Acceptance of a Request for a Safe Use Determination for Styrene in Fiber Care Baths, Inc. Bathware Products Manufactured Utilizing 1st and 2nd Laminations Systems and LV-9800 Acrylated Gel-Coat and Opportunity for Public Comment

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 Act of 1986 (commonly known as Proposition 65, codified at Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq.).  OEHHA has received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for styrene in Fiber Care Baths, Inc. bathware products, including tub showers, tubs, shower pans, shower stalls, walk-in baths, and handicapped access stalls, manufactured utilizing 1^st and 2^nd laminations systems and application of the LV-9800 acrylated gel-coat.  Specifically, this request is for a determination that exposures to styrene from these bathware products do not present significant cancer risks under Proposition 65, and therefore do not require a warning.  The request is made by Tech America Corp. on behalf of Fiber Care Baths, Inc. pursuant to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations, section 25204(b)(3).

This SUD request is limited to exposures to styrene from Fiber Care Baths, Inc. bathware products manufactured utilizing 1^st and 2^nd laminations systems and application of the LV-9800 acrylated gel-coat.  Exposure to other listed substances, if any, which may be present in these materials will not be reviewed by OEHHA in the context of this request.

In accordance with the process set forth in section 25204(f)^[1], interested persons may comment on the request in writing within a 30-day public comment period.  In order for public comments to be considered, OEHHA must receive written comments by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018.  We encourage you to submit comments in electronic form, rather than in paper form.  Comments may be submitted electronically through our website at https://oehha.ca.gov/comments.  Comments submitted in paper form may be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person to the address below.

Mailing Address:  
Michelle Ramirez
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010, MS-12B
Sacramento, California 95812-4010

Fax:   (916) 323-2265

Street Address:  
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Comments received during the public comment period will be posted on the OEHHA website after the close of the comment period.  Electronic files submitted should not have any form of encryption.

A public hearing on this request for a SUD will be scheduled upon request.  To request a hearing, send an e-mail to Michelle Ramirez at Michelle.Ramirez@oehha.ca.gov or to the address listed below by no later than August 31, 2018, which is at least 15 days before the close of the comment period.  If requested, the hearing will be held on a date not less than 30 days after the notice is published.  OEHHA will mail a notice of the hearing to the requester and the notice will also be posted on the OEHHA website at least ten days before the public hearing date.  The notice will provide the date, time, and location of the hearing. 

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Ramirez at Michelle.Ramirez@oehha.ca.gov or (916) 445-6900.