Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0012-0168
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-08-18T04:00Z

Mary
Dominiak
08/
08/
2003
12:
18
PM
To:
Mary
dominiak
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bcc:
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Dominiak/
DC/
USEPA/
US)
Subject:
Revised
Materials
for
August
PFOA
ECA
Telomer
Technical
Subgroup
Meetings
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Agency's
enforceable
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(
ECA)
process
on
perfluorooctanoic
acid
(
PFOA)
and
the
fluorinated
telomers,
OPPT­
2003­
0012.
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TO:
PFOA
ECA
Technical
Workgroup
and
Plenary
Meeting
Attendees
Attached
please
find
revised
attendance
and
agenda
materials
for
the
upcoming
PFOA
ECA
Telomer
Technical
Subgroup
meetings.
Revised
materials
for
the
Fluoropolymer
meetings
will
be
circulated
next
week.
The
attached
files
include:
Revised
Telomer
Technical
Subgroup
Materials:
Draft
agendas
and

anticipated
attendee
lists,
all
three
meetings.
EPA
has
revised
the
meeting
attendance
lists
to
reflect
changes
in
and
additions
to
attendees,
and
to
indicate
which
parties
are
expected
to
attend
specific
sessions
via
teleconference
rather
than
in
person.
PFOA
ECA
limited
distribution
files
of
OECD
Test
Guidelines
303­
A,

307,
308,
and
Draft
311:
Telomer
Biodegradation
Subgroup.
Please
note
that
EPA
obtained
permission
from
OECD
for
limited
copying
and
distribution
of
these
copyright­
protected
documents
exclusively
for
use
in
this
PFOA
ECA
process.
These
files
must
not
be
further
copied,
published,
or
distributed,
and
will
not
be
electronically
accessible
in
the
online
docket,
although
they
will
be
included
in
the
paper
copy
of
the
docket
in
the
Public
Reading
Room
at
EPA
Headquarters.
These
documents
are
provided
only
for
use
by
the
PFOA
ECA
Technical
Subgroups
in
the
design
of
test
methods
suitable
for
the
perfluorinated
chemicals
under
consideration
in
this
process.
You
can
print
the
files,
but
you
will
not
otherwise
be
able
to
access
them
to
copy
text,
make
changes
to
the
documents,
or
add
or
change
comments
or
notes.

No
comments
were
received
on
the
original
draft
meeting
agendas
and
statements
of
goals
and
objectives
for
the
Telomer
Subgroup
meetings.

In
addition
to
the
documents
attached
to
this
message,
EPA
directs
the
attention
of
all
parties
to
documents
available
on
the
EPA's
Quality
website
­­
www.
epa.
gov/
QUALITY/
qa_
docs.
html
­­
which
describe
data
quality
elements
that
will
be
common
to
the
work
of
all
ECA
groups,
particularly
reports
2
and
5.

If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments
on
these
materials,
or
any
difficulty
in
accessing
the
attached
files,
please
contact
me.

Sincerely,

Mary
F.
Dominiak
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Chemical
Control
Division
(
7405M)

1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
Telephone:
202­
564­
8104
Strawman
Telomer
Subgroup
Materials­
8­
03­
revis
PFOA
OECD
TG303­
A,
307,
308,
Draft
31
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Technical
Subgroup
on
Incineration
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
Introduction
The
PFOA
ECA
Plenary
session
held
on
July
10,
2003,
approved
an
action
plan
for
the
Telomer
Workgroup
to
form
a
Technical
Subgroup
on
Incineration
test
methods.
This
subgroup
will
assess
the
adequacy
of
available
incineration
test
methods
to
provide
data
on
telomer
degradation
and
the
concurrent
formation
of
by­
products
that
may
result
during
the
process
on
incineration.
Where
needed,
specific
approaches
to
address
the
unique
characteristics
of
telomers
and
telomer
based
polymers
will
be
incorporated
into
the
test
protocol(
s).

Goals
/
Objectives
The
goals
of
this
Technical
Subgroup
on
Incineration
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
are:

1)
Identify
scope
and
goals
of
proposed
incineration
testing
2)
Develop
a
testing
protocol,
supporting:
a.
Thermogravimetric
analysis
to
define
gasification
temperature
per
ASTM
E1641.
b.
Laboratory
Scale
Thermal
Degradation
Test:
per
the
3M
protocol
[
OPPT­
2003­
0012­
0151]
as
developed
by
the
University
of
Dayton
3)
Identify
intermediate
temperatures
at
which
to
run
the
test,
so
as
to
satisfy
other
incineration
regimes
(
e.
g.,
across
a
variety
of
incinerator
types;
sub­
optimal
operating
scenarios).

