Start Date and Time: September 18, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

End Date and Time: September 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

Locations:

Public Webcast: Public Meeting Live Webcast

Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Public Comments:

 Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Contact:

For more information about this meeting, please contact Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Overview

Due to technical difficulties on August 19, remote attendance via Zoom and Webcast was not available. As a result, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold a virtual informal public workshop on September 18, 2024, covering the same content as the in-person workshop held on August 19. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce draft regulatory text and solicit feedback from the public, regulated community, and other interested parties as staff begin to draft regulatory language to implement, interpret, and make specific certain provisions of SB 1215 (codified in Public Resources Code section 41516, and sections 42460 – 42486).

Workshop Topics Include:

• Emergency Rulemaking Process
• SB 1215 Statutory Overview
• Draft Regulatory Text
• Public Feedback Regarding Draft Regulatory Text

Please note, in this workshop CalRecycle will not cover battery-embedded product determinations or discuss regulatory concepts regarding “commonly used household tools” or “designed to be easily removed,” which will be discussed at a future workshop.

Request for Public Feedback

At the public workshop, CalRecycle will present statutory overviews of the workshop topics, as well as draft regulation text. A copy of the draft regulation text and the presentation slides has been posted in advance of the workshop to give interested parties time to review the content. 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 virtual public workshop starting at 1:30 p.m. The public workshop will be a virtual workshop. The public workshop will be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct participation, and via Webcast for observation only.

Language Access

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available remotely via Zoom or webcast. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by Monday, September 9, 2024, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important

Interested parties will be able to provide comments orally via Zoom during the workshop. 

Written feedback and questions may also be submitted after the workshop has concluded in one of the following ways: 

·         CalRecycle’s public comment portal: Battery-Embedded Products Informal Rulemaking Comment Period  

·         Or via email to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line “September 2024 Battery-Embedded Products 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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Please visit the Battery-Embedded Products rulemaking webpage for more information about this rulemaking.