Subpart L – Fluorinated Gas Production
This page provides resources for subpart L reporters, including implementation information as well as supporting documents for relevant rulemakings.
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Summary
Under this rule, the fluorinated gas production source category consists of facilities that produce fluorinated gases from any raw material or feedstock chemical. Fluorinated gases include fluorinated GHGs (described further below), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The reuse or recycling of fluorinated gases and the generation of HFC-23 from the production of HCFC-22 are not included in this source category. Emissions of HFC-23 from HCFC-22 production are covered in Subpart O (HCFC-22 Production and HFC-23 Destruction) found at 40 CFR § 98.150 – 158.
Reporter Resources
Subpart L Regulatory History
| Federal Register Date | Citation | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2014 | 79 FR 73750 | Final Rule | Adds chemical-specific and default global warming potentials (GWPs) for fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-GHGs) and fluorinated heat transfer fluids (F-HTFs) to the general provisions of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, makes conforming changes to subpart I (Electronics Manufacturing) and subpart L (Fluorinated Gas Production), amends certain provisions of subpart L, and establishes confidentiality determinations for certain reporting requirements of subpart L. Final Preamble and Rule (December 2014) (pdf) (48 pp, 796 KB) Correction Notice (December 2014) (pdf) (1 p, 230 KB) Response to Comments (December 2014) 12/11/14 Fact Sheet (pdf) Notice of Data Availability (April 2013) (pdf) (6 pp, 251 KB) Notice of Data Availability (February 2012) (pdf) (3 pp, 165 KB) Proposed Preamble and Rule (7/31/2014) (pdf) (21 pp, 370 KB) Proposed Rule (11/19/2013) (pdf) (24 pp, 400 KB) Proposed Preamble and Rule (09/11/2013) (pdf) (31 pp, 550 KB) Proposed Preamble and Rule (01/10/2012) (pdf) (19 pp, 222 KB) |
| 11/29/2013 | 78 FR 71904 | Final Rule | Updates global warming potentials (GWPs) to reflect IPCC AR4 values, and amends 27 subparts to improve and clarify reporting requirements. Establishes confidentiality determinations for new and revised data elements. Final Preamble and Rule (November 2013) (pdf) (79 pp, 935 KB) Correction Notice (January 2014) (pdf) (2 pp, 248 KB) Response to Comments (November 2013) Fact Sheet: 2013 Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations (pdf) Memorandum: Table of Final 2013 Revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (pdf) Proposed Preamble and Rule (April 2013) (pdf) (77 pp, 909 KB) |
| 08/24/2012 | 77 FR 51477 | Final Rule | Revises subparts A (General Provisions), I (Electronics Manufacturing), L (Fluorinated Gas Production), W (Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems), and TT (Industrial Waste Landfills) to correct errors and improve clarity and flexibility. Final Preamble and Rule (August 2012) (pdf) (19 pp, 462 KB) Response to Comments (August 2012) 2012 Tech Corrections Fact Sheet (pdf) Proposed Preamble and Rule (May 2012) (pdf) (19 pp, 420 KB) More Information about Technical Corrections for GHG Reporting |
| 08/13/2012 | 77 FR 48072 | Final Rule | Establishes confidentiality determinations for most data elements to be reported under subparts I, W, DD, FF, II, QQ, RR, SS, TT, and UU; defers the deadline for reporting certain recently added data elements that are inputs to emission equations in subparts W, FF, and TT; finalizes amendments to subpart I to remove the requirement for a facility using Best Available Monitoring Methods (BAMM) to recalculate the previous reporting years’ emissions and resubmit to EPA. Final Preamble and Rule (August 2012) (pdf) (88 pp, 287 KB) Response to Comments (August 2012) 2012 CBI Fact Sheet (pdf) Proposed Preamble and Rule (2/24/2012) (pdf) (23 pp, 261 KB) Proposed Preamble and Rule (2/22/2012) (pdf) (17 pp, 212 KB) Proposed Preamble and Rule (1/10/2012) (pdf) (19 pp, 230 KB) More Information about CBI for GHG Reporting |
| 11/29/2011 | 76 FR 73866 | Final Rule | Amends subparts A, W, FF, II, OO, RR, and TT to clarify reporting requirements and correct technical and editorial errors. Final Preamble and Rule (November 2011) (pdf) (25 pp, 341 KB) Response to Comments (November 2011) Fact Sheet: 2011 Technical Corrections, Clarifying, and Other Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (pdf) Proposed Preamble and Rule (August 2011) (pdf) (30 pp, 427 KB) More Information about 2011 Technical Corrections |
| 12/01/2010 | 75 FR 74774 | Final Rule |
Adds subparts I, L, DD, QQ, and SS, which are sources of fluorinated GHGs, to 40 CFR Part 98. |