigerants in new or retrofitted food refrigeration equipment, large air-conditioning equipment (or chillers), and vending machines as well as prohibitions on substances used as aerosol propellants and foam-blowing agents in new consumer products. The proposal also includes administrative and record-keeping requirements for manufacturers of the affected products.
Hearing Information
Three public hearings for the proposed rule will be held as follows at locations that are reasonably accessible to persons with impaired mobility:
Date: 03/04/2020
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: NYS DEC, Public Assembly Room 129A/B - 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233
Date: 03/06/2020
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Henrietta Public Library, Community Rom - 625 Calkins Road, Rochester, NY 14623
Date: 03/09/2020
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 8th Floor, Room 834A/834B, NYS DEC Region 2 Office, 47-40 21st St., Long Island City, NY 11101
The Department will give equal weight to written and oral statements, and since a cumulative record will be compiled it is not necessary for interested parties to attend each hearing. The Department will provide interpreter services for hearing impaired persons at no charge upon written request submitted no later than February 19, 2020. The written request must be addressed to Suzanne Hagell, NYS DEC Office of Climate Change, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1550 or emailed to climatechange@dec.ny.gov.
Rulemaking Documents
Part 494 and supporting rulemaking documents are available on this website:
- Express Terms
- Express Terms Summary
- Regulatory Impact Statement
- Regulatory Impact Statement Summary
- Rural Area Flexibility Analysis
- Job Impacts Statement
- Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Small Business and Local Government
Submit Written Comments
Comment period closed.
Email: climatechange@dec.ny.gov (Include "Comments on Part 494 HFC" in the subject line of the email)
Or
Mail:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Office of Climate Change
625 Broadway, 9th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-1030, ATTN: Suzanne Hagell
Questions and Additional Information
Further information, including copies of rule making documents, are available upon request by contacting:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Office of Climate Change
625 Broadway, 9th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-1030, ATTN: Suzanne Hagell
Phone: (518) 402-8448
Email: climatechange@dec.ny.gov
More about Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting:
- Express Terms - Proposed Part 494 - Express Terms for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Express Terms Summary - Proposed Part 494 - Express Terms Summary for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Regulatory Impact Statement - Proposed Part 494 - Regulatory Imapact Statement for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Regulatory Impact Statement Summary - Proposed Part 494 - Regulatory Impact Statement Summary for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Rural Area Flexibility Analysis - Proposed Part 494 - Rural Area Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Job Impact Statement - Proposed Part 494 - Job Impact Statement for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
- Regulatory Flexibility Analysis - Proposed Part 494 - Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Part 494, Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting
