May 21, 2014 Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Committee Meeting

At its meeting on May 21, 2014 in Sacramento, the DARTIC will consider whether the three chemicals covered in the hazard identification document (Hazard Identification Materials to Support Reconsideration of Listing: Hexafluoroacetone, Phenylphosphine and Chlorsulfuron) should remain listed under Proposition 65 as known to cause reproductive toxicity.  The meeting will be held in the Sierra Hearing Room at the Cal/EPA Headquarters building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California.  The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will last until all business is conducted or until 5:00 p.m.  The agenda for the meeting will be provided in a future public notice published in advance of the meeting.  OEHHA will send comments received on the hazard identification document for these chemicals to DARTIC members prior to the meeting.

OEHHA, a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency, is the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65.  The DART IC advises and assists OEHHA in compiling the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity, as required by Proposition 65.  The DART IC serves as the state’s qualified experts for determining whether a chemical has been clearly shown through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles to cause reproductive toxicity.

OEHHA must receive comments and any supporting documentation on the hazard identification document by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014.  We encourage you to submit comments in electronic form, rather than in paper form.  Comments transmitted by e-mail should be addressed to P65Public.comments@oehha.ca.gov.  Please include “Labor Code or AB Chemicals Reconsideration” in the subject line.  Comments submitted in paper form may be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person to the addresses below:

Mailing Address:  Sam Delson
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010, MS-19B
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
Fax: (916) 323-2265
Street Address: 1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814

 

SUMMARY OF THE COMMITTEE DECISIONS: 

Following staff presentations, public comments and committee discussions, the DARTIC made the following decisions: 

  • The following chemicals will be retained on the Proposition 65 list as known to cause reproductive toxicity:
    • Hexafluoroacetone, for developmental and male reproductive toxicity endpoints
    • Phenylphosphine, for the male reproductive toxicity endpoint
  • The following chemical will be removed from the Proposition 65 list as known to cause reproductive toxicity:
    • Chlorsulfuron

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