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Mr . Keit h Barrett Januar y7 , 200 0 Unite d State s EP A Emissio n Standard s Divisio n Mai l Dro p 1 3 Researc h Park , NC . 2711 1

Dea rMr . Barrett : Than k yo u fo rth e opportunityt o participat e i n th e EPA' s Smal l Busines s MAC T Review . I wan t t o reca p m ycompanies ' positio n o n th e propose d draft . W e canno t mee t th e propose d poin t limit s fo rgel-coa t unles s w e us e 30 % o r les s HA P gel-coats . Thi s lo wHA P gel-coa t i s currentl yno t no wavailabl e t o us . W e us e ove r15 0 colo rformula s o fgel-coat s wit h a n averag e HA P aroun d 39% . I believ e tha t i n th e futur e i t i s likel ytha t m ysupplie rwil l b e abl e t o reformulat e thes e colors wit h qualitymaterial s wit h HAP s o faroun d 35% . I bas e thi s belie fupo n conversatio n wit h m ysupplie ran d byreviewin g th e HA P content s o fsom e o fth e gel-coat s I use . Fo rsom e colors , 30 % HA P wil l caus e poo rweatherin g an d surfac e failure , particularl yi n outdoo rapplications . Furthermore , handlin g characteristic s chang e a s th e HA P conten t i s modified , therefore , an yapplicatio n o rprocessin g change s shoul d onl yb e considere d afte rth e HA P content s ar e stabilized . Gel-coa t applicatio n i s a critica l process . Application s to o thic k bya s littl e a s .005 " increase s cos t by25%-30 % an d cause s cosmeticall yflawe d product s du e t o "lift-off' , cracking , checkin g an d porosityt o mentio n a fe wproblems . Sinc e thi s la wmus t b e implemente d base d o n curren t technolog yI believ e yo u mus t conside rwha t i s generall yavailabl e t o th e industry . Poin t value s base d o n Ha p content s o f3 3 t o 35 % i s technicall ypractical . Mayb e yo u coul d se t poin t value s fo rindoo r& outdoo rapplicatio n bycolors . However , I reall ybeliev e tha t tha t suggestio n i s to o cumbersom e t o administer . W e als o appl ya substantia l amoun t o fgel-coa t t o molde d part s t o impar t a "non glossy " appearance . Thi s i s accomplishe d bybrushin g o rsprayin g a suppresse d gel coat . Ther e i s n o provisio n i n th e draft fo rthi s process . I fw e wer e abl e t o mee t th e poin t valu e wit h 35 % gel-coat , thi s issu e woul d b e resolved . "Averaging " t o mee t th e MAC Tpoin t values , a s agreed , i s no t a goo d busines s decision , sinc e w e d o no t hav e control s o fou rmarkets .P. 4



