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Regulatory www.aeropres.com Doug RaymonD Issues Raymond Regulatory Resources www.inhalant.org SCAQMD On Dec. 7, 2012, The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will hold a www.coster.com hearing on their Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). At this hearing, the board will vote on the AQMP. One small section of this AQMP could have significant impact on our Industry. Provision CTS-04 in the AQMP requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to revise the low vapor pressure volatile organic compound (LVP-VOC) definition. The newest version of www.dscontainers.com the AQMP removed the word “eliminate” from this provision and changed it to “revise.” This issue should not be new information for you. Our industry has been dealing with this since early July of this year. This provision, if adopted, will have long lasting effects on our industry. LVP- VOCs have been used to justify almost all of the VOC limits that have been adopted in the last decade or more. Industry has used LVP-VOC to replace higher, more reactive VOCs, thus have www.diversifiedcpc.com significantly reduced VOC emissions. The Dec. 7 meeting should only be the beginning of our fight on this issue. At the end of January, CARB will have a hearing on the AQMP. If you cannot make this meeting, plan to make the January meeting. In addition, send in comments to CARB. Industry needs to push back hard on this issue; otherwise, we will end up without any tools to reformulate our products. I must say www.gerstungaerosol.com this again—this is a significant issue for the Industry. Get involved and stay involved! CARB The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued the preliminary assessments for the www.ikimfg.com 2012/2013 year. The notices went out on Oct. 18, 2012. Industry has 60 days to review the notice and comment to CARB. If you are going to contest the fee, then the sooner the better. Remember, you only have 60 days to supply CARB with information. This means that your company has until Dec. 17, 2012 to contest the fee notice. www.itwsexton.com CARB Future Effective limits Starting on Jan. 1, 2013 new limits for several categories will become effective. In addition, more restrictions on toxic compounds, GWP compounds and alkylphonol ethoxylate surfactants Aerosol www.mbc-aerosol.com become effective. See the October issue of Spray Technology for complete listings. Green Chemistry www.oystar-group.com The Dept. of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) in California is reviewing the comments on their proposed Safer Consumer Product regulation. Industry and non-government organizations (NGOs) submitted numerous comments. Industry is expecting DTSC to release a revised proposed regulation after reviewing the comments for further comment. The next comment period will likely only be for thirty days, thus we will need to quickly review and comment on the www.precisepackaging.com proposed regulation. www.terco.com 10 Spray December 2012


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