HARC Meeting March 4, 2010 Status of EPA Activities Presentation to AIG Environmental, May 19, 2005

2 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Arctic Fire-Freeze™ All Weather 1115 –Streaming application –Application complete, under review N2 Towers –Total flooding alternative –Normally occupied spaces –Application incomplete DKL aerosol –Total flooding alternative –Normally unoccupied spaces –Application incomplete KSA (Dessikarb, DXP) aerosol –Total flooding alternative –Normally unoccupied spaces –Acceptability listing through direct final rule SNAP Submissions

3 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Margaret Sheppard, SNAP Team Leader, (202) Monica Shimamura, SNAP Coordinator, (202) SNAP Contacts

4 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Regulatory Update Aircraft Halon Bottle Final Rule (74 FR 10182): –Exempts imports from petition process –Published 3/10/2009; effective 4/9/2009 –Recordkeeping and reporting requirements to EPA: Importers of Class I ODS: reports due 45 days from end of applicable quarter Testers and exporters of Class I ODS: annual reports due 45 days from end of calendar year EPA reporting guidelines available –2009 reports from Kidde and Pacific Scientific –EPA contact: Ross Brennan, (202) ,

5 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Regulatory Update NPRM for ODS import for destruction –Preparing regulatory package for EPA –Publication 2Q 2010 –EPA contact: Staci Gatica, (202) ,

6 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Department of Homeland Security/ US Coast Guard Fire Suppression Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published Feb. 24, 2010: “Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression on Commercial Vessels; Proposed Rule” (75 FR 8432) Comments due: May 25, 2010 Clarifies that USCG-approved alternatives to CO2 may be used –HFC-227ea, FK , IG-541, water mist –Some spaces on several classes of commercial vessels –Sets general requirements for alternative systems –Definition of systems to include water mist and clean agents New requirements for existing and new CO2 systems –In spaces that could be accessed by persons onboard specified vessels –Must be equipped with lockout valves Already required for shore-based facilities by NFPA 12, 2008 ed. –Must use olfactory additives

7 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Standards Activities IMO –Next IMO Fire Protection Subcommittee meeting (FP 54): 12-16, April 2010, London, UK –US SOLAS Working Group meeting: March 23, 2010, Arlington, VA ISO TC21/SC 8 –Continuing work on ISO/DIS – Condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing systems –UL is new US TAG Administrator for TC21 –Next meeting: Sept. 2010, Paris, France NFPA –NFPA 2010, 2010 ed. published –NFPA 12/2001 ROC meeting: March 23-24, 2010, Tampa, FL

8 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Other Activities Aviation –ICAO meeting Dec. 1-3, 2009 ICAO, Ozone Secretariat, HTOC, industry associations, manufacturers Assembly Resolution dates for halon replacement EASA update on contaminated halons for aircraft –FAA Draft Advisory Circular on Hand Helds for Aircraft (AC 20-42D) published October 2009, comments were due Nov. 20 th but extended New Halons Options Task Group: “Options to the Use of Halons in Aircraft Fire Suppression Systems Report Update” Carbon Credits for ODS Destruction –CCX: revised 2009, includes halons –Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS): expanded to include ODS destruction –Climate Action Reserve (CAR): new protocols, excludes halons

9 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Other Activities Next DoD ODS Services Steering Committee meeting: March 4, 2010 Next UNEP Halons Technical Options Committee: March 9-11, 2010, Montpellier, France US EPA Montreal Protocol Awards (formerly Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards) –Nominations due: March 1, 2010 –Individuals, teams and organizations –Recognizing achievements in ozone layer protection, climate protection, and human health protection –Since 1990, 554 awards, 54 countries –Awards presented Fall 2010

10 HARC Meeting, March 4, 2010 Contact Bella Maranion, (202)