(c)

1. (1) On July 1, 2012, and not later than January 1 and July 1 annually thereafter, the department shall post a notice on its internet website listing manufacturers that are in compliance with this chapter.
2. (2) A manufacturer that is not listed on the department’s internet website pursuant to this subdivision, but demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the manufacturer is in compliance with this chapter before the next notice is required to be posted, may request a certification letter from the department stating that the manufacturer is in compliance. The letter shall constitute proof of compliance with this chapter.

(e) If a carpet stewardship plan that was previously approved by the department pursuant to Section 42973 terminates or is revoked, the department may allow a manufacturer that is no longer subject to that plan because the plan terminated or was revoked to continue to sell carpet in California for a period of one year after the plan terminated or was revoked, without being subject to penalties pursuant to this section or Section 42978, if the manufacturer does either of the following:

1. (1) The manufacturer continues to operate under the most recent approved carpet stewardship plan that the manufacturer was subject to and makes assessment payments to the trust fund or escrow account as provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42972.7.
2. (2) The manufacturer provides the department with an alternative carpet recycling plan governing its own products that are sold in California, and the department approves the manufacturer’s alternative carpet recycling plan.