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104 STAT. 2664 PUBLIC LAW 101-549—NOV. 15, 1990 vehicle air conditioners involving refrigerant and that each individual authorized by such person to perform such service is properly trained and certified; or "(B) that such person is performing such service at an entity which serviced fewer than 100 motor vehicle air conditioners in 1991. "(2) Effective January 1, 1993, each person who certified under paragraph (1)(B) shall submit a certification under paragraph (I)(A). "(3) Each certification under this subsection shall contain the name and address of the person certifying under this subsection and the serial number of each unit of approved recycling equipment acquired by such person and shall be signed and attested by the owner or another responsible officer. Certifications under paragraph (I)(A) may be made by submitting the required information to the Administrator on a standard form provided by the manufacturer of certified refrigerant recycling equipment. "(e) SMALL CONTAINERS OF CLASS I OR CLASS II SUBSTANCES.— Effective 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or distribute, or offer for sale or distribution, in interstate commerce to any person (other than a person performing service for consideration on motor vehicle air-conditioning systems in compliance with this section) any class I or class II substance that is suitable for use as a refrigerant in a motor vehicle air-conditioning system and that is in a container which contains less than 20 pounds of such refrigerant. 42 USC 76711. "SEC. 610. NONESSENTIAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING CHLOROFLUORO- CARBONS. " (a) REGULATIONS.— The Administrator shall promulgate regulations to carry out the requirements of this section within 1 year after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. "(b) NONESSENTIAL PRODUCTS.—The regulations under this section shall identify nonessential products that releeise class I substances into the environment (including any release occurring during manufacture, use, storage, or disposal) and prohibit any person from selling or distributing any such product, or offering any such product for sale or distribution, in interstate commerce. At a minimum, such prohibition shall apply to— "(1) chlorofluorocarbon-propelled plastic party streamers and noise horns, "(2) chlorofluorocarbon-containing cleaning fiuids for noncommercial electronic and photographic equipment, and "(3) other consumer products that are determined by the Administrator— "(A) to release class I substances into the environment (including any release occurring during manufacture, use, storage, or disposal), and "(B) to be nonessential. In determining whether a product is nonessential, the Administrator shall consider the purpose or intended use of the product, the technological availability of substitutes for such product and for such class I substance, safety, health, and other relevant factors. "(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Effective 24 months after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or distribute, or offer for sale or distribution, in