CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2016, VOLUME NO. 20-Z
 796The Executive Director of the Commission will re-
view the above–referenced conflict–of–interestcode(s), proposed pursuant to Government Code Sec-
tion 87300, which designate, pursuant to Government
Code Section 87302, employees who must disclose cer-
tain investments, interests in real property and income.
The Executive Director of the Commission, upon her
or its own motion or at the request of any interested per-
son, will approve, or revise and approve, or return the
proposed code(s) to the agency for revision and re–submission within 60 days without further notice.
Any interested person may present statements, argu-
ments or comments, in writing to the Executive Direc-
tor of the Commission, relative to review of the pro-
posed conflict–of–interest code(s). Any written com-ments must be received no later than June 27, 2016. If a
public hearing is to be held, oral comments may be pres-
ented to the Commission at the hearing.
COST TO LOCAL AGENCIES
There shall be no reimbursement for any new or in-
creased costs to local government which may result
from compliance with these codes because these are not
new programs mandated on local agencies by the codes
since the requirements described herein were mandatedby the Political Reform Act of 1974. Therefore, they are
not “costs mandated by the state” as defined in Govern-
ment Code Section 17514.
EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS
AND BUSINESSES
Compliance with the codes has no potential effect on
housing costs or on private persons, businesses or smallbusinesses.
AUTHORITY
Government Code Sections 82011, 87303 and 87304
provide that the Fair Political Practices Commission asthe code–reviewing body for the above conflict–of–
interest codes shall approve codes as submitted, revise
the proposed code and approve it as revised, or return
the proposed code for revision and re–submission.
REFERENCE
Government Code Sections 87300 and 87306 pro-
vide that agencies shall adopt and promulgate conflict–of–interest codes pursuant to the Political Reform Act
and amend their codes when change is necessitated by
changed circumstances.CONTACT
Any inquiries concerning the proposed conflict–of–
interest code(s) should be made to Ivy Branaman, Fair
Political Practices Commission, 428 J Street, Suite 620,Sacramento, California 95814, telephone (916)
322–5660.
A V AILABILITY OF PROPOSED
CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODES
Copies of the proposed conflict–of–interest codes
may be obtained from the Commission offices or the re-
spective agency. Requests for copies from the Commis-
sion should be made to Ivy Branaman, Fair Political
Practices Commission, 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacra-
mento, California 95814, telephone (916) 322–5660.
TITLE 3. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD
AND AGRICULTURE
Division 4. Plant Industry
Chapter 1. Chemistry
Subchapter 1. Fertilizing Materials
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the California
Department of Food and Agriculture (Department) pro-
poses to make changes to the California Code of Regu-
lations (CCR), Title 3, Division 4, Subchapter 1, Sec-
tions 2300, 2300.1, 2303, 2304, 2307, 2308, 2312,
2315, 2319, 2320.1, 2320.2, 2320.5, 2322, 2323, and2324.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Department has not scheduled a public hearing
on this proposed action. However, the Department will
hold a hearing if it receives a written request for a publichearing from any interested person, or his or her autho-
rized representative, no later than 15 days before the
close of the written period.
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD
Any interested person, or his or her authorized
representative, may submit written comments relevant
to the proposed regulatory action to the Department.
Comments may also be submitted via facsimile (FAX)
at (916) 900–5349 or by e–mail to Nick.
Young@cdfa.ca.gov . The written comment period
closes at 5:00 p.m. on June 27, 2016 . The Department
will only consider comments received at the Depart-
ment by that time. Submit comments to:CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2016, VOLUME NO. 20-Z
 797Nick Young, Supervising Special Investigator II 
Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drug Services
Branch 
California Department of Food and Agriculture 
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Telephone: (916) 900–5022Fax: (916) 900–5349
AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE
Notice is hereby given that the California Department
of Food and Agriculture, pursuant to the authority
vested by sections 407, 14502, 14591, 14601, 14631,
14641, 14642, 14645, 14646, and 14651.5 of the Foodand Agricultural Code (FAC), and to implement, inter-
pret, or make specific Sections 14501, 14502, 14531,
14550.5, 14591, 14594, 14601, 14631, 14641, 14642,
14643, 14645, 14651.5, 14653, 14655, 14681, and
14682, Food and Agricultural Code.
INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT
OVERVIEW
The California Department of Food and Agricul-
ture’s (CDFA’s) Fertilizing Materials Inspection Pro-gram (FMIP) is statutorily tasked with licensing and la-
bel registration, tonnage reports, field inspections, and
administration of the Fertilizer Research and Education
Program (FREP). The FMIP is responsible for review-
ing and registering product labels, promoting agronom-ically sound and environmentally safe use of fertilizing
materials through FREP, and ensuring fertilizing mate-
rials are safe, effective, and meet the nutrients guaran-
teed by the manufacturer. Producers of specialty fertil-
izer, packaged agricultural mineral, auxiliary soil andplant substance, organic input material (OIM), and
packaged soil amendment are statutorily mandated to
register with the FMIP.
