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: June 26, 2008 

Public Availability Date: August 12, 2008 

Deadline for Public Comment: August 27, 2008 

At its June 26, 2008, public hearing, the Air Resources Board (Board or ARB) approved 

amendments to the California Consumer Products Regulation, sections 94507–94517, 

title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR). The amendments to the Consumer 

Products Regulation set new or lower volatile organic compound (VOC) limits for 

various categories of products, prohibit the use of chlorinated toxic compounds in 

certain categories, exempt Hydrofluoroether 7200 from the definition of VOC, and 

revise or clarify other requirements. The approved amendments also establish a global 

warming potential limit for Pressurized Gas Duster products. 

At the hearing, the staff presented, and the Board approved, modifications to the 

regulations originally proposed in the Staff Report released on May 9, 2008, in 

response to comments received since the Staff Report was published. The regulatory 

language for these approved modifications is enclosed with this notice, and the 

modifications are summarized below. 

• In section 94508(a), staff originally proposed a definition for the term “Not for 

Retail Sale.” The Board approved a modification that would delete this definition. 

Other definitions in section 94508(a) have been renumbered to reflect this 

deletion. 

• In section 94508(a), modifications were approved to clarify the definitions for 

“Floor Maintenance Product,” “Personal Fragrance Product,” and “Sealant or 

Caulking Compound.” 

• In section 94509(a), a modification was approved to the Table of Standards to 

clarify that the limit for “Motor Vehicle Wash” will apply only to non-aerosol 

products. 

• In section 94512(d)(1), a modification was approved to specify the effective 

dates for the labeling requirement for non-aerosol “Sealant or Caulking 

Compound.” 
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The Board’s Resolution 08-30, approving the amendments to the California Consumer 

Products Regulations, as well as other regulatory documents for this rulemaking, are 

available online at the following ARB internet site: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/cpwg2008/cpwg2008.htm

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

Executive Officer to adopt amendments to sections 94508, 94509, 94510, 94512, 

94513, and 94515, title 17, CCR, after making them available to the public for comment 

for a period of at least 15 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. 

Written comments on the modifications approved by the Board may be submitted by 

postal mail, electronic mail, or facsimile 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 

Facsimile submittal: (916) 322-3928

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code 

section 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 the 

ARB in one of the three forms described above and received by the 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 modifications to the text of the regulations 

shall be considered by the Executive Officer. 

Enclosure