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Public Comment Period on the Notice of Intent to List Pentachlorophenol and by-products of its synthesis (complex mixture)
Request for comments as to whether pentachlorophenol and by‑products of its synthesis (complex mixture) meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings
Oct 30, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Pre-regulatory Workshop - Potential Amendments to Title 27, California Code of Regulations Section 25821(a)
Preregulatory workshop to discuss possible amendments to existing regulations in Section 25821(a) concerning the calculation of the concentration of listed chemicals in foods.
Oct 19, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Pre-regulatory Workshop - Potential Regulatory Amendment Title 27, California Code of Regulations Section 25821(c), Level of Exposure to Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity
OEHHA is considering amending Title 27, CCR Section 25821(c), Level of Exposure to Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity to clarify that the reasonably anticipated rate of intake or exposure to a listed chemical must be calculated as the arithmetic mean of daily intake or exposure for product users.
Oct 19, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of Intent to List Topiramate
Notice of intent to list topiramate as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity via the “Formally Required to Be Labeled or Identified” listing mechanism. 
Oct 2, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Proposed Listing of Topiramate
Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015.
Oct 2, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA Announces Public Workshops to Get Input for New Study of Health Impacts of Synthetic Turf Fields
Three public workshops and an interactive webinar held to receive public comments on OEHHA's synthetic turf study.  An informational poster and agendas for the workshops are available.
Oct 1, 2015, Program: Risk Assessment
Public Health Goal Workshop for Carbofuran, Diquat, Endrin, Picloram, and Thiobencarb
Workshop to discuss the scientific basis of the proposed PHG updates outlined in the Draft Technical Support Document for the Public Health Goals for Carbofuran, Diquat, Endrin, Picloram, and Thiobencarb, and to receive comments.
Sep 28, 2015, Program: Water
"Diaminotoluene (mixed)" and Nitrapyrin are Under Review for Possible Delisting
OEHHA is referring nitrapyrin and diaminotoluene (mixed) to the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC), the state’s qualified experts for carcinogenicity determinations under Proposition 653, for review for possible delisting at a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2015.
Sep 28, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Extension of Comment Period - Naturally-Occurring Background Levels for Chemicals in Un-Processed Foods
Extension of public comment period concerning the pre-regulatory workshop for potential new regulation: naturally occurring background levels for certain chemicals found in unprocessed foods
Sep 23, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
2nd 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 for 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).
Sep 15, 2015, Program: Proposition 65

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