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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 KSt* FEB 2 3 2001 O FFIC E OF P R EVEN TIO N , P ESTICID ES AN D TO X IC SUBSTAN CES Dear Interested Party: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a number of requests to meet with individual industry representatives concerning the "Perfluorooctyl sulfonates (PFOS); Proposed Significant New Use Rule," published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2000 (65 FR 62319). In order to accommodate these requests, EPA will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting is scheduled to run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For those interested in participating, this public meeting will provide an opportunity to clarify comments submitted to the Agency concerning this proposed rule, and to identify issues of concern. A copy of the Federal Register notice announcing this meeting is attached. Persons wishing to make presentations are requested to contact Annette Washington on or before Friday, March 16, 2001, in order to be included on the meeting agenda. Persons wishing to attend as observers are also requested to contact Ms. Washington and register for the meeting at the earliest opportunity, in order to ensure that adequate seating will be available. Ms. Washington can be reached by telephone at 202-260-5315; by facsimile at 202-260-1096; and by email at washington.annette@epa.gov. If you would like a copy of the Federal Register notice for the proposed rule, please contact the TSCA Hotline (202-554-1404), TDD: (202-554-0551), e-mail: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. Additionally, Federal Register notices may be downloaded from the Government Printing Office website: www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/acesl40.html. Technical questions concerning the proposed rule should be directed to Mary Dominiak (202-260-7768; email dominiak.mary@epa.gov.) All comments that were filed on the proposed rule are available to the public in Docket OPPTS-50639. The docket also cross-references all of the available information on PFOS currently filed in Administrative Record number AR-226. If you would like to obtain copies of information in Docket OPPTS-50639 or AR-226, please contact the TSCA Non-Confidential Information Center (202-260-7099), email oppt.ncic@epa.gov, between noon and 4:00 PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Sincerely, h .harles M. Auer, Director Chemical Control Division (X y T aC7 Recycled/Recydable Printed with Soy/Canola Ink on paper that contains at least 50% recycled fiber US00003048-D