The purpose of the regulations in this subpart is to implement subsection (i) of 42 U.S.C. 7675,with,and.

For the terms not defined in this subpart but that are defined in § 84.3, the definitions in § 84.3 shall apply. For the purposes of this subpart:

Blend containing a regulated substance means any mixture that contains one or more regulated substances.

Export means the transport of a product or specified component using a regulated substance from inside the United States or its territories to persons outside the United States or its territories, excluding United States military bases and ships for onboard use.

Exporter means the person who contracts to sell any product or specified component using a regulated substance for export or transfers a product or specified component using a regulated substance to an affiliate in another country.

Importer means any person who imports any product or specified component using or intended for use with a regulated substance into the United States. Importer includes the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise or an authorized agent acting on his or her behalf. The term also includes:

(1) The consignee;

(2) The importer of record;

(3) The actual owner; or

(4) The transferee, if the right to withdraw merchandise from a bonded warehouse has been transferred.

Install means to complete a field-assembled system's circuit, including charging with a full charge, such that the system can function and is ready for use for its intended purpose.

Manufacture means to complete the manufacturing and assembly processes of a product or specified component such that it is ready for initial sale, distribution, or operation.

Product means an item or category of items manufactured from raw or recycled materials which performs a function or task and is functional upon completion of manufacturing. The term includes, but is not limited to: appliances, foams, fully formulated polyols, self-contained fire suppression devices, aerosols, pressurized dispensers, and wipes.

Retrofit means to upgrade existing equipment where the regulated substance is changed, which—

(1) Includes the conversion of equipment to achieve system compatibility; and

(2) May include changes in lubricants, gaskets, filters, driers, valves, o-rings, or equipment components for that purpose. Examples of equipment subject to retrofit include air-conditioning and refrigeration appliances, fire suppression systems, and foam blowing equipment.

Sector means a broad category of applications including but not limited to: refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps; foams; aerosols; chemical manufacturing; cleaning solvents; fire suppression and explosion protection; and semiconductor manufacturing.

Specified component for purposes of equipment in the refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump sector means condensing units, condensers, compressors, evaporator units, and evaporators.

Subsector means processes, classes of applications, or specific uses that are related to one another within a single sector or subsector.

Substitute means any substance, blend, or alternative manufacturing process, whether existing or new, that may be used, or is intended for use, in a sector or subsector with a restriction on the use of regulated substances and that has a lower global warming potential than the GWP limit or restricted list of regulated substances and blends in that sector or subsector.

System means an assemblage of separate components that typically are connected and charged in the field with a regulated substance or substitute to perform a function or task.

Use means for any person to take any action with or to a regulated substance, regardless of whether the regulated substance is in bulk, contained within a product, or otherwise, except for the destruction of a regulated substance. Actions include, but are not limited to, the utilization, deployment, sale, distribution, offer for sale or distribution, discharge, incorporation, transformation, or other manipulation.

(a) No person may manufacture or import any product in the following sectors or subsectors that uses a regulated substance as listed in this paragraph:

(1) Effective January 1, 2025, self-contained residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump products using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(2) Effective January 1, 2025, residential dehumidifiers using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(3) Effective January 1, 2025, household refrigerators and freezers using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(4) Effective January 1, 2025, retail food refrigeration—stand-alone units using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(5) Effective January 1, 2025, vending machines using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(6) Effective January 1, 2025, refrigerated transport—intermodal containers with the temperature of the refrigerant entering the evaporator (for direct heat exchange systems) or the temperature of the fluid exiting (for chillers) of −50 °C (−58 °F) or higher using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(7) Effective January 1, 2025, self-contained products in refrigerated transport—road and refrigerated transport—marine subsectors using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407B, R-408A, R-410B, R-417A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-428A, R-434A, R-438A, R-507A, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RS-44 (2003 formulation) or GHG-X5;

(8) Self-contained automatic commercial ice machines as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2026, ice maker products with a harvest rate as determined in accordance with 10 CFR 431.134, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater as follows:

