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NORTHERN KENTUCKY OFFICE SUITE 340 1717 DIXIE HIGHWAY COVINGTON, KENTUCKY 41011-4704 606-331-2838 513-381-2838 FAX: 513-381-6613 DAYTON, OHIO OFFICE SUITE 900 110 NORTH MAIN STREET DAYTON, OHIO 45402-1786 937-228-2838 FAX: 937-228-2816 R o b e r t a . Bilo tt ( 513) 357-9638 bilott@taftlaw.com TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP 425 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1800 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3957 513-381-2838 FAX: 513-381-0205 www.taftlaw.com 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 614-221-2838 FAX:614-221-2007 AR226-1893 January 7, 2005 FEDERAL EXPRESS Dr. Charles M. Auer USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 3166A Washington, DC 20004 Mary Ellen Weber USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 5124A Washington, DC 20004 Mary Dominiak USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 441OS Washington, DC 20004 Oscar Hernandez USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 6220A Washington, DC 20004 Jennifer Seed USEPA 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 6334A Washington, DC 20004 Recieved OPPT NCIC 2005 JAN 11 Re: PFOA Human Health Effects Study: Cancer Data Ladies and Gentlemen: In response to USEPA's request for available information regarding the potential threat to human health or the environment from PFOA, we previously forwarded to you preliminary abstracts/summaries of data generated in connection with a survey of adverse health effects among individuals exposed to PFOA-contaminated drinking water in communities near E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company's Washington Work Plant in Wood County, West Virginia (see, e.g., OPPT-2003-0012-607, OPPT-2003-0012-677, and AR-226-1714-16). A sa supplement to those previous submissions, we have enclosed a copy of several slides from a presentation that was made to the public in Hong Kong during the November 2004 International W0350205.1 Dr. Charles M. Auer Oscar Hernandez Jennifer Seed Mary Ellen Weber Mary Dominiak January 7, 2005 Page 2 Conference on Environmental and Public Health Management: Persistent Toxic Substances. The slides summarize some of the reproductive effects data generated from the survey of the community near DuPont's Washington Works Plant in West Virginia. As with the prior study data, we request that you include this information in AR-226, OPT-2003-0012, and the appropriate IRIS database for PFOA. RAB/mdm Enclosures cc: IRIS Submission Desk (w/ ends.) Mark J. Garvey, Esq. (USEPA) (w/ ends.) R. Edison Hill, Esq. (w/ ends.) Larry A. Winter, Esq. (w/ ends.) Gerald J. Rapien, Esq. (w/ ends.) W0350205.1