GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW California Regulatory Notice Register REGISTER 2025, NUMBER 29–Z P UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW J ULY 18, 2025 PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS TITLE 2.

F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION Conflict–of–Interest Codes — Notice File Number: Z2025–0708–05 ........................................ 891 AMENDMENT MULTI–COUNTY: W est Valley Water District Owens Valley Groundwater Authority T ruckee Donner Public Utility District STATE AGENCY: California Cradle–to–Career Data System Department of Health Care Access and Information Department of Public Health TITLE 2. F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION Contributions Made by Electronic Transfer — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–04 ........................... 892 TITLE 2.

ST ATE PERSONNEL BOARD Conflict–of–Interest Code — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–03 ......................................... 893 TITLE 2. ST ATE PERSONNEL BOARD Discrimination Complaint Process — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–02 .................................. 894 TITLE 10. DEP ARTMENT OF FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND INNOV ATION Application Forms and Notices; Filing Procedures; and “Fair, Equitable or Ethical Principles” — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–08 ................................................................. 896 TITLE 14.

DEP ARTMENT OF RESOURCE RECYCLING AND RECOVERY Illegal Disposal Permanent Rulemaking — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–06. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 TITLE 22. DEP ARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Conflict–of–Interest Code — Notice File Number Z2025–0708–01 ......................................... 906 (Continued on next page) Time– Dated Material

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Consistency Determination Number 1653–2025–164–001–R1, Snowstorm Creek, Lassen County ................ 907 DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Sonoma Creek Restoration at Lupine Ridge Road Crossing Project, Sonoma County, Tracking Number: 1653–2025–167–001–R3, Sonoma County ............................................................ 909 DECISION NOT TO PROCEED BOARD OF PHARMACY Concerning Quality Assurance Programs (Previously Published in Notice Register 2024, Number 32–Z, August 9, 2024) .................................................................................. 909

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS Regulations filed with Secretary of State .............................................................. 909 The California Regulatory Notice Register is an official state publication of the Office of Administrative Law containing notices of proposed regulatory actions by state regulatory agencies to adopt, amend or repeal regulations contained in the California Code of Regulations. The effective period of a notice of proposed regulatory action by a state agency in the California Regulatory Notice Register shall not exceed one year [Government Code § 11346.4(b)].

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CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 891 PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS Information contained in this document is published as received from agencies and is not edited by Thomson Reuters. TITLE 2.

FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fair Po - litical Practices Commission, pursuant to the au - thority vested in it by Sections 82011, 87303, and 87304 of the Government Code to review proposed conflict–of–interest codes, will review the proposed/ amended conflict–of–interest codes of the following: CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODES AMENDMENT MULTI–COUNTY: West Valley Water District Owens Valley Groundwater Authority Truckee Donner Public Utility District STATE AGENCY: California Cradle–to–Career Data System Department of Health Care Access and Information Department of Public Health A written comment period has been established commencing on July 18, 2025, and closing on Sep - tember 1, 2025.

Written comments should be directed to the Fair Political Practices Commission, Attention: Andrea Spiller Hernandez, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, California 95811. At the end of the 45–day comment period, the pro - posed conflict–of–interest codes will be submitted to the Commission’s Executive Director for their review, unless any interested person or their duly authorized representative requests, no later than 15 days prior to the close of the written comment period, a public hear- ing before the full Commission.

If a public hearing is requested, the proposed codes will be submitted to the Commission for review. The Executive Director of the Commission will review the above–referenced conflict–of–interest codes, proposed pursuant to Government Code Sec - tion 87300, which designate, pursuant to Government Code

Section 87302, employees who must disclose certain investments, interests in real property and income. The Executive Director of the Commission, upon their own motion or at the request of any interested person, will approve, or revise and approve, or re - turn the proposed codes to the agency for revision and re–submission within 60 days without further notice. Any interested person may present statements, ar - guments, or comments, in writing to the Executive Director of the Commission, relative to review of the proposed conflict–of–interest codes.

Any written comments must be received no later than September 1, 2025. If a public hearing is to be held, oral comments may be presented to the Commission at the hearing. COST TO LOCAL AGENCIES There shall be no reimbursement for any new or in- creased costs to local government which may result from compliance with these codes because these are not new programs mandated on local agencies by the codes since the requirements described herein were mandated by the Political Reform Act of 1974. There- fore, they are not “costs mandated by the state” as de- fined in Government Code

Section 17514. EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS AND BUSINESSES Compliance with the codes has no potential effect on housing costs or on private persons, businesses, or small businesses. AUTHORITY Government Code Sections 82011, 87303 and 87304 provide that the Fair Political Practices Com - mission as the code–reviewing body for the above conflict–of–interest codes shall approve codes as sub- mitted, revise the proposed code, and approve it as re- vised, or return the proposed code for revision and re–submission.

REFERENCE Government Code Sections 87300 and 87306 provide that agencies shall adopt and promulgate conflict–of–interest codes pursuant to the Political Re- form Act and amend their codes when change is ne - cessitated by changed circumstances. CONTACT Any inquiries concerning the proposed conflict–of–interest codes should be made to Andrea Spiller Hernandez, Fair Political Practices Commis -

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 892 sion, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, Califor - nia 95811, or email aspiller–hernandez@fppc.ca.gov. AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODES Copies of the proposed conflict–of–interest codes may be obtained from the Commission offices or the respective agency. Requests for copies from the Com- mission should be made to Andrea Spiller Hernandez, Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, California 95811, or email aspiller–hernandez@fppc.ca.gov. TITLE 2.

F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fair Political Practices Commission (the Commission), under the authority vested in it under the Political Reform Act (the Act) 1 by

Section 83112 of the Government Code, proposes to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations in Ti - tle 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. The Commission will consider the proposed regula - tion at a public hearing on or after August 21, 2025, at the offices of the Fair Political Practices Commis - sion, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, Califor - nia, commencing at approximately 10:00 a.m. Written comments should be received at the Commission offic- es no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2025.

BACKGROUND/OVERVIEW The Political Reform Act was created to accomplish several purposes, one such purpose being that the re - ceipts and expenditures in election campaigns be fully and truthfully disclosed in order that the voters may be fully informed and improper practices may be inhibit- ed. (Section 81002.) The Act contains disclosure and recordkeeping re - quirements with respect to contributions and expen - ditures, and prescribes the manner in which contribu- tions and expenditures of $100 or more may be made. (Section 84200 et seq.; and

Section 84300(c).) Specif- ically, no contribution of $100 or more may be made or received in cash, and a contribution of $100 or more 1 The Political Reform Act is contained in Government Code Sections 81000 through 91014. All statutory references are to the Government Code, unless otherwise indicated. The regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission are contained in Sec - tions 18104 through 18998 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.

All regulatory references are to Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations, unless otherwise indicated. must be in the form of a written instrument containing the name of the contributor and drawn from the ac - count of the contributor.

Similarly, no expenditure of campaign funds of $100 or more may be made in cash. (Section 84300 (a), (b) & (c).) For each contributor of $100 or more, a committee must disclose the contrib - utor’s full name, street address, and, if the contributor is an individual, the contributor’s occupation and em - ployer. (Section 84211(f).) The Act also permits candidates and committees to raise contributions over the Internet, as long as the Act’s disclosure and recordkeeping requirements are met.

Regulation 18421.3, meanwhile, details the re - porting requirements for contributions and expendi - tures collected by “contract vendors” or “collection agents.” REGULATORY ACTION The Commission may review and consider all as - pects of regulations limiting the use of prepaid cards for making committee expenditures and the receipt of campaign contributions and of contributor verifica- tion and recordkeeping requirements for contributions raised online by contract vendors or collection agents, including, but not limited to, the adoption of regula - tory language prohibiting the use of prepaid cards for any contribution or expenditure of $100 or more, and requiring candidates or committees to ensure contract vendors that collect funds on their behalf utilize “Ad - dress Verification Service” (A VS) protocol to verify contributor information and prove that verification to the committee.

The Commission may also consider a prohibition on the acceptance of online contributions originating from foreign Internet Protocol addresses (“IP address”). While the Commission may review and consider any aspect of the proposal above, includ- ing but not limited to existing Regulations 18421.3 and 18401, it is anticipated that the Commission will specifically consider each of the following proposals made by Commission staff: Regulation 18430.1 Adopt 2 Cal. Code Regs.

Section 18430.1 to add a prohibition on the use of prepaid debit, prepaid cred - it, or gift cards for the making of committee expendi - tures and the acceptance of contributions in amounts of $100 or more. Regulation 18421.3. Amend 2 Cal. Code Regs.

Section 18421.3 subdivi - sion (

b) to add language that prohibits candidates or committees from contracting with payment proces - sors that do not utilize A VS to verify and provide the committee with this information, along with the cor - responding contributions.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 893 Regulation 18401 Amend 2 Cal. Code Regs.

