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The California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) 2013 Consumer and
Commercial Products Survey (2013 Survey) begins September 2,
2014. An interactive electronic reporting tool is available for
the responsible parties to complete the 2013 Survey.  In the
reporting tool, each responsible party will have the ability to
label their data as confidential.  The reporting period for the
2013 Survey ends on March 2, 2015.  

ARB staff has posted the link to the 2013 Survey documents, as
well as an updated frequently asked questions document, Consumer
Products Reporting Tool, and survey instructions.  The posted
materials include information regarding who is subject to
reporting and ARB’s authority to conduct the surveys.  The posted
materials are available on the Consumer Products Program website
at:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/regact/2013surv/2013main.htm.
 

In addition, ARB staff plans to have two webinars on October 15
and December 15 to answer questions regarding the 2013 Survey. 
Specifically, the December 15 webinar will also discuss the
process for uploading completed survey data to ARB, which begins
January 1, 2015.  All files uploaded to ARB will be encrypted to
ensure data confidentiality.  

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.  ARB’s 2013 Survey is an
important step in collecting information on consumer products
that are sold or supplied for use in California.  The data
collected from the 2013 Survey are designed 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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