State of California

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text

PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

THE CALIFORNIA REGULATION FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM CONSUMER

PRODUCTS PERTAINING TO AUTOMOTIVE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID

PRODUCTS

Public Hearing Date: October 18, 2012 Public Availability Date: November 6 , 2012

Deadline for Public Comment: November 21 , 2012

At its October 18, 201 2, public hearing the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board)

a pproved for adoption the amendments to the California Regulation for Reducing

Emissions f rom Consumer Products p ertaining to Automotive Windshield Washer Fluid

p roducts , California Code of Regulatio ns, title 17, sections 94508 and 94509 . The amendments to the consumer products regulation expand Type “A” areas by ad ding some areas that routinely experience freezing temperatures in the winter. The net effect of adding t hese areas is to allow A utomoti ve W indshield W asher F luid products with up to 25 percent by weight volatile organic compound content to be offered for sale in these areas to prevent the fluid from freezing. B ecause they match the areas well

, and are easily understood , ZIP codes will be used to describe the se areas.

The amendments also clarify the existing Type “A” areas by listing these areas by county name instead of air basin. Because Placer County spans three air basins, and only portions of Placer County are included in Type “A” areas, the Type “A” portions will

be described by listing ZIP codes. These amendments will be reflected in a reorganized single definition. T he amendments also allow language on dilutable product labels to

advis e consumers to dilute the product for Type “A” specifications if traveling to areas

when freezing temperatures are expected.

At the hearing, the staff presented

, and the Board approved modification s to the regulation originally proposed in the Staff Report released on August 29, 2012. Table

9450 8(a)(20)(B) was modified to add ZIP code 92325 in San Berna rdino C ounty as a Type “A” area. This ZIP code was inadvertently omitted during drafting of the original ly

propos ed regulatory language.

At the hearing, the Board approved Board Resolution 12

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, which endorsed

amendments to sections 94508 and 94509 , with the modifications set forth in

Attachment B to the resolution and such other conforming modifications as may be appropriate. The resolution and all other regulatory documents for this rulemaking are available online at the following ARB website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2012/cp2012/cp2012.htm2 In accordance with the Government Code, section 11346.8, the Board directed the

Exec utive Officer to adopt the amendments in t he California Code of Regulations
title 17, sections 94508 and 94509, after making them available to the public for comment for a period of at least fifteen days. The Board further provided that the

Executive Off icer shall consider such written comments as may be submitted during this period, shall make such modifications as may be appropriate in light of the comments received, and shall present the regulation to the Board for further consideration if

warranted.

Written comments will only be accepted on the modification approved by the Board as

set forth in the Attachment to this notice and may be submitted by postal mail or

electronic mail submittal as follows:

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources B oard 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code § 6250 e t seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

In order to be considered by the Executive Officer, comments must be directed to ARB in one of the two forms described above and received by ARB by 5:00 p.m., on the deadline date for public comment listed at the beginning of this notice. Only comments relating to the above

- described modificatio n to the text of the regulation shall be considered by the Executive Officer.

If you need this document in an alternate format or another language, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (916) 322

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five (5) business days from the release date of this notice. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Si necesita este documento en un formato alterno u otro idioma, por favor llame a la oficina del Secretario del Consejo de Recursos Atmosféricos al (916) 322

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The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy

costs, see ou r website at www.arb.ca.gov