Notices

Announcement of a public workshop on February 14, 2013, concerning OEHHA’s intent to list styrene as a chemical known to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.

Effective February 8, 2013, C.I. Disperse Yellow 3  and 2,6-dimethyl-N-nitrosomorpholine (DMNM) were listed as "Known to the State of California " to cause cancer.

In January 2013 OEHHA requested comments as to whether Bisphenol A meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings.

In January 2013 OEHHA proposed to adopt a Proposition 651 Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 290 micrograms per day for exposures to bisphenol A (BPA).

OEHHA is withdrawing the proposal at this time.  A public notice will be published in the event OEHHA decides to proceed with a proposed rulemaking at a later time.

Intent to list the chemical Bisphenol A as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint) under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This action is being proposed under the authoritative bodies listing mechanism.

OEHHA adopts a No Significant Risk Level of 96 micrograms per day for exposures to bromoethane

Comment Period - Intent to change basis of listing for Actinomycin D from the Labor Code to listing via the formally required to be labeled or identified mechanism

Comment Period - Notice of intent to list Styrene as a carcinogen by the Labor Code mechanism

The Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, February 25, 2013, in the Coastal Hearing Room of the California Environmental Protection Agency

Notice of intent to list Styrene as a carcinogen by the Labor Code mechanism

Per court ruling, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) may not list a chemical as causing cancer under Proposition 65 pursuant to the Labor Code mechanism set out in Health and Safety Code section 25249.8(a), referencing Labor Code section 6382(d), solely on the basis of its identification by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as being possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), where that determination is based on less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and animals. The language in the court’s ruling applies to ten chemicals.

OEHHA is removing chloramphenicol from the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, for purposes of Proposition 65.  The delisting of chloramphenicol is effective January 4, 2013. 

Intent to change basis of listing for Actinomycin D from the Labor Code to listing via the formally required to be labeled or identified mechanism.

OEHHA is removing dienestrol [CAS No. 84-17-3] from the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, for purposes of Proposition 651.  The delisting of dienestrol is effective JANUARY 4, 2013. 

OEHHA has reviewed and considered comments received on the proposed rulemaking, and has decided to withdraw the proposal at this time.   

This regulatory amendment updates and clarifies a summary of Proposition 65 that must be included as an attachment to all notices of violation that are served upon violators of Proposition 65.

Postponement on the November 2012 CIC meeting until January 25, 2013

OEHHA has selected Butyl Benzyl Phthalate for the CIC's review for possible listing under Proposition 65. OEHHA is initiating the development of hazard identification materials on Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP)

Addition of α-methyl styrene (alpha-methylstyrene) (CAS No. 98-83-9) and 1,3-dinitropyrene (CAS No. 75321-20-9) to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.