4)
Develop
methods
that
will
yield
the
temperature
needed
to
provide
99.99%
destruction
of
each
telomer
test
substance
at
a
residence
time
of
2
seconds
in
the
high
temperature
zone.

5)
Identify
a
list
of
representative
telomers
and/
or
other
telomer­
treated
materials
for
incineration
testing.

6)
Report
back
to
the
Telomer
Workgroup
regarding
incineration
testing
details
that
could
be
incorporated
into
an
Enforceable
Consent
Agreement
(
ECA)
for
testing
specific
telomer
chemicals
and/
or
other
telomer­
treated
materials.

Meetings
Meetings
will
be
held
at
EPA
Headquarters
in
Washington,
DC.
The
initial
meeting
will
be
from
9:
00
to
noon
on
Thursday,
August
14,
2003.
Attendance
may
be
via
conference
call
or
in
person.
Meeting
materials
will
be
distributed
one
week
in
advance
of
the
meeting.
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Technical
Subgroup
on
Incineration
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
Tentative
Agenda
 
First
Meeting
Thursday,
August
14,
2003
9:
00
AM
to
Noon
EPA
East,
Room
4225
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
 
Discussion
of
Goals
/
Objectives
 
Comments
on
Adequacy
of
Existing
Incineration
Test
Protocol
 
Key
Protocol
Elements
°
Test
Temperatures
°
Residence
time
°
Other
S
Proposed
Methods
Modifications
S
Polymers/
chemicals
to
be
tested
&
criteria
for
choosing
selected
materials
S
Data
Quality
Considerations
 
Next
Steps
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Anticipated
Attendees
for
Telomer
Incineration
Subgroup
Meeting
John
Heinze,
Environmental
Health
Research
Foundation
(
by
phone)
Erin
Russell,
Clariant
(
by
phone)
Hiroyuki
Iwai,
Daikin
Satoshi
Komatsu,
Daikin
Ed
Lampert,
Daikin
Yukiko
Nishiyama,
Daikin
Randy
Roussel,
Daikin
Maggie
Martin,
Daikin
Robert
Giraud,
DuPont
Bob
Buck,
DuPont
Steve
Korzeniowski,
DuPont
W.
Michael
McCabe
(
DuPont)
Lisa
Walton,
W.
L.
Gore
Lisa
Campbell,
Bergeson
&
Campbell
(
Gore)
John
Blouin,
EPA/
EETD
Eric
Stewart,
EPA/
ORD
Greg
Fritz,
EPA/
EETD
Ward
Penberthy,
EPA/
CCD
Ed
Heithmar,
EPA/
ORD
Rich
Leukroth,
EPA/
CCD
Wendy
Hoffman,
EPA/
EETD
Nhan
Nguyen,
EPA/
EETD
(
Observer:
Julie
Eble,
CPS
[
TRP])
(
Observer:
Katie
Smythe,
RAND
[
TRP])
(
Observer:
David
Menotti,
Shaw
Pittman
[
Asahi])
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Technical
Subgroup
on
Biodegradation
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
Introduction
The
PFOA
ECA
Plenary
session
held
on
July
10,
2003,
approved
an
action
plan
for
the
Telomer
Workgroup
to
form
a
Technical
Subgroup
on
Biodegradation
Test
Methods.
This
subgroup
will
assess
the
adequacy
of
available
biodegradation
test
methods
to
inform
telomer
degradation
and
to
develop,
where
needed,
new
test
methods
or
approaches
to
address
the
unique
characteristics
of
telomers
and
telomer­
based
polymers.

Goals
/
Objectives
The
goals
of
this
Technical
Subgroup
on
Biodegradation
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
are:

1)
Develop
an
approach
for
testing
to
determine
the
rate
and
extent
of
biodegradation
of
representative
telomers
and
telomer
based
polymers
to
PFOA
and
other
degradation
products.

