Proposition 65 Public Meetings September 21 and 22, 2010 Meeting of the Carcinogen Identification CommitteeThe 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; Health and Safety Code Section 25249.8 et seq.).
The Carcinogen Identification Committee of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board identifies chemicals for addition to the Proposition 65 list: 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 Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22, 2010 at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building, Sierra Hearing Room, at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California. Each day of the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will last until 5:00 p.m. or until all business is conducted. Committee items that are not completed on September 21 will be heard on September 22.
If you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact Cynthia Oshita at (916) 445-6900 or cynthia.oshita@oehha.ca.gov by September 9, 2010. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.
The tentative agenda for this meeting is given below. 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.
I. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
II. CONSIDERATION OF CHEMICALS AS KNOWN TO THE STATE TO CAUSE CANCER
III. PRIORITIZATION OF CHEMICALS FOR CARCINOGEN IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE REVIEW
IV. UPDATE OF THE SECTION 27000 LIST OF CHEMICALS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED AS REQUIRED
V. STAFF UPDATES
VI. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTIONS
