SCH Number,Lead Agency Name,Lead Agency Title,Lead Agency Acronym,Document Title,Document Type,Received,Posted,Document Description,Document Portal URL,Project Title,Contact Full Name,Contact Authority,Contact Job Title,Contact Email Address,Contact Address 1,Contact Address 2,Contact City,Contact State,Contact Zip Code,Contact Phone Number,Location Coordinates,Cities,Counties,County Clerks,Location Cross Streets,Location Zip Code,Location Total Acres,Location Parcel Number,Location State Highways,Location Waterways,Location Airports,NOC Has Non Late Comment,NOC State Review Start Date,NOC State Review End Date,NOC Development Type,NOC Local Action,NOC Project Issues,NOC Local Review Start Date,NOC Local Review End Date,NOE Exempt Status,NOE Exempt Citation,NOE Reasons for Exemption,NOD Agency,NOD Approved By Lead Agency,NOD Approved Date,NOD Significant Environmental Impact,NOD Environmental Impact Report Prepared,NOD Negative Declaration Prepared,NOD Other Document Type,NOD Mitigation Measures,NOD Mitigation Reporting Or Monitoring Plan,NOD Statement Of Overriding Considerations Adopted,NOD Findings Made Pursuant,NOD Final EIR Available Location 2022010069,Air Resources Board,California Air Resources Board,ARB,Amendments to the Chromium Plating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Facilities Regulation.,NOP,1/6/2022,,"In 1986, CARB identified hexavalent chromium as a toxic air contaminant (TAC). Hexavalent chromium was determined to be an extremely potent human carcinogen with no known safe level of exposure. Hexavalent chromium plating, or simply chromium plating, is the electrical application of a coating of chromium onto a surface for decoration, corrosion protection, or durability. An electrical charge is applied to a tank (bath) containing an electrolytic salt (chromium anhydride) solution. The electrical charge causes the chromium metal particles in the bath to fall out of the solution and deposit onto objects placed in the plating solution. The most familiar type of chromium plating is the decorative chromium plating process which provides a bright, shiny finish onto objects such as wheels and plumbing fixtures. During chromic acid anodizing, an oxidation layer is generated on the surface of the part. These electrolytic processes cause mists containing hexavalent chromium to be ejected from the plating tank which is eventually emitted into the outdoor air. Exposure over a lifetime to very low hexavalent chromium concentrations can substantially increase a person’s chance of developing cancer. The Proposed Project would require the use of the trivalent chromium plating process for all decorative and functional hard chromium plating facilities. The proposed complete phase-out dates for the use of hexavalent chromium at electroplating and chromic acid anodizing facilities are as follows: • Beginning two years after the effective date of the Amendments, CARB staff are proposing that all decorative plating facilities must convert to the use of trivalent chromium or cleaner alternative or stop using hexavalent chromium. • Beginning after two years after the effective date of the Amendments, CARB staff are proposing that no person shall install or operate any new functional hard hexavalent chromium electroplating facility in the state. • Beginning after 15 years after the effective date of the Amendments, CARB staff are proposing that all functional hard hexavalent chromium electroplating facilities must transition to trivalent chromium or another cleaner hexavalent chromium-free alternative, or stop using hexavalent chromium. Organizations representing the functional hard hexavalent chromium industry have the option to present periodic technology reviews to CARB staff. These technology reviews will assess the feasibility of alternatives to hexavalent chromium that are less toxic than trivalent chromium or control options that will provide equivalent or better emission reductions to that of trivalent chromium. Beginning after two years after the effective date of the Amendments, functional hard hexavalent chromium facilities will be required to comply with additional emission control requirements, such as building enclosures, housekeeping requirements, best management practices, air pollution control techniques, and compliance monitoring parameters.",https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022010069,Proposed Amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for Chromium Plating ,Rebecca Fancher,CA Air Resources Board,Staff Air Pollution Specialist,rebecca.fancher@arb.ca.gov,1001 I Street,Legal Office,Sacramento,CA,95814,9163271550,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,1/10/2022,2/9/2022,Other,,"Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,