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A final rule involving the recovery of
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) from auto air
conditioning systems was adopted by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on
August 13, 1992. The rule includes numerous
provisions of interest to auto repair dealers
including:
- Equipment used to recover and/or recycle
CFCs must be approved by EPA (effective
1/1/92).
- Technicians who repair or service auto
air conditioning systems must be trained and
certified by an EPA-approved organization
(i.e., ASE) (effective 1/1/92).
- Small businesses (those which performed
less than 100 service jobs in 1990) have
until January 1, 1993 to purchase equipment.
To request an extension, those small
businesses were required to certify to the
EPA by August 13, 1992 that they serviced
less than 100 air conditioners in 1990
(effective 8/13/92).
- Only a certified technician may purchase
CFCs in containers weighing less than 20
pounds (effective 11/15/92).
- Requires service shops to certify to the
EPA that they own approved equipment and
keep records of the name and address of any
CFC reclamation facility where refrigerant
is sent. EPA will consider all relevant
factors when deciding whether to take
enforcement action for violations that
occurred between January 1 and November 15,
1992 (effective 11/15/92).
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If you have any questions
regarding the CFC program
requirements call EPA toll-free at
1-800-296-1996.
Repair dealers may wish to consult
their local air pollution control
districts, air quality management
districts, city or county
governments to determine if there
are local CFC regulations that also
affect their businesses. The
following districts and cities have
adopted CFC rules that may differ
from those adopted by the EPA:
- South Coast Air Quality
Management District (includes
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside
and a portion of San Bernardino
Counties) (714) 396-2000
- Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (includes
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Solano, and Sonoma
Counties) (415) 749-4697
- Cities of San Jose (408)
277-5533, San Francisco
(requires a separate permit)
(415) 554-2794 and Berkeley
(510) 644-7719
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The following districts and
cities have proposed CFC rules that
may also differ from those adopted
by the EPA:
- San Bernardino county APCD
(Southeast Desert Air Basin)
(619) 243-8921
- San Joaquin Valley Unified
Air Pollution Control District
(includes Fresno, Kings, Kern,
Madera, Merced, San Joaquin,
Stanislaus, and Tulare counties)
(209) 488-3330
- Monterey Bay Unified Air
Pollution Control District
(includes Monterey, San Benito
and Santa Cruz counties) (408)
647-9411
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