CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 191Copies of the ISOR and the full text of the proposed
regulatory language, may be accessed on CARB’s web-
site listed below, or may be obtained from the Public In-
formation Office, California Air Resources Board,
1001 I Street, Visitors and Environmental Services
Center, First Floor, Sacramento, California, 95814, onJanuary 30, 2018.
Further, the agency representative to whom nonsub-
stantive inquiries concerning the proposed administra-
tive action may be directed is Bradley Bechtold, Regu-
lations Coordinator, at (916) 322−6533. The Board staff
has compiled a record for this rulemaking action, which
includes all the information upon which the proposal is
based. This material is available for inspection upon re-
quest to the contact persons.
HEARING PROCEDURES
The public hearing will be conducted in accordance
with the California Administrative Procedure Act,Government Code, title 2, division 3, part 1, chapter 3.5
(commencing with section 11340). Following the pub-
lic hearing, the Board may take action to approve for
adoption the regulatory language as originally pro-posed, or with non−substantial or grammatical modifi-
cations. The Board may also approve for adoption the
proposed regulatory language with other modifications
if the text as modified is sufficiently related to the origi-
nally proposed text that the public was adequately
placed on notice and that the regulatory language as
modified could result from the proposed regulatory ac-
tion. If this occurs, the full regulatory text, with themodifications clearly indicated, will be made available
to the public, for written comment, at least 15 days be-
fore final adoption.
The public may request a copy of the modified regu-
latory text from CARB’s Public Information Office,
California Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Visitors
and Environmental Services Center, First Floor, Sacra-mento, California, 95814.
FINAL STATEMENT OF
REASONS A V AILABILITY
Upon its completion, the Final Statement of Reasons
(FSOR) will be available and copies may be requestedfrom the agency contact persons in this notice, or may
be accessed on CARB’s website listed below.
INTERNET ACCESS
This notice, the ISOR and all subsequent regulatory
documents, including the FSOR, when completed, areavailable on CARB’s website for this rulemaking athttp://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2018/casnap/
casnap.htm .
TITLE 20. CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION
Portable Electric Spas and Battery Charger Systems
Appliance Efficiency Rulemaking
California Energy Commission
Docket No. 18−AAER−02
The California Energy Commission proposes to
modify existing appliance efficiency regulations forportable electric spas to clarify the scope, update theperformance standard, update the test procedure, and
add a labeling requirement. The Commission proposes
to modify existing marking requirements in the appli-ance ef ficiency regulations for battery char gers.
NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING
IS SCHEDULED
The date set for the adoption of regulations at a public
hearing is as follows:
Commission Business Meeting
April 11, 2018Beginning 10:00 a.m. (Pacific T ime)
California Energy Commission
1516 9th Street 
Sacramento, CA 95814Rosenfeld Hearing Room
(Wheelchair accessible)
Audio for the adoption hearing will be broadcast over
the internet. Details regarding the Commission’s
webcast can be found at www .energy.ca.gov/webcast
.
If you have a disability and require assistance to par-
ticipate in these hearings, please contact Poneh Jones at
(916) 654−4425 at least 5 days in advance.
ORAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Interested persons may present oral and written state-
ments, arguments, or contentions regarding the pro-posed regulations at the hearing, or, prior to the hearing,
may submit written comments to the Commission for
consideration no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 19,2018. The Commission appreciates receiving writtencomments at the earliest possible date.
Please submit comments to the Commission using
the Commission’s e−commenting feature by going tothe Commission’s appliance efficiency rulemakingwebpage at http://energy.ca.gov/appliances/CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 1922018−AAER−02/  and click on the “Submit e−com-
ment” link. A full name, e−mail address, comment title,
and either a comment or an attached document (.doc,.docx, or .pdf format) is mandatory. After a challenge−
response test used by the system to ensure that respons-
es are generated by a human user and not a computer,click on the “Agree & Submit Your Comment” buttonto submit the comment to the Commission’s Docket
Unit.
Please note that written comments, attachments, and
associated contact information included within thewritten comments and attachments, (e.g., your address,
phone, email, etc.) become part of the viewable public
record.
