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TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP NORTHERN KENTUCKY OFFICE CLEVELAND, OHIO OFFICE SUITE 340 3500 BP TOWER 1717 DIXIE HIGHWAY COVINGTON, KENTUCKY 41011-4704 425 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1800 200 PUBLIC SQUARE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2302 606-331-2838 216-241-2838 513-381-2838 FAX: 513-381-6613 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3957 FAX: 216-241-3707 COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE DAYTON, OHIO OFFICE SUITE 900 110 NORTH MAIN STREET 513-381 <2838 FAX: 513-381-0205 21 EAST STATE STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO 43216-4221 614-221-2838 DAYTON, OHIO 45402-1786 FAX :614-221 -2007 937-228-2838 _ vrVwV WwiiwQ I.UtaCfIti law.com SBHC^oW^-ooZ'IJiFAX: 937-228-2816 Ro b e r t a . Bilott (513) 357-9638 bilott@taftlaw.com Vf) M 22rf675 m C -J February 24, 2004 rcon y>?FEDERAL EXPRESS -T? Richard H. Hefter, Chief High Production Volume Chemicals Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 6334AA Washington, DC 20004 Document Processing Center cr. EPA East - Room 6428 Attn: Section 8(e) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Re: PFOA TSCA 8(el Reporting Issues CONTAINS NO Dear Mr. Hefter: As a supplement to our prior letters, including letters dated July 3, 2003, and July 31, 2003, regarding DuPont's reporting of PFOA drinking water contamination data to USEPA under TSCA, we enclose copies of additional documents on such matters, including e-mails exchanged among DuPont's in-house counsel, Bernie Reilly, Andrea Malinowski, and John Bowman. These documents also reveal the extent to which both DuPont's and The 3M Company's counsel were involved in preparation of a January 2002 Environ Report submitted to USEPA, which proposed a 14 ppb safety level for PFOA in drinking water. RAB:mdm Enclosures jy E PA -O T S 000811871Q ODOfllLTl IV J tra 5'- i- o O-e xn *v o X- --: r-"i o CO cn WO 130842.1 000001 Richard H. Hefter Document Processing Center February 24, 2004 Page 2 cc: Dr. Charles Auer (USEPA-OPPT) (w/ ends.) Mary Ellen Weber (USEPA-OPPT) (w/ ends.) Mary Dominiak (USEPA-OPPT) (for inclusion in AR-226 and OPPT-2003-0012) (w/ ends.) Janet E. Sharke, Esq. (USEPA) (w/ ends.) R. Edison Hill, Esq. (w/o ends.) Larry A. Winter, Esq. (w/o ends.) WO 130842.1 000002