### • Page 2 Januar y 11,200 0 I thin k you r"abov e th e floo rcontrols " wer e determine d i n a rathe rarbitrar y manner . O fgreates t concer n t o m e i s wha t criteri a woul d trigge r100 % captur e an d 95 % contro l rates ? I woul d wan t a ver yclea rdefinitio n o f"reconstruction" . M yhop e i s tha t som e da yI wil l gro wm ycompan yt o th e poin t I nee d t o "reconstruct" . M y concer n i s tha t I wil l no t b e abl e t o afford th e "add-on " controls . I kno wth e lawi s blin d a s t o "economi cconsideration " bu t tha t i s th e ke yt o al l busines s decisions . Th e companie s i n th e databas e tha t us e som e for m o fadd-o n contro l ar e not th e sam e a s I am . Thos e companie s see m t o servic e larg e market s o frelativel yth e sam e product s (possibl ywit h mechanize d productio n lines) . I rarel ymake mor e tha n 20 0 unit s o fanythin g th e sam e an d neve rhav e ha d an ykin d o fmechanize d productio n line . Th e decisio n t o instal l a n "add-o n control" , fo rthos e wh o us e them , migh t no t hav e bee n primaril yfo reconomi creasons . I d o no t hav e a goo d solutio n t o thi s "add o n control " issu e bu t an ydecisio n abou t growin g I mak e wil l b e carefull yconsidere d i n ligh t o fsuc h controls . M yinvestigatio n indicat e tha t jus t th e cos t t o permi t an d prov e complianc e wil l cos t abou t $30,000.0 0 a year . Th e record keepin g aspect o fthi s lawwil l b e a heav yburde n o n m ycompany . Determinin g an d recordin g wha t kin d an d th e amoun t o fmaterial s containin g HAPs , fo rus , woul d bes t b e accomplishe d base d o n purchas e record s rathe rtha n dail y consumptio n records . I believ e purchas e record s woul d b e infinitel ymor e accurate . Stil l the ywil l b e costl yt o complete . I allude d t o th e problem s o f"definitions " i n m ycomment s o n re-construction . I expec t an d hop e tha t th e EP Awil l clearl ydefin e al l term s a s the yappl yt o thi s la wan d mak e thos e definition s a part o fth e MAC Tfloors . Term s lef t t o interpretatio n b ya n inspecto rbeg s fo rlawsuit s an d provide s fo runfai r competitio n betwee n mor e liberall yinterpretin g jurisdictions . Pleas e clearlydefin e al l terms . I believ e tha t ther e ar e majo rdiscrepancie s i n th e database , an d tha t th e groupin g o fverydissimila rbusinesse s inherentl ycontribute s t o th e illogica l ne w sourc e floors . I kno wtha t i s th e wa yth e la wi s written , bu t i t make s mor e sens e t o m e t o hav e foun d th e "Existin g Sourc e Floors " an d reduce d the m b ysom e percentage . The n chec k t o se e i fanyon e wa s abl e t o attai n tha t floo rpoin t value . I a m particularl yconcerne d tha t source s use d t o se t th e floor s ar e inaccurate . Fro m discussion s I hav e ha d wit h m ycompetitors , I a m convince d tha t ther e exist s a n inconsisten t interpretatio n o fho wt o calculat e emissions . Thi s proble m cause s th e databas e t o b e flawed . A n excellen t exampl e o fth e poo rlogi co fth e lawwoul d b e comparin g a ne w sourc e Centrifuga l Caste rmanufacturin g a 48 " diamete rpip e usin g a "No n CR. " resi n wit h a ne wsourc e floorpoint s o f39 1 an d a ne wsourc e ope n molde rusin g th e sam e resi n an d th e sam e mold , bu t mechanicall yapplie d wit h a ne wsourc e flooro f2 2 unfilled . Thi s seem s t o b e a resul t o fwhethe rsomeon e i s manufacturin g cleanl y rathe rtha n i fon e ca n manufactur e cleanly .P. 5



### • Page 3 Januar y 11,200 0 I believ e tha t th e EP Aha s continue d t o updat e th e databas e an d use d tha t bas e t o se t lowe rfloors . I though t th e EP Awas t o bas e th e floor s o n 199 3 data . O n slid e # 7 o fth e presentatio n mad e t o th e CFA' s annua l meetin g i t state s "VS R resin s wer e no t use d i n determin e th e floor". I questio n thi s statemen t i n vie wo f th e fac t tha t w e hav e use d VS R resin s fo rnon-corrosiv e application s sinc e 1988 . Thi s woul d hav e bee n o n ou rreport s an d o n othe rcompanie s report s governe d unde rth e jurisdictio n o fth e SCAQMD . I n summary , ou rindustry' s diversificatio n make s th e statut e requirement s o f thi s la wunabl e t o defin e fairl yMAC Tfloor s fo rbot h ne wan d existin g sources . I doub t thi s la wprovide s you th e flexibilityt o establis h floors tha t wil l meaningfull y contribut e t o cleane rair . Keith , I believ e yo u hav e don e you rbest , bu t ther e ar e n o ear s t o hear . "Justice " remain s no t onl yblind , bu t no wsh e i s deaf ! Respectfully , Michae l R . Hoo d Presiden t