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Notice to Interested Parties
Announcement of a Public Comment Period
Public Comments on the Draft Guidance for Assessing Exposures and Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites
[12/20/02]

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The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency is making available the first Draft Guidance for Assessing Exposures and Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites. This draft guidance document was prepared to comply with California Health and Safety Code Section 901(f), which requires OEHHA to develop and publish a guidance document for use by the Department of Toxic Substances Control and other state and local environmental and public health agencies to assess exposures and health risks at existing and proposed school sites, and including child-specific routes of exposure unique to the school environment, in addition to those in existing exposure models. The draft document will be posted on the OEHHA Web site on December 20, 2002. A one-day public workshop, to be announced, will be held in January, 2003, to discuss the scientific basis of the proposed guidance document. OEHHA follows the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code, Sections 57003(a) and 116365, for conducting the workshop and receiving public input. Oral and written comments received at the workshop will be considered during the revision of the draft guidance document. In order to be considered, written comments regarding the revised risk assessment must be received at OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2003.

Following the workshop and public comment period, OEHHA will evaluate all comments received, revise the document, and make the revised document available for a 30-day public review and scientific comment period. This second review and comment period will be announced and published in the California Regulatory Notice Register and posted on the OEHHA Web site. The responses to the significant comments from the public and scientific reviewers will be available on the OEHHA Web site upon publication of the final guidance document.

If you would like to receive further information on this announcement or have questions, please contact our office at (916) 324-2829 or the address below. Written requests or comments should be addressed to:

Mr. Leon Surgeon
Integrated Risk Assessment Section
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010
1001 I Street, 12th Floor
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
FAX: (916) 322-9705

Follow this link to download the Draft Guidance document for Assessing Exposures and Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites

 
 
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