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The California Environmental Protection Agency's
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the
lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water
and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).
The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) of
OEHHA's Science Advisory Board advises and assists OEHHA in compiling
the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, which
is mandated by Health and Safety Code Section 25249.8. The Committee
serves as the State's qualified experts for rendering an opinion
whether a chemical has been clearly shown, through scientifically
valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause
cancer.
A public meeting of this committee will be held
on Thursday, November 16, 2000 in Training Room B, Elihu Harris
State Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland California[map],
at 10:00 a.m. and will last until all business has been conducted
or until 5:00 p.m.
The tentative agenda for this meeting is as follows.
It should be noted that the order of items on the agenda is provided
for general reference only. The order in which items are taken up
by the Committee is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
I. REVISED
CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING CHEMICALS FOR LISTING AS "KNOWN TO
THE STATE TO CAUSE CANCER"
- Committee discussion
- Public comments
- Committee discussion and decision
II. CONSIDERATION
OF CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE TO CAUSE CANCER
A. 1,3- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Staff presentation
- Committee discussion
- Public comments
- Committee discussion and decision
B. 4- Methylquinoline
C. MX(3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2-(5H)-furanone)
III. STAFF UPDATES
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Chemicals added via the administrative listing
mechanism
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Chemicals proposed via the administrative listing
mechanism
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Proposition 65 litigation and rulings
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Public comments
IV. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS
OEHHA is committed to public participation and external
scientific peer review in its efforts to implement Proposition 65.
OEHHA welcomes public input on any of the agenda items identified
above. A public notice announcing the availability
of the three draft hazard identification documents describing
the evidence on the carcinogenicity of 1,3- hexachlorobutadiene,
4-methylquinoline, and MX(3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2-(5H)-furanone)
was published in the California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR)
on August 25, 2000 (Register 2000, No.34-Z). The public comment
period for the three draft hazard identification documents closed
on October 24, 2000. A public notice announcing the availability
of the revised CIC criteria document was published in the CRNR
on September 22, 2000 (Register 2000, No.38-Z). The public comment
period for the revised criteria document closed on October 23, 2000.
Oral comments may be made to the Committee at the meeting on November
16, 2000.
The CIC's revised criteria document entitled, "Criteria
for Identifying Chemicals for Listing as 'Known to the State to
Cause Cancer'", as well as the three draft hazard identification
documents may be obtained from the Proposition 65 Implementation
Office by calling (916) 445-6900 or from the OEHHA web site at http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/public_meetings/criterianotice.html.
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For questions regarding Proposition 65, please contact the Cynthia
Oshita in the Proposition 65 Implementation Program
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