Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0018-0245
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2013-06-10T04:00Z

Call with John Wallace, Wallace Wood Products

1/24/2011, Contacted by Dave Mancinelli, Abt Associates Inc.

Call Notes

Initial cost to TPC was about $10,000 for NAF exemption

Initial test and 12 weeks of weekly testing cost about $6,000 - $8,000
(all performed by the TPC)

At this time, they were not producing plywood.  For each test, it took a
lot of time to begin production to produce a small sample for testing.

TPC employee needed to fly down from WI a couple times for plant audits

Cost the mill $2,000 in travel each time

Shipping was about $50/week for 12 weeks, plus about $200 for the
initial testing

Used UPS – 12” x 12” panels wrapped in plastic (they make smaller
custom boards)

Recordkeeping and labeling costs were very small

They print labels using card stock – label bundles, not individual
panels

Recurring Costs

Certification fee is $500 per quarter

Plant audit occurs every 2 years