(A) Batch type, as defined in 10 CFR 431.132, with a harvest rate less than or equal to 1,000 pounds of ice per 24 hours;

(B) Continuous type, as defined in 10 CFR 431.132, with a harvest rate less than or equal to 1,200 pounds of ice per 24 hours;

(ii) Effective January 1, 2027, batch type ice maker products, as defined in 10 CFR 431.132, with a harvest rate greater than 1,000 pounds of ice per 24 hours, as determined in accordance with 10 CFR 431.134, and continuous type ice machine products, as defined in 10 CFR 431.132, with a harvest rate greater than 1,200 pounds of ice per 24 hours, as determined in accordance with 10 CFR 431.134, using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407F, R-408A, R-410A, R-410B, R-411A, R-411B, R-417A, R-417C, R-420A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-426A, R-428A, R-434A, R-437A, R-438A, R-442A, R-507A, HFC-134a, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RB-276, RS-24 (2002 formulation), RS-44 (2003 formulation), GHG-X5, G2018C, or Freeze 12;

(9) Self-contained refrigerated food processing and dispensing products as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2027, products outside the scope of UL 621, “Ice Cream Makers,” Edition 7, dated May 07, 2010, with revisions through September 16, 2020, as of December 26, 2023, with refrigerant charge sizes less than or equal to 500 g using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Effective January 1, 2027, products outside the scope of UL 621, “Ice Cream Makers,” Edition 7, dated May 7, 2010, with revisions through September 16, 2020, as of December 26, 2023, with refrigerant charge sizes greater than 500 g, using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407F, R-407H, R-408A, R-410A, R-410B, R-411A, R-411B, R-417A, R-417C, R-420A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-426A, R-427A, R-428A, R-434A, R-437A, R-438A, R-507A, HFC-134a, HFC-227ea, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RB-276, RS-24 (2002 formulation), RS-44 (2003 formulation), GHG-X5, or Freeze 12; and

(iii) Effective January 1, 2028, for refrigerated food processing and dispensing products within the scope of UL 621, “Ice Cream Makers,” Edition 7, dated May 7, 2010, with revisions through September 16, 2020, as of December 26, 2023, using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407F, R-407H, R-408A, R-410A, R-410B, R-411A, R-411B, R-417A, R-417C, R-420A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-426A, R-427A, R-428A, R-434A, R-437A, R-438A, R-507A, HFC-134a, HFC-227ea, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RB-276, RS-24 (2002 formulation), RS-44 (2003 formulation), GHG-X5, or Freeze 12.

(10) Chillers, when a stand-alone product, as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2025, chillers for comfort cooling using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(ii) Effective January 1, 2025, chillers for ice rinks using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(iii) Effective January 1, 2026, chillers for industrial process refrigeration where the temperature of the fluid exiting the chiller is greater than −22 °F (−30 °C) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(iv) Effective January 1, 2028, chillers for industrial process refrigeration where the temperature of the fluid exiting the chiller is greater than or equal to −50 °C (−58 °F) and less than or equal to −30 °C (−22 °F) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(11) Effective January 1, 2027, self-contained products in data center, information technology equipment facility, and computer room cooling using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(12) Industrial process refrigeration products, other than chillers, as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2026, products with a refrigerant charge capacity of 200 pounds or greater and with the refrigerant temperature entering the evaporator higher than −30 °C (−22 °F) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Effective January 1, 2026, products with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 200 pounds and with the refrigerant temperature entering the evaporator higher than −30 °C (−22 °F), using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iii) Effective January 1, 2028, where the temperature of the refrigerant entering the evaporator is greater than or equal to −50 °C (−58 °F) and is less than or equal to −30 °C (−22 °F), using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(13) Motor vehicle air-conditioning as follows:

