USA - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Proposal of Rulemaking on Adoption of SAE Standards for Regulation

The Federal Register of the USA has published on March 30, 2020, a notice of proposed rulemaking in regards to protection of stratospheric ozone for equipment that recovers, recycles, and/or recharges the refrigerant 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene (HFO-1234yf or R-1234yf) in motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs).

 

EPA seeks to adopt SAE International standards J2843, J2851, and J3030 as references for the regulations under this proposal of rulemaking. The goal is to add flexibility for industry stakeholders that wish to select recovery and recycling equipment certified to those standards.