California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 3 - Air Resources › Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board › Subchapter 8.7 - Indoor Air Cleaning Devices › Article 1 - Indoor Air Cleaning Devices › Section 94804 - Certification Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Each manufacturer of an indoor air cleaning device subject to Section
					 94802 is required to submit an
					 application for certification to the CARB Executive Officer, P.O. Box 2815,
					 Sacramento, CA 95812, Attn: Indoor Air Cleaning Device Certification. The
					 application may also be submitted by email at aircleaners@arb.ca.gov or via
					 another CARB-approved method. Information submitted on the certification
					 application must be true and correct. Applications may be submitted by a
					 professional association or certification organization on behalf of a
					 manufacturer, as long as all required information and signatures from the
					 manufacturer and test laboratory representatives are included. Upon
					 verification of compliance with the test methods described in Section
					 94805, from a laboratory meeting
					 the performance specifications in Section
					 94805(d), CARB
					 will issue an Executive Order that the indoor air cleaning device has completed
					 certification for sale of the device within California. Certification will be
					 granted to manufacturers, who have the responsibility to comply with all
					 provisions of this article. An air cleaner manufacturer that makes medical
					 claims for a device must submit evidence that the manufacturer has applied for
					 FDA approval for that device prior to submitting an application for CARB
					 certification.
(b) Any indoor air
					 cleaning device using only mechanical filtration for pollutant removal, and any
					 portable air cleaning device using only UVGI lamp(s), with or without
					 mechanical filtration and no other electronic air cleaning technology, is
					 exempt from the testing requirement for the ozone emission standard of 0.050
					 ppm as determined in Section
					 94805, based on their known
de minimis
ozone emissions. Verification of these exclusions
					 from ozone emission testing will be made by the CARB Executive Officer based on
					 the submission of product design specifications and documentation by the
					 manufacturer, distributor, or retailer. Documentation to CARB shall include a
					 description of the air cleaning performance technology employed, an exploded
					 parts diagram, and a complete electrical safety report. For portable air
					 cleaners using only UVGI lamp(s), the electrical safety report must also
					 indicate the wavelength(s) of the UV lamp(s) used, the lamp manufacturer, and
					 lamp model number. For these devices, instructions in the owner's or operations
					 manual must state that replacement lamp(s) must be UVGI, as defined in Section
					 94801(a)(38), or
					 the device will no longer be CARB compliant, as it may produce harmful ozone.
					 Air cleaning devices using only mechanical filtration and those using only UVGI
					 lamps, with or without mechanical filtration, shall be certified under ANSI/UL
					 Standard 507, which is hereby incorporated by reference as defined in Section
					 94801. Multi-function devices that
					 include an air cleaning component that would qualify as "mechanical filtration
					 only" but would normally be tested for their electrical safety under another
					 ANSI/UL Standard shall be tested for electrical safety under the applicable
					 ANSI/UL Standard. Mechanical filtration-only devices certified to ANSI/UL
					 Standard 507 or to another applicable ANSI/UL Standard for their electrical
					 safety prior to the enactment of this regulation are eligible for certification
					 without further testing provided documentation of compliance with ANSI/UL
					 Standard 507 or the relevant ANSI/UL Standard is submitted and the model
					 continues to comply with requirements of that standard. To be certified under
					 this regulation, manufacturers of such indoor air cleaning devices must submit
					 the information required in Sections
					 94804(c)(1)
					 through 94804(c)(3)
					 below, and Sections
					 94804(c)(4)(A)
					 and 94804(c)(4)(F)
					 below. These products are still subject to the labeling requirements specified
					 in Sections
					 94806(b) and
					 94806(d).
(c) The application for certification of air
					 cleaning devices other than those covered in Section
					 94804(b) above
					 must include the information in subsections (c)(1) through (c)(5) below, and
					 any other information deemed necessary by the CARB Executive Officer. If the
					 requested information is not applicable to the indoor air cleaning device in
					 question, the applicant must indicate "not applicable". If the Executive
					 Officer concurs with the applicant's judgment, the Executive Officer may waive
					 the requirement to provide the information requested.
(1) Manufacturer name, mailing address,
					 physical address, phone number, email address, and website, and name and phone
					 number of the primary contact person for purposes of this
					 certification;
(2) Applicant or
					 representative name, mailing address, physical address, phone number, and email
					 address, if different from manufacturer;
(3) Indoor air cleaning device information:
(A) Brand name
(B) Model name
(C) Model number
(D) Serial number of devices submitted for
					 testing (where applicable)
(E)
					 Manufacture date of devices submitted for testing
(F) Model group, and other models included in
					 model group, where applicable
(G)
					 Discussion of the principles of operation and design
(H) Maintenance requirements
(I) Complete electrical safety test
					 report
(J) Ozone test report for
					 devices tested for ozone
(K)
					 Owner's manual, operations manual, or installation manual
(L) Copy of the online directory listing from
					 the testing laboratory verifying current certification
(M) Exploded parts diagram labelled in
					 English
(4) Indoor air
					 cleaning device test information:
(A) Test
					 facility identification and proof of current Nationally Recognized Testing
					 Laboratory (NRTL) accreditation
(B)
					 Ozone emission concentrations for all units tested, as measured according to
					 Section 94805, including both the 24-hour
					 measurement as well as information regarding whether any transitory
					 measurements exceeded 0.050 ppm
(C)
					 Whether a device failed the ozone emission test for any reason during final
					 certification testing, and if so, the reason (e.g., excess transitory
					 excursions, motor failure during the test, device not received with packaging
					 intact, electrical part overheated/unsafe to continue, etc.)
(D) Chain of custody of test
					 device(s)
(E) Statement from the
					 testing laboratory that the ozone emissions were determined in accordance with
					 the protocols in Section
					 40 of ANSI/UL Standard 867 or, for
					 in-duct air cleaning devices, Sections
					 7.5 and
					 7.6 of CSA C22.2 no.
					 187-20.
(F) Notification by a
					 testing laboratory or certification organization of compliance with the
					 electrical safety provisions of ANSI/UL Standard 867, CSA C22.2 no. 187-20,
					 ANSI/UL Standard 507, or other applicable ANSI/UL Standard, as appropriate, for
					 all units tested.
(5) Any
					 additional information the laboratory needs to communicate.