EPA REGULATIONS IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

1987

Montreal protocol signed by the United States and 22 other nations.

1990

Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendment of 1990 assigns EPA authority to control ozone depleting substances.

7/1/1992

It is illegal under Federal law to knowingly vent or release refrigerants in Class I(CFC) or Class II(HCFC) into the environment.

8/12/1993

All persons/contractors/shops must certify ownership of recovery machines to EPA. To satisfy this requirement all recovery (to include home made) must be registered with the regional EPA office for your area using an OMB# 2060-0256 Form.

10/15/1993

All technicians must take a closed book examination to become certified under EPA rules.

11/15/1993

Recovery and recycling machines must meet stricter EPA standards pertaining to evacuation levels for machines manufactured after this date.

11/15/1994

A technician cannot perform work on an air conditioning or refrigeration system requiring access to the refrigerant charge unless the technician is certified for that type of machine under an EPA approved program.For those programs that have been granted official “Grand Fathering” by the EPA 15May 1995 is the date everyone must be certified.

11/15/1994

No technician may purchase refrigerant in Class I or Class II unless they are certified by an EPA approved certification program.

11/15/1995

It is illegal under Federal law to knowingly vent or release substitute refrigerants into the environment. 1995 Certification programs approved by the EPA office in Washington DC for grandfathering must be certified by 15 May 1995 (Effective 13 Feb. 1995, the DOD /EPA Certification is one of these programs).

12/31/1995

It will be prohibited in the United States to manufacture or import CFC refrigerants.

2020

The year that refrigerants containing HCFCs in part or as a whole will be prohibited from manufacture. This dated could be moved forward as progress in finding a HCFC replacement is found. This also includes some of the new ternary refrigerants now being introduced and used as replacement refrigerant

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