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consprod -- Multi-purpose Lubricants Technical Assessment

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 15:47:32
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to
participate in a workshop to discuss staff’s technical assessment
to determine the feasibility of multi-purpose lubricant (MPL) to
meet the 10 percent VOC limit effective December 31, 2018. The
workshop will held on the date and location shown below:

Date:	Thursday, October 12, 2017
Time:	9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location:	Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
	Conference Room 550
	1001 I Street
	Sacramento, California 95814

For more information on this workshop, please see the meeting
notice at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/regact/2018ra/2018ra.htm. 
Information on staff’s technical assessment will be posted here
prior to the workshop.

Summary: In 2008, the Board approved amendments to the Consumer
Products Regulation establishing two technology forcing limits
for MPL products; a 25 percent VOC limit effective December 31,
2013 and a 10 percent VOC limit effective December 31, 2015. 
Because the limits were technology forcing, the regulation
included a provision requiring staff to conduct a technical
assessment to determine feasibility of the VOC limits prior to
their implementation. In a 2013 rulemaking, the Board approved a
three-year extension for the 10 percent VOC limit for MPL
products to December 31, 2018.

Staff has completed a technical assessment to determine the
feasibility of the 10 percent VOC limit and will present its
findings at the workshop.  Staff will also discuss a proposal to
allow manufacturers to meet an alternate limit based on
reactivity of the products. 

Background:  

CARB’s Consumer Products Program is an important part of overall
efforts to reduce the amount of smog-forming emissions, toxic air
contaminants, and greenhouse gases emitted from the use of
chemically formulated consumer products.  CARB’s consumer
products regulations have resulted in projected emission
reductions of nearly 50 percent since 1990, but more needs to be
done to meet health-based air quality standards.

General information about the Consumer Products Program is
available at the following address: 
https://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/consprod.htm

Questions should be directed to Mr. Daniel Garrett at
daniel.garrett@arb.ca.gov or (916) 324-0388.

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