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2	Shawn	Dolqan	sdolan50@msn.com	Sustainable Skys		I read the monitoring for the control device installed annually but I do not read the monitoring of the visible emissions for the facilities. Is this rule subject to another rule that regulates visible emissions from the furnaces?
3	Melody	Roth	mroth97@msn.com		OR	I am a full-time health professional and part-time glass artist from Portland, OR. I work in a studio that is owned by a sole proprietor who provides classes, open studio time, equipment and that produces architectural glass pieces for sale to retailers across the U.S. I have been interested in glass for many years, but it took a health scare experience for me to really begin creating with glass. I ground myself with focus on the color, the feel and the activity. It is a wonderful stress reducer and an opportunity to help by giving gifts of glass to support others during their difficult times. If the studio that I work in is unable to survive, I and many others will have no place to work. I live in SE Portland, OR where Bullseye has been under scrutiny for emitting heavy metals from their exhaust stacks during glass production. In an industrial area where there is an intermodal train yard and diesel truck exhaust, a cement company and many other industries tucked in between neighborhoods, we would expect to see these metals. Uroboros, another Portland-based glass producer is in an industrial area between two freeways that carry a high load of truck traffic, is close to train tracks and a switching yard. Did you know that diesel exhaust produces chromium, manganese, mercury, selenium, arsenic, cadmium, lead, nickel and many more chemicals that are dangerous to our health? The Governor of Oregon issued a Cease & Desist order twice to Bullseye without specifically identifying the source of emission. DEQ, Oregon Health Authority, EPA and our elected officials across the country seem to be pointing to the production at Bullseye as the definitive culprit. Fused art glass is limited in production in the US to 6 small manufacturers. Many are in industrial areas where they belong. However, this does make it challenging to identify the real sources of toxins to more accurately deal with the air quality issue. We all want cleaner air. We all want a thriving economy and jobs. While Bullseye employs about 125 people, many thousands of people depend on their success worldwide to support their families and to pay taxes. They export about 35% of their production. They are a strong contributor to our community both in special projects and income. Bullseye attracts tourism revenue in many of our service sectors due to classes, tours and retail sales of products. Bullseye is at present adding baghouses to their furnaces that will allow them to produce glass with 99.9% filtration rate. It is difficult to meet the deadlines for installation when nearly 80% of production had been shut down for a period of time, and at present are strictly limited, with limited impact on air quality. As recent air monitoring data has shown, there has been little change in air quality since Bullseye has been limited in their production. That points to a stronger likelihood of other bigger contributors in the neighborhood. Please use objective scientific methods and data and consult with glass professionals for advice in making sound decisions when developing pollution control solutions for the glass art industry. Please be fair in application of rules to art glass manufacturers. Please consider the impact on jobs, tax revenues, and the limited win on pollution control when applying subjective and stringent rules on the glass industry with short notification in relationship to the environments they operate in. This effort has a huge financial impact and may well cause production to shift overseas. Sending production to China will not clean our air. It will not support the Oregonians who work in the art glass industry, nor any of those across our continent and the rest of the world. It will not provide any tax revenues. Thank you for your time. Please consider using scientific data to have a real impact on our health and air quality, on art and our economy as changes are made in environmental regulations. Sincerely, Melody Roth
4	Susan	Zarit	slzarit@msn.com	Mind and Soul Art	Washington	Mr. Westersund, You had asked for people to comment about the fiscal impact of the permanent ruling on the glass industry. However, it has come to my attention that, perhaps, you may be disregarding those of us that are outside the State of Oregon. I do hope I am misinformed. As I had stated in my previous comment, Bullseye Glass Co. is not an island unto itself. It is an integral part of a much larger community...a community of thousands of people to be somewhat exact. Therefore, the decisions you, the DEQ and the EPA, make have a very far reaching effect. Therefore, Mr. Westersund, statements from people outside of Oregon are just as valid as those from within because Oregon is not an island unto itself either. Now, having said all of that, I am the owner of Mind and Soul Art. I do not make money as I donate my art work to various charities for auctions and other fundraisers. Actually, I helped Eugene's Relay for Life. They have been the largest fundraiser's for that organization. Did you know that? I also help organizations within my own State of Washington: Mosaic, The Answer for Youth, My choices, local animal shelters, etc. I help nation/international organizations: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Walk in My Shoes, American Cancer Society, Autism Speaks, etc. My point in listing some these organizations is to point out that the financial impact is not only about making a living, supporting a family, supporting employees. It is all of those and more. If you would like some examples of how "out-of-Staters" have a more direct fiscal impact in this matter, please allow me to give you a few examples. I was just recently in Portland for a 5-day education class at Bullseye. Now, I came down a day early, so that's 6 days at a hotel. I stayed at the Oxford Inn & Suites at Jantzen Beach because I thoroughly enjoyed my stay there from the last time I was in town for a Bullseye education class. While in town, I had to purchase food. I also needed to purchase other items I forgot to pack. like a good pair of sturdy shoes. Now, my family joined me during my stay. While I was in class, they were out sightseeing and spending tourism dollars. Now, I was not the only "out-of-Stater" at this class. Bullseye has a large selection of education classes. This draws in many people who spend money in your State. Please consider all sides of this discussion when making your decision. We all want clean air. I don't want to see what happened to Spectrum Glass (Woodinville,WA) happen to Bullseye or any other glass company.
