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O PACIFI C ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICES , INC . MEMORANDU M Centra l Par k Wes t 500 1 Sout h Miam i Boulevar d

P O Bo x 1207 7 Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 27709-207 7 (919 ) 94 1 -033 3 FA

X (919 ) 94 1 -023 4

TO : FROM : DATE : Madelein e Strum

U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency/OAQPS/CP B Gre g LaFla

man d Dea n Carrol l Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES ) Jun e 15 , 199 3 L:\N02 7 SUBJECT : LOCATION : ATTENDEES : Minute s o f Jun e 7 , 1993 , Meeting Betwee n EPA , PES , an

d Representative s o

f th e Reinforced Composite s Industr y The meetin g was held a

t the EPA/Mutua

l Building , Durham , NC , 10t h Floo r Conferenc e Room , 1:0

0 p.m . Ms . Rebecc aBatty e Mr . Gerr y Bende r Mr . JimBerr

y Mr . Samue

l Bleiche r Mr . Dea n Carrol l Dr . Fran k Cassi s Ms . Lis aConne

r Mr . Roge r Crawfor d Ms . Laurel Driver Mr . Chuc k Frenc h Mr . Richar

d Higgin s Ms . Lyn n Hutchinso n Mr . Kennet

h Kensingto n Mr . Gre g LaFla

m Mr . Charle s McClaske

y Mr . Stephe

n McNally Mr . Carlo s Nune z Mr . Da n Ruggeber

g Mr . John Schweitze

r Dr . Madeleine Strum Mr . John Tickl e 

### I i \ 7 « . EC/ R Molded Fiberglas s Compan y EPA/OAQPS/CP

B Mile s an d Stockbridge , Counsel PE S Ashlan d Chemical , Inc . EPA/OAQPS/SD B Outboar d Marin e Corporatio n EPA/OAQPS/PA

B EPA/OAQPS/PA

B H K Researc h Corporatio n EPA/OAQPS/SD B VIATEC-Hasting s PE S Reichhold Chemicals , Inc . Composite s Fabricator s Associatio n (CFA ) EPA/OR D Reichhol d Chemicals , Inc . Composite s Institut

e o f th e Societ

y o f th e Plastic s Industr y (SPI ) EPA/OAQPS/CP

B Morriso n Molde d Fiber

Glas s (MMFG )

WASHINGTON , D.C . • RESEARC H TRIANGL E PARK . N C • LO S ANGELES , C A • CINCINNATI , O HP. 3

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D Minute s o f Jun e 7 , 199 3 Meetin g Pag e 2 PURPOS E Th e purpos e of

th e meetin g wa s t o allo w EP A t o meet wit h severa l representative s fro mindustr y t o discus s preliminar

y issue s involved i

n th e developmen

t of anationa l emissio n standar

d fo r hazardou s ai r

pollutant s (NESHAP) fo

r th e reinforce d composite s productio n industry . Th e agend ao f discussio n issue s provide d by industr y i s attache d to thi s memorandum . DISCUSSIO N Mr . Schweitze

r fro mSPI acte d a s th e coordinator fo r th e industry' s presentatio n an d discussion . Mr . Bleiche r (Mile s an d Stockbridge ) bega

n th e discussio n by bringin g up th e Californi abes t

achievabl e contro l technology (BACT ) rule s fo r polyester resi n operations , especiall

y th e Sout h Coas t Ai r Qualit y Managemen

t District' s (SCAQMD's ) Rul e 1162 . H e reporte d tha t aconclusio n reached in Californi ai s tha t add-o n control s generall y are economically infeasibl e for thes e operations . Th e combinatio n o f th e Californi arule s an

d th e OSH

A requiremen

t t o limit occupationa

l styren e exposure s to a5 0 pp mpermissibl e exposur

e limi t (PEL ) ha s force

d som e companie s t

o clos e thei r

door s o r leav e th e State . Alternativ e monomer s t

o replac e styrene wer

e discussed . Mr . Da

n Ruggeber

g o f Reichhol d Chemicals , Inc. , sai d tha t n o othe r monomer s hav e yet

bee n identifie d wit

h propertie s equivalen

t t o thos e of

styren e (includin g lo w cost) . There are alternative s such a s viny l toluen e o r

