p. 1



# OAR Box 1158 Prepped by Ryan Dugan



### Document

Number: 

# 32 ) l-C- 8
Docket Number: 

# A-88-0 2

Printed 4/28/2008 2:34:12 PM

Sheet 32 of 349P. 2

^ £ 0 sf

4 r <r

_« * o

z 

# S^ y UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y Offic e o f Ai rQualit yPlannin g an d Standard s Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1



### 3 F E B 198 5

Mr . Claude Theisen Vic e Presiden t T & S Bras s an

d Bronz e Work s Rout e 4 Ol d Buncomb

e Roa d Traveler s Rest , SouthCarolin a
Dear Mr . Theisen : 2969 0 . ' ' „.:.y. !i T 

### 'M l 

## | y\ JA N 

## 1 8199 1 ji! ) 

## [ " 1 • ! EP A AI R DOCKE

T

A s you ma

y know , th

e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio nAgency (EPA ) i s considerin g addin g chromiu

m to th e lis t o f hazardou s ai r pollutant s unde r Sectio n11 2 o f th

e Clea nAi r Act , a s amended , Augus t 1977 . A

preliminar

y assessmen t ha s identified 1 1 categorie s o f stationar

y source s a s potentia l emitter s o f significan t quantitie s o f chromiu m t o th e atmosphere . Include d amon g thes e sourc e categorie s i s chromiu m plating . Becaus e th e preliminar

y assessmen t wa s based o n limite d dat a an

d availabl e information , especiall y wit hrespec t t

o th e quantitie s an

d form s o f chromiu

m actuall y

emitted , EP

A ha s undertakena progra m to develo

p additiona l backgroun d informationo

nal l 1 1 sourc e categories . Thi s informatio nwil l b

e use d to determin e th

e nee d fo r standard s fo

r eac hsourc e category . A majo r element " o f th e progra

m consist s o f locatin g an d visitin

g a number o f representativ e plant s withi neac hsourc e category . Fro m thes e visits , on

e or mor e plant s wil l b e selected a s candidate s fo r testing . Th e test s wil l b

e performed t

o quantif y

th e amoun t an

d for m (trivalen t o r hexavalent ) o f chromiu m discharged fro

m chromiu

m emittin

g facilitie s an d ai r pollutioncontro l devices . Thi s lette r i s t

o reques t a visi t b y Ms . Bar

bDuletsk

y an d Mr . Charle s Heste r o f Midwes t ResearchInstitut e (MRI ) t o th e T& S Bras s an

d Bronz e Work s plan t locate d i nTraveler s Rest , SouthCarolina , o nMarch5 , 1985 . The y expec t to arriv

e a t you r offic e abou t 11:0 0 a.m . Thi s visi t wa s discusse d withyo

u i na telephon e conversationo n Februar y 15 , 1985 . W e are intereste

d i nobtainin

g emissio

ndata , desig

ndata , operatin

g data , an

d capita l an

d operatin

g cost s fo

r your proces s equipmen t an

d associated ai r pollutio ncontro l equipment . Enclosur e 1 i s a lis t o f th

e genera l typ

e o f question s tha t w e wil l b

e askin g o nou r visit .

/ •P. 3

Th e authorit y

fo r EPA' s informatio ngatherin g andsourc e testin g i s include dinSectio n11 4 o f th e Clea nAi r Ac t (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosur e 2 contain s a summar y o f thi s authority . I f yo ubeliev e tha t disclosur e o f th e informatio nw e request.woul drevea l a trad e secret , yo ushoul dclearl y

identif y

suc hinformatio na s discusse di nth e enclosure . Any

informatio nsubsequentl y determine dt o constitut e a trad e secre t wil l b e protecte dunde r 1 8 U.S.C . 1905 . I f n o clai m o f confidentialit y

