Start Date and Time: July 11, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

End Date and Time: July 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

Locations:

•       In-person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

•         Public Webcast: Public Meeting Live Webcast  

•          Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Public Comments:

•          In-person

•          Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Contact:

For more information about this meeting, please contact batteries@calrecycle.ca.gov, or (916) 341-6480.

Overview 

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold an informal public workshop on July 11, 2024, to consult with the public, the regulated community, and other interested persons to solicit feedback on select requirements outlined in The Responsible Battery Recycling Act (AB 2440, Irwin, Chapter 351, Statutes of 2022)

Workshop Topics include:

• Definitions
• State Agency Fees
• Enforcement-Related Provisions
• Request for Data to Support Economic Analysis

      Request for Public Feedback

At the public workshop, CalRecycle will present statutory overviews of the various topics, as well as draft regulatory concepts. Additionally, CalRecycle will request data and information from interested parties to support CalRecycle’s assessment of the economic and fiscal impact of the proposed regulations. CalRecycle will provide a discussion document prior to the workshop to give interested parties time to review the content in advance. There will be opportunities for interested parties to provide feedback during the workshop. CalRecycle requests feedback to be focused on the specific topics being discussed.

How to Participate in the Workshop 

CalRecycle will hold the public workshop starting at 1:00 pm. The public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in-person in the Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible. The public workshop will also be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct participation, and via Webcast for observation only.

Language Access

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in-person at the workshop and remotely via Zoom or webcast. For in-person interpretation services, headsets will be available and can be provided by CalRecycle staff prior to or during the workshop. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by Monday, July 1, 2024, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important 

Interested parties will be able to provide comments and questions both in-person and orally via Zoom during the workshop.

Written feedback and questions may also be submitted after the workshop has concluded until July 25, 2024, in one of the following ways:  

·         CalRecycle’s public comment portal: Battery Stewardship Informal Rulemaking Comment Period

·         Or via email to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line “July 2024 Battery Stewardship Workshop”

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

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