Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, March 2011

Meeting Date & Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, Auditorium 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, California

Agenda

Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, Auditorium
1515 Clay Street, Oakland, California

March 16, 2011: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Welcome
George Alexeeff, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Overview of the Meeting
Ulrike Luderer, Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)

Program Update

Presentation: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

Laboratory Update

Presentation: CDPH and Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Environmental Health Laboratory Update, CDPH
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Update, DTSC
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

Lunch

Chemical Selection Planning

Presentation: OEHHA
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

"Biomonitoring Literacy:" Developing Report-Back Materials with Input from Study Participants

Presentation: Rachel Morello-Frosch and Holly Brown-Williams (School of Public Health, UC Berkeley)
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

Break

Kaiser Permanente Collaboration: Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST)

Presentation: CDPH
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

Looking Forward for Biomonitoring California – Program Planning

Discussion questions

Presentation: CDPH, OEHHA, DTSC
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion and Recommendations

Open Public Comment Period

Wrap up

Adjournment

Biomonitoring California and Its Scientific Guidance Panel

The Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP) of the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (codified at Health and Safety Code section 105440 et seq.; also known as Biomonitoring California) was established in legislation (SB 1379, Perata and Ortiz, Chapter 599, Statutes of 2006) to provide scientific oversight to the Program. The Program is a collaboration of three departments in California state government: the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). The Program will measure levels of environmental contaminants in California residents. This information will be used to identify emerging environmental hazards and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing environmental programs. Biomonitoring data will ultimately be used by policy-makers to protect Californians from environmental contaminants through better environmental programs and laws.

Meeting Participation and Comment

The order of items on the agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair. Materials related to the meeting are posted on the Biomonitoring California website.

Members of the public and representatives of organizations are invited to attend and participate in the SGP meeting. To ensure that the meeting proceeds on schedule and all commenters have the opportunity to speak, public comments may be subject to time limits. If necessary, the time allotted for public comments will be divided equally among all the individuals wishing to speak.

Webinar: Please be sure you register at least 15 minutes before the meeting.
You will need speakers or a headset to listen to the presentation. Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/652110777(link is external)
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Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer.

If you have materials relevant to an agenda topic that you would like to provide to the SGP in advance of the meeting, please send one electronic copy (either by email to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov(link sends email) or by mail to Biomonitoring California c/o OEHHA, 1515 Clay St, 16th Floor Oakland, CA 94612) 14 calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are unable to meet the deadline for advance distribution, please bring 12 paper copies and one electronic copy of the materials to the meeting. Relevant materials will be made available to the SGP.

Biomonitoring California complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ensuring that the facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities, and by providing this notice and information in alternative formats when requested. If you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact the program by calling (510) 622-3190 or by sending an e-mail to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov(link sends email). TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. It is requested, but not required, that you contact us at least five days before the meeting so we can ensure that the necessary staff or equipment will be available for you at the meeting.