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EPA issues 2027 HFC allowances, withholds some over administrative violations
The Environmental Protection Agency issued calendar year 2027 allowances for the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons under its American Innovation and Manufacturing Act regulations. The AIM Act directs EPA by October 1 of each year to set allowance quantities for the following year. In the same notice, EPA gave notice of finalized actions establishing administrative consequences for specific entities, withholding or revoking those entities' newly issued 2027 allowances under the administrative consequence provisions.
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Key points
- EPA issued calendar year 2027 allowances for HFC production and consumption.Federal Register
- AIM Act requires EPA to set following-year allowance quantities by October 1 annually.Federal Register
- Notice also records finalized administrative consequence actions against specific entities.Federal Register
- Some entities' newly issued 2027 allowances were withheld or revoked.Federal Register
- The notice was published October 6, 2026, at 91 FR 63548 (FR Doc. 2026-20389).Federal Register
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