1. (a) I am a consumer of newsprint. What must I do to comply with these regulations? If you are a consumer of newsprint, to comply with these regulations you must:

   1. 1. Satisfy the minimum recycled-content newsprint use requirements in Table One below, and

   2. 2. Certify to the Board by March 1 of each year that you are meeting these requirements. The first certification is due to the Board by March 1, 1992 for 1991's use. Certification information is listed in subsection (b) of this section.

      TABLE ONE: RECYCLED-CONTENT NEWSPRINT USE REQUIREMENTS

      On and After

      Required Use

      January 1, 1991

      25 percent

      January 1, 1994

      30 percent

      January 1, 1996

      35 percent

      January 1, 1998

      40 percent

      January 1, 2000

      50 percent

2. (b) I am a consumer of newsprint located in California. What information must I send to the Board each year for my certification? By March 1 of each year, you must send the following information to the Board on the Board-supplied Newsprint Consumer Certification Form #430 (11/00):

   1. 1. Your name, mailing address, physical address, and telephone number;
   2. 2. The total metric tons of newsprint not containing forty (40) percent postconsumer fibers used during the preceding calendar year; and
   3. 3. The total in metric tons of recycled-content newsprint used during the preceding calendar year;

3. (c) I am a consumer of newsprint. What records must I keep to comply with these regulations? To comply with these regulations, consumers of newsprint must keep:

   1. 1. A copy of every shipment order, bill of lading, invoice, purchase order, or other evidence of shipment,
   2. 2. A copy of the annual Newsprint Consumer Certification Form #430 (11/00), that you send to the Board, and
   3. 3. A copy of any supplier certification you have received.
4. (d) How long must consumers of newsprint keep the records required by these regulations? You must keep the records for 3 years after the date of the certification and make them available to the Board upon request.

Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42760, 42770 and 42782, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 4-7-92; operative 4-7-92 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 18).

2. Amendment of subsection (b), repealer of subsection (b)(4) and amendment of subsection (c)(2) filed 1-16-96; operative 2-15-96 (Register 96, No. 3).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (c)2. filed 9-14-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 38).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b), (b)2. (c) and (c)2. filed 11-17-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 46).