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Comment on Proposed Restriction of PFAS May 30, 2023 Japan Fluoropolymers Industry Association (JFIA) We, Japan Fluoropolymers Industry Association (JFIA), think that fluoropolymers should be distinguished from the proposed restriction of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which collectively regulates more than 10,000 of organofluorine compounds (PFAS) on the grouping basis.

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Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division Multimedia Permits and Compliance Branch CAA Inspection Report Inspection Date: 5/1/2024 Facility Name: El Coqui Landfill Facility Address: PR-923, Km 2.5, Buena Vista Ward, Humacao, PR 00741 EPA Lead Inspector: Gloria Diaz-Galarza, 787-977-5882, diaz-galarza.gloria@epa.gov EPA Asst.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Zachary Leibowitz, Physical Scientist (Lead Inspector) (913) 551-7553 Email: leibowitz.zachary@epa.gov Stephen Pollard, Physical Scientist 3.0 INSPECTION PROCEDURES I contacted Chad Hall of GSP/UNI Swine LLC which owns the GSP-MAX III (MAX III) facility, via telephone on Friday September 13, 2024.

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Box 358 Addis, Louisiana 70710 West Baton Rouge Parish (225)-685-1199 Timothy Bergeron, Environmental Manager (225)-685-1199 tbergeron@shin-tech.com RMP ID: 1000 0017 3509 Identification/Permit Number: Air Operating Permit ID: 2639-V9 FRS: 110008393354 NAICS: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing SIC: N/A Personnel participating in inspection: Charese Simpson EPA Region 6 Lead Inspector Timothy Bergeron Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Environmental Manager Chris Hall Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Environmental Manager Chris Baggs Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Safety Superintendent Justin Blanchard Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Production Superintendent Chuck Acosta Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Maintenance Tony Loupe Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Training/PSM Coordinator Chris Allen Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Safety Assistant Superintendent Josh Willie Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Maintenance Supervisor Vickey Gautreaux Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Process Safety Specialist Kevin Morain Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Training/PSM Consultant Zachary Curry Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Process Safety Engineer Mark Devall Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Process Safety Superintendent Chet Peterson Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) Maintenance Manager EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date Supervisor Signature/Date 6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020) Charese Simpson SAMUEL TATES Date: 2024.03.20 11:02:36 -05'00' Digitally signed by SAMUEL TATES Samuel Tates 3.20.2024 Date Date 1 Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) January 29, 2024 - February 1, 2024 Section I - INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION I, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Inspector Charese Simpson, arrived at the Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Addis Plant A) facility at 9:00 AM on Monday, January 29, 2024, for an announced inspection.

Box 415 Greenbrier, AR 72058 Faulkner County 501-679-2422 I Kaleb Mack Municipal Superintendent FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC: N/A AR0000191 N/A N/A N/A Personnel participating in inspection: Kaleb Mack City of Greenbrier Jake Hubbard City of Greenbrier Danny O'Connell PG Environmental Jake Okun PG Environmental Sami Fares Arkansas Department of Health EPA Lead Inspector: Danny O'Connell Signature/Date Danny O'Connell Municipal Superintendent Operator EPA Contract Inspector EPA Contract Inspector District Engineer 7/31/2023 Date 6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020) 1 Section I - INTRODUCTION Greenbrier Water Works Inspection Date: 06/06/2023 PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION On June 6, 2023, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 contract inspectors from PG Environmental (hereinafter, the EPA Inspection Team) conducted an announced American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Risk and Resiliency Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) program/document inspection of the Greenbrier Water Works (System), ID No.