5	Leora	Druckman	leorad@aol.com	na	Michigan	*Why closing Bullseye could mean the death of an international industry.* I make glass art, not for a living, but simply because I love it. But, I respect the many tens of thousands of people around the globe who depend on art glass for their living. This includes talented artists who make beautiful works of art by cutting, melting, shaping, casting and blowing this amazing material. It includes the galleries that sell these works of art; the many wholesale and retail businesses that sell glass tools and materials; the instructors who make their living teaching this ancient craft; the manufacturers of kilns, glass tools, enamels and other additives; and, of course, those who make art glass - the specialty glass required for almost all of today's modern glass crafts. Bullseye is, by far, the primary producer of art glass in the world. Without Bullseye, the art glass industry may cease to exist. But how can a single producer in an industry this large have such a huge impact? Aren't there other colored glass producers in the world? Yes, other companies produce colored glass, but only a few produce colored glass that can actually be used in creating art glass. There are a few producers of colored glass who make glass primarily used to create stained glass, but the glass they make can not be used when creating blown, kiln melted, lampworked or cast glass art. All of which combine multiple colors of glass under high heat and constitute the vast majority of glass art today. There are only a few companies that make glass that can be used in this way. The largest and most experienced is Bullseye. Bullseye is the only major producer of a full color range of 90 COE (coefficient of expansion) glass. Most glass artists use either 90 COE or 96 COE glass. In fact, many restrict their studios to one or the other. Why? While two pieces of colored art glass may look exactly alike, when pieces of COE 90 and COE 96 are combined though heat, hours or even months of work can be destroyed. Glasses with different COEs pull away from each other in heat, causing cracks, warping, breaking and often, one big mess. Bullseye created and perfected the manufacturing processes and technology for producing glass that is COE compatible across an entire product line. Before Bullseye did this, most of the magnificent glass art you see today would not have been possible. Because of their vast selection, rigorous 90 COE testing, high quality and excellent (and very generous) production of educational materials, most in the art glass business primarily stock and use Bullseye glass. The only other major competition comes from producers of COE 96 colored art glass. COE 96 glass is produced almost exclusively by two businesses, Spectrum glass (which just announced that they are going out of business) and Uroboros. The 90 COE and 96 COE glass manufacturers have provided healthy competition with each other in an industry with few competitors. The majority of the rest of the glass produced in the world is of uncertain and/or inconsistent COE and therefore unusable for making most art glass. Usually, businesses do not rely primarily on one supplier for their business needs. Because of the difficulty of producing quality, COE compatible glass, the art glass industry is different. Bullseye is the only major producer of COE 90 compatible glass. Even if everyone in the art glass business attempted to switch to COE 96 glass, many businesses would go under due to the cost of switching all their glass and supporting materials. The art glass industry (like many businesses) is still recovering from the recent recession. Also, due to the death of Spectrum, it is unlikely that enough COE 96 glass in the needed range of colors will be available as soon as it would be needed. And, if Uroboros receives the same treatment as Bullseye, it may end up out of business like its sister Spectrum. Please consider this unique and valuable international industry when making decisions involving Bullseye. Clearly, the company is showing a willingness to improve their impact on the environment as they have already started implementing filtering systems and have offered a plan for reduced emissions. Consider giving time for the company to adjust so it can continue to survive while making these important decisions. And, be very, very sure that the data you are using to make these decisions is accurate and actually leads to any conclusions you decide to make before you destroy a entire industry.
6	Bonnie	Sparlin	sparlin1059@charter.net	Glass Artist	Oregon	Glass art has been an important part of culture for 100's of years. Please work with our glass companies to keep to find a solution so we can keep this art form alive.
7	Debbie	Harary	Debbieharary@gmail.com	Harary Glass Studio. Owner	Massachusetts	As a working glass artist. I support myself and my family in this manner. The glass i ise is only american made to keep business within our own country viable. Bullseye glass company is my source for my medium. Without this i would no longer be able to create my art and sustain a lifestyle. Please consider the implications to all glass artists across the nation if our source for quality glass is not available
8	Janet	Davis	janetd010100@gmail.com		LA	Art glass manufacturers, plus their suppliers and customers, are important to the economy everywhere. Give them regulations to follow and time to meet them. We do not want to lose MORE glass manufacturing to China.
