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A 15-day written public comment period for the Proposed Regulations for the Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship Program will begin on August 21, 2020 and end on September 4, 2020 at 11:59 pm. After considering comments received during the previous comment period that ran from July 15, 2020 to August 3, 2020, CalRecycle staff revised the proposed regulations. These revisions will add further clarity to the existing language.

The Third Draft Proposed Regulations for the 15-Day Comment Period, August 2020 are available on the Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship rulemaking website at: www.CalRecycle.ca.gov/laws/rulemaking/pharmasharps. The revisions are depicted as follows:

• Text in single underline depicts first draft Proposed Regulation additions.
• Text in double underline depicts second draft Proposed Regulation additions.
• Text shown in double strikethrough depicts second draft Proposed Regulation deletions.
• Text in grey highlight (no underline or strikethrough) depicts third draft Proposed Regulation additions.

• Text in grey highlight with single strikethrough depicts third draft Proposed regulation deletions. 

A version of the revised proposed regulations for non-sighted readers is also available at the link above.

CalRecycle staff is only required to respond to comments related to the newly proposed changes to the regulations. Please submit written comments to pharmasharps@calrecycle.ca.gov.

During this 15-day written comment period, CalRecycle is providing the opportunity to review additional technical documents that were relied upon for the development of the proposed regulations but not previously included in the Initial Statement of Reasons. These documents are available for viewing online at the links below and at our offices between 9:00am and 3:30pm from August 21, 2020 to September 4, 2020.

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Audit and Attest Standards, including Clarified Standards. https://www.aicpa.org/research/standards/auditattest.html

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. General Accepted Auditing Standards.https://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/AuditAttest/DownloadableDocuments/AU-00150.pdf

• Financial Accounting Standards Board. General Accepted Accounting Principles.https://fasb.org/home

• Mattress Recycling Council 2017 California Annual Report. https://mattressrecyclingcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/MRC-2017-California-Annual-Report-for-web.pdf

• U.S. Government Accountability Office. Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards. https://www.gao.gov/yellowbook/overview

• World Wide Web Consortium. 2008. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/

To make an appointment to view these documents or submit comments by mail, please contact:

Jason Smyth
Materials Management and Local Assistance Division
California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
P.O. Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-7147
Email: pharmasharps@calrecycle.ca.gov.

CalRecycle revised the Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form 399 and Appendix). During this 15-day written comment period, CalRecycle is making these documents available for comment on the Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship rulemaking website at: www.CalRecycle.ca.gov/laws/rulemaking/pharmasharps. Please submit written comments to pharmasharps@calrecycle.ca.gov.