AB 2276 Air Cleaner Regulation

This page updated April 21, 2008

 

AB 2276 AIR CLEANER REGULATION

 
     
 

California Assembly Bill 2276 (2006, Pavley), signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in September 2006, directs the Air Resource Board (ARB) to develop and adopt a regulation to limit the ozone emitted from indoor air cleaning devices in order to protect public health. The bill requires the ARB to adopt the regulation by December 31, 2008.

 
     
  Board Decision

On September 27, 2007, the Board unanimously approved a regulation that limits the ozone emission concentration from indoor air cleaning devices to 0.050 ppm. The Board voted to allow the manufacturers 24 months after the effective date of the regulation to have their models tested by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and be certified by ARB. The Board did not allow any additional time for sell-through of non-complying products. Other provisions of the regulation can be reviewed in the initial statement of reasons (staff report) released on August 10, 2007, provided below.
Slides from the Board presentation also are provided below.
 
     
  Next Steps

The September 21, 2007 version of Section 37 of the ANSI/UL Standard 867 test method, provided below, recently completed the ANSI/UL approval process. ARB staff are currently auditing two testing laboratories interested in conducting the revised Section 37 tests. 
Next, most likely in early May, 2008, ARB expects to release the final proposed regulation showing all changes made to the August 10, 2007 proposed regulation and test method. The ARB will conduct a 15-day public comment period on that final version. After the comment period closes, ARB staff will prepare written responses to comments. If it is determined that there is not a need for an additional 15-day comment period to address further changes, the staff will complete the final regulation package, and submit it to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The regulation is expected to become effective upon approval by OAL, which is anticipated to occur in June, 2008. Certification application packages will be finalized and made available close to the effective date of the regulation.
 
     
  How to Stay Updated

All information and updates will continue to be released through our listserve notice process and webpage. If you are not on our air cleaner listserve, please join now by visiting
http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and signing up. If you have questions that are not answered in the web updates or other information provided here, please contact us at aircleaners@arb.ca.gov, or 916-445-0753.
 
 

September 27, 2007 Staff Presentation to the Board
Section 37 of UL Standard 867 (September 21, 2007)
Corrected Section 94802 Of Air Cleaner Regulation (PDF- 8K)
Notice of Public Hearing
Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 572K)
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Appendix A: Assembly Bill 2276 (MS WORD - 564K)
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Appendix B: Proposed Regulation Order (MS WORD - 3.3MB )
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Appendix C: Method Used by ARB to Determine Ozone Room Concentration from IACD (PDF - 104K)
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Appendix D: Certification Application Format (PDF - 11K)
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Appendix E: ANSI/UL Standard 867 Section 37 Proposed Revisions (MS WORD - 1.64MB)
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Appendix F: 21 CFR 801.415 (MS WORD - 504K)
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Appendix G: Methodology for Estimating the Number of Indoor Air Cleaning Models to be Certified (PDF - 15K)
How to Submit Comments on the Proposed Regulation
 
 

ARB staff held three public workshops to obtain input from interested stakeholders and members of the public during the development of the Air Cleaner Regulation. Materials related to each of the workshops are now available by clicking on the following link.  

Workshop Archive - all workshops
Formal Regulation Webpage
 
     
  For additional information on air cleaners, including ARB's report "Evaluation of Ozone Emissions from Portable Indoor Air Cleaners That Intentionally Emit Ozone" (May 2006), please visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozone.htm .  
     
 

The ARB invites those interested in this regulation to join a listserve, the Air Cleaner Regulation Listserve, to receive email notification of all notices given and actions taken related to the development of this regulation. Please join the listserve by going to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php .


Questions can be directed to Susan Lum at 916-445-0753 or by email at
aircleaners@listserv.arb.ca.gov

 

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