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### JU N I 3 199 5 Mr . Scot t Hartman , Plan t Manage r LASC O Bathwar e V AStat e Highway , 93 1 Halifa xCount yIndustria l Park P O Bo x117 7 Sout hBoston , VA2459 2 Dea r Mr . Hartman : 

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A s yo u know , th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y(EPA ) i s developin g a nationa l emissio nstandar d fo r hazardou s ai r pollutant s fo r th e reinforce d plasti c composite s industry . T o assis t ou r understandin g o f the processes , emissio npoints , and emissio n reductio n strategies , th e EP Aconduct s sit e visit s t o facilitie s i n th e industry . W e appreciat e you r effort s and thos e o f Dr . Da n Boyd i n arranging ou r visi t t o th e LASC O facility . Thi s lette r i s t o confirmth e visi t byth e EPAt o th e LASC O Bathwar e facilit yi n Sout hBoston , Virginia , o nJun e 22 , 1995 . Madelein e Stru

mo f th e EP Adiscusse d thi s visi t wit hyo u o n Jun e 9 , 1995 . Th e following person s ar e plannin g t o attend : Madelein e Strum , NormKaplan , Carlo s Nunez , Richar d Perry , Charli e Sedman , and a summe r intern , Wanit a Dunston . Enclosur e 1 present s a lis t o f question s whic hwil l b e addresse d durin g th e sit e visit . Recognizin g the lac k o f preparatio n tim e availabl e t o provid e thi s informatio nduring th e visit, , w e ca nfollo wup o n detail s a t a late r date . Th e authorit yfo r th e EPA' s informatio ngathering i s include d i nSectio n 11 4 o f the Clea n Ai r Act . Enclosur e 2 contain s a summar yo f thi s authority . I f yo u believ e tha t disclosur e o f th e informatio n w e reques t woul d revea l a trad e secret , yo u shoul d clearl yidentif ysuc hinformatio na s discusse d i n the Enclosure . Anyinformatio nsubsequentl ydetermine d t o constitut e a trad e secre t wil l b e protecte d unde r 1 8 U.S.C . 1905 . I f n o clai m

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/ ' i t i s receive d byth e EPA , i t mayb e mad e availabl e t o th e publi c byth e EPAwithou t furthe r notic e (4 0 CFR , Par t 2.203 , Septembe r 1 , 1976 ) . Emission s data , a s discusse d i n Enclosur e 3 , canno t b e considere d a trad e secret . Enclosur e 4 summarize s the EPA' s policie s and procedure s fo r handlin g privilege d informatio n an d describe s th e EP Acontracto r commitment s an

d procedure s fo r us e o f confidentia l materials . I t i s th e EPA' s polic ytha t complianc e b ya n authorize d representativ e wit hth e requirement s detaile d i n Enclosur e 4 provid e sufficien t protectio n fo r the right s o f submitter s o f privilege d information . Th e "followin

g policie s concerning liabilit yshoul d als o b e o f interes t t o you : 1 . I f a federa l employe e i s injure d i nth e cours e o f hi s employment , h e ha s compensatio n coverag e fromth e governmen t unde r th e Federa l Employee s Compensatio nAc t ( 5 U.S.C . 810 8 e t seq.) ; and 2 . If , du e t o th e employee' s negligence , propert ydamag e o r persona l injuryt o thir d partie 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 fixing anyliabilit y upo n the federa l government . Th e Offic e o f Genera l Counse l ha s informe d th e EPAtha t a fir mmayno t conditio n th e EPA' s "right o f entry " upo nconsen t t o a waive r o f liabilit yand ha s instructe d employee s no t t o sign suc hwaivers . I f yo u hav e an yquestio n regarding thi s refusal , pleas e contac t Mr . Donnel l Nantkes , Offic e o f Genera l Counsel , a t 202-382-4550 . Sincerely , 

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QUESTION S FORLASC O Bathware . Sout hBoston . V A 1 . Wha t i s th e numbe r o f employee s a t the plant ? 2 . Wha t i s you r lates t calculatio n o f styren e emission s and th e methodologyused ? 3 . Wha t proces s typ e i s involve d i nmanufactur e o f eac hproduct ? 4 . Wha t proces s type s ar e bein g controlled ? 5 . Wha t quantit yo f resi n (pe r year ) i s used ? 6 . Wha t quantit yo f gelcoa t i s used ? 7 . Wha t percen t fille r i s used ? 8 . Wha t i s th e styren e percen t o f th e resi n(afte r fille r and/o r additiona l styren e i s added) ? 9 . Wha t i s th e styren e percen t o f gelcoat ? 10 . Wha t percen t resi n supplie d t o th e plan t i s use d fo r eac h proces s (exclude compressio n molding) ? 11 . Wha t percentag e o f resi nwithi neac hproces s typ e i s associate d wit hthe us e o f a nadd-on ? 12 . Wha t i s th e inle t concentratio n o f styrene ? Outlet ? 13 . Wha t specifi c emissio n point s i n the proces s ar e bein g controlle d bythe oxidize r (eg . storag e tank(s) , mixin g vessels , etc.) ? 14 . Wha t i s th e captur e efficienc yfo r eac hemissio n poin t vente d t o a n add-on ? 15 . I s th e contro l devic e use d fo r an yproces s no t i n th e reinforce d composit e plasti c sourc e category ? I f so , wha t percentag e o f the flowrat e t o th e add-o ni s fromthe reinforce d composites ? 16 . Wha t i s th e volumetri c flo wrat e throughth e contro l device ? 17 . Wha t wa s th e capita l investmen t fo r the contro l device ? Wha t i s th e operating cos t pe r yea r fo r thi s device ?



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