Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0048-0043
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-02-23T05:00Z

Mark
Allen,
General
Manager
Norbord
Alabama,
Incorporated
4400
Barton
Industrial
Boulevard
Lanett,
Alabama
36863
Dear
Mr.
Allen:

Thank
you
for
your
efforts
in
coordinating
the
August
19,
2003
site
visit
by
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
and
Research
Triangle
Institute
(
RTI)
personnel
to
the
Norbord
Alabama
oriented
strandboard
(
OSB)
facility
in
Huguley,
Alabama.
We
appreciate
the
time
that
you,
Michael
Ellington,
William
A.
Riley,
and
Denis
Lalonde
set
aside
for
discussing
the
OSB
production
process.

Enclosed
is
a
draft
of
the
trip
report
(
Enclosure
1)
that
has
been
prepared
based
on
the
information
obtained
during
the
site
visit.
We
would
appreciate
your
reviewing
the
report
for
any
errors
or
omissions.
You
may
return
the
enclosed
copy
of
the
report
with
your
written
comments
if
you
wish.
A
copy
of
the
final
version
of
the
report
incorporating
your
comments
will
be
sent
to
you
for
your
records.
Because
this
report
will
eventually
become
a
part
of
the
public
record,
we
want
to
portray
your
operation
as
accurately
as
possible.
The
custody
receipt
for
the
trip
report
is
also
enclosed.
Please
sign
and
date
the
form
to
acknowledge
receipt
of
the
report
and
return
a
copy
of
the
form
to
the
Document
Control
Officer,
OAQPS
IO/
PRRMS
(
MD­
C404­
02),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
109
TW
Alexander
Drive,
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina
27709.

If
you
believe
that
disclosure
of
any
specific
information
contained
in
the
trip
report
would
reveal
trade
secrets
or
other
confidential
information,
you
should
clearly
identify
the
specific
information.
If
the
EPA
determines
that
there
is
a
need
to
disclose
such
information,
we
will
need,
at
that
time,
the
following
to
support
your
claim:

1.
Measures
taken
by
Norbord
Alabama
to
guard
against
undesired
disclosure
of
the
specific
information
to
others;

2.
The
extent
to
which
the
specific
information
has
been
disclosed
to
others
and
the
precautions
taken
in
connection
therewith;
2
3.
Pertinent
confidentiality
determinations,
if
any,
by
other
Federal
agencies
(
furnish
a
copy
of
any
such
determination,
or
reference
to
it,
if
available);
and
4.
Whether
Norbord
Alabama
asserts
that
disclosure
of
the
specific
information
would
be
likely
to
result
in
substantial
harmful
effects
on
its
competitive
position,
and,
if
so,
what
those
harmful
effects
would
be,
why
they
should
be
viewed
as
substantial,
and
an
explanation
of
the
causal
relationship
between
disclosure
and
such
harmful
effects.

Any
specific
information
subsequently
determined
to
constitute
a
trade
secret
will
be
protected
under
18
U.
S.
C.
1905.
However,
all
emission
data
will
be
available
to
the
public.

We
respectfully
request
that
you
submit
your
review
comments
on
the
trip
report
by
February
18,
2004.
If
you
concur
with
the
information
contained
in
the
trip
report,
we
would
appreciate
a
letter
to
that
effect.
In
addition,
please
indicate
in
your
letter
or
use
the
attached
form
(
Enclosure
2)
to
indicate
whether
the
trip
report
is
considered
nonconfidential,
partially
confidential,
or
fully
confidential.
If
we
do
not
receive
a
response
by
February
18,
2004,
the
trip
report
will
be
considered
nonconfidential
and
accurate.

Again,
we
appreciate
the
cordial
reception
and
information
provided
by
Norbord
Alabama.
The
information
you
supplied
will
be
most
helpful
to
us.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
call
Ms.
Mary
Tom
Kissell
of
EPA
at
(
919)
541­
4516
or
Ms.
Katie
Hanks
of
RTI
at
(
919)
316­
3732.

Sincerely,

K.
C.
Hustvedt,
Group
Leader
Waste
and
Chemical
Processes
Group
Emission
Standards
Division
2
Enclosures
Enclosure
2
TO
WHOM
IT
MAY
CONCERN:

I
have
reviewed
the
attached
draft
trip
report
(
dated
December
31,
2003)
prepared
by
Ms.
Kristin
Parrish
and
Ms.
Katie
Hanks
of
Research
Triangle
Institute.
Norbord
Alabama
considers
the
report
to
be:

_____
nonconfidential
in
its
entirety.

_____
confidential
in
its
entirety.

_____
partially
confidential
(
the
portions
that
are
considered
to
be
confidential
have
been
circled
or
otherwise
noted
on
a
copy
of
the
report
or
in
the
attached
cover
letter).

Name:
____________________________________

Title:
_____________________________________

Date:
____________________________________