(
2)
Modify
existing,
or
develop
new
protocol(
s)
for
biodegradation
testing
of
telomers
and
telomer
based
polymers
in:

(
a)
aerobic
and
anaerobic
soils,
(
b)
aerobic
and
anaerobic
aquatic
sediment
systems,
(
c)
activated
sludge
wastewater
treatment
systems,
and
(
d)
anaerobic
sludge
digestors
(
3)
Report
back
to
the
Telomers
Workgroup
regarding
the
details
of
testing
standards
for
incorporation
into
an
Enforceable
Consent
Agreement
(
ECA)
for
testing
representative
telomers
and
telomer
based
polymers
of
interest.

Meetings
The
first
meeting
of
the
Subgroup
will
be
held
at
EPA
Headquarters
in
Washington,
DC
on
Thursday,
August
14,
2003,
from
1:
00
to
4:
00
PM.
Attendance
may
be
via
conference
call
or
in
person.
Meeting
materials
will
be
distributed
one
week
in
advance
of
the
meeting
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Technical
Subgroup
on
Biodegradation
Test
Methods
for
Telomers
Tentative
Agenda
­
First
Meeting
Thursday,
August
14,
2003
1:
00
PM
to
4:
00
PM
EPA
East,
Room
4225
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
 
Review
of
Subgroup
Goals
/
Objectives
 
Discussion
of
Utility
of
Existing
Biodegradation
Test
Protocols
for
Evaluation
of
Telomers
and
Telomer
Based
Polymers
 
Consideration
of
Key
Protocol
Elements
°
Test
Conditions/
Procedures
°
Test
Duration
°
Mass
Balance
°
Analytical
Procedures
°
Other
 
Identification
of
Test
Methods
Modification
Needs
 
Data
Quality
Considerations
 
Test
Method
Development
Schedule
 
Next
Steps
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Anticipated
Attendees
for
Telomer
Biodegradation
Subgroup
Meeting
Rich
Purdy
Treye
Thomas,
CPSC
John
Heinze,
Environmental
Health
Research
Foundation
(
by
phone)
Volker
Koch,
Clariant
Hiroyuki
Iwai,
Daikin
Satoshi
Komatsu,
Daikin
Ed
Lampert,
Daikin
Yukiko
Nishiyama,
Daikin
Randy
Roussel,
Daikin
Maggie
Martin,
Daikin
Bob
Buck,
DuPont
Bill
Berti,
DuPont
John
Gannon,
DuPont
Steve
Korzeniowski,
DuPont
W.
Michael
McCabe
(
DuPont)
Bill
Hardie,
W.
L.
Gore
Richard
Baillie,
W.
L.
Gore
Erin
Russell,
Clariant
(
by
phone)
David
Lynch,
EPA/
EETD
Bob
Boethling,
EPA/
EETD
Andy
Mamantov,
EPA/
EETD
Greg
Fritz,
EPA/
EETD
Laurence
Libelo,
EPA/
EETD
Ward
Penberthy,
EPA/
CCD
Eric
Weber,
EPA/
ORD
Tim
Collette.
EPA/
ORD
Ed
Heithmar,
EPA/
ORD
Rich
Leukroth,
EPA/
CCD
Wendy
Hoffman,
EPA/
EETD
(
Observer:
Barbara
Smyser,
CPS
[
TRP])
(
by
phone)
(
Observer:
Katie
Smythe,
RAND
[
TRP])
(
Observer:
David
Menotti,
Shaw
Pittman
[
Asahi])
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Environmental
Monitoring
Technical
Telomer
and
Fluoropolymer
Subgroups
Introduction
At
the
Technical
Workgroup
meeting
on
July
9,
2003
and
the
Plenary
session
held
on
July
10,
2003,
the
group
agreed
in
principle
that
additional
work
is
needed
to
define
the
goals
and
scope
of
PFOA
and
PFOA
precursor
monitoring
efforts.
EPA
committed
to
developing
a
straw
schedule
for
telomer
and
fluoropolymer
monitoring
subgroup(
s)
to
meet
to
discuss
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring
for
PFOA
and
PFOA
precursors.

Goals
The
goals
of
the
Telomer
and
Fluoropolymer
Monitoring
Subgroup(
s)
are:

1)
Develop
an
understanding
of
how
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring
fit
into
the
overall
objective
of
understanding
how
PFOA
and
PFOA
precursors
are
released
into
the
environment,
their
fate
and
transport
once
released,
and
routes
of
human
and
environmental
exposure.

