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yknow , th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency(EPA) intenc s t o ad d eitne rcnronriu n o rhexavalen t chromiu m t o th e lis t o fhazardou s a i rpoV.utant s unde rSectio n 11 2 c fth e Clea n Ai rAct , as amended , Augus t 1977 . Ap-eTirrinar yassessnerr t ha s identifie d severa l categorie s o fstationar y sou-ce s as emitter s n fsignifican t quantitie s o fchromiu m t o th e atmospher e am cfo rwhic h th e praposa l o fnationa l chromiu m emissio n standard s see m war-anted . Include d annor g thes e sourc e categorie s i s chromiu m electroplatin g f-o n corventiona l ch-orrri caci d baths . Becaus e th e preliminar yassessmen t ft>c:se d primaril yo n chromiu m electroplatin g fro m conventiona l baths , EP A i s continuin g t o gat*e rtac<g-oun cinformatio n o n othe rplatin g an d meta l flirshtr g operation s o rprocesse s whic h us e chromium . Thi s informatio n wil " b e use d t o de"emrfn e wnethe rchromiu m emissio n standard s fo rothe r platin g o rneta l finfstelr g operation s ar e warranted . To develo p thi s iif-r-maticn , represe-tat-'v e plant s whic h us e thes e operation s wil l b e 1 DC.te d an d visited . "rr' s lette ri s t o ccnfir a ou - visi t t o th e Lufki n plan t locate d i n Apex , Nort h Carolina , o n Decemte r19 , 1935 . Th e visi t wa s schedule d byMr . Charle s haste n : fMidwes t Researc h Institut e (MRI ) i n a telephon e conversatio n wit * vo : o n Decembe rID , 19-35 . W e expec t t o arriv e a t you roffic e abou t 9-O J e.n . I n ac_it:i_ n t cnrysel* , th e visitor s wil l includ e Ms . Cynthi a _ow:- v o'rc e an d Mr . V I Vervae~ t o ~ EPA , an d Messrs . Rand yStrai t an d -este - : fMRI . ju-ir g th e visi: , w e wis n t o tou rth e trivalen t chromiu m electroplatin g fac;l-'t-'e s a t th e plant . Thi s wil l b e ou rfirs t exposur e t o th e platin g o f plasti can d trivalen t chromiuT i slating . Emphasi s wil l b e place d o n learnin g assor t t* e operations , fd*-Ytifyfn g potentia l emissio n point s o fchromium , en : caferin g irfcn.it " o rc n th e resig n an d performanc e o fcontro l device s p rrt'-s * r:ees:-re s _::l"e ct cth e :o-tro l o fchromiu m emissions .

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Th e authorit yfo rEPA' s informatio n gatherin g an d sourc e testin g i s include d i n Sectio n 11 4 o fth e Clea n Ai rAc t (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosur e 1 contain s a summar

yo fthi s authority . I fyo u believ e tha t disclosur e o f th e informatio n w

e reques t woul d revea l a trad e secret , yo u shoul d clearl y identif ysuc h informatio n a s discusse d i n th e enclosure . An yinformatio n subsequentl ydetermine d t o constitut e a trad e secre t wil l b e protecte d unde r1 8 U.S.C . 1905 . I fn o clai m o fconfidentialit yaccompanie s th e informatio n whe n i t i s receive d b yEPA , i t ma yb e mad

e availabl e t o th e publi cb yEP Awithou t furthe rnotic e (4 0 CF R Par t 2.203 , Septembe r1 , 1976) . Al l emissio n data , however , wil l be availabl e t o th e public . EP Aha s contracte d wit h MRI (Contrac t No . 68-02-3817 ) t o obtai n informatio n pertinen t t o stationar ysourc e categorie s whic h emi t chromium . Thus , as note d i n Enclosur e 2 , MR I ha s bee n designate d byEP Aa s a n authorize d representativ e o fth e Agency . Therefore , MRI ha s th e right s discusse d above an d i n Enclosur e 1 . A s a designate d representativ e o fth e Agency , MRI i s subjec t t o th e provision s o f4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit y o fmethod s o rprocesse s entitle d t o protectio n a s trad e secrets . Enclosur e 3 summarize s Agenc yan d Emissio n Standard s an d Engineerin g Divisio n policie s an d procedure s fo rhandlin g privilege d .informatio n an d describe s EP

Acontracto rcommitments an d procedure s fo rus e o fconfidentia l materials . I t i s EPA' s polic ytha t conplianc e b ya n authorize d representativ e wit h th e requirement s detaile d i n Enclosur e 3 provide s sufficien t protectio n fo rth e right s o fsubmitter s o fprivilege d information . Th e followin g policie s concernin g liabilit yshoul d als o be o finteres t t o you : 1 . I fa Federa l employe e i s injure d i n th e cours e o fhi s employment , h e ha s compensatio n coverag e fro m th e Governmen t unde rth e Federal Employee s Compensatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C . 810 8 e t seq.) ; an d 2 . If , du e t o th e employee' s negligence , propert ydamag e o rpersona l injur yt o thir d partie s occurs , th e Federa l Tor t Clai m Ac t (2 8 U.S.C . 1346 ) provide s a mean

s o ffixin g an yliabilit yupo n th e Federa l Government . Th e Offic e o fGenera l Counsel , EPA , ha s informe d th e Agenc ytha t a fir m ma

yno t conditio n EPA' s "righ t o fentry " upo n consen t t o a waive r o fliabilit yan d ha

s instructe d employee s no t t o sig n suc h waivers . I f yo u have anyquestion s regardin g thi s refusal , pleas e contac t Mr . Donnel l L . Nantkes , Offic e o fGenera l Counsel , a t (202 ) 382-5460 .P. 4



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