Firestone Agricultural Tire Company 2004 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 08/30/06

2004 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company
A070012
Year 1 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2001 (2nd Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company

A.2

Name of your parent company:

Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Dain Brandrup
Title:	Utilities/Environmental Engineer
Phone:	(515) 243-1211 x 5258
Fax:	(515) 237-5695
Email:	brandrupdain@firestoneag.com

A.4

Facility location:

Street Address:	Second Avenue & Hoffman Lane
Address Cont:
City:	DesMoines
State:	IA
Zip Code:	50313
Mailing address (if different from above):
Mailing Address:
Address Cont:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.firestoneag.com

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

More than 1,000

A.7

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:

326211

A.8

In your application and, perhaps, in previous annual performance reports, you described what your facility does or makes. Have there been any (additional) changes to your facility's list of products and/or activities?

If yes, please list them here:

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

If yes, please describe these changes here:

Section B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a	When was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?
	2004
	If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type Scope Dates

ISO 14001 Surveillance

Mandatory items, document control, emergency preparedness and response, Cell 2 (tire building, stockcutting, bead building, final), bladder production, waste management, medical department - all ISO 14001 standard elements
April 2004

ISO 14001 Surveillance

Mandatory items, Cell 3 (tire building, stockcutting, bead building, curing, final), Powerhouse, waste water and stormwater management - all ISO 14001 standard elements
October 2004

B.1.b When was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?

2004

If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope Dates

Area 1 (Mixing, Tubing, Calenders, Receiving), Area 2 (Stockcutting, Bead Building, Tire Building), Area 3 (Curing, Bladders, Final), Area 4 (Maintenance, ER Shop, Jeep Shop, Machine Shop), Area 5 (Powerhouse), Warehouse & Physical Distribution, IT, Safety & Security, HR, QA, Purchasing, Engineering (General, Process), Environmental Engineering
December 2004

B.1.c When was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?

2004

If an audit was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and the month(s) of each audit, and indicate who conducted the audit(s) (e.g., facility staff, corporate groups, third party). (Don't include audits, inspections, or site visits by regulatory or external organizations).

Scope Dates Who conducted the audit

Air quality management, water discharges, waste management, chemical review processes, energy managment, facility and grounds issues, emergency preparedness
December 2004 Dan Smidt - FSAG Environmental Engineer

Comprehensive
July 2004 Jesse Hunter - Senior Enviornmental Engineer, Bridgestone Americas Holding Jimmy Kirkland - King & Spalding, LLP

B.1.d (Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.

1. NPDES - Iowa Depatment of Natural Resources (IDNR) - 08-02-04 Conducted by Ms. Amy Scott. Scope included 1999-2004 file and DMR review, site assessment and walk through of permitted outfalls and split sampling. The follow-up report gave FSAG a general NOV (no fine) for the following self-monitoring exceedances (from 1999-2004): 6 high pH, 6 TSS (2 from reported spill events) and 5 O&G (3 from reported spill events). The report categorized FSAG's self monitoring as "marginal" and included 3 recommendations for improvement, of which FSAG has completed 2.

2. Air Quality - Polk County Air Quality - 12-16-04 -
Conducted by Mr. Jim McCasland. Scope included a review of excess emissions and countermeasures, draft Title V progress, file review, stack test results and inspection of the carbon black tower area. No items of concern noted.

3. POTW - Des Moines Waste Water Reclamation Authority (WRA) - 12-01-04 - Conducted by Mr. Larry Hare. Scope included a discussion of general waste water issues, process changes, SPCC, new equipment installations (Sonoxide, curing presses), facility cleaning and communications improvements that specifically impacted the facility's zinc discharge, WRA's discharge permit, potential discharge limit changes, FSAG's decreased sanitary flow (due to improved steam and water leak repair) and a plant inspection. No items of concern were noted.

