California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 3 - Air Resources › Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board › Subchapter 10 - Climate Change › Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions › Subarticle 3 - Regulation for Reducing Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions › Section 95345 - Registration, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
Registration for Distributors of
						Sulfur Hexafluoride.
Distributors of sulfur hexafluoride must register
						with ARB on or before March 30, 2010. Distributors who begin conducting
						business in California after March 30, 2010, must register with ARB no later
						than 30 days after the start of their business operations. Registration shall
						be in the form of a letter to the Executive Officer and must include the
						business names, physical address, contact name, telephone number, fax number,
						e-mail address, and web site address of the distributor, as applicable.
						Distributors will receive a copy of the regulation within 60 days of
						registering with the Executive Officer.
(b)
Recordkeeping for Distributors of
						Sulfur Hexafluoride.
For each sale or supply of sulfur hexafluoride,
						distributors of sulfur hexafluoride must retain invoices showing the
						purchaser's name, business name, intended use, physical address, contact name,
						telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, web site address, as applicable
						sale date, and quantity of sulfur hexafluoride purchased. These invoices must
						be retained by the distributor for at least three years.
On or before March 30, 2010 distributors must also
						  provide all of their known purchasers of sulfur hexafluoride within the last
						  five years, except for those purchasers exempted under section
						  95341(a) (1-4), a
						  copy of this regulation (
title 17, California Code of Regulations,
						  sections 95340-95346
), as
						  approved by ARB and the California Office of Administrative Law. Distributors
						  must also retain documentation showing that they have met this requirement for
						  a period of three years. This documentation requirement will be satisfied if
						  the distributor retains a copy of the materials mailed or emailed and the
						  contact information for where the materials were sent. Contact information
						  includes the retailer name, business name, physical address, contact name,
						  telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and web site address, as
						  applicable.
Distributors of sulfur hexafluoride must also provide
						  records and other sources to ARB upon request by the Executive Officer or his
						  or her designee. Records include copies of all invoices, books, correspondence,
						  electronic data, or other pertinent documents in its possession or under its
						  control that the manufacturer, distributor or retailer retains that are
						  necessary to prove compliance with the requirements of this sub
						  article.
(c)
Recordkeeping for Purchasers and Users of Sulfur Hexafluoride.
After March 30, 2010 or upon the operative date of this sub article, whichever
						is later, all persons who purchase or use sulfur hexafluoride, except for those
						users exempted under section
						95341(a) (1-4),
						must keep records showing the annual quantity of sulfur hexafluoride purchased
						and used. These records must be retained for at least three years. Users of
						sulfur hexafluoride must also provide ARB with copies of records and other
						sources upon request by the Executive Office or his or her designee.
(d)
Annual Reporting for Research
						Uses of Sulfur Hexafluoride
Beginning in calendar year 2011, all persons who
						  purchase or use sulfur hexafluoride for research purposes, except for those
						  users exempted under section
						  95341(a) (1-9),
						  must submit an annual report to the Executive officer by March 30th for the
						  previous calendar year. The report must include the following:
(1) The total quantity of sulfur hexafluoride
						purchased and used in the previous year;
(2) Quantity of sulfur hexafluoride used for
						each research activity undertaken in the previous year;
(3) Explanation of each research activity;
						and
(4) Description of efforts
						undertaken to minimize sulfur hexafluoride emissions.