California Administrative Code

The test method for determining the five minute static pressure performance of vapor recovery system on cargo tank is set forth in the Air Resources Board's TP 204.1, “Determination of Five Minute Static Pressure Performance of Vapor Recovery Systems of Cargo Tanks” which is inco…

The test method for determining the one minute static test pressure performance for vapor recovery system on cargo tank is set forth in the Air Resources Board's TP-204.2, “Determination of One Minute Static Pressure Performance of Vapor Recovery Systems of Cargo Tanks” which is …

(a) Most Restrictive Limit. (1) Except as provided below in section 94512(a)(4), notwithstanding the definition of “product category” in Section 94508, if anywhere on the container or packaging of any consumer product manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, or any FIFRA-registe…

Any DG Unit that was purchased or leased while the DG Unit was certified can continue to be operated by the owner or lessee after the certification has expired so long as the DG Unit meets the standard to which it was certified.

(a) On or after January 1, 2003, any DG Unit subject to this regulation must be certified pursuant to section 94204 to one of the following sets of emission standards in Table 1. (1) DG Unit not integrated with combined heat and power, (2) DG Unit integrated with combined heat an…

(a) Each application for certification and the fee as specified in section 94210 shall be submitted in a format approved by the Executive Officer and include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) name of the Applicant, a contact person, mailing address (street and electro…

(a) This article shall not apply to any person who manufactures antiperspirants or deodorants in California for shipment and use outside of California. (b) The requirements of Section 94502(a) shall not apply to fragrances and colorants up to a combined level of 2 percent by weig…

(a) Labeling. (1) No later than three months after the effective date of this article, each manufacturer of an antiperspirant or deodorant subject to this article shall clearly display on each container of antiperspirant or deodorant, the date on which the product was manufacture…

(a)(1) VOC and GWP compound content determination using CARB Method 310. Testing to determine compliance with the requirements of this article, shall be performed using California Air Resources Board Method 310, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Consumer Produc…

(a) The Executive Officer shall take appropriate action on an ACP within the following time periods: (1) Within 30 working days of receipt of an ACP application, the Executive Officer shall inform the applicant in writing that either: (A) the application is complete and accepted …

(a) All information specified in the Executive Order approving an ACP shall be maintained by the responsible ACP party for a minimum of three years after such records are generated. Such records shall be clearly legible and maintained in good condition during this period. (b) The…

(a) Any person who commits a violation of this article is subject to the penalties specified in Health and Safety Code, section 42400 et seq. Failure to meet any requirement of this article or any condition of an applicable Executive Order shall constitute a single, separate viol…

(a) At the end of each compliance period, the responsible ACP party shall make an initial calculation of any shortfalls occurring in that compliance period, as specified in the Executive Order approving the ACP. Upon receipt of this information, the Executive Officer shall determ…

(a) Except as provided in Section 94803 (Exclusions and Exemptions), in accordance with any applicable phase-in provision in subdivision (b), no person shall manufacture for use in California, or sell, supply, offer for sale, or introduce into commerce, any indoor air cleaning de…

(a) Each manufacturer of an indoor air cleaning device subject to Section 94802 is required to submit an application for certification to the CARB Executive Officer, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812, Attn: Indoor Air Cleaning Device Certification. The application may also be s…

(a) For the purpose of compliance with this regulation only a single model of an indoor air cleaning device within a model group, if one exists, must be evaluated under the test methods. (b) Testing of indoor air cleaning devices to determine compliance with the requirements of t…

Within 12 months of the effective date of this regulation, manufacturers of uncertified indoor air cleaning devices manufactured, sold, supplied, offered for sale, or introduced into commerce in California must submit documentation that they have provided to all of their known di…

The facilities, suppliers, and entities specified in section 95101 must monitor emissions and submit emissions data reports to the Air Resources Board following the requirements specified in 40 CFR § 98.3 and § 98.4, except as otherwise provided in this part. (a) Abbreviated Repo…

The reporting entities specified in section 95101 must develop, submit, and certify greenhouse gas emissions data reports to the Air Resources Board each year in accord with the following requirements. (a) General Contents. In addition to the items specified at 40 CFR § 98.3(c), …

(a) Emissions data submitted to the ARB under this article is public information and shall not be designated as confidential. Data reported to U.S. EPA under 40 CFR Part 98 which has been released to the public by U.S. EPA shall be considered public information by ARB. (b) Any en…

The operator of a facility who is required to report under section 95101 of this article, and who is not eligible for abbreviated reporting under section 95103(a), must comply with Subpart AA of 40 CFR Part 98 (40 CFR §§ 98.270 to 98.278) in reporting stationary combustion and pr…

Any position holder, refiner, or enterer, or biofuel production facility who is required to report under section 95101 of this article must comply with Subpart MM of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§ 98.390 to 98.398) in reporting emissions and related data to ARB, except as otherwise provided …

The operator of a facility who is required to report under section 95101(a)(1)(B)(8.) of this article, and who is not eligible for abbreviated reporting under section 95103(a), must comply with Subpart R of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§ 98.180 to 98.188) in reporting stationary combustion a…

(a) Owners and operators of affected EGUs must follow the applicable monitoring provisions of this section. (1) Affected EGUs must prepare a monitoring plan as specified in 40 CFR § 60.5860(a)(1). (2) For two or more affected EGUs which share a common exhaust gas stack, and are i…

(a) The owner or operator of an affected EGU must determine the CO2 mass emissions (short tons) for the compliance period as specified under the provisions of 40 CFR § 60.5860(b)(1)-(2). (b) The owner or operator of an affected EGU that exclusively combusts liquid fuel and/or gas…

The purpose of this subarticle is to collect fees to be used to carry out the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Stats. 2006; Ch. 488; Health and Safety Code sections 38500 et seq.), as provided in Health and Safety Code section 38597.

