Rulemaking - Chapter 173-443 WAC, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

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Comment From: Association of Washington Busi... (Peter Godlewski)

9/10/23 @ 11:00 PM
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Comment From: Devon Kellogg

9/10/23 @ 10:30 PM
Greetings Department of Ecology,

As a parent and an educator of young children, I am deeply concerned about the sustainable care of our planet and climate.

I am relieved to see attention to given to the monitoring of refrigeration systems in WA s...↓
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Comment From: Refrigerant Management Solutio... (Keilly Witman)

9/10/23 @ 5:31 PM
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. Please see attached.
Keilly Witman
Department Head
Refrigerant Management Solutions
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Comment From: Eric Vander Mey

9/10/23 @ 4:51 PM
See comments in attached file
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Comment From: Department of Defense (Karen Coulter )

9/08/23 @ 11:00 PM
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Comment From: University of Washington (John Wallace)

9/08/23 @ 4:02 PM
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Comment From: Avista Corporation (Janna Loeppky)

9/08/23 @ 8:30 AM
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Comment From: Seattle-Tacoma International A... (Joe Cook)

9/08/23 @ 7:11 AM
Language on page 18 in HFC Proposed Rule Informational Guidebook is not clear.

As currently written, it notes -1-Beginning January 1, 2024, all owners/operators of all sized systems must maintain, at a minimum, the following records for a minimum o...↓
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Comment From: Steve Owen (Steve Owen)

9/05/23 @ 9:58 AM
With the adoption of these rules, refrigerants with GWP above 750 are prohibited. This would allow refrigerants below 750 to still be used. Refrigerants with GWP below 750 require increasingly higher compressor pressures for an efficient refrigeratio...↓
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Comment From: Ranie Haas (Ranie Haas)

9/01/23 @ 1:00 PM
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Comment From: Patricia Davis

9/01/23 @ 12:57 PM
Thank you Dept of Ecology for your endless effort to try to protect our breathing air and the environment as company after company continues to poison us and the planet. I have read the material and FULLY support Dept of Ecology's suggestions. Actu...↓
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Comment From: Ertan Serince

9/01/23 @ 10:56 AM
There are many projects with chillers using high GWP (above 750) and these projects have issued/approved building permits. This creates an issue when you consider the production lead times for chillers. Contractors and owners can't proceed with their...↓
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Comment From: Port of Seattle (Andrew Mayer)

9/01/23 @ 9:09 AM
HFC Proposed Informational Guidebook has more stringent recordkeeping & reporting requirements than the proposed code changes. Which takes precedence, the code or guidebook? See guidebook information below.

Publication 23-02-080
HFC Proposed Rule ...↓
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Comment From: Johnson Controls (Chris Forth)

8/31/23 @ 6:29 PM
Please see Johnson Controls attached comments
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Comment From: Copeland (Jennifer Butsch)

8/31/23 @ 5:10 PM
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Comment From: Effecterra, Inc. (Richie Kaur)

8/31/23 @ 4:01 PM
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. Please see uploaded file.

Thank you,
Richie Kaur
Program Leader, Effecterra Inc.
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Comment From: WaferTech, LLC (Bryan Mirick)

8/31/23 @ 3:21 PM
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Comment From: Environmental Investigation Ag... (Christopher Douglass)

8/31/23 @ 12:56 PM
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Comment From: Samantha Slater (Samantha Slater)

8/31/23 @ 12:53 PM
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Comment From: Trane Technologies (Helen Walter-Terrinoni)

8/31/23 @ 12:44 PM
Please see attached.
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Comment From: Washington Food Industry Assoc... (Tammie Hetrick)

8/31/23 @ 12:30 PM
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Comment From: Schuyler Pulleyn

8/31/23 @ 11:19 AM
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Comment From: Vertiv (Lisa Saponaro)

8/31/23 @ 11:03 AM
Vertiv submits these comments in response to Ecology's proposed amendment to Chapter 173-443 of the Washington Administrative Code.