Section 18401 subdivision (a) (2) (

B) to add a requirement that the AVS confirma- tion of the cardholder’s address be retained as a part of the original source documentation to bring record– keeping requirements in line with the amended con - tract vendor requirement of Regulation 18421.3. SCOPE The Commission may adopt the language noticed herein, or it may choose new language to implement its decisions concerning the issues identified above or any related issues. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT Fiscal Impact on Local Government. This regula - tion will have no fiscal impact on any local entity or program. Fiscal Impact on State Government.

This regula - tion will have no fiscal impact on any state entity or program. Fiscal Impact on Federal Funding of State Pro - grams. This regulation will have no fiscal impact on the federal funding of any state program or entity. AUTHORITY

Section 83112 provides that the Fair Political Prac - tices Commission may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of the Act. REFERENCE The purpose of this regulation is to implement, in - terpret, and make specific Government Code Sections 84104, 84211, 84300, 84306, and 85201. CONTACT Any inquiries should be made to Zachary Nor - ton, Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, CA 95811; email: znorton@fppc.ca.gov; telephone (279) 237–5967.

Proposed regulatory language can be accessed at http://www.fppc.ca.gov/the–law/fppc–regulations/ proposed–regulations–and–notices.html . TITLE 2. STATE PERSONNEL BOARD CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State Per- sonnel Board, pursuant to the authority vested in it by

section 87306 of the Government Code, proposes amendment to its conflict–of–interest code. A com - ment period has been established commencing on July 18, 2025, and closing on September 2, 2025. All in - quiries should be directed to the contact listed below. The State Personnel Board proposes to amend its conflict–of–interest code to include employee posi - tions that involve the making or participation in the making of decisions that may foreseeably have a mate- rial effect on any financial interest, as set forth in sub- division (

a) of

section 87302 of the Government Code. The amendment carries out the purposes of the law and no other alternative would do so and be less bur - densome to affected persons. Changes to the conflict–of–interest code include: 1. removing positions that are no longer utilized by the Board, 2. adding a new Staff Services Manager II po - sition created within the Board’s Compliance Review Division, and 3. non–substantive stylistic revisions to simplify the language of

section 549 for improved clarity. The proposed amendment and explanation of the reasons can be obtained from the agency’s contact. Any interested person may submit written com - ments relating to the proposed amendment by submit- ting them no later than September 2, 2025, or at the conclusion of the public hearing, if requested, which - ever comes later. At this time, no public hearing is scheduled. A person may request a hearing no later than August 18, 2025 The State Personnel Board has determined that the proposed amendments: 1. Impose no mandate on local agencies or school districts. 2.

Impose no costs or savings on any state agency. 3. Impose no costs on any local agency or school district that are required to be reimbursed under

Part 7 (commencing with

Section 17500) of Divi- sion 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. 4. Will not result in any nondiscretionary costs or savings to local agencies. 5. Will not result in any costs or savings in federal funding to the state. 6. Will not have any potential cost impact on private persons, businesses or small businesses. All inquiries concerning this proposed amend - ment and any communication required by this no - tice should be directed to: Michelle La Gran - deur, Chief, Policy Division, (916) 651–0924, michelle.lagrandeur@spb.ca.gov

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 894 TITLE 2. STATE PERSONNEL BOARD DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCESS Notice is hereby given that the State Personnel Board (Board) proposes to amend Sections 64.1, 64.2, 64.3, 64.4, 64.5, and 64.6 aim to improve access, time- liness, and clarity in the Board discrimination com - plaint procedures. (Cal. Code Regs., title 2, §§ 64.1, 64.2, 64.3, 64.4, 64.5, & 64.6) PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing regarding the proposed regulatory action will be held on September 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. via WebEx.

In order to participate in the public hear - ing, please see the following options: ● Via Video (Online). You may click, or copy and paste into your web browser, the following link: https://spb–meetings.webex.com/spb–meetings/ j.php?MTID=m06f42c5d80545e5106e2cd199c232525 Then enter the following information to gain access to the hearing: Meeting Number: 2551 540 2694 Meeting password: hDvgPnBP245 ● Via Telephone.

You may also participate by dialing the phone num- ber first and then the participant code listed below: Phone Number: 1–408–418–9388 Participant Code: 25515402694## Join by phone The telephonic conference to be used for the public hearing is accessible to persons with mobility impair - ment. Persons with sight or hearing impairments are requested to notify the contact person for these hear - ings (listed below) to make specific arrangements, if necessary.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD Any interested party, or their duly authorized rep - resentative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the contact person listed below. Michelle La Grandeur, Chief Policy Division State Personnel Board 801 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Email: michelle.lagrandeur@spb.ca.gov The written comment period closes on September 2, 2025. Only written comments received by that time shall be reviewed and considered by the Board before it adopts, amends, or repeals a regulation.

AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE The Board proposes to amend sections 64.1, 64.2, 64.3, 64.4, 64.5, and 64.6 of Title 2,

Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations pursuant to the au - thority vested in it by the California Constitution, ar - ticle VII,

section 3, and Government Code

section 18701. The proposed regulations will implement, in - terpret, and make specific the provisions of the Cal - ifornia Constitution,

article 7,

section 3, and Govern - ment Code sections 18675, 19701, 19702, and 19702.1. INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT OVERVIEW The Board is a constitutional body responsible for enforcing California’s civil service statutes. (Cal. Const.,

article VII, §§ 1, subdivision (b), & 3; Gov. Code, § 18660.) In addition, the Board, by majority vote of all its members, prescribes probationary peri - ods and classifications, adopts other rules authorized by statute, and reviews disciplinary actions imposed against state employees. (Ibid.) Regulations adopted by the Board are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act, except as expressly specified. (Gov. Code, §§ 18211, 18215, & 18216.) The amendments will ensure that California Code of Regulations related to discrimination complaints are consistent with existing practices.

In reviewing other state regulations, the Board found that the instant regulatory proposal is consistent and compatible with existing state regulations. FISCAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC AGENCIES ● Mandate on local agencies and school districts: None. ● Cost to any local agency or school district that must be reimbursed in accordance with Govern - ment Code sections 17500 through 17630: None. ● Cost or savings to any State agency: None. ● Other nondiscretionary cost or savings imposed on local agencies: None. ● Cost or savings in federal funding to the State: None. SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS None.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 895 ECONOMIC IMPACT ON BUSINESS ● Significant, statewide adverse economic impact directly affecting businesses including the ability of California businesses to compete with busi - nesses in other states: None. ● Effect on small business: None. The proposed regulations only set standards related to the com- plaints and appeals process. Accordingly, it has been determined that the adoption of the pro - posed regulations would not affect small busi - nesses in any way.

COST IMPACT ON A REPRESENTATIVE PRIVATE PERSON OR BUSINESS The agency is not aware of any cost impacts that a representative private person or business would nec - essarily incur in reasonable compliance with the pro - posed action since the regulatory change only impacts appeals within state civil service. RESULTS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT Adoption of these regulations will not: 1. Create or eliminate jobs within California. 2. Create new businesses or eliminate existing busi- nesses within California. 3. Affect the expansion of businesses currently do - ing business within California. 4.

Affect worker safety or the state’s environment. The adoption of these regulations, however, will have a positive impact on the general health and wel - fare of California residents in that the benefits of this regulatory action create a fair, equitable, and consis - tent process for the civil service selection process.

CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES The Board must determine that no reasonable alter - natives it has considered or that have been otherwise identified and brought to the attention of the Board would be more effective in carrying out the purpos - es for which the instant action is proposed, or would be as effective and less burdensome to affected private persons than the proposed action, or would be more cost–effective to affected private persons and equally effective in implementing the statutory policy or other provision of law.

CONTACT PERSONS Inquiries concerning the proposed regulatory ac - tion, including questions regarding procedure, com - ments, or the substance of the proposal, may be di - rected to: Michelle La Grandeur, Chief Policy Division State Personnel Board 801 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651–0924 Email: michelle.lagrandeur@spb.ca.gov The backup contact person for these inquiries is: Carlos Gomez, Analyst Policy Division State Personnel Board 801 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651–8350 Email: carlos.gomez@spb.ca.gov Please direct requests for copies of the proposed text of the regulations, the initial statement of reasons, or other information upon which the rulemaking is based to Compliance Review Division Chief, Michelle La Grandeur, at the above address.

AVAILABILITY OF RULEMAKING FILE The Board is maintaining a rulemaking file for the proposed regulatory action, which as of the date of this notice contains the following: 1. A copy of the text of the regulations for which the adoption is proposed in strikeout and underline; 2. A copy of this notice and initial statement of rea- sons for the proposed adoption; and, 3. Any factual information upon which the pro - posed rulemaking is based. If written comments, data or other factual infor - mation, studies or reports are received, they will be added to the rulemaking file.

