Protection of stratospheric ozone, adjustments to the allowance system for
controlling HCFC production, import, and export: Final rule, published Dec. 15, 2009,
effective Jan. 1, 2010
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The Environmental Protection Agency adjusts the allowance system controlling U.S.
consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). This action
allocates production and consumption allowances for HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b, as
well as other HCFCs for which allowances were not allocated previously, for the
control periods 2010-2014. This action also establishes baselines for HCFCs for which
the EPA had not established baselines previously. The HCFC allowance system is part
of the EPA's Clean Air Act program to phase out ozone-depleting substances to
protect the stratospheric ozone layer as part of U.S. obligations as a signatory of the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.