DTSC Emergency Regulations

DTSC adopts emergency regulations when it determines, and the Office of Administrative Law concurs, that there is an immediate need for a regulation to protect the public health and safety or the general welfare. Typically, emergency regulations stay in effect for 180 days, during which DTSC conducts its rulemaking process to permanently adopt the regulations.

Adopted Emergency Regulations

• Industrial Ethyl Alcohol Exemption
  OAL Approval Date: 10/07/24
  Secretary of State Filing Date: 10/07/24
  Effective Date: 10/07/24
  Expiration Date: 04/08/25
• Conditional Exemption for Undeployed Airbags
  OAL Approval Date: 09/05/2024
  Secretary of State Filing Date: 09/05/2024
  Effective Date: 09/05/2024
  Expiration Date: 12/04/2024
• Addition to the List of Covered Electronic Devices in Chapter 11, Appendix X, Subsection (C)
  OAL Approval Date: 12/18/23
  Secretary of State Filing Date: 12/18/23
  Effective Date: 12/18/23
  Expiration Date: 12/19/25

How to Submit Comments on Proposed Emergency Regulations

Comments on a proposed emergency rulemaking action must be submitted directly to OAL within five calendar days from when OAL posts the proposed emergency regulation on the OAL web site. The comment must state that it is about an emergency rulemaking action currently under OAL review and include the topic of the emergency. Comments on a proposed emergency rulemaking action should be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail:

OAL Reference Attorney
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1250
Sacramento, California 95814
Fax Number: (916) 323-6826
staff@oal.ca.gov

When submitting a comment on an emergency rulemaking action, a copy of the comment must also be submitted to the Office of Legislation and Regulatory Review.

Office of Legislation and Regulatory Review
Department of Toxic Substances Control
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Fax Number: (916) 324-1808
regs@dtsc.ca.gov
TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.

OAL will confirm that the agency has received the comment before considering it. DTSC is not required to respond to comments submitted in connection with an emergency rulemaking action. If DTSC chooses to respond, however, it will submit its response to OAL within eight calendar days after the date of submission of the proposed emergency rulemaking action to OAL.