4. US EPA Region VII - NEPT site visit conducted in October 6-8, 2005. Personnel attending from EPA Region VII were Ruben McCullers, Cindy Warner, Dedriel Newsome and Scott Postma and from the IDNR was Charles Geguzis. No major items of concern noted; however many potential small improvements to the EMS were discussed.

B.1.e Briefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.

1. Document and procedural changes
2. Improved universal waste management
3. Improved operational flexibility via more functional draft Title V permit
4. Improved housekeeping (specifically roof areas w/ augers and compounding and mixing department)
5. Expanded satellite accumulation areas
6. Improved management of condensate associated w/ fuel oil
7. Updated emergency plans
8. Updated waste disposal reference matrix
9. Monitoring well closure

B.1.f Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

No

If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.

Several potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance items identified during the facility's audits have not yet been corrected. Corrective actions for these items have been outlined and a schedule for completion and implimentation created. However, due to the nature of the corrective actions additional time, capital expenditures or both are required for proper completion of corrective actions.

B.1.g When was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?

December  04

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr.  Joe Ivy

  Title: Director of Manufacturing

B.2.a ISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?

Yes

B.2.b Is your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?

No

B.3 Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?

October 04

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

C.1 COMMITMENT 1

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's first commitment is to reduce the facility's hazardous materials use, specifically slab lube soap containing glycol ethers (a Form R reportable toxic chemical).

C.1.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Successfully trialed a replacement for slab lube soap w/o glycol ethers. Cost of replacement is higher than current product. Continuing to evaluate materials for trial, giving preference to no and lower cost alternatives. Final change to be implemented in second quarter 2005.

C.1.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Performance

Calendar Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 Commitment Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 198,880 198,880 0 Pounds

Specify other:

C.1.c Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.0

Normalized Quantity 198,880 198,880.00 n/a Pounds

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Adjusted weight and shipout rubber (lbs)

C.1.d Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.2 COMMITMENT 2

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's second commitment is to reduce the facility's toxic air emissions, specifically hexane, ethylbenzene, and xylene.

C.2.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Successfully trialed 8 HAP-free replacement striping and marking inks (please note one HAP containing striping ink [brown] will no longer be used). The facility is currently purchasing the HAP-free replacements and using up the remaining inventory of HAP-containing striping and marking inks. Any HAP-containing striping and marking inks will no longer be used after June 30, 2005.

Per US EPA comments this commitment has been changed to a facility wide commitment of reducing the HAP emissions from hexane, ethylbenzene and xylene by 20%. This would mean reducing these emissions by 1.51 tons per year from 7.75 to 6.06 tons per year on a facility wide basis. Please note the baseline year of 2003 actual quantity should now be 7.75 tons.

C.2.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Performance

Calendar Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 Commitment Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 7.75 8.55 0.00 Tons

Specify other:

C.2.c Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.11

Normalized Quantity 7.75 7.70 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Adjusted weight only (lbs)

C.2.d Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.3 COMMITMENT 3

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's third commitment is to reduce the facility's non-hazardous waste generation, specifically carbon black.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

In 2004 the following actions were taken in order to reduce the facility's non-hazardous waste generation of carbon black:

1. Recycled carbon black collected in the facility's dust collectors into numerous rubber mixture formulas as a small percentage work away (Process Engineering department).
2. Made recycling carbon black easier by tying the dust collection work away system directly into the carbon black usage bins (622 dust collector to #10 bin).
3. Eliminated the use of supersacks to collect carbon black in four locations (621 and 622 charge belt and pelletizer dust collectors).
4. Recycled carbon black in supersack bags via the railcar unloading transporters (starting in the fourth quarter).

C.3.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Waste Management Method Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

2003 2004 2005 2006

Landfill

Specify other:
394,800 293,420 Pounds

Specify other:

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C.3.c Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Non Hazardous Waste 197.40 146.71 39.48 Tons

Specify other:

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Performance
Commitment Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.0

Total Non Hazardous Waste 197.40 146.71 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Adjusted weight and shipout rubber (lbs)

C.3.d Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.4 COMMITMENT 4

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's fourth commitment is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.

