Merck & Co., Inc.

Letter from Charles Vencill to Jon Kessler

July 19, 1995

Mr. Jon Kessler
Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation
United States Environmental Protection Agency
West Tower 1013, Mail Code 2111
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460

ATTN: Docket No. FRL-5197-9
RE: Regulatory Reinvention Project

Dear Mr. Kessler:

Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is very interested in Project XL. Attached is a conceptual outline of our application for Project XL. The attached project outline is for our Stonewall Plant located near Elkton, Virginia. There are a number of questions and concerns that need to be answered before we send you the complete application, thus we would like to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss our proposal and Project XL.

I want to express Merck's strong desire to participate with the early group of companies that want to develop facility XL projects. Merck is looking forward to working with EPA and other interested stakeholders in crafting a project that results in enhanced environmental protection and flexibility for Merck's Stonewall Plant.

In the interim, if you have any questions concerning our conceptual outline please contact the environmental manager at the Stonewall Plant, Mr. Tedd Jett, at (703) 298-4869.

Sincerely,

Charles F. Vencill, Ph.D.
Plant Manager

cc: Dorothy P. Bowers

Merck & Co., Inc.

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