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### SUBJECT : ^-Information Use d i n Calculatin g Electroplatin g Cost s FROM : Do n Gillett e

Cos t and Economi c Impac t Section , ESD/SD B (MD-13 ) TO : And

ySmit h Industria l Studie s Branch , ES D (MD-13 ) Thi s i s t o not e tha t a s o f Decembe r 21 , 1988 , JACAha s delivere d t o MR I al l o f th e informatio n use d i n estimatin g chromiu melectroplatin g costs . Th e attache d lette r fromJACA list s th e materia l enclose d i n th e lates t packag e delivere d t o MRI . A s som e o f th e dat a o r informatio n mayb e confidential , furthe r contac t wit h dat a source s mayb e necessaryt o clarif yit s status . N o furthe r wor k o n th e electroplatin g NESHA P i s contemplate d b yJACAunti l MR I (1 ) approve s and/o r derive s th e fina l electroplatin g cos t estimates , an d (2 ) define s th e fina l se t o f regulatoryoption s t o b e include d i n th e fina l analysis
. I hop e tha t th e dat a and mos t o f th e electroplatin g cos t estimate s provide d b

yJACAwil l b e acceptabl e an d usefu l t o MR I i n derivin g th e fina l cos t estimates
. Upo n receip t o f th e fina l cost s an d regulatoryoptions , JACAwil l the n complet e th e revisio n an d updatin g o f Chapte r 8 o f th e BID . Attachmen t
cc : Gai l Lac y(MD-13 ) A l Vervaer t (MD-13 ) A l Weh e (MD-13 ) Robi n Baker , MR I Charle s Marshall , JAC A

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Environmenta l Consultant s •Engineers Decembe r 21 , 198 8 Do nGillette , Ph.D . Cos t an dEconomi c Impac t Sectio n U.S . EP A MD-1 2 Researc hTriangl e Park , NC 2771 1 Dea r Don : Enclose d1 s al l th e Informatio nw e hav e regardin g electroplatin g cost , namely :
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Durney' s cos t dis c
o copie s o f al l telephon e cal l dat a reques t sheet s organize db y produc t
o a tabl e o f cost s ove r time fo r th e product s W e promise dconfidentialit y t o a lo t o f thes e sources . Therefor e i f source s ar e going t o b e recontacte di t 1 s necessar y t o g o bac kthroug hu s 1n , perhaps , a three-wa y cal l mode . I t wil l probabl y

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fo r Wayn e andRobi nBarke r t o convers e extensivel y

t o Interpre t information , etc . I sugges t tha t eithe r Wayn e come t o RT P o r w e hav e 1 o r 2 extensiv e conferenc e calls . Wayn e ranth e progra m an da t 1 5 percen t electroplatin g efficienc y the cost/ft 2 fo r ratchets , faucets , tape s an dsocket s i s 62-63 * whic hagree s wit hou r cost s show

no nth e recen t telefa xfo r faucet s andsockets . Th e highe r tap e measur e cost/ft 2 o f 2.46 9 i s base dona goo dinterview . Th e highe r ratchet s cos t o f 1.00 8 i s fro m source s w e canno t full y recall . Pleas e kee pi nmindtha t th e electroplatin g cost s o f our s represen t preparatio ntime , maskin g an dothe r factor s andno t jus t pur e electroplatin g costs . Thi s differenc e coul db e wha t i s drivin g th e trivalen t saving s s o high . Cordially ,
CHARLE S R . MARSHAL L Vic e President , Economic s andBusines s Consultin g CRM:de r Enclosure s cc : Robi n Barker , MR I w/enclosure s 55 0 Pinetow n Road , For t Washington , PA

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