From: <French.Chuck@epamail.epa.gov>

To: "Steinwurtzel, Robert N." <Robert.Steinwurtzel@bingham.com>

CC: "'billy_nichols@urscorp.com'" <billy_nichols@urscorp.com>, "'rkemp@environcorp.com'" 

<rkemp@environcorp.com>, Danny Greene <Danny.Greene@erg.com>, Donna Lazzari 

<Donna.Lazzari@erg.com>

Date: 7/2/2010 3:56 PM

Subject: Re: Secondary Lead Smelters - ICR for testing

Hi Rob,

 Yes, we approve the overall test plan that Billy Nichols

submitted on 6/24/2010. However, we did not send an "approval letter".

Instead, we took the information from the latest test plan (that Billy

Nichols submitted to us on 6/24/2010) and converted the information

into separate ICR letters and separate test plans for each company.

The sum of the individual company Test Plans (that I emailed out today)

should be equal to the overall test plan that Billy submitted to us on

6/24/2010. If you do a "cross walk" between the 6 individual "Test

Plans" and the overall plan that Billy sent us on 6/24/2010, they should

be equivalent and consistent. I think the only slight differences

are that for some of the alternative SCAQMD or CARB methods we had to

add a footnote to caveat a few things (such as minimum sample volumes).

Anyway, I hope this is satisfactory. If, on the other hand, you feel

that you still need a overall approval letter, let me know and I will

see what I can do.

Thanks, and Have Nice July Fourth Holiday weekend.

Chuck

 

From: "Steinwurtzel, Robert N." <Robert.Steinwurtzel@bingham.com> 

 

To: Chuck French/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

 

Cc: "'billy_nichols@urscorp.com'" <billy_nichols@urscorp.com>, "'rkemp@environcorp.com'" 

<rkemp@environcorp.com> 

 

Date: 07/02/2010 03:02 PM 

 

Subject: Re: Secondary Lead Smelters - ICR for testing 

 

Chuck, did EPA approve the test plan? I did not see an approval letter.

Rob.

----- Original Message -----

From: French.Chuck@epamail.epa.gov <French.Chuck@epamail.epa.gov>

To: mark.cummings@exide.com <mark.cummings@exide.com>
Cc: Danny Greene <Danny.Greene@erg.com>; Steinwurtzel, Robert N.;

Fairchild.Susan@epamail.epa.gov <Fairchild.Susan@epamail.epa.gov>;

Billy_Nichols@URSCorp.com <Billy_Nichols@URSCorp.com>; Donna Lazzari

<Donna.Lazzari@erg.com>

Sent: Fri Jul 02 14:58:08 2010

Subject: Secondary Lead Smelters - ICR for testing

Dear Mr. Cummings,

 Please find attached below a letter from EPA requesting

testing at the Secondary Lead Facilities owned by your company along

with several enclosures. This testing request reflects the overall

industry test protocol that was developed after considerable

consultation and communications with ABR members over the past couple

months. Please complete the testing and submit data according to the

methods and schedule outlined in the letter and enclosures. We also

mailed a hard copy of the materials today, which you should receive

within a few days. Please let me know if you have questions.

 Thank You.

 Chuck French,

 Project Manager

 U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

 Sector Policies and Program Division

 Metals and Minerals Group

 Phone: 919-541-7912

(See attached file: SIGNED Exide Ltr.pdf)(See attached file: ICR TEST

PLAN - Exide Technologies Corp.doc)(See attached file: 2nd lead -

Enclosures 2 through 7.pdf)

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