2)
Identify
specific
questions
that
can
be
addressed
by
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring.

3)
Assess
how
current
LOI
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring
complements
(
2)
above,
and
whether
additional
sampling/
monitoring
may
be
necessary.

4)
Report
back
to
the
PFOA
ECA
Monitoring
Technical
Workgroup
in
September
2003.

Meetings
Meetings
will
be
held
at
EPA
Headquarters
in
Washington,
DC.
The
first
meeting
of
the
subgroup
is
scheduled
from
9:
00
to
4:
00
on
August
15,
2003,
to
discuss
telomer
monitoring.
The
second
subgroup
is
scheduled
from
9:
00
to
4:
00
on
August
21,
2003,
to
discuss
fluoropolymer
monitoring.
All
parties
are
encouraged
to
attend
in
person,
if
possible,
but
teleconference
facilities
will
be
arranged
for
those
unable
to
travel.
EPA
requests
that
all
interested
parties
submit
any
presentation
or
discussion
material
for
general
distribution
one
week
prior
to
the
meetings.
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Environmental
Monitoring
Technical
Subgroups
Tentative
Agenda
 
First
Meetings
Telomer
Monitoring
Subgroup
Friday,
August
15,
2003
9:
00
AM
to
4:
00
PM
Fluoropolymer
Monitoring
Subgroup
Thursday,
August
21,
2003
9:
00
AM
to
4:
00
PM
EPA
East,
Room
4225
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
1.
Discussion
of
how
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring
fit
into
the
overall
objective
of
understanding
how
PFOA
and
PFOA
precursors
are
released
into
the
environment,
their
fate
and
transport
once
released,
and
routes
of
human
and
environmental
exposure.

2.
Identification
of
specific
questions
that
can
be
addressed
by
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring.

3.
Assessment
of
how
current
LOI
activities
complement
the
goals
and
questions
identified
by
the
parties
in
(
1)
and
(
2).

4.
Identification
of
potential
additional
environmental
sampling
and
monitoring
activities
that
could
achieve
the
goals
and
answer
the
questions
identified
by
the
parties
in
(
1)
and
(
2).

5.
Identification
of
next
steps.
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Draft,
August
7,
2003
Anticipated
Attendees
for
Telomer
Monitoring
Subgroup
Meeting
Friday,
August
15,
2003
Bob
Griffin,
Little
Hocking
Water
Association
Rich
Purdy
Treye
Thomas,
CPSC
John
Heinze,
Environmental
Health
Research
Foundation
Rob
Bilott,
WV
Plaintiffs
(
by
phone)
David
Menotti,
Asahi
Glass
Takayuki
Nakamura,
Daikin
Randy
Roussel,
Daikin
Satoshi
Komatsu,
Daikin
Ed
Lampert,
Daikin
Yukiko
Nishiyama,
Daikin
Maggie
Martin,
Daikin
Bob
Buck,
DuPont
John
Gannon,
DuPont
Steve
Korzeniowski,
DuPont
Tim
Bingman,
DuPont
Alan
Vicory,
Ohio
River
Valley
Water
Sanitation
Commission
Linda
Aller,
Bennett
&
Williams
Steve
Williams,
Ohio
EPA
Libretta
Stennes,
Steptoe
&
Johnson
(
DuPont)
W.
Michael
McCabe
(
DuPont)
Bill
Hardie,
W.
L.
Gore
Richard
Baillie,
W.
L.
Gore
Erin
Russell,
Clariant
(
by
phone)
Phil
Oshida,
EPA/
CCD
Laurence
Libelo,
EPA/
EETD
Conrad
(
Skip)
Flessner,
EPA/
EETD
Ross
Highsmith,
EPA/
ORD
John
Blouin,
EPA/
EETD
Barbara
Leczynski,
EPA/
CCD
Ward
Penberthy,
EPA/
CCD
Linda
Sheldon,
EPA/
ORD
Tim
Collette,
EPA/
ORD
Ed
Heithmar,
EPA/
ORD
Rich
Leukroth,
EPA/
CCD
Wendy
Hoffman,
EPA/
EETD
(
Observer:
Katie
Smythe,
RAND
[
TRP])