Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0376-0256
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-11-24T05:00Z

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                                       
                             OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

RE:  	Meeting with the American Coatings Association on PIP (3:1) in the Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
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Meeting Summary

On February 15, 2022, representatives from EPA met with representatives from the American Coating Association (ACA), Akzo Nobel, and the U.S. Navy, regarding anti-foaling agents and coatings containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) (CASRN 68937-41-7) that are applied to the hulls of ships, especially military vessels. The coating is a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registered product that uses PIP (3:1) under its registration as an inert ingredient under FIFRA and meets military specifications to be applied to aluminum hulled Navy ships. ACA members told EPA that they are seeking a limited No Action Assurance (NAA) for PIP (3:1) in anti-foaling coating. In requesting an NAA, ACA noted the lengthy military certification process, identifying, replacing, and certifying a viable alternative, and current contracts with the coating specified as reasons for needing more time to move away from PIP (3:1).

Attendees
EPA:
Joel Wolf
Niva Kramek
Cindy Wheeler
Gabriela Rossner 
Tanya Mottley
Mark Hartman
Susanna Blair 
Catherine Diaz
Michal Freedhoff
ACA:
Riaz Zaman 

Akzo Nobel:

Elizabeth Rice 
Mike Winter 
US Navy:
Mark Ingle