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The Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program is EPA's program
to evaluate and regulate substitutes for ozone-depleting chemicals being
phased out under the stratospheric ozone protection provisions of the Clean
Air Act (CAA).
In section 612(c)
of the Clean
Air Act, the Agency is authorized to identify and publish lists
of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes for class
I or class II ozone-depleting substances.
The Administrator has determined a large number of alternatives that exist to reduce
overall risk to human health and the environment. The purpose of
the program is to allow a safe, smooth transition away from ozone-depleting
compounds by identifying substitutes that offer lower overall risks
to human health and the environment.
The SNAP program has reviewed substitutes for the following industrial sectors:
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