The file is available for public inspection during normal working hours at the State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramen - to, CA 95814. Items 1 through 3 are also available on the Board’s website at www.spb.ca.gov under “What’s New?” Copies may be obtained by contacting the per- son via the address, email, or phone number listed above. AVAILABILITY OF CHANGED OR MODIFIED TEXT After considering all timely and relevant comments received, the Board may adopt the proposed regula - tions substantially as described in this notice.

If the Board makes modifications that are sufficiently related to the originally proposed text, it will make the mod - ified text (with the changes clearly indicated) avail -

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 896 able to the public for at least 15 days before the Board adopts the regulations as revised. Please send requests for copies of any modified regulations to the atten - tion of the person at the address indicated above. The Board will accept written comments on the modified regulations for 15 days after the date on which they are made available to the public.

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS It is anticipated that the proposed regulations will be filed with the Office of Administrative Law and shall include a Final Statement of Reasons. Copies of the Final Statement of Reasons may be obtained from the contact person when it becomes available. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET Copies of the Notice of Proposed Action, the Ini - tial Statement of Reasons, and the text of the regula - tions in underline and strikeout can be accessed on the Board’s website at www.spb.ca.gov under “What’s New?” TITLE 10.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND INNOVATION APPLICATION FORMS AND NOTICES; FILING PROCEDURES; AND “FAIR, EQUITABLE OR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES” The Commissioner of Financial Protection and In - novation (“Commissioner”) proposes to amend exist - ing regulations under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968. Specifically, the Commissioner proposes to amend sections 260.210, 260.216.7, 260.218.4, 260.230, 260.230.1, 260.231, 260.238, and 260.241 of title 10 of the California Code of Regulations.

The proposed regulations relate to revising certain forms and notic - es; adding to the list of activities that do not promote “fair, equitable or ethical principles”; clarifying books and records maintenance practices for broker–dealers; and revising procedures for filing documents directly with the Commissioner. AUTHORITY (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (2)) Corporations Code sections 25216(a), 25218, 25230.1, 25231, 25238, 25241, 25610, 25612.3 and 25612.5. REFERENCE (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (2)) Corporations Code sections 25210, 25213, 25213.3, 25216, 25217, 25218, 25230, 25230.1, 25231, 25234, 25236, 25237, 25238, 25241, 25242, 25608, 25608.1(d), 25612.3, 25612.5, and 25613; Business and Professions Code sections 31 and 494.5; Civil Code sections 1633.7 and 1798.17; Family Code

section 17520; Government Code sections 7470, 7473, 7490 and 13140–13144; Pe- nal Code

section 11077.1; and

Section 7 of Public Law 93–579 (5 U.S.C.

section 552a note). PUBLIC COMMENTS (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (17)) No public hearing is scheduled. Any interested per - son or his or her duly authorized representative may request, in writing, a public hearing pursuant to Gov - ernment Code

section 11346.8, subdivision (a). The re- quest for a hearing must be received by the Depart - ment of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (“De - partment”) contact person designated below no later than 15 days prior to the closing of the written com - ment period. WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (15)) Where to Submit Comments Any interested person, or his or her authorized rep - resentative, may submit written comments on the pro- posed regulatory action to the Department, addressed as follows, by any of these means: By Postal Mail Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Attention: Diana Pha, Regulations Coordinator 651 Bannon Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, California 95811 By Electronic Mail Comments may be submitted electronically to regulations@dfpi.ca.gov.

Please identify the com - ments as PRO 05–17 in the subject line and submit the comments in Microsoft Word format, if available. Time for Comments Comments may be submitted until September 1, 2025. If the final day for the acceptance of comments is a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, the comment period will close on the next business day.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 897 INFORMATIVE DIGEST (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (3)) Policy Statement and Specific Benefits Anticipated from Regulatory Action (Gov. Code, § 11346.5, subdivision (a) (3) (C)) Updates to a broad range of rules are necessary to increase investor safeguards, clarify legal require - ments for individuals providing investment adviso - ry services, and maintain consistency with other rel - evant California and federal laws.

Additionally, pro - posed changes are necessary to increase consistency with standardized practices by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), which administers the qualification examinations for investment advisers and broker–dealers and operates the Investment Ad - viser Registration Depository (“IARD”) and Central Registration Directory (“CRD”). The anticipated benefits of this regulatory action mirror the goals of the Corporate Securities Law of 1968: protecting the public from fraud and deception in securities transactions.

The proposed regulations help achieve this goal by adding to the list of activities that do not promote “fair, equitable or ethical princi - ples,” and clarifying maintenance practices for books and records. This regulatory action also promotes openness and transparency in government. By revising notic - es required by California and federal law to the Au - thorization for the Disclosure of Financial Records form, investment adviser applicants will be better in - formed regarding the information collected by the De- partment and its potential uses.

This regulatory ac - tion also clarifies and simplifies filing procedures for broker–dealers and investment advisers. Furthermore, the revisions to statutory and regulatory referenc - es ensure licensees and the public are provided accu - rate information regarding an investment adviser’s or broker–dealer’s legal obligations.

Summary of Existing Laws and Regulations, and Effect of Proposed Action (Gov. Code, § 11346.5, subdivision (a) (3) (A)) The Corporate Securities Law of 1968, Corpora - tions Code

section 25000, et seq., regulates all offers and sales of securities in California. Existing law requires that the Department provides certain notices under state and federal law to individ - uals applying to register as broker–dealers in Califor - nia. By regulation, the Department has established a uniform form that includes these required notices. One such notice currently provides the Department’s Securities Regulation Division is requesting informa - tion regarding the application.

The same notice also provides that the Chief Administrative Officer, in - cluding that officer’s address and phone number, is the contact for records–related requests. Because the aforementioned information is outdated, this proposed action revises this information to provide the correct office that is requesting information regarding the ap - plication and the correct contact for records–related requests. Existing law requires that any documents required to be filed with the Commissioner that are not permit- ted to be filed or cannot be accepted by IARD shall be filed in paper directly with the Commissioner.

This proposed action changes the filing procedure to require electronic filing via email instead of in–paper filings. This change is also made in the procedures for directly filing the Customer Authorization of Disclosure of Fi- nancial Records form with the Commissioner. Existing law requires

Part 2 of the Form ADV, which was not accepted by IARD, to be filed directly with the Commissioner. This proposed action removes this instruction because

Part 2 of Form ADV is now accepted by IARD, making the entire provision moot. Existing law provides forms entitled “Customer Au- thorization of Disclosure of Financial Records” and “Instructions for Customer Authorization of Disclo - sure of Financial Records,” which, if signed, autho - rizes the licensee to disclose to the Department cer - tain business records. This proposed action chang - es the identification number for licensees from a De - partment file number, which is no longer used, to a FINRA CRD number, which is an industry standard.

The action also revises the form instructions by re - quiring electronic filing and adding a reminder re - garding maintenance requirements for the form. This proposed action also revises the standard uniform no - tices in the same manner described above. Existing law enumerates fifteen activities that pro - mote “fair, equitable or ethical principles” as the phrase is used by law. This proposed action adds six activities to the existing list of fifteen activities. Existing law requires broker–dealers to make, maintain, and preserve books and records.

This pro - posed action adds that such books and records must be legible, true, complete, accurate, and current. Existing Federal Regulation or Statute (Gov. Code, § 11346.5, subdivision (a) (3) (B)) Broker–dealers and investment advisers may be subject to federal securities laws, including the Secu - rities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Investment Company Act of 1940, and Investment Ad- visers Act of 1940, among others. The proposed reg - ulatory action is not inconsistent with existing feder - al laws. Existing State Regulations (Gov.

Code, § 11346.5, subdivision (a) (3) (D)) The Commissioner has evaluated whether the pro - posed regulations are consistent with existing state regulations and has concluded that these regulations are consistent with existing regulations under the Cor-

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 898 porate Securities Law of 1968. This proposed rulemak- ing is neither inconsistent nor incompatible with other existing state regulations. FORMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (CAL. CODE REGS., TITLE 1, § 20, SUBDIVISION (C) (3)] This proposed regulatory action does not incorpo - rate any forms by reference. DISCLOSURES REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACTION (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (5), (6), (12) (A)) ● Mandate on local agencies or school districts: none. ● Cost or savings to any State agency: none. ● Cost to any local agency or school district which must be reimbursed in accordance with Govern - ment Code sections 17500 through 17630: none. ● Other nondiscretionary cost or savings imposed on local agencies: none. ● Cost or savings in federal funding to the state: none. ● Significant effect on housing costs: none. ECONOMIC IMPACT ON BUSINESS (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (8)) The Commissioner has made an initial determina - tion that the proposed regulatory action is unlikely to have a significant, statewide adverse economic im - pact directly affecting business, including the ability of California businesses to compete with businesses in other states. The Commissioner has not relied on any other reports, facts, evidence, documents, or testimo - ny to support the initial determination that the regula - tion is unlikely to have a significant, statewide adverse economic impact on business. EFFECT ON SMALL BUSINESS (CAL.