9	Bobbi	Lolby	Bobb1e@aol.com		Montana	I have been using stained glass and fusing glass now for 40 years. The joy I personly get from a finished item is so satisfying. Yes I believe we need to save our planet but make the goals of better filters or reducing what goes into the air liveable for the manufactures. They can complie but in what time frame? Putting people out of work does no good. From the plants that produce the glass right down to the little guy artists. I am retired and when possible I buy beautiful colored glass. And the products from China do not compare to what is made here in the USA. Please make sure this manufacturing if colored glass remains here in the USA.
10	Celie	Mayer	csmayer46@gmail.com		Arkansas	Fused glass is a family affair for 3 generations of my family. I would appreciate it if you would find a way to help control the pollution rather than shutting factories down. The loss of a USA manufacturer would probably cause the price of glass to rise forcing hobbiest out of their hobby.
11	MM	Walter	mm.newleaf@gmail.com	from Ella Ross	GA	Good afternoon, I am writing to let you know how important my ability to obtain the beautiful glass of Bullseye is to my business. I have a small but nice fused glass business in Atlanta, GA. I do not know how my business can continue if the glass Bullseye produces is discontinued. I do believe we should not taint the air we breathe and sincerely hope all the parties involved will seek a reasonable and mutually beneficial solution so that I can continue in my business. Thanks, MM
12	Donna	Coffin	redheron@aol.com	Red Heron Handprints and Glass art	Florida	Glass art is very important to me. I am an artist and use this media to make a living and express my views on life around me. My work has been sold all around the world.
13	Carol	Rasmussen	Theglasscat@comcast.net		Illinois	I hope you will give the glass manufacturers time to comply with the new rules and restrictions. It would severely hurt my passion and livelihood if the manufacturing of colored art glass left the USA. I have been creating glass art for the last 30 years.
14	Terri	Johanson	Terrijohanson@terrijohansonartglass.com	Terri Johanson Art Glass, member of the Oregon Glass Guild Gorge Chapter	Washington	I am a glass artist in the Columbia River Gorge and although I currently live in Washington I was a long-time Oregon resident. I have experience with state rule-making and I understand the pressures exerted by the passions of diverse stakeholders. I urge that the process resist rules responding to hypothetical and/or "what if" ideas that may be presented; but rather that the standards be set to align with scientific evidence of toxicity levels and the rules should include procedures for continued monitoring and response processes. I have extensive experience working with the 2 glass manufacturers in Portland. I know them to be responsible and responsive business people. In addition to their desire to produce the glass products that we use for our art and to make a reasonable profit, they are also people who want to be sure that they are keeping their employees, customers and communities safe and healthy. The rule-making that is currently in process MUST place equal responsibility on those who monitor and regulate the environmental impacts of manufacturing as on the manufacturers. The rules must require consistent and immediate communication with manufacturers to initiate a collaborative problem-solving process to address any real or perceived problem. Also reasonable time frames must be established for initiating or installing any equipment or process to resolve such problems. Without a positive and reasonable regulatory and monitoring process in place both industry (not just the glass industry) and the regulatory agencies that carry public responsibility for setting and monitoring the standards are vulnerable to media generated hysteria that can result in unreasoned and unfair responses. Industry cannot respond to issues that emerge beyond the existing requirements and/or without appropriate notification and problem-solving efforts between the regulators and the industry representatives. Public fear is a dynamic and powerful force which can cause undo harm to all concerned...to people who are, or imagine that they are, or may be, harmed; to regulators caught without appropriate standards grounded in real science; and to the industries impacted by the rules and the standards. The rules must set not only standards, but also a proactive ongoing process that supports a healthy environment for both the population and the industries impacted. It is highly unlikely that the recent environmental uproar in Portland was due to emissions from just the glass manufactures but also to others in the complex industrial environment that exists in the urban area. Therefore whatever rules emerge from this effort must be applied across the industrial entities that may be using the chemicals involved in these rules...and that the rules govern responsible operations of both the industry and the regulatory agencies involved. The rules must also include requirements for regular review and amendments of the rules to respond to ungoing research and analysis of the environmental impacts of issues governed by the rules. Science has consistently shown that what is known or thought to be known is often revealed to be erroneous and/or misguided in light of new research and emerging knowledge. This rule-making effort is serious business. The impacts are far-reaching. There are significant economic impacts not just on the glass industry and on the art world and artists who depend on its products, but also on the employees of the industry, the retailers who serve the art community and the economy of the communities involved. The health impacts of these rules must also be evaluated in light of grounded research of the potential for and/or existing demonstration of harm. Fear, supposition and imagined or media hyped harm should not influence or guide the rule making process.
