Rulemaking of Conditional Exemption for Undeployed Airbags Management
Summary
SCH Number
2024100492
Public Agency
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC)
Document Title
Rulemaking of Conditional Exemption for Undeployed Airbags Management
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/11/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) proposes for the approval of the second readoption of the emergency rulemaking to conditionally exempt undeployed airbags that are discarded (airbag waste) under California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5, chapter 11, section 66261.4, provided generators of airbag waste (airbag waste handlers) meet the conditions of the exemption. The regulations would require the airbag waste handler to comply with the conditions listed under the exemption to allow for undeployed airbag waste to not be subject to hazardous waste management standards until the waste is received at a designated facility. These conditions require that the airbag waste handler manage the airbag waste in a manner that addresses the risks posed by the waste, as undeployed airbag waste can exhibit the hazardous waste characteristics of ignitability and/or reactivity. The conditional exemption moves the point of hazardous waste generation from the airbag waste handler to the designated facility, which provides economic and regulatory relief for airbag waste handlers to encourage them to expeditiously transport airbag waste to a designated facility designed to handle these hazardous wastes.
To be conditionally exempt from hazardous waste requirements, airbag waste handlers shall:
•Accumulate no more than 250 airbag modules and airbag inflators (combined) at one time,
•Accumulate airbag waste for no longer than 180 days,
Package airbag waste in a container designated to address the risk posed by the airbag waste,
•Properly label airbag waste,
•Send airbag waste directly to an authorized airbag collection facility or a designated facility,
•Ensure airbag waste shipments comply with all applicable U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements, and
•Maintain records of all offsite shipments of airbag waste.
Project Activities: For a second additional 90 days, the rulemaking will re-adopt current emergency regulations for a conditional exemption for airbag waste within the California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5, chapter 11, section 66261.4 provided that the airbag waste handlers meet the conditions of the exemption.
Contact Information
Name
Chosu Khin
Agency Name
DTSC
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15308
Reasons for Exemption
DTSC has determined none of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions apply to this project, as described in Public Resources Code Section 21084(c), (d), and (e), and California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15300.2. DTSC has determined that the proposed regulatory amendments are actions taken by DTSC to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment.
County Clerks
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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