CODE REGS., TITLE 1, § 4) Under Government Code

section 11342.610, sub - division (b), securities broker–dealers and invest - ment advisers are not a small business. Therefore, this rulemaking action will not have an impact on small businesses. COST IMPACTS ON REPRESENTATIVE PRIVATE PERSON OR BUSINESS (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (9)) The Department is not aware of any cost impacts that a representative private person or business would necessarily incur in reasonable compliance with the proposed action. RESULTS OF THE ECONOMIC I M PACT A NA LYSIS (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (10)) The Commissioner has determined: ● The proposed action is unlikely to create or elim- inate jobs within the state. ● The proposed action is unlikely to create new businesses or eliminate existing businesses with - in the state. ● The proposed action is unlikely to expand busi - nesses currently doing business within California. ● As discussed above under the Informative Di - gest, the proposed action may benefit the health and welfare of California residents by improving the quality of investment advisory services they receive. ● No benefits or adverse impacts to worker safety or to the state’s environment are anticipated from this regulatory action.

BUSINESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (11)) This proposed action does not impose any business reporting requirements. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (13)) The Commissioner must determine that no reason - able alternative considered by the Department, or that has otherwise been identified and brought to the at - tention of the Department, would be: more effective in carrying out the purpose for which the action is proposed; as effective and less burdensome to affect - ed private persons than the proposed action; or more cost–effective to affected private persons and equally effective in implementing the statutory policy or other provision of the law.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 899 AVAILABILITY OF THE NOTICE, STATEMENT OF REASONS, TEXT OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND RULEMAKING FILE (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISIONS (A) (16), (20), AND (B)) As of the date this Notice is published, the rulemak- ing file consists of this Notice, the Initial Statement of Reasons, the Proposed Text of the regulations, and all the information upon which the proposal is based.

The Department will make the entire rulemaking file available for inspection and copying throughout the rulemaking process at the address provided, and from the persons identified, in the “Contact Persons” sec - tion of this Notice. The Notice, Initial Statement of Reasons and Pro - posed Text are also available on the Department’s website at www.dfpi.ca.gov. To access the documents from the Department’s website, select the “Rules & Enforcement” tab on the home page, select the “Laws & Regulations” link, and then select the “Corporate Securities Law of 1968” link. AVAILABILITY OF CHANGED OR MODIFIED TEXT (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (18)) If the Department makes changes which are suf - ficiently related to the original proposed text, it will make the modified text (with changes clearly indicat - ed) available to the public for at least 15 days before the Department adopts, amends or repeals the regu - lations as revised. A request for a copy of any mod - ified regulations should be addressed to the contact persons named in this notice. The Department will ac- cept written comments on the modified regulations for at least 15 days after the date on which they are made available.

AVAILABILITY OF FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS (GOV. CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (19)) Upon its completion, the Final Statement of Reasons will be available to the public, and copies may be re - quested from the contact persons named in this notice or accessed on the Department’s website listed above. CONTACT PERSONS (GOV.

CODE, § 11346.5, SUBDIVISION (A) (14)) Direct all inquiries concerning the proposed rulemaking action (including requests for copies of the proposed text of the regulations, the initial state - ment of reasons, or the modified text of the regulation, and questions regarding the timelines or rulemaking status) to: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Attention: Diana Pha, Regulations Coordinator 651 Bannon Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95811 Telephone: (279) 236–5285 Email: regulations@dfpi.ca.gov The backup contact person for these inquiries is: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Attention: Mark Ahn 300 South Spring Street, Suite 15513 Los Angeles, California 90013 Telephone: (213) 789–4521 Email: mark.ahn@dfpi.ca.gov TITLE 14.

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY ILLEGAL DISPOSAL PERMANENT RULEMAKING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Depart - ment of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecy- cle) proposes to amend sections 17402,17414, 17414.2, 17852, 17854.1, 17868.1, 17869, 17896.45, 17896.58, 18302, 18303, 18304, and 18304.1, and adopt sections 17410.5, 17862.3, 17862.4, 17868.6, and 17896.62 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3, 3.1, 3.2, and 5,

Article 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 6.0, 6.2, and 6.3. The proposed regulations define Land Application Activities and place these activities with - in CalRecycle’s Compostable Material Handling Fa - cilities and Operations Regulatory Tiers and subject these activities to the appropriate operator filing re - quirements, state minimum standards, recordkeeping, and Enforcement Agency (EA) inspection require - ments. The proposed regulations ensure that these ac - tivities which are land applying compostable materi - al or digestate are appropriately regulated by the EA to ensure protection of public health and safety and the environment. Additionally, these proposed regula-

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 900 tions amend the sampling and record keeping require- ment for solid waste facilities, operations, and activi - ties to ensure that any facility and operation sending material to a location to be land applied are sampling to ensure the material is suitable for land application, consistent with

section 17852(a) (24.5), and the sam - pling test results, weights, and end destination for each load sent offsite are included in the operator records. These proposed regulations allow EAs to review this new recordkeeping data to track the flow of material, investigate, and enforce land application activities to prevent unlawful disposal of material.

After consid - ering all comments, objections, and recommendations regarding the proposed action, CalRecycle may adopt the proposals substantially as described in the below Informative Digest or may modify such proposals if such modifications are sufficiently related to the orig- inal text. PUBLIC HEARING CalRecycle will hold a hybrid public hearing start - ing at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) on September 2, 2025, and concluding upon submission of any public hearing comments.

The public hearing will be accessible in person in the Byron Sher Auditorium located on the 2nd floor of the CalRecycle headquarters at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California. The Byron Sher room is wheelchair accessible. The public hearing will also be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct par - ticipation and via Webcast for observation only. In - structions for how to access the Zoom public hear - ing (registration required) or Webcast (no registration required), can be found on CalRecycle’s website at https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Laws/Rulemaking/.

Please note that Webcast participants will not be able to provide comments during the public hearing. To participate remotely and provide comments, it is recommended to join via Zoom, or to email any com - ments to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov. No registra - tion is necessary to view the Webcast. At the public hearing, any person may present state- ments or arguments, orally, in writing, or in the chat of the Zoom meeting, relevant to the proposed action. CalRecycle requests, but does not require, that any per- son who makes oral comments also submit a written copy of their testimony at the hearing.

All comments at the public hearing will be collected and recorded.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES Interpretación simultánea del inglés al español será disponible para todos los participantes al taller, sea en persona, o remotamente a través de Zoom, o por trans- misión en vivo en línea. Para los participantes en per - sona que requieren servicios de interpretación del in - glés al español, habrá audífonos disponibles que serán proporcionados por el personal de CalRecycle antes o durante el taller. If

interpretation services are needed in a lan - guage other than Spanish, contact CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by August 25, 2025, and CalRecycle staff will do their best to accommo - date this request. WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD The written comment period permits any interested person, or their authorized representative, to submit written comments addressing the proposed amend - ments to CalRecycle. Written comments, which offer a recommendation and/or objection, or support the pro - posed amendments, should indicate the amended sec - tion to which the comment or comments are directed.

CalRecycle will only consider written comments sent to CalRecycle and received during the written com - ment period, which begins on July 18, 2025, and ends on September 2, 2025. Written comments received by CalRecycle after the close of the public comment peri- od are considered untimely. CalRecycle may, but is not required to, respond to untimely comments, including those raising significant environmental issues.

Com - ments submitted in writing must be addressed to one of the following: Postal mail: Claire Derksen Illegal Disposal Permanent Regulations Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit 1001 I Street, MS–24B, Sacramento, CA 95814 Electronic submittal: Illegal Disposal Permanent Regulations (45–Day Comment Period) Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code

section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associat- ed contact information (e.g., your address, phone num- ber, email address, etc.) become part of the public re - cord and can be released to the public upon request. AUTHORITY AND REFERENCES Provisions of the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 mandate CalRecycle to adopt and revise regulations which set forth minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, compost - ing, transformation, and disposal in accordance with Division 30 of the Public Resources Code (PRC) Sec- tion 40502, 43020, and 43021. Furthermore, Assem - bly Bill 2679 (Chapter 500, Statutes of 2008) added PRC

section 44000.5 to

Part 5 of Division 30 prohib - iting a person from disposing, transporting, or arrang-

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 901 ing for the disposal of solid waste except at a permit - ted solid waste disposal facility and authorizes CalRe- cycle or the EA to issue a cease–and–desist order to any person who violates this provision. These provi - sions authorize CalRecycle to promulgate regulations and achieve the goals mentioned in this section. The following is a list of references cited in this proposed regulation: Public Resources Code Sections 40053, 42652.5, 43020, 43021, and 44000.5; and Health and Safety Code

Section 39730.6. INFORMATIVE DIGEST

Summary Of Existing Laws Prior to the adoption of emergency regulations, exist- ing regulations within 14 CCR,

section 17852(a) (24.5) do allow for the final deposition of compostable mate- rial or digestate on land (also known as land applica - tion), provided that the application meets certain crite- ria, including requirements related to contamination, metal concentrations, and pathogen density limits. Additionally, the material when applied cannot exceed 12 inches in accumulated depth on the land surface.

