Metal Finishing Association of California Members and Friends,

We need your help and support at the California Air Resources Public Hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the ATCM for Chromium Electroplating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Operations The CARB board will hear this issue on Friday, January 27 at 8:30 am at the Mary D. Nichols Campus in Riverside.

Please plan to attend and make a comment to support the surface finishing industry as we fight for a fair emission-based rule comparable to SCAQMD Rule 1469. The current draft of the CARB rule has a ban on operations and will lead to many of our industry friends going out of business in the coming years. Regulatory rules should never selectively ban operations without being given the opportunity to comply with an emission standard.

If you are unable to attend in person then please consider making a virtual comment that day and show support. The association will continue to provide updates as we get closer to this date.

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Thank you for your continued support.

Public Hearing to Consider the Proposed Amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Chromium Electroplating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Operations.

To All Supporters of the Metal Finishing Association of California,

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) will conduct a public hearing at the time and place noted below to consider the proposed amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Chromium Electroplating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Operations.

Date: January 26, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Mary D. Nichols Campus, Southern California Headquarters California Air Resources Board | Haagen-Smit Auditorium 4001 Iowa Avenue, Riverside, California 92507
Remote Option: Zoom

This public meeting may continue at 8:30 a.m., on January 27, 2023. Please consult the public agenda, which will be posted ten days before the January 26, 2023, Board meeting, for important details, including the day on which this item will be considered and how the public can participate via Zoom if they choose to be remote.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is proposing amendments to the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Chromium Electroplating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Operations. The proposed amendments include the following key changes.

• Phase out the use of hexavalent chromium in decorative plating by 1/1/2027
• Phase out the use of hexavalent chromium in functional plating (hard plating and chromic acid anodizing) by 1/1/2039
• Interim requirements for functional plating to reduce emissions until phase-out occurs include a more stringent emission standard, building enclosure requirements, biannual source tests, and enhanced housekeeping practices
• Two technology reviews to inform future ATCM amendments (for example, adjustments to phase-out dates)

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