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A JOSCFH % KELLER gCKOMCg. MCCNMAN CNALC* M WCCHAM WILLIAM N. RpRflMEftANI, U* MALCOLM 0. MaEARTmuR WAV*,* V. 0LACK MARTIN W ftCRCVIC JOMN I. CLDRCD carole c. MAitmft MICHAEL P. MORMONC mark fox evens JOHN ft. OUfttC* reter l. si la crue CHRIftTlNC A. MEAGHER SHIRLEY ft. rUJVMOTO LAWRENCE R. NALNIN Ralm a. immmoms tTER A. SYS*CM COWARD L. KORWCK CRRCNCE D. JONES MARY MARTHA MCNAMARA John#. Richards* C. DOUGLAS jarrett ftHULA A. MILLAR RUSSELL M. POX JAN M. RAHlTKO ILCNC RlNOtL HELLER SUSAN r. CONTi SUSAN J. BLUM PATRICK J. H^RO** S. CRAIG TAwtriST DAVID M. JETT MAUREEN A, O'CONNELL** HAMM C. EDtLftERQ* NINA M. ftlNftTClN*** SRiAN D. RONDO**** MARK A SIEVERS*** AOMITTCO IN PENNSYLVANIA ONLY "ADMITTED IN VIRGINIA ONLY ADMITTED IN MARYLAND ONLY LAW OFFICES Keller and Heckman 1150 1T' STREET. N.W. SUITE lOOO WASHINGTON. D.C. 20036 (SOS:) 050-5000 June 29, 1987 SCIENTIFIC STAPP DANIEL $. O'KLCR DURWARO ' DODGEM CHARLES V. ftftCDCR TELEX Aft ftftftSl TELECOPIER (202) CARLE ADDRESS "KELMAN" WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMftCR (202) 956-5641 Mr. William L. McClain, Esquire Vista Chemical Company P.O. Box 19029 Houston, Texas 77224 Re: EPA STATUS OF BISPHENOL-A Dear Bill: As a matter of interest and in case you were not aware, ;,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated a final test rule on Bisphenol-A under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). See 21 C.F.R. 5799.940; 51 Fed. Reg. 33047 (Sept. 18, 1986). This rule requires that manufacturers and processers of Bisphenol-A conduct a 90 day subchronic inhalation toxieity test. The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) has established a task force on BPA to coordinate compliance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Cordially yours. Peter L. de la Cruz UEM-t44505