15	Terri	Johanson	Terrijohanson@terrijohansonartglass.com	Terri Johanson Art Glass, member of the Oregon Glass Guild Gorge Chapter	Washington	I am a glass artist in the Columbia River Gorge and although I currently live in Washington I was a long-time Oregon resident. I have experience with state rule-making and I understand the pressures exerted by the passions of diverse stakeholders. I urge that the process resist rules responding to hypothetical and/or "what if" ideas that may be presented; but rather that the standards be set to align with scientific evidence of toxicity levels and the rules should include procedures for continued monitoring and response processes. I have extensive experience working with the 2 glass manufacturers in Portland. I know them to be responsible and responsive business people. In addition to their desire to produce the glass products that we use for our art and to make a reasonable profit, they are also people who want to be sure that they are keeping their employees, customers and communities safe and healthy. The rule-making that is currently in process MUST place equal responsibility on those who monitor and regulate the environmental impacts of manufacturing as on the manufacturers. The rules must require consistent and immediate communication with manufacturers to initiate a collaborative problem-solving process to address any real or perceived problem. Also reasonable time frames must be established for initiating or installing any equipment or process to resolve such problems. Without a positive and reasonable regulatory and monitoring process in place both industry (not just the glass industry) and the regulatory agencies that carry public responsibility for setting and monitoring the standards are vulnerable to media generated hysteria that can result in unreasoned and unfair responses. Industry cannot respond to issues that emerge beyond the existing requirements and/or without appropriate notification and problem-solving efforts between the regulators and the industry representatives. Public fear is a dynamic and powerful force which can cause undo harm to all concerned...to people who are, or imagine that they are, or may be, harmed; to regulators caught without appropriate standards grounded in real science; and to the industries impacted by the rules and the standards. The rules must set not only standards, but also a proactive ongoing process that supports a healthy environment for both the population and the industries impacted. It is highly unlikely that the recent environmental uproar in Portland was due to emissions from just the glass manufactures but also to others in the complex industrial environment that exists in the urban area. Therefore whatever rules emerge from this effort must be applied across the industrial entities that may be using the chemicals involved in these rules...and that the rules govern responsible operations of both the industry and the regulatory agencies involved. The rules must also include requirements for regular review and amendments of the rules to respond to ungoing research and analysis of the environmental impacts of issues governed by the rules. Science has consistently shown that what is known or thought to be known is often revealed to be erroneous and/or misguided in light of new research and emerging knowledge. This rule-making effort is serious business. The impacts are far-reaching. There are significant economic impacts not just on the glass industry and on the art world and artists who depend on its products, but also on the employees of the industry, the retailers who serve the art community and the economy of the communities involved. The health impacts of these rules must also be evaluated in light of grounded research of the potential for and/or existing demonstration of harm. Fear, supposition and imagined or media hyped harm should not influence or guide the rule making process.
16	CLAUDIA	SPORTELLI	CLAUDY25189@HOTMAIL.IT		ITALY	I truly believe that if we leave that the art glass dissapear we are going just to lose all the purity in the world. Glass art is a way to bring people to their purity which got lost when we start to live as adult. Please, don't leave the world to became an unbright place...	IMG_1321.JPG
17	William	Punch	bill.punch@gmail.com	Hobby Glassblower	MI	I was very lucky to have realized my life's dream when a glassblower set up shop in my small Michigan town (Williamston, Fireworks Glass). I have been taking classes ever since. Now, I cannot participate in my hobby due to the lack of glass. I had promised my son I would create glass for his wedding day on May 20th 2017 but that looks like it might not happen. Please allow these good people to maintain their art. It is important to me, and many other people, not just because it is my hobby but because it brings so much beauty into the world. -- Bill Punch
18	Karen	Sharbo	Karensharbo@me.com	Hilltop Studio	Texas	This is like asking do we really need French Horrns. Glass isn't a new creation. It dates back thousands of years....maybe more. Colored glass is an intragal part of art just as each musical instrument, eg. French Horns, are used to complete a musical score. Right now, worldwide, thousands of artists are earning a livings using colored glass in hot, warm and cold applications to earnings a living. Colored glass is the heart and soul of everything from church windows to the space industry. It adorns skyscrapers, dinner tables and fashionistas. It is significant in religious symbols and prescription eye wear. Don't throw out the baby witht the bathroom water. Right now Oregon has the finest manufactured colored glass in the world. You have an industry that feeds your locals as well as many in the world. Take a global view, please?
