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Public Workshop to Discuss Amendments to the Regulation to Limit Ozone Emissions From Indoor Air Cleaners

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a public workshop on June 3, 2019 to discuss amendments to the indoor air cleaner regulation. The regulation was adopted by CARB in 2007 to limit ozone emitted from indoor air cleaning devices in order to protect public health.  All portable air cleaning devices sold in California must meet testing, labeling, and notification requirements in order to be certified by CARB.

At the workshop, staff will discuss proposed amendments intended to strengthen, streamline and update the regulation.  These include changes to the types of air cleaning devices that will be covered by the regulation, changes to requirements for certification, and modifications to the current list of industrial exemptions. This meeting is an opportunity to discuss specific amendments with stakeholders.

The workshop will be held at the time and location shown below:

DATE:                Monday, June 3, 2019
TIME:                9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PST
LOCATION:       California Environmental Protection Agency
                          California Air Resources Board | Sierra Hearing Room
                          1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814

Directions to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s (Cal/EPA) headquarters and public transit can be found at the Cal/EPA website.

For those unable to attend in person, this workshop will be webcast. A webcast link is posted online and a link can be found below. 

Webcast

Comment Submission

Comments may be provided orally at the workshop, in writing, or both. Emailed comments may be submitted to air cleaners. Email submittal is strongly preferred for written comments; however, comments may be mailed to:

Julia Gress
Research Division, 5th floor
California Air Resources Board
P.O. Box 2815
1001 “I” Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Comments are requested by June 30, 2019; however, comments received after this date will be accepted.

Materials for this workshop, including a meeting agenda, will be posted to our webpage prior to the workshop. To receive notices of upcoming activities on the air cleaner regulation, please sign up for the mailing list.

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Background

CARB adopted the indoor air cleaner regulation in 2007, setting a 0.050 parts per million (ppm) ozone emission concentration limit on portable indoor air cleaning devices that are manufactured, sold, or offered for sale for use in California, including those purchased through online sales. Devices must be tested by a CARB-approved laboratory in accordance with the type of device. The regulation includes specific labeling and notification requirements, as well as exemptions.  A fact sheet with compliance information for manufacturers of air cleaning devices is found online.

If you require special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format or language, please contact Ms. Candace Clawson at (916) 322-6021 as soon as possible. TIY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for California Relay Service.

Staff welcomes and encourages your participation in this effort. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Julia Gress, Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 324-9233 or Dr. Pat Wong, Manager, Indoor Exposure Assessment Section, at (916) 323-1505.