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Resources

Facility owners and operators face an array of regulatory mandates that are difficult to reconcile with business needs. These issues call for a holistic refrigerant strategy. The following Resources from RMS can help!

EPA AIM Act Final Technology Transitions Rule and Proposed Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule
RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA's Final Technology Transitions and HFC Use Restrictions Rule
RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA's Proposed Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule

State of Washington's New RMP and Refrigerant Ban Regulations
RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the proposed Refrigerant Management Program Regulations
RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the proposed high-GWP refrigerant bans

Articles, Studies, and other published works written by our team
Why Food Retail Executives Should Prioritize Leak Rate Reduction by Keilly Witman https://blog.mybacharach.com/articles/business-case-for-refrigerant-management/
Case Study: The First Commercial Propane/Carbon Dioxide Cascade Refrigeration System in North America by Tom Wolgamot, Keilly Witman, et al. https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Case Study_Commercial Propane CO2 Cascade System.pdf
Five Simple Steps to Reduce Your Refrigerant Leak Rate by Keilly Witman https://blog.mybacharach.com/articles/definitive-guide-to-leak-rate-reduction/
California’s Refrigerant Incentive Program by Keilly Witman https://nasrc.org/articles1/2016/1/26/join-us-in-supporting-californias-refrigerant-incentive-program
Clearing the Cost Hurdle for Natural Refrigerants (page 10) by Keilly Witman http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1426675703685914_123360.pdf
Opportunity in a SNAP (page 12) by Keilly Witman http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1415374899401441_922039.pdf
The Final Word on R-22 (page 21) by Keilly Witman https://frbuyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-111FRBuyer-November2014.pdf
What Is Your Used R-22 Worth? (page 37) by Keilly Witman https://frbuyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-FRBuyer-October2014.pdf
What’s All the Hubbub, Bub? (page 14) by Keilly Witman https://frbuyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-09-FRBuyer-September2014.pdf

IPCC’s AR4 Global Warming Potentials https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/high-gwp-refrigerants
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM) of 2020 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7675(a)&num=0&edition=prelim
EPA’s Proposed Rule Restricting the Use of Certain HFCs under the Aim Act https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/15/2022-26981/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-restrictions-on-the-use-of-certain-hydrofluorocarbons-under
EPA’s Final Rule: Phasedown of HFCs under the Aim Act https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/05/2021-21030/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-establishing-the-allowance-allocation-and-trading-program-under-the
NASRC’s Refrigerant Transition Hub https://nasrc.org/hub
EPA’s GreenChill Partnership https://epa.gov/greenchill
EPA’s SNAP Program – Acceptable refrigerants for HVACR https://www.epa.gov/snap/substitutes-refrigeration-and-air-conditioning
California’s Refrigerant Management Program (RMP) Regulation https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/finalfro_0.pdf
NJ’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Reporting Rule https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/ghg/njac7-27e.pdf