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6~~~ - ~9-009 ._OO 1 -7/ p .1 AR a 0-1, C TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LL P NORTHERN KENTUCKY OFFICE CLEVELAND, OHIO OFFICE SUITE 340 3500 OP TOWE R 1717 DIXIE HKiHWAY COVINGTON . KENTUCKY 410113704 425 WALNUT STREET , SUITE 1800 200 PUBLIC SQUARE CLEVELAND, OHK) 44114-2302 8s0t8s-336311.-2268s368 FAX : 513-381-6613 CINCINNATI+ OHIO 45202-3957 FAX :216-241-2838 216-241-3707 COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE DAYTON, OHIO OFFICE 513-381-2838 21 EAST STATE STREET SUITE 900 COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-422 1 110 NORTH MAIN FS AX:T 513-R 381 -E 0 205ET 614-221-2839 DAYTON, OHIO 45402-1786 FAX:614-221-2007 937-223 -2838 FAX : 937-228-2816 www .taftl aw.com ROBERT A. BILOTT (513) 357-9638 bitottQtafBaw.com June 6, 2006 -.-r - . , . FEDERAL EXPRES S _ Charles M . Auer r Marv y Dominiak USEPA USEP A 1201 Constitution Avenue, N .W. 1201 Constitution Avenue, N .W. Room 3166A Room 4410S Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20004 N Jennifer Seed Helen Goeden USEPA Minnesota Health Department 1201 Constitution Avenue, N .W. 625 Robert St ., N. Room 6334A St . Paul, MN 55164 Washington, DC 2000 4 Gary Krueger Donald Kriens Remediation Division Industrial Divisio n Superfund & Emergency Response Section Land & Water Quality Section Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota Pollution Control Agenc y 520 Lafayette Road North 520 Lafayette Road North St . Paul, MN 55155 St . Paul, MN 5515 5 Nancy Seymour Gloria Post Environment Canada New Jersey DE P 351 St . Joseph Boulevard 401 East State Street, lst Floor Gatineau, Quebec P .O . Box 409 CANADA K1A OH3 Trenton, NJ 08625 Re : Perfluorochemical Human Health Data W07103601 ~ONIT~.~'"'~S N' NO C73 1 ':~Q g850q p. 2 June 6, 2006 Page 2 Ladies and Gentlemen : In response to previous requests by the United States Environmental Protection Agency an d other entities for information relating to environmental and/or hum an exposures to perfluorochemicals, and in recognition of a potential threat to hum an health and the environment, we are enclosing at Exhibit A for inclusion in AR-226 and OPPT-HQ-2003-0012 the following documents relating to direct, severe human health affects among those exposed to certain waterproofing materi als that appear to contain one or more fluorochemicals : 1 . CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol . 55/No . 17 (5/506)) ; 2 . Minnesota Department of Health - Health Alert (4/3/06); 3 . Columbus Childrens Hospital/Central Ohio Poison Center Press Release (2/23/06) ; 4 . Kentucky Health and Family Services Cabinet Press Rele ase (1/31/06) ; 5 . Michigan Department of Community Health Advisory and Questions and Answers (1/05) ; 6 . Michigan Department of Community Health Press Release (1/5/05) ; 7 . North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology Report (9/03); 8 . Letter, "Pneumonitis Following Inhalation of a Commercially Available Water Repellent," 39(2) Clinical Toxicology 179-180 (2001) ; 9. Burkhart, et al ., "Pulmonary toxicity following exposure to an aerosolized leather protector," 34(1) Journal of Toxicology : Clinical Toxicology 21 (1/96) ; 10 . Laliberte, et al ., "Acute Pulmonary Toxicity Linked to Use of a Leather Protector," 25 :6 Annals of Emergency Medicine 841-844 (6/95) ; 11 . Japan Poison Information Center slides (1993) ; 12 . CDC Weekly Report (11/26/93) ; 13 . CDC Weekly Report (1/8/93) ; 14 . CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (1/8/93) ; and W0710360.1 p. 3 June 6, 200 6 Page 3 15 . Epidemiologic Investigation Report/Medical Record Information from Consumer Products Safety Commission. Also enclosed at Exhibit B are copies of various media articles/reports (not for inclusion in the public dockets) relating to the referenced subject matter . truly urs, RAB/mdm Enclosures Robert . Bilott W0710360 .1