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jSg p £§gj § f§gg p /S§ f PACIFI C ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICES , INC . Centra l Par k Wes t 500 1 Sout h Miam i Boulevard , Suit e 30 0 P.O
. Box 1207 7 Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 27709-207 7 (919)941-033 3 FA X (919 ) 941-023 4 

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# r£ - 95 Dr . Bob Jame s Endur o Systems , Inc . Vi aFacsimil e @(713 ) 869-942 3 Dea r Mr . J<ames : Durin g th e mont

h o f April 1998 1 contacted you to obtai n curren t informatio n regardin g th e manufactur

e o f plasti c composite s a

t the Velasc o Scale Compan

y facilit y located in Freeport , Texas . A s I explaine d o n th e telephone , th e EP A ha s bee n an d still i s collecting information abou t emission s of hazardou s air

pollutant s (HAP

) fromfacilitie s in th e plasti c composite s industry . Thi s information i s currently bein g use d i n th e standard s developmen t proces s pursuan

t t o Sectio n 11 2 o f

th e Cle ^ Ai r Act (CAA) , a s amended in 1990 . Th e CA A require s tha

t th e EP A establis h emissio n standard s fo r al l majo r source s of

HA P tha t reflect maximu machievabl e contro l technology . I n orde r t o collec t th e dat aneede d fo r th e standard s developmen

t discusse d above , th e EP

A sen t out ascreenin g surve

y to facilitie s i

n th e plastic s composite s industr y in 1993 . Velasc o Scal e Compan y submitte d a

n industr y screening surve

y to the EP

A tha t provide d informatio n fo

r th e NESHA P development . Since PE S obtaine d information tha

t th e Vel<asc o Scale facilit

y in Freeport , Texa s wa s purchase d b

y Endur o Systems , Inc. , w e contacte d yo u to verif y tha t certai n informatio n containe d in th e 199 3 surve y submitted by th e Velasc o Scale Compan y i s stil l accurate . Pe r your reques t (during ou

r telephone conversation ) I a msendin g you informatio n abou t PES' s authorit

y t o collec t

information fo

r th e EPA . Th

e EP A contracte d PE S unde

r Contrac t No . 68D6001 3 t

o obtai n information abou

t facilitie s i n th e plasti c composite s industry . Thus , a s note d in Enclosur

e 1 , PE S ha s bee

n designated a

n "authorize d representative " ofth e Agency . The lis t o f question s contained i

n enclosur e 2 i s designe

d t o facilitat e you r company' s quick respons e to thi s information verification reques t by asking onl

y fo r the information pertainin g to th e manufactur

e o f corrosion-resistan

t product s usin g th e filamen t windin g proces s an

d th e mixing operation s conducte d a

t you r facility . I f an y ofth e informatio

n yo u submi t i n respons e t o th e lis t

of question s in Enclosur

e 2 i s considered b

y you r compan y t o b e confidentia

l busines s informatio n (CBI) , pleas e indicate thos e portion s of you r respons e considered to b e CB I and mai l th e entir e respons e to :

WASHINGTON
. D.C
. • RESEARC H TRIANGL E PARK
. N C • LO S ANGELES
. C A • CINCINNATI
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Ms . Melv aToome

r Office o f Air Qualit y Planning an

d Standard s CB I Manage

r 41 1 Wes t Chape l Hill Street , Room944 Durham , Nort

h Carolin a2770 1 I f non e ofth e informatio n in you r respons e t o thi s reques t

i s considere d b y your

compan y t o b e CBI , pleas e submit

th e respons e directly to m e eithe r through th e mai l or

throug h ou

r fa x numbe r (919 ) 941-0234 . I f yo u hav e an

y question s concernin

g thi s request , pleas e d

o no t hesitate t o cal l m e a

t (919 ) 941-033 3 o r

th e EP A tas k orde r project officer, Ms . Madeleine Strum , a t (919 ) 541-2383 . Than

k you fo r your cooperation . Sincerely , PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICES , INC . 

