Want to Learn More?  Attend the MP&M Forum at IPC Printed Circuits EXPO!

During the MP&M Forum, EPA Assistant Project Manager Michael Ebner will
present an overview of the proposed rule and answer your questions.
Following the EPA presentation, our expert industry panel will talk about
flaws in the proposed rule, how it could affect your facility, and what you
can do to help fix the rule.

The MP&M Forum will be presented as part of IPC Printed Circuits EXPO
held in Anaheim, California April 1-5.  The MP&M Free Forum will be held on
Tuesday, April 3rd from 10 am to 12 noon and is free to all who
pre-register.  For information on IPC Printed Circuits EXPO visit our
website at www.ipcprintedcircuitexpo.org.

EPA has estimated that 7 PWB Facilities that will be forced to close under
proposed EPA Effluent Guidelines for Metal Products and Machinery (MP&M).
An additional 301 facilities are expected to have difficulty financing
compliance investments or on-going business investments as a result of the
rule.   EPA has estimated the total annualized cost (in 1996 dollars) of the
recently proposed effluent guidelines for PWB facilities to be $147.1
million for the PWB industry or slightly over a quarter million
per-facility.  For more information about the MP&M rule, visit the ipc
website at www.ipc.org/html/MPMwebsite.htm.

Fern Abrams
Director of Environmental Policy
IPC - The Association Connecting Electronic Industries
1400 Eye Street NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC  20005
202-638-6219
fax 202-638-0145