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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in the following public webinars to discuss proposed regulatory amendments to further reduce consumer product volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and improve Consumer Products Regulation transparency, enforceability, and effectiveness. These three public webinars are open to all interested stakeholders and will be held at the dates and times shown below. Call-in information is provided below for those unable to participate by webinar.
First Webinar: Proposed Test Method 310 Amendments and Associated Consumer Products Regulations Updates
DATE: July 2, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
CALL-IN #: (631) 992-3221
PASSCODE: 639-984-759
This webinar will include CARB discussion of proposed amendments to 'Method 310: Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Consumer Products and Reactive Organic Compounds (ROC) in Aerosol Coating Products', and associated updates to the Consumer Product Regulation.
Second Webinar: Proposed Sunset of Two-Percent Fragrance Exemption, Product Label Definition Update (to Include Web-Base Claims), and Energized Electrical Cleaner Definition Amendment
DATE: July 9, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CALL-IN #: (415) 655-0060
PASSCODE: 646-291-410
At this webinar CARB staff will describe its proposals to: 1) sunset the two-percent fragrance exemption for most regulated product categories; 2) include product claims a manufacturer makes on its internet site in the definition of a product label for product classification purposes; and 3) update the definition of Energized Electrical Cleaner to address product purchase for off-label usage and reduce emissions of air toxics.
Final Webinar: Fourth Consumer Products Regulations Amendment Public Workshop
DATE: July 28, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CALL-IN #: (415) 655-0060
PASSCODE: 732-865-482
Staff looks forward to presenting its draft final proposed Consumer Products Regulations amendments at this public webinar, including CARB's proposals to set or lower VOC content limits for Hair Care Products (Hair Finishing Spray, Dry Shampoo, Hair Shine, and Temporary Hair Color), Personal Fragrance Products, Manual Aerosol Air Freshener, and Aerosol Crawling Bug Insecticide, as well proposed regulatory changes to improve program implementation.
Meeting materials will be posted to our program website prior to each webinar. We look forward to responding to your questions and comments at these three meetings. CARB staff plan to bring draft proposed Consumer Products Regulations Amendments to the Board for consideration in January 2021.
Background
The 2016 State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan requires CARB to develop measures to reduce consumer product VOC emissions in the South Coast Air Basin by 1-2 tons per day (tpd) and 4-5 tpd in 2023 and 2031, respectively, and Statewide by 8-10 tpd by 2031. CARB initiated a rulemaking to meet these targets with an April 12, 2019, public workshop, followed by an extensive public process to evaluate the potential to reduce VOC emissions in 47 consumer product categories. CARB has proposed to set or lower VOC content limits for the most promising categories to meet its emission reduction targets – Hair Care Products (Hair Finishing Spray, Dry Shampoo, Hair Shine, and Temporary Hair Color), Personal Fragrance Products, Manual Aerosol Air Freshener, and Aerosol Crawling Bug Insecticide. CARB also proposed sunsetting the Consumer Product Regulation’s two-percent fragrance exemption for most regulated categories, expanding the definition of a product label to include claims made on a product manufacturer's website, and other strategies to improve Consumer Products Regulations transparency, enforceability, and effectiveness.
Special Accommodation
If you require a special accommodation, need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print), or need assistance in a language other than English, please contact Mr. Joe Calavita, Manager, Consumer Products Implementation Section.
Contact
If you have any questions about these webinars or wish to receive e-mail notification of updates on CARB’s Consumer Products Program, please contact Mr. Josh Berghouse, regulatory development lead staff.
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