U.S. California - Notice of Intent to List 6 Chemical Substances

​The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the following chemicals as known to the state to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).

This action is being proposed pursuant to the “Labor Code” listing mechanism. OEHHA has determined that the following chemical substances meet the criteria for listing as known to cause cancer by this mechanism.

- 2-Amino-4-chlorophenol (CAS No. 95-85-2),

- 2-Chloronitrobenzene (CAS No. 88-73-3),

- 1,4-Dichloro-2-nitrobenzene (CAS No. 89-61-2),

- 2,4-Dichloro-1-nitrobenzene (CAS No. 611-06-3),

- N,N-Dimethylacetamide (CAS No. 127-19-5), and

- para-Nitroanisole (CAS No. 100-17-4)

OEHHA is providing this opportunity to comment as to whether the chemicals identified above meet the requirements for listing as causing cancer specified in Health and Safety Code section 25249.8(a), Labor Code section 6382(b)(1) and Title 27, Cal. Code of Regs., section 25904(b).  Because this is a ministerial listing, comments should be limited to whether IARC has identified the specific chemical or substance as a known or potential human or animal carcinogen. Under this listing mechanism, OEHHA cannot consider scientific arguments concerning the weight or quality of the evidence considered by IARC when it identified these chemicals and will not respond to such comments if they are submitted (Title 27, Cal. Code of Regs., section 25904(c)).

Written comments must be received by Monday, August 12, 2019 to be considered.​