es Pollution Contingency Plan. EPA reminds facility owners and operators of the following steps to prepare for hazardous weather:Review procedures for shutting down processes and securing facilities appropriately -- especially hazardous chemical storage -- or otherwise implement appropriate safe operating procedures;Review updated state-federal guidelines for flooding preparedness, available online;Ensure all employees are familiar with requirements and procedures to contact the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 in case a spill or release occurs; andReview local response contacts, including Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) and State Emergency Response Commissions (SERC). A list of these contacts by state is available online.EPA Establishes Methodology For Allocating HFC Allowances For 2024 And Later Years: On July 20, 2023, EPA published a final rule amending existing regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. 88 Fed. Reg. 46836. The rule establishes the methodology for allocating hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) production and consumption allowances for the calendar years of 2024 through 2028. EPA states that it also amended the consumption baseline to reflect updated data and to make other adjustments based on lessons learned from implementation of the HFC phasedown program thus far, including to: codify the existing approach of how allowances must be expended for import of regulated substances, revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and implement other modifications to the existing regulations. The final rule will be effective September 18, 2023, except for amendatory instructions 3 and 13, which will be effective October 1, 2024. The incorporation by reference (IBR) of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 20, 2023, and for certain other publications listed in the rule as of October 1, 2024.EPA Publishes SNPRM For Primary Copper Smelting NE