www.aeropres.com www.inhalant.org coster.com dscontainers.com diversifiedcpc.com formulatedsolutions.com ikimfg.com mbc-aerosol.com terco.com Regulatory Issues Doug Raymond Raymond Regulatory Resources summitpackagingsystems.com 8 Spray May 2016 SCAQMD The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has a new Executive Director. The Board voted to hire former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Wayne Nastri as acting Chief of the four-county air district. In March, the Board fired the long-time Executor Director Barry Wallerstein. Nastri served as the EPA’s Western Region Administrator based in San Francisco, CA. He was appointed by President George W. Bush in November 2001 and held the job until 2009. Nastri, 56, was given a six-month contract at a salary of $271,090. The district will search for a permanent executive officer during the next six months, said Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit, a SCAQMD board member who made the motion to approve Nastri’s salary. “I look forward to working with the SCAQMD’s board and staff to continue to implement strategic and progressive air policies and clean the air for the region’s 17 million residents,” Nastri said in a written statement. “He is a good guy,” said former Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, who dealt with the EPA when he served on the air district board during the Bush years. However, some environmental groups have expressed misgivings. Nastri comes into the district at a critical time; SCAQMD is in the process of updating its Clean Air plan. We will need to wait and see how this all works out. CARB California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff is still working on the survey data. If you have not had a chance to review the information released on data of Revised Consumer Products Categories and VOC Standards Category Current Max VOC limit by weight Proposed Max VOC limit by weight Special Purpose Spray Adhesive-Construction, Panel and Floor 15 7 Automotive Brake Cleaner(1) 45 10 Bathroom & Tile Cleaner, All other forms (2) 5 1 Carburetor or Fuel- Injection Air Intake Cleaner 45 10 Engine Degreaser, Aerosol 35 10 Floor Polish/Wax, Resilient 7 1 Flooring Material Floor Polish/Wax, Non- Resilient Flooring Material 10 1 Furniture Maintenance Products, All Other Forms 7 3 General Purpose Cleaner, Aerosol 10 8 General Purpose Degreaser, Aerosol 50 10 all the compounds reported to CARB and their volatile organic Laundry Starch/Sizing/Fabric 5 4.5 compound (VOC), low vapor Finish Product pressure (LVP) or exempt status Nail Polish Remover 75 1 designation, I highly encourage Oven or Grill Cleaner, Liquid (2) 5 4 you to do so. Staff has worked Shaving Gel 7 4 on putting this list together, and (1) Category changed to Brake Cleaner the least we can do is review it (2) Subcategory changed to non-aerosol and comment. CARB staff is also working on a guidance document for Consumer Products regulations. Industry has been asking for clarification from CARB Enforcement on several issues within the regulation and it has not happened. The Planning Group at CARB has taken on this task and hopefully any guidance they provide will clarify these issues for industry. This type of guidance document is needed to ensure that the letter and spirit of the regulation is maintained. In the last few years, we have seen a significant amount of turnover at CARB and with turnover comes the loss of the vital knowledge that was used to develop these regulations. CARB Enforcement is interviewing to replace Steve Giorgi, the Consumer Products Manager who retired in December. Hopefully, whoever is hired to fill this position is both fair and consistent. Maryland State VOC regulation On April 5, the Maryland Dept. of the Environment held a stakeholder meeting in Baltimore. The Continued on page 39
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