Note to Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0837

In an April 7, 2008 telephone call between John Schakenbach (EPA) and
Steve Mandel (Spectra Gases, a small specialty gas company (now a part
of Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases, a large company)), Steve
Mandel stated that if companies needed to meet ISO 17025, it would
increase EPA Protocol gas cylinder costs by $250-$300 per cylinder.  

