Business Management Strategies, EHS Review of
Acquisitions, Cost Benefit Analysis and Operational
Readiness, and
5. Corporate Citizenship (Promoting Off-the-Job EHS,
Corporate Sponsorship, Employee Contributions,
Community Outreach, Holistic Health & Well-being,
Employee Recognition)
Helen Walter-Terrinoni, VP of Regulatory
Affairs, Air-Conditioning, Heating &
Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), presented
“The Changing World of HFC Regulations.”
Local and global governments are
regulating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Industry and non-government organizations
(NGOs) agreed that a universal
system under the Montreal Protocol
was best. The Kigali Amendment to the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer was agreed to
internationally in 2016 with 79 countries committed to date. It
is not yet ratified in the U.S. There is a global warming potential
(GWP) phasedown of the consumption and production of a list
of controlled HFCs by country, with each country determining
its own regulatory structure.
In the U.S., the State Dept. (directed by the White House)
transmits the amendment for ratification to the Senate, where
two-thirds of Senators present must vote in favor of ratification.
Walter-Terrinoni
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will
promulgate regulations to implement the amendment via the
Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP) Rule 20. However,
Both SNAP Rules 20 and 21 have now been vacated by the
During the 4th Annual
SATA Innovation
Awards, the Advancement
in Regulatory Response
Award was presented to
Richard Corey, California
Air Resources Board, who
accepted via video
conferencing.
SATA joined UNESCO in designating 2019 as the International Year
of the Periodic Table, marking the 150th anniversary of the Mendeleev
periodic table.
U.S. Appeals Court to the extent that they required HFCs to
be replaced in existing applications. EPA is in the process of
determining how it will regulate HFCs going forward. EPA
is writing applicable regulations through a new rulemaking
process; the proposed rule might be published in 2019, but it
is more likely to be published later. As a result, 24 States and
Puerto Rico are moving forward with climate regulation due to
federal inaction. California’s goals are 5–10 years ahead of the
Kigali Amendment
Steve Hunt of ShipMate, Inc. presented “Transition of
DOT Regulations ORM-D to Limited Quantity.” The U.S.
Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has adopted the internationally
recognized Limited Quantity marking and is phasing out the
ORM-D (Other Regulated Material) marking. DOT’s Pipeline
& Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA)
Rulemaking—HM 215K—published on Jan. 19, 2011, phased
out the ORM-D-Air marking on Dec. 31, 2012. It will now
phase out the ORM-D marking on Dec. 31, 2020. Spray
Gina Bucciarelli of DS Containers (left) accepts the New Pressurized
Package Platform Award for its Aluminum “Coil to Can” Process from
Jeff Colker. Doug Raymond
recognized Abby
Haywood (left)
as she rotated off
the board after
serving two years
as Treasurer.
SATA President Doug
Raymond recognized
Pierce Pillon (left) as he
rotated off the board; two
years of his 9-year term
were served as VP and
two years as President.
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