{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-98.433","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 98.433","heading":"Calculating GHG contained in pre-charged equipment or closed-cell foams.","body":"(a) The total mass of each fluorinated GHG imported and exported inside equipment or foams must be estimated using Equation QQ-1 of this section:\nwhere:\nI = Total mass of the fluorinated GHG imported or exported annually (metric tons).\nt = Equipment/foam type containing the fluorinated GHG.\nSt = Mass of fluorinated GHG per unit of equipment type t or foam type t (charge per piece of equipment, kg) or density of fluorinated GHG in foam (charge per cubic foot of foam, kg per cubic foot).\nNt = Number of units of equipment type t or foam type t imported or exported annually (pieces of equipment or cubic feet of foam).\n0.001 = Factor converting kg to metric tons.\n(b) When the identity and mass of fluorinated GHGs in a closed-cell foam is unknown to the importer or exporter, the total mass in CO2e for the fluorinated GHGs imported and exported inside closed-cell foams must be estimated using Equation QQ-2 of this section:\nwhere:\nI = Total mass in CO2e of the fluorinated GHGs imported or exported in close-cell foams annually (metric tons).\nt = Equipment/foam type containing the fluorinated GHG.\nSt = Mass in CO2e of the fluorinated GHGs per unit of equipment type t or foam type t (charge per piece of equipment, kg) or density of fluorinated GHG in foam (CO2e per cubic foot of foam, kg CO2e per cubic foot).\nNt = Number of units of equipment type t or foam type t imported or exported annually (pieces of equipment or cubic feet of foam).\n0.001 = Factor converting kg to metric tons.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER C—AIR PROGRAMS","PART 98—MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING","Subpart QQ—Importers and Exporters of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Contained in Pre-Charged Equipment or Closed-Cell Foams"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"efaf03379815ada2ed73c0c1dc7881f5ee20f5eb5e64ef401ec679c9474b5ef9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-98.432","next":"us/40-cfr-98.434"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}