October 16, 2003 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee

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 (Proposition 65).

The Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee of OEHHA's Science Advisory Board identifies chemicals for addition to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity, which is mandated 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 reproductive

A public meeting of this committee will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2003 at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building, Sierra Hearing Room, at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until all business has been conducted, or 5:00 p.m.

The tentative agenda for this meeting is as follows. It should be noted that the order of items on the agenda is provided for general reference only. The order in which items are taken up by the Committee is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

I. CONSIDERATION OF CHEMICALS AS KNOWN TO THE STATE TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY

A. Phenol

  • Staff presentation
  • Committee discussion
  • Public comments
  • Committee discussion and decision

B. Propachlor

  • Staff presentation
  • Committee discussion
  • Public comments
  • Committee discussion and decision

II. UPDATES

  • Status of chemical listings via the administrative listing mechanisms
  • Status of hazard identification documents preparation for perchlorate
  • Status of subcommittee discussions on prioritization procedure
  • Public comments

III. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS