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p.feldspar Jjivtsm PACER CORPORATION Box 311 - Custer,South Dakota - 57730 Bird &" SortV'Tnc. Building . Material , Croup 'East Walpole,'Mass. 02032 Telephone 605*73-4419 February 20,.1978 T-* * i *" 5*4 : Attention: Mr. Frank Wood, Vice-President Manufacturing ?. -w-; 'pr*. *'01, -<5.; \ tV *. 4. . . Rear Mr. Wood: wV Confirming our recent telephone conversation l am forwarding tp. the attention of. Mr. C.A. Homan a sample of Brite-X material as follows: 5 lbs. Brite-X2, -40 mesh-- 5 lbs. Brite-X2, -100 mesh . Brite-0?, is . a micaeous material with excellent dusting and-.separation 'V; ' ; f-= ' qualities :and?pdssibLy othervuses as well. >. - - v .^ non-hazardous and is exempt from the. reporting (requirements ' ;^-v *;S .V.-.' of the. Toxic Substance Control Act. Mica.is.listed in Appendix ."AV ;of the' Candidate ^ist-and'copy is enclosed. . ; v.;.;- The fctirrent; price for Brite-X2, -40 mesh is. $25,00 per. ton bulk plus ' . $5.00 per . ton-,.bagging- costs it? 50 lb.'.paper bags. The current price .fto.r . " 'V-'i Brite-X2,- 4100 mesh is $30.00 per ton. bulk plus.$5.00 per ton bagging costs.'.'". I' - in 50 lb. paper bags. Prices f.o.b. Custer', So^th Dakota. ' "-o'-r^-The;.-,,c.ttrr-en't rai-l rate frpm Custer, South Dakota -.to all....California /and-^^i,- f*"-:'."-' .VJ; ", Oregon poiri'tssf;fcs.-.$3i;60 per ton in open or closed cars. -.i`. <:;/ . ' ' ' * ; ' I- trus't . this meets, with your approval and if additional Information . or'samples are needed please do not hesitate to.contact me. Sincerely, FACER CORPORA'! t ON Fnclosure ) , t / 7 /t'<( j j* M *.' `\ J. Fred Miller cc: Robert; L. Cullum Sales Manager A. Homan Serving the Ceramic end C/ass Industries with Plants in Keystone and Custer, South Dakota BIRD 012678 19308 PtOPOSED RUtES tow 2--Cowcnutmo Amansx A or | CAMPXPAZXjklSi^ ooctlan 710J(a) (5) of th proposed MsdlAttoa provided that wy mtaem eoociflcally designated In Appendix A Of the Candidate List would be exempt List. Any request to exclude* mineral for Appendix A must show that the mineral does not satisfy the above atated criteria. MOrBLUS Cuunat Urns CowsnwAxnnr vow Incumov nr /urmmxx A or -rax cuenmiTS Lisr dtetadte dlopald* dlarita dloptea* dolomite dotomltte lima dumoutlt* dunlta from the reporting requirements for eompOatlon of the inventory and would be automatically Included on the In ventory of chemical substances. Any 'mineral not Included In- Appendix .A, however, would be subject to the general reporting requirements. fhe following list entitled "Minerals Currently Under Consideration for in clusion In Appendix A of the Candidate riit" was prepared for SBA by the De partment of interior's Bureau of Mta. The Bureau Included all known minerals and rock products which have been omit* aettnouta aeechynlte afldnlte alaririte albtt* allanlte alum alumina aluminum or* aluminum phoephatsa aluminum athcatea aluminum eulfata* smbatoartnlt*. amber priorite boehmlt* boraclte borax bornlte bragglte brannarite brewstertte brine brithollte brochanUte bruclte burkrita buarit* calclt* adlngtoatt* emerald emery enaigtte enatatlte platilblte epaomjte erlklta erioulte eechwegelt* eucrypat* faulaaie* faymllte . feldspar group) minerals ' produced or processed for the commer amblygontte calcium-amnlte -fcebeme cial market within the p4st three years. Minerals mined and consumed wholly in foreign countries ware exci'^deJi'iInTi?r Tiewing the minerals on this list. EKA Intends to apply the following cnterla In selecting minerals to be Included m Appendix A of the-Candiate List: (l) The mineral has been manufactured or processed foe a commercial purpose in to* United States during the period begin ning July 1.1974. <31 The mineral Is obtained from a mine. wU. or by collection from the land or waters and 1* unprocessed, dried, er proc essed