UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON , D . C. 20460

Jes sica S. Bowman Executive Director FluoroCouncil 700 Second Street, N E Washington, D.C. 20002 

### JUL -9 2015

Re : Conclusion of Enforceable Consent Agreement for the Laboratory - Scale Incineration Test ing ofFluorotelomer-Based Polymers Dear Ms. Bowman: The purpose of th i s letter is to notify the Telomer Research Program (TRP) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the amended fina l study report for the E nforceable Consent Agreement (E CA) 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 cond iti ons representative of typical municipal waste combustor operations in the United Sta tes and , therefore , these operations are not expected to be a source of PFOA in the environment. All relevant documents, including the E CA, the final report, and EPA ' s review, have been p l aced in the public docket for this ECA (EPA Docket No. OPPT -2004-0001). The E PA 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 • Pri nted w ith Vegetable Oil Based Inks on 100% Postconsume r. Process Chlorine Free Recycled Paperany questi ons about this ECA, please contact Mike Mattheisen, Acting Chief of the Chemical Information and T esting 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 ToxicsUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D . C . 20460

Jessica S. Bowman Execut ive Directo r FluoroCounc il 700 Second Street, NE Washington, D. C. 20002 

## JUL -9 2015

Re: Conclusion of Enforceable Consent Agreement for the Incineration Testing of Four Formu lated Composites of Fluoropolymer Chemical s Dear Ms. Bowman: Th e purpose of this letter is to notify the Fluoropo lymer Manufacturers Gro u p (FMG) that the U . S . En vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the fi n al study report for the Enfo rceab le Consent Agreement (ECA) for Four Formulated Compos ites 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 ac i d (PFOA) under co n diti ons representative of typical municipal waste combustor operations in the United States an d these operations are not expected to be a source of PFOA in the environment. All relevant document s, including the ECA , the final report, and EPA's review , have been p l aced 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 t h eir willingness to partic ipate in this ECA and to conduct t h e study. 

### If you have

Internet Address (URL) • http :/ /www . epa . gov Recycled/Recyclable • P r i n te d wit h Vegetab l e Oil Based Inks on 100 % Postconsumer, Process Chlorine Free Recycled Paperany 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