Current Aerosol Issues: Federal, State, International

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1 Current Aerosol Issues: Federal, State, International SATA Fall Meeting Hilton Head, SC October 1, 2010 Washington, DC USA D. Douglas Fratz Vice President, CSPA

2 About CSPA Advocacy & Issues Management 25 Staff Plus Numerous Consultants More than 70 Committees & Boards 240 Member Companies 7 Divisions Aerosol Products Division Largest Division 140 Members

3 CSPA Affiliates ACE Alliance for Consumer Education ASPA Automotive Specialty Products Alliance CAPCO Consumer Aerosol Products Council CAG Compliance Assistance Group CSI Consumer Specialty Insurance Company PC CSPA Product Care Program PIR Product Ingredient Review Program

4 Consumer Aerosol Products Council CAPCO 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Education Foundation Video Contest Social Media Campaign Face Book You Tube Blogs

5 Alliance for Consumer Education Education Foundation Inhalant Abuse Disease Prevention Poison Prevention Eco-Stewardship Minor League Baseball/ School Counselor Partnerships Ace Clean Super-Hero Partnership with Marvel Comics

6 Primary Current Issues Impacting U.S. Aerosol Products Air Quality TSCA Reform Green Chemistry Ingredient Communication Environmental Marketing Greenhouse Gas Reductions International Harmonization Aerosol Recycling Plastic Containers Fire & Building Codes Aerosol Technical Publications

7 USA Air Quality Regulations CSPA Air Quality Committee >230 Members Four Task Forces, Numerous Workgroups Co-Chairs: Eileen Moyer and Chip Brewer Staff Liaisons: D. Douglas Fratz & Joseph Yost Numerous Meetings and Conference Calls Numerous Updates VOCs, Toxics, Greenhouse Gases Regulatory Negotiations Compliance Assistence

8 USA Air Quality Regulations California Air Resources Board California Consumer Products Regulation South Coast Air Quality Management District Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Lake Michigan Air Directors Council (LADCO) Northern Midwestern States U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) All 50 States International (Europe, Canada, Hong Kong)

9 California Air Resources Board (CARB) New Regulation Every Year >130 Products Regulated Volatile Organic Compounds Greenhouse Gases / Toxic Air Contaminants 2010 Amendments to CARB Also California Districts California is Most Stringent Other States Follow U.S. EPA Not Updating National Rule

10 CARB 2009 Amendments Rulemaking Began in 2008 Product Survey Data Proposals for 5 categories New Proposals in 2009 Packaged Solvents Paint Thinners Aerosol Air Fresheners Adopted September 2009 Some Changes in 2010 South Coast District Rules

11 CARB 2010 Amendments Rulemaking Began in 2009 Product Survey Data Proposals for 5 categories New Proposals in April New Category Limits Toxics and Global Warming Potential Limits Proposed Product Labeling Intense Successful Negotiations April-August Negotiations Continuing on Some Products Final Adoption November 18

12 CARB 2010 Amendments Categories Now Proposed for New VOC Limits: General Purpose Cleaners & Degreasers (5 Categories) Spot Removers Aerosol and Non-Aerosol Special Purpose Lubricants Aerosol & Non-Aerosol Heavy-Duty Hand Cleaner Aerosol Insecticides (Flying Bug and Wasp & Hornet Aerosol Furniture Polish Metal Polish Aerosol and Non-Aerosol Categories Deferred Automotive Rubbing Compound and Wax/Polish Some Aerosol Special-Purpose Lubricants

13 Toxic Substances Control Act Reform Toxic Substances Control Act Adopted in Kids Safe Chemicals Act 2010Toxic Chemicals Safety Act European REACH Model Several Congressional Hearings in 2010 Unlikely to Pass in 2010

14 CSPA Management of TSCA Reform CSPA Chemicals Management Policy Team Formed in 2008, Very Active in Broad Chemical Industry Coalitions CSPA Coalition Principles Documents Seeking Stakeholder Process Seeking Reasonable TSCA Modernization

15 California Green Chemistry Initiative 2008 Legislation & Report 2009 Green Ribbon Science Panel 2010 Draft Regulation for Safer Consumer Products 2010 OEHHA Hazard Traits Chemicals of Concern Priority Products Alternatives Assessments Goal: Move Toward a Cradle-to- Cradle Economy by 2050

16 CSPA Response to Green Chemistry 2009 Green Chemistry Policy Green Chemistry Alliance Alternative Analysis Industry Coalition Comments on Proposed Safer Chemical Products Regulation Participation in California Workshops Other State Programs Maine Minnesota

17 Ingredient Communication California Legislation Voluntary Industry Initiative Federal Legislation CSPA Consumer Product Ingredient Dictionary EPA DfE Ingredient Communication EPA Pesticide Inerts Disclosure New York Law

18 California Proposed Ingredient Legislation First Ingredient Disclosure Legislation 2007 Legislation Continued to Legislation Continued to 2010 Sponsor Unwilling to Make Reasonable Modifications Legislation Defeated in 2010 Probably will be Reintroduced in 2011

19 CSPA / SDA / CCSPA Voluntary Ingredient Communication Initiative Canadian Voluntary Initiative 4/08 CSPA Final Draft Legislation 8/08 Draft USA / Canada Voluntary Ingredient Communication Program 9/08 USA / Canada Voluntary Ingredient Communication Announced 11/08 CSPA Final Approval 12/08 CSPA / SDA Guidance Document 1/09