paramethy l styrene ; however , the y ar e les s desirabl e i n term s o

f roo m temperature curing , odor , and toxicity . Th e physica l propertie s o

f th e composit

e ma y als o b e compromise d whe

n usin g thes e alternativ e monomers . On th e subjec t o f substitutin g on e resi n fo r another , Mr . Kensingto n (VIATEC-Hastings ) state d tha t fo r hi s company' s corrosion-resistant

tank , pipe , an

d ductwor k production , substitutio n ca n b e difficul

t becaus e onl

y certai n resin s wil l provid e the neede d hig h performanc e properties . Mr . LaFla m(PES ) asked about

th e applicabilit

y o f vapor suppresse d resins . Dr . Cassis , Ashland Chemical , Inc. , state d tha t all resi n manufacturer s produc e suppresse d resins , an d tha t the y ar e ver y common in California . However , thes e resi n formulation s ca n pos e aproblemin th e secondar y bondin g in som

e products . Th e suppressan t additiv e leave s aparaffin wax-typ e fil mbetween laminations , and ma y caus e delamination s o r peeling . Suppresse d resin s are als o somewha t mor e expensiv e tha

n typica l resins . Mr . Tickl e (MMFG) referre d t o the succes s o f current emissio n reduction s a

t hi s facilit y and state d tha

t arequirement

t o mak e furthe r significan t reduction s coul d create a ver y difficult situation . Mr . Berr

y (EPA ) stated tha

t w e recogniz e tha

t regulator y approache s based o n percent reduction s ca

n b e perceive d a s punitive . Wit h regar d to coatin g rules , th e Agency ha s ahistor y of focusin g o n th e en d result , th e allowabl eP. 4

BE7E 7 F" ^ C=7£=7CZ 7 a Minute s o f Jun e 7 , 1993 Meetin g Pag e 3 emissions , thereb y takin g the prio r reduction s int

o account , an

d companie s havin g alread y taken actio n woul d not

b e "penalized" . Mr . Bleiche

r state d tha t companie s would experienc e difficult y i n respondin g to th e questionnair

e i n term s o

f performing emissio n measurements . Variation s in ambient temperatur

e an d humidit

y ca n greatly affec

t emissio n values . Further , mos t emission s are fugitives , compoundin g the difficulty . Companie s do not know th e answer s t o thes e question s an

d canno t affor d to find out . Mr . Schweitze

r brough t u p th e industr

y survey , whic

h th e composite s industr

y ha s bee n developing . Severa

l representative s stresse d tha t mos t companie s woul d b e reluctan t t o respon d unles s thei r

identitie s wer

e kep t confidential . A "coding " systemt o accomplis h thi s wa s discusse d a s apossibl e solution . The EP A tentatively agree d tha

t suc h code d response s ma

y b e acceptable . Mr . Berr y state d tha

t EP A i s movin g ahea

d wit h it s ow n initiativ e to sen d out

th e "generic " informatio n collectio n reques t (ICR ) questionnair

e t o gai n informatio n o n th e industry . Afte r receivin g thes e response s and learnin g mor e about th e industry , EP

A plan s t o sen d adetaile d Sectio n 11 4 questionnair e t o nin e companie s (the limi t impose d by OMB) . Th

e allowed respons e tim

e fo r thes e industr

y questionnaire s wa s state d to typically b e 6 0 days . Industr y agree d to continu e developin g it s survey , an d tha t the y woul d sen

d i t ou t t o companie s not

covere d in EPA' s mailout . I n respons e to aquestio n by Mr . Bleicher , th e pla n an d schedul e fo

