California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 4 - Resource Conservation Programs
Article 4 - Recycled Content Newsprint
Section 17956 - Who Must Certify?

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 17956

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

These certification requirements apply to printers and publishers, located in California, who use newsprint in their operations. Printing or publishing operations located outside of California are not required to comply with these regulations.

(a) Printer/Publisher Certification of Recycled-Content Newsprint Use to the Board.

(1) If you own or operate a commercial printing establishment located in California, you must annually submit to the Board a completed form CIWMB 430 "Newsprint Consumer Certification" (11/00), which is incorporated herein by reference. (See Appendix A.) This form is due to the Board on March 1 of each year.

(2) If you own or operate a commercial publishing operation located in California, which also owns or operates a commercial printing operation, you must annually submit a completed Newsprint Consumer Certification, form CIWMB 430 (11/00), to the Board.

(3) Any person owning or operating more than one commercial printing or commercial publishing operation in California may submit one certification for all of its operations. All of the information required by Section 17958(b) of this Article must be itemized for each establishment included in the certification.

(4) If you own or operate a commercial printing operation located in California, but do not do any printing, you are not required to submit a Newsprint Consumer Certification, form CIWMB 430 (11/00), to the Board.

(b) Supplier Certification of Recycled-Content Newsprint to Consumers or other Suppliers.

If, at any time during a year, you supply recycled-content newsprint to commercial printers/publishers located in California, or to other suppliers who may in turn supply such establishments, you must comply with Section 17960 of this Article. Suppliers of newsprint are held accountable for certification according to Section 17960, regardless of their location.

(c) Manufacturer Certification of the Recycled-Content of its Newsprint to the Board.

If you are a person manufacturing recycled-content newsprint for use in California, you must submit a letter to the Board certifying the metric tons of postconsumer wastepaper and/or deinked pulp received or produced at each of your mills producing recycled-content newsprint for use in California during each reporting period. You must also certify to the Board the metric tons of recycled-content newsprint, by grade, which were produced at each of your mills that were shipped for use in California during each reporting period. This letter of certification will be due on March 1 of every year for each reporting period (January 1 through December 31).

(d) Manufacturer Certification of the Recycled-Content to Suppliers/Consumers.

If you are a person manufacturing recycled-content newsprint for use in California, you must certify that the newsprint you ship for use in California is recycled-content newsprint.

1. New section filed 4-7-92; operative 4-7-92 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 18).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1), (2) and (4) filed 1-11-94 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2) and (a)(4) filed 1-16-96; operative 2-15-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(2) and (a)(4) filed 4-2-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 14).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) filed 6-6-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 23).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4) and (c) filed 9-14-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 38).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 11-17-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42753, 42772, 42773, 42774 and 42775, Public Resources Code.

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