The objective of the proposed regulations is to clarify
the statutes in the Food and Agricultural Code (FAC) re-lated to labeling, sampling, registration, inspection pro-
tocols, and reporting of fertilizing materials. The pro-
posed changes provide improved clarity and uniformi-ty, and correct outdated, ambiguous, or vague language
using more applicable and precise terminology. Fur-
thermore, many of the proposed changes provide im-
proved transparency with fertilizer labeling and offer
fuller disclosures for the end user. These changes wouldhelp the fertilizer industry and consumers to better un-
derstand the law, as well as the ingredients, directions
for use, and safety of the products.Documents Incorporated by Reference
CDFA, Form 513–130 (Rev. 10/15), Experimental
Fertilizing Material Research Notification
CDFA, Form 513–135 (Rev. 10/15), Experimental
Fertilizing Material Field Trial Report
CDFA, Form 513–026 (Rev. 7/13), Organic Input
Material Fertilizing Materials Registration Application
Anticipated Benefits of the Proposed Action: The De-
partment anticipates regulations will provide improved
clarity and uniformity to the fertilizer industry. These
changes will be beneficial to consumers to assist them
to better understand the context of the original regula-
tions. Similarly, many of these regulations provide bet-ter transparency with fertilizer labeling and offer im-
proved disclosures for the end user.
The proposed adoption to the regulations will clarify
references in statute and provide guidance for label
evaluation. The fertilizer industry will receive addition-al guidance through tangible labeling examples that can
be applied when creating its own labeling, thereby as-
sisting to expedite the registration process and permit-
ting lawful sales of fertilizing products in California.
There is no existing, comparable federal regulation or
statute regulating fertilizing materials. The Department
is the only agency which can implement regulations
pertaining to fertilizing materials. As required by Gov-
ernment Code Section 11346.5(a)(3)(D), the Depart-
ment has conducted an evaluation of this regulation andhas determined that it is not inconsistent or incompat-
ible with existing state regulations.
DISCLOSURES REGARDING THE
PROPOSED ACTION
The Department has made the following initial
determinations:
Mandate on local agencies and school districts: None.
Cost or savings to any state agency: None.Cost to any local agency or school district which must
be reimbursed in accordance with Government Code
sections 17500 through 17630: None.
Other nondiscretionary cost or savings imposed on
local agencies: None.
Cost or savings in federal funding to the state: None.
Cost impacts on a representative person or business:
The Department is not aware of any cost impacts that a
representative private person or business would neces-
sarily incur in reasonable compliance with the proposedaction.
RESULTS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
ASSESSMENT/ANALYSIS
The Department has initially determined that the pro-
posed regulatory action would not have an economic or
fiscal impact to the fertilizer industry.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2016, VOLUME NO. 20-Z
 798These regulations will not:
(1) Create or eliminate jobs within California;
(2) Create new businesses or eliminate existing
businesses within the State of California; or
(3) Affect the expansion of businesses currently doing
business within the State of California.
(4) The benefits of the regulation to the health and
welfare of California residents, worker safety, and
the state’s environment: As stated under the
Informative Digest/Policy Statement Overviewabove, the proposed regulations will provide
improved clarity and uniformity to the fertilizer
industry. Many of these regulations will provide
better transparency with fertilizer labeling and
offer improved disclosures for the end user. Theproposed adoption to the regulations will clarify
references in statute and provide guidance for
label evaluation. The fertilizer industry will
receive additional guidance through tangible
labeling examples that can be applied whencreating their own labeling, thereby assisting to
expedite the registration process and permitting
lawful sales of fertilizing products in California.These changes would help the fertilizer industry
and consumers to better understand the law, as
well as the ingredients, directions for use, and
safety of the products.
The proposed amendments and adoptions provide
critical information that has been previously omitted
from regulation and/or clarify previously unclear orconfusing language. None of the proposed regulatory
actions are inconsistent or incompatible with existing
state regulations. For additional information on bene-
fits, please see Anticipated Benefits under the Informa-
tive Digest/Policy Statement Overview.
Significant, statewide adverse economic impact di-
rectly affecting business, including the ability of
California businesses to compete with businesses in
other states: None.
Significant effect on housing costs: None.
SMALL BUSINESS DETERMINATION
The proposed regulations will not affect small busi-
nesses. For required label changes, licensees will not
have to revise their labels until the next registration re-
newal cycle. This will allow the changes to be inte-
grated into the normal business practices of reprinting
labels with no additional costs. Firms may utilize theircurrent labels until updated versions are created during
their two–year renewal cycle, as a regular course of
business.CONSIDERATIONS OF ALTERNATIVES
In accordance with Government Code section
11346.5, subdivision (a)(13), the Department must de-
termine that no reasonable alternative is considered orthat has otherwise been identified and brought to the
attention of the agency would be more effective in car-
rying out the purpose for which the action is proposed,
would be as effective, and less burdensome to affected
private persons than the proposed action or would bemore cost–effective to affected private persons and
equally effective in implementing the statutory policy
or other provision of law.
The Department invites interested persons to present
statements or arguments with respect to alternatives tothe proposed regulations during the written comment
period or, if requested, at a scheduled hearing.
