Comment Period - Proposed Section 25904 Listings by Reference to the California Labor Code and Proposed Amendments to Section 25302 Science Advisory Board
On June 17, 2013, in the Sierra Hearing Room at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building located at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will hold two public pre-regulatory workshops for the purpose of gathering input from interested parties concerning two possible regulatory actions. The workshop on a possible regulation concerning the listing of chemicals under the Proposition 651 Labor Code mechanism2 will be held from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. The workshop on possible amendments to the regulations governing qualifications for members of the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DART-IC)3 will be held from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Interested parties may submit their ideas on these possible regulations in writing by 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 2013.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE PRE-REGULATORY WORKSHOPS. IN THE EVENT OEHHA DECIDES TO FORMALLY PROPOSE EITHER OR BOTH OF THE POSSIBLE REGULATIONS, ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.
BACKGROUND
OEHHA is the lead agency for implementation of Proposition 65 (The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq., hereafter referred to as Proposition 65 or the Act). As part of its responsibilities related to Proposition 65, OEHHA maintains the regulations implementing the Act. These regulations can be found in Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations, sections 25000 through 270004.
POTENTIAL REGULATORY ACTIONS
- OEHHA is considering a rulemaking that would clarify the procedure and criteria it uses to list and de-list chemicals via the “Labor Code” listing mechanism of Proposition 65.
- Please review the Draft Health and Safety Code section 25904 (Chemical Listings by Reference to the California Labor Code) and Draft Initial Statements of Reasons explaining the possible changes.
- OEHHA is considering amendments to the current regulations that would clarify and make specific the qualification requirements for members of the CIC and DART-IC. The possible regulatory action would also repeal a redundant section in the existing regulation concerning financial disclosure requirements for committee members.
- Please review the Draft Section 25302 (Science Advisory Board) and the Draft Initial Statement of Reasons explaining possible changes.
"Section 25302(a) establishes two committees of qualified experts within the Science Advisory Board, known as the Carcinogen Identification Committee and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. Subsections 25302(b)(1) and (2) set out the areas of expertise for the members of the two committees. Section 25304 describes the economic interests disclosure requirements for committee members."
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have special accommodations or language needs, please contact Monet Vela at (916) 323-2517 or monet.vela@oehha.ca.gov.
Please indicate “Committee Qualifications Workshop” or “Labor Code Workshop” in the subject line. All submissions should be directed to:
Monet Vela
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95812
Or via e-mail to P65Public.Comments@oehha.ca.gov
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The workshop will be webcast.