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MEMORANDUM 8. ; 8 ; 

SUBJECT: ^-Information Used in Calculating Electroplating Costs 

FROM: Don Gillette 

Cost and Economic Impact Section, ESD/SDB (MD-13) 

TO: Andy Smith 

Industrial Studies Branch, ESD (MD-13) 

This is to note that as of December 21, 1988, JACA has 

delivered to MRI all of the information used in estimating 

chromium electroplating costs. The attached letter from JACA 

lists the material enclosed in the latest package delivered to 

MRI. As some of the data or information may be confidential, 

further contact with data sources may be necessary to clarify its 

status. 

No further work on the electroplating NESHAP is contemplated 

by JACA until MRI (1) approves and/or derives the final 

electroplating cost estimates, and (2) defines the final set of 

regulatory options to be included in the final analysis. I hope 

that the data and most of the electroplating cost estimates 

provided by JACA will be acceptable and useful to MRI in deriving 

the final cost estimates. Upon receipt of the final costs and 

regulatory options, JACA will then complete the revision and 

updating of Chapter 8 of the BID. 

Attachment 

cc: Gail Lacy (MD-13) 

Al Vervaert (MD-13) 

Al Wehe (MD-13) 

Robin Baker, MRI 

Charles Marshall, JACA 

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Environmental Consultants • Engineers 

December 21, 1988 

Don Gillette, Ph.D. 

Cost and Economic Impact Section 

U.S. EPA 

MD-12 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

Dear Don: 

Enclosed 1s all the Information we have regarding electroplating 

cost, namely: 

o a copy of Larry Durney's cost disc 

o copies of all telephone call data request sheets organized by 

product 

o a table of costs over time for the products 

We promised confidentiality to a lot of these sources. Therefore if 

sources are going to be recontacted it 1s necessary to go back through us 

1n, perhaps, a three-way call mode. 

It will probably be necessary for Wayne and Robin Barker to converse 

extensively to Interpret information, etc. I suggest that either Wayne 

come to RTP or we have 1 or 2 extensive conference calls. 

Wayne ran the program and at 15 percent electroplating efficiency the 

cost/ft2 for ratchets, faucets, tapes and sockets is 62-63* which agrees 

with our costs shown on the recent telefax for faucets and sockets. The 

higher tape measure cost/ft2 of 2.469 is based on a good interview. The 

higher ratchets cost of 1.008 is from sources we cannot fully recall. 

Please keep in mind that the electroplating costs of ours represent 

preparation time, masking and other factors and not just pure electroplating 

costs. This difference could be what is driving 

the trivalent savings so high. 

Cordially, 

CHARLES R. MARSHALL 

Vice President, Economics 

and Business Consulting 

CRM:der 

Enclosures 

cc: Robin Barker, MRI w/enclosures 

550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA. 19034 • (215) 643-5466 • Telex 846570 

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