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Hearing July 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Sierra Hearing Room at the CalEPA Headquarters building at 1001 I Street in Sacramento
Derivation of the public health concentrations (PHC) in water for metolachlor and its environmental degradates metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (MESA) and metolachlor oxanilic acid (MOXA). The PHCs derived are 1300 parts per billion (ppb) for MESA, 3200 ppb for MOXA, and 7 ppb for metolachlor.
OEHHA has received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for the use of diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in Interface GlasBac® and GlasBac®RE modular carpet tile, specifically that exposures to DINP in the carpet tile do not present significant cancer risks under Proposition 65, and therefore do not require a warning. The request is made by Interface, Inc. pursuant to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations, section 25204(b)(3).
This is the comment period on OEHHA's proposal to amend Section 25903(b)(2)(E) and Appendix A of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations to clarify the content required in notices of violation served on alleged violators of Proposition 65.
OEHHA proposes amending Section 25903(b)(2)(E) and Appendix A of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations to clarify the content required in notices of violation served on alleged violators of Proposition 65.
OEHHA is repealing Sections 25607.30 and 25607.31 related to provisions adopted via emergency regulations for warnings for Bisphenol A exposures from canned and bottled foods and beverages, because these sections were superseded by other regulatory provisions.
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Notice of Final Rulemaking - Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) (oral exposure) for Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine, 2,4-Diamino-6-Chloro-S-Triazine (DACT), Des-Ethyl Atrazine (DEA), and Des-Isopropyl Atrazine (DIA)
Effective July 1, 2017 OEHHA adopts the No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 27 micrograms per day for styrene
A public hearing on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building, Byron Sher Auditorium, located at 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, California.