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FILE NAME: Chrysler (CHRY) DATE: 2003 July 2 DOC#: CHRY156 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Invoice w ith 2006 Cover Letter from Barry Castleman Page 1 of 1 Dr. Barry Castleman From: To: Sent: Attach: Subject: "Dr. Barry Castleman" <bcastleman@earthlink.net> <simons.tom@epa.gov> Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:32 PM exp_bill_3_30_03.pdf Gold Book Dear Mr. Simons, I am writing to add a document to the file on the EPA brake mechanic guidarfce document. It is a copy of the invoice from the consulting firm, Exponent, to Daimler/Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors for "Technical Support - Asbestos Litigation," dated July 2, 2003. The last entry, "Prepare Materials to Challenge 1986 EPA," appears to refer to services in connection with the request received the following month by EPA to withdraw the excellent 1986 brochure, "Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease among Mechanics." If so, it would be consistent with the range of other services in the invoice and with the publication of recent reviews by Exponent authors, purporting to disprove the accepted view that brake mechanics' asbestos exposures cause asbestos diseases. It is also unusual and noteworthy that the Morgan Lewis law firm that submitted the request to EPA to withdraw the Gold Book never publicly identified its clients in this matter. If this bill does refer to work in connection with the push to get EPA to officially withdraw the Gold Book, it would follow that this really is an organized effort to use the EPA to generate evidence useful in defending damage suits brought by sick mechanics and their family members. The "collateral damage" to public health could be substantial, if EPA was to downplay brake hazards in response to this "Request for Correction of Information". This appears to be a clear case of abuse of the so-called Data Quality Act. Please place this comment and the invoice in the docket OPPT-2003-0074. I take this occasion to salute the dedicated civil servants at EPA who have worked hard to protect the public from asbestos hazards all these years. Barry Castleman, ScD Environmental Consultant P.O. Box 188 Garrett Park, MD 20896 USA Tel: 301-933-9097 Email: 6/16/2006 Exponent INVOICE f.'Vir.si' wakr ihtik! ,v ; H"Cllv:K. SK`. PI :-,i.il.B-.e ,'T. xJ'.7J5U3.*'S0j-0D.1cxp3'.. i.:0 2 !:u ;m; iN<H:'.nf s4.--s - f t + i :-i-t:i*ra! Ta.% H >: ~7 o ;iX y i> .: MICHAEL SULLIVAK CLARK KILL 500 WOODWARD AVENUS, SUITE 35C0 DETROIT, >11 48226-3435 JInulvyo ic2,e N2Ce3.3 95100 Pre'ject N e . B61964.00 ' Professional Services for the period ending May 30, 2003 TECHNICAL SUPPORT - .ASBESTOS LITIGATION Services Expenses Task- 0413 ADDRESS PEER REVIEW' COMMENTS MANUSCRIPT 13.096.00 457.00 Task: 0420 REV MASTER STATE OR ART EX BASED AKMDT 1 , 000.00 Task: 0421 REVISED MASTER EPIDEMIOLOGY EXHIBIT 780.00 136.20 Task: 0^22 UPDATE MECHANIC MESO/LUNG CANCER MATERIA 2,212.50 1,001.17 Task: 0427 ASSIST DEPOSITION OF ALAN SMITH 11.675.00 747.17 Task: 0423 PREPARE MASTER SET OF PATHOLOGY EXHIBITS 6,605.00 288.00 Task; 2301 BRAKE DUST BIOLOGICAL STUDY PROPOSAL ' - 3,405.00 156.0C Task: 2801 RICHTER PREPARATION 1,500.00 66. Task: 2201 PREPARE MATERIALS 'TO CHALLENGE 1986 EPA 1,030.00 80.26 Tbtal this invoice 41,303.50 2,932.42 Total 13,553.00 1,000.00 316.20 3,213.67 H ,4z2.1 / 6.893.00 3.561.00 1,566.62 1,110.25 44,235,22 ** SEE BELCW FOR YOUR PORTION TO PAY ** DAIMLER CHRYSLER -CORP. FORD MOTOR CO. GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 314,745.31 314,745.31 $14,745.31 :- \u ;v m .iv nus ta c v .' cm .-- M c im -o- h .;s i o n u m u n , ? ..S n u l l * i v iv i v v il . J.:Vs ;%.*: !M W -.V -.'.U . t i u h jv t't Sii ! I i f '. . |k " li> M isure o r o p e r , fv ;!u . nivM 'i- n - U n r i n r i.:v m-.jksU - : 'u n y:>. i 1-- v; U . Ml M A . i ll. fLV . i.% s. . HU y.U -X l '%,1>r " f. . r c - . lr o ; * V > S-- fch;: -`! k v*. S i n ? u . iW c-.-.n \ \ *. v k [< *i:-.v k >*' < * : <AV ,1' 1 n it,- iw |!t-o i M w . u r m 'K/>7 PRODUCED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY UPaPyOmNeRnEtOED1vPrT PAUS0C0C089