(i) Effective October 24, 2024, for Model Year 2025 and subsequent model year light-duty passenger cars and trucks (vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating less than 8,500 lb) using or intended to use a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) For Model Year 2028 and subsequent model year medium-duty passenger vehicles, heavy-duty pick-up trucks, and complete heavy-duty vans, as defined by the Federal Highway Administration at 40 CFR 86.1803-01, which have air conditioning equipment that will not be modified by upfitters using or intended to use a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(iii) Effective January 1, 2028, certain nonroad vehicles (agricultural tractors greater than 40 horsepower; self-propelled agricultural machinery; compact equipment; construction, forestry, and mining equipment; and commercial utility vehicles) using or intended to use a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(14) Effective January 1, 2025, foam products (but not including foam products in paragraph (a)(15) of this section) in the following subsectors using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater:

(i) Rigid polyurethane appliance foam, commercial refrigeration foam, laminated boardstock, marine flotation foam, sandwich panels, and slabstock;

(ii) Flexible polyurethane;

(iii) Integral skin polyurethane;

(iv) Polystyrene—extruded boardstock, billet, and extruded sheet;

(v) Phenolic insulation board and bunstock;

(vi) Polyisocyanurate laminated boardstock;

(vii) Polyolefin; and

(viii) Rigid polyurethane spray foam (i.e., high-pressure two-component, low-pressure two-component, and one-component foam sealants).

(15) Effective January 1, 2026, foam products in the formulations specified in paragraphs (a)(14)(i) through (viii) of this section that are for use in space and military applications, except spray and pour foams that are for use in space vehicles as defined in § 84.3, which are not subject to a use restriction.

(16) Aerosol products as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2025, all aerosol products using a regulated substance with a global warming potential of 150 or greater, except products that use HFC-43-10mee (1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentane) or HFC-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane) as an aerosol solvent or those that use HFC-134a in the following specific uses;

(A) Cleaning products for removal of grease, flux and other soils from electrical equipment or electronics;

(B) Refrigerant flushes;

(C) Products for sensitivity testing of smoke detectors;

(D) Lubricants and freeze sprays for electrical equipment or electronics;

(E) Sprays for aircraft maintenance;

(F) Sprays containing corrosion preventive compounds used in the maintenance of aircraft, electrical equipment or electronics, or military equipment;

(G) Pesticides for use near electrical wires or in aircraft, in total release insecticide foggers, or in certified organic use pesticides for which EPA has specifically disallowed all other lower-GWP propellants;

(H) Mold release agents and mold cleaners;

(I) Lubricants and cleaners for spinnerets for synthetic fabrics;

(J) Duster sprays specifically for removal of dust from photographic negatives, semiconductor chips, specimens under electron microscopes, and energized electrical equipment;

(K) Adhesives and sealants in large canisters;

(L) Document preservation sprays;

(M) Wound care sprays;

(N) Topical coolant sprays for pain relief;

(O) Products for removing bandage adhesives from skin.

(ii) Effective January 1, 2028, all aerosol products using a regulated substance with a global warming potential of 150 or greater.

(b) Effective three years after the dates listed for each subsector in paragraph (a) of this section, no person may sell, distribute, offer for sale or distribution, make available for sale or distribution, purchase or receive for sale or distribution, or attempt to purchase or receive for sale or distribution, or export any product that uses a regulated substance as listed in paragraph (a).

(c) No person may install any system, nor have any such system be installed through their position as a designer, owner, or operator of that system, in the following sectors or subsectors that uses a regulated substance as listed in this paragraph (c):

(1) Effective January 1, 2025, residential or light commercial air-conditioning or heat pump systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater, except for variable refrigerant flow air-conditioning and heat pump systems. New residential and light commercial air-conditioning and heat pump systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater may be installed prior to January 1, 2026, where all specified components of that system are manufactured or imported prior to January 1, 2025.

