HARC Meeting March 4, 2010 Status of EPA Activities Presentation to AIG Environmental, May 19, 2005.
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HARC MeetingMarch 4, 2010
Status of EPA Activities
Presentation to AIG Environmental, May 19, 2005
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2HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
• Arctic Fire-Freeze™ All Weather 1115– Streaming application– Application complete, under review
• N2 Towers– Total flooding alternative– Normally occupied spaces– Application incomplete
• DKL aerosol– Total flooding alternative– Normally unoccupied spaces– Application incomplete
• KSA (Dessikarb, DXP) aerosol– Total flooding alternative– Normally unoccupied spaces– Acceptability listing through direct final rule
SNAP Submissions
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3HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
• Margaret Sheppard, SNAP Team Leader, (202) 343-9163
[email protected]• Monica Shimamura, SNAP Coordinator, (202) 343-9337
SNAP Contacts
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4HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Regulatory Update
• Aircraft Halon Bottle Final Rule (74 FR 10182): – Exempts imports from petition process– Published 3/10/2009; effective 4/9/2009– Recordkeeping and reporting requirements to EPA:
• Importers of Class I ODS: reports due 45 days from end of applicable quarter
• Testers and exporters of Class I ODS: annual reports due 45 days from end of calendar year
• EPA reporting guidelines available
– 2009 reports from Kidde and Pacific Scientific– EPA contact: Ross Brennan, (202) 343-9226,
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5HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Regulatory Update
• NPRM for ODS import for destruction– Preparing regulatory package for EPA– Publication 2Q 2010– EPA contact: Staci Gatica, (202) 343-9469,
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6HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Department of Homeland Security/US Coast Guard Fire Suppression Rule
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published Feb. 24, 2010: “Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression on Commercial Vessels; Proposed Rule” (75 FR 8432)
• Comments due: May 25, 2010• Clarifies that USCG-approved alternatives to CO2 may be used
– HFC-227ea, FK-5-1-12, IG-541, water mist– Some spaces on several classes of commercial vessels– Sets general requirements for alternative systems– Definition of systems to include water mist and clean agents
• New requirements for existing and new CO2 systems– In spaces that could be accessed by persons onboard specified
vessels– Must be equipped with lockout valves
• Already required for shore-based facilities by NFPA 12, 2008 ed.
– Must use olfactory additives
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7HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Standards Activities
• IMO– Next IMO Fire Protection Subcommittee meeting (FP
54): 12-16, April 2010, London, UK– US SOLAS Working Group meeting: March 23, 2010,
Arlington, VA
• ISO TC21/SC 8– Continuing work on ISO/DIS 15779 – Condensed
aerosol fire-extinguishing systems– UL is new US TAG Administrator for TC21– Next meeting: Sept. 2010, Paris, France
• NFPA– NFPA 2010, 2010 ed. published– NFPA 12/2001 ROC meeting: March 23-24, 2010,
Tampa, FL
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8HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Other Activities
• Aviation– ICAO meeting Dec. 1-3, 2009
• ICAO, Ozone Secretariat, HTOC, industry associations, manufacturers
• Assembly Resolution dates for halon replacement• EASA update on contaminated halons for aircraft
– FAA• Draft Advisory Circular on Hand Helds for Aircraft (AC 20-42D)
published October 2009, comments were due Nov. 20th but extended
• New Halons Options Task Group: “Options to the Use of Halons in Aircraft Fire Suppression Systems Report Update”
• Carbon Credits for ODS Destruction– CCX: revised 2009, includes halons– Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS): expanded to include
ODS destruction – Climate Action Reserve (CAR): new protocols, excludes
halons
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9HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010
Other Activities
• Next DoD ODS Services Steering Committee meeting: March 4, 2010
• Next UNEP Halons Technical Options Committee: March 9-11, 2010, Montpellier, France
• US EPA Montreal Protocol Awards (formerly Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards)– Nominations due: March 1, 2010– Individuals, teams and organizations– Recognizing achievements in ozone layer protection, climate
protection, and human health protection– Since 1990, 554 awards, 54 countries– Awards presented Fall 2010