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1 .59. State whether defendant was ever aware of any standards or regulations set by any government entity or by any trade or safety association concerning quality of air relating to asbestos exposure at any time from 1940 to 1975. If so, as to each such standard or regulation, state: (a), the verbatim content of each; (b) the name and address of the entity or association who set each; (c) the date it was first drafted; (d) the date it was first enacted; (e) the date defendant first became aware of it;. (f) all actions defendant undertook as a result of each; (g) the title, author, substance, and date of any report or other written communication concerning such standards or regulations, and the name, address, job title of the current custodian of all such reports or' other written communication, (or alternatively attach copies of each hereto); (h) attach hereto copies of each such standard or regulation; (i) whether defendant disseminated such standards or regulations to any other person or entity; and if so, set forth the name and address of said entity, the date of dissemination, and the substance of what was disseminated. ANSWER: (a) GM is aware that various standards and regulations have been proposed, published or enacted by government agencies and trade and safety associations concerning the quality of air relating to "asbestos ex posure". However, since GM is unaware of all of the agencies or associations which may have been engaged in this activity, it is unable to further respond to this Inter-: rogatory. GM is aware of relevant regula tions which concern General Motors employees while working within GM operating units. GM is unable to say when each of the regulations were drafted or the dates upon which it. first 8002 0552 rr? PRODUCED BY PORD