In order to grant that air permit renewal, EPA also cut through the process of competing permits the facility was dealing with to streamline the process leading to the air permit renewal.

Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Air Enforcement Branch 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 INSPECTION REPORT Facility Inspected 418 North Main Street Ellijay, Georgia 30540 Inspection Date: May 19, 2022 Facility Programmatic ID 3601431263 LAT: 34.6997 LON: -84.4786 Inspection Type Clean Air Act (CAA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) - Asbestos Inspectors Tony Spann (Lead) Pamela Storm Introduction An inspection pursuant to Section 114 of the CAA was conducted on May 19, 2022, at 418 North Main Street in Ellijay, Georgia 30540 (the facility).

The SWPPP describes that the wash waters are left in puddles to dry, however, the northeast section of the Facility is sloped so that water runs into a catchment basin that leads into an oil / water separator (" OWS ") and then into the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (" MS4 ").

Inspection checklist Signature Lead Inspector Date of signature 4080037-Blackpipe Convenience Store Page 2 of 2 9/12/2024 UST Inspection

Inspection checklist Signature Lead Inspector R PERSON Digitally signed by PERSON Date: 2025.09.05 09:45:44 -06'00' Date of signature 2020014 - Former Garryowen Conoco Page 2 of 3 07/22/2025 UST Inspection

Report Approval This inspection report was written by: Pamela Storm, Lead Inspector Date This inspection report was approved by: Groendyke, Todd Date: 2023.05.18 12:27:07 -04'00' Digitally signed by Groendyke, Todd Todd Groendyke, Chief Date South Air Enforcement Section CAA Asbestos Inspection Report: Inspection Date: The Smokin' Texan 2864 East Cherokee Drive Suite A Canton, GA 30115 03/29/2023 Page 2 of 2

Report Approval This inspection report was written by: Pamela Storm, Lead Inspector Date This inspection report was approved by: Groendyke, Todd Todd Groendyke, Chief South Air Enforcement Section Digitally signed by Groendyke, Todd Date: 2023.05.17 16:46:41 -04'00' Date CAA Asbestos Inspection Report: Inspection Date: Wendy's East Cherokee 3265 East Cherokee Drive Holly Springs, GA 30115 03/29/2023 Page 2 of 2

McKinsey & Company estimates that annual global copper demand will reach 36.6 MMt by 2031.39 Wood Mackeryie, a leading energy consultant, forecasts that the annual demand for copper will grow to 56 MMt by 2050, an increase of about 75 percent."

Report Approval This inspection report was written by: PAMELA STORM Pamela Storm, Lead Inspector Digitally signed by PAMELA STORM Date: 2023.01.30 14:05:31 -05'00' Date This inspection report was approved by: TODD GROENDYKE Date: 2023.01.30 13:51:37 -05'00' Digitally signed by TODD GROENDYKE Todd Groendyke, Chief Date South Air Enforcement Section CAA Asbestos Inspection Report: Inspection Date: 132 Riverstone Terrace, Suite 100 Canton, GA 30114 12/14/2022 Page 2 of 2

Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Inspection Report Company Name FW Logistics SIC/NAICS 493110 Lead Inspector Name Bethany Terpin Inspection Date Inspection Team Members_ Jordan Noles _ 10/26/2022 1.

Inspection checklist Signature Lead Inspector Person PERSON 2025.08.29 12:39:19 -06'00' Date of signature 2020004 - Pryor Self Service Page 2 of 2 07/22/2025 UST Inspection

Report Approval This inspection report was written by: PAMELA STORM Pamela Storm, Lead Inspector Digitally signed by PAMELA STORM Date: 2024.04.11 08:02:42 -04'00' Date This inspection report was approved by: TODD GROENDYKE Date: 2024.04.09 12:58:06 -04'00' Digitally signed by TODD GROENDYKE Todd Groendyke, Chief Date South Air Enforcement Section CAA Asbestos Inspection Report: Inspection Date: Parker-Chase Preschool 3422 Ernest W Barrett Parkway N.W.

Senators (Senators Brown, Vance, Braun, Manchin, Casey, Klobuchar, Capita and Young) wrote a letter to EPA warning the Agency that its three proposed rules aimed at the steel industry impacting taconite iron ore processing, coke manufacturing, and integrated iron and steelmaking -- "would dramatically undermine the domestic steel industry and national security while driving production overseas Similarly, Congressmen Crawford and Mrvan, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Congressional Steel Caucus, respectively, wrote a letter to then EPA Administrator Regan, expressing their concerns over the proposed rulemakin2s targeting the steel industry, concluding that the rulemakin2s, including the II&S Rule, would threaten advancements already made by the industry into environmental initiatives while "pos[ing] a threat to the competitiveness of steel producers and tens of thousands of good-paying union jobs."29 The II&S Rule could further "diminish the ability of the American steel industry to meet the demands of our economy" which may lead to those demands being met by "foreign made and illegal subsidized steel entities that do not meet our current environmental, labor, and accountability standards."

Impact ~73% of Total Source: Belgium's Economy in a Nutshell - Economic Outlook of May 2022 | FPS Economy (fgov.be) The Impact to Belgium Will be High: Jobs DuPont Manufacturing Site in Mechelen, Belgium Producing highly mission- critical Vespel parts and member of community for more than 35 years in Mechelen with 60+ employees Impact if Site Shutdowns: Producing 20+ million parts to leading industrial companies in EEA Serving more than 20 countries in EEA and 10+ countries outside EEA Serving 200+ customers in aerospace, transportation, electronics and industrial.

But they are sceptical of mandatory 3rd party conformity assessment as this will drive up costs and lead times.