You are encouraged to use the electronic filing sys-
tem, described above, to submit comments. All written
comments submitted prior to the hearing must be sub-mitted to the docket unit. If you are unable to submitelectronically, a paper copy of your comments may be
sent to:
Docket Unit
California Energy CommissionDocket No. 18−AAER−02
1516 9th Street, MS−4 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 654−5076
Or e−mail them to: Docket@energy .ca.gov
PUBLIC ADVISER
The Commission’s Public Adviser’s Office is avail-
able to assist any person who wishes to participate inthis proceeding. For assistance from the Public Advis-er’s Office, please call (916) 654−4489 or toll−free in
California at (800) 822−6228 or contact
publicadviser@energy.ca.gov
.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(2) and 
1 California Code of Regulations 14
Authority: Sections 25213, 25218(e), and 25402(c),
Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections25216.5(d) and 25402(c), Public Resources Code.
INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT
OVERVIEW — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(3)
Existing laws and r egulations related directly to the
proposed action and effect of the proposedrulemaking — Government Code section
11346.5(a)(3)(A).Existing law requires the Energy Commission to re-
duce the inefficient consumption of energy and water
by prescribing efficiency standards and other cost−effective measures for appliances that require a signifi-
cant amount of energy and water to operate on a
statewide basis. Such standards must be technological-
ly feasible and attainable and must not result in anyadded total cost to the consumer over the designed life
of the appliance.
Existing law also requires the Energy Commission, in
determining cost−ef fectiveness, to consider the value of
the water or energy saved, the effect on product ef ficacy
for the consumer, and the life−cycle cost to the con-
sumer of complying with the standard. The Commis-sion also must consider other relevant factors including,
but not limited to, the effect on housing costs, the total
statewide costs and benefits of the standard over thelifetime of the standard, the economic effect on Califor-
nia businesses, and alternative approaches and the asso-
ciated co sts.
The Appliance Efficiency Regulations (T itle 20, Sec-
tions 1601−1609 of the California Code of Regulations)
contain definitions, test procedures, labeling require-
ments, and efficiency standards for state− and federal-
ly−regulated appliances. Appliance manufacturers are
required to certify to the California Energy Commis-sion that their products meet all applicable state and fed-
eral regulations pertaining to efficiency before their
products can be included in the Commission’s database
of approved appliances to be sold or offered for sale
within California. Appliance ener gy efficiency is iden-
tified as a key to achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG)emission reduction goals of Assembly Bill 32 (Stats.2006, ch. 488), as well as the recommendations con-
tained in the California Air Resources Board’s Climate
Change Scoping Plan and Updates.
Energy efficiency regulations are also identified as
key components in reducing electrical energy con-
sumption in the Energy Commission’s 2013 Integrated
Energy Policy Report (IEPR) and the California Public
Utilities Commission’s 2011 update to its Energy Effi-
ciency Strategic Plan. Finally, Governor Brown identi-
fied reduced energy consumption through efficiencystandards as a key strategy for achieving his 2030 GHG
reduction goals, which was codified in SB 350 (Stats.
2015, ch. 547), which requires the state’s utilities to
achieve a cumulative doubling of energy efficiencysavings by 2030.
PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPAS
Existing regulations establish appliance efficiency
standards for portable electric spas manufactured on or
after January 1, 2006, which require portable electricspas be tested, meet a performance−based standard, andCALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 193be certified to the Energy  Commission’s appliance effi-
ciency database. The existing efficiency standard mea-
sures the performance of all portable electric spas instandby mode. The existing test procedure sets uniform
testing conditions and measuring procedures for all por-
table electric spas. Existing law also requires all porta-ble electric spas be marked with the manufacturername, brand name, or trademark; the model number;
and the date of manufacture.
The proposed regulations would maintain the exist-
ing scope, covering standard spas, exercise spas, com-bination spas, and inflatable spas. The proposed regula-
tions would improve the efficiency standards for stan-
dard spas, exercise spas, and combination spas manu-factured on or after June 1, 2019 and add a new ef ficien-
cy standard for inflatable spas manufactured on or after
June 1, 2019. The proposed regulations would alsoamend the test procedure to ANSI/APSP/ICC−14 2014,
American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa
Energy Efficiency beginning June 1, 2019. The pro-
posed regulations would add definitions for the sub-groups of portable electric spas to enable implementa-tion of the updated test methods and standby power
standard. The proposed regulations would institute a la-
bel requirement for all portable electric spas manufac-tured on or after June 1, 2019. Lastly, the proposed regu-
lations would also modify the data submittal require-
ments to collect information that is needed to confirm
compliance with these requ irements.
