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B-335463 Aug 02, 2023 1 (2023-08-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaopaf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335463 August 2, 2023 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Environmental Protection Agency: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (RIN: 2060-AV45). We received the rule on July 10, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 20, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 46836. The effective date is September 18, 2023, except for amendatory instructions 3 and 13, which are effective October 1, 2024. The final rule, according to EPA, implements certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. Pub. L. No. 116-260, div. S, § 103, 134 Stat. 1182, 2255 (Dec. 27, 2020). EPA stated the rule establishes the methodology for allocating hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption allowances for the calendar years of 2024 through 2028. Also, according to EPA, the rule amends the consumption baseline to reflect updated data and to make other adjustments based on lessons learned from implementation of the Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown Program thus far, including to: codify the existing approach of how allowances must be expended for import of regulated substances, revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and implement other modifications to the existing regulations. Enclosed is our assessment of EPA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to

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