C.4.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

This commitment has been met. FSAG completed numerous energy saving projects in 2004 (and prior years) in order to meet this commitment:

1. Insulation projects
2. Compressed air leak repair
3. Steam and water leak repair
4. Equipment removal (non-necessary cooling fans in Dept 426)
5. Consolidate and turn off services for equipment (V-line curing presses)
6. Complete dissolved oxygen study and properly set vent settings for steam fired pressure vessels

C.4.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

Calendar Year 2003 2004 2005 2006

Energy Generated Off-Site

Electricity 1,251,983 1,283,389 MMBtus

Specify:

Steam

Specify:

Total Energy Generated Off-Site 1,251,983.00 1,283,389.00 MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site

Coal

Specify:

Natural Gas 1,379,835 1,129,225 MMBtus

Specify:

Crude Oil

Specify:

Fuel Oil 271,040 MMBtus

Specify:

Diesel

Specify:

Propane/LPG

Specify:

Gasoline

Specify:

Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Biomass

Specify:

Solar

Specify:

Wind

Specify:

Landfill Gas

Specify:

Geothermal

Specify:

Hydroelectric

Specify:

Other Fuel or Source
Specify:

Specify:

Total Energy Generated On-Site 1,379,835.00 1,400,265.00 MMBtus

Total Renewable Energy Use 45,071.39 46,202.00 MMBtus

Total Non-Renewable Energy Use 2,586,746.61 2,637,452.00 MMBtus

Total Energy Use 2,631,818.00 2,683,654.00 MMBtus

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 401,255.45 416,612.84 MTCO2E

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset Through Purchases of Electricity from Renewable Off-Site Sources MTCO2E

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 401,255.45 416,612.84 MTCO2E

C.4.c Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Energy Use 2,631,818.00 2,683,654.00 n/a MMBtus

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 401,255.45 416,612.84 n/a MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.07

Total Energy Use 2,631,818.00 2,508,087.85 2,592,340.00 MMBtus

Specify other:

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 401,255.45 389,357.79 395,236.53 MTCO2E

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Production data (i.e. monthly adjusted weight of tires into the warehouse + rubber shipped to other facilities) and Heating/Cooling Degree Days (HDD/CDD)

C.4.d Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Commitments. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year. Do you have additional environmental aspects to report?Yes

Environmental Aspect Progress Made This Year (e.g., quantitative or qualitative improvements, activities conducted)

Landfill Disposal Indexed to Production
Exceeded the target of landfilling less than 23.8 pounds of waste per 1,000 pounds of production (actual 19.4 vs. 22.3 in 2003). This was accomplished by the renewed recycling efforts described in C3 and by reducing waste and scrap as generated in individual departments throughout the facility.

Attachments (if applicable) :

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1 Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.

