FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS 22 CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTIONS 12705(b) and 12705(d). SPECIFIC REGULATORY LEVELS POSING NO SIGNIFICANT RISK SECTION 12805. SPECIFIC REGULATORY LEVELS: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS

This is the Final Statement of Reasons for specific regulatory levels for 22 chemicals listed as known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (hereinafter the Act or Proposition 65), popularly known as “Proposition 65.” On June 8, 2001, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adopt regulatory levels for 23 chemicals listed pursuant to the Act as known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The Notice set forth proposed regulatory levels for adoption in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12705 (22 CCR §12705) for 19 chemicals listed as known to the State to cause cancer in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12000. These chemicals are: chloroethane, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), lead, lead acetate, lead phosphate, lead subacetate, methylhydrazine, methylhydrazine sulfate, 5-morpholinomethyl-3[(5-nitrofurfurylidene)­ amino]-2-oxazolidinone, MX (3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone), phenylhydrazine, phenylhydrazine hydrochloride, polygeenan, carbazole, MeIQ (2­ amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline), MeIQx (2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5­ f]quinoxaline), methyl carbamate, 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone, and trimethyl phosphate. In addition, the Notice announced proposed regulatory levels for adoption in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12805 (22 CCR §12805) for four chemicals listed as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12000. These chemicals are: arsenic (inorganic oxides), benzene, cadmium, and quizalofop ethyl. (Unless otherwise indicated, all further section references are to Title 22, California Code of Regulations.) The Initial Statement of Reasons set forth the grounds for the proposed regulation.