California: Air

November 2009
Volume
39
Issue
31
The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 §§94801, 94804, 94805, and 94806, relating to Indoor Air Cleaning Devices. The amendments would extend the deadline for package certification labeling for one year, to October 18, 2011, and allow the use of adhesive certification labels (rather than printing on the package) until October 1, 2012. These extensions apply only to air cleaner models that are tested and certified by the October 18, 2010, compliance date; all air cleaners must still be tested and certified by the current deadline of October 18, 2010. Additional amendments would, among other things, allow alternate, appropriate electrical safety testing for multi-function appliances that include an air cleaning component and revise the definition of "mechanical filtration only" air cleaners. The hearing will be December 9, 2009. http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2009/iacd09/iacd09.htm.