# /%S*u^Sh. t Mehni e Proctor Project Lea d 2 Enclosure s cc : PE S Projec t

Fil e Ms . Madelein e Strum , U S EP A

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Enclosur e 2 Lis t o f Question s Pleas e answe

r th e following lis t

o f question s fo

r corrosion-resist<un

t product s (i.e . corrosio n - resistant tanks , pipes , etc. ) produce d using filamen t winding . Pleas e us e datafromth e 199 7 calende r year , unles s th e filament

winding practice s your

facilit y use s to produc e corrosion

resistant product s hav e change d substantially sinc e tha t time . 1 . For th e filament

windin g process , ho w muc

h resi n wa s processe d to produc e corrosion

resistant product s i n 199 7 and which type s o f resin s wer

e used ? 2 . For

th e resin s discusse d i n questio n 1 above , wha t wa s th e weighte d averag e resi n HA P content o f thos e resin s durin g 1997 . Note : The EP A doe s no t

include filler , catalyst , promoters , reinforcement , an d othe r additive s i n detenninin g resi n HA P contents . Also , can y additiona

l HA P tha t i s added t o th e resi n a

t th e facilit y i s include d i n th e resi n HA P content

calculation . Th

e equatio n to calculat

e th e resi n HA

P content includin g an

y additiona

l HA P added to th e resi n i s shown below :

a/ a in • D • _

Total

Amount of HAP v ,„.„ . % HAP in Resin = - X 100 % {Total Amount of Resin) + (Total

Amount of HAP) 3 . Which emissio n reductio n or pollutio n preventio n measure s are use d t o limi t emission s fro mth e fil<amen

t windin g proces s (i.e . lo

w HA P resins , vapor

suppressants , etc.) ? 4 . I s th e facilit

y usin g an

y add-on contro l device s to reduc e volatil e HAP emissions ? I f so , whic h processe s are controlle d an d wha t i s th e overal l contro l efficiency of th e device ? Which typ e o

f add-o n contro l devic e i s bein g used ? Ar e al l resi n mixin g vessel s a t th e facilit y close d o r

covere d durin g mixing ? If so , ho w woul d you describ e th e degre e o f coverag e (i.e. , full

y sealed , n o visibl e gaps , o r openings) ? I

f there are opening s in th e mixe r covers , wha

t are th e dimensions ? Doe s th e facilit y apply avacuumt

o the mixe r and/or actively ven

t emission s fromth e mixe

r to th e atmospher

e or acontro l device ?



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S DESIGNATIO NO F AUTHORIZE D REPRESENTATIV E FO R STANDARD S O F PERFORMANC E FO R NE W STATIONAR Y SOURCE S (SECTIO N111 ) AN D SOLI D WAST E COMBUSTIO N(SECTIO N129) , NATIONA L EMISSIO NSTANDARD S FO R HAZARDOU S AI R POLLUTANT S (SECTIO N112) , AN D FEDERA L OZON E MEASURE S (SECTIO N183 ) Unde r contrac t 68D60013 , Pacifi c Environmenta l Service s (PES ) (prim e contractor ) an d Alpha-Gamm a Technologies , Incorporated , Environmenta l Qualit yManagement , an d Benne t Kin g (subcontractors ) ar e herebydesignate d Authorize d Representative s o f th e Administrato r o f th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yfo r th e purpos e o f assistin g i n th e developmen t o f nationa l emissio n standard s fo r hazardou s ai r pollutant s unde r 4 2 U.S.C . 7412 , standard s o f performanc e fo r ne w stationar ysource s unde r 4 2 U.S.C . 7411 , soli d wast e combustio n unde r 4 2 U.S.C . 7429 , an d Federa l ozon e measure s tinde r 4 2 U.S.C . 751 1 (b ) . Thi s designatio n i s mad e pursuan t t o th e Clea n Ai r Act , 4 2 U.S.C . 7414 . Th e Unite d State s Cod e provide s that , upo n presentatio n o f thi s credential , th e Authorize d Representative s name d herein : (1 ) shal l hav e a righ t o f entr yto , upon , o r throug h an y premise s i n whic h a n emissio n sourc e i s locate d o r i n whic h record s require d t o b e maintaine d unde r 4 2 U.S.C . 741 4 (a ) (1) , ar e located , an d (2 ) ma ya t reasonabl e time s hav e acces s t o an d cop yan yrecords , inspec t an

ymonitorin g equipmen t o r metho d require d unde r 4 2 U.S.C . 741 4 (a ) (1) , an d sampl e an yemission s tha t th e owne r o r operato r o f suc h sourc e i s require d t o sample . Authorize d Representative s o f th e Administrato r ar e subjec t t o th e provision s o f 4 2 U.S.C . 741 4 (c ) respectin g confidentialit yo f method s o r processe s entitle d t o protectio n a s trad e secrets , a s implemente d b y4 0 CF R 2.30 1 (h ) (4 1 F R 36912 , Septembe r 1 , 1976) . 

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