If the land application requirements in existing reg - ulation are not met, then, with some exceptions, the compostable material is deemed to be waste that has been illegally disposed of pursuant to 14 CCR sec - tion 17852(a) (15).In the existing land application legal framework, EAs are allowed to request records from property owners to prove compliance with the patho - gen and heavy metals testing requirements. Howev - er, there is no additional recordkeeping of any kind provided for in Title 14. There is no record of where the waste came from, how the waste was delivered, or whether the waste met the criteria.

Nor is there any requirement that a person engaged in the land appli - cation of compostable material affirmatively notify the EA of the land application either before or after it occurs. These limitations have made it impossible for the EAs, in particular the EAs having jurisdiction within the Antelope Valley region (Antelope Valley Local Enforcment Agencies (LEAs)), to know where the waste is generated, who is transporting the waste, and who is disposing of the waste on the land.

Without knowing who is generating or transporting the waste, the Antelope Valley LEAs have no way to determine whether the waste is coming from within their respec- tive jurisdictions or from some other jurisdiction with- in California. This has made it extraordinarily challenging for the Antelope Valley LEAs to monitor and regulate the dis- position or land application of this waste. It has also left the Antelope Valley LEAs relying on bringing en- forcement actions solely against the property owners themselves, and not the bad actors who are illegally disposing of the waste.

Many of these property owners are unaware that this waste has been disposed on their land, leaving them with very expensive cleanup bills if and when the disposal is discovered, and the EA is - sues a cleanup order. Additionally, even if the EAs could identify the par- ties that were arranging for the illegal disposition of this waste, they would be limited in bringing an en - forcement action against them. The existing notice and order regulations only allow for notices and orders to be issued to “owners” and “operators”, not the oth- er individuals that facilitate this illegal disposal. This conflicts with PRC

section 45005, which provides that an EA can issue a cease–and–desist order against any person who has violated, is violating, or proposes to violate

section 44000.5. By amending regulations re - lated to the issuance of notices and order to include individuals in violation of 44000.5, the Antelope Val- ley LEAs will be empowered to enforce the Integrated Waste Management Act (IWMA) against those indi - viduals who are illegally disposing of waste in Ante - lope Valley. Given the severity of the illegal disposal issue as brought to CalRecycle’s attention by members of the public on October 16, 2024, and subsequently verified by CalRecycle staff on November 17 and 18, 2024, CalRecycle determined that there is insufficient time to conduct a nonemergency rulemaking in accordance with the provisions of

Article 5 of the Government Code to mitigate this emergency and its serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Effect of the Proposed Action These proposed regulations define Land Applica - tion Activities and place those activities within CalRe- cycle’s Regulatory Tiers. This ensures that Land Ap - plication Activities are subject to appropriate approv - als, inspections requirements, and operate within state minimum standards, including operational and re - cord keeping requirements. The proposed regulations will regulate land application of compostable materi - al and digestate.

The proposed regulations will ensure that the statewide land application infrastructure can continue to operate in compliance with regulatory re - quirements while ensuring that those activities which are land applying compostable material and digestate, are under EA regulatory oversight to prevent or miti - gate the impacts of the illegal final disposition of ma - terial onto land to protect public health and safety and the environment.

Without these proposed regulations, EAs would not have the authority to inspect and take enforcement on land application activities and to mon- itor the end destination, quantity, and quality of mate- rial sent from solid waste facilities and operations for land application. Additionally, these proposed regulations amend the sampling and record keeping requirement for sol - id waste facilities, operations, and activities to ensure

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 902 that any facility and operations ending material to a location for use as land application are sampled to en- sure the material is suitable for land application, con - sistent with

section 17852(a) (24.5), and the sampling test results, material quantity, and end destination for each load sent offsite for land application are included in the facility’s records. These proposed regulations allow EAs to review this new recordkeeping data to track, investigate, and enforce land application activ - ities to prevent unlawful disposal of material. These proposed regulations are consistent and compatible with CalRecycle’s existing Tier regulations as they would place these activities within the appropriate lev- el of oversight for the type of activity involved.

Policy Statement Overview and Anticipated Benefits of the Proposed Regulations The goal of this permanent rulemaking is to en - sure that land application activities which are apply - ing compostable material or digestate are appropriate- ly regulated by the EA and solid waste facilities and operations sending material offsite for land application are performing sampling, recording the quantity de - livered, and documenting end destinations for the pro- tection of public health and safety and the environ - ment.

The proposed amendments in these regulations will achieve the objectives of the authorizing statute: Provisions of the California Integrated Waste Man - agement Act of 1989 mandate CalRecycle to adopt and revise regulations which set forth minimum stan - dards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal in accordance with Di - vision 30 of the PRC. Assembly Bill 2679 (Chapter 500, Statutes of 2008) added PRC

section 44000.5 to

Part 5 of Division 30 prohibiting a person from dis - posing, transporting, or arranging for the disposal of solid waste except at a permitted solid waste disposal facility and authorizes CalRecycle or the EA to issue a cease–and–desist order to any person who violates this provision.

The proposed amendments in these regulations will also achieve the following additional benefits and objectives: ● Prevent and mitigate the illegal final deposition of material that does not meet the quality stan - dards of land application onto lands of the state in order to protect public health and safety and the environment. ● Add a new enforcement agency notification reg - ulatory tier, Land Application Activity, with re - quirements for land application, material storage time limits, record keeping, and inspection re - sponsibilities for the EA. ● Ensure material produced from solid waste facili- ties and operations sent for land application meets the land application requirements by: ○ Establishing sampling requirements to test material quality prior to it leaving the site. ○ Amending recordkeeping requirements to include the test results, quantity, and end destination for each load of material sent for land application. ○ Provide records of test results to landowners upon receipt of material. ● Clarify and strengthen the EA ’s investigation and enforcement authority to prevent and mitigate the final deposition of material that does not meet the land application requirements onto lands of the state. ● Prohibit material types from being land applied that pose a risk to public health and safety and the environment.

There is no substantial difference from an existing, comparable federal regulation or statute because there are no federal regulations or statutes in this subject area. Consistency With State Regulations PRC

section 43020 mandates CalRecycle with es - tablishing the minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, and disposal. The en - forcement of these standards is the responsibility of EAs (PRC sections 43200.5, 43209). This includes EAs which are designated by a jurisdiction and cer - tified by CalRecycle (PRC

section 43200.5), or where there is no EA, CalRecycle assumes the powers and duties of the EA (PRC

section 43205). When the EA is exercising its authority and duties, it is performing a state function (PRC

section 43200.5(b)). Pursuant to Government Code

Section 11346.5(a) (3) (D), CalRecycle conducted an evaluation of existing state regulations. CalRecycle determined that the proposed regulations are neither inconsistent nor incompatible with existing state regulations and that CalRecycle is the only agency that can implement this proposed regulation. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE No documents or forms are incorporated by refer - ence in the proposed regulation. EXISTING COMPARABLE FEDERAL REGULATION OR STATUTE CalRecycle has determined that the proposed regu - lations do not significantly differ from federal law be- cause there are no existing comparable federal statutes or regulations in this subject area.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 903 OTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 11346.5(A) (4)) CalRecycle has determined that no other matters, as prescribed by statute, need to be addressed. MANDATES ON LOCAL AGENCIES OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS CalRecycle has determined that the proposed reg - ulations do not impose a mandate on school districts. CalRecycle has determined that the proposed regu - lations would impose a mandate on those local agen - cies which act as CalRecycle’s EAs where these facili- ties exist, but reimbursement would not be required as these agencies are authorized to impose fees pursuant to PRC sections 43213 and 44006.

FISCAL IMPACT Costs to Any Local Agencies or School Districts Requiring Reimbursement CalRecycle has determined that the proposed reg - ulations do not result in costs to any local agency or school district that must be reimbursed pursuant to

Section 6 of

Article XIII B of the California Constitu- tion and

Part 7 of Division 4 of the Government Code

Section 17500 et seq. Additional expenditures to lo - cal government enforcement agencies in the current and two subsequent fiscal years will be fully financed from fees or other charges authorized by PRC sections 43213 and 44006. Cost or Savings to Any State Agency CalRecycle has determined that adoption of these regulations does have a cost to state agencies. Based on the results of a Fiscal Analysis prepared pursuant to Government Code

section 11346.3(c) (1), CalRecycle estimates the fiscal impact of this reg - ulation is $26,950 in FY 2025–26, $26,950 in FY 2026–27, and $26,950 in FY 2027–28. Non–Discretionary Cost or Savings Imposed Upon Local Agencies CalRecycle has determined that there are not non–discretionary costs or savings imposed upon any local agencies. Cost or Savings in Federal Funding to the State CalRecycle has determined that adoption of these regulations will not have an impact on costs or savings in federal funding to the State.