FSAG communicates information regarding our facility, including environmental issues, via many different methods. The following are a few examples of the public outreach completed by FSAG in 2004: 1. Charitable outreach - FSAG salaried and hourly teammates contribute annually to the United Way, Red Cross and Variety Club of Iowa. FSAG also provided volunteers to man the phones during the Variety Club's annual telethon. 2. Civic outreach - FSAG provides facility tours (including information regarding environmental aspects, recycling, etc.) to suppliers, customers, civic groups and schools. Additionally, FSAG staffed an information booth and were sponsors for one day of the 2004 Iowa State Fair. 3. Environmental awards - FSAG was recognized by Bridgestone Americas Holding in 2004 for the following accomplishments: Ted Gaul (Manager, Process Engineering) was awarded the Alva King Environmental Award for Outstanding Environmental Leadership award for career contributions at FSAG including participation and accomplishment of FSAG's commitment to the US EPA's 33/50 program, materials recycling and landfill avoidance projects, beneficial reuse and recycling projects and hazardous air pollutant reductions. The entire FSAG team was also recognized for recycling efforts and energy reduction projects which saved the company over one million dollars and reduced indexed energy usage by 7.2%. Lastly, FSAG personnel Dan Smidt and Dain Brandrup were awarded President's awards during the Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire annual meeting in February 2005 for environmental accomplishments in 2004. These awards were publicized via FSAG's internal newsletter "Tire Tracks" and external press releases. 4. Neighbor relations - FSAG personnel responded to a commerical neighbor's complaints regarding particulate matter on their property in 2004. FSAG was able to open a dialog in order to more readily respond to and prevent future complaints and educate our neighbor regarding FSAG's environmental commitment (NEPT, ISO 14001, P2, etc.). 5. The FSAG Environmental Department conducts outreach and education regarding our involvement in NEPT and commitment to the environment by utilizing the NEPT logo at the top of our letterhead which is used in all communications with community officials, federal, state and local regulatory agencies, neighbors, suppliers, customers and the community at large. By utilizing the NEPT logo FSAG hopes to make others aware of NEPT and that some may investigate the benifits of NEPT membership. 6. FSAG Purchasing and Process Engineering department personnel participated in rebuilding the playground at the Daycare for Exceptional Children in Des Moines. The project included the installation of recycled rubber playground material and new playground equipment.

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Web Site
URL: http://www.firestoneag.com/

Attachments (if applicable):

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SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page.Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of Firestone Agricultural Tire Company, I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. Joe Ivy
Title:	Director of Manufacturing
Phone Number:	(515) 243-1211 x5620
E-Mail Address:	ivyjoe@firestoneag.com
Facility Name:	Firestone Agricultural Tire Company
Facility Street Address:	Second Avenue & Hoffman Lane DesMoines, IA 50313
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A070012

Type	Scope	Dates
ISO 14001 Surveillance	Mandatory items, document control, emergency preparedness and response, Cell 2 (tire building, stockcutting, bead building, final), bladder production, waste management, medical department - all ISO 14001 standard elements	April 2004
ISO 14001 Surveillance	Mandatory items, Cell 3 (tire building, stockcutting, bead building, curing, final), Powerhouse, waste water and stormwater management - all ISO 14001 standard elements	October 2004

B.1.b	When was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
	2004
	If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope	Dates
Area 1 (Mixing, Tubing, Calenders, Receiving), Area 2 (Stockcutting, Bead Building, Tire Building), Area 3 (Curing, Bladders, Final), Area 4 (Maintenance, ER Shop, Jeep Shop, Machine Shop), Area 5 (Powerhouse), Warehouse & Physical Distribution, IT, Safety & Security, HR, QA, Purchasing, Engineering (General, Process), Environmental Engineering	December 2004

B.1.c	When was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?
	2004
	If an audit was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and the month(s) of each audit, and indicate who conducted the audit(s) (e.g., facility staff, corporate groups, third party). (Don't include audits, inspections, or site visits by regulatory or external organizations).

Scope	Dates	Who conducted the audit
Air quality management, water discharges, waste management, chemical review processes, energy managment, facility and grounds issues, emergency preparedness	December 2004	Dan Smidt - FSAG Environmental Engineer
Comprehensive	July 2004	Jesse Hunter - Senior Enviornmental Engineer, Bridgestone Americas Holding Jimmy Kirkland - King & Spalding, LLP

