---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 82.66"
title: "40"
number: "82.66"
heading: "Nonessential Class I products and exceptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/82.66"
---

# §82.66. Nonessential Class I products and exceptions.


The following products which release a Class I substance (as defined in [40 CFR part 82](/cfr/40/part82.md), appendix A to [subpart A](/cfr/40/subpartA.md)) are identified as being nonessential, and subject to the prohibitions specified under [§ 82.64](/cfr/40/82.64.md)—

- (a) Any plastic party streamer or noise horn which is propelled by a chlorofluorocarbon, including but not limited to—
  - (1) String confetti;
  - (2) Marine safety horns;
  - (3) Sporting event horns;
  - (4) Personal safety horns;
  - (5) Wall-mounted alarms used in factories or other work areas; and
  - (6) **Intruder alarms used in homes or cars.**
- (b) **Any cleaning fluid for electronic and photographic equipment which contains a chlorofluorocarbon—**
  - (1) Including but not limited to liquid packaging, solvent wipes, solvent sprays, and gas sprays; and
  - (2) **Except for those sold or distributed to a commercial purchaser.**
- (c) Any plastic foam product which is manufactured with or contains a Class I substance; except any plastic foam product blown with CFC-11, but which contains no other Class I substances and where this product is used to provide thermal protection to external tanks for space vehicles;
- (d) Any aerosol product or other pressurized dispenser, other than those banned in [§ 82.64(a)](/cfr/40/82.64.md?p=a) or [§ 82.64(b)](/cfr/40/82.64.md?p=b), which contains a chlorofluorocarbon,
  - (1) Including but not limited to household, industrial, automotive and pesticide uses,
  - (2) **Except—**
    - (i) Medical devices listed in [21 CFR 2.125(e)](/cfr/21/2.125.md?p=e);
    - (ii) Lubricants, coatings or cleaning fluids for electrical or electronic equipment, which contain CFC-11, CFC-12, or CFC-113 for solvent purposes, but which contain no other CFCs;
    - (iii) Lubricants, coatings or cleaning fluids used for aircraft maintenance, which contain CFC-11 or CFC-113 as a solvent, but which contain no other CFCs;
    - (iv) Mold release agents used in the production of plastic and elastomeric materials, which contain CFC-11 or CFC-113 as a solvent, but which contain no other CFCs, and/or mold release agents that contain CFC-12 as a propellant, but which contain no other CFCs;
    - (v) Spinnerette lubricant/cleaning sprays used in the production of synthetic fibers, which contain CFC-114 as a solvent, but which contain no other CFCs, and/or spinnerette lubricant/cleaning sprays which contain CFC-12 as a propellant, but which contain no other CFCs;
    - (vi) Document preservation sprays which contain CFC-113 as a solvent, but which contain no other CFCs, and/or document preservation sprays which contain CFC-12 as a propellant, but which contain no other CFCs, and which are used solely on thick books, books with coated or dense paper and tightly bound documents;
- (e) Any air-conditioning or refrigeration appliance as defined in the Clean Air Act (CAA) 601(1) that contains a Class I substance used as a refrigerant; and
- (f) **Any polyurethane foam system that contains any CFC.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 69675, Dec. 30, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 57522, Nov. 15, 2001; 85 FR 15300, Mar. 17, 2020]

### Source

Source: 58 FR 69675, Dec. 30, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671-7671q.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 33787, July 30, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 69675, Dec. 30, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 57522, Nov. 15, 2001; 85 FR 15300, Mar. 17, 2020]