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4th Quarter 2007 Progress Report 

October 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007 

Biodegradation Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP A)

Pursuant to Section V.l.a. of the SEP, DuPont is required to submit a quarterly report within thirty days 

after the end of each calendar-year quarter. This report which is due January 30, 2008 satisfies said 

requirement. 

1. Description of Activities Undertaken

A. Progress Toward a Purification Procedure Agreement 

Between October 1, 2007 and November 07, 2007, DuPont waited to receive a revised path forward from 

EPA. On November 07, 2007, EPA responded (email Mark Garvey, 11.07.07, 05:26 PM) with a revised 

path forward agreement. Because the November 07, 2008 path forward agreement differed significantly 

from the original August 23, 2006 path forward agreement and the DuPont revised path forward 

agreement sent to EPA on September 04, 2007 (email, Lori E. Stephans, 09.04.2007 09:04 PM) , DuPont 

requested a conference call with EPA. 

EPA and DuPont met in Washington at EPA on November 29, 2007 to discuss extending the SEP and 

setting a date to discuss the November 07, 2008 EPA path forward agreement. DuPont and EPA 

collectively agreed to extend the deadline of the SEP and agreed to wait to determine an actual date until 

after January 31, 2008. 

EPA and DuPont met by conference call on December 06, 2007 and agreed to extend the December 31, 

2007 purification method agreement deadline whereby DuPont would work on designing an air sampling 

method for collecting the off gas from the sparging method. DuPont agreed to work with their internal 

experts to devise a method for collecting the off gas. DuPont agreed to have a proposal to EPA by 

January 31, 2008. 

New Deadline: On December 19, 2007 DuPont submitted a 8th request for extension for the date for 

which the parties much agree on a purification procedure (email dated 12/19/2007, 10:38 AM from Lori. 

E. Stephans). EPA responded on December 21, 2007 (email from Mark Garvey, 12/21/2007 9:31 PM) 

with a new extension deadline of January 31, 2007 for which the parties much agree on an off gas 

monitoring method. 

B. Panel Administrator Work Plan and DuPont Review of Work Plan 

The official contract execution date for ILSI-RF and DuPont Panel Administrator Contract was January 

18, 2007. ILSI-RF was required to submit their work-plan to EPA within 60 days from contract 

execution. On March 16, 2007, ILSI-RF submitted their work-plan to DuPont and to EPA. DuPont 

received the ILSI-RF work-plan on March 19, 2007. Within 14 business days, on March 30, 2007, 

DuPont responded with comments to the ILSI-RF Panel Administrator Contract (CD-2006-38). The 

Panel Administrator work-plan and DuPont comments to the ILSI-RF work-plan are still currently under 

review by EPA. 

C. Submission of 3rd Quarter 2007 Progress Report Describing Progress from July 1, 2007 to 

September 31, 2007. 

Section V.I.a. of the CAFO provides that “Within thirty days after the end of each calendar-year quarter 

(i.e., by April 30, July 31, October 30 and January 30) after execution of this Consent Agreement 
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pursuant to Paragraph IX.9., respondent shall submit in writing a quarterly report for the preceding 

quarter that shall include a discussion of the Respondent’s progress in satisfying its obligations in 

connection with each SEP including a minimum, a narrative description of activities undertaken, 

compliance with the schedules or milestones set forth in the applicable appendix, and a summary of costs 

incurred since the previous report.” 

On October 23, 2007, a third quarter 2007 progress report covering the time period from July 1, 2007 to 

September 31, 2007 was submitted to the EPA (CD-2006-41). 

D. Biodegradation and Characterization RFPs 

On December 28, 2006, EPA sent via email (see attached email from Ilana Saltzbart, 12/28/2006, 01:00 

PM) a request for DuPont to resubmit the Biodegradation and Analytical Requests for Proposals. The 

resubmission included modification and incorporation of the language as it was negotiated in the Panel 

Administrator contracts where applicable. The deadline for this submission was set for February 01, 

2007. 

On January 29, 2007, the Biodegradation and Analytical Requests for Proposals were submitted to EPA 

(CD-2006-34a, 34b, 35a and 35b). The Biodegradation and Analytical Requests for Proposals remain 

under review by EPA. 

2. Pending Deadlines and Document Reviews 

 A. Requests for Proposals to the EPA for Approval 

The Biodegradation and Analytical Requests for Proposals remain under review by EPA. 

B. Panel Administrator Contract and Work Plan Status 

Both the ILSI-RF work-plan the DuPont comments are still under review with EPA. 

