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DIVISION or SCM CORPORATION FotM 136 PtwHO N U S A 4/71 FROM Mr. T. P. Taylor DATE Feb. 7, 1973 CITY Chicago, 111. - MWT #17 . ANSWERING LITTER OF SUBJECT LEAD REMOVAL - HOUSE PAINTS FOR Mr. R. J. Haviland - #30 cc: Mr. W. J. Bennis - #30 Mr. G. R. Doolittle - #30 Mr. S. T. Bowel! - DP.TRC? Mr. J. E. Southwick - " Mr. W. M. Tome - d p j r c Mr. W. G. Wickham - #150 Mr. N. S. Currie - #17 Per your letter of January 31, 1973, we have decided to continue manufacturing our oil house paints on J the current formulas,that contain less than half per\ cent lead, until the laboratory has the results of their six-months exposure test on the new lead free formulas. I We have been able to handle the problem of "stickering" the Chicago area requirements and do not feel that this problem is that great to convert to the new temporary formulas. We will wait until we receive the National release on the new formulas. a I 93 GLD007120