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# J Re : Smal l Busines s concern s abou t pendin g MAC T fo r

th e Smal l Busines s Advocac y Revie w Pane l consideration . Arrowhea dPlasti c Engineering , Inc . i s a2 7 yea r ol dcompany , employin g approximatel y 19 0 people , locate din thre e states , an di s primaril y acusto mfabricator . Growin g ou t o f agarag e sho p operation , th e first

o f four curren t plant s was a

n adaptatio n o f

a n ol dschool-hous e buildin g configuration . Thi s facilit y currentl y ha s fourtee n (14 ) exhaus t stack s an deleve n (11 ) emissio n generatin g operations . Althoug h ou r

busines s trac k

recor dan dth e flexibility o f bein g acusto mfabricato r afford s u s potentia l busines s opportunitie s for significan t growt h o n aregular

basis , th e propose d100 TP Y (To n Pe r Year ) emissio n limit

tha t woul drequir e 95 % contro l an d100 % captur e will prohibi t thi s plan t fromeve r

pursuin g it' s Titl e V operatin g leve l o f 24 9 TPY . Th e cost , regardles s o f who' s syste mo r estimate dcos t

pe r stac k i s use dfor

ad do n control s t o 1 4 stack s woul db e economicall y prohibitiv e an dwil l restric t th e future growt h an dbusines s opportunitie s for thi s plan t t o 10 0 TP Y ifthi s become s th e MAC T limit requirin g 95 % contro l for existin g businesses . Ou r secon dplan t

ha s asimila

r situatio n i

n tha t it consist s o f

five (5 ) building s sprea dove r sixtee n (16 ) acre s o f

land . Therefore , du e t o th e physica l characteristic s ofthi s plant , th e 95 % contro l an d100 % captur e woul dals o b e a n economi c impossibility . Thus , th e propose d10 0 TP Y MAC T limit requirin g thi s 95 % contro l wil l als o limit th e potentia l growt h ofth e secon dofou r thre e (3 ) custo mfabricatin g plants . Ou r thir dplan t

i s th e newes t

ofth e thre e (3 ) an di s al

l i n on e (1 ) buildin g wit

h appropriat e contro l devices . However , thi s plan t i s operatin g nea

r it s capacit

y an dwoul drequir e amajor investmen t for expansio n an dwoul dthe n b e require dt o hav e 95 % contro l t o mee t th e MAC T requirements . Thi s woul dthe n als o becom e economicall y prohibitiv e an dwill restric t th e potentia l for

future growth . . "Arrowhea da s athre e stat e corporatio n an dtwenty-seve n year growt h history , therefore , ha s it s future growt h potentia l restricte db y th e propose d10 0 TP Y limit tha t woul drequir e ad don controls. " Also , whil e w e hav e investe di n convertin g on e plan t

t o flow coater s an dasecon dplan t primarily use s power-fe drollers , w e stil l hav e seriou s problem s meetin g th e MAC T poin t level s du e t o ou r "custom " moldin g requirement s for ge l coat s an dsecondary bondin g operations . I n on e plant alon e w e hav e thirty-seve n (37 ) differen t ge l coats , many requirin g U V resistanc e for custo mP. 3

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truc k an dbu s bod y part s o r

othe r simila r exterio r applications . Thes e application s typicall y hav e ge l coat s specifie db y th e custome r whic h ar e require dt o mee t transportatio n industry durabilit y requirement s tha t

coul dno t

b e me t by th e lowe r

styren e percen t

ge l coats . On e ofou r

primar y product s in on e plan t

i s commercial truc k

roof s u p t o 2 4 fee t

i n length . Thes e roof

s hav e galvanize dstee l support bow s tha t

ar e automaticall y bonde dt o th e roo f wit h adhesive . W e hav e thu s fa r bee n unabl e t o find alowe r styren e conten t

resi n tha t will maintai n th e adhesio n characteristic s ofth e curren t 41 % orthophali c resin . Man y ofou r

custo mproduct s for

ou r customer s requir e secondary lamination s o f structura l component s fo r

mountin g purposes . Thes e customers ar e not willin g t o ris k

resi n change s tha t might adversel y effec t

thes e secondary bondin g operation s an dleadt o produc t liabilit y problems . Therefore , t o chang e resin s t o mee t th e propose dMAC T poin t value s will requir e ver

y expensiv e adhesio n testin g at

th e ver y leas t an dwil l als o b e aver

y lon g termproces s if

eve n possible . Pleas e conside r

th e ramification s liste dabov e i n finalizing you r

MAC T standards . W e hav e bee n buildin g thi s compan y for nearl y 2 8 year s i

n aver y competitiv e marke t

an dwoul dlik

e th e opportunit y t o continu e t o gro w ou r busines s for

ou r employee s an dfutur e generations . Than k yo u for you r consideratio n i

n establishin g th e MAC T standards . Sincerely , Richar dL . Moor e V.P . Engineerin g & Qualit y Arrowhea dPlasti c Engineering , Inc . eMail : plastic@indy.ne t

CC : Joh n Schwitze r <jschwtzr@gte.net> , Arrowhea dPlast.. .