HOUSING COSTS CalRecycle has determined that adoption of these regulations will not have a significant effect on hous - ing cost. SIGNIFICANT STATEWIDE ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACT DIRECTLY AFFECTING BUSINESS CalRecycle has determined that the proposed reg - ulations will not have a significant, statewide adverse economic impact directly affecting business, including the ability of California businesses to compete with businesses in other states.

CalRecycle relied on the following information to support this determination: ● Attachment 1: Economic and Fiscal Impact State- ment (STD 399). ● Attachment 2: STD 399 Appendix A. ● Attachment 3: STD 399 Appendix B. ● Attachment 4: STD 399 Appendix C. ● Attachment 5: Transcript from CalRecycle’s Oc- tober 2024 Monthly Public Meeting. ● Attachment 6: Site Photographs from Tour of An- telope Valley. ● Attachment 7: California — May 2023 State Oc - cupational Employment and Wage Estimates, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ ca.htm#19–0000, accessed January 8, 2025. ● Attachment 8: Visit Log, November 17–18, 2024 (Antelope Valley).

This proposal is not intended to create, expand, or eliminate businesses within the State of California. The scope of the proposed regulations is limited to sampling and recordkeeping requirements for solid waste facilities and operations and for the newly cre - ated land application activities that are subject to new requirements associated with operating standards and recordkeeping.

RESULTS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT Creation or Elimination of Jobs within the State of California CalRecycle has made an evaluation that the pro - posed regulations would not affect the creation or elimination of jobs or businesses, nor the expansion of existing businesses, within California. The impact of these regulations is not sufficient to create or eliminate jobs or businesses because the proposed regulations only add an operating standard relative to sampling and amending recordkeeping standards for affected solid waste facilities and operations.

Note that solid waste facilities and operations are already required to comply with recordkeeping requirements.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 904 Creation of New Businesses or Elimination of Existing Businesses within California CalRecycle has determined that the proposed action will not create new businesses or eliminate existing businesses within California. Expansion of Businesses Doing Business within the State CalRecycle made the determination that the pro - posed regulations would affect 213 small businesses in California (using the definition in Government Code

section 1132.610). The proposed regulations would not have a significant statewide adverse economic im- pact directly affecting small businesses, including the ability of California small businesses to compete with small businesses in other states. The impact of these regulations is not sufficient to create or eliminate jobs or businesses or cause the ex - pansion of businesses doing business within the State because the proposed regulations only add an oper - ating standard relative to sampling and amending re - cordkeeping standards for affected solid waste facil - ities and operations.

Note that solid waste facilities and operations are already required to comply with re- cordkeeping requirements. Benefits to the Regulation to the Health and Welfare of California Residents, Worker Safety, and the State’s Environment CalRecycle has determined that the proposed action will provide benefits to the health and welfare of Cal - ifornia residents, worker safety, and the state’s envi - ronment.

The proposed amendments in these regula - tions will achieve the following benefits to the health and welfare of California residents, worker safety, and the environment: ● Prevent and mitigate the illegal final deposition of material that does not meet the quality stan - dards of land application onto lands of the state in order to protect public health and safety and the environment. ● Clarify and strengthen the EA ’s investigation and enforcement authority to prevent and mitigate the final deposition of material that does not meet the land application requirements onto lands of the state. ● Prohibit material types from being land applied that pose a risk to public health and safety and the environment. ● These amendments will enhance worker safety by ensuring that individuals involved in the col - lection, transport, processing, and land applica - tion of materials are not exposed to contaminants or materials that fail to meet quality standards.

By strengthening enforcement and clarifying the definition of prohibited materials, the regulation reduces the risk of occupational exposure to haz - ardous substances, unsafe working conditions during remediation, and potential injuries related to improper land application practices.

COST IMPACTS TO REPRESENTATIVE PRIVATE PERSON OR BUSINESS CalRecycle made an evaluation that the proposed regulations could potentially affect the following: ● 735 transfer/processing facilities and operations, including construction and demolition transfer/ processing. ● 360 compostable material handling facilities and operations. ● 17 in–vessel digestion facilities and operations. An estimated total of 1,112 solid waste facility and operation businesses could be potentially impacted by the regulations.

This estimate assumes that all 87 chipping and grinding facilities and operations plus 20 percent of the transfer/processing, composting, and in–vessel digestion facilities and operations men - tioned above produce material and send it offsite for land application.

However, this assumption is highly unlikely as there are solid waste facilities and opera - tions included in the total that are either not permitted to conduct processing, do not have the capacity to con- duct processing, or are only in the business of consol - idating and transferring material offsite to other solid waste sites for further processing.

The proposed regu- lation will have an impact on solid waste facility and operation businesses and the costs incurred are asso - ciated with sampling material sent to land applica - tion, recordkeeping, and amendments to the operating documentation to incorporate the new operating stan - dards. The solid waste facilities and operations that are potentially impacted by these regulations are sub - ject to either the Transfer/Processing Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.0), or the Compostable Material Handling Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.1), or the In–Vessel Digestion Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements (California Code of Regu - lations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.2). The estimat- ed annual total costs range from $99,017.42 (low) to $5,984,510.89 (high). The proposed regulation will have an impact on in - dividuals operating as land application activities that are subject to the new requirements described in Title 14, California Code of Regulations,

section 17862.3. The costs incurred are associated with applicable EA filing fees and equipment fees needed to land apply and incorporate material and the estimated annual to -

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 905 tal costs range from $90,852.45 (low) to $2,624,524.50 (high). The total costs associated with businesses and indi - viduals range from $189,869.87 (low) to $8,609,035.39 (high). BUSINESS REPORT The proposed regulation does not require a report, nor does the report requirement apply to businesses. It is necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state that the regulations and reporting requirements apply to businesses.

DETERMINATION OF EFFECT ON SMALL BUSINESS An estimated total of 1,112 solid waste facility and operation businesses could be potentially impacted by the regulations, and 213 of the 1,112 estimated total are identified as small businesses. This estimate as - sumes that all 87 chipping and grinding facilities and operations plus 20 percent of the transfer/processing and in–vessel digestion facilities and operations men - tioned above produce material and send it offsite for land application.

However, this assumption is highly unlikely as there are solid waste facilities and opera - tions included in the total that are either not permitted to conduct processing, do not have the capacity to con- duct processing, or are only in the business of consol - idating and transferring material offsite to other sol - id waste sites for further processing. The solid waste facilities and operations that are potentially impacted by these regulations are subject to either the Transfer/ Processing Operations and Facilities Regulatory Re - quirements (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.0), or the Compostable Materi - al Handling Operations and Facilities Regulatory Re - quirements (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.1), or the In–Vessel Digestion Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7,

Chapter 3.2). The solid waste activities identified as small busi - nesses will incur costs associated with sampling ma - terial sent to land application, recordkeeping, and amendments to the operating documentation to incor - porate the new operating standards. The estimated to - tal costs range from $18,961.83 (low) to $1,146,033.83 (high). CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES In accordance with Government Code

section 11346.5(a) (13), CalRecycle must determine that no reasonable alternative considered by the agency or that has otherwise been identified and brought to the attention of the agency would be more effective in car- rying out the purpose for which the action is proposed, would be as effective and less burdensome to affect - ed private persons than the proposed action, or would be more cost–effective to affected private persons and equally effective in implementing the statutory policy or other provision of law.

CalRecycle invites interested persons to present statements or arguments with respect to alternatives to the proposed regulations during the written com - ment period, or at the scheduled public hearing.

CONTACT PERSONS Inquiries or comments concerning the proposed rulemaking action may be addressed to: Claire Derksen Illegal Disposal Permanent Regulations Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit 1001 I Street, MS–24B, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 327–0089 Email: regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov The backup contact person is: Craig Castleton Illegal Disposal Permanent Regulations Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit 1001 I Street, MS–24B, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 327–0089 Email: regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov A V AILABILITY STATEMENTS Availability of Initial Statement of Reasons, Text of Proposed Regulations, Information Upon Which this Proposal is Based, and Rulemaking File CalRecycle will have the entire rulemaking file, the express terms of the proposed regulations, and all in - formation that provides the basis for the proposed ac - tion, available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours at the address provided above and on https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Laws/Rulemaking/.

As of the date this Notice is published in the Notice Register, the rulemaking file consists of this Notice, the text of the proposed regulations, the Initial State - ment of Reasons (ISOR), the documents relied upon for the proposed action, and the economic and fiscal impact statement. Copies may be obtained by contact- ing the contact persons at the address, email, or phone number listed above.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 906 Availability of Modified Text CalRecycle may adopt the proposed regulations substantially as described in this Notice. If CalRecy - cle makes substantial changes to the originally pro - posed text, it will make the modified text, with the changes clearly indicated, available to the public for at least fifteen (15) days before CalRecycle adopts the regulations as revised. Requests for the modified text should be made to the contact persons named above.

