Assembly Bill 1879 (2008) - required DTSC to adopt regulations establishing a process to: 1.Identify...
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California’s Safer Consumer Products Regulations
Overview and Implementation
April 9, 2014
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Assembly Bill 1879 (2008) - required DTSC to adopt regulations establishing a process to:1. Identify and prioritize chemicals in consumer products with
potential to cause adverse public health or environmental impacts
2. Evaluate safer alternatives
Shared vision - a science-based process to drive markets toward safer products
DTSC’s interpretation – manufacturers should ask: “is it necessary?”
What are the Safer Consumer Products Regulations?
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1. Chemicals
2. Products(Product-Chemical
Combinations)
3. Alternatives Analysis
Candidate Chemicals List
Priority Products
Alternatives Selection
4. Regulatory Response
SCP Regulation – How it Works
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Anyone may petition DTSC to add / remove a chemical, chemical list, or product
High priority for petitions by federal and California regulatory programs
Chemicals & Products Petition Process
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Manageable universe of substances for prioritization
List of lists approach minimizes surprises and facilitates stakeholder acceptance
Sends immediate signals to the marketplace
Deters regrettable substitutions
Why “Candidate Chemicals”?
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Proposed list of 3 product-chemical combinations released March 13, 2014:
o Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Systems containing unreacted diisocyanates
o Children’s Foam Padded Sleeping Products containing Tris (1,3-dicloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)
o Paint and Varnish Strippers and Surface Cleaners containing methylene chloride
DTSC to propose a 3-year workplan for additional Priority Product listings in October, 2014.
Selection of Initial Priority Products
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External scientific peer review
CEQA
Economic impact analysis
Environmental Policy Council review
Priority Products Listing Process – Additional Procedural Requirements
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Notice of intent to remove chemical of concern or product (within 6 months of PP listing)
Alternatives Assessment Threshold (AAT) - DTSC may include in final PP listing
Petition to de-list (chemical or product)
Regulatory Off-Ramps
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Required after a Priority Product is listed:
To evaluate alternatives to use of COC
AA first stage & Preliminary AA Report
AA second stage & Final AA Report
Alternate Process AA
Alternatives Analysis Process:
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Scope of AA - “A-M” Criteria in Statute
A. Product function/ performance
B. Useful life
C. Materials/resource consumption
D. Water conservation
E. Water quality impacts
F. Air emissions
G. Product use, transportation, energy inputs
H. Energy efficiency
I. Greenhouse gas emissions
J. Waste and end-of-life disposal
K. Public health impacts: sensitive sub-populations
L. Environmental impacts
M. Economic impacts
DTSC required to issue AA guidance before adopting first list of Priority Products
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Responsibility for Compliance
RETAILERS: sell the product in California.-OR-
ASSEMBLERS: assemble products containing Priority Product components
U.S. IMPORTER: imports the product into California.
MANUFACTURER: makes the product or controls the manufacturing process, or has the capacity to specify the chemicals in the product.
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AA final reports posted - allow for redaction of trade secrets
Public comment period for final AA Report
DTSC will review comments to determine which warrant a response from manufacturer
Transparency
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No action
Additional information to DTSC
Additional information to consumer
Additional safety measures
Use Restrictions/Prohibitions on Sales
End-of-life product stewardship
R&D funding
Potential Regulatory Responses
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Initial Candidate Chemicals
- Septemb
er 26, 2013
First proposed Priority
Products – March
13, 2014
Adoption of first priority
products – Q2-Q3 2015
PP notification due – Q3-Q4 2015
Preliminary AA
report due –
Q1-Q2 2016
Final AA report due
– Q1-Q2 2017
Regulatory response - unknown
Implementation Timeline
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Objective selection of Priority Products
PP Rulemaking – APA, scientific peer review, economic analysis and EPC review
Lawsuits
More PRA requests
Petitions to add/remove CCs and PPs
Filling data gaps - especially product/market data
Managing data and trade secret information
DTSC resources
Implementation Challenges