From:
Holloway,
Thomas
C.
(
Tom)
Sent:
Tuesday,
June
10,
2003
3:
49
PM
To:
'
Dail.
Lynn@
epamail.
epa.
gov'
Subject:
RE:
Briefing
for
Magnetic
Tape
Residual
Risk:
Test
Results
You
are
right
about
the
original
data
gathering
effort
regarding
NEI.
I
have
at
tached
this
NEI
file.
There
are
four
facilities
on
the
NEI
list
we
originally
r
eceived
from
ERG­­
Sony
(
Carrollton,
GA),
Digital
Audio
Disc
(
Terre
Haute,
IN),
S
onopress
(
Weaverville,
NC),
and
Wea
Manufacturing.
Based
on
information
we
have
received
from
States,
Sony­
Carrollton
has
shut
down,
and
the
other
three
facili
ties
do
not
manufacture
magnetic
tape.

As
far
as
comparing
what
we
have
to
what
is
in
the
1999
NEI,
that
version
of
the
NEI
is
not
yet
online,
based
on
information
I
found
on
the
NEI
website.
It
is
supposed
to
be
uploaded
sometime
this
summer.
Here
is
the
link
to
the
website:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ttn/
chief/
net/
index.
html
If
Anne
Pope
can
provide
me
with
a
copy
of
the
draft
1999
NEI,
I
can
better
evaluate
the
data
she
mentions.

Regarding
the
presence
of
1,1,2­
trichloroethane
and
trichloroethylene
in
the
NEI
database
for
Imation:
(
1)
No
1,1,2­
trichloroethane
emissions
were
reported
in
the
TRI
after
1997
for
I
mation.
For
the
years
after
1997,
the
TRI
listed
1,1,2­
trichloroethane
as
"
NR,"
which
signifies
that
nothing
was
reported
for
this
facility.
(
2)
No
trichloroethylene
emissions
were
reported
in
the
TRI
for
any
year
for
Ima
tion.
The
pollutant
was
not
even
listed
in
the
TRI
as
ever
having
been
emitted
from
this
facility.
(
3)
Only
a
portion
of
the
Imation
facility
is
dedicated
to
magnetic
tape
manufac
turing.
Based
on
information
from
Imation,
the
total
VOC
associated
with
magnet
ic
tape
operations
is
less
than
9
percent.
So
even
if
these
two
HAP
are
emitted
from
Imation,
they
may
not
be
from
the
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
operation
at
the
facility.
(
4)
The
Magnetic
Tape
BID
does
not
include
these
two
HAP
in
the
list
of
HAP
used
in
the
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
industry.
(
It
does
mention
that
1,1,1­
trich
loroethane
is
used
to
a
lesser
extent.)
(
5)
The
TRI
results
for
the
three
facilities
(
Quantegy,
JVC,
and
Sony­
Dothan)
th
at
manufacture
only
magnetic
tape
do
not
show
any
1,1,2­
trichloroethane
or
trich
loroethylene
listed.
(
The
TRI
results
for
Sony­
Dothan
list
1,1,1­
trichloroethan
e,
but
indicate
it
has
not
been
reported
since
1992.)

Let
me
know
if
you
have
any
other
questions
and
if
you
would
like
us
to
contact
Anne
Pope
directly
about
getting
a
copy
of
the
1999
NEI.

Thanks,

Tom
Holloway