(2) Effective January 1, 2026, variable refrigerant flow systems for use as residential and light commercial air-conditioning or heat pumps, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(3) Effective January 1, 2025, chillers for comfort cooling using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(4) Effective January 1, 2025, ice rinks using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(5) Effective January 1, 2026, chillers for industrial process refrigeration where the temperature of the fluid exiting the chiller is greater than −22 °F (−30 °C) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(6) Effective January 1, 2028, chillers for industrial process refrigeration where the temperature of the fluid exiting the chiller is greater than or equal to −50 °C (−58 °F) and less than or equal to −30 °C (−22 °F) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(7) Effective January 1, 2025, refrigerated transport—intermodal containers with the temperature of the refrigerant entering the evaporator (for direct heat exchange systems) or the temperature of the fluid exiting (for chillers) of −50 °C (−58 °F) or higher using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(8) Effective January 1, 2025, refrigerated transport—road or refrigerated transport—marine systems using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407B, R-408A, R-410B, R-417A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-428A, R-434A, R-438A, R-507A, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RS-44 (2003 formulation) or GHG-X5;

(9) Effective January 1, 2026, cold storage warehouse systems as follows:

(i) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity of 200 pounds or greater, that are not the high temperature side of a cascade system, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 200 pounds, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iii) Cascade refrigerant systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, on the high temperature side of the system with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(10) Industrial process refrigeration systems, other than chiller systems, as follows:

(i) Effective January 1, 2026, systems with a refrigerant charge capacity of 200 pounds or greater and with the refrigerant temperature entering the evaporator higher than −30 °C (−22 °F), that are not the high temperature side of a cascade system, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Effective January 1, 2026, systems with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 200 pounds and with the refrigerant temperature entering the evaporator higher than −30 °C (−22 °F), using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iii) Effective January 1, 2026, the high temperature side of cascade systems with the refrigerant temperature entering the evaporator higher than −30 °C (−22 °F) using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iv) Effective January 1, 2028, where the temperature of the refrigerant entering the evaporator is greater than or equal to −50 °C (−58 °F) and is less than or equal to −30 °C (−22 °F), using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(11) Effective January 1, 2026, remote condensing units in retail food refrigeration systems as follows:

(i) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity of 200 pounds or greater, that are not the high temperature side of a cascade system, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 200 pounds using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iii) Cascade refrigerant systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, on the high temperature side of the system with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(12) Effective January 1, 2027, supermarket systems as follows:

(i) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity of 200 pounds or greater, that are not the high temperature side of a cascade system, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 150 or greater;

(ii) Systems with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 200 pounds using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(iii) Cascade refrigerant systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, on the high temperature side of the system with a global warming potential of 300 or greater;

(13) Effective January 1, 2027, data center, information technology equipment facility, and computer room cooling systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater;

(14) Effective January 1, 2027, automatic commercial ice machines with a remote condenser using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407B, R-408A, R-410B, R-417A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-428A, R-434A, R-438A, R-507A, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RS-44 (2003 formulation), or GHG-X5.

(15) Effective January 1, 2027, refrigerated food processing and dispensing equipment with a remote condenser using any of the following: R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407F, R-407H, R-408A, R-410A, R-410B, R-411A, R-411B, R-417A, R-417C, R-420A, R-421A, R-421B, R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, R-422D, R-424A, R-426A, R-427A, R-428A, R-434A, R-437A, R-438A, R-507A, HFC-134a, HFC-227ea, R-125/290/134a/600a (55/1/42.5/1.5), RB-276, RS-24 (2002 formulation), RS-44 (2003 formulation), GHG-X5, or Freeze 12.

(d) The compliance date for the installation of a system in paragraph (c) of this section for the industrial process refrigeration systems with a January 1, 2026, compliance date, retail food—supermarket, cold storage warehouse, and ice rink subsectors is extended one year beyond the specified compliance date when an approved building permit issued prior to October 5, 2023, specifies the use of a restricted regulated substance, or blend containing a regulated substance, in a system detailed in that permit.

(e) The following actions, upon charging the system to full charge, are considered an installation of a refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump system under paragraph (c) of this section:

(1) Assembling a system for the first time from used or new components;

(2) Increasing the cooling capacity, in BTU per hour, of an existing system; or

(3) Replacing 75 percent or more of evaporators (by number) and 100 percent of the compressor racks, condensers, and connected evaporator loads of an existing system.

