Comment Period to Request Public Hearing - MADLs for Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine, 2,4-Diamino-6-Chloro-S-Triazine (DACT), Des-Ethyl Atrazine (DEA), and Des-Isopropyl Atrazine (DIA)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to adopt Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for oral exposure to atrazine, propazine, simazine, 2,4‑diamino‑6‑chloro-s-triazine (DACT), des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), and des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) that induce reproductive toxicity by amending Section 25805(b) of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
The proposed oral MADLs are 100 micrograms per day for each of the six chemicals. The MADLs are based on data for atrazine, which is representative of all six of the identified chemicals.
The rulemaking for adoption of these MADLs been delayed because the listing of these chemicals under Proposition 65 was challenged in a legal proceeding. This regulatory action will not be finalized until atrazine, propazine, simazine, DACT, DEA, and DIA are listed under Proposition 65 as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental and female reproductive endpoints). The listings are based on formal identification of these chemicals by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) as causing developmental and female reproductive toxicity. The US EPA is a body recognized as authoritative for the listing of chemicals as known to cause reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65 (Section 25306(l)).
PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS
Any written comments concerning these proposed actions, regardless of the form or method of transmission, must be received by OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016, 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 “TRIAZINE MADLs” 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
Please be aware that OEHHA is subject to the California Public Records Act and other laws that require the release of certain information upon request. Comments on all regulatory and other actions are routinely posted on our website. By sending us your comments you are waiving any right to privacy you may have in the information you provide. Individual commenters should advise OEHHA when submitting documents to request redaction of home address or personal telephone numbers. Names of commenters will not be redacted.
A public hearing on these proposed regulatory amendments will be scheduled upon 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 July 11, 2016. 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. Fran Kammerer is a back-up contact person for inquiries concerning processing of these actions and is available at Fran.Kammerer@oehha.ca.gov or by telephone at (916) 445-4693.