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cond ET rs ie RroosroemrsnAr,aBeiinsot Lr a AFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER L 1800 FIRSTAR TOWER TE 425 WALNUT STREET onan CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3957 SERS 13S31.R28 E a r-- ARSE -- 1178 April 19,2002 TELECOPY CAhsrsiosctioaptheeCroDu.nsNeelgley, Esa. West Virginia Department OF Environmental Protection Office Of Legal Services 1356 Hansford Street Charleston, WV 25301 8 =a 2JGE z 55 = oF = oo Re: C-8 Assessment Of Toxicity Team Work Under November 14, 2001 Consent Order Between DuPont And State Of West Virginia (Order No. GRW-2001-019) Dear Mr. Negley: "This letter responds to your letter of April 13, 2002, responding to my letters of March 26 and not iMnatrencdht2o9t,a2k0e02a.ny Based upon your letter, steps to independently vweerifuyndaenrysotafntdhethCa-t 8threesSutlattse of West obtained Virginia does by DuPont's contractor, implement Exygen. Thus, any mechanism we understand through which that any the State member of of West Virginia the public can does not intend to independently verify aSnaympolftinhgemCe-t8hordesoullotsgyobtthaaitnceudrrbeyntDluyPiosnbte'isngcounstreadctboyr,Exevyegnenthhoausgbhewene muanddeersatvaainldabthlaetttohethe State, and that the State could take those steps necessary to amange for independent verification of Exygen's results. Second, with respect to our request to appointa representative to participate as a member of the C-8 Assessmentof Toxicity Team ("CAT Team") under the referenced Consent Order, this confirms our understanding that our request has been denied. Rather than being offered any opportunity to participate in any substantive aspect of the C-8 CAT Team proceedings, we understand that we have been asked to, instead, voluntarily share whatever information we "may `have in our possession" that "will aid" the CAT Team "in their determination." Ina letter dated Apr the idloc1u2,m2e0n0t2s,twhaet forwarded are within to ou rthpeosnsoens-sDiuonPotnhatt CAT may Team relate tmoeimsbsueerssulnidstesriidnevnetsitfiygiantgisonombye of the CONTAIN NO CF 000095 Christopher D. Negley, Esq. April 19,2002 Page2 aCnAyTofTethaoms.e pAasrtoicfutloadradyo'csudmaetnet,sw.eAhlatvheounogthrweeceaipvperdecainayteretqhueesotpspofrotrufnuirttyhetroianlfloorwmaotnieoonfaobuorut rreelparteisnegnttaotCiv-e8sotrot"hsepedaokctuometnhtesptahnaetlw"ewefohrawvaerdneodt teotyobueeanreaodfvipasretdiwcuhlaatrpianrtteirceusltatroitshseueCsAT Tinethaemiradtettheisrmtiinmaet,inoonr."haAvletwhoeubgehewneaduvnidseerdstwahnadtftryopmeoafpirnefsosrrmealteiasoen iwsesupeodsbsyestshe"wSitlaltaeiodnthem `pArportielct1i6v,e2l0e0v2e,lst"haotftCh-e8CiAnThuTmeaanmdarpipnakrienngtlwyatienrteansdcsatrolypraessMenatyis15o,p2i0n0i2o,n awse10ha"vheeanlotthbeen dproocvuimdeendtwsiatrhe atnhyatitnhfeorCmAatTioTneraemlatisinugstionghoorwraenlyyinsgucuhpoopnintoiosnuphpaosrtbetesnpdoesviteiloonpeind tohratwhreagtartdh.e tPhleeadsoecfuomrewnatradtitoonutshaetCyAouTr Teaeralimestinctoennvdesntioenucsee,oprurresluyauntpotno tihnesuFprpeoerdtoomfoftIsnpfroersmenattaitoinonAocnt, wMhaeyth1e5r, w20e02p,osisnecslsuidninfgoramnaytidornaftthartepmoartyoarssciosntctlhuesiCoAnsTfTreomamTEinRAfi,nasloiztihnagtiwtsepocsaintdioentearnmdine daesstiesrtmainncee twohetthheepranaelp.ersWoenalloporkesfeonrtwaatridontobyreacneiyoptfofoutrheredporceusmeentnattaitvieosnwaotuylodusrtielalrblieesotf any convenience. 18, 2002T,hilredt,tewr reegnaotreditnhgatD,uaPsoonft'tsodJaayn'usadrayte2,0w0e2 have not received any response report entitled "Compilation of to our March Historical C-8 Data: State DuPont Washington in ts April 16, 2002 Works Main Press Release PtlhaantttahnedGILaSnTdfwiillll.b"eG"igvievnintgheanstuaptdeamteentonma.d. e by the `Wghreotuhnedrwaatneyrofftinhdeingiss"sudeusrrianigsetdheinMoauyr M15a,rc20h0218,,p2u0b0l2ic, mleetetteirnwgi,llwbeeraedqdureesstsceldaroirfirceastoilonveadsptroior to the May 15, 2002, meeting confirmFsintahlalty,ouwritrheprreesspeencttattiovoeusrarseevienratlheouptrsotcaensdsoifngcoFnrteienduoimngoftoInaftotremmapttitoonoAbcitairneqtuheests, this. responsive documents from the State, and willbe finalizing amangements to inspect and copy those documents promply. Thank you. Very truly youss, = RAB/mdm cc: R. Edison Hill, Esq. Larry A. Winter, Esq "RobertA. ilott 000096