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V 1N3IAIH0V11V 3M General Offices 3M Center St. Paul, MN 55 i 44-! 000 65! 733 1110 August 21, 2000 Document Processing Center (7407) Office of Pollution, Prevention andToxics U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency 401 MStreet, S.W. Washington, DC 20460 Attention: Section 8(e) Coordinator Re T S C A S e c tio n 8 (e ) S u p p le m e n ta l S u b m is s io n s : Docket Nos. 8EHQ-1180-373 and 8EH Q -1180-374 Dear Sir/Madam: 3MCompany ("3M") requests that EPA redesignate, tothe TSCA Section 8(e) docket, thirty studies which 3Mpreviously submitted to EPA and are presently contained inTor Your Information" (FYI) docket number 1378. These studies and information supplement 3M's previous 8(e) submissions in Docket Numbers 8EHQ1180-373 and8EHQ-1180-374. Attachment One lists the studies for which 3Mrequests redesignation. We have endeavored toinclude sufficient identifying information tofacilitate the redesignation, including date of study submission; siudy title; study date; studytype; and chemical. These studies consist ofhealth and environmental effects data, environmental fate information, and human,and environmental exposure data on various fluorochemicals; these data are consistent with information already included in the TSCA Section 8(e) docket for these or related compounds, but 3Mhas concluded these data may not be, strictly speaking, "corroborative" of previously reportedor puolished information as defined inEPA's reporting guidance. 3Mappreciates EPA's attentiontothis matter. Please donot hesitate to contact the undersigned ifyou have any questions or requirefurther information regarding this submission. Very truly yours,. . if. Kltd. Dr. Katherine E. Reed, Ph.D Executive Director 3MEnvironmental Technology And Safety Services