U.S Dominiak on Fluorosurfactants EPA Activities/Issues Mary Pentagon Environmental Protection Agency DoD AFFF Workshop March 16 2001 US00007920 Issues PFOS PFOS PFOS in and Status chemicals by 2003 EPA chemicals are worldwide indicate wildlife Discovery of perfluorooctyl sulfonates humans and Concern Data 90 persistent bioaccumulative and toxic 3M phasing out PFOA underway has concerns on related chemistries proposed regulation to follow voluntary phaseout EPA are and telomers are used in MilSpec telomers assessment and research PFOS PFOA AFFF products US0000792 EPA Rule Status of on 90 is not companies ban to file notice with EPA 90 3M phaseout chemicals 65 New Use FR PFOS Rulemaking PFOS published Proposed Significant SNUR require SNUR 62319 10/18/2000 consonant with Proposed Would deny or or import of could grant new manufacture PFOS chemicals EPA days before beginning listed not affect continued use of stocks of chemicals impose conditions on intended use Would Comment period extended Sheraton Crystal City to 1/1/200 obtained before the end of the phaseout period Public meeting 3/27/2001 US00007922 Status of 25 comments filed also request of proposed PFOS Rulemaking legal basis in exemptions for specific uses Most comments challenge SNUR of PFOS chemicals as being essential low volume and low exposure Claimed essential uses include photoresists semiconductor manufacture aviation hydraulic fluids and some photolithography Comments currently under review provides opportunity of comments Public meeting on 3/27/2001 for clarification US00007923 PFOA Related ChemistryConcerns potential exposure PFOA underway 2000 telomer chemicals raise similar concerns Known persistence similar bioaccumulative toxicity data in public literature Question similar fate PFOA Question similar widespread hazard assessment on and transport Question EPA 2001 testing in preliminary conclusions likely by June 2002 Telomer producers began voluntary data to be available in on PFOA/APFO in 2001 Fluoropolymer manufacturers began additional testing US00007924 PFOS for 90 Future EPA Actions 3M phaseout PFOS chemicals Assess and respond to comments on proposed SNUR Consider need/options for action on other PFOS chemicals PFOA 2001 new data as received Complete preliminary hazard assessment by June Assess Identify needs/options for action US00007925 EPA Telomers Begin in 200 1-2002 industry Future EPA Actions review of existing data program Review submissionsfrom voluntary testing assessment of PFOS by International Activities Participate in initial further action to be determined Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development US00007926 Future EPA Actions Regulatory actions available under the Toxic Substances Control Act include chemical reviews section Testing requirements section SNURs new rules section unreasonable risk standard submission section Manufacturing use disposal Information TSCA uses an of proposal balancing hazard exposure benefits costs availability of alternatives at time US00007927 Voluntary activity Future Actions pending expected in lieu activities are may be of or while regulatory chemicals concerns more elect to discontinue If assessments raise liability may chemicals are companies New may affect being submitted to EPA for PFOS/PFOA chemical alternatives review as potential substitutes for new unreasonable risk determinations Presence of TSCA US00007928 Current EPA would not restrict AFFF Implications activities PFOS after would prevent phaseout PFOS-basedAFFF stocks activities continued use of EPA obtained prior to the 12/31/2002 Current manufacture or import of approved phaseout including PFOS-basedAFFF unless 90-day notice filed and US00007929 AFFF Implications Non-PFOS-based AFFF products formulated with PFOA or telomers may be affected by ongoing EPA reviews of these related chemistries and may known information on toxicity be subject to future regulatory or voluntary risk is management actions Persistence bioaccumulative potential being assessed or collected assessments will be completed in 2001-2002 undertaken regulatory proceedings average 2-5 Initial If years US00007930 AFFF Implications program to seek test and consider long-range prudent alternatives to current fluorosurfactant-based AFFF would be Health and environmental concerns generally argue for activities provide still window qualification of access to and use of chemicals allowing multi-year move away from persistent chemicals where possible EPA while development evaluation and Ongoing for alternatives stocks of currently accepted US0000793 For Further Information Dominiak 202-260-7768 Mary dominiak marvepa.gov file Eastern time AR-226 PFOS SNUR public 15 202-260-7099 Monday-Friday CDs from PFOS Karen Lannon 202-260-2797 lannon karenepa.gov For data 1600 TSCA NCIC to attend 3/27/2001 noon To meeting Annette Washington 202-260-3 washingtonannetteepa gov US00007932