Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0012-0212
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-10-03T04:00Z

Mary
Dominiak
10/
02/
2003
04:
10
PM
To:
Mary
Dominiak/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
cc:
Subject:
PFOA
ECA
October
Meeting
Agenda
Development
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TO:
PFOA
ECA
Technical
Workgroup
and
Plenary
Meeting
Attendees
EPA
is
in
the
process
of
preparing
for
the
upcoming
October
PFOA
ECA
meetings
described
below,
and
requests
agenda
development
suggestions
from
registered
interested
parties,
including
proposals
for
the
objectives
of
each
meeting,
specific
topics
for
discussion,
and
estimates
of
the
amount
of
time
needed
to
address
issues.
This
input
will
help
to
ensure
efficient
meeting
scheduling.

October
9,
2003:
Telomer
Monitoring
Technical
Subgroup
Meeting
The
next
meeting
of
the
Telomer
Monitoring
Technical
Expert
Subgroup
is
scheduled
for
October
9,
2003,
from
9:
00
to
4:
00,
in
Room
1117A
of
the
EPA
East
Building,
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
This
meeting
was
proposed
at
the
September
22,
2003
Monitoring
Technical
Workgroup
meeting,
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
the
Telomer
Monitoring
Technical
Expert
Subgroup
to
discuss
issues
that
were
raised
during
the
larger
Technical
Workgroup
meeting.
EPA
proposes
the
following
meeting
objective
and
agenda
items:

Objective:
For
the
Telomer
Monitoring
Technical
Subgroup
to
come
to
an
understanding
concerning
under
what
circumstances
monitoring
would
be
conducted
at
telomer
use
facilities,
what
that
monitoring
would
entail,
and
how
decisions
concerning
follow­
up
activities
would
be
made.
This
understanding
would
be
presented
to
the
full
Monitoring
Technical
Workgroup
and
to
the
Plenary
for
agreement.

Agenda
Items:
1.
Circumstances
under
which
industry
would
agree
to
conduct
monitoring
at
telomer
use
facilities.
2.
The
design
elements
that
would
be
employed
in
a
monitoring
program
at
telomer
use
facilities,
including
media
to
be
sampled
and
sampling
and
analytical
protocols
to
be
used.
3.
Decision
points
for
determining
follow­
up
actions
related
to
monitoring
results.

EPA
requests
that
registered
interested
parties
who
have
additional
or
different
agenda
suggestions
for
this
meeting
submit
comments
by
email
or
phone
to
Mary
Dominiak
at
dominiak.
mary@
epa.
gov,
202­
564­
8104,
by
noon
on
Monday,
October
6,
2003.
If
necessary,
EPA
will
convene
a
conference
call
to
address
agenda
development
issues
prior
to
the
October
9
meeting.
Teleconference
facilities
are
being
arranged
for
parties
who
may
be
unable
to
attend
the
October
9
meeting
in
person.

October
27­
29,
2003:
Technical
Workgroup
Meetings
The
next
PFOA
ECA
Technical
Workgroup
meetings
are
scheduled
for
Monday
through
Wednesday
morning,
October
27­
29,
2003,
in
Room
1133
of
the
EPA
East
Building.
No
determination
has
yet
been
made
concerning
which
Technical
Workgroups
will
meet
on
each
of
those
days.
This
scheduling
will
depend
upon
the
amount
of
time
needed
by
the
various
Workgroups
to
address
their
agendas.
EPA
requests
that
registered
interested
parties
submit
suggested
agenda
items,
meeting
objectives,
and
estimates
of
the
time
needed
for
discussion
of
agenda
topics
to
Mary
Dominiak
by
Tuesday,
October
14,
2003,
to
assist
in
effective
scheduling
and
agenda
development.
October
29,
2003:
PFOA
ECA
Plenary
Session,
1:
00­
4:
00
PM
The
Plenary
session
will
be
convened
in
Room
1153
of
the
EPA
East
Building.
The
Plenary
will
hear
reports
and
determine
whether
the
parties
agree
in
principle
with
proposals
for
ECAs
put
forward
by
the
Technical
Workgroups.

If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
please
contact
me.

Sincerely,

Mary
F.
Dominiak
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
EPA
East,
Mail
Code
7405M
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202­
564­
8104
Fax:
202­
564­
4775
Courier
deliveries:
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Room
4410;
564­
4760