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Wes t 500 1 Sout h Miam i Boulevard , Suit e 30 0 P.O . Bo x 1207 7 Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 27709-207 7 (919)941-033 3 FA X (919 ) 941-023 4
Augus t 19,199 8 Underwriter' s Laboratorie s (UL ) Mr . Nei l Maha

n 1 2 Laborator

y Driv e P.O . Box 1399 5 RTP , N C 27709-3399 5 Dea r Mr . Mahan : Melani e Proctor

o f Pacifi c Environmenta

l Service s spok

e wit h Ed Schr.3n

d on Augus t

8 , 1998 , an d h e indicate d tha

t you ar e th e appropriat

e perso n whomt o direc t

question s about

testin g of reinforced plasti c products . Pacifi c Environmenta l Service s i s th e contracto r

assistin g th e U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) in th e developmen t o f National Emissio n Standard s fo r Hazardou s Air

Pollutant s fo

r th e reinforce d plasti c composite s sourc e category . Whil e investigatin g th e potenti d economi c effects o f thes e propose d standards , w e wer e asked by industr

y representative s t o conside r U Ltestin g an

d certificatio n cost s i n ou

r fina l analysis . I n orde r t o ai d ou r researc h o n th e cost s associate d wit h changin g th e productio n proces s <ind/o

r new material s t o produc e reinforced plastics , w e woul d greatly appreciat e an y information tha

t you ca n provide u s o n testin g an

d certificatio n costs . Ou

r question s are : Wha t kind s o f reinforce d plastic s polyeste r resi n product s requir

e certificatio n by UL ? (Pleas e provide acomplet e lis t o f products. ) Wha t type s o f productio n or

ra w materia l change s necessitate recertification ? How much doe s it

cos t t o buil d aprototyp e fo

r testing ? Wha t ar e th e typica

l fee s fo r th e certificatio n and recertificatio n process ? Ar e ther e an y addition ^ cost s involved ? How lon g doe s th e testin g proces s normall y require ? I s it necessar y fo r eac h siz e of

agive n produc t t o b e teste d separately , eve n i f al l input s an d processe s ar

e the same ? WASHINGTON , D.C . • RESEARC H TRIANGL E PARK . N C • LO S ANGELES , C A • CINCINNATI , O H 

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• »44 » — s Underwriter' s Laborator y Mr . Nei l Maha

n Augus t 19,199 8 Pag e 2

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necessar y to hav e product s certified fo r ever y chemic*a l an d ever y possibl e concentration ?

• I s it

necessar y t o hav e tank s teste d fo

r eac h differen t manufacturin g proces s use d t o mak e themeven i f

th e material s o f

constructio n .ar

e th e same ? (i.e. , i f

a produce r ha s been U

L certifie d t o b e produced wit h agiven resi n syste

mb y spra y gu n application , doe s th e produc t hav e t o b e recertifie d i f

aflo w coate

r or a pressure-fe d rolle

r i s use d to apply th e s<am

e resi n systemtha

t wa s previously certified b y UL? ) If you hav e an

y question s regardin g th e information provide d i n thi s letter , pleas e contac t m e a t (919 ) 941-033 3 o

r Dr . Madelein e Stru

mofth e EP

A a t (919 ) 541-2383 . Pleas e fa x th e requeste d information to m y attentio n a

t (919 ) 941-0234 . Sincerely , 

# /f Shaw n A . McKe

e Environmenta

l Scientis t PACIFI C ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICES , INC .
cc : Madeleine Strum , EP A



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