EPA sends HFC ‘byproduct’ ban rule for OMB review

EPA has sent a proposed measure to ban “byproduct” emissions of the refrigerant hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-23 for White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pre-publication review, as part of the larger drive to phase-down use of climate-warming HFCs. According to OMB’s website, EPA July 26 sent its proposed rule on “Standards Related to Feedstock Production of Class II Ozone-Depleting Substances” for review. OMB review is the final step before publication of a measure in the Federal Register , and typically...