Washington, DC USA

Current Aerosol Issues:Federal, State, International

SATA Fall MeetingHilton Head, SCOctober 1, 2010

D. Douglas FratzVice President, CSPA

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

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

Consumer Aerosol Products Council

• CAPCO

• 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

• Education Foundation

• Video Contest

• Social Media Campaign• Face Book

• You Tube

• Blogs

•www.AerosolProducts.org

• www.EcoAerosols.com

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

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

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 E-Mail Updates

VOCs, Toxics, Greenhouse Gases

Regulatory Negotiations

Compliance Assistence

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)

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

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

CARB 2010 Amendments

• Rulemaking Began in 2009

– Product Survey Data

– Proposals for 5 categories

• New Proposals in April 2010

• 17 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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act Reform

• Toxic Substances Control Act

Adopted in 1976

• 2009 Kids Safe Chemicals Act

• 2010Toxic Chemicals Safety Act

• European REACH Model

• Several Congressional Hearings

in 2010

• Unlikely to Pass in 2010

CSPA Management of TSCA Reform

• CSPA Chemicals Management Policy Team

– Formed in 2008, Very Active in 2009-2010

• Broad Chemical Industry Coalitions

• CSPA Coalition Principles Documents

• Seeking Stakeholder Process

• Seeking Reasonable TSCA Modernization

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”

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

Ingredient Communication

• California Legislation 2007-2010

• Voluntary Industry Initiative

• Federal Legislation

• CSPA Consumer Product Ingredient

Dictionary

• EPA DfE Ingredient Communication

• EPA Pesticide Inerts Disclosure

• New York Law

California Proposed Ingredient Legislation

• First Ingredient Disclosure Legislation

• 2007 Legislation Continued to 2008

• 2009 Legislation Continued to 2010

• Sponsor Unwilling to Make Reasonable

Modifications

• Legislation Defeated in 2010

• Probably will be Reintroduced in 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

California AB 32 Implementation

• California AB 32 Law 2006

• Ambitious Goals

• Global Warming Mitigation

• Early Action Measures -2008

– Aerosol Dusters

– Automotive Air Conditioners

• 2009 –Aerosol Air Freshener– Prohibits use of compounds with GWP

value ≥ 150

California Environmental

Protection Agency

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

Federal Energy Legislation

• 2009 Federal Energy

Legislation

– Carbon Emissions Trading

– HFC Phase-Down

• EPA “Endangerment

Finding” & Litigation

• 2010 Legislation

• Highly Politicized

• Prospects Uncertain

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

Aerosol Recycling

• Recycle Claims are Meaningful to Consumers

• Acceptance in Curbside Recycling Programs

• Recycle Symbol Claims on Steel Containers

• Recycling for Aluminum Containers

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

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

Projects for 2010-2011

• 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

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

Aerosol Propellants Manual 3rd 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

CSPA Aerosol Guide 9th Edition

• 9th Edition CD

• December 2009

• 130+ Documents

• Specifications

• Test Methods

• Regulations

• Guidelines

• Glossaries

• Fire Codes

• Recycling

• Fully Searchable

• Personal or Corporate

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