On November 18, 2016, U.S. EPA published the final rule,"Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Update to the Refrigerant ManagementRequirements under the Clean Air Act” in the Federal Register. These updates, which represent a major overhaul of the provisions of 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, were originally proposed on November 11, 2015.  The final rule contains numerous substantial updates including extending the requirements to cover substitute refrigerants that do not contain ozone depleting substances (ODS), lowering the leak rate thresholds that trigger repair requirements, adding leak inspection or monitoring requirements, as well as numerous other updates which are summarized here.