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Notice of Repeal of Regulations, Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12901 Methods of Detection

Notice of Intent to List Chemicals as causing reproductive toxicity under the authoritative bodies mechanism: Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP), Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP)

Chemical Listed Effective March 4, 2005 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: 2,4-Hexadienal (89% trans, trans isomer; 11% cis, trans isomer).

NOTE: Following the March 23, 2005 Safe Use Determination public hearing, OEHHA determined that issuance of an Interpretive Guideline would be the more appropriate course of action.

Proposed adoption of Section 12900: Use of specified methods of detection and analysis for listed chemicals for voluntary compliance testing.

Effective February 11, 2005, vanadium pentoxide (orthorhombic crystalline form) is added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer.

OEHHA adopted Chronic Reference Exposure Levels for silica (crystalline, respirable) after approval of its document by the Scientific Review Panel.

This revised report is required by the California Land Environmental Restoration and Reuse Act (Escutia, Chapter 764, Statues of 2001) as part of the effort to develop soil screening numbers for a specific set of contaminants.

NOTE: Following the March 23, 2005 Safe Use Determination public hearing, OEHHA determined that issuance of an Interpretive Guideline would be the more appropriate course of action.

Notice of a public hearing for comment on a request for a Safe Use Determination for a hand-to-mouth transfer factor for lead