On November 16, 2001 the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published the tentative agenda for the December 17, 2001 meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. OEHHA has received a request from the Natural Resources Defense Council to include as an agenda item the reconsideration of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) as a designated authoritative body for the identification of reproductive toxicity (see attached.) Accordingly, the tentative agenda published on November 16 is revised as follows:

I. COMMITTEE ELECTION OF ACTING CHAIR

II. CONSIDERATION OF CHEMICALS AS KNOWN TO THE STATE TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY

A. Metribuzin
· Staff presentation
· Committee discussion
· Public comments
· Committee discussion and decision

III. CONSIDERATION OF CHEMICALS, LISTED VIA THE AUTHORITATIVE BODIES MECHANISM, FOR POSSIBLE REMOVAL FROM THE LIST

A. Cyclohexanol
· Staff presentation
· Committee discussion
· Public comments
· Committee discussion and decision

B. 2,4-DP
· Staff presentation
· Committee discussion
· Public comments
· Committee discussion and decision

IV. CONSIDERATION OF CHEMICALS FOR POSSIBLE REMOVAL FROM THE LIST OF CHEMICALS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED

A. N-methylpyrrolidone (tera), diclofop methyl (tera), dinocap (tera), fluvalinate (tera), nitrapyrin (tera), and triadimefon (repro)
· Staff presentation
· Committee discussion
· Public comments
· Committee discussion and decision

B. 1,6-Hexamethylene diisocyanate (rtox, tera)
· Staff presentation
· Committee discussion
· Public comments
· Committee discussion and decision

V. Discussion Item

A. Request by the Natural Resources Defense Council to Reconsider the National Toxicology Program as an Authoritative Body

VI. STAFF REPORTS
A. Chemicals added via the administrative listing mechanisms
B. Chemicals proposed via the administrative listing mechanisms
C. Prioritization process/Random selection
D. Proposition 65 litigation and rulings
E. Public Comment

VII. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS

[NOTE: As a reminder, the first item of business for the Committee will be to elect an Acting Chair from among the appointed members to preside over the meeting and to affirm the agenda for the meeting. The order in which items are taken up by the Committee is subject to change at the discretion of the Acting Chair.]

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