(f) Effective upon the dates listed for each subsector in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section, no person may manufacture, import, sell, distribute, offer for sale or distribution, make available for sale or distribution, purchase or receive for sale or distribution, or attempt to purchase or receive for sale or distribution, or export any product or specified component that is not labeled in accordance with § 84.58.

(g) Every product or system using or intended to use a regulated substance or blend containing a regulated substance that is manufactured, imported, sold, distributed, offered for sale or distribution, made available for sale or distribution, purchased or received for sale or distribution, or attempted to be purchased or received for sale or distribution, or exported in contravention of paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section constitutes a separate violation of this subpart.

(h) No person may provide false, inaccurate, or misleading information to EPA when reporting or providing any communication required under this subpart.

(i) No person may falsely indicate through marketing, packaging, labeling, or other means that a product or specified component uses or is intended to use a regulated substance, blend containing a regulated substance, or substitute that differs from the regulated substance, blend containing a regulated substance, or substitute that is actually used.

(j) Section (k) of the AIM Act states that sections 113, 114, 304, and 307 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413,7414,7604,7607,rulemaking,or.S.C. 7671 et seq.). Violation of this part is subject to Federal enforcement and the penalties laid out in section 113 of the Clean Air Act.

(a) The regulations under this subpart, including §§ 84.54, 84.58, 84.60, and 84.62, do not apply to:

(1) Equipment in existence in the United States prior to December 27, 2020; and

(2) Any product using a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance, or intended to use a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance, in an application listed at § 84.13(a), for a year or years for which that application receives an application-specific allowance as defined at § 84.3.

(b) The prohibitions on the manufacture, import, sale, distribution, offer for sale or distribution, or export of products in § 84.54(a) and (b) do not apply to components that use, or are intended to use, any regulated substance.

(c) The prohibitions on the sale, distribution, offer for sale or distribution, or export of products in § 84.54(b) do not apply to:

(1) Products after a period of ordinary utilization or operation by a consumer; or

(2) Products within the disposal or recycling chain.

(d) The prohibition on the import of used products in § 84.54(a) does not apply to:

(1) Systems in use by a conveyance in trade travelling into U.S. jurisdiction including refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems in operation aboard ships, planes, motor vehicles, and intermodal containers;

(2) Products in the possession of a consumer for personal use; or

(3) Products imported solely for recycling or disposal.

(a) Effective upon the dates listed for each subsector in § 84.54(a) and (c), any product, specified component, or system manufactured, imported, or installed within the refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump sector using any regulated substance, or blend containing any regulated substance, regardless of global warming potential must have a permanent label compliant with paragraph (d) of this section stating:

(1) The chemical name(s) or American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers designation of the regulated substance(s) or blend containing a regulated substance;

(2) The full date, or at minimum the four-digit year, of manufacture. For field-charged system installations, this shall be the date of first charge and the label shall be completed at first charge. For MVACs listed in § 84.54(a)(13)(i) and (ii), the model year may be used instead of the date of manufacture.

(3) An indication of the full refrigerant charge capacity, either as the specific charge size of the system, or the charge size as it relates to the threshold for the relevant subsector. This means an indication that the charge is either two hundred pounds or more, or less than two hundred pounds, in the following subsectors:

(i) Industrial process refrigeration (without chillers);

(ii) Retail food refrigeration—supermarket systems;

(iii) Retail food refrigeration—remote condensing units; and

(iv) Cold storage warehouses.

(4) An indication of the charge size of the equipment or the charge size as it relates to the threshold for self-contained refrigerated food processing and dispensing products. This means an indication that the charge is greater than or equal to 500 grams, or less than 500 grams.

(5) An indication of the harvest rate, either as the specific harvest rate of the equipment, or the harvest rate as it relates to the threshold for self-contained automatic commercial ice machines, and the type of ice machine (either batch or continuous). This means an indication that that harvest rate is either greater than 1,000 pounds of ice per day or less than or equal to 1,000 pounds of ice per day for batch type ice makers, and an indication that the harvest rate is either greater than 1,200 pounds of ice per day or less than or equal to 1,200 pounds of ice per day for continuous type ice makers.

