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# SB / UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y Offic e o f Ai rQualit yPlannin g an d Standard s Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1



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## A-88-0 2 X-C-2 U

Mr . Jame s Kotagide s Presiden t Olymco , Incorporate d 221 5 Harriso

nAvenue , S.W . Canton , Ohi o 4770 6

Dear Mr . Kotagides :
A s you ma

y know , th

e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (EPA ) i s considerin g addin g chromiu

m to th e lis t o f hazardou s ai r pollutant s under Sectio

n11 2 o f th

e Clea nAi r Act , a s amended , Augus t 1977 . A preliminar

y assessment has identifie d 1 1 categorie s o f stationar y source s as potentia l emitter s o f significant quantitie s o f chromiu m t o th e atmosphere . Include d amon g thes e sourc e categorie s i s chromiu m electro plating . Becaus e th e preliminar

y assessmen t wa s base d o nlimite

d dat a an d availabl e information , especiall y wit hrespec t t

o th e quantitie s an

d form s o f chromiu

m actuall y

emitted , EP

A ha s undertake

na progra

m t o develo p additiona l backgroun d informatio

no nal l 1 1 sourc e categories . Thi s informatio

nwil l b

e use d t o determin

e th e nee d fo r standard s fo

r eac hsourc e category .
W e are requestin

g tha t Olymco , Incorporate d provid

e informatio

no n processes , emissio

nlevels , an

d emissio

ncontro l fo

r it s facilit

y i n Canton , Ohio . Th

e specifi c informatio nrequeste

d i s itemize

d i n Enclosure 1 . Thi s information , alon g wit hsimilar informatio nfro m othe r companies , wil l b e use d t o asses s th

e significanc e of chromiu m emission s fro

m th e chromiu

m electroplatin

g t o th e amount o f labo

r require

d to respon

d trie d t o limi t it to informatio nnecessar

y o f emissio

ncontrol . Also , yo u ma y merel y question s tha t d

o no t apply

t o your plant . industry . W e ar e sensitiv

e t o thi s reques t an

d hav e t o defin e th e current status respon d "not applicable " t o

Th e authority

fo r EPA' s informatio

ngatherin

g i s include

d i n Sectio n11 4 o f th

e Clea nAi r Act , a s amende d (4 2 U.S.C . 7414) . Enclosure contain s a summar

y of thi s authority . I f yo u believ

e that disclosure o f specifi c piece s of informatio nyo u submi t woul d revea l a trad e secret , yo u shoul d clearl y

identif

y suc hpiece s o f information . Pleas e d o no t labe l a nentir e respons e "confidential " i f only certai nportion s consis t of trad e secre t information . Refer t o Enclosur e 2 fo

r th e informatio

n EP A ma y require , a

t a later time , to suppor t your confidentialit y claims . An y informatio

ndetermine

d t o constitut e a trad e secre t wil l b

e protecte

d

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unde r 1 8 U.S.C . 1905 . I f n o clai m o f confidentialit y accompanie s th e informatio nwhe ni t i s receive db y EPA , i t ma y

b e mad e availabl e t o th e publi c b

y EPA withou t furthe r notic e (4 0 CF RPar t 2.203 , Septembe r 1 , 1976) . Al l emissio ndata , however , wil l b e availabl e t o th e public . I t wil l simplif y

handlin g procedure s i f yo uwoul dseparat e specifi c item s claime dt o b e confidentia l fro m th e balanc e o f th e data . Th e EPA ha s contracte dwit hMidwes t Researc hInstitut e (MRI ) (Contrac t No . 68-02-3817 ) t o obtai ninformatio npertinen t t o th e industry . Thus , a s note di nEnclosur e 3 , MR I ha s bee ndesignate db y EP A a s a nauthorize d representativ e o f th e Agency . Therefore , MR I ha s th e right s discusse d abov e and i nEnclosur e 2 . A s a designate drepresentativ e o f th e Agency , MR I i s subjec t t o th e provision s o f 4 2 U.S.C . 7414(c) , respectin g confidentialit y

