State of California 

AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text

PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 

THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRODUCTS REGULATION 

Public Hearing Date: September 24, 2009 

Public Availability Date: January 14, 2010 

Deadline for Public Comment: January 29, 2010 

At its September 24, 2009, public hearing, the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) 

approved amendments to the Regulation for Reducing Emissions from Consumer 

Products (title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR), sections 94507-94517). The 

amendments set new or lower volatile organic compound (VOC) standards and limited 

the global warming potential in Double Phase Aerosol Air Fresheners, Multi-purpose 

Solvents, and Paint Thinners. The amendments also prohibited the use of chlorinated 

toxic compounds and set an aromatic compound limit for Multi-purpose Solvents and 

Paint Thinners, and revised or clarified other regulatory requirements. 

At the hearing, the Board approved modifications to the regulations originally proposed 

in the Staff Report released on August 7, 2009. These modifications include 

clarifications to the definitions for “Aromatic Compound,” “Industrial Maintenance 

Coating,” “Multi-purpose Solvent,” “Paint Clean-up,” and “Zinc-Rich Primer.” Also 

included was a proposal to remove the VOC content labeling requirement, modifications 

to the public safety labeling requirement, and clarifications to the test methods and 

enforcement procedures used to determine compliance with the aromatic compound 

limit. 

At the hearing, the Board adopted Resolution 09-51, which approved 

sections 94507-94517, as modified. Resolution 09-51 and other regulatory documents 

for this rulemaking are available online at the following ARB website: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2009/cpmthd310/cpmthd310.htm

In accordance with Government Code section 11346.8, the Board directed the 

Executive Officer to adopt the modified amendments to title 17, CCR, 

sections 94507-94517, after making them available to the public for comment for a 

period of at least fifteen days. The Board further provided that the Executive Officer 

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 regulations to the Board for further consideration if warranted. 
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Summary of Proposed Modifications

1. In section 94508(a), modifications were made to clarify the definitions for 

“Aromatic Compound,” “Industrial Maintenance Coating,” “Multi-purpose 

Solvent,” “Paint Clean-up,” and “Zinc-Rich Primer.” For clarity, the definition of 

“Paint Clean-Up” was also moved into the definition of “Multi-purpose Solvent,” 

and other definitions were renumbered to accommodate this change. 

2. In section 94512(e), modifications were made to remove the VOC content 

labeling requirement staff originally proposed for Multi-purpose Solvents and 

Paint Thinners, to specify two additional warning display options and a font size, 

and to add language to the labeling requirement for flammable or extremely 

flammable Multi-purpose Solvents and Paint Thinners; 

3. In section 94515, modifications were made to remove duplicative provisions and 

clarify what constitutes a violation of the aromatic compound limit; 

4. In addition to the modifications described above, various modifications to the 

regulatory text have been made to improve clarity. 

By this notice, the modified regulatory language is being made available for public 

comment prior to final action by the Board’s Executive Officer. Attached to this notice is 

the text of the modified regulatory language. The originally proposed amendments are 

shown in underline to indicate additions and strikeout to show deletions. Modifications 

to the originally proposed amendments are shown in double underline to indicate 

additions and double strikeout to show deletions. 

Written comments will only be accepted on the modifications identified in this notice 

and may be submitted by postal mail or electronic mail submittal as follows: 

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board 

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 et 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. Additionally, this information may become available via 

Google, Yahoo, and any other search engines. 

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 
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relating to the above-described modifications to the text of the regulations shall be 

considered by the Executive Officer. 

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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 

ARB’s website at www.arb.ca.gov.