BATTERY CHARGERS
Existing law requires manufacturers to mark all bat-
tery charger systems with a “BC” inside a circle on theproduct nameplate that houses the battery charging ter-
minals or on the retail packaging and, if included, the
cover page of the instructions.
Existing law requires battery chargers that are feder-
ally regulated consumer products to meet federal effi-
ciency standards if manufactured on or after June 13,
2018. At that time, the federal efficiency standards will
preempt any inconsistent state efficiency standards forthese products as a matter of law. Existing federal law
does not require federally regulated battery charger sys-
tems to be marked with a “BC” inside a circle.
The proposed regulations would modify the existing
law by making the “BC” marking requirement applica-
ble only to state−regulated battery char gers, eliminating
the need to provide the “BC” mark for battery char gers
that are federally regulated consumer products.
Difference from existing comparable federal
regulation or statute — Government Code section
11346.5(a)(3)(B).The Energy Commission has determined that there
are no existing, comparable federal regulations or
statutes that address the energy efficiency standards,testing, certification, or marking requirements in Cali-
fornia Code of Regulations, title 20, sections 1602
−1607, for portable electric spas.
The Energy Commission has determined that there
are no existing, comparable federal regulations or
statutes that address the marking requirements in Cali-
fornia Code of Regulations, title 20, section 1607, forbattery chargers. There are, however, existing federalregulations for battery char gers concerning matters oth-
er than marking that will take effect on June 13, 2018.
The regulations proposed here would eliminate the spe-cific marking requirement for federally regulated bat-
tery chargers, making the two laws consistent.
Policy statement overview regarding broad
objectives of the regulations and the specific benefits
anticipated by the proposed amendments —
Government Code section 1 1346.5(a)(3)(C).
PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPAS
The broad objectives of this rulemaking are to in-
crease energy efficiency savings in the state by estab-
lishing energy ef ficiency standards for portable electric
spas, appliances that are prevalent in the state and forwhich cost−ef fective standards can be established. It is
estimated that over one million spas are installed in Cal-
ifornia and tens of thousands are sold each year. Thereare many portable electric spa components that offeropportunities for increased ener gy ef ficiency, including
heating elements, pump and motor combinations, insu-
lation, and the cover.
The specific benefits anticipated by the proposed por-
table electric spas regulations include achieving energy
efficiency gains. Overall, these regulations help protectpublic health and safety and the environment by saving
approximately 118 gigawatt hours per year from the
standby power standard, after full stock turnover, re-
ducing greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions,
primarily from lower generation in hydrocarbon−burn-
ing power plants, such as natural gas power plants. In
addition, the proposed standard would save consumers
about $22 million in electricity bills after stockturnover. Labeling portable electric spa units will lead
to energy savings by educating consumers to choose a
more ef ficient unit. The education component on the la-
bel has the ability to potentially save an additional 124gigawatt hours per year, saving consumers $23 million
in electricity bills after full stock turnover. These regu-
lations combined will benefit businesses and con-sumers by reducing electricity bills by $45 million peryear.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 194BATTERY CHARGERS
The broad objective of this rulemaking is to modify
the “BC” marking requirements for battery charger sys-
tems so that they only apply to state−regulated battery
chargers instead of applying to both state− and federal-
ly−regulated battery chargers, to improve the imple-
mentation and reduce the costs of the existing regula-
tions.
The specific benefits of the proposed battery charger
regulations are to reduce the burden on manufacturers
having to otherwise mark with a “BC” battery charger
systems that are sold or offered for sale in California,but not having to mark such systems if sold elsewhere inthe United States. Aligning the state and federal re-
quirements for marking battery chargers will improve
clarity for manufacturers.
Inconsistency or incompatibility with existing state
regulations — Government Code section
11346.5(a)(3)(D).
The proposed regulations are not inconsistent or in-
compatible with existing state regulations. There are no
other state regulations that address the efficiency stan-
dards, testing, marking, or certification requirements in
California Code of Regulations, title 20, sections 1602
−1607, for portable electric spas or battery chargers. Af-
ter conducting a review for any regulations that would
relate to or af fect this area, the Energy Commission has
concluded that these are the only regulations that con-
cern this rulemaking in California.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE —
1 California Code of Regulations Section 20(c)(3)
The Energy Commission proposes to incorporate one
document listed below by reference. Pursuant to Cali-fornia Code of Regulations, title 1, section 20, this doc-
ument is available for review at the Commission at 1516
Ninth Street, Sacramento, California 95814 starting
February 2, 2018, weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ANSI/APSP/ICC−14 2014 is also available directly
from the publishing entity for a nominal fee. All avail-
able contact information, including internet addresses,
physical addresses, and phone numbers for this entityhas been provided. This document is copyrighted, how-
ever, and copies cannot be provided directly by the En-
ergy Commission without violating the documents’terms of use.