(6) An indication of the designed exiting fluid temperature range for industrial process refrigeration chillers and the designed refrigerant temperature range when it enters the evaporator for industrial process refrigeration systems without chillers.

(b) Effective upon the date listed for each subsector in § 84.54(c), or the earliest date should the specified component be used in multiple subsectors, any specified component manufactured or imported and intended for use in those subsectors that uses or is intended to use any regulated substance, or blend containing any regulated substance, regardless of global warming potential, must have a permanent label compliant with paragraph (c) of this section containing the information in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. For specified components that are intended for use with a regulated substance or blends containing a regulated substance that exceed the applicable GWP limit or HFC restriction, the label must state “For servicing existing equipment only” in addition to the other required labeling elements.

(c) Effective upon the dates listed for each subsector in § 84.54(a) and (c), any product manufactured, imported, or installed within the foam or aerosol sectors using any regulated substance, or blend containing any regulated substance, regardless of global warming potential, must have a permanent label compliant with paragraph (d) of this section stating:

(1) The chemical name(s) or American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers designation of any regulated substance(s) or blend containing a regulated substance used;

(2) If an HFC with a GWP higher than the limit is used or if multiple HFCs are used, either the weights of the HFC(s) relative to the other blowing agents, propellants, solvents, or to the other HFCs must be on the label, or the label must state “GWP<150.”

(3) The full date, or at minimum the four-digit year, of manufacture.

(d) The permanent label must be:

(1) In English;

(2) Durable and printed or otherwise labeled on, or affixed to, an external surface of the product;

(3) Readily visible and legible;

(4) Able to withstand open weather exposure without a substantial reduction in visibility or legibility, if applicable; and

(5) Displayed on a background of contrasting color.

(e) The requirements of this section may be met through the use of existing labels required under other authorities that contain the necessary information. The labeling requirements may also be met by providing the required information in packaging materials or through an on-product QR code. The packaging must be present with the product or specified component at the point of sale and import. The QR code must direct to the required information and meet all the requirements of the on-product label. The QR code must be functional and include adjacent text to indicate the purpose of the QR code.

(f) For products sold or distributed, offered for sale or distribution, or made available electronically through online commerce, the label must be readily visible and legible in either photographs of the products, photographs of packaging materials that contain the required information, or an item description that contains the required information.

(g) Any product or system, using a regulated substance manufactured, imported, or installed after the compliance date for that sector or subsector, that lacks a label will be presumed to use a regulated substance with a global warming potential that exceeds the limit or is specifically listed in § 84.54(a) or (c).

(a) Reporting. (1) Effective January 1, 2025, any person who imports or manufactures a product or specified component within a sector or subsector listed in § 84.54 that uses or is intended to use a regulated substance or blend containing a regulated substance must comply with the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

(i) Reports must be submitted annually to EPA within 90 days of the end of the reporting period;

(ii) Reports must be submitted electronically in a format specified by EPA;

(iii) Each report shall be signed and attested;

(2) Each report must include:

(i) The reporting entity's name, address, contact person, email address, and phone number of the contact person;

(ii) The year covered under the report and the date of submittal;

(iii) All applicable NAICS code(s); and

(iv) A statement of certification that the data are accurate and that the products use regulated substances, or blends containing regulated substances, that meet the requirements of § 84.54, and are labeled in accordance with § 84.58.

(3) Reports for products and specified components in the refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump sector must also include the following information:

(i) For each set of products or specified components with the same combination of charge size and regulated substance(s), the report must specify the subsector of the product or specified component based on the categorization in § 84.54; the identity of the regulated substance or blend containing a regulated substance, the charge size (including holding charge or no charge, if applicable), and the number of units imported, manufactured, and exported;

(ii) For products and specified components that include closed-cell foam containing a regulated substance, the report must include the identity of the regulated substance(s) in the foam, the mass of the regulated substance(s) in the foam, and the number of products manufactured, imported, or exported with the same combination of mass and identity of regulated substance(s) within the closed-cell foam.