r th e standar

d developmen

t (hearings , proposal , an

d promulgation ) wer

e briefl y discusse d b y Mr . Berry . The basi c formul afo

r determinin g th e level o

f th e standar

d wa s als o described . Thi s NESHA P i s o n a2-yea

r schedule . Th

e maximu machievabl e contro l technolog y (MACT ) "floor " wa s explaine d t

o b e the averag e o

f th e bes t performing 1 2 percen t

o f th e industry , fo r which th e Administrato r

ha s emission s information . Th e Ac t require s tha

t ne w source s b e require d t o achiev e the "bes t o f th e best " demonstrate d technology . Mr . Berr y explaine d tha

t thi s approac h present s aspecia l challeng e i

n the cas e o

f a n industr y suc h a s composite s production , in whic h mos t emission s are fugitive s an d quantifiabl e emissio n reduction s are no t

widespread . Amon

g the traditiona

l element s o

f th e Agency' s rulemakin g process , th e traditiona l publi c hearin g wa s stated t o possibly b e unnecessary . Mr . McNally (CFA ) discussed the possibilit y o f subcategorizin g th e industr y i n settin g thi s standard . Industria l representative s agree d t

o provide recommendation s fo r possibl e plant

visit s to EPA/PES . Industr y wa s greatly concerne d to hea r tha t EP A personne l wer

e budgete d to mak

e onl y on e plant visit . PES , however , wil l likely b e abl e t o mak e severa l visits , concentratin g o n area s wher e severa l suitabl e facilitie s are locate d nea r one another . Th e topi c o

f pollutio n preventio n wa s discussed , whic h EP A stresse d a s bein g a likely are afo

r determinin g the bes t

1 2 percent . The fac

t tha t Californi acontro l measure s hav e reportedl y achieve d 4 0 to 5 0 percen t reduction s ma

y assis t in th e development

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E1E1IE3 Gii D D Minute s o f

Jun e 7 , 199 3 Meetin g Pag e 4 rule . Th e mai n option s tha t EP A see s a s availabl e a

t thi s tim e ar e ai r managemen

t (t o maximiz e fugitiv e concentrations ) wit h contro l an

d low-emittin g resins . Reichhol d an

d CF A collectively mentione d tha t videotape s an

d trainin g material s are availabl e t

o b e reviewed . Thes e material s provide informatio n o n th e rang e o f composite s processes . Mr . McClaske y als o invite d EPA/PE S to visi t thei r facilit y in Researc h Triangl e Park , N C t o observ e th e small-scal e productio n processe s in thei r laborator y an d to lear n abou t th e arra y o f resin s provide d by Reichhol d (som e 50 0 products) . Finally , Mr . Schweitze

r state d tha t th e emissio n evaluatio n program s sponsore d b y SPI are ongoing . Stud

y result s on emission s fro

mpultrusio n an

d other moldin g processe s wil l b e provide d to EP

A a s the y are available . ACTIO N ITEM S EPA/PE S

• EPA/PE S wil l finaliz e th e generi c IC R and mailin g lis t fo r mailout i n June . Th e EP A wil l provid e acop

y o f it s final mailin g lis t

t o SP I s o tha t the y ca n encourag e cooperatio n b

y the recipients .

• EPA/PE S pla

n t o mak e a t leas t on e plant visit i n June , wit

h other s t o follow , base d o n coordinatio n wit

h industria

l contacts .

• EPA/PE S wil l contac t Mr . McClaske

y to se t u p avisi t to Reichhold' s facilit

y i n Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolina . Industr y

•

• Industria

l representative s will provid e EPA/PE S wit h orientatio n material s s o tha t a broader understandin g o

f the industr

y an d it s processe s ca

n b e realized . Industr y wil l provid e inpu

t t o EP A o n their recommendation s fo

r plant visit s b y EPA/PES . Industr y wil l continu e it s developmen t o f asurve y questionnair

e accordin g t

o a timetabl e tha

t will b e consisten

t wit h EPA' s regulator

y schedul e (to b e read

y withi n 2 month s afte

r thi s meeting) . DAC:l y