accompanie s th e informatio nwhe ni t i s receive dby . EPA , i t ma y b e mad e availabl e t o th e publi c b y EPA withou t further"notic e (4 0 CF RPar t 2.203 , Septembe r 1 , 1976) . Al l emissio ndata , however , wil l b e availabl e t o th e public . Th e EPA ha s contracte dwit hMR I (Contrac t Numbe r 68-02-3817 ) t o obtai ninformationpertinen t t o stationar y sourc e categorie s whic hemi t chromium . Thus , a s note di nEnclosur e 3 , MR I ha s bee ndesignate db y EP A a s anauthorize drepresentativ e o f th e Agency . Therefore , MR I ha s th e right s discusse dabov e andi nEnclosur e 2 . A s a designate d representativ e o f th e Agency , MR I i s subjec t t o th e provision s o f 4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit y o f method s o r processe s entitle dt o protectio na s trad e secrets . Enclosur e 4 summarize s Agenc y andEmissio nStandard s and Engineerin g Divisio npolicie s andprocedure s fo r handlin g privilege d informatio nanddescribe s EPA contracto r commitment s andprocedure s fo r us e o f confidentia l materials . I t i s EPA' s polic y tha t complianc e b

y an authorize drepresentativ e wit hth e requirement s detaile di nEnclosur e 4 provide s sufficien t protectio nfo r th e right s o f submitter s o f privilege dinformation . Th e followin g policie s concernin g liabilit y shoul dals o b e o f interes t t o you : 1 . I f a Federa l employe e i s injure di nth e cours e o f hi s employment , he ha s compensatio ncoverag e fro m th e Governmen t unde r th e Federa l Employee s Compensatio nAc t ( 5 U.S.C . 810 8 e t seq.) ; an d 2 . If , du e t o th e employee' s negligence , propert y damag e o r persona l injur y

t o thir dpartie s occurs , th e Federa l Tor t Clai m Ac t (2 8 U.S.C . 1346 ) provide s a mean s o f fixin g any liabilit y

upo nth e Federa l Government . Th e Offic e o f Genera l Counse l ha s informe dth e Agenc y tha t a fir

m ma y no t conditio nEPA' s "righ t o f entry " upo nconsen t t o a waive r o f liabilit y

an dha s instructe demployee s no t t o sig nsuc hwaivers . I f yo u have an y question s regardin g thi s refusal , pleas e contac t Mr . Donnel l L . Nantkes , Offic e o f Genera l Counsel , a t (202 ) 382-5460 .



### OlP. 4

I f th e dat e o f thi s visi t become s impractica l o r yo uhav e an y questions , pleas e Al l Mr . A l Vervaer t o f EP

A a t (919 ) 541-5601 , o r Ms . Bar bDuletsky

o f MR I a t (919 ) 781-575Q . Sincerely ,

Stanle y T . Cuffe , Chie f Industria l Studie s Branc h Emissio nStandard s and Engineerin g Divisio n 4 Enclosure s



## 3P. 5



### IDENTICA L LETTE RSEN T T O TH E FOLLOWINGADDRESSEE : Mr . Le w Walker , Jr . A Executiv e Vic e Presiden t •-. / Carolin a Platin g Company , Incorporate d 441 2 Whit e Hors e Road Greenville , Sout hCarolin a 2961 1 Variabl e information : Pag e 1 , paragrap h3 , lin e 2 : ".. . t o th e Carolin a Platin g Company , Incorporated , plan t locate di nGreenville , Sout hCarolina , o

nMarc h5 , 1985 . The y

expec t t o arriv e a t you r offic e abou t 3:0 0 p.m. "



# Y-P. 6

_

Enclosur e 1

ITEM S FO RDISCUSSIO N CHROMIU M PLATING

1 . Genera l • . typ e andsiz e o f shop • typ e o f chromiu

m platin g • product s plate d • numbe r an

dsiz e o f tank s 2 . Chromiu

m platin g tan k operatin g parameter s • temperatur e • voltag e • amperag e • chromi c aci dconcentratio n • platin g tim

e 3 . Ai r pollutio ncontro l • degre e o f mistin g fro m th e tank s • demistin g agent s use dinth e solutio n • typ e andrat e o f ventilatio n • typ e o f contro l 4 . Availabilit y

o f emissio ndat a • previou s tes t result s • feasibilit y

o f futur e testin g



### v5 TP. 7

Docke t No
. A-88-0 2 Subcategor yI- C Enclosure s 2,3 , an d 4 t o thi s documen t ar e identica l t o enclosure s 1,2 , an d 3 i n docke t ite m No
. I-C-1
.



## C