California E-Waste Updates:
August 19, 2005

Dear Electronic Product Stakeholder:

This electronic newsletter is an update on the implementation of California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, as amended (SB 20, Sher, Chapter 526, Statutes of 2003; SB 50, Sher, Chapter 863, Statutes of 2004). It is being sent to you because you have expressed an interest in the subject of electronic waste (e-waste) management in California.

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In this issue:

ANOTHER REMINDER:
JOINT CIWMB/DTSC REGULATORY WORKSHOP AUGUST 23, 2005

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The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) have scheduled a joint workshop for interested parties regarding emergency regulations and final rulemaking. The workshop will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building in Sacramento.

The CIWMB will conduct a Covered Electronic Waste Payment System Pre-Rulemaking Fact-Finding Workshop from 9:00 a.m. until noon, and the DTSC will conduct a Universal Waste Electronic Device (UWED) Regulation Input Workshop from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Please note that an interactive video conferencing connection is available at the DTSC regional office in Cypress (Orange County). If you wish to avoid traveling to Sacramento, this option provides all the same opportunities to view, listen and comment. Space is still available. If you are interested in attending the workshop via the video conference link you must pre-register by contacting Peggy Farrell of the CIWMB at pfarrell@ciwmb.ca.gov or (916) 341-6590.

The DTSC Cypress regional office is located at:

5796 Corporate Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630-4732

A general audio web-cast of the workshop will also be available.
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Broadcast/

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN COPY OF THE EXISTING REGULATIONS TO THE WORKSHOP FOR REFERENCE AS NECESSARY.

Participants are encouraged to come prepared and to provide concise comments on how the regulations governing the payment system and universal waste management can be improved.

Links to the existing emergency regulations governing the CEW payment system, as well as the authorizing statutes, can be found at:
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Electronics/RegIssues/

DTSC has adopted three emergency regulation packages implementing SB 50. These regulations may be downloaded at:
http://165.235.111.242/LawsRegsPolicies/#DTSC_Regulations

Related background documents supporting this event, including an agenda, a history and text of existing emergency regulations, and a listing of topics to be discussed, are available at:
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Electronics/Act2003/Workshops/

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Please note that e-mail correspondence with the State of California related to e-waste management in general, and SB 20 and SB 50 implementation in particular, should be directed to ewaste@calepa.ca.gov.

Also note that an archive of past distributions is available at:
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Electronics/Act2003/Stakeholder/Updates/

Thank you for your interest in shaping California's e-waste management future.

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