CIC Meeting Scheduled for November 19, 2014 and Hazard Identification Materials for Dibenzanthracenes and N-Nitrosomethyl-N-Alkylamines

Aug 29, 2014

Announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Scheduled for November 19, 2014 and the Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for Dibenzanthracenes and N-Nitrosomethyl-N-Alkylamines

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 1986¹ (Proposition 65). The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) advises and assists OEHHA in compiling the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer as required by Health and Safety Code section 25249.8. The Committee 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 cancer.

Two groups of chemicals, dibenzanthracenes and N-nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines, will be considered for possible listing by the CIC at its next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2014. The CIC may choose to list each group, or individual chemicals within each group that are not already on the list. The meeting will be held in the Sierra Hearing Room at the Cal/EPA Headquarters building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA. 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 announces the availability for public review of the hazard identification documents entitled: “Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Dibenzanthracenes” and “Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of N-Nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines”. The CIC will consider these documents in making any listing decisions on these chemicals. In preparing these documents, OEHHA issued requests for information relevant to the evidence of carcinogenicity of Dibenzanthracenes and N-Nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines (also known as N-Methyl-N-nitroso-1-alkylamines). The data call-in period for the dibenzanthracenes opened on November 10, 2011 and closed on January 10, 2012. The data call-in period for the N-nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines opened on March 22, 2013 and closed on May 21, 2013. No information was received on either set of chemicals.

Copies of the documents are available from OEHHA’s web site. The documents may also be requested from OEHHA’s Proposition 65 Implementation Office by calling (916) 445-6900.

This notice marks the beginning of a 45-day public comment period on these two documents. OEHHA must receive comments and any supporting documentation by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 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 “HIM – Dibenzanthracenes ” or “HIM – N-Nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines” in the subject line. Comments submitted in paper form may be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person to the addresses below:

Mailing Address:
Ms. Monet Vela
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010, MS-58D
Sacramento, California 95812-4010

Street Address:
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Fax: (916) 323-2265

OEHHA will organize and index the comments received and forward the information to the CIC members prior to the meeting at which the chemicals will be considered. Comments will also be posted on the OEHHA web site in advance of the meeting.