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Change in Listing Date: atrazine, propazine, simazine, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) and 2,3-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)
Change of effective date of listing for atrazine, propazine, simazine, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) and 2,3-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)* from October 2015 to December 2015.
Jul 31, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List Furfuryl Alcohol
Comment Period - Notice of intent to list furfuryl alcohol via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism
Jul 31, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Refugio Beach Oil Spill Incident - Fisheries Closure Chemical Testing Results Summary
Following the Refugio Beach oil spill incident in Santa Barbara County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife implemented a fisheries closure.  Based on the following health evaluation, OEHHA recommended on June 29, 2015 that CDFW rescind the fishery closure order.
Jul 29, 2015, Program: Fish
Extension of Comment Period - MADL for Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine, 2,3-Diamino-6-Chloro-S-Triazine (DACT), Des-Ethyl Atrazine (DEA), and Des-Isopropyl Atrazine (DIA)
Extension of comment period on the adoption of  Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) of 100 micrograms per day for oral exposure to atrazine, propazine, simazine, 2,3-diamino-6- chloro-s-triazine (DACT)*, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), and des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA).
Jul 24, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Furfural Found Not to Meet Listing Criteria
Candidate for listing via the authoritative bodies mechanism found not to meet the listing criteria: Furfural
Jul 22, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
New Section 25904 Listings by Reference to the California Labor Code
This regulatory action adds a section to the existing Proposition 65 implementing regulations that sets forth the criteria for listing chemicals by reference to Labor Code section 6382(b)(1), as required under Health and Safety Code section 25249.8(a).
Jul 21, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Petition to Amend Title 27, Sec 27001(b) to add Glyphosate, Malathion, Tetrachlorvinphos and Parathion to the Chemicals Listed Under That Section as Known to the State to Cause Cancer
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, Ecological Rights Foundation and Center for Environmental Health petition the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to amend CCR, title 27, section 27001(b) to add glyphosate, malathion, tetrachlorvinphos and parathion to the chemicals listed under that section as known to the State to cause cancer
Jul 17, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Intent to List: 1-Bromopropane
Notice of intent to list 1-bromopropane as known to the state to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.  Public comments and OEHHA's responses to those comments.
Jul 10, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List: 1-Bromopropane
Comment period on the Notice of Intent to List 1-Bromopropane as causing cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism
Jul 10, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Center for Environmental Health petition: MADL for Lead
Center for Environmental Health petitioned the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to repeal and/or amend its Proposition 65 regulation with respect to exposures to lead.
Jul 3, 2015, Program: Proposition 65

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