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Fish consumption advisory for Gold Lake in Sierra County provides safe-eating advice for Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.

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The Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) voted in favor of listing bisphenol S as a reproductive toxicant (male reproductive endpoint) under Proposition 65 by a vote of 9 (yes) to 0 (no). A recording of the full meeting and transcript will be posted online when available.

The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) voted in favor of listing vinyl acetate as a carcinogen under Proposition 65 by a vote of 11 (yes) to 0 (no). A recording of the full meeting and transcript will be posted online when available.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is announcing the availability of a draft document for public review summarizing the noncancer reference exposure levels (RELs) for 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, as part of the Air Toxics Hot Spots program. OEHHA is also anouncing a comment period that will open November 29, 2024 and will close January 13, 2025. 

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is announcing a proposed updated Public Health Goal (PHG) for N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in drinking water, the availability of a draft technical support document, a 45-day public comment period, and a hybrid public workshop on January 24, 2025.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has amended Title 27, this regulatory action will make the Proposition 65 short-form warning more informative to consumers.

Fish consumption advisory for Lake Chabot, located in the city of Vallejo, in Solano County provides safe-eating advice for black bass species, Common Carp, Golden Shiner and sunfish species.

Under the authority of California Food and Agricultural Code Section 11454.1, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) conducts scientific peer review of human health risk assessments prepared by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). 

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has selected N-methyl-N-formylhydrazine for the Carcinogen Identification Committee review for possible listing under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. This notice announces a data call-in to solicit information from the public relevant to the assessment of its carcinogenicity. N-Methyl-N-formylhydrazine was selected from chemicals prioritized by the CIC.