December 31, 1997
Dear Sir or Madam:
We invite you to join us on January 14 and 15, 1998,
in Sacramento, California for two consumer product
meetings. We will discuss the consumer products draft
survey, and reactivity options for consumer products.
These meetings are follow-up sessions to the November 18-
19 Consumer Products Working Group (CPWG) meeting.
At the CPWG meeting, we explained that a consumer
products survey is needed to update the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) inventory and modeling, develop
reactivity-based standards, and prioritize categories for
standard development. In response to industry comments,
we agreed to look at ways to streamline the survey
process where feasible. Regarding reactivity options,
while there is general support conceptually, there are
concerns about implementation. So we would like to
devote time towards explaining the science, background
and options.
We invite your participation in these meetings. The
time, date and location are as follows:
Date: January 14-15, 1998
Time: 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. (Jan. 14)
8:30 - noon (Jan. 15)
Location : California Air Resources Board
2020 L Street
Board Hearing Room
Sacramento, California
On the first day, we plan to: (1) provide a brief
summary of the inventory status and discuss the
objectives of the meeting; (2) discuss the quality of
data for the various categories of consumer products, and
identify areas needing more information; and (3) discuss
strategies for filling the data gaps, including the
content of the survey, and the categories to be surveyed.
Optional methods for obtaining necessary data will also
be discussed. We will provide documentation of the
latest emissions estimates by category to interested
parties in early January. Enclosure 1 is a proposed
agenda for the consumer products survey and inventory
discussion.
On the second day, we plan to: (1) provide an
introduction and overview of the concept of relative
reactivity of volatile organic compounds and technical
research; (2) discuss the issues relevant to the
regulatory development of reactivity-based standards;
and (3) provide examples of how the program could work.
Enclosure 2 is a proposed agenda for this meeting.
We hope you will be able to participate in these
meetings. There is no need to notify us regarding your
plans to attend. However, persons with disabilities who
require accommodation are requested to contact Ms. Doris
Rausch at (916) 327-1529 by January 4, 1998. A
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is reachable
only from phones equipped with a TDD device at (916) 324-
9531.
If you have any questions about the consumer
products inventory, please contact Ms. Barbara Fry, Manager,
Measures Development Section, at (916) 322-8267. For questions
on the reactivity meeting, please contact Ms. Carla Takemoto,
Manager, Technical Evaluation Section, at (916) 322-8283.
Sincerely,
Genevieve A. Shiroma, Chief
Air Quality Measures Branch
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Barbara Fry, Manager
Measures Development Section
Ms. Carla Takemoto, Manager
Technical Evaluation Section
Enclosur e 1
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Proposed Agenda for
Consumer Products Inventory Discussion
January 14, 1998
8:30 Introduction - ARB
8:45 Inventory Status and Objectives - ARB
9:00 Open Discussion of Data
* Quality of Data in Each Category
* Inventory Tonnage
* VOC and LVP Speciation Needs
* Down-the-drain Factors
11:30 Lunch Break
1:30 Open Discussion of Survey
* Categories to be Surveyed
* Survey Format and Content
* Timeframe for Survey
* Supplementing Mid-term Measures Survey Categories
3:15 Future Meeting Logistics and Subgroups - Open Discussion
3:30 Adjourn
Enclosure 2
Proposed Agenda for
Relative Reactivity Discussion
January 15, 1998
8:30 Introduction and Reactivity Overview
9:00 Technical Research
9:30 Concepts for Reactivity-Based Standards
a. Equivalence to Percent Reduction
b. Equivalence to VOC Limit
c. Additional Concepts
11:15 Background of Current Exemptions
11:30 Regulatory Development Schedule
12:00 Adjourn