[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR23.803]

[Page 458]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 23_ ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY 
TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 23.8_Ozone-Depleting Substances
 
Sec.  23.803  Policy.

    (a) It is the policy of the Federal Government that Federal 
agencies:
    (1) Implement cost-effective programs to minimize the procurement of 
materials and substances that contribute to the depletion of 
stratospheric ozone; and
    (2) Give preference to the procurement of alternative chemicals, 
products, and manufacturing processes that reduce overall risks to human 
health and the environment by lessening the depletion of ozone in the 
upper atmosphere.
    (b) In preparing specifications and purchase descriptions, and in 
the acquisition of supplies and services, agencies shall:
    (1) Comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Clean Air Act, 
Executive Order 13148, and 40 CFR 82.84(a) (2), (3), (4), and (5); and
    (2) Substitute safe 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(r).

[60 FR 28500, May 31, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 31645, June 20, 1996; 68 
FR 43869, July 24, 2003]