CONTACT PERSONS
Inquiries concerning the proposed administrative ac-
tion may be directed to:
Nick Young, Supervising Special Investigator II 
Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drug Services
Branch 
California Department of Food and Agriculture 
1220 N StreetSacramento, CA 95814 
Telephone: (916) 900–5022
Fax: (916) 900–5349
The backup contact person for these inquiries is:
Maria Tenorio, Agriculture Program Supervisor I 
Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drug Services
Branch 
California Department of Food and Agriculture 1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Telephone: (916) 900–5022
Fax: (916) 900–5349
Please direct requests for copies of the proposed text
(the “express terms”) of the regulations, the initial state-
ment of reasons, the modified text of the regulations, if
any, or other information upon which the rulemaking is
based to Maria Tenorio.
A V AILABILITY OF STATEMENT OF REASONS,
TEXT OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS, AND
RULEMAKING FILE
The Department will have the rulemaking file avail-
able for inspection and copying throughout the rule-
making process at its office. As of the date this notice is
published in the Notice Register, the rulemaking fileCALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2016, VOLUME NO. 20-Z
 799consists of this notice, the proposed text of the regula-
tions, forms incorporated by reference (CDFA Form513–130 (Rev. 10/15), CDFA Form 513–135 (Rev.
10/15), CDFA Form 513–026 (Rev. 7–13)), Fertilizer
Inspection Advisory Board Meeting Minutes dated
September 17, 2015, and the Initial Statement of Rea-
sons. Copies may be obtained by contacting MariaTenorio, at 2800 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento,
California 95833, or at the phone number provided
above.
A V AILABILITY OF CHANGED OR 
MODIFIED TEXT
After considering all timely and relevant comments
received, the Department may adopt the proposed regu-lations substantially as described in this notice. If the
Department makes modifications which are sufficient-
ly related to the originally proposed text, it will make
the modified text (with the changes clearly indicated)
available to the public for at least 15 days before the De-partment adopts the regulations as revised. Please send
requests for copies of any modified regulations to the
attention of Maria Tenorio. The Department will accept
written comments on the modified regulations for 15
days after the date on which they are made available.
A V AILABILITY OF FINAL STATEMENT 
OF REASONS
Upon its completion, copies of the Final Statement of
Reasons may be obtained by contacting Maria Tenorio.
A V AILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS ON 
THE INTERNET
Copies of the Notice of Proposed Action, the Initial
Statement of Reasons, and the text of the regulations inunderline and strikeout can be accessed through our
website at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/regulations.
html.
TITLE 16. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the California
Board of Accountancy (CBA) is proposing to take theaction described in the Informative Digest. Any person
interested may present statements or arguments orally
or in writing relevant to the action proposed at a hearing
to be held at The Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 West
Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045 at 1:30p.m., on July 21, 2016. Written comments, including
those sent by mail, facsimile, or e–mail to the addresses
listed under Contact Person
 in this Notice, must be re-ceived by the CBA at its office not later than 5:00 p.m.
on June 27, 2016 or must be received by the CBA at thehearing. The CBA, upon its own motion or at the
instance of any interested party, may thereafter adopt
the proposals substantially as described below or may
modify such proposals if such modifications are suffi-
ciently related to the original text. With the exception oftechnical or grammatical changes, the full text of any
modified proposal will be available for 15 days prior to
its adoption from the person designated in this Notice ascontact person and will be mailed to those persons who
submit written or oral testimony related to this proposal
or who have requested notification of any changes to the
proposal.
Authority and Reference:
 Pursuant to the authority
vested by Sections 5010 and 5027 of the Business and
Professions Code (BPC), and to implement, interpret or
make specific Section 5027 of said Code, the CBA is
considering changes to Division 1 of Title 16 of Sec-
tions 80.1, 80.2, 87, and 87.1 of the California Code ofRegulations (CCR) as follows:
INFORMATIVE DIGEST
A. Informative Digest
BPC section 5027 authorizes the CBA to adopt,
amend or repeal rules regarding continuing education
exercising its power under this section for the interestsof consumer protection; the board shall establish stan-
dards which will assure reasonable currency of knowl-
edge as a basis for a high standard of practice by
licensees.
The regulatory proposal is as follows:
Section 80.1
These proposed amendments would require, for con-
version or restoration to active status prior to renewal,
eight hours of continuing education (CE) in preparation
engagements or accounting and auditing (A&A) for li-
censees who, as the highest level of service, provided
preparation engagements in the prior two years and fourhours of CE in the prevention, detection, and/or report-
ing of fraud affecting financial statements. Section 87
outlines the CBA’s basic CE requirements. Section 80.1
outlines prorated amounts of those basic requirements.
The proposed amendment is being added to this sectionin order to continue the proration of section 87 in this
section.
Section 80.2
These proposed amendments establish, for licensees
who, as their highest level of service, provided prepara-
tion engagements, a prorated CE requirement in prepa-ration engagements or A&A following conversion or
restoration to active status during the renewal period at
two hours for each 20 hours of CE required and four