# OAR Box 1477 Prepped by Ollie Stewart



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# 19 ) ll-J- 9
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# A-94-5 2

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# A-<N ^ kmfimcrlng Quality Fiberglas s Desig n an d fabricato r

Januar y 6 , 200 0 Mr . Keit h Barnett , Projec tLea d Offic e o f Air Qualit

y Plannin g an d Standard

s Emissio n Slandard s Divisio n (MD-13 ) Organi c Chemical s Grou

p Researc h Triangl e Park

, N C 2771 1 Re : Smal l Entit y Outreac h - Reinforced Plastic s Composite s MAC T Standard s Dea r Mr . Barnet t Than k yo u fo r th e opportunit

y t o commen

to n developmento f

thi s ver y crilica l standar d fo r ou r industry . You r forthrigh

tapproac h i s appreciate

d eve n i f w e d o geta surprise her

e an d there . Ahe c Engineering , Inc . Dackgroun d Alte c i s a seven-year-ol d compan y tha tha s manufacture

d primaril y frontan d rea r cap s fo r Clas s A recreationa

l vehicle s fo

r th e lastfive years . Th e compan y has grow n from 2 5 employee s fiv e year s ag o t o 6 5 employee s today . W e ar e bordere d o n on e sid e b

y a residentia

l are a resulting i

n th e nearestresidenc e bein g 14 5 tee tfrom ou

r building . S o fa

r w e have gotte n alon g wel l wit h ou r neighbors b

y bein g ver

y responsiv e t o thei r concern s including noise . Par toftha tresponsivenes s ha s been workin g har

d a tpollutio n prevention . W e di d a Pollutio n Preventio n Gran tProjec tfo r th e Indian a Departmen

to f Environmenta

l Managemen

to n Flo w Coalin g i

n 1997-1998 , an

d w e ar e currentl y testin g lo w pressur

e Flui d Impac tTechnolog y (Magnum

) flow coa tequipment. Ge l Coa i (Note: Ll S. Fiberglass Products, Inc. is the floorfacility forPigmented

del Coat. They only make septic tanks. The gel coats they use are a gray sandable primerat 33% styrene and

a cosmetic gel

coat at 37%. It is my understanding that they neverhave used

a 30% gel

coat. Ref Jeff Wallet (Ashland

Chemical) 6J4-790-3400 6419*. The plant numberis 330-499-X531, I talked to Virgil at the plant, who referred me to Jeff

Wallet as the technical

resource. J A s a resu h o f Altec' s BAC T limi

tbein g improperl

y se ta t31 % styren

e i n 1996 , w e hav

e pu ta considerabl e effor

tint o unsuccessful attempt

s t o reac h tha tlevel . A

n extensiv e tria

l i n th e sprin

g o f 199 8 cause d extensiv e los s o f produc tan d production when a subtle qualit y detec tappeare

d afte r a n apparentl

y successfu l beginning . Th e proble m wa s tha

tou r productio n rat

e wa s to o lo w fb r the shel f

lif e ofth e ge l coat , l n othe r word s a large r operatio n lha

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materia l successfully . W

e ar e bac k t o ge l coat s i

n th e 33 % t o 34 % styren e rang e waitin g fo

r ou r supplie r i o com e u

p wit h another prototype . Ou r part s ar c ver y visibl e components o n expensiv e vehicles . I n additio n t o th c fac

ttha ta hig h qualit y standar d i s required , ther

e i s a n obviou s requiremen

tfor weatherability , includin g ultravioletprotection . I

twoul d b e reasonabl e t o hav e indoo r an

d outdoo r categorie s for ge l coat . Product s tha tar e expose d t o th e weather have a requiremen tfor highe

r level s o f pigmen tan d ultr a viole tcontrollin g additive s tha tincreas e th e nee d fo

r styrene and/or MMA . Ad d on control s (Incineration ) Whil e a smal l busines s coul d reac

h productio n level s tha

tresulti n emission s greate

r lha t10 0 ton s VOC , ihey woul d b e a

tgrea tdisadvantage payin

g for the control s an

d operating the

m compare

d t o ih c larg

e corporations , l n Altec' s case , a n incinerator coul d increas e th e capita l investmen

tb y a facto r o f

thre e t o liv e withou tincreasing productio n whic h woul d mea

n tha i i tcoul d no tb e financed , l ti s m

y understandin

g tha i incinerator

s ar e ver y noisy . Wh

h our residentia

l location , a significan tnois e leve l woul d mak

e ou r neighbor

s ver y unhappy . I

n th e spiri to f mor e equa l opportunit

y fo r small busines s perhap s ther e coul d b e tw o tonnag e levels , on e fo r larg e an d on e fo r smal l business . Unti l a fe w months ag o w e though tou r futur e include d a 249-to n limit

. Woul d a 100-to n larg

e business , 15 0 to n smal

l busines s threshol d fo

r ad d o n control s b e possible ? Recor d Keepin g Record keepin g an

d reportin g wil l cos tAhe c $10,00 0 t o $15,00 0 pe r year. 1 understan

d th e nee d for a lo tofth e recor

d keepin g for purpose s o f averagin g an

d keeping th e syste m fair

. On th e othe r hand , thi s wil l b c on e mor e "layer" . Perhap s material s whos e us e coul d b e considere d insignifican

tare(? ) o r coul d b e excluded . In Indian a w e ar e stil l havin

g t o repor tinfonnatio n for ih c Constructio n Permi

i - a BAC T repor

tfor instance . Perhap s anothe r EP A Whit e Pape r coul d giv e u s som e relie f

i n tha tarea . I understan

d th e danger

s o f averaging bu

tI believ e tha

ti ti s essential . Keepm g A

P - 4 2 Curren

t Ihi s industr

y wa s throw

n int o chao s b y aUowin g th e AP-4 2 facto r l o bc th e la w from LaFla

m (198 7 ) t o Kon g e ta

l i n 1995 . Obviously mone

y an d manpowe

r fo r suc h wor k is ver y expensive . If l understan

d thi s situatio n correctly , ther e i s no provisio n for a

n innovatio n t o b e teste d t o EP A specificatio n a

tth e expens e ofth e innovato r o r thc industr y ata plac

e lik e th e Indian

a Clea n Manulacturin

g Technica

l Institut e a tPurdue . I f

m y understandin

g i s correct , I believ e thi s i s a mistake . Thi s i s a ver

y innovative industr

y wit h excellen tleadershi

p an d technica l expertis e i

n ih e Composite s Fabricator

s Associatio n (CFA) . l f

w e ar e t o hav e new tonnag e limitations an d a serie s o f limit s o n ho w w c produc

e ou r produc tther e shoul d b e a

n avenu e fo

r marke tdrive n complianc e throug

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n th e meeting

. I believ

e ther e i s meri t t o ih c concept
. I believ

e tha t som e o f th c smal l businesse s wi

U b e mor e vulnerabl e t o cycles , an

d les s abl e t o contro l thei

r destin y tha n th e larg e businesses

. Th e illustratio n wc hear d wa s astrik

e a t aprimar y customer' s plant

. Coul

d w e b e allowe d a2

4 o r 36-mont h averagin g perio d a s amean s o f

accomplishin

g thi s purpose ? Keiih , than k yo u agai n fo r th e opportunit

y t o comment
. I hop e I hav e bee n abl e t o provid

e somethin g meaningful , an

d expres s i t clearly

. I f clarit y i s aproblem , 1 ca

n b e contacte d at : 219-293-1965x22 5 wor

k 219-705-087 3 mobil e 219-637-900 8 hom

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Sincerely , /7T W tf\ *~r<4v k 

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