o f method s o r processe s entitle dt o protectio na s trad e secrets . Enclosur e 4 summarize s Agenc y and Emissio nStandard s and Engineerin g Divisio npolicie s andprocedure s fo r handlin g privilege dinformatio nan d describe s EPA

contracto r commitment s an dprocedure s fo r us e o f confidentia l materials . I t i s EPA' s polic y tha t complianc e b

y a nauthorize drepresenta tiv e wit hth e requirement s detaile d i nEnclosur e 4 provide s sufficien t protectio nfo r th e right s o f submitter s o f privilege d information .
I f yo uhav e any

question s regardin g thi s reques t o r ar e unabl e t o provid e m e wit hresponse s t o th e enclose dquestion s b y Augus t 12 , 1985 , pleas e contac t Mr . A l Vervaer t o r Mr . Jame s Crowder , o f th e Industria l Studie s Branch , a t (919 ) 541-5601 . Sincerely ,

Jac k R . Farme r Directo r Emissio nStandard s and Engineerin g Divisio n
4 Enclosure s



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Enclosur e 1

NO TSUBJEC TTO TH E REQUIREMENT S O f SECTIO N 3507

. PAPERWOR KREOUCTIO N ACTO fiJt> 0

INFORMATION

REQUES T FOR

M
CHROMIU M PLATING—JO B SHO P

Pleas e provid e answer s t o th e followin g questions . Attac hdrawing s whereve r appropriate . I f yo ubeliev e tha t any o f th e informatio n requeste di s confidential , pleas e submi t this informatio no na separat e shee t marke d"CONFIDENTIAL. "
Nam e an daddres s o f plant :



### Name an d

Telephon e Oate : titl e o f

numbe r respondent :

o f respondent :

A . Genera l
1 . Plan t locatio n(UTM coordinate s o r latitude/longitude )

2 . Ag e o f plant : 3 . Hours o f operation : h/ dd/w k wk/y r 4 . Processe s performe da t th e plant :

5 . Typ e o f product s o r item s tha t receiv e chromiu m plate :

6 . Percen t o f ne t income generate db y chromiu m plating : 7 . No . o f chromiu

m platin g tank s a t th e plant :P. 5

B . Chromiu

m PlatinqOperatio n Fo r eac hchromiu

m platin g tank , pleas e provid e th e followin g informatio n(cit e typica l value s rathe r tha nrange s fo r operatin g an d productio nparameters) : 1 . Tank identificatio n'
2 . Manufacture r 3 . Dat e installe d
4 . Typ e o f platin g (e.g. , hard , decorative , etching , etc. )
5 . Automati c o r manua l di p 6 . Dimension s o f tank ( 1 xw xd) , f t 7 . Tan k capacity , ga l 8 . Freeboar d(i.e. , distanc e fro

m surfac e o f solutio nt o to po f tank) , in . 9 . Substrat e plate d(e.g. , plastic , brass , etc. ) 10 . Concentratio no f chromi c acid , oz/ga l 11 . Chromi c aci dusage , lb/m o 12 . Catalyst(s ) use d
13 . Concentratio no f catayst(s) , oz/ga l 14 . Temperatur e o f platin g solution , ° F 15 . Operatin g voltage , volt s 16 . Operatin g current , ampere s 17 . Curren t density , amperes/f t plate d



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18 . Surfac e are a plated , 

