Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List Molinate
The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 establishes mechanisms for administratively listing chemicals that are known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity . A chemical may be listed under Proposition 65 when a body considered to be authoritative by the state’s qualified experts has formally identified the chemical as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. The following entities are identified as authoritative bodies for purposes of Proposition 65, as it pertains to chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the International Agency for Research on Cancer, solely as to transplacental carcinogenicity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), solely as to final reports of the NTP’s Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction. The criteria for listing chemicals through the authoritative bodies mechanism are set forth in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, section 12306 .
As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), within the California Environmental Protection Agency, intends to list molinate, as identified in the table below, as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity, pursuant to the administrative mechanism. This chemical has been determined by OEHHA to meet the criteria set forth in Section 12306 for such listing under the authoritative bodies mechanism.
Intent to List the Following Chemical
| Chemical | CAS No. | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Molinate | 2212-67-1 | U.S. EPA (1994a,b; 2002) |
Relevant information related to the possible listing of molinate was requested in a notice published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on April 10, 1998 (Register 98, No. 15-Z). A public forum was held on May 20, 1998, and additional written comments were received. After careful consideration of all comments received, OEHHA has determined that molinate meets the criteria for listing under Section 12306. Therefore OEHHA is issuing this notice of intent to list molinate under Proposition 65.
The U.S. EPA has identified molinate as causing reproductive toxicity (developmental, male reproductive, and female reproductive toxicity endpoints) (U.S. EPA, 1994a,b). Subsequent to OEHHA’s initial review of the basis for listing molinate, U.S. EPA released additional documents providing support for the listing of this chemical (e.g., U.S. EPA (2002)). OEHHA notes that on April 7, 2004, the U.S. EPA issued a cancellation order based on its approval of requests from the molinate registrants, for voluntary cancellation of their registered pesticide products containing molinate effective June 30, 2008 (U.S. EPA, 2004; 2006). The cancellation requests ended the re-registration process for molinate and there was no need for the U.S. EPA to further revise its risk assessment document (U.S. EPA, 2006).
A document providing more detail on the basis for the listing of this chemical can be obtained from OEHHA’s Proposition 65 Implementation Office at the address and telephone number indicated below, or from the downloads section below. Interested parties or members of the public wishing to provide comments as to whether the listing of this chemical meets the criteria for listing provided in Section 12306 should send it to the address given below.
the Proposition 65 Office
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Proposition 65 Implementation
P.O. Box 4010
1001 I Street, 19th Floor
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
FAX: (916) 323-8803
Or via e-mail to P65Public.Comments@oehha.ca.gov. It is requested that all hard-copy materials be submitted in triplicate.
Submissions may also be delivered in person or by courier to the above address. In order to be considered, the relevant information must be received at OEHHA (if delivered in person or sent by FAX) by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2008.