CalRecycle will transmit any modified text to all per - sons who testify at the scheduled public hearing, all persons who submit a written comment at the sched - uled public hearing, all persons whose comments are received during the comment period, and all persons who request notification of the availability of such changes. CalRecycle will accept written comments on the modified regulations for fifteen (15) days after the date on which they are made available.

Availability of the Final Statement of Reasons Upon its completion, copies of the Final State - ment of Reasons may be obtained by request from the contact persons identified in this No - tice or accessed through CalRecycle’s website at https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Laws/Rulemaking/. INTERNET ACCESS For more timely access to the rulemaking file, and in the interest of waste prevention, interested parties are encouraged to access CalRecycle’s Internet web - page for the rulemaking at https://calrecycle.ca.gov/ Laws/Rulemaking/. All rulemaking files can be ac - cessed from the website. TITLE 22.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the California Department of Public Health, pursuant to the author - ity vested in it by

section 87306 of the Government Code, proposes amendments to its conflict–of–interest code. A comment period has been established com - mencing on July 18, 2025 and closing on August 2, 2025. All inquiries should be directed to the contact listed below. The California Department of Public Health pro - poses to amend its conflict–of–interest code to include employee positions that involve the making or partici- pation in the making of decisions that may foreseeably have a material effect on any financial interest, as set forth in subdivision (

a) of

section 87302 of the Gov - ernment Code. The amendment carries out the pur - poses of the law and no other alternative would do so and be less burdensome to affected persons.

Changes to the conflict–of–interest code include: This rulemaking will add the positions of Deputy Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, State Dental Director, Research Scientist Supervi - sor I, Research Scientist Supervisor II, Senior Man - agement Auditor, Staff Management Auditor, Staff Services Managers serving as Legislative Coordina - tors, and Supervising Management Auditors to the Conflict–of–Interest Code for the California De - partment of Public Health.

This rulemaking also es - tablishes disclosure categories for each of the newly added positions identified and makes other technical changes. The proposed amendment and explanation of the reasons can be obtained from the agency’s contact. (See below.) Any interested person may submit written com - ments relating to the proposed amendment by submit- ting them no later than 5 p.m. on August 2, 2025 , or at the conclusion of the public hearing, if requested, whichever comes later. At this time, no public hearing is scheduled. A person may request a hearing no later than August 18, 2025.

The California Department of Public Health has de- termined that the proposed amendments: 1. Impose no mandate on local agencies or school districts. 2. Impose no costs or savings on any state agency. 3. Impose no costs on any local agency or school district that are required to be reimbursed under

Part 7 (commencing with

Section 17500) of Divi- sion 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. 4. Will not result in any nondiscretionary costs or savings to local agencies. 5. Will not result in any costs or savings in federal funding to the state. 6. Will not have any potential cost impact on private persons, businesses or small businesses. All inquiries concerning this proposed amendment and any communication required by this notice should be directed to: Hannah Strom–Martin Office of Regulations 1415 L Street, Suite 500 Phone: (279) 217–0764 hannah.strom–martin@cdph.ca.gov

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 907 GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION NUMBER 1653–2025–164–001–R1 Project: Snowstorm Creek Location: Lassen County Applicant: Todd Swickard BACKGROUND Project Location: The Snowstorm Creek (Project) is located off Snowstorm Road along Snowstorm Creek, a tributary to Biscar Reservoir, just west of the unin - corporated town of Crest, California, 96123, at a prop- erty owned by Todd Swickard, Assessor Parcel Num - ber (APN) 081–020–003, at latitude 40.6614 and lon - gitude –120.4195.

Project Description: The purpose of the Proj - ect is to improve wet meadow hydrology, increase groundwater retention, enhance riparian vegeta - tive, improve instream structural complexity, and in - crease channel length within Snowstorm Creek using low–tech, process–based methods. Currently, nearly every channel within the Project area is incised to the point of driving dehydration of the adjacent meadow vegetation. While there are some active deposition zones, most of the channels exhibit raw banks and recent incision or widening.

Project activities include the field–fit appli - cation of approximately 70 channel–spanning post–assisted beaver dam analogs (BDAs) as well as ten bank–attached and ten mid–channel post assisted log structures (PALS). Approximately 450 cubic meters of native fill will be used to create the BDAs and PALS within the Project area. The PALS will allow water to flow around both sides of the structure and will increase stream power to drive lateral migration, recruit sediment, increase pool depth, and sort incoming sediments.

PALS can also create pools, widen the channel, and recruit ad - ditional sediment for use in downstream deposition - al zones. PALS will be constructed using large piles of heavy woody materials ranging from branches, brush, and conifers (less than 12 inches in diameter at breast height). Larger trees may be used if they are close enough to the channel to be felled into the water. In the absence of natural anchors (e.g., riparian trees), PALS will be temporarily stabilized by the addition of untreated, soft–wood posts 2–inches to 4–inches in diameter.

The channel–spanning BDAs are meant to slow wa- ter down, promote deposition, and raise surface wa - ter elevations at all flood stages from base flow to 100–year events. BDAs will be constructed using mostly small wood and trees that beavers would use to construct their dams. These woody materials will be stacked, jammed, and piled in a semi–random matrix. Additional material will include local inorganics like streambed or bank material, cobble, and rocks. All materials will be locally harvested from within the watershed to prevent the introduction of non–native species.

Portable tools (electric chainsaws, hydraulic post–driver, grip hoist, shovel, lopper, hand saw, etc.), a pickup, and a quad with a trailer will be utilized on the floodplain. No heavy equipment will be used. These activities will enhance the riparian habitat as well as the surrounding meadow habitat for migrating and meadow bird species. Project Size: The total area of ground disturbance associated with the Project is approximately 0.64 acres and 490 linear feet.

The proposed Project complies with the General 401 Certification for Small Habitat Restoration Projects and associated categorical ex - emption from the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, § 15333). Project Associated Discharge: Discharge of materi- als into Waters of the State, as defined by Water Code

section 13050, subdivision (e), resulting from the Proj- ect include those associated with the following: native vegetation, untreated wooden posts, and large woody material.

Project Timeframes: Start date: July 2025 Completion date: December 2026 Work window: August 31–October 31 Water Quality Certification Background : Because the Project’s primary purpose is habitat restoration intended to improve the quality of waters in Califor - nia and improve stream and meadow habitat, the La - hontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Re - gional Water Board) issued a Notice of Applicability (NOA) for Coverage under the State Water Resourc - es Control Board General 401 Water Quality Certi - fication Order for Small Habitat Restoration Projects SB12006GN (Order) (Waste Discharge Identification (WDID) Number 6A182505001 for the Project.

The NOA describes the Project and requires the Applicant to comply with terms of the Order. Additionally, the Applicant has provided a supplemental document that sets forth measures to avoid and minimize impacts to native species. Receiving Water: Snowstorm Creek, a tributary to Biscar Reservoir.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 908 Filled or Excavated Area: Permanent area impact - ed: none. Temporary area impacted: 0.64 acres maximum. Length temporarily impacted: 490 linear feet. Length permanently impacted: 0 linear feet. Discharge Volume: 225 cubic yards (cy) of native vegetation, 5 cubic meters of untreated wooden posts, and 225 cubic meters of large woody material. Regional Water Board staff determined that the Project may proceed under the Order.

Additionally, Regional Water Board staff determined that the Proj - ect, as described in the Notice of Intent (NOI) com - plies with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.). On June 3, 2025, the Director of the California De - partment of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a no- tice from the Applicant requesting a determination pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653 that the NOA, NOI, and related species protection measures are consistent with the Habitat Restoration and En - hancement Act (HREA) with respect to the Project. Pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653, sub- division (c), CDFW filed an initial notice with the Of- fice of Administrative Law on June 3, 2025, for pub - lishing in the General Public Interest

section of the California Regulatory Notice Register (Cal. Reg. No - tice File Number Z–2025–0603–02) on June 13, 2025. Upon approval, CDFW will file a final notice pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653, subdivision (f). DETERMINATION CDFW has determined that the NOA, NOI, and re - lated species protection measures are consistent with HREA as to the Project and meets the conditions set forth in Fish and Game Code

section 1653 for autho - rizing the Project. Specifically, CDFW finds that:

(1) The Project pur- pose is voluntary habitat restoration and the Project is not required as mitigation; (2) the Project is not part of a regulatory permit for a non–habitat restoration or enhancement construction activity, a regulatory set - tlement, a regulatory enforcement action, or a court order; and (3) the Project meets the eligibility require- ments of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Order for Clean Water Act

section 401 General Wa - ter Quality Certification for Small Habitat Restoration Projects. AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION MEASURES The avoidance and minimization measures for Proj- ect, as required by Fish and Game Code

section 1653, subdivision (b) (4), were included in an attachment to the NOI. The specific avoidance and minimization re- quirements are found in an attachment to the NOI, ti - tled ‘Biological Assessment ’ in a

section titled ‘Con- servation Measures’ (beginning on page 3). MONITORING AND REPORTING As required by Fish and Game Code

section 1653, subdivision (g), the Applicant included a copy of the monitoring and reporting plan. The Applicant’s Moni- toring and Reporting Plan provides a timeline for res - toration, performance standards, and monitoring pa - rameters and protocols. Specific requirements of the plan are found in an attachment to the NOI titled ‘NOI for Small Habitat Restoration Order — Snowstorm Creek’ in the

section titled ‘Monitoring Plan’ (begin- ning on page 10). NOTICE OF COMPLETION Coverage under the State Water Resources Control Board General 401 Water Quality Certification Or - der for Small Habitat Restoration Projects requires the Applicant to submit a Notice of Completion (NOC) no later than 30 days after the project has been complet - ed. A complete NOC includes at a minimum: ● photographs with a descriptive title; ● date the photograph was taken; ● name of the photographic site; ● WDID number indicated above; ● success criteria for the Project.

