NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), as the Lead Agency, is preparing a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Senate Bill (SB) 54 Implementing Regulations (Proposed Program). The Proposed Program would implement the requirements of SB 54 for producers of covered materials to source reduce plastic covered material and meet recyclability and compostability targets; for producers to establish a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for the purpose of developing and implementing an Extended Producer Responsibility program for covered material; reporting and fee requirements for producers; and requirements for local jurisdictions and recycling service providers. It is reasonably foreseeable that meeting the SB 54 source reduction and recycling rates will require the development of infrastructure to optimize recycling and disposal waste streams, including collection, sorting, and processing facilities. The Draft PEIR will be circulated for a forty-five (45) day public review period, beginning on November 4, 2024 and ending on December 19, 2024. An electronic copy of the Notice of Completion and Availability and the Draft PEIR is available at: https://calrecycle.ca.gov/packaging/packaging-epr/. CalRecycle is conducting a public meeting on November 19, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. to provide an overview of the Proposed Program and accept comments on the Draft PEIR. You may attend in person at: CalEPA Headquarters, Byron Sher Auditorium (2nd floor), 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814; via Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAod-2przspG9NkmBSa3uIiqlKinpCGo24A; or Webcast: https://video.calepa.ca.gov/#/. Please send your written comments to CalRecycle by one of the following delivery methods. In your comments, please include your name and contact information and "SB 54 Implementing Regulations CEQA" at the top of your comment. Electronically: https://calrecycle.commentinput.com?id=x2S8WhCefZ E-mail: Packaging@CalRecycle.ca.gov Post: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 13th Floor - Fidan Aghayarova P.O. Box 4025 Sacramento, CA 95812-4025 All comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2024.