Comment Period - Proposed Amendment To Section 25707(B), Route of Exposure: Hexavalent Chromium (VI)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to amend Title 27, California Code of Regulations section 25707. The proposed amendment to Section 25707 removes the reference to hexavalent chromium in Section 25707(b)(4) as posing no significant risk when ingested, based on recent scientific findings that establish that chromium (hexavalent compounds) can be carcinogenic by the oral route. The primary document relied upon for this amendment is the OEHHA document, Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water: Hexavalent Chromium (VI), which was released on July 27, 2011.
PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS
OEHHA is requesting public comment concerning this proposed amendment to the regulation. A public hearing to present oral comments will be scheduled only upon request. Such a request must be submitted in writing no later than 15 days before the close of the comment period on October 31, 2011. The written request must be received by OEHHA at the address listed below no later than October 17, 2011. A notice for the public hearing, if one is requested, will be posted on the OEHHA web site at least ten days in advance of the hearing date. The notice will provide the date, time, location and subject matter to be heard. Notices will also be sent to those individuals requesting such notification.
If you have any special accommodation or language needs, please contact Monet Vela at (916) 323-2517 or mvela@oehha.ca.gov by October 17, 2011. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.
Any written statements or arguments, regardless of the form or method of transmission, must be received by OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. on October 31, 2011, which is hereby designated as the close of the comment period.
Written comments regarding this proposed action may be sent by mail or by e-mail addressed to:
Fran Kammerer
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
Telephone: 916-445-4693
E-mail: fkammerer@oehha.ca.gov
Comments sent by courier should be delivered to:
Fran Kammerer
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
1001 I Street, 23rd Floor
Sacramento, California, 95814
CONTACT
Inquiries concerning the substance and processing of the action described in this notice may be directed to Fran Kammerer, in writing at the address given above or by telephone at (916) 445-4693. Monet Vela is a back-up contact person for inquiries concerning processing of this action and is available at (916) 323-2517.