Which organization issues policy to provide refrigerant alternatives?

• A. EPA
• B. SNAP
• C. CAA
• D. OSHA

Answer: (B)

The policy on refrigerant substitutes is set by the SNAP program, the Significant New Alternatives Policy, run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SNAP evaluates proposed refrigerants and substitutes and classifies them for specific uses as acceptable, acceptable with restrictions, or unacceptable. This official mechanism guides which refrigerants can be used as alternatives to ozone-depleting substances in different applications. The EPA oversees SNAP as part of its authority under the Clean Air Act, but the actual substitute policy comes from SNAP. Other options relate to broader roles (like workplace safety or general environmental law) and don’t issue the specific refrigerant-substitution policy.