Comment Period - Bisphenol-A MADL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to adopt a Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 290 micrograms per day for exposures to bisphenol A (BPA) by amending Section 25805(b) of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
BPA is currently being considered for listing via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism as known to cause reproductive toxicity. In the event that BPA is not listed, OEHHA will not proceed with the adoption of this MADL. OEHHA is proposing this MADL at this time to assist the public in assessing the potential impact of the listing.
PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS
Any written comments concerning this proposed action, regardless of the form or method of transmission, must be received by OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2013, the designated close of the written comment period. All comments received will be posted on the OEHHA website at the close of the public comment period.
The public is encouraged to submit written information via e-mail, rather than in paper form. Send e-mail comments to P65Public.Comments@oehha.ca.gov. Please include “BPA MADL” in the subject line. Hard-copy comments may be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person to the appropriate address below.
Mailing Address: Ms. Monet Vela
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010, MS-23B
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
Fax: (916) 323-2610
Street Address: 1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814
A public hearing on this proposed regulatory amendment will be scheduled on request. To request a hearing, please send an e-mail to Monet Vela at monet.vela@oehha.ca.gov or to the address listed above by no later than February 25, 2013. OEHHA will mail a notice of the hearing to the requester and interested parties on the Proposition 65 mailing list for regulatory public hearings. The notice will also be posted on the OEHHA web site at least ten days before the public hearing date. The notice will provide the date, time and location of the hearing.
If a hearing is scheduled and you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact Monet Vela at (916) 323-2517 or monet.vela@oehha.ca.gov at least one week in advance of the hearing. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.
CONTACT
Please direct inquiries concerning the proposed regulatory action described in this notice to Monet Vela, in writing at the address given above, via e-mail to monet.vela@oehha.ca.gov or by calling (916) 323-2517. Sam Delson the contact person for inquiries concerning processing of this action and is available at sam.delson@oehha.ca.gov or by telephone at (916) 327-3015