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## September 22, 2010 

## Mr. Roberto Morales Document Control Officer U.S . EPA Mailroom (C404-02) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office ofAir Quality Planning and Standards 109 T. W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

## Attn: JeffTealander Re: Dal-Tile Corporation, Dal Italia/Muskogee Response to Information Collection Request dated March 12, 2010 Dear Mr. 

## Telander: Dal !talia considers all information relating to production rates and specific operating parameters ofthe process and control equipment requested in the Information Collection Request (ICR) dated 03 / 1211 0 from Mr. 

## Peter Tsirigotis
- Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division, to be confidential. Therefore, the requested information, as detailed on the following page, is herewith being submitted as Confidential Business Information. Should you have questions concerning any ofthis information, please feel free to contact me at any time (bob.hurt@daltile.com or 2 14.309.4891 ) Regards ,
Robert Hurt Director
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3801 Dai-Tile Rd. Muskog ee, OK 74401 Bob Hurt - 214. 309.4891 <bob.hurt@daltile.com> 

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## accordance with Enclosure 3 ofthe ICR, specifica lly Table 1.2 Production Data Requested and Table 1.3 Control Device Monitoring Requir ements, the following confidential information is provided.PRODUCTION VOLUMES 

### & CONTROL DEVICE PARAMETERS DURING STACK TESTING EPA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST DATED 03/12/2010 DAL IT ALIA· MUSKOGEE, OK MAY 10-16,2010 CONTROL TEST PRODUCTI ON (MegaGram/Hr) PERMITTEO MAX NORMAL SOURCE DATE RATE RATE DEVICE METHOD 

### I (MG/Hr) (M G/H r) Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Average Spray Dryer 1 Fabric Filter May 10·11-12 23 33.90 37.94

**~** 33.30 35 .05 30.24 29.09 Kllns2, 3,&4 Wet Scrubber2 May14 320 Hourly production not measured 24.89 24.50 19 .80 Kilns2, 3, & 4 Wet Scrubber 2 May 13-14-15 23 24.77 24.89 24.34 24.67 24.50 19.80 Kllns2, 3, & 4 Wet Scrubber 2 May 13-14·15 29 24.77 24.89 24.34 24.67 24.50 19.80 Glaze Lines 7·10 Fabric Filter May 13-14 29 30.49 24.12 22.46 25.69 25.40 12.70 Pressed Tile Dryer None Mav 15-16 23 7A5 7.49 8.62 7.85 6.35 2.55 

## WET SCRUBBER #2 OPERATING PARAMETERS May 1 4,2010 Pressure Drop Recirculating Sorbant pH Methocl320 (Inches of H2 

### 0) Flow Rate Type (Std. Units) (Gal/Min) 13:00 6 .0 682 NaOH 8.7 14:00 5.6 682 NaOH 8.7 15:00 7.5 679 NaOH 8.7 16:00 6.4 683 NaOH 8.6 17:00 6 .9 

### 683 NaOH 8.7 Average 6.5 682 NaOH 8.7 Sorbant feed rate is not measured. Sod ium

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### GLAZE LINES 7-10 SPRAY GLAZE APPLICATIONS CONTROL SPRAY GLAZE APPLICATION SOURCE DEVICE DATE UNITS Run 1 Run 2 Run3 Average Glaze 

### Lines 7-10 Fabric Riter May 13-14 Vdume of glaze spray applied per hour Grams/Hr 128,106 108,622 108,783 115,170

Total average solids content of glaze % 45.5% 44.9% 44.4% 45.0% HAP metal content (weight percent) of each HAP metal Chromium (

### Cr) % 0.66% 0 .72% 0 .75% 0.71% Nickel (NI) % 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.16% Cooalt (Co) % 0 .04 % 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% No other HAP metal s specified by Glaze Manufacturer 3801 Dai-Tile Rd. Muskogee, OK 74401 Bob Hurt- 214.309.4891 <bob.hurt@daltile.com>