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H I PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. INC. 

May 21, 1998 

Central Park West 

5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 300 

P.O. Box 12077 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2077 

(919)941-0333 

FAX (919) 941-0234 

Mr. Dennis Bush 

Air Pollution Control Supervisor 

Ohio Environments Protection Agency 

North East District Office 

2110 Aurora Road 

Twinsburg, Ohio 44087 

Dear Mr. Bush: 

The EPA and its contractor, Pacific Environmental Services, Inc. (PES) are collecting 

information about emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from facilities in the plastic 

composites industry. This information is currently being used in the standards development process 

pursuant to Section 112 ofthe Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990. The CAA requires that 

the EPA establish emission standards for all major sources of HAP that reflect maximum achievable 

control technology (MACT). 

The EPA contracted PES under Contract No. 68D60013 to obtain infonnation about facilities 

in the plastic composites industry. Thus, as noted in Enclosure 1, PES has been designated an 

"authorized representative" ofthe Agency. As p»irt ofthe infonnation collection effort discussed 

above, PES would like to request information pertaining to the American Standard, Inc. facility 

located in Salem, Ohio. 

The specific infonnation being requested by PES (on behalf of the EPA) is .any permits 

and/or sections of permits that pertain to the manufacture of plastic composites (also commonly 

called fiberglass reinforced plastics) using thennoset resins and the following fabrication processes: 

-Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) Manufacturing 

-Centrifugal Casting 

-Compression Molding 

-Filament Winding 

-Gel Coating 

-Hand Lay-up 

-Injection Molding 

-Polymer Casting 

-Pultrusion 

-Resin Transfer Molding 

-Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) M^ufacturing 

-Spray Lay-up 

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In addition to the permit information requested above, PES would also like to request a copy 

ofthe perfonrtence test conducted on the pre-concentration system and thermal oxidizer (commonly 

referred to as the Polyad System) used by American Standard, Inc. to control HAP emissions at its 

Sdem, Ohio facility. 

Please mail the requested information to my attention at the address shown above. 

Thank you in advance for your agency's cooperation. If you have any questions, please do 

not hesitate to contact me at (919) 941-0333. 

Sincerely, 

PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. 

Robert M. Jemison 

1 Enclosure 

cc: Fred Strohmeyer, Contractor - Ohio EPA 

Madeleine Strum, EPA 

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Enclosure I 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK. NC 27711 

OFFICE OF 

MR QUAUTY PIANNMG 

ANOSTANOAROS 

DESIGNATION OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE 

FOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES 

(SECTION 111) AND SOLID WASTE COMBUSTION (SECTION 129) , 

NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS 

(SECTION 112) , AND FEDERAL OZONE MEASURES (SECTION 183) 

Under contract 68D60013, Pacific Environmental Services (PES) 

(prime contractor) and Alpha-Gamma Technologies, Incorporated, 

Environmental Quality Management, and Bennet King (subcontractors) 

axe hereby designated Authorized Representatives of the Administrator 

of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose 

of assisting in the development of national emission standards for 

hazardous air pollutants under 42 U.S.C. 7412, standards of 

performance for new stationary sources under 42 U.S.C. 7411, solid 

waste combustion under 42 U.S.C. 7429, and Federal ozone measures 

under 42 U.S.C. 7511 (b). 

This designation is made pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 

42 U.S.C. 7414. The United States Code provides that, upon 

presentation of this credential, the Authorized Representatives named 

herein: (1) shall have a right of entry to, upon, or through any 

premises in which an emission source is located or in which records 

required to be maintained under 42 U.S.C. 7414 (a) (1), are located, 

and (2) may at reasonable times have access to and copy any records, 

inspect any monitoring equipment or method required under 42 U.S.C. 

7414 (a) (1), and sample any emissions that the owner or operator of 

such source is required to sample. 

Authorized Representatives of the Administrator are subject to 

the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 7414 (c) respecting confidentiality of * 

methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets, as 

implemented by 40 CFR 2.301 (h) (41 FR 36912, September 1, 1976). 

Date: MAR 2 0 1938 

Designation Expires: September 30, 2001 

Mr 

Shn S. Seitz -/ 

Director 

Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards 

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