SSB 5231 -
By Senator Honeyford
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
On page 5, beginning on line 1 of the amendment, strike all of section 2 and insert the following:
"Sec. 2 RCW 70.240.040 and 2008 c 288 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning
six months after the department has adopted rules ((under section 8(5)
of this act)) identifying chemicals of high concern for children, a
manufacturer of a children's product, or a trade organization on behalf
of its member manufacturers, shall provide notice to the department
that the manufacturer's product contains a high priority chemical. The
notice must be filed annually with the department and must include the
following information:
(((1))) (a) The name of the chemical used or produced and its
chemical abstracts service registry number;
(((2))) (b) A brief description of the product or product component
containing the substance;
(((3))) (c) A description of the function of the chemical in the
product or product component;
(((4))) (d) The amount of the chemical used in each unit of the
product or product component. The amount may be reported in ranges,
rather than the exact amount;
(((5))) (e) The name and address of the manufacturer and the name,
address, and phone number of a contact person for the manufacturer; and
(((6))) (f) Any other information the manufacturer deems relevant
to the appropriate use of the product.
(2) Manufacturers may provide notification through a department-approved and certified third party.
(3) The requirements of this section only apply to chemicals in
children's products in amounts greater than the de minimis level. De
minimis level means a concentration of less than or equal to 0.1
percent by weight of a finished product (one thousand parts per
million)."
EFFECT: Specifies that the reporting requirements only apply to chemicals in children's products in amounts greater than the de minimis level. De minimis level means a concentration of less than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight of a finished product (one thousand parts per million).