UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

Jessica S. Bowman 

Executive Director 

FluoroCouncil 

700 Second Street, NE 

Washington, D.C. 20002 

JUL -9 2015 

Re: Conclusion of Enforceable Consent Agreement for the Laboratory-Scale Incineration 

Testing ofFluorotelomer-Based Polymers 

Dear Ms. Bowman: 

The purpose of this letter is to notify the Telomer Research Program (TRP) that the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the amended final study 

report for the Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA) for the Laboratory-Scale Incineration 

Testing of Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers (70 FR 39624, July 8, 2005) and accepts the report's 

conclusion: the waste incineration of fluorotelomer-based polymers does not emit detectable 

levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) under conditions representative of typical municipal 

waste combustor operations in the United States and, therefore, these operations are not expected 

to be a source of PFOA in the environment. All relevant documents, including the ECA, the final 

report, and EPA's review, have been placed in the public docket for this ECA (EPA Docket No. 

OPPT-2004-0001). 

The EPA thanks the TRP, and the four signatory companies to the ECA individually (AGC 

Chemicals Americas, Inc., Clariant GmbH, Daikin America, Inc., and E.I. du Pont de Nemours 

and Co.), for their willingness to participate in this ECA and to conduct the study. If you have 

Internet Address (URL) • http://Www.epa.gov 

Recycled/Recyclable • Printed with Vegetable Oil Based Inks on 100% Postconsumer. Process Chlorine Free Recycled Paper 
any questions about this ECA, please contact Mike Mattheisen, Acting Chief of the Chemical 

Information and Testing Branch, by email at mattheisen.mike@epa.gov or by telephone at 

202/564-3077. 

Cc: EPA Docket No. OPPT-2004-0001 

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett 

Director 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

Jessica S. Bowman 

Executive Director 

FluoroCouncil 

700 Second Street, NE 

Washington, D. C. 20002 

JUL -9 2015 

Re: Conclusion of Enforceable Consent Agreement for the Incineration Testing of Four 

Formulated Composites of Fluoropolymer Chemicals 

Dear Ms. Bowman: 

The purpose of this letter is to notify the Fluoropolymer Manufacturers Group (FMG) that the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the final study report 

for the Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA) for Four Formulated Composites of 

Fluoropolymer Chemicals (70 FR 39630, July 8, 2005) and accepts the report's conclusion: 

waste incineration of fluoropolymers does not emit detectable levels of perfluorooctanoic acid 

(PFOA) under conditions representative of typical municipal waste combustor operations in the 

United States and these operations are not expected to be a source of PFOA in the environment. 

All relevant documents, including the ECA, the final report, and EPA's review, have been placed 

in the public docket for this ECA (EPA Docket No. OPPT-2003-0071). 

The EPA thanks the FMG, and the four signatory companies to the ECA individually (AOC 

Chemicals Americas, Inc., Dyneon, LLC, Daikin America, Inc., and E.I. du Pont de Nemours 

and Co.), for their willingness to participate in this ECA and to conduct the study. If you have 

Internet Address (URL) • http://www.epa.gov 

Recycled/Recyclable • Printed with Vegetable Oil Based Inks on 100% Postconsumer, Process Chlorine Free Recycled Paper 
any questions about this ECA, please contact Mike Mattheisen, Acting Chief of the Chemical 

Information and Testing Branch, by email at mattheisen.mike@epa.gov or by telephone 

202/564-3077. 

Cc: EPA Docket No. OPPT-2004-0071 

Sincerely, 

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett 

Director 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics