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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: May 8, 1973 DOC#: WRG333 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1973 Letter from EPA to Owners and Operators of Demolition and Asbestos Spraying Companies regarding Section 112 of the Clean Air Act From: david egilman To: Barry Castleman Date: 11/17/99 Time: 3:12:32 PM I ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ncaioN vi 1 0 0 #*A T T *f*O N . S U IT E 1 * 0 0 O A U .A S . T E X A S 7 3 2 0 1 Hay 8, 1973 AGENCY ' ftra iO M u srr- a o M iN tst ro tt Owners and Operators Demolition and Asbestos Spraying Companies Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas . .Dear Sir: . - . Pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean A1r Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Pro tection Agency promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants on April 6, 1973. These emission standards are applic able to certain sources of asbestos, beryllium and mercury emissions. We believe that your facility may be such a source. /' The purpose of this letter 1s to notify the owners or operators N o f companies in the business of spraying asbestos materials and companies <rin the business of demolishing buildings, structures, facilities or \ Installations of the requirements of the regulations. The emission ''"standard for asbestos affects asbestos spraying and demolition opera tions (see pages 8820 to 8892 and 561.20 to 61.24, pages 8829 and 8830 of the enclosed April 6, 1973, Federal Register). The requirements in- ( etude: Prohibited Activities* 1. No person may construct any new source or modify any existing source to which a standard 1s applicable after April 6, 1973, without first obtaining approval from EPA. Asbestos spraying and demolition operations are exempt from this provision. . 2. No person shall operate any new source 1n violation of any applicable standard after April 6, 1973, Demolition operations are considered new sources. 3. No person shall operate any existing source in violation of any applicable standard after duly 4, 1973, except under a waiver granted by the EPA Administrator. Asbestos spraying operations are considered existing sources. * The President may exempt any source from compliance with the standards for a period of not more than two years (renewable) if he finds that the technology to implement such standards is not available and the operation of such source 1s required for reasons of national security. Inquiries regarding this exemption should be addressed to this office. Page 1 of 2