Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0268-0026
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-10-11T04:00Z

NOTE
SUBJECT 	Summary of August 21, 2012, meeting with DuPont 
TO 		EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0258
FROM 	Katherine Sleasman
	DuPont met with EPA to discuss the recycling of carpet fibers. They provided a description of the process and asked EPA if this type of recycling would be considered as a significant new use under the proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) definition of processing. The SNUR requires companies to report 90 days in advance of all new uses of long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic (LCPFAC) chemicals as part of carpets or to treat carpets, including the import of new carpet containing LCPFACs. EPA responded by stating that we will consider all comments and that we believe processing including recycling is excluded from the SNUR and that it is not to be considered a significant new use. DuPont also asked about the timing for the second Significant New Use Rule related to chemicals in the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship. EPA said we plan to look at the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting rule (CDR) data to inform the second SNUR. A copy of the attendance list and meeting materials are attached to this note.