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{longname}Q390. How do I report imports and exports of refrigerant blends that contain both HCFCs and HFCs? {longname} |
A390.
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If
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you
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import
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or
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export
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a
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blend
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that
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contains
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HFCs
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as
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well
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as
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HCFCs,
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you
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may
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be
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required
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to
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report
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the
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import
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or
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export
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under
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EPA's
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Greenhouse
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Gas
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Reporting
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Rule
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(40
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CFR
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Part
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98)
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as
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well
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as
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under
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EPA's
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Stratospheric
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Protection
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Regulations
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(40
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CFR
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Part
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82).
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Specifically,
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you
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are
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required
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to
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report
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the
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HFC
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portion
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of
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the
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import
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or
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export
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under
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the
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Greenhouse
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Gas
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Reporting
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Rule
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if
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your
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total
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annual
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imports
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or
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exports
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exceed
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the
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threshold
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discussed
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below.
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You
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are
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required
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to
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report
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the
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HCFC
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portion
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of
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the
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import
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or
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export
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under
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the
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Stratospheric
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Protection
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Regulations
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regardless
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of
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your
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total
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annual
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imports
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or
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exports.
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For
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HFCs:
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Under
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the
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Greenhouse
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Gas
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Reporting
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Rule,
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importers
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and
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exporters
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are
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required
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to
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annually
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report
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their
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bulk
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imports
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and
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exports
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of
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HFCs
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and
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other
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greenhouse
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gases
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if
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their
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total
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combined
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bulk
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imports
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of
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fluorinated
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greenhouse
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gases
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(fluorinated
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GHGs),
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nitrous
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oxide
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(N2O),
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and
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carbon
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dioxide
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(CO2)
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exceed
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25,000
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metric
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tons
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of
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carbon
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dioxide
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equivalents
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(mtCO2e)
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per
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year.
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They
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are
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also
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required
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to
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report
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if
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their
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total
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annual
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bulk
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exports
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of
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these
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gases
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exceed
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25,000
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metric
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tons
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of
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carbon
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dioxide
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equivalents
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(mtCO2e)
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per
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year.
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Only
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GHGs
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listed
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in
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Table
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A-1
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count
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towards
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the
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25,000
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mtCO2e
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threshold.
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For
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blends
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of
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HFCs
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and
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HCFCs,
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HFCs
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and
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other
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GHGs
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listed
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in
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Table
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A-1
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count
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toward
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the
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threshold,
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but
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HCFCs
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do
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not.
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You
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can
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visit
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the
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following
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website
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for
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a
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tool
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to
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help
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you
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calculate
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the
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CO2-equivalents
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of
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your
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imports
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and
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exports
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of
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HFCs
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and
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common
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refrigerant
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blends:
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http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/reporters/subpart/oo.html
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(Click
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the
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link
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under
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"Implementation
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Information")
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For
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HCFCs:
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Under
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the
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Stratospheric
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Protection
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Regulations,
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importers
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and
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exporters
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of
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HCFCs
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must
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report
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detailed
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information
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on
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all
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HCFC
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imports
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and
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exports
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on
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an
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annual
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or
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quarterly
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basis.
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This
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reporting
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requirement
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applies
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both
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to
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pure
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HCFCs
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and
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to
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HCFCs
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contained
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in
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blends,
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regardless
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of
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the
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total
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annual
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imports
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or
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exports
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of
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the
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importer
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or
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exporter.
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HCFC
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importers
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are
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also
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required
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to
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comply
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with
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the
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other
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applicable
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provisions
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of
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EPA’s Stratospheric
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Protection
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Regulations.
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Special
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petitioning
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provisions
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apply
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to
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imports
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of
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used
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HCFCs.
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You
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can
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find
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more
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information
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on
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EPA's
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stratospheric
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ozone
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protection
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recordkeeping
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and
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reporting
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regulations
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(which
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cover
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CFCs
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and
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HCFCs)
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at
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http://www.epa.gov/ozone/record/index.html
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