B.1.d	(Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.
	1. NPDES - Iowa Depatment of Natural Resources (IDNR) - 08-02-04 Conducted by Ms. Amy Scott. Scope included 1999-2004 file and DMR review, site assessment and walk through of permitted outfalls and split sampling. The follow-up report gave FSAG a general NOV (no fine) for the following self-monitoring exceedances (from 1999-2004): 6 high pH, 6 TSS (2 from reported spill events) and 5 O&G (3 from reported spill events). The report categorized FSAG's self monitoring as "marginal" and included 3 recommendations for improvement, of which FSAG has completed 2. 2. Air Quality - Polk County Air Quality - 12-16-04 - Conducted by Mr. Jim McCasland. Scope included a review of excess emissions and countermeasures, draft Title V progress, file review, stack test results and inspection of the carbon black tower area. No items of concern noted. 3. POTW - Des Moines Waste Water Reclamation Authority (WRA) - 12-01-04 - Conducted by Mr. Larry Hare. Scope included a discussion of general waste water issues, process changes, SPCC, new equipment installations (Sonoxide, curing presses), facility cleaning and communications improvements that specifically impacted the facility's zinc discharge, WRA's discharge permit, potential discharge limit changes, FSAG's decreased sanitary flow (due to improved steam and water leak repair) and a plant inspection. No items of concern were noted. 4. US EPA Region VII - NEPT site visit conducted in October 6-8, 2005. Personnel attending from EPA Region VII were Ruben McCullers, Cindy Warner, Dedriel Newsome and Scott Postma and from the IDNR was Charles Geguzis. No major items of concern noted; however many potential small improvements to the EMS were discussed.
B.1.e	Briefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.
	1. Document and procedural changes 2. Improved universal waste management 3. Improved operational flexibility via more functional draft Title V permit 4. Improved housekeeping (specifically roof areas w/ augers and compounding and mixing department) 5. Expanded satellite accumulation areas 6. Improved management of condensate associated w/ fuel oil 7. Updated emergency plans 8. Updated waste disposal reference matrix 9. Monitoring well closure
B.1.f	Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?
	No
	If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.
	Several potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance items identified during the facility's audits have not yet been corrected. Corrective actions for these items have been outlined and a schedule for completion and implimentation created. However, due to the nature of the corrective actions additional time, capital expenditures or both are required for proper completion of corrective actions.
B.1.g	When was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?
	December 04
	Who was the senior manager present at the review?
	Name: Mr. Joe Ivy
	Title: Director of Manufacturing

B.2.a	ISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?
	Yes
B.2.b	Is your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?
	No

B.3	Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
	October 04

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's first commitment is to reduce the facility's hazardous materials use, specifically slab lube soap containing glycol ethers (a Form R reportable toxic chemical).
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Successfully trialed a replacement for slab lube soap w/o glycol ethers. Cost of replacement is higher than current product. Continuing to evaluate materials for trial, giving preference to no and lower cost alternatives. Final change to be implemented in second quarter 2005.
C.1.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Performance
Calendar Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	Commitment	Units
Actual Quantity (per year)	198,880	198,880			0	Pounds Specify other:

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.0
Normalized Quantity	198,880	198,880.00			n/a	Pounds Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Adjusted weight and shipout rubber (lbs)

C.1.d	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's second commitment is to reduce the facility's toxic air emissions, specifically hexane, ethylbenzene, and xylene.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Successfully trialed 8 HAP-free replacement striping and marking inks (please note one HAP containing striping ink [brown] will no longer be used). The facility is currently purchasing the HAP-free replacements and using up the remaining inventory of HAP-containing striping and marking inks. Any HAP-containing striping and marking inks will no longer be used after June 30, 2005. Per US EPA comments this commitment has been changed to a facility wide commitment of reducing the HAP emissions from hexane, ethylbenzene and xylene by 20%. This would mean reducing these emissions by 1.51 tons per year from 7.75 to 6.06 tons per year on a facility wide basis. Please note the baseline year of 2003 actual quantity should now be 7.75 tons.
C.2.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

