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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460 2 9 AUG 1979 OFFICE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES Mr. B. J. Pigg Executive Director Asbestos Information 1745 Jefferson Davis Arlington, Virginia Association Highway 22202 Dear Mr. Pigg: Thank you for your letter of July 31, 1979 containing comments on the IIT Research Institute (IITRI) report "Exposure to Asbestos". We are not planning to publish and distribute the IITRI report. However, if we receive any specific requests for it, we will attach the comments from the Asbestos Information Association/North America and Johns-Manville Corporation. Since we are required to include the report in our public 'information file, we will also include your comments. The purpose of the report was to help us set priorities and review possible problem uses of asbestos. We do not plan to make any more extensive use of it as a reference document in support of future rulemaking procedures. If you have any other comments, please do not hesitate to send them. Sincerely John P. DeKany Deputy Assistant Administrator for Chemical Control MMRE00012589 R 00003914