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s e c onda ry lead sm el t ing ( 40 C F R pa r t 63

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i m po r t an t f o r u s t o ob t ain s o m e i n f o r m a t io n ab o u t y ou r f a c i li t y t ha t we

c an c on s ide r a s we de v e l op t he f i nal s t and a r d s

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r eque s t ing a t t hi s t i m e t ha t s o m e k e y in f o r m a t i o n f r o m y o u r f a c ili t y be

p r o v ide d i n an e ff o r t t o i n c lude y ou r f a c il i t y ope r a t ion s in our

ana l y s i s.

W e a r e no t r eque s t ing t h a t t he en t i r e s u rv e y be c o m p le t e d at

t hi s t i m e a s we r e a li z e t ha t t h i s wou l d t a k e a s i gni f i c an t a m ou n t of

t i m e a nd e f f o r t f o r y ou r f a c il i t y

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k e y i n f o r m a t io n t ha t s h o uld be r e adil y a v ailab l e

. T he in f o rm a t ion we

a r e r eque s t ing i s a s f ollow s:

1. Copi e s o f all s t a ck t e s t r epo r t s f o r l ead e m i s s i on s t e s ts

pe r f o rm ed wi t hin t h e la s t 5 y e a r s a s r equi r ed b y y o u r A i r Q u a li ty

pe rm i t c o n di t ion in S e c t ion V I

, i t e m 4 and 5.

2. A d e s cr i p t i o n o f t h e a c t i v i t ie s c o ndu c t e d t o c o m pl y w i t h t he

f ugi t i v e e m i s s i o n s c on t r ol r equi r e m e n t s o f y ou r A i r Q uali t y pe rm it

in S e c t i o n V I

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e m i ss ion s a s r e q ui r ed b y S e c t ion V I, i t e m 10 t h r ough 13 o f y our

A i r Q ual i t y pe rm i t.

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- 1 bagho u s e c on t r ol de v i ce

in c lu d ing : t he m anu f a c t u r e r an d m ode l nu m b e r

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de s ig n f low r a t e o f inle t ga s

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c on t r ol de v i c e i s ha n dled and di s po s ed.5. A b r i e f de scr ip t ion o f y o u r f u r na c e ope r a t ion in c lu d ing t he

ope r a t in g t e m pe r a t u r e

, t he f u r na c e e x h a u s t ga s f l o w r a t e,

t e m pe r a t u r e o f

t he e x h a u s t ga s

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de v i c e.

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a c t i v i t i e s i n ea c h a r ea o f t he f a c ili t y.

7. T h e a p p r o x i m a t e nu m be r o f e m p l o y ee s o f t h e b u s i ne s s en t e r p r i se

(P a r en t Co m p a n y ) t ha t ow n s t he f a c i l i t y

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r eque s t ing t he c o m p an y ’ s a n nual r e v enue in o r de r t o c ond u c t our

sm all bu s ine ss anal ys i s a s r equ i r ed b y t he S m al l B u s ine ss

Regu l a t o ry E n f o r c e m e n t F a i r ne s s Ac t.

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o f y o u r f a c ili t y i n l igh t o f t h e p r o po s ed r egula t ion s.

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