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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted
materials regarding the Consumer Products Reporting Tool for
Formulators (CPRTF) in support of the 2013 Consumer and
Commercial Products Survey (2013 Survey). A formulator is a
company or person, other than the responsible party, that holds
the ingredient information about a product.  A responsible party
is the company, firm or establish listed on the product’s label
and the party subject to completing the 2013 Survey.  

This interactive electronic reporting tool is specifically
designed to enable formulator companies to enter product
ingredient information on behalf of responsible parties subject
to the 2013 Survey.  The CPRTF complements the Consumer Product
Reporting Tool, which is used by responsible parties for data
entry in the 2013 Survey.  In the CPRTF, each formulator will
have the ability to label their data as confidential.       

ARB staff has posted the CPRTF and corresponding instructions on
the 2013 Survey homepage: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/regact/2013surv/2013main.htm.

The 2013 Survey began on September 2, 2014 and the deadline for
submission is 
March 2, 2015.  ARB staff will begin accepting completed survey
data from responsible parties and formulators beginning on
January 1, 2015 through its secure web portal.  The timeframe for
completing this survey is a direct response to discussions with
stakeholders to ensure enough time is given to accurately compile
the required information. 

In addition, ARB staff plans to hold webinars on October 15, 2014
and December 15, 2014 to answer questions regarding the 2013
Survey for both responsible parties and formulators.   

General information about the Consumer Products Program is
available here:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/consprod.htm.

ARB's Consumer Products Program is a key part of overall efforts
to reduce the amount of smog-forming volatile organic compounds,
toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gasses that are emitted
from use of chemically formulated consumer products in
California.  ARB's Consumer Products Regulations have resulted in
reduced statewide emissions from consumer products by an
estimated 50 percent since 1990.  The 2013 Survey is an important
step in collecting information on consumer products that are sold
or supplied for use in California.  Data collected from the 2013
Survey would be used to support the statewide consumer product
inventory, speciation profiles used in criteria pollutant
modelling, and future rulemakings.   

If you have any questions about the material posted or have
general questions regarding the Consumer Products Program, please
contact David Edwards at
(916) 323-4887 or via email at csmrprod@arb.ca.gov.



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