19	Karen	Price	karenjprice@gmail.com		Missouri	I am a glass artist who relies on fusible art glass made by Bullseye glass. I would not be able to continue as a glass artist if Bullseye was not able to continue making affordable fusible glass. Please know that glass artists like myself have invested a large amount of money in kilns, tools and supplies. Because my tools are specific to stained glass and warm glass, it would not be possible to reuse my tools in another capacity. Also, the companies which produce kilns and glass tools will also feel the repercussions of a negative decision. Please trust Bullseye Glass to produce fusible glass in a safe and responsible manner without adding additional restrictions that would decimate the industry.
20	Trisa	Swerdlow	trisa_s@yahoo.com	Trisa Swerdlow Studio	California	I depend on American made Art Glass for my business. I am an environmentalist. I believe the glass companies can and will update their systems if you give them the time (and maybe some tax credit help) to do so.	Trisa Placer Image.jpg
21	Peggy	Orosz-Boslar	Orosz789@gmail.com	Boslar Jewelry	Mi	My husband and I are glass artists. My husband, a glass artist for over 40 years is a native of Portland OR and has worked exclusively with Bullseye Glass. I have been a glass artist for 20 years and also use Bullseye Glass exclusively. We sell our work at art shows and galleries. This is how we pay our bills. The art shows bring visitors and create an influx of money into the various communities. The same with the galleries. These businesses have employees, pay local taxes and contribute to their communities. If art glass is no longer produced, not only would my husband and I stand to lose our income, but the trickle down effect will cost jobs. No need for salespeople, no need for food servers, fewer places to eat out, less local taxes being paid, less money spent on family needs, school clothes, books, fewer parents involved in schools. The list goes on and on. I live in Mi and have witnessed this many times through out the years. Local communities still have empty store fronts and children are left with fewer opportunities . Please keep in mind that art glass is not just a hobby for people. It leads to the creation of jobs and yes, beauty. Respectfully Peggy Orosz-Boslar
22	Karen	Sharbo	Karensharbo@me.com	Hilltop Studio	Texas	This is like asking do we really need French Horrns. Glass isn't a new creation. It dates back thousands of years....maybe more. Colored glass is an intragal part of art just as each musical instrument, eg. French Horns, are used to complete a musical score. Right now, worldwide, thousands of artists are earning a livings using colored glass in hot, warm and cold applications to earnings a living. Colored glass is the heart and soul of everything from church windows to the space industry. It adorns skyscrapers, dinner tables and fashionistas. It is significant in religious symbols and prescription eye wear. Don't throw out the baby witht the bathroom water. Right now Oregon has the finest manufactured colored glass in the world. You have an industry that feeds your locals as well as many in the world. Take a global view, please?
23	Angela	Cottingham	angiecottingham@hotmail.com	none	Texas	It is important that we have glass suppliers like bullseye for many different reasons. I got into glass as a major hobby after my father unexpected passed away. It is a hobby that has since then allowed me to have an escape/stress reliever ever since. There are not many glass suppliers that are able to supply quality glass. Or this particular COE that is used for fusing. There are other glass suppliers but mostly for lampworking or for stained glass. Stained glass does not need a COE rating in order to use since you are not heating it. But bullseye provides quality glass with true stable colors that allow fusing to be possible. Fusing and other uses for Bullseye glass are very important for a lot of people, some their lively hoods relay on it. For me my sanity and relieving of stress relies on it. Without Art glass I do not know what I would do. Glass is beautiful and there are so many different thing you can do with it. Even your mistakes can be refired and turned beautiful.
24	Jan	Simpson	Janatkoru@Gmail.com	Koru arts	United kingdom	Without the extremely specialist coloured glass produced by American companies such as Bullseye, Uroboros etc, myself, my employees and countless other UK based small businesses would be unable to continue in business. This would have a huge knock on effect to kiln suppliers, mold manufacturers, lighting companies, interior designers, religious institutions, who would be unable to sell their specialist products or obtain their architectural installations. The industry is much larger then is visible and many people have spent many years developing their scientific methods and techniques. Without the materials to continue this development a lot of families would have lost huge investment - in my case 17 years, in many other people's cases, a great deal more.
25	barbara	domsky	domskyglass@aol.com	domsky glass	nevada	My husband and I have been professional glass workers since 1990. We have built, and continue to build our livelihood on the art we create from fused and hot glass. This is a craft we have passed down to a new generation of emerging glass artists. to illuminate the production of the medium we require would be to remove my very ability to support myself and my family. Please we beg that you consider those who require the very glass that we have built our lives upon. and consider the devastating results of elimination.