In this rulemaking, the affected public consists of
manufacturers of portable electric spas and test labora-
tories that are hired by these entities to conduct the re-quired testing. Many of these companies likely already
have the required document, and if not, this documentwould only need to be procured once no matter how
many models the manufacturers would be testing and
certifying to the Energy Commission’s database.Therefore, the Commission has determined that the cost
to obtain this document is nominal for the entities that
are subject to these regulations. Because the documentwill be available for viewing at the Ener gy Commission
and because the fee for obtaining copies of the docu-
ment is a nominal one−time expense that can be easily
absorbed by the entities being regulated, the Commis-sion concludes that this document is reasonably avail-able to the af fected public in conformance with Califor-
nia Code of Regulations, title 1, section 20(c).
The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
ANSI/APSP/ICC−14 2014, American National Stan-
dard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Ef ficiency.
Copies available from:
The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals 
2111 Eisenhower A venue
Alexandria, V A  22314−4695
Phone: (703) 838−0083www.asps.org
LOCAL MANDATE DETERMINATION —
 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(5)
The proposed regulations will not impose a mandate
on local agencies or school districts.
FISCAL IMPACTS  — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(6)
Cost or Savings to Any State Agencies . No public
agency would necessarily incur costs or savings in rea-
sonable compliance with these regulations. Portableelectric spas are not appliances typically purchased bygovernmental agencies, so any potential change to the
price of these appliances as a result of these regulations
would be unlikely to have any impact on state agencies.
The change to the battery charger regulations would not
result in any costs or savings to state agencies purchas-
ing battery chargers as they do not change the underly-
ing efficiency standards.
Cost to Local Agencies or School Districts Requiring
Reimbursement . As generally applicable requirements,
the proposed regulations will not impose on local agen-cies or school districts any costs for which GovernmentCode sections 17500−17630 require reimbursement.
Other Nondiscretionary Cost or Savings Imposed
Upon Local Agencies . The proposed regulations will
not result in any other nondiscretionary cost or savingsto local agencies.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 195Cost or Savings in Federal Funding to the State . The
proposed regulations will not result in any cost or sav-
ings in federal funding to the state.
HOUSING COSTS —  
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(12)
The proposed regulations would not have a signifi-
cant ef fect on housing costs.
INITIAL DETERMINATION RE SIGNIFICANT
STATEWIDE ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACT
DIRECTLY AFFECTING BUSINESS, INCLUDING
ABILITY TO COMPETE — 
Government Code Sections 11346.3(a),
11346.5(a)(7), and 11346.5(a)(8)
PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPAS
The Energy Commission has determined that the pro-
posed regulations for portable electric spas will not
have a significant, statewide adverse economic impact
directly af fecting business. This determination includes
the ability of California businesses to compete withbusinesses in other states, because the monetary savings
resulting from the energy consumption savings out-
weigh the cost to improve the efficiency of portableelectric spas.
For portable electric spas, the proposed regulations
can be met by implementing common and relatively in-
expensive design changes. These design changes mayrequire manufacturers to include better insulation in the
spa and in the spa cover, such as increasing the R−value
of the foam, applying uniform insulation within thebody of the spa, adding radiant barriers, and by improv-
ing the control settings of the spa. The costs to incorpo-
rate these changes are added to the retail price of the unit
but do not exceed the benefits of an efficient portableelectric spa. Furthermore, based on the data available in
the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database
(MAEDBS), approximately 77 percent of the portable
electric spas (excluding inflatable spas) that are current-
ly being sold meet the proposed standard. Thus, the pro-
posed efficiency standard can be met by incorporating
existing efficiency technologies in portable electricspas. Finally, consumers of portable electric spas arenot generally price−sensitive, so the increase in the ini-
tial cost of a spa is not likely to have any discernable im-
pact on the number of spas sold in the state, and there-fore no adverse impact to California businesses thatmanufacture and sell portable electric spas is expected.BATTERY CHARGERS
The Energy Commission has determined that the pro-
posed regulations for battery chargers will not have asignificant, statewide adverse economic impact direct-
ly affecting business, including the ability of California
businesses to compete with businesses in other states.The proposed regulations merely remove the require-
ment to mark battery char gers that are federally regulat-
ed consumer products, thus reducing manufacturers’cost to comply with the existing regulations without re-
ducing the efficiency requirements or savings of the
regulations.
STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(10)
Creation or elimination of jobs within the state:
No new jobs will be created and no existing jobs will
be eliminated by the proposed regulations.
Creation of new businesses or the elimination of
existing businesses within the state:
No new businesses will be created and no existing
businesses will be eliminated by the proposed
regulations.
Expansion of businesses currently doing business
within the state:
The proposed regulations may result in a slight ex-
pansion of businesses currently doing business in the
state.
Benefits of the regulation to the health and welfare of
California residents, worker safety, and the state’s
environment:
The proposed regulations will benefit California resi-
dents by ensuring that portable electric spas purchasedare energy efficient. In addition, the Energy Commis-
sion does not anticipate any benefits to worker safety as
a result of the proposed regulations because this regula-tory action will not impact working conditions or work-
er safety. The implementation of the proposed regula-
tions for portable electric spas will benefit the state’s en-
vironment by reducing energy consumption, and there-
fore lowering emissions of air pollutants, including
greenhouse gases.
There are no benefits of the regulation associated
with health, welfare, worker safety, or the state’s envi-ronment associated with the proposed regulations for
battery charger marking.
Accordingly, the Energy Commission has deter-
mined that the proposed regulatory action will not have
a significant impact on business.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 196COST IMPACTS ON REPRESENTATIVE PERSON
OR BUSINESS — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(9)
For portable electric spas, a representative business
would not incur any additional costs from the proposed
regulations. Implementation of the proposed test proce-
dure will not result in added manufacturer costs because
other than the water temperature and ambient air tem-
perature testing conditions, the proposed test procedure
is relatively the same compared to the existing test pro-
cedure. The Energy Commission concluded and is notaware of any cost impacts that a representative private
person or business would necessarily incur in reason-
able compliance with the proposed action.
For battery chargers, a representative business would
not incur any additional costs from the proposed regula-
tions. The proposed regulations eliminate the need to
mark some types of battery chargers, potentially reduc-
ing manufacturers’ cost of compliance compared to theexisting regulations by allowing products sold nation-
wide to also be sold in California without unique mark-
ing. The Energy Commission concluded and is notaware of any cost impacts that a representative private
person or business would necessarily incur in reason-
able compliance with the proposed action.
BUSINESS REPORT  — 
Government Code Sections 11346.5(a)(11) and
11346.3(d)
The proposed regulations impose a new label require-
ment on manufacturers of portable electric spas andtherefore require additional reporting costs for busi-
nesses. Over a 10−year period, the Ener gy Commission
anticipates the cost to design, develop, and adhere the
label to the product will cost manufacturers of standard
spas or exercise spas, approximately $681 per year. Formanufacturers of combination spas, the cost over 10
years would be approximately $265 per year over 10
years. And for inflatable spa manufacturers the cost
over three years will be approximately $845 per year.
The proposed regulations do not impose any new data
reporting requirements related to battery char gers.
It is necessary for the health, safety, or welfare of the
people of the state that these regulations apply to busi-nesses. As discussed above, improving energy ef ficien-
cy of appliances sold in California is an important state
goal with public health and safety and environmental
benefits.SMALL BUSINESS IMPACTS — 1 California Code
of Regulations Section 4(a) and (b)
For purposes of this analysis, the Energy Commis-
sion used the consolidated definition of small businesscontained in Government Code section
11346.3(b)(4)(B). The Commission has determined
that the proposed regulations will affect small business.
These regulations would affect businesses, includingthose independently owned and operated and not domi-
nant in their field of operation, involved in manufactur-
ing portable electric spas and battery chargers, as wellas businesses involved in the retail and wholesale trade
of portable electric spas and battery chargers. These
small businesses are legally required to comply with the
regulations. The regulations do not uniquely affectsmall businesses and will not yield any unique costs or
savings to small businesses.
ALTERNATIVES STATEMENT — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(13)
The Energy Commission must determine that no rea-
sonable alternative considered by the agency , or that has
otherwise been identified and brought to the attention ofthe agency, would be more effective in carrying out thepurpose for which the action is proposed, would be as
effective and less burdensome to affected private per-
sons than the proposed action, or would be more cost−
effective to affected private persons and equally effec-tive in implementing the statutory policy or other provi-
sion of law.
