Proposed Rule Environmental Protection Agency April 6, 2026

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Fire Suppression; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action proposes to list the refrigerant 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, also known as HFO- 1234yf,...

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Document type: Proposed Rule. Agency: Environmental Protection Agency. Published: 2026-04-06.

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