2021.01.27_CCO.p26_ChemoursLetterReDeadlineExtension

The Chemours Company
Fayetteville Works
22828 NC Highway 87 W
Fayetteville, NC 28306

January 27, 2021
Sheila Holman
Assistant Secretary for the Environment
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
[e-mail]

Re: Consent Order Paragraph 26 - Request for Extension of Deadline
Dear Ms. Holman,
Following up on previous discussions and correspondence with DEQ, I am writing on
behalf of Chemours to seek an additional six-month extension of the deadline under paragraph
26 of the Consent Order for submission of the Total Organic Fluorine (TOF) methodology by Dr.
Susan D. Richardson of the University of South Carolina, the third party contractor approved by
DEQ for this work. Due to delays caused by the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, DEQ
previously granted an extension to June 30, 2021, by letter dated June 17, 2020. Since that time,
the pandemic has continued to impact Dr. Richardson’s laboratory, limiting its capacity and
slowing its work.1

Accordingly, Chemours hereby requests an additional six-month extension, to December
31, 2021. Please see the enclosed letter from Dr. Richardson in support of this request.

If you have any questions, please contact me at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Dawn M. Hughes
Plant Manager
Chemours – Fayetteville Works
Enclosure
Letter from Dr. Richardson

1 Chemours submits quarterly progress reports from Dr. Richardson with the Consent Order
quarterly progress reports submitted pursuant to paragraph 28, the most recent of which was
submitted on January 26, 2021.

2

Cc:
William F. Lane, DEQ
Francisco Benzoni, NC DOJ
Michael Abraczinskas, DAQ
Michael Scott, DWM
Danny Smith, DWR
David C. Shelton, Chemours
John F. Savarese, WLRK
Kemp Burdette, CFRW
Geoff Gisler, SELC