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November 19, 2007 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board’s Carcinogen Identification Committee

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).

The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board identifies chemicals for addition to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, which is mandated by Health and Safety Code Section 25249.8.  The Committee serves as the “State’s qualified experts” for determining whether a chemical has been clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause cancer.

A public meeting of this committee will be held on Monday, November 19, 2007 at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building, Coastal Hearing Room, at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until all business has been conducted, or 5:00 p.m.  [PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROOM LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED SINCE THE MEETING WAS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED.]  If you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact the Proposition 65 Office at (916) 445-6900 or P65.Questions@oehha.ca.gov by November 14, 2007.  TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.

The tentative agenda for this meeting is as follows.  It should be noted that the order of items on the agenda is provided for general reference only.  The order in which items are taken up by the Committee is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.  For planning purposes, please contact Cynthia Oshita at (916) 445-6900 or P65.Questions@oehha.ca.gov by November 14, 2007, if you wish to address a particular agenda item.

Information and materials related to the meeting are posted on the OEHHA web site at /proposition-65.  Please check this site periodically for updates. 

A copy of the complete meeting transcript is available as a pdf file here.

Meeting agenda

I. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

II. PRIORITIZATION OF CHEMICALS FOR CARCINOGEN IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE REVIEW: 

A. PROCESS OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA SCREEN

Staff presentation

B.  RESULTS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA SCREEN

1.   N,N-Dimethylformamide

Staff presentation
Committee discussion
Public comments
Committee discussion and advice and consultation regarding possible development of hazard identification materials

2.   Marijuana smoke

Staff presentation
Committee discussion
Public comments
Committee discussion and advice and consultation regarding possible development of hazard identification materials  

3.   2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Staff presentation
Committee discussion
Public comments
Committee discussion and advice and consultation regarding possible development of hazard identification materials  

4.   Other Chemicals Proposed for Committee Consideration

Committee input and discussion
Public input and comments
Committee discussion and advice and consultation regarding possible development of hazard identification materials  

III. DISCUSSION OF NEXT PRIORITIZATION DATA SCREEN

Staff presentation
Committee discussion
Public comments
Committee discussion and advice regarding next prioritization data screen 

IV. STAFF UPDATES

V. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ADVICE AND CONSULTATION

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