From: Pitts, Tony

To: Hancy, Cindy Wang

Cc: Evans, Craig; Kohli, Baldev; Gross, Stephen (DEP)

Subject: FW: Chromium Electroplating Information Needed

Date: Monday, February 28, 2011 2:24:15 PM

Cindy,

Attached is the information received from Armoloy.

Tony

Tony A. Pitts | Air Quality Program Specialist

Division of Permits | Air Toxics and Risk Assessments

Department of Environmental Protection

Rachel Carson State Office Building

400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101

Phone: 717.772.3364 | Fax: 717.772.2303

www.depweb.state.pa.us

-----Original Message-----

From: Armoloy of Philadelphia [mailto:info@armoloycompany.com] 

Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 2:15 PM

To: Pitts, Tony

Subject: RE: Chromium Electroplating Information Needed

Dear Mr. Pitts,

Below is the information you requested. Any questions please don’t hesitate to call.

Regards,

Bill Marko

President

Armoloy Co. of Philadelphia

1105 Miller Avenue

Croydon, PA 19021

215-788-0841 Fax 215-788-0842

info@armoloycompany.com

From: Pitts, Tony [mailto:tpitts@state.pa.us] 

Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:13 AM

Cc: Evans, Craig; Kohli, Baldev; Gross, Stephen (DEP)

Subject: Chromium Electroplating Information Needed

Dear Sir/Madam,

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is performing the residual risk and
technology review of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hard

and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks (Chromium

Electroplating NESHAP). Amendments to the NESHAP were proposed on October 21, 2010

(75 FR 65068), and EPA is under a court-ordered deadline to finalize the amendments by

June 30, 2011. Several comments received on the October 2010 proposal stated that EPA

lacked adequate data to fully assess the risk associated with emissions from chromium

electroplating sources; other commenters stated that EPA did not account for the facilities

with the highest risk. In response to those comments, EPA is now trying to collect data on

potentially high risk facilities.

The attached file lists the specific types of data needed, we would like to collect as many

of the listed items as possible for each facility. The most critical data needs are:

For each chromium electroplating or anodizing tank:

· Type of chromium electroplating process (hard, decorative, trivalent, anodizing)

Hard Chrome 

· Surface dimensions (length and width)

Tank 1 9’10” by 3’ and Tank 2 5’ by 3’

· Rectifier capacity (amperes)

5,000

· Limits on rectifier operation (ampere-hours per year)

Tank 1 60 million amp hours per year Tank 2 60 million amp hours per year

· Maximum permitted process operating hours (hours per year)

Not on the permit.

· Typical process operating hours (hours per year)

2,000 hours

· Emission control method

Exhaust fume scrubber

· Emission test data (complete test report, if available)

Stack test

We would like to obtain the requested information as soon as possible, please fill-in the

attached form and return it to me no later than the end of February 2011.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 717-772-3364.

Sincerely,

Tony A. Pitts

Tony A. Pitts | Air Quality Program Specialist

Division of Permits | Air Toxics and Risk Assessments

Department of Environmental Protection

Rachel Carson State Office Building

400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101

Phone: 717.772.3364 | Fax: 717.772.2303

www.depweb.state.pa.us