26	Charity	Heroux	Gotdichro@yahoo.com	SOURGiRL glass art	California	Hello, I have been working with glass for the last fifteen years. Wow, to see it in print like that is amazing. I feel so fortunate to have found the art form that makes me whole. From the minute I saw dichroic glass, I was hooked. I have been madly in love ever since. I started out small, making things for myself and gifts for others, but with hard work and sacrifice (so much sacrifice) I have built a business and a name I am very proud of. I was born to make this art, and I cannot do it without companies like Bullseye and Uroboros. Over the last several months the Art Glass industry has been under fire for emissions that the companies were unaware of. As soon as they found out they were emitting the toxins they voluntarily stopped production and manufacturing using any of the compounds in question until they are able to install filtration on their furnaces. The Office of the Governor and the DEQ have made it very difficult for these companies to continue working while they try to come up to code with the new and swiftly changing regulations, but Bullseye and Uroboros have worked very hard to comply. The Cease and Desist issued by the Governor all but crippled Bullseye, prohibiting them from raising any capital to meet the new filtration requirements. But still, they have persevered. They believe in this industry. They believe that this art form must survive. I believe Bullseye glass when they say they want to comply with the new standards. I have known and worked with these people for fifteen years, they are truly GOOD people. I believe they want to make their facility as clean as they possibly can. They just need your help to do it. What I am asking for is your help to keep this American industry alive. There are no known facilities that produce the glass these companies make outside of the USA. This does not just affect fused glass but stained, flameworked, and blown glass as well. The agrument here is not against the new regs, it is against the timeline and restrictions in which the EPA and DEQ are requiring changes. Bullseye cannot stay afloat if they can't come up for air. In order for these companies to survive they need time to install the new baghouses. They need time to raise money (by making glass to sell) to be able to afford these baghouses, as they are all family owned companies. America was built on the sweat of small companies like these. So please, we need to help this amazing artform stay alive in the USA. Their closure will impact the glass art movement world wide if this industry does not survive. This is an international industry primarily made up of American companies supplying the entire world of Glass Artists. We cannot do this without you. Help us keep American jobs in America! Thank you so much for your time, Charity Ann Heroux SOURGiRL glass artÂ
27	Jill	Mooney	Jillmoon4655@gmail.com		Texas	Having recently retired I had assumed I would be having much more time to teach fused glass. Fused glass is an art and we all recognize the arts are not being taught in schools anymore so we must provide this service. Don't take this art away from the kids.
28	Carolyn	Sturdivant	cps47@bellsouth.net	Old House Glass Works	MS	I am the artist/owner of the above stated business in the State of Mississippi. I am absolutely dependent of American glass manufacturers to keep my business viable. Bullseye Glass and other Washington State glass manufacturers are under Federal pressure that has and still may force other glass businesses to close their doors. If it continues, I will also be forced to close my business. The artists that work in glass are proud that our art work is solely produced in the United States and we strongly urge you to see that this does NOT change.
29	Kathleen	White	glassclass101@gmail.com	Glass Class Art	California	i am a fused glass artist and teacher who relies on the availability of compatible glasses for my work. As I'm sure you are aware, Bullseye is part of a very small group of manufacturers of this comodity, and the loss of Bullseye or Uroboros would send this industry overseas, likely to China, where there is little oversight of the environment or the quality of the end product. Please do all that is possible to work with the industry to keep it in the US, and to make it as clean an operation as is possible. The history of American Art glass is long and proud, don't let it end here!
30	Kathleen	White	glassclass101@gmail.com	Glass Class Art	California	i am a fused glass artist and teacher who relies on the availability of compatible glasses for my work. As I'm sure you are aware, Bullseye is part of a very small group of manufacturers of this comodity, and the loss of Bullseye or Uroboros would send this industry overseas, likely to China, where there is little oversight of the environment or the quality of the end product. Please do all that is possible to work with the industry to keep it in the US, and to make it as clean an operation as is possible. The history of American Art glass is long and proud, don't let it end here!
31	Robin	Houck	houck@consolidated.net	Artsajoy!	Texas	I am an artist that works exclusively with fusible glass, making art glass cabochons for jewelry. I also have several jewelry makers that would be very disappointed if I was not able to supply them anymore!
32	Marina	Vrouvlianis	mvrouv@hotmail.com	Mrs.	MA	while growing up, I always had a yearning to collect glass art! And one day I was blessed with the opportunity to actually make this kind of art! The joy and fulfillment have been overwhelming. I would be crushed it this was lost....
33	Gayle	Bamber	Clanbamber@aol.com		California	I have been a registered nurse for almost 50 years and am still working full time. This is a demanding and offer high pressure job. I started fusing glass seventeen or eighteen years ago and hove found the creative outlet to be invaluable to my mental health. In addition to giving me a creative outlet it has given me a positive connection with many of my patients, often bringing light, color and joy to their lives. My world and theirs would be much darker without this outlet.
34	Professor Sandra	Feder	sandy_feder@hotmail.com	Sacramento City College	California	I am a college professor in California. I have been making art glass for 40 years. Colored glass is critical to what I make. These companies MUST continue to make colored glass for this art form to survive. The entire world uses colored glass created in Oregon. Don't stop production of colored glass in Oregon.
