Public Comment Form

Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program Enforcement Emergency Regulations Comment Period

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has begun a 5-day comment period for the Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program Enforcement Emergency Regulations . A Notice of Proposed Emergency Action was published by the Office of Administrative Law on June 16, 2026, and the public comment period begins on June 16, 2026, and will end on June 22, 2026.  


To submit comments on this rulemaking please view the Commenter Instructions below. Note: as explained below, all comments must be submitted to both the Office of Administrative Law and CalRecycle.  


For more information on this rulemaking, please visit Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program Enforcement Emergency Regulations.  


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The public comment period permits any interested person, or their authorized representative, to submit written comments addressing the proposed amendments to CalRecycle. Written comments, which offer a recommendation and/or objection, or support the proposed amendment, should indicate the amended section to which the comment or comments are directed. CalRecycle will only consider written comments sent to CalRecycle and received during the public comment period, which begins on June 16, 2026, and will end on June 22, 2026.  


Comments on the proposed emergency regulations must be submitted directly to OAL within five calendar days of when OAL posts the proposed emergency regulations on the OAL website. Comments on proposed emergency regulations should be submitted to the OAL Reference Attorney by mail to 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1250, Sacramento, California 95814, by fax to (916) 323-6826, or by e-mail to staff@oal.ca.gov. 


When submitting a comment to OAL, a copy of the comment must also be submitted to CalRecycle via this online comment portal, via email at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov or via mail:  

Donnet McFarlane

Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program Enforcement Emergency Regulations

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit 

1001 “I” Street, MS-24B Sacramento, CA 95814  


OAL will confirm that CalRecycle has received the comment before considering it. The comment must state that it is about an emergency regulation currently under OAL review and include the topic of the emergency.  


To ensure that comments are readable by visually impaired users who use a screen reader, please submit the full text of the comment in the text box below.  


You may also submit an identical comment letter by uploading a document and any other relevant attachments you want to submit as part of your comment on this rulemaking. 


By submitting a written comment, through SmartComment to CalRecycle in connection with this rulemaking action you shall be deemed to have expressly indicated a willingness to receive a notice by means of electronic communication via email unless you specifically request CalRecycle to deliver its notice(s) via non-electronic communication.


Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.



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