Vertiv has reviewed Ecology's proposal to restrict certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in products and equipment i...↓
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Comment From: Household & Commercial Product... (Nicholas Georges)

8/31/23 @ 10:23 AM
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) appreciates the opportunity to provide the attached comments.
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Comment From: Washington Air Conditioning Co... (Carissa Linnane)

8/31/23 @ 9:34 AM
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Comment From: Washington State University (Amy Speargas Whiteman)

8/31/23 @ 9:32 AM
Comments on WAC 173-443 Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and Other Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Proposed Rule Public Hearing 8/31/23

Washington State University (WSU) attended the public hearing for the proposed HFC Rule (WAC 173-443) and reviewed the prop...↓
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Comment From: Hussmann Corporation (Ron Shebik)

8/31/23 @ 9:27 AM
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Comment From: Trakref (Ted Atwood)

8/31/23 @ 7:06 AM
My Name is Ted Atwood, I am submitting comments related to the pending rule making - Chapter 173-443 WAC, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) on behalf of Trakref, a Fexa Solution. We look forward to supporting your goals and helping to reduce emissions of HF...↓
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Comment From: Honeywell (John Keating)

8/31/23 @ 4:54 AM
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Comment From: Northwest Grocery Association (Brandon Houskeeper)

8/30/23 @ 1:26 PM
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Comment From: Department of Defense (Karen Coulter)

8/29/23 @ 11:00 PM
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Comment From: Association of Washington Busi... (Peter Godlewski)

8/27/23 @ 11:00 PM
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Comment From: Matt Harris (Matt Harris)

8/21/23 @ 11:42 AM
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Comment From: Washington State Senate Republ... (Shelly Short)

8/20/23 @ 11:00 PM
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Comment From: Deana Riley

8/13/23 @ 8:49 AM
Three years ago we were forced to replace our homes AC unit. At the time we were told there was legislation pending that would make repairing our 20 yr old system unservicable going forward so we opted to replace the entire hvac system which cost $7...↓
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Comment From: Ed Norris

8/11/23 @ 6:27 AM
There are other issues with refrigerants, too. I've had my ground source heat pump for 9 years now, and in the first eight years, running it off unusually clean electricity (solar and gen 2 nukes), it saved upwards of 100,000 pounds of CO2 I would ha...↓
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Comment From: Julie Reddick

7/21/23 @ 2:53 PM
The proposed restrictions will not have any impact on global temperatures. This is easily evaluated using quantitative analysis against the whole world context. No advantage is gained, but much harm is done in making access to affordable cooling mo...↓
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Comment From: Alan McCrory

7/20/23 @ 6:35 AM
New cost of HVAC equipment is extremely high. These proposed changes will just cost the family unit more. Please find something better to spend my money on, maybe work on the toxins from Hanford. Sincerely an over taxed family!
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Comment From: WilliamThe United States, and Craven

7/17/23 @ 6:08 AM
The United States, and Washington state in particular, have taken extensive steps to reduce pollution. Developing nations like China and India have made little improvement and they can significantly reduce global contamination with relatively inexpe...↓
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Comment From: Duane Goehner

7/15/23 @ 7:23 PM
While well-intentioned, cost effective alternatives are not readily available and the brakes need to be put on more restrictions until realistic options are available that don't hurt the average individual who is trying to make ends meet in these har...↓
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Comment From: Andrew Richardson

7/15/23 @ 7:11 AM
How about leaving well enough alone you and your climate change bs here's a clue the earth heats up and cools down as it has for millenia and nothing you puny humans can do about it so no just leave it alone
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Comment From: Doug Myers

7/14/23 @ 4:58 PM
This new HFC proposal only accomplishes one thing. That is making it even more expensive to live in Washington. While the reduction in pollutants sounds impressive in fact it will not make any impact on climate change. Washington alone and the USA ca...↓
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