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# OAR Box 1490 Prepped by Charmelle Mathews



## Document

Number: 

# 12 ) IV-B-1 2 Docket Number: 

# A-94-5 2

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AM Sheet 12 of 273P. 2



### MEMORANDU

M TO : Docket

94-52 , Reinforce

dPlasti c Composite s NESHA P FROM : Keit

hBarnett , Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc

y DATE : Augus t

23 , 2002 SUBJECT : Resin s fo

r non-ge l coatedparts . W e receivedaverba

l commen t o n the proposedrule fromaconsultan t concerning afacilit

y tha t mad e part s tha t ha dno ge l coat . Th e consultan

t statedtha t th e resin s use

dha dHA Pcontent s above th e limit

s i n th e floors i

n the proposedrule . The

y sai dtha t the y coul dnot reduc e th e resin HA Pconten t becaus e the resi

n woul dstic k t o th e mold . Th

e resi n i s manufacture

db y Ashlan d Chemical . (See attachedE-mail) . He als o statedtha t i f the y coul dnot us e thi s resin , the

y would hav e t o ge l coa t the parts , whic

hwoul dincreas e emission s significantly . Th e part s producedar

e undergroundseptic tanks . Accordin g t o Ashland , thi s resi

n has avapo

r suppressan

t (tha t i s wha t the "S " i n th e resi n identificatio

n numbe r means) . Th

e resi n contain s 44 percen

t HAP . Th e emissio n limi t fo r non corrosion resistan

t resi n i s 87 lb/ton . A 4

4 percen t HA Presi n has a n emissio n facto r o f 10 5 lb/ton wit hno suppression . Therefore , ifth e suppressan t reduce s emission s b

y 1 7 percent , thi s resi

n meets MACT . Base s onthis , i

t i s ver y likel y tha t once th e resi

n i s teste dfo

r suppressan

t effectiveness , i

t wil l mee t MACT . Therefore , we hav e determine

dtha t ane w process/product

grouping fo

r non corrosionresistan

t part s withou

t ge l coat s i s not

warranteda

t thi s time .



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# V Michae l Blankesty n < Michael.Blankestyn @ rmtinc.co m >

Keith , 

### \ ^ %^ \ y^ JOW* ^ ^O To : Keit h Barnett/RTP/USEPA/US@EP A cc : Subject : Re : Reinforce d Plastic s MAC T 01/02/200 2 10:4 7 A M ft^v Q^Uxw i - No ~ M F & P ^t(}0" Q JO &

Th e resi n supplie r i s Ashlan d (FR P Suppl yDivision) . Thei r supplie r contac t i s Jef f Wollet . Hi s numbe r i s (888 ) 377-7877 . Hi s voic e mai l i s (614 ) 790-340 0 x-6419# . Hi s emai l i s jkwollet@ashland.com . Le t m e kno wi f yo u nee d an yadditiona l information . Thanks . -Mik e Blankesty n RMT , Inc . Dublin , Ohi o > » <Barnett.Keith@epamail.epa.gov > 12/26/0 1 03:27P M > » Dea r Michael : I don't hav e a solutio n fo r thi s problem . I nee d t o chec k wit h m y technica l source s t o se e i f thi s i s a commo n issue , o r a n unusua l one . I don't remembe r gettin g an ycomment s o n thi s issue . Coul d yo u als o tel l m e th e nam e o f th e resi n supplier ? I t woul d b e helpfu l i f I coul d tal k t o them . I calle d CF At o se e i f the ywer e awar e o f thi s issu e an d se e i f the yha d an yinformatio n abou t it . Keit h W . Barnet t US/EP AOAQPS , ESD/MIC G C504-0 5 Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 2771 1 919-541-560 5 barnett.keith@epa.go v Michae l Blankesty n <Michael.Blankestyn@ r Barnett/RTP/USEPA/US@EP A mtinc.com > Plastic s MAC T To : cc : Subject : Keit h Reinforce d 12/21/200 1 11:0 0 A M

Keith , 

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- j^l^MT ^ fii^X te^V j I jus t wante d t o la you t th e scenari o tha t th e clien t I hav e i s i n regardin g th e reinforce d plastic s MACT . I understan d tha t th e commen t perio d i s ove r fo r thi s MACT , bu t I wante d t o reiterat e i n cas e an y othe r simila r case s com e up . Th e Ohi o clien t o f min e currentl yuse s a hig h styren e conten t resi n (44% ) i n thei r fiberglas s applicatio n operations . Thi s highe r styren e conten t resi n i s require d s o tha t n o ge l coatin g i s neede d prio r t o fiberglas s application . Currently , ove r tw o third s o f thei r busines s i s fo r part s tha t d o not hav e ge l -coating . Unfortunately , thi s resi n 

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canno t b e currentl yclassifie d a s corrosive resistan t an d therefor e wil l no t b e abl e t o mee t th e MAC T standar d i n it s curren t form . On e alternativ e t o MAC T complianc e woul d b e fo r the facilityt o utiliz e a lowe r styren e conten t resi n an d ge l coa t ever

ypart . Thi s scenari o woul d mak e th e resi n MAC T compliant , bu t woul d resul t i n highe r suppl y cost s an

d a significan t increas e i n styren e emission s du e t o th e larg e increas e i n ge l coa t usage . I f yo u hav e an

yquestion s o r comments , pleas e contac t me a t 614-793-002 6 x-6221 . I wil l b e ou t o f th e offic e during the holida yseaso n an

d wil l retur n o n Wednesday , Januar y2 , 2002 . Hav e a goo d holida ybreak . Thanks . -Mik e Blankesty

n RMT , Inc . Dublin , Ohi o



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