SBA Office of Advocacy Backs HARDI's Concerns with EPA Rulemaking

On February 6, 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a proposed ban of the sale and distribution of refrigeration and air conditioning appliances that contain several designated refrigerants that adversely affect stratospheric ozone.

A copy of Advocacy's letter may be found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/epa09_0206.html and a fact sheet summarizing Advocacy's letter can be found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/factsepa09_0206.pdf.

If you have any questions regarding Advocacy's position on this issue, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Bromberg at 202-205-6533.

For more information about the Office of Advocacy, please visit our website at http://www.sba.gov/advo/ or telephone 202-205-6533.