only by mechanical or gravitational Tie-"- such aa crushing, grinding, floating, ding, or sieving. M Tha mineral Is not now recognized .o Mt Immediate toxicological concern to vrar- _Jrt spa Identifying at this time each of Its manufacturers. (41 The mineral Is described by a name which Identifies It as specifically and nar rowly as possible. , SPA now recognizes that some of the minerals on this list do not meet these criteria for a variety of reasons. a4SmY'T-~^rmn3entrlefr4Ugtic as-flyasfcena charcoal do~ not meet the second criteria with, respect to processing. With, respect amethyst ampangabette amphlbole group minerals amphibolite anildme anatase ancyllte anaalualte andesite angels!t anhydrite ankerite anorthlte anorttractate anchophylUte anthracite antigorlie aatlnunlte aatlerite apatite split* apophyUlte aquamarine aragonite . arfredsonlte srgenilto argillite arkose arsencpalladtnlte arsenopyrlt* asbestoa atacamlte callch* (QCllSlt* cappelenlte eamottte caryocertto casriterlte cenoclta calstan cerargyTtt* cerite oenualt* ahabtrite chalcedony chalooott* chaloolamprit* chalcophanlt* chaloopyrita chalk charcoal cherallt* chert . china clay chlorite chroma or* chromite chzyraoberTl ebiysoeolla chrysolite ehryxotite churehlte cinnabar ciarkett* day ferghanlt* femtrite Hr* clay flint day fluocem* ttttorapatlte fluorite fluorspar fiytah forsterlte founnarierlte trankltnlte fuchsltt fullet'i earth gabbro gadollnlte -gahnlte galena gaUit* garnet garnlante garronlte gayluaolte gemsoanee germanlte geocronlte geisdorfllte- geversite Hbhrite gtsmondln* glauberite glaucodot to the third criteria concerning toxico attapulglte claystoa* glauconite logical effects, several minerals such as asbestos, uranium ore. and mercury ore may be considered inappropriate for Ap pendix A. Finally, several materials on the list are Identified In broad classes. EPA Is concerned that such broad classes may Include minerals which on the basis of toxicological criteria would otherwise be excluded from Appendix A. Such classes as "feldspar group minerals" and "quartz group minerals" will-need to be examined In this regard. - jit citing these examples. EPA seeks auerllte auglte autunlt* azante axurtte babtngtonlt* baddcieylte bakertte ball clay barite basalt bassanlte bassocito bastnaeslte bauxite cllnoptUollt* coal cobalttte cobalt ore codazzlte eofflnlto coke conglomerate cooperite copperor* oocal oonmdum oovelllte . eroctdollte crude oil glaucaphan* goethtte gmellntta gold ore gonnardlt* granite granite pegmatite granodlorlte graphite gravel gnenallte greeuocklte greensand grunarite gunualte only to Illustrate the considerations .bazzlte ccyoltto gyprite which will be taken Into account In as beckellte sembling Appendix A. EPA solicits ex bacquerellte amination by the public of each entry on the Minerals Under Consideration List with regard to Its suitability for In clusion in Appendix A of the Candidate List. EPA also solicits other proposed ad ditions or exclusions. Any request to in bentonite bertrandlte beryl betaflte bentonitic clay blldtaite clude a mineral in Appendix A must arly show that the mineral satisfies j criteria stated above for placing that , blotlte ) bismito bismuthlnlM neral In Appendlr A of the Candidate blsmuclte eubanlte oommlngtoufte cuprite corlt* dachlanllte daelte dartdlto delorcnslte dewlndrit* diamond diaspora dlatomlta " gypsum halite halite orse halloyslte harmatoms haruystanlte haetlte hatchettollt* hanyslte hactorlte hedenberglte heUandlte hematite hemlmarphlte hercynlte herschellte hauerollte haterogenlte heulandlte hexagonlte hoUlngsworthlte hornblende howhte huehnerit* huteblasontte hyatophan* hydiobocacite hyflrobeteecout* hydrothorite hydroxyapatite hyperetend IlAtblBttl smu flmenlte UmenorutU* Osemannlt* tnyotte trarrite Iron or* lahikawalte . 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