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. Thicknes s o f

chromiu m deposited , in . 20 . Platin g time , min/rac k
21 . Hour s o f operation , h/d ; d/wk ; wk/y r 22 . Percen t o f operatin g tim e electrode s ar e energize d 23 . Productio nrate , f t plated/y r 24 . Tota l ampere-hour s fo r a typica l yea r C . Emissio nContro l System
Fo r th e emissio ncontro l system use do neac hchromiu m platin g tank , pleas e provid e th e followin g information : 1 . Tan k identificatio n (se e Questio nB.l. ) 2 . Demistin g agen t use d a . Typ e (e.g. , foam , plasti c balls , etc. ) b . Manufacture r c . Bran dname d . Usage , lb/yr e . Estimate dcontro l efficiency , % f . Basi s fo r estimat e 3 . Emissio ncaptur e syste m a . Manufacture r b . Mode l c . Typ e (e.g. , sid e draf t hoods , push-pull , etc. ) d . Yea r o f installatio n e . Siz e ( 1 xw) , f t f . Heigh t abov e tank , in . g . Percen t o f tank

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h . Estimate dcaptur e efficiency , % i . Basi s fo r estimat e 

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D . Em i a . b . c . d . e .
f . gh . 1 . j .
k . ssio ncontro l devic e Manufacture r Mode l Typ e (e.g. , packed be dscrubber , etc. ) Yea r o f installatio n Ga s flow

rate , scfm Actua l Desig n Inle t ga s tempera ture , ° F Typ e o f liqui duse d fo r scrubbin g L1qu1d-to-ga s rati o Ga s pressur e dro p acros s system , in . H 2 0 Contro l efficiency , % Actua l Desig n Destinatio no f collecte dmateria l Emission s
Fo r eac hchromiu

m platin g tank , pleas e provid e estimate s fo r bot h controlle dan

duncontrolle demissions , citin g th e basi s fo r eac h estimate . I f th e estimate s ar e base do nactua l tes t data , provid e copie s o f al l applicabl e tes t reports . Also , pleas e provid e informatio no nan y existin g Stat e emissio nlimitation s wit hwhic hyou r plan t mus t comply . 1 . Tan k identificatio n (se e Questio nB.l. ) 2 . Uncontrolle demissions , lb/ h Particulat e matte r Tota l chromiu

m Hexavalen t chromiu

m Basi s fo r estimate s 3 . Controlle demissions , lb/ h Particulat e matte r Tota l chromiu

m ~ Hexavalen t chromiu

m " Basis fo r estimate s



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4 . Stat e emissio nlimitations , lb/ h Particulat e matte r Tota l chromiu

m Hexavalen t chromiu

m
E . Stac k Parameter s Pleas e provid e a pla nview o f th e plant , identifyin g eac hchromiu m platin g tank o r lin e an dal l stack s an

dothe r emissio ndischarg e point s associate dwit hth e contro l devices liste di nSectio nC . Fo r eac h discharg e point , pleas e provid e th e following : 1 . Identificatio n(a s show no npla nview ) 2 . Typ e (e.g. , horizonta l vent , vertica l stack , etc. ) 3 . Source s service d 4 . Heigh t abov e groun d level , f t 5 . Insid e diameter , in . 6 . Volumetri c flow , acf m 7 . Ga s temperature , ° F
F . Capita l an

dAnnualize dCost s
Fo r th e emissio ncontro l syste m oneac hchromiu

m platin g tank , pleas e provid e th e followin g cos t informatio n(Bas e yea r = ) : 1 . Tank indentlficatio n (se e Questio nB.l. ) 2 . Capita l costs , $ a . Contro l devic e b . Hood c . Fa n d . Ductwor k e . Stac k f . Installatio nfe e g . Tota l
3 . Annualize dcost s a . Capita l recovery , $/yr Interes t rate , % Depreciatio nlife , yr s b . Electricity , $/y r Uni t cost , $/kW

h c . Water , $/y

r Uni t cost , $/l,00 0 ga l



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d . Maintenance , $/y r Labor , man-h/y r Materials , $/y

r e . Demistin g agent , $/y r Uni t cost , $/l b f . Chromi c aci d recovery , $/y

r Quantit y o f chromi c a d drecovered , lb/yr Uni t value , $/l b g . Tota l



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