Chemours Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) contribution to the universal PFAS restriction ECHA Public Consultation 21 September 2023 Attachment 1 1 Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms List........................................................................................................3 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................6 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................23 CHAPTER 1 - There is no risk to be addressed at EU-level: F-gases and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) are substances that have been proven safe for their intended use ..........................................................29 Section 1.1 - Substance classification, persistence assessment and risk assessment approach ........... 31 Section 1.2 - Human Health and Environmental Hazard Assessment ................................................... 37 Section 1.3 - Environmental fate............................................................................................................ 50 Section 1.4 - Environmental risk assessment......................................................................................... 54 Section 1.5 - Current (and future) regulatory framework to minimize F-gas emissions ....................... 61 Section 1.5.1 - Description of the current (and future) regulatory framework ................................. 62 Section 1.5.2 - Assessment of appropriateness of the existing regulatory framework for F-gases .. 70 Section 1.5.3 - Conclusions................................................................................................................. 81 CHAPTER 2 - Risks can be more appropriately addressed by means of an alternative Restriction Option (additional risk management measures) ...........................................................................................83 Section 2.1 - Description of alternative risk management measures and assessment of appropriateness ...................................................................................................................................... 83 Section 2.2 - Socio Economic Impact of the alternative risk management measures ........................... 89 CHAPTER 3 - The proposed restriction (RO2) is disproportionate ......................................................91 Section 3.1 - Impurity level and effect on value chain........................................................................... 91 Section 3.2 - Hazard assessment of non-fluorinated alternatives ......................................................... 96 Section 3.3 - Use and limitations of alternatives ................................................................................. 105 Section 3.4 - The setting and updating of codes and standards limiting the charge size of flammable refrigerants ........................................................................................................................................... 108 Section 3.5 - Socio Economic Impact of the proposed restriction option on the F-gas sector ............ 114 Section 3.6: Request for derogations based on disproportionate Cost................................................ 118 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 121 Reference List ................................................................................................................................ 127 Chapter 1............................................................................................................................................... 127 Chapter 2............................................................................................................................................... 131 Chapter 3............................................................................................................................................... 132 2 Abbreviations and Acronyms List Abbreviation/Acronym (Alphabetical) AC ADI AHRI AR4 AR6 ASHRAE ATEL APM ATSDR BAF BCF BRL BTU CDEA CDR CFC CLP CMR CO2 CRO CSR CTD CXL DMEL DNEL EC EC50 EEA EEAP EFCTC EFSA EFSA ELV EN EPA EPEE EPR EV F-gas GC-MS GLP GWP Full Term Air Conditioning Acceptable Daily Intake Air-Conditioning, Heating And Refrigeration Institute Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Acutely Toxic Exposure Limit Advanced Performance Materials Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Bioaccumulation Factor Bioconcentration Factor KOMO Assessment Guideline (Netherlands) British Thermal Unit Central Database of Emissions to Air Central Database of Reports Chlorofluorocarbon Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic Carbon Dioxide Central Register of Operators Chemical Safety Report Characteristic Travel Distance Codex Maximum Residue Limit Derived Minimal Effect Level Derived No-Effect Level European Commission Half Maximal Effective Concentration European Environmental Agency Environmental Effects Assessment Panel European FluoroCarbon Technical Committee European Food Safety Agency European Food Safety Authority End of Life Vehicles European Norm Environmental Protection Agency European Partnership for Energy and the Environment Extended Producer Responsibility Electric Vehicle Fluorinated Gas Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectroscopy Good Laboratory Practice Global Warming Potential 3 HAZOP HC HCFC HCFO HCI HF HFC HFO HTHP HVACR IEC IPCC IR ISO KMO Kow Lact LC50 LFL LOQ LRTP LVD MAC MDI MRL MS NBOD NMVOC NOAEC NOAEL NOEC NOx ODL ODS OECD OEM OFS OLPCU ORC OSH PBT, vPvB PAN PED PFAS PFCA PFDA Hazard and Operability analysis Hydrocarbon Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Hydrochlorofluoro-olefin Hydrochloric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Hydrofluorocarbon Hydrofluoroolefin High Temperature Heat Pumps Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration International Electrotechnical Commission Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Infrared International Organization for Standardization Klebranchens Miljordning (National Danish register of F-gas companies) Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient Effects on or via lactation Lethal Concentration (50% population) Lower Flammability Limit Level of Quantification Long-Range Transport Potential Low Voltage Directive Mobile Air Conditioning Metered Dose Inhaler Maximum Residue Limit Member State Nitrogenous Biological Oxygen Demand Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Concentration No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level No Observed Effect Concentration Nitrogen Oxides Oxygen Depravation Limits Ozone-Depleting Substances Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Original Equipment Manufacturer Other Fluorinated Substances Ozone Layer and Climate Protection Organic Rankine Cycle Occupational Safety and Health Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic / very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative Peroxyacetyl nitrate Pressure Equipment Directive Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Perfluoroalkylcarboxylic acid Perfluoro-decanoic Acid 4 PFECA PFHxA PFHxS PFNA PFOA PFOS PFPrA PFSA pKa PM PNEC POP POCP ppb ppm PPN PTFE RACHP RCR REACH RMM RMOA RO SAP SDS SOx SSA STOT-RE STOT-SE SVHC SWV Tc TFA TLV TSS UBA UNEP UN-GHS UTC VDKF WEEE WEEL WFD WMO Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids Perfluorohexanoic acid Perfluorohexane sulfonate Perfluoro-nonanoic acid Perfluorooctanoic acid Perfluorooctane sulfonate Perfluoropropionic Acid Perfluorosulfonic acid Negative Log of the acid dissociation constant (Ka) Particulate Matter Predicted No-Effect Concentration Persistent Organic Pollutant Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential Parts Per Billion Parts Per Million Peroxypropionyl nitrate Polytetrafluoroethylene Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Risk Characterization Ratio Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Risk Management Measure Risk Management Option Analysis Restriction Option Scientific Advisory Panel Safety Data Sheet Sulfur Oxides Sea Spray Aerosols Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Repeated Exposure Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Single Exposure Substance of Very High Concern Stratospheric Water Vapor Critical Temperature Trifluoroacetic Acid Threshold Limit Value Thermal & Specialized Solutions Umweltbundesamt (Germany Environment Agency) United Nations Environmental Programme United Nations Globally Harmonized System Unintended Trace Contaminant Verband Deutscher Klte-Klima-Fachbetriebe Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Workplace Environmental Exposure Limit Waste Framework Directive World Meteorological Organization 5 Executive Summary Introduction The Chemours Company welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the ECHA public consultation on the restriction of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) submitted by Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden and Norway (hereafter referred to as the Dossier Submitters).

POSITION PAPER May 2021 Cefic calls upon robust evidence and coherence when grouping substances Regardless of how grouping is used, Cefic believes it needs to be based on the following key principles: The grouping process should be transparent for all stakeholders; Grouping should consider risk and hazard profiles in addition to structural similarity; Similar family name or backbone should not be confused with similar hazard profile; Identification of substances in a group should be based on a unique substance ID to facilitate digitalisation; A proposed regulatory measure should be enforceable.

TABLE 1: Inspection Information Summary Inspection Team Lead Inspector: Justin Stark (Inspector-In-Training), U.S.

ELECTRONIC MAIL CONFIRMATION OF EMAIL RECEIPT REQUESTED Lee Russell, EHS Director Hamilton Bathware The Praxis Companies, LLC 2291 Military Street South Hamilton, Alabama 35570 lrussell@americanbathgroup.com Re: Request for Information National Response Center Incident Report # 1394717 Dear Lee Russell: On April 27, 2024, the U.S.

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