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September 10, 2003

Illinois Pollution Control Board

ATTN.: Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

James R. Thompson Center

100W. Randolph St., Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Reference:

INTERMET DECATUR FOUNDRY

825 N. Lowber Street

P.O. Box 1319

Decatur, Illinois 62525

Phone: (217) 428-7791

Fax:

(217) 425-6662

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Certified #: 7000 1670 0004 7429 9596

Return Receipt Requested

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Docket R03-8;

Docket R03-9, Proposed

New

and Updated Rules for Measurement and

Numerical Sound Emissions Standards Amendments to 35 ILL. ADM. CODE

901 and 910; and

351AC901.113

Dear Ms. Gunn:

Upon review of the proposed changes to IAC 901 and 910, it becomes apparent that

INTERMET Decatur Foundry, formerly Wagner Castings Company, of Decatur, IL,

neglected to notify the Illinois EPA and the Illinois Pollution Control Board, that forging

operations at this plant ceased prior to the year of 1984. All equipment associated with the

forging operations has since been dismantled and either sold or discarded. Furthermore,

INTERMET Decatur Foundry has no intentions of re-establishing forging operations at this

facility. Therefore, it is our position that section 901.113 be eliminated from the 35 JAC 901

entirely.

If the Illinois Pollution Control Board needs further information in order to eliminate 901.113,

please contact me at 217-425-6667 or via email at sgrimes~intermet.com.

Sincerely,

Shern Grimes

Safety/EPA & Security Administrator

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