 C. Agreement on the Mabury Method of Purification of the Fluorotelomer Commercial Products 

The new deadline for agreement on a purification procedure is January 31, 2008 (per email notification 

from Mark Garvey, 12/21/2007 09:31 AM).

3. Compliance with Schedules or Milestones

This section outlines the various requests for extension granted between October 1, 2007 and December 

31, 2007. All deadlines in the forth quarter were met. Pending deadlines and open issues are described 

below. 

A. Purification Procedure 

The deadline to reach agreement on the purification procedure was extended an 8th time on December 21, 

2007 (email from Mark Garvey, 12/21/2007 09:31 AM) to January 31, 2008. 

B. Panel Administrator Contract and Work Plan 

The Panel Administrator Contract Documents were approved by EPA on January 11, 2007. DuPont 

launched the Panel Administrator contract in the DuPont Ariba System. ILSI accepted the contract and 
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all signed contracts were received on January 18, 2007. The official contract execution date for ILSI-RF 

and DuPont Panel Administrator Contract was January 18, 2007. 

ILSI-RF was required to submit their work-plan to EPA within 60 days from contract execution. On 

March 16, 2007, ILSI-RF submitted their work-plan to DuPont and to EPA. Within 14 business days, 

DuPont responded on March 30, 2007 with comments to the ILSI-RF Panel Administrator Contract. The 

Panel Administrator work-plan and DuPont comments to the ILSI-RF work-plan are currently under 

review by EPA. 

 C. Quarterly Progress Reports 

On October 23, 2007, a third quarter 2007 progress report covering the time period from July 1, 2007 to 

September 30, 2007 was submitted to the EPA (CD-2006-41). The next quarterly progress report 

(1Q2008) is due April 30, 2008. 

 D. Pending Deadline Summary 

All deadlines were met in the fourth quarter of 2007. There are only two pending deadlines at this time: 

January 31, 2008 to reach Agreement of the Off Gas analysis for the Purification Method and April 30, 

2008 to submit the 1st Quarter 2008 Progress Report. 

4. Summary of Costs Incurred

The cost of the SEP from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 as it was accounted on cost ledger is 

shown in Attachment A. The table shows the costs from both accounts (SEP Eligible account and the 

DuPont Synthesis account) and breaks the cost distribution down into salaries, overheads, travel, 

operating supplies and analytical costs. The 4th quarter 2007 SEP eligible (Biodegradation Main account) 

costs were $68,886 and the total SEP eligible project costs to date cost are $457,112. 

5. Attachment

 Title Number of Pages

Attachment A SEP Cost Summary for 4Q2007 1 
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SEP Biodegradation: Synthesis Account - VZ78101073 (DuPont Funded)

January February March

1Q 2007 

Sum April May June

2Q 2007 

Sum July August September

3Q 2007 

Sum October November De

Salaries 

Chambers Works 1,507 1,507 0 0 0 0 0 

Barley Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Travel 0 000 0 0 Operating Supplies 0 0 0 0 0 0 539 CCAS Analytical 0 0 0 43,550 29,250 72,800 RAS Analytical 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,125 Overheads 0 000 0 0 

Chambers Works 485 485 0 0 0 0 0 Barley Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1,992 0 0 1,992 000 0 0 43,550 29,250 72,800 8,664 0 

SEP Biodegradation: Main Account - VZ78911724 (SEP Eligible)

January February March

1Q 2007 

Sum April May June

2Q 2007 

Sum July August September

3Q 2007 

Sum October November De

Salaries 

Chambers Works 5,796 6,976 7,038 19,810 6,940 7,164 7,285 21,389 7,020 7,060 6,958 21,038 6,924 6,975 6

Barley Mill 1,139 151 137 1,427 151 144 149 444 152 149 334 635 138 145 

Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Operating Supplies 32 32 0 0 0 0 000Exygen 0 000 0 000MPI Research Inc. 1,508 40,713 ILSI Research Foundation 0 28,735 28,735 0 0 0 000Overheads 0 000 0 000

Chambers Works 1,455 1,815 1,797 5,067 1,725 1,725 1,725 5,175 1,725 1,725 1,725 5,175 1,725 1,725 Barley Mill 144 9 8 161 19 17 17 53 18 16 44 78 16 19 TOTAL 8,566 8,951 8,980 26,497 8,835 9,050 37,911 55,796 8,915 8,950 9,061 26,926 10,311 49,576 8

Cost Summary for SEP Program January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007