Regulatory Issues Doug Raymond Raymond Regulatory Resources www.aeropres.com www.inhalant.org www.coster.com www.dscontainers.com www.diversifiedcpc.com www.ikimfg.com www.itwsexton.com www.mbc-aerosol.com www.montebellopkg.com www.precisepackaging.com www.terco.com 8 Spray December 2013 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues their work on Consumer Products. On Oct. 23, the CARB research division held its first meeting on the Low Vapor Pressure (LVP) Research Study Contracts to be conducted by University of California, Riverside (UCR) and the University of California, Davis (UCD). During the meeting, both universities explained the activities they will preform on the LVPs during their individual studies. After the presentations, the universities requested a list of chemicals to be tested from the Industry. Industry has developed a list and presented it to CARB. We hope, as we go to press, that by the end of November this list will have been completed. On Nov. 5, CARB held another meeting to discuss finalization of the Sept. 26 board hearing amendments and a preview of future activities. CARB should release the fifteen-day notice for the board hearing soon. As far as future activities go, the next steps for CARB will be to develop surveys for the industry. Likely the industry will work with CARB through the first part 2014. Then the survey will likely be released around the middle of 2014. Therefore, next year we will be busy with developing survey forms and monitoring LVP research. A reminder: as of the end of this year the following changes at CARB take place (chart at right). Remember, any product made before this deadline and properly date coded can be sold for three years. Continued on page 53 CARB Upcoming CARB Future Effective Limits for 12/31/13 Product Category EfffectiveDate Current VOC % New VOC % Furniture Maintenance Product Aerosol 12/31/2013 17 12 Heavy-duty Hand Cleaner or Soap Non-aerosol 12/31/2013 1 Flying Bug* Insecticide Aerosol 12/31/2013 25 20 Wasp or Hornet* Insecticide 12/31/2013 40 10 Anti-Seize Lubricant Aerosol 12/31/20 13 40 Non-aerosol 12/31/20 1 33 Cutting or Tapping Oil Aerosol 12/31/2013 25 Non-Aerosol 12/31/2013 3 Gear, Chain, or Wire Lubricant Aerosol 12/31/2013 25 Non-aerosol 12/31/2013 3 Multi-purpose Lubricant (excluding solid or semisolid products) 12/31/2013 50 25 Penetrant 12/31/2013 50 25 Rust Preventative or Rust Control Lubricant Aerosol 12/31/2013 25 Non-aerosol 12/31/2013 3 Multi-purpose Solvent 12/31/2013 3 Paint Thinner 12/31/2013 30 3 * The effective date of the VOC standards specified in subsection (a) is one year after the date specified in the Table of Standards.
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