CONTACT PERSON — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(14)
Inquiries concerning all aspects of the rulemaking
process, including the substance of the proposed regu-lations, should be directed to Angelica Romo−Ramos at
Angelica.Romo@energy.ca.gov
 or (916) 654−4147.
The designated backup contact person is Jessica Lopez
at (916) 654−5125 or by e−mail atJessica.Lopez@energy.ca. gov
.
COPIES OF THE INITIAL STATEMENT OF
REASONS AND THE TEXT — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(16)
The Energy Commission has prepared an initial state-
ment of reasons for the proposed regulations, has avail-
able all the information upon which this proposal isbased, and has available the express terms of the pro-posed action. To obtain a copy of any of this informa-CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2018, VOLUME NO. 5-Z
 197tion, please visit the Commission’s website at:
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?
docketnumber=18−AAER−02  or contact Angelica
Romo−Ramos at Angelica.Romo@energy.ca.gov  or
(916) 654−4147.
A V AILABILITY OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES
TO ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR AT LEAST 15
DAYS PRIOR TO AGENCY
ADOPTION/REPEAL/AMENDMENT OF
RESULTING REGULATIONS — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(18)
Participants should be aware that any of the proposed
regulations could be substantively changed as a result
of public comment, staff recommendation, or recom-
mendations from Commissioners. Moreover, changesto the proposed regulations not indicated in the express
terms could be considered if they improve the clarity or
effectiveness of the regulations. If the Commissionconsiders changes to the proposed regulations pursuant
to Government Code section 11346.8, a full copy of the
text will be available for review at least 15 days prior to
the date on which the Commission adopts or amends theresulting regulations.
COPY OF THE FINAL STATEMENT
OF REASONS — 
Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(19)
At the conclusion of the rulemaking, persons may ob-
tain a copy of the final statement of reasons once it has
been prepared by visiting the Commission’s website at:
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?
docketnumber=18−AAER−02  or contacting Angelica
Romo−Ramos at Angelica.Romo@energy.ca.gov  or
(916) 654−4147.
INTERNET ACCESS  — 
Government Code Sections 11346.4(a)(6) and
11346.5(a)(20)
The Energy Commission maintains a website in order
to facilitate public access to documents prepared andconsidered as part of this rulemaking proceeding. Doc-
uments prepared by the Commission for this rulemak-
ing, including this Notice of Proposed Action, the Ex-
press Terms, and the Initial Statement of Reasons havebeen posted at: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/
DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=18−AAER−02 .NEWS MEDIA INQUIRIES
News media inquiries should be directed to the Media
and Public Communications Office at (916) 654−4989,
or by e−mail at mediaof fice@energy.ca.gov .
TITLE 22/MPP. DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES
 
                            ORD #0217−09
ITEM # 1 Post−adoption Contact Agr eement
The CDSS hereby gives notice of the proposed regu-
latory action(s) described below. Any person interested
may present statements or arguments orally or in writ-
ing relevant to the proposed regulations at a public hear-
ing to be held on March 21, 2018, at the followingaddress:
Office Building # 8
744 P St., Room 103 
Sacramento, California
The public hearing will convene at 10:00 a.m. and
will remain open only as long as attendees are present-
ing testimony. The purpose of the hearing is to receivepublic testimony, not to engage in debate or discussion.
The Department will adjourn the hearing immediately
following the completion of testimony presentations.
The above−referenced facility is accessible to persons
with disabilities. If you are in need of a language inter-
preter at the hearing (including sign language), please
notify the Department at least two weeks prior to the
hearing.
Statements or arguments relating to the proposals
may also be submitted in writing, e−mail or by facsimile
to the address/number listed below. All comments must
be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2018.
Following the public hearing CDSS may thereafter
adopt the proposals substantially as described below or
may modify the proposals if the modifications are suffi-ciently related to the original text. With the exception ofnonsubstantive, technical or grammatical changes, the
full text of any modified proposal will be available for
15 days prior to its adoption to all persons who testify orsubmit written comments during the public comment
period and all persons who request notification. Please
address requests for regulations as modified to theagency representative identified below.
Copies of the express terms of the proposed regula-
tions and the Initial Statement of Reasons are available
from the office listed below. This notice, the InitialStatement of Reasons and the text of the proposed regu-
lations are available on the internet at CDSS  Public