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The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65
or the Act) requires the Governor to publish, and update at least
annually, a list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer
or reproductive toxicity. The Act provides two mechanisms for administratively
listing chemicals as known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity [Health and Safety Code Section 25249.8(b)]. One mechanism
by which a chemical is listed is if a state or federal agency has
formally required that the chemical be labeled or identified as
causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. The criteria for listing
chemicals through this mechanism are set forth in Title 22,
California Code of Regulations (22 CCR) Section 12902. The
second mechanism for administrative listing, and the subject of
today’s notice, is if a body considered to be authoritative
by the state’s qualified experts has formally identified a
chemical as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. The United
States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has been identified
as an authoritative body for purposes of the Act. The criteria for
listing chemicals through the "authoritative bodies" mechanism
are set forth in 22 CCR Section 12306.
As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the
California Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the
possible listing of the chemical identified below, based upon information
in the references cited. Methazole (CAS No. 20354-26-1) is proposed
for administrative listing based upon the U.S. EPA (1994b) having
identified it as causing developmental toxicity, and the supporting
information described by that Agency (U.S. EPA, 1994a). Documentation
summarizing the rationale for considering the evaluation of this
chemical for possible administrative listing is available from OEHHA’s
Proposition 65 Implementation Office at the address and telephone
number indicated below, or from the download
area below.
OEHHA is committed to public participation and external scientific
peer review in its implementation of Proposition 65, and welcomes
public input on this listing process. As part of its efforts to
ensure that regulatory decisions are based upon a thorough consideration
of all relevant information, OEHHA is soliciting information which
may be relevant to the evaluation of methazole in the context of
the Proposition 65 authoritative body listing criteria (22 CCR Section 12306).
In a public notice published on July 9,
1999 (California Regulatory Notice Register, Register 99, No.28),
a public forum was announced to be held on Tuesday, August 31, 1999
to receive oral comments on tributyltin methacrylate, another chemical
under consideration for administrative listing. An opportunity for
interested parties to present oral comments on whether methazole
meets the criteria for listing set forth in 22 CCR Section 12306
will be provided at the same August 31, 1999 public forum. The public
forum will be conducted in the 3rd Floor Conference Room, 301 Capitol
Mall, Sacramento, California, at 10:00 a.m. and will last until
all business has been conducted or 5:00 p.m.
Written comments provided in triplicate, along with supporting
information, may also be submitted to:
Cynthia Oshita
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
1001 I Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX: (916) 327-1097
Telephone: (916) 445-6900
In order to be considered, comments must be postmarked (if sent
by mail) or received at OEHHA (if hand-delivered or sent by fax)
by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 1999.
Following the review of all comments received, OEHHA will announce
its intention to proceed with the listing of this candidate chemical
in a Notice of Intent to List Chemicals if it is determined to meet
the regulatory criteria for administrative listing.
Follow this link to download a copy of this CRNR notice. (recommended for
printing)
Follow this link to download
a copy of the evaluation of this chemical for possible administrative
listing. (Recommended for printing)
References:
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA, 1994a). Proposed Rule:
Addition of Certain Chemicals; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Community Right to Know. Federal Register (59 FR 1788).
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA, 1994b). Final Rule:
Addition of Certain Chemicals; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Community Right to Know. Federal Register (59 FR 61432).
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For questions regarding Proposition 65, please contact the Cynthia
Oshita in the Proposition 65 Implementation Program
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