(iii) Total mass in metric tons of each regulated substance or blend containing a regulated substance contained in all products or specified components manufactured, imported, and exported annually.

(4) Reports for products in the foam sector must also include the following information:

(i) For containers or foam blowing products that contain foam blowing agent and are intended for use to blow foam, the report must specify the subsector of the product based on the categorization in § 84.54, the identity of the regulated substance(s) contained in the product, the mass of the regulated substance(s) used, and the number of units manufactured, imported, or exported.

(ii) For each set of products, other than containers described in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section, with the same combination of density and identity of regulated substance(s), the report must specify the subsector of the product based on the categorization in § 84.54, the identity of the regulated substance(s) contained in the foam, the volume of foam, and the number of units manufactured, imported, or exported; and

(iii) Total mass in metric tons of each regulated substance contained in all products manufactured, imported, and exported annually.

(5) Reports for products in the aerosol sector must also include the following information:

(i) For each set of products with the same combination of regulated substance(s) and quantity of regulated substance(s), the report must specify the subsector of the product based on the categorization in § 84.54, the identity of the regulated substance(s), their percentages if more than one regulated substance is used, and the number of units manufactured, imported, or exported; and

(ii) Total mass in metric tons of each regulated substance contained in all products manufactured, imported, and exported annually.

(6) Any failure by a domestic manufacturer or importer of a product or specified component that uses or is intended to use a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance to report required information or provide accurate information pursuant to this section shall be considered a violation of this section.

(b) Recordkeeping. (1) Each domestic manufacturer or importer of a product or specified component within a sector or subsector listed in § 84.54 that uses or is intended to use a regulated substance or blend containing a regulated substance must retain the following records for a minimum of three years from the date of creation of the record and must make them available to EPA upon request:

(i) Records that form the basis of the reports required in paragraph (a) of this section; and

(ii) The entity to whom the product or specified component using a regulated substance were sold, distributed, or in any way conveyed to.

(2) In addition to the records in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, importers of products and specified components using or intended to use a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance must retain the following records for each import for a minimum of three years from the date of creation of the record and must make them available to EPA upon request:

(i) A copy of the bill of lading;

(ii) The invoice;

(iii) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection entry documentation;

(iv) Port of entry;

(v) Country of origin and the country of shipment to the United States.

(a) Each petition sent to the Administrator under subsection (i) of the AIM Act shall include the following elements:

(1) The sector and subsector(s) for which restrictions on use of the regulated substance would apply.

(2) For each sector and subsector identified in a petition, the restriction on the use of a regulated substance through any of the following:

(i) A global warming potential limit that will apply to regulated substances or blends containing regulated substances with global warming potentials at or above that limit;

(ii) Identification of the regulated substance(s) or blend(s) containing a regulated substance to be restricted and its global warming potential according to § 84.64; or

(iii) Another form of restriction with an explanation for why a restriction under paragraph (a)(2)(i) or (ii) of this section would not be appropriate.

(3) For each restriction on the use of a regulated substance contained in a petition, the effective date on which the regulated substance use restriction would commence and information supporting the identified effective date.

(4) Address whether the Administrator negotiate with stakeholders in accordance with the negotiated rulemaking procedure provided for under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, including an explanation of their position to support or oppose the use of the negotiated rulemaking procedure.

(5) For each requested restriction, to the extent practicable, information related to the considerations provided in subsection (i)(4) of 42 U.S.C. 7675 to facilitate the Agency's review of the petition.

(b) Any petition submitted to the Administrator must be submitted electronically using the methods prescribed by the Administrator.

(a) The global warming potential of a regulated substance is the exchange value for the regulated substance listed in subsection (c) of the AIM Act and in appendix A to this part 84.

(b) For blends containing a regulated substance, the global warming potential of the blend is the sum of the global warming potentials of each constituent of the blend multiplied by the nominal mass fraction of that constituent within the blend. The global warming potential of each constituent shall be as follows:

(c) For constituents of a blend containing a regulated substance that do not have a global warming potential as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the constituent and its nominal mass fraction in the blend shall be excluded from the calculation in paragraph (b).