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NORTHERN KENTUCKY OFFICE SUITE 340 1717 DIXIE HIGHWAY COVINGTON, KENTUCKY 41011-4704 600-331-2838 513-381-2836 FAX: 513-381-6613 DAYTON, OHIO OFFICE SUITE 800 110 NORTH MAIN STREET DAYTON, OHIO 45402-1766 937-228-2838 FAX: 937-228-2816 Robert A. Bilott ( 513) 357-9638 bilott@tafttaw.com Oppr. SLO O 3 .~00/<2/ TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP 425 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1800 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3957 513-381-2838 FAX: 513-381-0205 www.taftlaw.com June 6, 2006 P-1 CLEVELAND, OHIO OFFICE 3500 BP TOWER 200 PUBLIC SQUARE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2302 216-241-2838 FAX: 216-241-3707 COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE 21 EAST STATE STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-4221 614-221-2836 FAX:614-221-2007 ocn Cm"OO t c~> FEDERAL EXPRESS Charles M. Auer USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 3166A Washington, DC 20004 Jennifer Seed USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 6334A Washington, DC 20004 Gary Krueger Remediation Division Superfund & Emergency Response Section Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 Mary Dominiak USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 441OS Washington, DC 20004 Helen Goeden Minnesota Health Department 625 Robert St., N. St. Paul, MN 55164 V? ^ Donald Kriens Industrial Division Land & Water Quality Section Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette RoadNorth St. Paul, MN 55155 c Nancy Seymour Environment Canada 351 St. Joseph Boulevard Gatineau, Quebec CANADA K1A0H3 Gloria Post New Jersey DEP 401 East State Street, 1st Floor P.O. Box 409 Trenton, NJ 08625 fL. Re: Perfluorochemical Human Health Data W0710360.1 CONTAIN NO CBI P-2 June 6, 2006 Page 2 Ladies and Gentlemen: In response to previous requests by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other entities for information relating to environmental and/or human exposures to perfluorochemicals, and in recognition of a potential threat to human health and the environment, we are enclosing at Exhibit A for inclusion in AR-226 and OPPT-HQ-2003-0012 the following ' documents relating to direct, severe human health affects among those exposed to certain waterproofing materials that appear to contain one or more fluorochemicals: 1. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol. 55/No. 17 (5/506)); 2. Minnesota Department of Health - Health Alert (4/3/06); 3. Columbus Childrens Hospital/Central Ohio Poison Center Press Release (2/23/06); 4. Kentucky Health and Family Services Cabinet Press Release (1/31/06); 5. Michigan Department of Community Health Advisory and Questions and Answers (1/05); 6. Michigan Department of Community Health Press Release (1/5/05); 7. North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology Report (9/03); 8. Letter, ` Pneumonitis Following Inhalation of a Commercially Available Water Repellent," 39(2) Clinical Toxicology 179-180 (2001); 9. Burkhart, et al., Pulmonary toxicity following exposure to an aerosolized leather protector," 34(1) Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 21 (1/96); 10. Laliberte, et al., "Acute Pulmonary Toxicity Linked to Use of a Leather Protector," 25:6 Annals of Emergency Medicine 841-844 (6/95); 11. Japan Poison Information Center slides (1993); 12. CDC Weekly Report (11/26/93); 13. CDC Weekly Report (1/8/93); 14. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (1/8/93); and W 0710360.1 P-3 June 6,2006 Page 3 15. Epidemiologic Investigation Report/Medical Record Information from Consumer Products Safety Commission. Also enclosed at Exhibit B are copies of various media articles/reports (not for inclusion in the public dockets) relating to the referenced subject matter. RAB/mdm Enclosures W0710360.1