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# (T-F-(o Keit h BarnettTo : Peter_D._Eglinton@omb.eop.go v 11/09/200 0 11:2 8 A M cc : PennyLassiter/RTP/USEPA/US@EP A Subject : Re : Reply
Dea rPeter : M yOSH Acontac ti s Mr
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. Finkel , E-mai l i s adam.finkel@osha.gov , Phon e i s 202-693-2256
. Ada m aske d m e i fth e CFA' s concern s wer e justified
. M yrespons e wa s tha ta properl ydesigne d permanen ttota l enclosur e (PTE ) shoul d no tresul ti n highe rworke rexposur e levels
. However , i t migh tb e possibl e fo ra facilit yt o deliberatel ydecide t o reduc e th e workplac e ai rflow s t o minimiz e contro l costs . Thi s ma yincreas e worke rexposure . However , a s I explaine d earlier , ou rcos t analysi s assume d a PT E wit h sufficien tairflo wt o protec tth e workers
. Ada m wa s mainl yconcerne d tha tfacilitie s woul d deliberatel yviolat e OSH Astandard s t o compl y wit h ou rrule
. Hi s suggestio n wa s t o chang e th e 9 5 percen tcontro l leve l b yrequirin g facilitie s t o mee tth e existin g sourc e floors , whic h are base d o n pollution-prevention , an d the n contro l 9 5 percen to fth e remainin g emissions
. Thi s woul d b e a mor e stringen toptio n tha n th e on e w e are proposing
. Ou rfina l respons e wa s t o ad d languag e t o th e preambl e discussin g thi s issu e an d requestin g commen to n mor e stringen talternatives
. Thi s languag e fo rne wsourc e floor s begin s o n pag e 38 , th e middl e paragrap h an d end s wit h th e firs tful l paragrap h o n pag e 39
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Peter_D._Eglinton@o m To : Keit h Barnett/RTP/USEPA/U S b.eop.gov 11/09/200 0 10:3 3 A M cc : Subject : Re : Reply

Thanks ! Ver yhelpful
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11/09/200 0 11:2 8 A M cc : Penn yUssiter/RTP/USEPA/US@EP A Subject : Re : Repl y
Dea rPeter : M yOSH Acontac t i s Mr . Ada m M . Finkel , E-mai l i s adam.finkel@osha.gov . Phon e i s 202-693-2256 . Ada m aske d m e i fth e CFA' s concern s wer e justified . M yrespons e wa s tha ta properl ydesigne d permanen t tota l enclosur e (PTE ) shoul d no tresul ti n highe rworke rexposur e levels . However , i t migh tb e possibl e fo ra facilit yt o deliberatel ydecid e t o reduc e th e workplac e ai rflow s t o minimiz e contro l costs . Thi s ma yincreas e worke rexposure . However , a s I explaine d earlier , ou rcos t analysi s assume d a PT E wit h sufficien t airflo wt o protec tth e workers . Ada m wa s mainl yconcerne d tha t facilitie s woul d deliberatel yviolat e OSH Astandard s t o compl y wit h ou rrule . Hi s suggestio n wa s t o chang e th e 9 5 percen tcontro l leve l b yrequirin g facilitie s t o mee t th e existin g sourc e floors , whic h ar e base d o n pollution-prevention , an d the n contro l 9 5 percen to fth e remainin g emissions . Thi s woul d b e a mor e stringen toptio n tha n th e on e w e ar e proposing . Ou rfina l respons e wa s t o ad d languag e t o th e preambl e discussin g thi s issu e an d requestin g commen t o n mor e stringen t alternatives . Thi s languag e fo rne wsourc e floor s begin s o n pag e 38 , th e middl e paragrap h an d end s wit h th e firs tful l paragrap h o n pag e 39 . Th e discussio n o n th e above-the-floo roptio n begin s wit h th e las t paragrap h tha tstart s o n pag e 4 8 an d continue s fo rabou t 2/ 3 o fth e wa ydow n pag e 49 . ^

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Peter_D._Eg|[nton@o m To : Keit h Barnett/RTP/USEPA/U S b.eop.go v 11/09/200 0 10:3 3 A M cc : Subjea : Re : Repl y

Thanks ! Ver yhelpful . Coul d I ge tmor e informatio n o n OSHA' s comment s an d EPA' s responses ? Also , wh o i s you rcontac tove rthere ?