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P ills b u ry W inthrop Shaw Pittm an^ srff January 5, 2006 > fi R 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 rR 9-Si G _ Tel 202.663.8000 Fax 202.663.8007 www.pillsburyiaw.com ^ David E. Menotti Phone: 202.663.8675 david.menotti@pillsburylaw.com BY MESSENGER Ms. Priscilla Flattery Special Assistant to the Office Director Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Asahi Glass Letter Dear Ms. Flattery: 63060000005/S 6306000 0005/ Attached pursuant to our conversation earlier today are CBI and non-CBI versions of the final version of the letter from the Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. to Ms. Hazen. An earlier version of this letter was provided to you in advance of the meeting that was chaired by Ms. Hazen on December 14, 2005, to discuss possible additional voluntary commitments to reduce exposure to PFOA. Only minor changes have been made in the letter, none of which are substantive. Please call me if you have any questions. Sincerely yours Attachments 4003016I9vI David E. Menotti ggSSOaBSB^' I CTi CO MU 7 C\ ( (M ( MX ASAHIGLASS COMRANV COMPANY SANITIZED DOES NOT CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION December 22,2005 Ms. Sazan Hazen Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances U SE P A E ast 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Re; Materials for December 14.2005 meeting Dear Ms. Hazen: I am writing on behalf o f AGC Chemicals, Asahi Glass, Co., lid . ("AGC") to respond to the request made over the telephone by one of your staff to provide information on two subjects: (1) AGC's efforts to reduce exposure to PFO A and (2) A G Cs willingness to participate in discussions with EPA and other companies and, eventually, other stakeholders, toward reaching agreement On an industry-wide voluntary exposure reduction program for this chemical. Attachment A to this letter sets out, in a comprehensive fashion, the efforts that AGC has undertaken, on a world wide basis, to reduce exposure not only to PFOA, but also to a higher chain-length FFCAs. Please note that much of the information in that attachment is Confidential Business Information (CBI), and should be handled accordingly. Pursuant to EPA's procedures for submitting CBI, a sanitized version of this attachment has also been provided, which may be shared with the public and other stakeholders. With regard to the second topic, AGC would welcome the discussions of this subject with EPA and other stakeholders, but believes that the focus o f the discussions should be broadened to include reduction commitments for higher chain-length PFCAs in addition to PFOA Nonetheless, in the spirit of transparency and cooperation that has characterized our interactions over the past several years on this topic with EPA and other stakeholders, and consistent with our C om p any Sanitized December 22,2005 Page 2 of 2 long-standing commitment to sound principles of product stewardship, AGC would agree to participate in the discussions that you contemplate. Attachment Sincerely yours, L&7U Michiyophi Kaino Senior Executive Officer President Chemicals Company Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. 3 ATTACHM ENT AGC PFOA7PFCA E xposure R eduction E ffo rts <r