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Initiation of reviews for nine chemicals: Carbofuran, Diquat, Endrin, Radium-226, Radium-228, Strontium-90, Thiobencarb, Toxaphene and Tritium.

OEHHA released its draft RELs for Carbonyl Sufide for public comment, and held supporting workshops.

OEHHA released a draft version of the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance Manual for the Preparation of Risk Assessments for the Scientific Review Panel, incorporating adjustments made after public comment.

The advisory for the Lower Feather River offer safe eating advice on more than a dozen species of fish.

Safe eating advice for Upper Feather River.

The recommendations for each fish species are based on levels of methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish sampled from the Feather River and Oroville-area waterbodies.

The advisory for the Feather River and Oroville-area water bodies offer safe eating advice on more than a dozen species of fish. The advisories cover the Upper Feather River, Lower Feather River, Thermalito Forebay, and Thermalito Afterbay.

Comment Period on the request for public participation on potential regulatory actions and the priority level for each potential action

Solicitation of input and information on possible regulatory actions and the priority level for each potential action.  OEHHA is planning to schedule a workshop to discuss the next steps in its regulatory reform/update projects.

Additional changes to the proposed regulation and Initial Statement of Reasons to add section 25904 to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.  Subsection (e) amended to remove the language which stated that once a chemical no longer meets the requirements for listing, the chemical would remain on the list pending committee review.