Manu Factu Rerb

Please include the attached comments on the Office ofEnvironmental Health Hazard Assessment's (OEHHA) draft CrVI public health goal (PHG) released for public comment in August 2009. We believe that these comprehensive comments address the many weaknesses in the proposed PHG requiring further evaluation and appropriate change to the proposed PHG at this time. We further believe that the now ongoing research at The Hamner Institutes will result in the provision of critical scientific findings which may have significant impacts on the level and scientific credibility of the PHG for CrVl proposed by OEHHA. Since the Hamner Institutes r~search will be completed within the coming year we ask that OEHHA consider wahing to finalize this PHG until OEHHA has considered the findings of that research.