The NOC shall demonstrate that the Applicant has carried out the Project in accordance with the Project description as provided in the Applicant’s NOI. Appli- cant shall include the project name and WDID num - ber with all future inquiries and document submit - tals. Pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653, subdivision (g), the Applicant shall submit the mon - itoring plan, monitoring report, and notice of com - pletion to CDFW as required by the General Order. Applicant shall submit documents electronically to: Stacey.Alexander@wildlife.ca.gov. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION Pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1654, CDFW’s approval of a habitat restoration or enhance- ment project pursuant to

section 1652 or 1653 shall be in lieu of any other permit, agreement, license, or other approval issued by the department, including, but not limited to, those issued pursuant to

Chapter 6 (commencing with

section 1600) and

Chapter 10 (com- mencing with

section 1900) of this Division and Chap- ter 1.5 (commencing with

section 2050) of Division 3. Additionally, Applicant must adhere to all measures contained in the approved NOA and comply with oth- er conditions described in the NOI.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 909 If there are any substantive changes to the Project or if the Water Board amends or replaces the NOA, the Applicant shall be required to obtain a new consisten- cy determination from CDFW. (See generally Fish & Game Code, § 1654, subdivision (c).) DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 1653 CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION REQUEST FOR SONOMA CREEK RESTORATION AT LUPINE RIDGE ROAD CROSSING PROJECT (TRACKING NUMBER: 1653–2025–167–001–R3) SONOMA COUNTY California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a Request to Approve on July 6, 2025, that the Lupine Ridge Mutual Water Company (LRMWC) proposes to carry out a habitat restoration or enhance- ment project pursuant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653. The proposed project involves replacing a bridge to restore stream and riparian function. The proposed project will be carried out on Sonoma Creek, located at the intersection with Lupine Ridge Road, near the town of Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California.

On May 16, 2025, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) to comply with the terms of, and obtain coverage under, the General 401 Water Quality Certification Order for Small Habitat Restoration Projects (General 401 Order) for the Sono- ma Creek Restoration at Lupine Ridge Road Crossing Project.

The Regional Water Board determined that the Project, as described in the NOI, was categorical - ly exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review (section 15333 — Small Habitat Res- toration Projects) and met the eligibility requirements for coverage under the General 401 Order. The Re - gional Water Board issued a Notice of Applicability (WDID Number 2CW461052) for coverage under the General 401 Order on July 3, 2025. The LRMWC is requesting a determination that the project and associated documents are complete pur - suant to Fish and Game Code

section 1653 subdivi - sion (d). If CDFW determines the project is complete, the LRMWC will not be required to obtain an inci - dental take permit under Fish and Game Code

section 2081 subdivision (

b) or a Lake or Streambed Alter - ation Agreement under Fish and Game Code

section 1605 for the proposed project. In accordance with Fish and Game Code

section 1653 subdivision (e), if CDFW determines during the review, based on substantial evidence, that the request is not complete, the LRMWC will have the opportuni- ty to submit under Fish and Game Code

section 1652. DECISION NOT TO PROCEED BOARD OF PHARMACY RE: NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING CONCERNING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS Pursuant to Government Code

Section 11347, the California Board of Pharmacy (Board) hereby gives notice that it has decided not to proceed with the rulemaking action published in the California Reg - ulatory Notice Register on August 9, 2024, Register 2024, Number 32–Z. The proposed rulemaking con - cerned Quality Assurance Programs (OAL Notice Z2024–0725–02). Any interested person with questions con - cerning this rulemaking should contact Lori Martinez at 916–244–6648 or by email at: PharmacyRulemaking@dca.ca.gov. The Board will also post this Notice of Decision Not to Proceed on its website.

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS REGULATIONS FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE This

Summary of Regulatory Actions lists regula - tions filed with the Secretary of State on the dates in - dicated. Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the agency or from the Secretary of State, Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 653−7715. Please have the agency name and the date filed (see below) when making a request.

California School Finance Authority File # 2025–0627–02 Charter School Facility Grant Program This emergency rulemaking action by the Califor - nia School Finance Authority (“Authority” or “CSFA”) amends regulations implementing the Charter School Facility Grant Program (“Program”). Specifically, the regulatory changes will require Form 700 submissions from school officials for all new facility agreements to confirm that school officials do not have financial interests in any lease or service agreements, and re -

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 910 move a prohibition making late applications and facil- ity invoice expenditure reports ineligible for Program funds.

Title 04 Amend: 10170.2, 10170.5, 10170.6, 10170.14 Filed 07/07/2025 Effective 07/07/2025 Agency Contact: Ryan Storey (213) 620–6360 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection File # 2025–0627–01 Forest Resilience Exemption and Oak Woodland Exemption Amendment The Z’berg–Nejedly Forest Practices Act of 1973 (the “Act”) prohibits a person from conducting tim - ber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (the “Department”).

The Act authorizes the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (the “Board”) to exempt from some or all of those provisions of the Act a person engaging in specified forest management activities, as prescribed, including: (1) for a period of five years following the adoption of emergency regulations, the cutting or re - moval of trees on the person’s property that eliminates the vertical continuity of vegetative fuels and the hor - izontal continuity of tree crowns for the purpose of reducing flammable materials and maintaining a fuel break, known as the Small Timberland Owner Exemp- tion; (2) until January 1, 2026, the harvesting of those trees that eliminates the vertical continuity of vegeta - tive fuels and the horizontal continuity of tree crowns for specified purposes, known as the Forest Fire Pre - vention Exemption; (3) until January 1, 2026, the cut- ting or removal of trees on the person’s property in compliance with specified defensible space require - ments, as provided; and (4) the cutting or removal of trees to restore and conserve California black or Ore - gon white oak woodlands and associated grasslands.

Assembly Bill 2276 (2023–2024 Reg. Sess.) (1) re - pealed the Small Timberland Owner Exemption; (2) renamed the Forest Fire Prevention Exemption the Forest Resilience Exemption, revised standards and criteria for qualifying for that exemption, and extend - ed that exemption until January 1, 2031; and (3) ex - tended until January 1, 2031 the other exemption de - scribed above. A.B. 2276 also revised requirements governing compliance with the cutting or removal of trees to restore and conserve California black or Ore - gon white oak woodlands and associated grasslands.

In this emergency readopt of OAL Matter Number 2025–0106–01E, the Board is amending regulations necessary to implement and ensure compliance with these requirements and with the Forest Resilience Ex- emption requirements, as required by the statutory changes made by A.B. 2276.

Title 14 Amend: 1038, 1038.3, 1038.4 Filed 07/03/2025 Effective 07/15/2025 Agency Contact: Jane Van Susteren (916) 619–9795 Bureau of Automotive Repair File # 2025–0528–01 Readiness Monitor Limits In this regular rulemaking, the Bureau of Automo - tive Repair is amending regulations to require all sec - ond generation onboard diagnostic systems readiness monitors to be run to completion in order for a vehicle to pass a Smog Check inspection.

Title 16 Amend: 3340.42.2 Filed 07/09/2025 Effective 10/01/2025 Agency Contact: Holly Helsing (916) 403–8600 Fish and Game Commission File # 2025–0522–03 Big Game Hunting for 2025–2026 and Chronic Wast- ing Disease Testing In this rulemaking action, the Commission amends its big game hunting regulations for deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, and elk. The amend -

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 29–Z 911 ments adjust tag quotas, set hunt periods, modify area boundaries, and authorize methods of take.

Also, the amendments define chronic wasting disease (CWD) management zones (CMZ) and establishes permissi - ble sampling methods used to designate a CMZ as a “testing CMZ” or a “testing and handling CMZ.” Title 14 Amend: 360, 362, 363, 364, 364.1, 708.5 Filed 07/03/2025 Effective 07/03/2025 Agency Contact: David Haug (916) 902–9286 PRIOR REGULATORY DECISIONS AND CCR CHANGES FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE A quarterly index of regulatory decisions by the Of- fice of Administrative Law (OAL) is provided in the California Regulatory Notice Register in the volume published by the second Friday in January, April, July, and October following the end of the preceding quar - ter.

For additional information on actions taken by OAL, please visit oal.ca.gov.