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Announcement of a Public Comment Period and Public Workshop: Public Comments on the Child-Specific Reference Dose (chRD) for Chlorpyrifos for Use in Assessing Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites
[11/30/07]

Comment Period Extended

download the draft report as a pdf file here

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency is making available the draft report, “Development of Health Criteria for School Site Risk Assessment Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 901(g): PROPOSED CHILD-SPECIFIC REFERENCE DOSE (chRD) FOR SCHOOL SITE RISK ASSESSMENT, CHLORPYRIFOS,” on November 30, 2007.  Section 901(g) requires OEHHA evaluate and publish, as appropriate, numerical health guidance values or chRDs for those chemicals that would be encountered at school sites and adversely impact school children.  Public review and comment periods for this document will follow the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 57003 for receiving public input.  The comment period will end on January 18, 2008. Comments received by that date will be considered in revision of the document. A workshop on the document will be held from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM on December 20, 2007, in the Coastal Hearing Room on the second floor of the Joe Serna (Cal/EPA headquarters) Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento.  On a parallel track, OEHHA will be seeking comments from an external peer review panel of experts.

This report is available to the public via the OEHHA Web site at http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/public/kids/pdf/Chlorpyrifos_d_113007.pdf

If you would like to receive further information on this announcement or have questions, please contact our office at (916) 324-2829 or the address below.  Written requests or comments should be addressed to:

Mr. Leon Surgeon
Integrated Risk Assessment Branch
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010, MS-12B
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
FAX: (916) 322-9705

 
 
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