Extension of Comment Period - Changed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Specific Regulatory Levels Posing No Significant Risk: 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI)
On October 7, 2011, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) provided a notice of a change made to the proposed regulation establishing a No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI ) (Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 25705), and augmentation of the record with additional scientific references. This proposed regulation was originally the subject of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 7, 2011, in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Register 2011, No 1-Z), which initiated a public comment period that closed on February 21, 2011. A Notice Extending the Public Comment Period and Announcement of a Public Hearing was published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on February 18, 2011 (Register 2011, No.7-Z), p. 228. A public hearing on this regulatory proposal was held on March 10, 2011. Written comments from the public were received during the comment period which ended March 24, 2011.
Publication of the notice on October 7, 2011, (Register 2011, No. 40-Z) initiated a 15‑day public comment period that was scheduled to close on October 24, 2011. OEHHA received a request from the American Beverage Association and the International Technical Caramel Association for an extension of the comment period. OEHHA hereby extends the public comment period on this proposed amendment to 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 7, 2011. Comments should be addressed to:
Fran Kammerer
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P. O. Box 4010
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
Fax No.: 916-324-1786
E-mail: fkammerer@oehha.ca.gov
Inquiries concerning the action described in this notice may be directed to Fran Kammerer, in writing at the address given above, or by telephone at (916) 445-4693. Monet Vela is a back-up contact person and is available at (916) 323-2517.