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To: Jeff Williams who wrote (6451)	6/28/1998 8:51:00 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14226

Jeff, I have no idea what are the regulatory procedures out there, will air and water pollution issues become a possible issue when they are processing some, let say 10 tons per day? Zeev

To: Jeff Williams who wrote (6451)	6/28/1998 9:36:00 PM
From: JACK R. SMITH JR.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14226

Jeff, As to the furnace permit, they are producing no hydrocarons that I know of and little particulate, what do you feel their chances are for approval, once they are in production. I would predict 100%, but I could be wrong, unless they are going to shut down all the steel companies in the country. What do you think? There was some talk among the blacksmith community that we would all need permits to operate our coal forges. When that happens, we need to think in terms of protecting ourselves from our saviors. Good sense is good sense, and that is all that I will say about that. My furnace is operated a few times a month and I run it hot and use good coal with a low sulfur content, but on the startup, it does produce some hydrocarbon containing smoke, but nothing to compare with all the diesel trucks on the road that pass my house on the road, and who is going to regulate those, because most are owned by a very rich man who owns a quarry and a cement company and a gravel operation and builds roads and employs hundreds of people. Remember all that regulation is relative!! Regulators are tough on the small and easy on the large. That is just my "small" opinion!

To: Jeff Williams who wrote (6451)	6/28/1998 10:40:00 PM
From: Tim Hall	Respond to of 14226

Jeff, << The Dept. of Mines (US, I believe) visits all mines twice yearly after all, according to what I have been told. If there was a problem, you'd think they would have caught it by now.>> This would be the Mine Safety and Health Admistration. They inspect surface mines and mills twice each year. Underground mines get 4 inspections per year. They don't really care about environmental permits. They are only concerned with worker safety. You can visit their web site and see the regulations they enforce. I think it is part 57 or 56 of the Code of Federal Regulation (30). But you do bring up an interesting point, GPGI should have a MSHA ID no. MSHA no longer inspects smelters, they are covered under OSHA. Tim Hall