35	Dawn	LaBonte	dawnl23644@gmail.com		MA	I am very concerned as a glass artist about the situation the glass manufacturing industry is in. I am certain they want to comply with any and all regulations put forth for safe operation. It can not be done overnight. If these companies are put out of business because they cannot comply within a reasonable time frame, my livelihood and passion will be denied to me. Please allow these companies to remain open and operating till the changes are made. My future as a glass artist will be in jeopardy if the American glass industry is put out of business.
36	Dennis	Brady	brady@debrady.com	Victrian Art Glass	BC	I spent 35 years and raised my family with glass art. My 2 sons have taken over the business I created and expect to raise their family reliant on it. Loss of some glass makers will seriously harm us - BUT the bigger issue is one of environmental ethics. If a glass maker can nt make glass without distributing toxins into the environment, they should be shut down. No exception. No exemption. Clean it up or shut it down.
37	Carol	Korfin	Carol@glassgiraffe.com		California	These companies have been following all prescribed procedures and are being treated unfairly. Do not throw the baby out with the bath water. Give them a fair shake. They are willing to compromise,y
38	Rebecca	Dunbar	Dunbarrj@aol.com		Illinois	Art glass manufacturers are the foundation of numerous small businesses and craftmen alike. The long legacy of this industry in the U.S. in one that is world renowned. To put these factories, artsts and small businesses at risk combined with sending another American I did try to SE Asia is not what this country deserves. Please consider the depth of the impact of your decision. Please keep the glass manufacturing here in America.
39	Vicki	McPhail	vickimcphail55@gmail.com	The Glass Diva	Cambridge Ontario	I would like to say that the demands being put on the glass manufacturers are making it very hard for the whole glass community. I make my living from my glass work. If I am unable to keep purchasing art glass then that means you have just put me out of business and taken away my livelyhood. Please consider the impact you will be having on not just the USA but world wide for those who buy American made art glass.
40	James	Wright	vvrjim@yahoo.com	Recycled Iron and Glass	Calif	We supplement our retirement making things from Bullseye glass. We have invested heavily in glass equipment in the last two years tp loose our glass supplier would kill our small Bis
41	Sherry	Salito-Forsen	Glassicsart@gmail.com	Glassics	CA	I am a fused glass artist. I have been making my living creating glass art since 1976. I rely solely on the sheet glass that Bullseye Glass makes. If they were to go under, so would I. Please consider that there are thousands of artist who rely on their glass. Please allow them enough time to comply with requirements. Thank you Sherry Salito-Forsen www.glassicsart.com
42	Carol	Gault	cgault@rof.net	Aspen Light Imaging	Colorado	I am a strong advocate for the improvement of the quality of air and water. Bullseye glass had been asked to change their production to lessen their impact on the environment around them by Oregon. It is my understanding that they are trying to put these changes in place. So, I am confused as to why they are being penalized for not having it done in a time frame that is impossible to meet. They may to close down their production. Bullseye glass makes a product that is important to me and my company. I am new to glass fusing but have planned different products that I want to sell using Bullseye glass and other products they make. If their glass is no longer available, it will set me back many months as I try new glass for my product development. Also, I will have to source glass from out of the country at greater expense and time waiting for delivery. Also, ordering from overseas can cause more damage to the environment with shipping fuels expended and no guarantees that that company doesn't pollute their country with its production. Thank you for your consideration. Carol Gault
43	Carol	Gault	cgault@rof.net	Aspen Light Imaging	Colorado	I am a strong advocate for the improvement of the quality of air and water. Bullseye glass had been asked to change their production to lessen their impact on the environment around them by Oregon. It is my understanding that they are trying to put these changes in place. So, I am confused as to why they are being penalized for not having it done in a time frame that is impossible to meet. They may to close down their production. Bullseye glass makes a product that is important to me and my company. I am new to glass fusing but have planned different products that I want to sell using Bullseye glass and other products they make. If their glass is no longer available, it will set me back many months as I try new glass for my product development. Also, I will have to source glass from out of the country at greater expense and time waiting for delivery. Also, ordering from overseas can cause more damage to the environment with shipping fuels expended and no guarantees that that company doesn't pollute their country with its production. Thank you for your consideration. Carol Gault
44	Kim	Smith	abednego.smith@gmail.com	Creative adventures caravan	Canada	I teach fused art glass to children through out the Edmonton,Alberta area. I teach close to 4000 children each year allowing them to explore the scientific and creative potential found in art glass. I exclusively use Bullseye art glass and have created this business on my own for the past six years. As a single mom this is the only income I have to raise my children. Glass art is my life.