20 Other Ingredient Communication Federal Legislation Considered EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) Require IC for All Approved Products EPA Pesticide Inerts Disclosure Disclosure of All Pesticide Ingredients CSPA Offering Voluntary Pilot New York Law Environmental Group Litigation NY Agency Considering Requesting Ingredients

21 CSPA Consumer Product Ingredient Dictionary Project Members Asked CSPA to Consider Dictionary in 2008 Avoid Duplication of Effort Differing Names Could Be Seen by NGOs as Hiding Toxics Use of Functional Descriptors Standard Names for Mixtures or Botanical Extracts Assist Legislative Negotiations

22 CSPA Consumer Product Ingredient Dictionary Project Modeled After PCPC International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary Product Marketers Sponsoring Project Nomenclature Committee New CSPA Scientist Ingredient Applications First Edition in Late Fall 2009 First Update in May 2010

23 Role of CSPA Dictionary in Ingredient Communication Provide Standard Ingredient Nomenclature Informative to Consumers Simple Enough to be Readable Precise Enough to be Accurate and Transparent Define Ingredients with Multiple Components Trade Name Ingredients Intermediate Formulations with Multiple Ingredients Mixtures of Similar Chemistry that are Single Ingredients Component Status (Diluents, etc.) Define Proprietary Ingredients Provide Additional Information on Use & Function

24 Dictionary Status as of September 2010 Ingredient Applications Processed 301 Ingredient Monographs Approved 279 Ingredient Suppliers Included 40 Trade Names Defined 803 Technical/Other Names Defined 1090 Chemical Classes Represented 50 Ingredient Functions Included 70

25 Environmental Marketing & Claims CSPA Environmental Marketing & Claims Committee Formed in 1988 FTC Guide on Environmental Marketing Claims First Adopted in 1992 Since Then Numerous Certification Programs for Environmentally Preferable Products Aerosol Products Often Excluded Numerous Other Issues with Certification Criteria CSPA Supports Science-Based Claims That Are NOT Misleading

26 EPA Design for the Environment U.S. EPA Product Certification Program CSPA APD DfE Committee DfE Cleaning Products Criteria Continuous Delivery Systems Small Particles Propellants Ingredient Communication Product Efficacy Testing CSPA Long-Term Goal: Expand Acceptance of Aerosols

27 California AB 32 Implementation California AB 32 Law 2006 Ambitious Goals Global Warming Mitigation Early Action Measures Aerosol Dusters Automotive Air Conditioners 2009 Aerosol Air Freshener Prohibits use of compounds with GWP value 150 California Environmental Protection Agency

28 CARB 2010 Amendments GWP > 150 Prohibitions Proposed for: Flying Bug Insecticide Aerosol Furniture Maintenance Product Aerosol Metal Polish / Cleaner - Aerosol Oven or Grill Cleaner - Aerosol Special-Purpose Lubricants Aerosol Spot Removers (Dry Clean Only) Aerosol Wasp or Hornet Insecticide Aerosol

29 Federal Energy Legislation 2009 Federal Energy Legislation Carbon Emissions Trading HFC Phase-Down EPA Endangerment Finding & Litigation 2010 Legislation Highly Politicized Prospects Uncertain

30 International Harmonization CSPA International Affairs Committee CSPA Aerosol Products Division International Harmonization Committee International Liaison Committee CSPA Hosted December 2009 FEA Hosted September 2010 Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Transport Regulations Container Standards

31 Aerosol Recycling Recycle Claims are Meaningful to Consumers Acceptance in Curbside Recycling Programs Recycle Symbol Claims on Steel Containers Recycling for Aluminum Containers

32 Plastic Aerosol Containers New CSPA Subcommittee Aerosol Products Division Commercial Standards Committee Plastic Aerosol Container Subcommittee >30 Members Scott Smith (P&G) Chair Kevin Hoening (Aptar) Vice Chair

33 New Subcommittee Focus DOT Transport Regulations Coordinating with International Harmonization Committee NFPA Code 30B Storage Issues Coordinating with Manufacturing & Storage Standards Committee International Harmonization of Container Standards Coordinating with IHC and FEA Recyclability/ Environmental Issues Coordinating with Recycling Committee

34 Projects for Possible Warehouse Storage Tests With Factory Mutual Research Fire Tests for Product Classification NFPA 30B Fire Code International Harmonization of Container Standards Work with FEA Recyclability/ Environmental Issues Determine Recyclability Status

35 Aerosol Fire and Building Codes NFPA Code 30B Aerosol Manufacturing, Warehouse Storage, and Retail Display 4-Year Update Completed New 2011 Edition International Fire Code and Building Code

36 Aerosol Propellants Manual 3 rd Edition Third Edition May 2010 All Propellants Plant & Laboratory Workgroup Draft Aerosol Propellants Safety Seminar Shipping/Storage Construction Gas Detection/ Piping Fire Prevention/Control Reject Aerosols Lab Safety & Seminars

37 CSPA Aerosol Guide 9 th Edition 9 th Edition CD December Documents Specifications Test Methods Regulations Guidelines Glossaries Fire Codes Recycling Fully Searchable Personal or Corporate

38 th ANNUAL AEROSOL PRESSURIZED PRODUCTS SURVEY TH STREET, N.W. SUITE 300 WASHINGTON D.C /

39 Thank you! Questions?