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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 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 Robert A. Bilott (513) 357-9638 bilotl@taftlaw.com FEDERAL EXPRESS February 3, 2004 Mary Ellen Weber (7406M) Chemical Control Division United States Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Mary Dominiak (7405M) Chemical Control Division Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances United States Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Re: PFOA ECA Process: Product Information ('QPPT-2003-0012/AR-2261 Dear Ms. Weber and Ms. Dominiak: In view of the potential threat to human health and the environment at issue in connection with the ongoing investigation of PFOA through USEPA's ECA process under TSCA, we submit the following documents obtained from DuPont- relating to the presence of PFOA/C-8 in various production processes and products: 1. 3/1/79 - DuPont Memo Re: Fate Of PFOA In Teflon Process (EID714467-9); 2. 3/6/79 - DuPont Memo Re: PFOA in Teflon Process At Spruance, Virginia (EID714465-6); 3. 4/1/81 - DuPont Memo Re: Experimental Program On PFOA At Spruance, Virginia Plant (EID714013-4); - As a defendant in a pending lawsuit in state court in West Virginia, DuPont has the right to restrict distribution of documents that it views as "confidential" under the terms of a Stipulated protective Order. DuPont did not mark any of the enclosed copies "confidential" under that order. W0117613.1 OOQOOl Mary Ellen Weber Mary Dominiak February 3, 2004 Page 3 19. 11/4/94 - DuPont E-Mail Re: Proposed Use Of C-8 In Shaving Gel (EID217052-3); 20. 12/2/96 - DuPont Memo Re: Proposed Test Methods For Migration Of C-8 From PTFE Coated Pans Into Food Simulants (EID093165); 21. 8/21/00 - DuPont E-Mails Re: Responses To Media On Presence Of C-8 In Products (EID158072-3); 22. 2/27/01 - DuPont Presentation Charts: PFOA Use And Exposure - Peer Review (EID673917-42); and 23. 5/30/01 - DuPont E-Mail Re: Results Of Exposure Of Rats To PTFE Fumes (EID531507-8). RAB/mdm Enclosures cc: Richard H. Hefter (USEPA) (w/ ends.) Jennifer Seed (USEPA) (w/ ends.) R. Edison Hill, Esq. (w/o end.) Larry A. Winter, Esq. (w/o end.) W 0117613.1 000003 Mary Ellen Weber Mary Dominiak February 3, 2004 Page 2 4. 4/24/81 - DuPont Memo Re: Analyses Of Teflon Felt Samples For Residual C-8 (EID217111-3); 5. 5/29/81 - DuPont Memo Re: Analytical Research On PFOA In Products (EID715298-302); 6. 6/10/81 - DuPont Report Re: PFOA In Teflon (EED714129-42); 7. 7/6/81 - DuPont Memo Re: Heat Treated Packing Yams (EID715312-3); 8. 7/81 - DuPont Monthly Report Re: PFOA At Spruance, Virginia And Products (EID715274-5); 9. 8/20/81 - DuPont Report Re: PFOA At Spruance, Virginia Plant (EED715237-63); 10. 8/31/81 - DuPont Report Re: PFOA In Teflon Products (EID715195-98); 11. 9/17/81 - DuPont Report Re: Status Of PFOA At Spruance, Virginia Plant And Products (EID714050-62); 12. 9/30/81 - DuPont Memo Re: PFOA In Teflon Products (EID715206-7); 13. 3/82 - DuPont Report Re: PFOA In Teflon Process (EED714222-50); 14. 6/90 - Battell Europe Report Re: Analysis Of Fumes Resulting From The Curing Operation In The Manufacture Of Teflon-Coated Articles (EID902116-60); 15. 5/31/91 - DuPont Letter To Arlon Re: Exhaust Gas Tests (EID902003-7); 16. 1992 - DuPont Technical Report: PFOA Concentration In Spruance Plant Wastewater (EID714251-64); 17. 10/3/94 - DuPont Letter To First Brands Corporation Re: C-8 In Cat Litter (EID078812-4); 18. 10/20/94 - DuPont Memo Re: Proposed Use Of C-8 In Shaving Gel (GK001446-7); WOl 17613.1 000002