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Green Ribbon Science Panel Meeting, July 17-18, 2017

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will conduct a Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP or Panel) Meeting on July 17 and 18, 2017.  The meeting will also be accessible through a Webinar. For more details, view the Public Notice and Agenda (linked below).

Meeting Downloads:

Agenda

July 17, 2017

  1. Welcome
    The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) Co-Chairs will welcome (GRSP or Panel) members and the public.
  2. Agenda Review
    Panel Roll Call
    Panel Co-Chair will briefly review the day’s agenda and set the context for the meeting.
  3. Panel Member Expertise Overview 
  4. DTSC Updates
    DTSC staff will provide a brief update on the Safer Consumer Products Program to the Panel members.
  5. Public Comment
    Members of the public may offer comments to the Panel on agenda items.
  6. Tuesday Topics Discussion
    Panel will discuss version 1.0 of the Alternative Analysis Guide and identify topics for in-depth discussion on Tuesday.
  7. Adjourn

July 18, 2017

  1. Welcome, Opening Remarks and Agenda Review
    Panel Co-Chair will briefly review today’s agenda topics (continued from July 17, 2017) and set the context for the GRSP meeting.
  2. Open Discussion of Alternative Analysis Guide Observations  
  3. Public Comment
    Members of the public may offer comments to the Panel on agenda items.
  4. Prioritized Topic Discussion 
  5. Use of Models and Predictive Tools to Address Hazard and Exposure Data Gaps 
  6. Conclude and Adjourn

Meeting Participation and Comment

The order of items on the agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the GRSP Co-Chairs or Dr. Meredith Williams. Materials related to the meeting will be posted as they are available on the GRSP Meeting website.

Members of the public and representatives of organizations are invited to attend and participate in the GRSP meeting on matters directly related to the work of the Panel. The time allotted for individual public comments may be limited, depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak. Speakers are not required to identify themselves publicly.

Meeting Accessibility, Special Accommodations and Hearing Impaired Individuals Prospective participants requesting reasonable accommodation are asked to RSVP by July 10, 2017, to Litiana Patino at (916) 324-3095 or by e-mail at litiana.patino@dtsc.ca.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information by using the California State Relay Service at (888) 877-5378 (TDD).