45	Kim	Smith	abednego.smith@gmail.com	Creative adventures caravan	Canada	I teach fused art glass to children through out the Edmonton,Alberta area. I teach close to 4000 children each year allowing them to explore the scientific and creative potential found in art glass. I exclusively use Bullseye art glass and have created this business on my own for the past six years. As a single mom this is the only income I have to raise my children. Glass art is my life.
46	Donna	McClaren	jenalib@me.com		PA	With regards to the current issues on plate glass makers - please do not forget that Nullseye and other manufacturers have already been working to resolve environmental impacts. Please remember that shutting down American industries will continue to allow foreign companies who are not as concerned with environmental issues to fill those gaps - often with substandard product. Please remember that layoffs due to closing those American manufacturers will affect your community by straining resources in an already difficult economy. Please remember that it will affect those who may not live in Oregon as well. As a single mother, my artwork supplements my income just enough that I do not have to use public assistance programs. By closing down these manufacturers, you are now actively choosing to affect more than just Oregon. Please remember these things when making your decision.
47	Dee	Janssen	dee@deejanssenglass.com	Dee Janssen GlassWorks	GA	I'm a glass artist whose livelihood depends on there being materials to create my work. I sell wholesale and retail. While I agree that the glass companies - as well as all the other manufacturing companies in Portland - need to be in compliance, I do find it troublesome that you seem to be singling out only one specific industry. These are not major corporations with deep pockets, these are small companies who need time to purchase, install and test the needed filtering equipment.
48	Kristin	Young	bulblet@hotmail.com	Short Fuse Glass	Alaska	the pressure you have put on Bullseye has already caused the one Alaska distributor of Bullseye glass to go out of business. Your cease and desist order has already therefore severely impacted my business as I no longer have a local supplier of bullseye glass. If you continue to prevent Bullseye from operating, in spite of their good faith efforts to come into compliance, you will put me out of business as well. I know a certain state governor whose opponent in the next election will receive a donation from me.
49	Kenneth	Cowan	ansilatoms@comcast.net	self-employed artist	Washington	By being reactive and draconian, you could easily sink a large part of the economy, and negatively impact thousands of people all over the country and World...even destroying their way of life and way of making a living. Please don't do that THINKING you're saving the planet. Actually do your research before making any sweeping declarations, and shutting down thriving and vital businesses.
50	Jennifer	Francis	Mommyfrancis2004@yahoo.com		AZ	I am a glass artist in AZ I order on average 10k worth of glass from Bullseye Glass every year. I have invested so much of my life into my art and love making beautiful art projects that I sell at art shows all over the west. This is my life! Please consider the people who are affected and work with the glass producers and not against them . This is an ancient art form that has been around for thousands of years and it will be China I buy my glass from if the glass makers go out of business here in the US. I like things made in America �

51	Julie	Sparks	spjule@gmail.com	Fused glass artist	Alberta Canada	As a glass artist, Bullseye has the best and safest product on the market. I have been to the area many times and believe there are many other industries that should be targeted for the same compliances. Artists like myself rely on their quality to produce a safe and superior project.
52	Clarann	Bjers	glasselegancems@gmail.com		CA	I am a glass artist in California. Im deeply concerned with the challenges and changes taking place in regards to colored glass production and availability. Not only will this effect my income but my passion. The availability of glass within the USA is crucial to this form of art. Why would the government not work with the companies, communities etc to come to a workable solution. I teach teens and children this art form. Many have said how they dont have many options in the art world...now what will the future look like to our upcoming generations if the red tape of bureaucracy force closures of our glass manufacturers? it will be a sad prospect to loose this art form because of the government s ruling......what happened to "of the people for the people".....a concept lost, freedom jeopardized for political gain.
53	danny	Beinsberger	danny.beinsberger@telenet.be	glass artist	Belgium	If production of this specialtyglass stops, it will mean that the artists all over the world will loose the colours they need to create the art objects they wanted to make...what a loss of culture...
54	Tanya	Veit	info@aaeglass.com	AAE Glass LLC	Florida	I have built a successful family glass art business in a relatively short amount of time. This I am proud of. What I am more proud of however is the amount of glass artists around the world I have been able to assist in building their businesses as well. Many have been able to leave their day jobs to pursue their passion as a glass artist. There are only a handful of colored glass manufacturers in the world and they are all in our beautiful United States, most being in your state of Oregon and the city of Portland. I truly hope that the decisions that are being made by the deq are fair, honest and based on facts, rather than guided by ulterior motives. There is a way to allow a business such as Bullseye glass to operate in a safe manner while improving air quality. Bullseye initiated immediate action to address the problem and has made it clear that they intend to be the most "clean" glass manufacturer in the world. Please allow them to conduct business under set and clear guidelines so we can assure the residents of Portland that their health is safe and we can continue to produce beautiful glass art that has been around for centuries. Thank you.