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RONALD J CIANCIO ATTORNEY IVI I L E S MILES LA B O R A TO RIES, INC ELKHART, INDIANA 4 6 5 1 4 TELEPHONE 219-262-7127 CABLE ADDRESS M ILESLABS TELEX 2 5 8 -4 5 0 J a n u a ry 23, 1974 Hearing Clerk Food and Drug A dm inistration Room 6 -86 5600 F is h e rs Lane R ockville, M aryland 20852 D ear Sir: Re: Com m ents on P roposal entitled "A sbestos P a rtic le s in Food and D rugs" A ppearing in the F ed eral R egister of Septem ber 28, 1973, (38 FR 27076) We have previously indicated to you our intention to file com m ents with resp ect to the above captioned m atter and asked for an extension of tim e within which to file such com m ents. During this tim e period we review ed the data which we had accum ulated with resp ect to th is m atter as well as the com m ents subm itted by the P harm aceutical M anufacturers A ssociation. It was determ ined that the com m ents previously subm itted by the PMA adequately express the concerns of M iles L aboratories, Inc. and that it would not be n e ce ssa ry for M iles to file com m ents sep arately . We thank you fo r y o u r c o n sid e ra tio n in extending the tim e fo r subm ittin g com m ents which enabled us to a sse ss the necessity of filing sep arate com m ents. Yours very truly R JC /k m