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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1977 May 19 DOC TALC183 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from US Congress to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington D.C. 20515 May 19 1977 Hon U.S. S. John Byington Chairman Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington D.C. 20207 Dear Chairman Byington that the Consumer Product Safety Commission We are deeply concerned containing spackling compounds in finally commencing action against to ban these decorative fireplace ash and tremolitic talc elected not products immediately under authority provided by the Federal Hazardous under the Consumer Product Substances Act choosing instead to proceed Safety Act a much slower process correlation between exposure to small concen- In our view the proven and the development of lung cancer and meso- trations of airborne asbestos imminent classification of these products as an thelioma amply justifies their immediate ban under Section hazard to the public health and warrants 2 q 2 of the FHSA We understand that it was the feeling of a majority of the Commission action under the CPSA while slower would be less susceptible that regulatory that the decision does not necessarily represent to legal challenges and thus imminent hazard a determination that these products do not constitute an the Commission since it We hope this is the case and strongly urge ban from under CPSA authority now to seek an immediate chose to proceed in Section 12 Imminent Hazards of the the courts under authority provided Consumer Product Safety Act We would appreciate further clarification issue as it relates of the Commission's position on the imminent hazard would like to to consumer products containing asbestos and in particular legal action under know whether the Commission is considering initiating Section 12 for information as to what steps the We would also be grateful hazards presented by other Commission is taking to seek out and evaluate wallboard products containing asbestos -~ brake linings modeling compounds to seek an immediate and textured paints for example Given the authority ban under Section 12 for those products known already to be unreasonably hazardous developing it would seem irresponsible a final standard under CPSA to spend for only months possibly years a few products while leaving many others in the same category untouched Thank you for your attention . Sincerely Re tre Le) ine / a eee Berkley Bedell Fal Zon Patterson Dark | Tom Barkin pe, Mancelo Mancelo . Andrew Andrew Maguire Magine Magine Magine Magine Magine | : James H Sc[ heuer _f - } ~ } _ me diye fe 4 iz EAL a a ted Shirley Chisholm / oy > 4 ff Ao veer ae na J /t fem 7 CA a a wr og * ro "o " an , r] a vi A ^' / v , wv SS afd 4 i e StepheLn. Neal Cages Le cc All Commissioners