Notice of Adoption to Text of Regulations Title 22, California Code of Regulations Amendment to Section 12805 Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (by Oral Exposure)

On June 24, 2005, The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcing the proposed adoption of the Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for the chemical Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) by oral exposure and amend Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12805 (22 CCR Section 12805). A public hearing was held on August 8, 2005. Written and oral testimony were accepted at the hearing. Written comments were also received during the 45-day comment period which closed on August 8, 2005. On August 17, 2005, OEHHA issued a Notice of Addition of Documents and Information to the Rulemaking File and announced a 15-day comment period which closed on September 1, 2005. On August 30, 2005, OEHHA issued a second Notice of Addition of Documents and Information to the Rulemaking File and announced a second 15-day comment period which closed on September 15, 2005. On May 5, 2006, a Notice of Modifications to Text of Proposed Regulations and a third Notice of Addition of Documents and Information to the Rulemaking File were posted on the OEHHA website, announcing the changes made to the originally proposed text of regulation, and the relevant documents included as part of the rulemaking file, respectively. Each May 5 notice announced a 15-day comment period which closed on May 22, 2006. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the adoption of the MADLs for DEHP by oral exposure and the amendment to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12805 on August 30, 2006. The regulation was filed with the Secretary of State on August 30, 2006 and became effective on September 29, 2006. OEHHA announces the availability of the regulatory text and the supporting rulemaking documents.