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To: Andrea Malinow ski/DPL/DUP@ DUP, Bernard J Reilly/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Stephen H Korzeniowski/DuPont@DuPont, Jim E Pesek/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Robert C Buck/DuPont@DuPont. Susan S MiIeti/DuPont@DuPont, Robert F Pinchot/DEV/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Roger J Zipfel/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Judy Stadler/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Robert W Rickard/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Gary W Jepson/AE/DuPont
cc: Subject: request for information on perfluorochemicals E mail from EPA (w hich w as also followed by a F A X) w hich needs immediate action. W e need to identify a w ork group and a point person to ge t this accom plished. Thanks. --------------------------Forwarded by Gerald L Kennedy/AE/DuPont on 04/19/2000 01:SS P M ---------------------------------
Auer.Charles@epam til.epa.gov on 04/19/2000 08:42:54 A M
To: Gerald L Kennedy/AE/DuPont cc: Hemandez.Oscar@epamail.epa.gov, Patel.Neil@epamail.epa.gov, Leczynski.Barbara@epamail.epa.gov Subject: request for information on perfluorochemicals
Dear Gerry, As discussed on April 13 by phone, EPA needs to review complete copies of final reports and any other relevant information in your possession or control on carboxylated and sulfonated perfluorochemicals, with initial focus on PFOA (perfluoro octanoic acid). The requested information includes health effects studies (including pharmacokinetics), environmental effects studies, environmental fate studies and information, and human and environmental exposure studies and information, including monitoring. If final reports are not available, we request that you clarify the status of any ongoing studies with regard to projected completion date and provide us with the latest and most complete version of any preliminary reports in your possession or control. We request that you provide us with the above information on PFOA by May 26, 2000. Regarding the sulfonated perfluorochemicals, our initial interest is focused on perfluorooctyl sulfonic acid (PFOS) and we request that you provide the above information on PFOS by April 28, 2000.
If you have any of the above information on other carboxylated or sulfonated perfluorochemicals, we request that, by April 28, 2000, you initially identify the chemicals to allow us to confirm our interest, and then provide the requested information in your possession or control on other sulfonated perfluorochemicals by May 19, 2000 and on other carboxylated
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perfluorochemicals
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by a week later, May 26, 2000. The information on these additional chemicals
can ' moBt uBefully be provided in chemical specific increments as they are
completed, with completion of the full submissions by the dates requested.
A few points of clarification regarding this request:
>duPont need not resubmit copies of studies already provided to EPA (e.g.,
under
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TSCA S 8 ( e ) , aB FTIs, under FIFRA) although we do request that you provide a
comprehensive bibliography of the studies already submitted so we can check
this againBt our holdings.
>copies of acute systemic toxicity studies can be limited to the key or
critical
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studies as described in the Data Adequacy and robuBt summary guidance
developed
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for the HPV Challenge Program. Under this approach all studies will be cited
in a bibliographic listing although full copies can be limited to studies which
(1) serve to identify lowest (i.e.r most toxic) lethal dose values by different
routes or (2) report observed effects which differ from those seen in studies
(using the same route) submitted under (1).
>skin and eye irritation studies can be handled in a manner consistent with
that outlined for acute systemic toxicity (i.e., submit copies of the key or
critical
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studies which serve to set out the irritation potential of the chemical and
other irritation studies which show effects which differ from those reported
in submitted studies).
>the initial request is generally limited to studies conducted during or after 1976. For studies conducted prior to 1976, we ask for a bibliography listing all studies and for full copies of studies in the following endpoint areas: genetic toxicity; subchronic toxicity; reproductive toxicity; developmental toxicity; immunotoxicity; uptake/metabolism; chronic toxicity/carcinogenicity;
neurotoxicity.
regarding exposure information, we are most interested in receiving information and data of the types found in the Use and Exposure Information Profile (UEIP; the UEIP has been used to support SIDS assessments in the US) and information
on results of exposure or monitoring studies (human and environmental), including full copies of studies where available and including details on procedures and methods used for sampling and analysis. We are also interested in studies relating to the ultimate environmental fate and distribution of these .
chemicals.
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In order to maintain the integrity of your submissions, please submit all information on a given chemical as a separate "For Tour Information" (FYI| submission. Tou may also submit the information as supplements to any prior submissions by your company under TSCA S8(e) relating to these chemicals. As always, any CBI must be submitted in accordance with applicable procedures. you have any questions with regard to the submission procedures, or you wiBh to worh out the arrangements in advance, please contact Terry OBryan (202-260-3483). If you have any general questions regarding this request, please contact me by email or phone (202-260-3749). I thank you in advance for your cooperation. Charles H. Auer, Director Chemical Control Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics/OPPTS/KPA
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Hobart F Pinchot 05/11/2000 07:31 AM
To: David M Rurak/AE/DuPonrt@DuPont, Michael E McCord/Afe/DuPont@DuPont, Robert J Cavanaugh/DuPont@DuPont, Luk D'Haenens/EUR/DuPont@DuPont, Roger J Zipfel/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Anthony J Ptaytis/CL/DuPom@DuPont, Arie J Vermeulen/EUR/DuPont@DuPont, Gerald L KennedyfAE/DuPont@>DuPont, W illiam R Berti/AE/DuPont@DuPont, John Garm on/AQDuPont@DuPont. Robert L Ritchey L/DuPont@DuPontr Andrew S Hartten/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Susan S Mileti/DuPont@DuPorrt
cc: Andrea V Malinow ski/AE/DuPont@DuPont, Maurice Astorga/AE/DuPorrt@DuPont, Richard J Angkilo/AE/DuPont@ DoPorrt, Bernard J Reifty/AE/DuPont@ DuPont, Gary W J e p son /A E /D u P on t@ D u P on t
Subject: PFOA EPA Request
A s m any of you know , the Office of Pollution Prevention and T oxics in the U S EPA has requested that DuPont supply a large am ount of information on Perfluorooctanoate (PFO A or C-B). This inform ation includes toxicity (human and environmental) data, environmental fate data, human exposure data, use data, and em ission data. Som e of this data needs to be subm itted to the EPA by M ay 26th while the rest o f the data will need to be in E P A 's hands by June 23. To be able to collect all this data and get it into a form so that EPA can use it, I w ill need significant help from all of you. Specifically, I w ill need the follow ing information:
Purchase/lm port history of C-8 in the U S (Rurak, M cCordl Sales H istory of dispersions in the U S (M cCord) Fate o f C -8 in dispersions (Cavanaugh) Quantity o f C -8 in dispersions (Cavanaugh) Fate of C -8 in fin ish e s products (D'Haenens) Em issions history at W W by media including 1999 data (Zipfel) C-8 destruction and recycle rate at W W (Zipfel) Further reduction plans at W W (Zipfel) C -8 A ir m onitoring data (Playtis, Vermeulen) Blood sam pling data analysis (Playtis, Vermeulen) Blood data from other DuPont sites, a s available (Kennedy, Mileti) Soll/sedim ent absorption study report (Bertil Bioconcentration factor and Bioaccum ulation factor m odeling/tests (Gannon) (Include Zonyl* F S-6 2 tests/m odeling for m y inform ation onlyl. W W em ission data reported to state/EPA (Ritchey) Groundwater inform ation reported to EPA and state (Hartten)
Gerry Kennedy will be collecting the toxicity information that the EPA is requesting.
I will be contacting each o f you either individually or in sm all groups to gather this data. Roger, Tony, Bob, I will plan to travel to W W during the week of M ay 22 to discu ss the information that I need from you.
Best Regards, Rob
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