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Rober tJemison . Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Apri l 7,199 8 Mr . Jac k Griffith s Fibe r Pro , Inc . Telephon e Number : (616 ) 77S-019 7 Fa x Number : (616)775-252 4 

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y Grea tDan e Trailer s Indiana. Inc . fo r thei r facilit y locate d i

n Brazil , Indiano . I

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d di e reinforce

d plastic s composite s fabricatio n equipmentuse d b y Grea tDan e Trailer

s Indiana, Inc . Fibe

r Pro , Inc . doe s no

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y Grea tDan e Trailers Indiana . Inc . Th e facilit y owned an

d operate d b y Fibe r Pro , Inc . i s locate d i n Cadilla c 

### Michigan . Th e facilit

y produce s flatpanel s which ar e use d i n severa

l application s includin g th e manufactur

e o f truc k trailers . The facilit y use s bot

h th e spra y lay-u p an d vacuu m baggin g processe s i n the fabricatio n o f thes e fla tpanels . Al l panel s produce d b y th e facilit y ar e fabricate d h y the applicatio n o f

a polyeste r resin t o a n open mol d usin g spra

y layu p followe d b

y the use o f

the vacuu

m baggin g process . The polyeste r resi n used i n the fabricatio n o f thes e panel s contain s approximatel y 35 % HA P b y weight . Th e onl y HA P initiall y presen tin the resi n i s styrene . N o additiona l HAI * i s adde d t

o th e resi n durin g th e fabrication processe s wit h th « exception o f

smal l amount s o f HAP tha tma y (o r ma y not) b e presen ti n Initiators , promoters , and/or catalysi s adde d t o the resin . Th e resi n doe s nn tcontai n a vapo r suppressant . Th e facilit y use s spra

y lay-u p t o appl y severa l pigmente d polyeste r ge l coat s whic h contai n approximatel y 3VM % HA P b y weigh t(30.31 % styren e an d 3 % methy l methacrylate) . N o additiona l HA P i s adde

d t o th e gel coats durin

g the fabrication proces s wit h th e exceptio n o f

smal l amounts o f

HA P tha tma y (or ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoters , and/o r catalyst s added t o th e ge l coats . Al l o f th e resi n mixin g conducte d a tthi s facilit

y i s don e insid e a larg

e mivin g va

twit h a hig h volum e shea

r mixer . Th

e mixin g va

ti s covere d wit h a hinge d meta l cove r an d n o visibl e gap s exis t betwee n th e hinge d meta l cove r an d the ri m o f th e mixin g vat

. Th e mixin g shaf

textend s int o the mixe r throug

h a n openin g i

n th e to p o f the hinged meta

l cover . Ther

e ar e n o visibl e gap s betwee n th e mixin g shaf

tan d th e hinge

d meta l cove r 'Ih e onl y openin g i n the hinge d meta l cove r i s fo r th e mixin g shaft

. Th e facilit

y doc s nu tactivel y (force) ven

temission s from the mixin g va tb y applyin g a vacuu m t o th e mixin g vat . INFORMATIO N I S ACCUK A l "