Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0012-0255
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-12-11T05:00Z

Mary
Dominiak
12/
10/
03
03:
44
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Mary
Dominiak/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
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Brigitte
Farren/
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Subject:
Materials
and
Quick
Action
Items
from
12­
8­
03
PFOA
ECA
Telomer
Technical
Workgroup
meeting
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TO:
PFOA
ECA
Technical
Workgroup
and
Plenary
Meeting
Attendees
Attached
please
find
copies
of
documents
that
were
presented
at
the
PFOA
ECA
Telomer
Technical
Workgroup
meeting
on
Monday,
December
8,
2003.
Additional
documents
used
at
the
meeting
were
circulated
via
email
on
December
2
and
5,
2003.
Copies
of
all
of
these
documents
are
being
placed
in
the
docket.
A
summary
of
this
meeting
is
being
prepared
and
will
be
circulated
and
entered
into
the
docket
as
soon
as
possible.

The
attached
documents
include:

The
agenda
and
attendance
list
for
the
meeting
l
The
slide
presentation
prepared
by
EPA
providing
a
progress
report
on
the
Telomer
Incineration
l
ECA
The
slide
presentation
by
Environ,
acting
on
behalf
of
the
Telomer
Research
Program,
illustrating
an
l
industry
conceptual
proposal
for
community
monitoring
in
Dalton,
Georgia,
the
location
of
the
majority
of
carpet
production
in
the
United
States
(
the
attached
file
is
a
low
resolution
one,
provided
for
email
purposes;
a
PDF
copy
of
the
high
resolution
file
displayed
at
the
meeting
will
appear
in
the
docket
and
is
available
on
request)
The
slide
presentation
by
EPA
on
developing
an
ECA
on
biodegradation
of
telomers
l
A
handout
prepared
by
EPA
listing
outstanding
technical
issues
for
discussion
and
determination
l
concerning
biodegradation
ECA
testing
A
draft
proposed
timeline
(
schedule)
prepared
by
EPA
for
biodegradation
ECA
testing,
intended
to
l
illustrate
the
length
of
various
tests
and
provide
a
rough
approximation
of
when
data
might
begin
to
become
available
if
those
tests
were
to
be
done
under
an
ECA.

A
list
of
quick
Action
Items
from
this
meeting
appears
below,
divided
according
to
the
parties
responsible
for
each
Action
Item.
Please
note
that
this
list
was
generated
very
quickly
and
may
not
be
fully
comprehensive.
Additional
details
on
these
Action
Items
will
be
available
when
the
meeting
summary
is
completed.

Telomer
Workgroup
Action
Items
TRP
Provide
EPA
with
a
written
Statement
of
Purpose
(
SOP)
justifying
the
different
circumstances
that
l
might
allow
waiving
GLP
requirements
for
incineration
testing,
and
including
a
justification
for
use
of
the
University
of
Dayton
laboratories
for
the
incineration
experiments.
Develop
a
more
detailed
proposal
for
review
at
the
next
meetings
in
January
2004
concerning
l
community
monitoring
in
Dalton,
Georgia.
The
proposal
should
include
timing,
sampling
frequency,
number
of
samples,
analytical
method
development,
etc.
Present
an
progress
report
on
Articles
of
Commerce
Testing
at
the
January
27,
2004
Telomer
l
Technical
Workgroup
Meeting.
Provide
EPA
with
the
factors
that
would
determine
industry's
willingness
to
conduct
the
Aerobic
l
and
Anaerobic
Transformation
in
Aquatic
Sediment
Systems
(
OECD
308)
and
Anaerobic
Biodegradability
of
Organic
Compounds
in
Digested
Sludge
(
OECD
311)
tests.
Provide
EPA
with
any
available
information
on
storage
stability
testing.
l
Provide
EPA
with
available
data
from
the
Telomer
8­
2
alcohol
studies
currently
underway.
l
Provide
EPA
with
written
comments
on
the
"
Road
Map"
upon
review.
l
Develop
robust
(
15
page)
biodegradation
protocols
suitable
for
attachment
to
an
ECA
on
Modified
l
SCAS
Test
for
Insoluble
&
Volatile
Chemicals
(
OPPTS
835.5045)
and
Aerobic/
Anaerobic
Transformations
in
Soil
(
OECD
307)
on
4
pure
polymers
by
January
20,
2004.
The
ECA
proposals
should
also
include
technical
consultation
or
peer
consultation
steps
for
determination
of
triggers
for
conducting
the
Simulation
Test
Aerobic
Sewage
Treatment
(
OECD
303A)

EPA
Send
interactive
PowerPoint
version
of
EPA's
"
Road
Map"
with
appropriate
caveats
and
request
for
l
comment.
EPA
agreed
to
make
modifications
to
the
"
Road
Map"
to
reflect
this
was
EPA's
view
of
data
needs
l
rather
than
agreement
by
all
interested
parties.
EPA
emphasized
that
the
"
Road
Map"
was
a
document
that
would
be
constantly
under
development
and
revision.
Identify
references
in
EPA's
"
Road
Map"
by
docket
number
and
insure
all
references
are
available
in
l
AR­
226,
OPPT­
2003­
0012,
or
publications
within
3
weeks.
EPA
to
provide
TRP
with
the
Voluntary
Children's
Chemical
Evaluation
Program
(
VCCEP)
l
boilerplate
language
on
peer
consultation
for
review.

Interested
Parties
Interested
parties
to
provide
EPA
with
written
comments
on
the
"
Road
Map"
upon
review.
l
If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
or
if
you
experience
any
difficulties
with
the
attached
files,
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
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TelomerIncinECAupdate12_
7_
03.
pdf
Attend
list,
telomers,
12­
8­
03.
pdf
Developing
an
ECA.
pdf
Telomer
biodeg
timeline
12052003.
pdf
12­
8
Presentation
LowRes
[
Read­
Only].
pdf
Biodeg_
techtestingissues
12052003.
pdf