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If you are a Small facility with refrigeration systems or have
already filed your Annual Report, you may disregard this email. 

The deadline for submitting 2017 Annual Reports summarizing 2016
calendar year for facilities with large and medium refrigeration
systems, refrigerant distributors, and refrigerant reclaimers
subject to California Air Resources Board’s Refrigerant
Management Program (RMP) is March 1st, 2017. 

The Refrigerant Management Program requires that all facilities
with large and medium refrigeration systems, those with 200
pounds of refrigerant or more, submit their next Annual Report by
March 1, 2017 for their 2016 calendar year refrigeration system
leak inspections, leak repairs, and other system servicing.  

The payment of the Annual Implementation Fee is also due by March
1 for both the large and medium facilities.  The ARB online
Refrigerant Registration and Reporting tool, known as R3, can be
accessed via: https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/rmp-r3/.

The Refrigerant Management Program also requires that small
facilities whose largest refrigeration system contains more than
50 lbs. but less than 200 lbs. of refrigerant were required to
register by March 1, 2016.  If you are a Small facility and have
not yet registered, you must register immediately.  Small
facilities are not required to file an Annual Report or pay the
Annual Implementation Fee.

Refrigerant distributors, wholesalers, and reclaimers are also
required to submit an Annual Report of their 2016 statewide
aggregated annual refrigerant sales, transactions, and disposal
by the March 1, 2017 due date.  

To file the Annual Report please begin by updating your records. 
It is very important that the contact information be kept up to
date.  
Here are the steps to take to file your Annual Report and pay the
Implementation Fee:
1. Review and update all registration information currently on
the RMP R3 system.  It is very important that the company and
facility registration contact person information by updated.
        - Company registration information;
        - Facility registration information;
        - Refrigeration system registration information;
        - Automatic Leak Detection (ALD) system registration (if
applicable)
2. All Medium and Large facilities must enter or review all
service records for all refrigeration systems containing more
than 50 lbs. of refrigerant; 
        - Quarterly, annual, and other leak inspections, as
appropriate for your systems; 
        - Leak repairs; 
        - Refrigerant additions and removals; 
        - etc.;
3. Enter or review Automatic Leak Detection system calibrations
and audits (if you have an ALD system);
4. Enter the refrigerant purchase and use information;
5. Submit the Annual Report online;
6. Create your invoice using the R3 program and make the annual
fee payment either online with a credit card or by sending a
check to the address on the invoice.  Please include a copy of
the invoice if sending a check so we know who to credit with
making the payment.

For more details on the requirements of the regulation, please
visit the program web page at: www.arb.ca.gov/rmp.

If you need more information or have additional questions, you
can reach us via email at rmp@arb.ca.gov or call (916) 324-2517.

Thank You 
ARB Refrigerant Management Program



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