Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0837-0054
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2010-12-20T05:00Z

To: John Schakenbach/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

From: Peter Westlin/RTP/USEPA/US

Date: 07/26/2010 01:01PM

Cc: Gail Westlin <gail_westlin@yahoo.com>, gengland@environcorp.com,
roy.owens@owenscorning.com, dbagwell@horizonengineering.com,
pakalnis@lehder.com, kajiya-millsk@michigan.gov, gail_westlin@yahoo.com

Subject: Re: Number of Stack Test Companies

John:

I think that the degree to which your rule making spurs new candidates
(and renewals, as Gail suggests) will determine the percentage of
companies with the qualified testers and not whether SES or ETA will be
a bottleneck.  ETA is the only company contracted to conduct the
QSTI/QSTO exams for SES (i.e., register candidates, prepare the
paperwork, and grade the exams).  ETA hires proctors wherever needed so
there is a good deal of flexibility and capacity if the demand is there.
 SES is responsible for the exam questions and for reviewing and acting
on applications.  SES can manage, review, and act on large number of
applications; we have done that before.  I think SES and ETA have the
capacity to handle an increased number of requests, even a dramatic
increase.

Peter Westlin

Measurement Policy Group

OAQPS, SPPD

919-541-1058

From:  "Schakenbach.John@epamail.epa.gov"
<Schakenbach.John@epamail.epa.gov> 

To:  Gail Westlin <gail_westlin@yahoo.com> 

Cc:  Westlin.Peter@epamail.epa.gov 

Sent:  Mon, July 26, 2010 10:03:04 AM 

Subject:  Re: Number of Stack Test Companies 

Gail,

 

Thanks.  I noticed that many companies are listed several times because
they have more than one QSTI.  When I remove the duplicate listings, I
get about 110 companies.  If there are about 400 stack test companies
in the U.S., then about 28% of U.S. stack test companies have at least
one QSTI at the present time.

 

How high a percentage of companies with at least one QSTI can we get by
about May 2011?

John Schakenbach

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Markets Division 

  HYPERLINK "mailto:schakenbach.john@epa.gov" \t "_blank" 
schakenbach.john@epa.gov  

Phone: 202-343-9158

Fax: 202-343-2359

-----Gail Westlin <gail_westlin@yahoo.com> wrote: -----

To: John Schakenbach/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

From: Gail Westlin <gail_westlin@yahoo.com>

Date: 07/26/2010 09:42AM

Subject: Re: Number of Stack Test Companies

We just posted an updated list on the SES website (I'm attaching that
list), and there are 256 companies listed.  This isn't the most
complete list because, again, people have to contact us to get on the
list.  I know of at least one or two new companies that are not on this
list as yet.  In talking with Mike Hartman, he thinks there is about
400 companies with about 4000 total people in the US.

 

If you wish, I can go through my database and give you a number for
companies that have at least one QSTI, even for those not listed on the
website.  I won't give you company names, just the number.

 

Gail

From:  "Schakenbach.John@epamail.epa.gov"
<Schakenbach.John@epamail.epa.gov> 

To:  gail_westlin@yahoo.com 

Cc:  Westlin.Peter@epamail.epa.gov 

Sent:  Mon, July 26, 2010 8:57:20 AM 

Subject:  Number of Stack Test Companies 

Gail,

 

I'm preparing a response to comments document for the AETB/PGVP proposed
rule.  Could you please tell me the approximate number of stack test
companies in the U.S.?  I'm trying to calculate the approximate
percentage of AETBs with at least one QSTI.  It looks like there are
110 companies listed on the SES web site that have at least one QSTI (I
know that this is probably an underestimate because not everyone wanted
their name posted).

 

Thanks

John Schakenbach

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Markets Division 

  HYPERLINK "mailto:schakenbach.john@epa.gov" \t "_blank" 
schakenbach.john@epa.gov  

Phone: 202-343-9158

Fax: 202-343-2359

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