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N'overaber 16 1976 Regional Administrator, Region Q U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60607 Dear Sir: General Tire is requesting two (2) equipment equivalencies under Section 61.66, Page 46567 of Part II, Part 61, Standard for Vinyl Chloride. General is submitting for two (2) equivalent equipment and procedures along with attached waiver request in case the equivalencies are not acceptable. * General Tire believes their proposel will result In less emissions to the atmosphere over the long run due to reduced equipment opening for maintenance due to equipment failure. General Tire also believes that upon implamention of the various requirements of the Standard, if a procedure or equipment equivalency As discovered that will result in less vinyl chloride emissions, it should be possible to submit an equivalent procedure to the EPA upon its discovery. The waivers included in this memo in case the equivalency request is denied, will also be Included in our master package on waivers which will be sene to you on or about December 5, 1976. This package will Include all the process details and a discussion of existing control device*. Plesseeete Equivalency #1 requires two waivers, one for compressors ami ass for vacuus pumps. Equivalency #2 requires only one welver as It 1* only for compressors. Thank, yen fox yam consideration. Sincerely, THE GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER COMPACT 11. 2. Jewett Plant Manager HEj/ikb End: Equivalency #1 & #2 lL A I ** i 1% V ** / 6 ^' / GENC 004356