Western Agricultural Processors Association

CARB Passes Final End to Agricultural Burning in San Joaquin Valley http://bit.ly/3b1iEDs

While the pandemic has inevitably caused us to cancel last year’s annual meeting, we are eager and hopeful to be able to hold this year’s 2021 WAPA Annual Meeting in Monterey on June 16-18, 2021. http://bit.ly/3qNGWpZ

This past week the California Public Utilities Commission released a report looking at electricity costs over the next ten years, and it’s not pretty. http://bit.ly/3dB5tL7

Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye will issue information demand orders to ocean carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) to determine if legal obligations related to detention and demurrage practices are being met. bit.ly/3u9XtGP

If you are a producer or landowner who participates in USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation programs, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) may be reaching out by mail with information about a form you’ll need to fill out. http://bit.ly/3dojGe7

Food facilities required to register with FDA must renew their food facility registrations this year during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020. https://bit.ly/3eHhNI6

On August 22, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a major disaster declaration (FEMA-4558-DR), due to wildfires that occurred August 14, 2020 - September 26, 2020. https://bit.ly/2TYwKvW

You missed the deadline for CalSavers (9/30/2020) and now you are getting emails and letters indicating your company is going to face a penalty is there anything you can do? https://bit.ly/3n5SC5l

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The California Air Resources Board is proposing to amend the existing California HFC Regulation (hereinafter Proposed Amendments). bit.ly/3kCYaTX

EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of paraquat dichloride (paraquat), a widely-used herbicide. https://bit.ly/37AIQ6x

This week the Association submitted comments to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on Proposed Amendments to Article 5 Extent of Exposure, Adoption of Section 25505 Exposures to Listed Chemicals in Cooked or Heat Processed Foods. https://bit.ly/37CDo34

Earlier this month, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released an Emergency Rulemaking specific to fees administered by the agency. https://bit.ly/3odYKK9

The Association submitted comments this past week on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) DRAFT 2020 Mobile Source Strategy. https://bit.ly/3dSLlT0

AB685: COVID-19 New Exposure Notice Requirements https://bit.ly/2IPm4NS

Free COVID-19 Testing For Families https://bit.ly/3j6GZsg

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled with three interstate trucking companies after those companies violated the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Truck and Bus Regulation while operating in California. https://bit.ly/2H9o2bg

This week, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure. https://bit.ly/3nYcKr1