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SAINT.GOBAIN

CORPORATION

VIA E-MAIL

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July 16,2010

Mr, Peter Tsirigotis.

Dìrector, Sector Policiçs and Programs Divisio¡l

Office of Aii- Qualíty Planning and Stalrda¡ds

Mail DtoP D205'01

U.S. Envitonnrc¡rtal Proteerion A.gettey

109 TW AlpxaÍder Drive

Research Triangfe Park,. NC 277 ll

Process U.niÉ:

Pollutants To Be Tested :

Dafa To Be Suppliecl:

[ðurên P. Alfotmttr

Vlcê President, ljeottlì, SolÊly arlcl Environrnent

REr CertainTeed Corpolation Testing and ICR Response Sohedule

Dear Mr. Tsirigotis:

Certairi¡eed Corporation (',CertaínTeed") io providing this lefter itr ¡esponse to EPA's request

for a fpr.niøl commitment f.ronf CertainTgecl tó lrovide data, perfornr tesiing to collect new data,

ånd couest and sut¡mit existing tost data for the pruposes.of quantifying etnissions of hazardous

air polÍutants g1rd for assessing potential impacts to public health due to these emissions'

Canìistent with the North ameiteàn Insulation Manufactruers Association ('NAIMA") and its

membetso dlseussion with EpA staffand their speeifiè ltquests, CertainTeed, irr conjunction with

NAIMA and other industy conrpanies, plans to conduct ths following tosting alrd collect the

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PMz.s (Filter,able aud Condensable), Total PM (Filtelable and

Condensable), Metals, Metcury, Hex Chrnme, Hydrogen

FluoÍide Hydrochloris Acid

New PM2,5, total PM, m.etals, mercury' hex clü'ome, hydrsgen

fluoride, and hydrochloric aeid data will be collectqd at

CertainTeed's Kansøs Cit¡ Kansas facility (K2 Furnace),

Existing FM and ntetals data will be provided from the

following facil ities ; CertainTeed' s ;\thens, Georgia faci lity (AZ

Fut:naee)i Ce¡lainTeed's Chowchilla, Califol'nia faeillty (Cl

Furnace); and CertainTeed's Kansas City, Kansas facilify (Kl

and.K2 Furnaees),

Locatíonlli.nes Represented: CertainTeed -. Athelts, Georgia (42 Futn4oè (v/ith DEP));

ChowohÍlTa, California (Cl Furnace (witlt DEP)); Kansas City,

Kartsas (Kl Furnaee and.K2 FruRoce (with DEP)

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07 /t9/2010 09:34 FAX 6103417157

Mr, Peter Tsitigotis

July 16,2010

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Pollutants To Bo Tested:

Data To Ee Suppliecl;

Looatiorllines RePresented :

Piocess Unit:

Poflutants To Be Testcd:

Data To Be $uPplied:

Location/Lines Repre s ented :

Furm.inq. Curing. and-C o oI i4 g

Process Udt:

Pollutadts To Bè Teste'd:

Data To Be SuPPlied:

Lov ation/Linas Repre s ente d:

Process ÛnÌtr

Pollutønfs To Be Tostcd:

DafaTo Ee Supptîed:

Plvf¿.s (Filtefable and Conctensable), Total PM (Filtsrable and

Conlensable), Metals, Met'ettuy, Hex Clttome, Hydrogen

M2 Ful'rrace and thesç furnaces slmte a common DEP)

, Total PM (Filterable and

LÌex Chtunre, FlYdrogen

Þhroride, Hydrnchlot:i e Aoid

Existing PMz.s, total P, M, .ancl metals datâ will be provided

fi'orrr CertainTeed' s Athens, Georgí a faci lity.

