Section 23.803 - ProceduresIn preparing specifications and purchase descriptions, and in the acquisition of products and services, agencies shall-
(a) Comply with the requirements of title VI of the Clean Air Act, section 706 of division D, title VII of Public Law 111-8, Executive Order 13693, and 40 CFR 82.84(a)(2), (3), (4), and (5) ;(b) Substitute acceptable alternatives to ozone-depleting substances, as identified under 42 U.S.C. 7671k , to the maximum extent practicable, as provided in 40 CFR 82.84(a)(1) , except in the case of Class I substances being used for specified essential uses, as identified under 40 CFR 82.4(n) ;(c) Unless a particular contract requires otherwise, specify that, when feasible, contractors shall use another acceptable alternative in lieu of a high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbon in products and services in a particular end use for which EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program has identified other acceptable alternatives that have lower global warming potential; and(d) Refer to EPA's SNAP program for the list of alternatives, found at 40 CFR part 82, subpart G, as well as supplemental tables of alternatives (available at http://www.epa.gov/snap). 81 FR 30436 , May 16, 2016 81 FR 30436, 5/16/2016; 89 FR 30244, 5/22/2024