# OAR Box 1394 Prepped byOllie Stewart



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## 0 8 199 3 Mr . Stev e McNall y Directo r o f Governmen t Affair s Composite s Fabricator s Ass n 173 5 Nort hLynnS t Suit e 95 0 Arlington , Virgini a 22209-202 2 Dea r Steve : Thank yo u fo r you r lette r expressin g concer nregarding th e representativenes s o f th e mailin g lis t fo r th e composite s industryscreening survey . W e certainl yagre e tha t manyo f th e companie s i n th e mailin g lis t ar e no t fabricator s o r ar e no t a t al l relate d t o th e sourc e categoryfo r whic hw e ar e developin g thi s regulation . B e assure d tha t anydat a w e hav e fo r thes e companie s wil l no t b e use d i nth e developmen t o f th e nationa l emissio nstandar d fo r hazardou s ai r pollutants(NESHAP) . Th e majorit yo f th e mailin g list , however , contain s companie s i nth e busines s o f manufacturin g composite s and thes e wil l indee d b e subjec t t o th e hazardou s ai r pollutan t standar d tha t w e ar e developing . Thi s majorit ydoe s accuratel yrepresen t th e industryi ntha t w e hav e attempte d t o identif yal l facilitie s encompassin g th e industry . I woul d lik e t o explai nbriefl yho wth e mailin g lis t wa s developed . .A

s yo u know , ther e ar e n o standar d industria l classificatio n (SIC ) code s tha t ar e al l inclusiv e o f th e composit e manufacturer s o r exclusiv e o f othe r manufacturin g processes . I nfact , th e industryencompasse s abou t 5 0 SI C code s and withi nmos t o f thes e codes , th e numbe r o f manufacturer s o f composite s tota l a ver ysmal l percentag e o f th e tota l facilities . Areasonabl e and relativel yquic k metho d t o develo p a lis t wa s t o compil e facilit yname s and addresse s fromfou r source s o f information : th e lis t o f member s o f th e Societ yo f Plastic s Industryunde r th e composite s section , th e lis t yo u provide d fo r th e Composite s Fabricator s Association , a subse t o f th e member s o f th e Supplier s o f Advance d Composit e Material s Associatio nan d styrene-emittin g facilitie s i nth e 5 0 SI C code s fromth e Toxic s Releas e Inventorydatabase . W e realiz e tha t th e extremel ysmal l shop s tha t d o no t repor t t o th e TR I no r belon g t o trad e association s wer e no t surveyed . However , i t i s likel ytha t thes e ar e no t majo r source s and wil l possibl yno t b e subjec t t o the standard .P. 3

I nsummary , w e ar e confiden t tha t th e survey , i nconjunctio n wit hth e sit e visits , literatur e searc hand th e assistanc e o f th e Clea nAi r Managemen t Partnership , wil l provid e a naccurat e and pertinen t informatio n t o suppor t developmen t o f th e NESHAP . W e appreciat e you r assistanc e i nth e projec t and loo k forwar d t o continu e t o wor k wit hyo u t o develo p a regulatio n tha t i s realisti c and workable , a s wel l a s protectiv e o f th e environment . Sincerely ,
Madelein e L . Stru

m Chemica l Applicatio nSectio n Chemical s and Petroleu mBranc h



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