C.2.d	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's third commitment is to reduce the facility's non-hazardous waste generation, specifically carbon black.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	In 2004 the following actions were taken in order to reduce the facility's non-hazardous waste generation of carbon black: 1. Recycled carbon black collected in the facility's dust collectors into numerous rubber mixture formulas as a small percentage work away (Process Engineering department). 2. Made recycling carbon black easier by tying the dust collection work away system directly into the carbon black usage bins (622 dust collector to #10 bin). 3. Eliminated the use of supersacks to collect carbon black in four locations (621 and 622 charge belt and pelletizer dust collectors). 4. Recycled carbon black in supersack bags via the railcar unloading transporters (starting in the fourth quarter).
C.3.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2003	2004	2005	2006	Units
Landfill Specify other:	394,800	293,420			Pounds Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
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Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	197.40	146.71			39.48	Tons Specify other:

C.3.d	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Firestone Agricultural Tire Company's fourth commitment is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.
C.4.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	This commitment has been met. FSAG completed numerous energy saving projects in 2004 (and prior years) in order to meet this commitment: 1. Insulation projects 2. Compressed air leak repair 3. Steam and water leak repair 4. Equipment removal (non-necessary cooling fans in Dept 426) 5. Consolidate and turn off services for equipment (V-line curing presses) 6. Complete dissolved oxygen study and properly set vent settings for steam fired pressure vessels
C.4.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Energy Use	2,631,818.00	2,683,654.00			n/a	MMBtus
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	401,255.45	416,612.84			n/a	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.07
Total Energy Use	2,631,818.00	2,508,087.85			2,592,340.00	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	401,255.45	389,357.79			395,236.53	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Production data (i.e. monthly adjusted weight of tires into the warehouse + rubber shipped to other facilities) and Heating/Cooling Degree Days (HDD/CDD)

C.4.d	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

D.1	Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.
	FSAG communicates information regarding our facility, including environmental issues, via many different methods. The following are a few examples of the public outreach completed by FSAG in 2004: 1. Charitable outreach - FSAG salaried and hourly teammates contribute annually to the United Way, Red Cross and Variety Club of Iowa. FSAG also provided volunteers to man the phones during the Variety Club's annual telethon. 2. Civic outreach - FSAG provides facility tours (including information regarding environmental aspects, recycling, etc.) to suppliers, customers, civic groups and schools. Additionally, FSAG staffed an information booth and were sponsors for one day of the 2004 Iowa State Fair. 3. Environmental awards - FSAG was recognized by Bridgestone Americas Holding in 2004 for the following accomplishments: Ted Gaul (Manager, Process Engineering) was awarded the Alva King Environmental Award for Outstanding Environmental Leadership award for career contributions at FSAG including participation and accomplishment of FSAG's commitment to the US EPA's 33/50 program, materials recycling and landfill avoidance projects, beneficial reuse and recycling projects and hazardous air pollutant reductions. The entire FSAG team was also recognized for recycling efforts and energy reduction projects which saved the company over one million dollars and reduced indexed energy usage by 7.2%. Lastly, FSAG personnel Dan Smidt and Dain Brandrup were awarded President's awards during the Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire annual meeting in February 2005 for environmental accomplishments in 2004. These awards were publicized via FSAG's internal newsletter "Tire Tracks" and external press releases. 4. Neighbor relations - FSAG personnel responded to a commerical neighbor's complaints regarding particulate matter on their property in 2004. FSAG was able to open a dialog in order to more readily respond to and prevent future complaints and educate our neighbor regarding FSAG's environmental commitment (NEPT, ISO 14001, P2, etc.). 5. The FSAG Environmental Department conducts outreach and education regarding our involvement in NEPT and commitment to the environment by utilizing the NEPT logo at the top of our letterhead which is used in all communications with community officials, federal, state and local regulatory agencies, neighbors, suppliers, customers and the community at large. By utilizing the NEPT logo FSAG hopes to make others aware of NEPT and that some may investigate the benifits of NEPT membership. 6. FSAG Purchasing and Process Engineering department personnel participated in rebuilding the playground at the Daycare for Exceptional Children in Des Moines. The project included the installation of recycled rubber playground material and new playground equipment.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Web Site
	URL: http://www.firestoneag.com/
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