On April 25, 2006, the EPA announced that 3M Company and the agency had settled alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that the company discovered and disclosed during a corporate-wide audit agreement. In Re 3M Company, Docket No. TSCA-HQ-2006-5004, the EPA asserted 244 counts against 3M for the company's alleged failure to provide information to the agency required under TSCA Section 8(e), and the company's alleged failure to provide a submission of premanufacture notices under TSCA Section 5 and 3M's alleged failure for several years to provide the agency commencement of manufacture import notices for several chemicals. Some of the alleged fault evaluations involved data on perfluorooctyl sulfonates (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Under the terms of the settlement, 3M will pay approximately $1.5 million to settle the allegations. Additional information is available at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/tsca/3m.html.