CetfainTeed -Atlìens, Geolgia (41 Furrtace)

SGC_CT Øoostoot

Fonnitrg, Curing, and.Cooling - Form¿ldehyde Binder

Fornra'ldehyde, Phenol, MçÍhanol

All plants with bsnded lìnes rtsing formaldehyde wíll provide

existìng data fo¡: fonrtatdehyde, phenol., and nretha¡ol. This

priinarily is MACT cornpliance test data, u'hich signiflcarttly

ãvøstates fomaldehyde enrissions' during notrual operations

becauee the testing was 'rued to se't the M,{CT cottrpliarrce

linrits and, as such, involved tlre altificial inorease of

far,maldehyd e. I evels.

Cet'tainTeed - Athens, Georgia (Ä11 Lines); Chowçhílla,

California (Cll Line); Kansas 'City, Kansas (Kl I Line, KZl

Lirre); Mountain Top, Pennsylvanía(Ml and M2 Lines)

FolmÌn g, Curing, aud Cool i rrg - blon -Formaldehyde Binder

Formaldehyde, Phenol, Methanol

New founaldehyde, phenol, an<l methanol data will be

collecæd at CertalnTeed's Chowchilla, California faoility (C11

Line). Due to a sclreduled fi:mace reconstruetiodtebuild, the

Cett¿inTeed Cl l line is unavailable fol tosting untìt Fall 2010,

.at the earllest.

Certainl.eed - Chowchilla, Califonnia (Ct I Line,

approximafel y 5A% Non-P/F)

Locati otr/Lines RePresenled ;
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Mi. Feter Tsirigotis

Juty 16" 2010

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TESTiNG SCHEDULE

BT Envi¡omnental .Consulti¿g, Inc. ("BTEC"), an envirrcnrnetrtal consulting and testing ftrm,

will superlise the eolleetio{¡ oÍ o"* einíssions data as described above on behalf of CertâinTeed'

Corporation and othet NAIMA conrp.ar.iies. on-site fieldwork support for this project will be

ptouid"a on e primarily geography-based basis by the followjng cornpanies:

I. PrisrnAnalytical Tecfinologies, I¡c. of Mount Pleasant, Míchigan;

2. Lehder Envircnmçntal Services, Inc' of Point Ddward, Ontalio;

3. Meteo Envircnmentøl of Carrollto'n, Texas;

4, Delta Afu Quatity Servicep of Orange, Califolnia; and

5. Eúvir,olr Corporation of Irvine, Cal'ifornia.

Other than the mercury analytical sewices.reqnired by Method 308, laboratory services for this

project wilt be provieled by 

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Anal¡iõs Limited of Mlssissauga, Ontario. Mefhod 308

änatyttcal *t*i"es wÌll be plovid.ed by Ohío Lumex Cornpany of Twinsbutg Ohio'

BTEC will cornmence testing in July 2010., and testing'w'itrl be completed in Nsvember 2010'

tsTEC will begin submitting new test dæa through the ËPA Elesttoniq Reporting Tool on a

i"olling besis wíhÍn .60-90 dfys of cornplyting fletd vi,ork aud expeots to comp-leto the inprt of tll

data by Jønuary 2011. Ptease find attaclred BTEC's EtnissionË Test Pt'ogram Sumnrary, Scope of

Wo¡k, and a ãeseription of Quality Assuranues, The Pldeot Schedule is being developecl by

BTEC and will be forwarded to you at a laler date.

NAIMA will submit to EPA all existing data described abpve in June and Jr¡ly 2010' Individual

facilities will submit co¡¡ptÊted Infolrtration Colleotign Reqttests by the encl of August 2010.

This lettsr outllnss CertainTeed Corpot*tlon's good faith att€mpt to acconrm.odate its

unde,rstâriding of EPA's data and tirning needs. CertainTeed Corpoiatìon coÍimits to complete

tho testing and endeavors to do so on tlie schetlule crutlitsd abovp'

Shou.td you have arry questions or tequíre additisrral inf,ornration, please contact rne at

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Enclosures

cc; Mt- Jeffi'ey A. Telander

Mr. Willìanr Neuffer

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