Section 39661 Of Article 3. Identification Of Toxic Air Contaminants From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.5. >> Article 3.
39661
. (a) (1) Upon receipt of the evaluation and recommendations
prepared pursuant to Section 39660, the state board, in consultation
with, and with the participation of, the office, shall prepare a
report in a form that may serve as the basis for regulatory action
regarding a particular substance pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c)
of Section 39662.
(2) The report shall include and be developed in consideration of
the evaluation and recommendations of the office.
(b) The report, together with the scientific data on which the
report is based, shall, with the exception of trade secrets, be made
available to the public and shall be formally reviewed by the
scientific review panel established pursuant to Section 39670. The
panel shall review the scientific procedures and methods used to
support the data, the data itself, and the conclusions and
assessments on which the report is based. Any person may submit any
information for consideration by the panel, which may, at its
discretion, receive oral testimony. The panel shall submit its
written findings to the state board within 45 days after receiving
the report. The panel may, however, petition the state board for an
extension of the deadline, which may not exceed 15 working days.
(c) If the scientific review panel determines that the health
effects report is not based upon sound scientific knowledge, methods,
or practices, the report shall be returned to the state board, and
the state board, in consultation with, and with the participation of,
the office, shall prepare revisions to the report, which shall be
resubmitted within 30 days following receipt of the panel's
determination to the scientific review panel, which shall review the
report in conformance with subdivision (b) prior to a formal proposal
by the state board pursuant to Section 39662.