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Comment Period - Notice of Intent to Change the Basis for Listing as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Carbaryl
Comment Period on the Notice of Intent to change basis of listing for carbaryl as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity 
Nov 8, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Draft Public Health Goals for Chlorobenzene, Endothall, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Silvex, and Trichlorofluoromethane
Draft Public Health Goals for five chemicals are now available for public comment.  These chemicals are: chlorobenzene, endothall, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, silvex, and trichlorofluoromethane.
Nov 1, 2013, Program: Water
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title 27, California Code of Regulations,Proposed Amendment To Section 25302, Science Advisory Board and Section 25304, Financial Disclosure
These amendments would clarify the existing requirements for scientific experts appointed to the committees by the Governor. These amendments will also remove certain portions of Section 25304 that were made redundant when advisory committee members were added to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) Conflict of Interest Code.
Oct 25, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title 27, California Code of Regulations,Proposed Amendment To Section 25302, Science Advisory Board and Section 25304, Financial Disclosure
Comment Period - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title 27, California Code of Regulations,Proposed Amendment To Section 25302, Science Advisory Board and Section 25304, Financial Disclosure
Oct 25, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Mission Bay
Advisory for eating fish from Mission Bay, a saltwater bay, about 6 miles north of San Diego Bay in San Diego County. Advice is the maximum number of servings per week.  The advisory is based on mercury or PCBs.
Oct 22, 2013, Program: Fish
State Fish Consumption Advisories For San Diego Bay and Mission Bay
The guidelines for 16 fish species in San Diego Bay and an accompanying advisory for 12 species in nearby Mission Bay. The recommendations for Mission Bay are less restrictive than for San Diego Bay, with no fish species listed in the “do not eat” category. The recommendations are based on the levels of methylmercury and PCBs in different fish species in the two bodies of water.
Oct 22, 2013, Program: Fish
Notice of Adoption of Reference Exposure Levels for Caprolactam
OEHHA adopted Reference Exposure Levels for Caprolactam following approval by the Scientific Review Panel in 2011. 
Oct 18, 2013, Program: Air
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Change the Basis for Listing as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Hexafluoroacetone and Phenylphosphine
Withdrawal of the September 20, 2013 notice announcing the intention to change the basis for the listing of hexafluoroacetone (CAS No. 684-16-2) and phenylphosphine (CAS No. 638-21-1) as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity
Oct 10, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Hazard Identification Documents for Butyl Benzyl Phthalate and Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) to be Considered at the December 5, 2013 CIC Meeting
Announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee meeting scheduled for December 5, 2013 and the availability of hazard identification documents for butyl benzyl phthalate and diisononyl phthalate.
Oct 4, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Chemical Listed Effective September 27, 2013 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate
Effective September 27, 2013, chloramphenicol sodium succinate is added to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65.  The listing is based on the formally required to be labeled or identified mechanism.
Sep 27, 2013, Program: Proposition 65

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