1. (a) I am a newsprint supplier. When I certify the metric tons of recycled-content newsprint in every shipment to a consumer or other supplier of newsprint, what information must I include? When you certify the metric tons of recycled-content newsprint in every shipment to a newsprint consumer or supplier, you must include:

   1. 1. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number,
   2. 2. The name and physical address of the consumer or supplier to whom you are sending the newsprint,
   3. 3. The name of the newsprint grade, and the date(s) of shipment,
   4. 4. Total in metric tons, by grade, of recycled-content newsprint shipped, and
   5. 5. Total in metric tons, by grade, of newsprint containing less than forty (40) percent postconsumer wastepaper shipped.
   6. 6. If a shipment contains no recycled-content newsprint, the supplier shall so certify.

2. (b) I am a newsprint supplier who has supplied consumers or other suppliers with recycled-content newsprint. What records must I keep to comply with these regulations? You must keep the following records for each shipment of newsprint you make to a consumer or other supplier of newsprint:

   1. 1. The manufacturer's name, address, and mill of production for each grade of newsprint received in each shipment,
   2. 2. The name and mailing address of the person from whom you received each shipment prior to your supplying it to others,
   3. 3. The name and mailing address of the consumer or supplier to whom you shipped the newsprint,
   4. 4. The name of the newsprint grade(s) supplied in each shipment, and the dates of shipment,
   5. 5. Total, in metric tons, of each grade of newsprint containing less than forty (40) percent postconsumer wastepaper contained in each shipment,
   6. 6. Total, in metric tons, of each grade of recycled-content newsprint contained in each shipment, and
   7. 7. Copies of any certifications you send to consumers of newsprint, or to other suppliers.
3. (c) As a newsprint supplier, how long must I keep the records required by these regulations? If you are a newsprint supplier, you must keep records for 3 years after the date of each certification and make them available to the Board upon request.

Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42772 and 42780, 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. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)5.-7. filed 11-17-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 46).