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from the operation of electrical equipment that uses a GHG as an insulating medium. (b) Applicability. The provisions of this subarticle apply to owners of gas-insulated equipment (…

(a) For the purposes of this subarticle, the following definitions apply: “Active Gas-Insulated Equipment” or “Active GIE” means GIE that is non-hermetically sealed and is connected through busbars or cables to an electrical power system or that is fully-charged, ready for servic…

(a) No GIE owner's annual CO2e emissions excluding emergency events, as calculated pursuant to section 95354.1(c), shall exceed their annual emissions limit. (b) GIE owners must calculate their average system capacity, Cavg,j,i for each covered insulating gas j for data year i as…

(a) GIE owners must establish and maintain a current and complete GIE inventory for each data year, which includes the following information for each GIE device that uses covered insulating gas: (1) Equipment manufacturer name. (2) Year equipment was manufactured. (A) If the year…

(a) Annual Emissions by Covered Insulating Gas. For each covered insulating gas j emitted during data year i, GIE owners must use the following equation to calculate and report their annual emissions (pounds): Annual Emissionsj,i = (Decrease in covered insulating gas j inventory)…

GIE owners who elect to adjust the nameplate capacity value specified by the manufacturer on the nameplate attached to the GIE device, or within the manufacturer's official product specifications, may do so by undertaking the following process. (a) Notify CARB of the intention to…

Information submitted pursuant to this subarticle may be claimed as confidential. Such information shall be handled in accordance with the procedures specified in title 17, California Code of Regulations, sections 91000 through 91022.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 95362(c), any small container of automotive refrigerant that was packaged or manufactured for sale in California on or after April 13, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2018 is exempt from the labeling requirements specified in Section 2.3(B)(…

(a) On or after January 1, 2010, and for small containers of automotive refrigerant purchased before January 1, 2025, no person shall dispose of or destroy any small container of automotive refrigerant that is subject to the requirements of this subarticle unless the disposal or …

Each part of this subarticle is severable, and in the event that any provision of this subarticle is held to be invalid, the remainder of this subarticle shall continue in full force and effect.

The purpose of this subarticle is to reduce hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions by adopting specific prohibitions for certain substances in refrigeration, air-conditioning, chillers, ice rinks, cold storage, aerosols-propellants, and foam end-uses to support California's greenhouse…

This subarticle applies to any person who sells, leases, rents, installs, uses, or otherwise enters into commerce, in the State of California, any product, equipment, material, or substance in end-uses listed in Table 1, section 95374(a); Table 2, section 95374(b); Table 3, secti…

(a) For the purposes of this subarticle, the following definitions shall apply: “Aerosol” means a product with a pressurized spray system that dispenses product ingredients by means of a propellant contained in a product or a product's container, or by means of a mechanically ind…

(a) Required Service Practices. A person performing any installation, maintenance, service, repair, or disposal of a stationary appliance that could reasonably be expected to release refrigerant from the appliance into the environment must satisfy all of the following requirement…

(a) Prohibitions. On or after January 1, 2011, no person shall sell, supply, offer for sale, or distribute any high-GWP refrigerant for use as a refrigerant, unless for reclamation or destruction, in a container with a refrigerant capacity of two pounds or greater unless: (1) The…

(a) The following records must be kept by each refrigerant distributor or wholesaler and certified reclaimer for a minimum of five years. These records must be kept at the facility of each distributor or wholesaler, or certified reclaimer and must be made available to an authoriz…

(a) All of the information identified in section 95388(b)(3) is a public record and may not be claimed as confidential. (b) Except for the information identified in subsection (a) above, any person submitting information to the Executive Officer pursuant to this subarticle may cl…

(a) The gas collection and control system at a closed MSW landfill can be capped or removed provided the following requirements are met: (1) The gas collection and control system was in operation for at least 15 years, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate to the satisfact…

(a) Surface Emissions Monitoring Requirements: Any owner or operator of a MSW landfill with a gas collection and control system must conduct instantaneous and integrated surface monitoring of the landfill surface quarterly using the procedures specified in section 95471(c). (1) I…

(a) Recordkeeping Requirements. (1) An owner or operator must maintain the following records, whether in paper, electronic, or other format, for at least five years: (A) All gas collection system downtime exceeding five calendar days, including individual well shutdown and discon…

(a) The Executive Officer's credit and deficit calculations, as described in sections 95486, 95486.1, 95486.2, 95486.3, 95486.4, and 95489, will use the appropriate annual carbon intensity benchmarks set forth in Tables 1, 2, and 3 of this section. (b) Automatic Acceleration Mech…

(a) Compliance Demonstration. (1) A fuel reporting entity must demonstrate that it met its annual compliance obligation by submitting an annual compliance report, showing that it possessed and has retired a number of credits from its credit account that is equal to its compliance…

(a) Generation and Acquisition of Transferrable Credits. (1) Credit and Deficit Issuance. Upon submission and acceptance of timely reports as required by this subarticle, the total number of credits and deficits generated will be issued in the LRT-CBTS account of the applicable c…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…