Battery-Embedded Products Emergency Regulations

Overview

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is promulgating emergency regulations in response to Senate Bill (SB)1215 (Newman, Chapter 370, Statutes of 2021). These proposed regulations establish a process for Covered Electronic Waste recyclers to submit payment claims for covered battery-embedded products, add application requirements related to covered battery-embedded products, modernize the claim submission process, specify an approved cancellation method for dismantling covered battery-embedded products, and make other conforming changes and updates to existing regulations.

Affected Regulatory Code Sections

CalRecycle is proposing emergency regulations to amend Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 7, Chapter 8.2, Sections 18660.5, 18660.6, 18660.7, 18660.10, 18660.11, 18660.12, 18660.13, 18660.14, 18660.15, 18660.17, 18660.18, 18660.19, 18660.21, 18660.22, 18660.30, 18660.32, 18660.35, 18660.36, 18660.37, 18660.38, 18660.41, and 18660.49.

Current Status

Due to technical difficulties on August 19, remote Zoom and Webcast attendance was unavailable for the workshop. As a result, 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 the proposed regulatory text and solicit feedback from the public, the 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).

Details of how to participate and submit questions and feedback at this workshop are included below.

Current Documents

Formal rulemaking documents will be available on this webpage a minimum of five (5) working days before CalRecycle files the notice of the proposed emergency regulations with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).

A copy of the workshop materials has been posted to the public notice.

Input from Interested Parties

CalRecycle will hold a virtual public workshop to solicit feedback from interested parties on this matter.
September 18, 2024
Starting at 1:30pm

The public workshop will be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct participation and via Webcast for observation only.

To attend virtually via Zoom, you must register in advance. Registration is free.

Go to the Public Meeting Live Webcasts to observe the public workshop via Webcast.

Webcast participants will not be able to ask questions. No registration is necessary to view the Webcast.

Note: If you are participating remotely and anticipate providing comments, it is recommended to join through Zoom.

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 September 9, 2024, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

During the informal comment period, which began at 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 2024, and ends on October 2, 2024, written comments may be submitted via CalRecycle’s public comment portal, which can be accessed here: Battery-Embedded Products Rulemaking Comment Period.

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.

Contact

For more information on the Battery-Embedded Products Emergency Regulations, please contact Donnet McFarlane at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.

For more information regarding the Covered Battery-Embedded Products Program, please visit the Covered Battery-Embedded Products Webpage.