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ASBESTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE P.O.Bcx 239, Pompton Lakes, N.J. 07442 November 5, 1965 To*. Members of the Board of Governors Subject: Environmental and Medical In-Plant Occupational Eealth Study of the Asbestos Products Industry. At the Board of Governors meeting on October 7,1965, our legal counsel P.Jay Plooken reported that Dr. L. J. Cralley, who has been in charge of the above study, was somewhat apprehensive that insufficient funds would be made available for continuation of the program on a proper scale. Mr. Plocken stated that he understood that appropriation O requests inside the Department of BEN by the Division of Occupational-~ 'H Health were now being prepared for the next fiscal year. Ee stated that he believed Dr. Cralley was, in a diplomatic way, inquiring whether it would bo appropriate for the industry represented by ATI ; . ' -:J3 to indicate to the appropriate officials. In the Division our interest 1 in having the program continued in an adequate manner. :-- The Board of Governors expressed the desire to cooperate in any way ^ that they properly could with the Public Eealth Service, as they have t In the past, and instructed the Secretary to contact Dr. Cralley and obtain further information. * H. - The Secretary contacted Dr. Cralley who suggested that it wc^ld be advisable for the Secretary to discuss this matter with Mr. C.L.' Sheckler of J/M Carp* inasmuch as he had had the opportunity to give; ' Mr. Sheckler further Information when they met at a recent meeting of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation held in Pittsburgh, 0ct.20-21st:i ** ... Accordingly, the Secretary and Mr. Flocken met with Hr. Sheckler on November 2, 1965: Dr. E.W. Smith also sat in on this meeting. ,, t , Mr. Sheckler conveyed the information he had obtained in his conver sation with Dr. Cralley and asked that our members regard the inform ation as "very confidential" From his comments the Secretary can report: (a) About one-third of the field work has been done to date. This has covered the working area of about J3800 people. About four nor years of field work remain to be done. The total project,covering both analytical and field work, will take about five years. While no analytical work has been done to date, this could be done con currently with the remaining field work when further data has been accumulated. (b) Appropriations are on an annual basis and moneys are earmarked on a project basis. To date there has been no money earmarked for the asbestos project as such. Last year (presumably fiscal year June 1964 to June 1965) PES spent about $90,000 on the asbestos project. Dr. Cralley*s Division has requested specific money for the asbestos project in the past but it has never been actually apprcplated and earmarked for that purpose. The money spent to date a> been ''borrowed"--through internal administrative action-- from other projects. A five year appropriation for the "Environmental Stddy has been requested but no money has been requested for the Analyt ical" study. THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF 7~BB0023503 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. --------------------- ' ' ^ / Page -2- ,//</`r f (e) W have be a advised that a couaitt of industry people appointed by ATI to express the opinion of the industry as to the need and desirability for continuation of the jinvironmental Study would be an appropriate technique for approaching the budget d el ision makers. The Secretary could advise Dr. Cralley of our interest. He could then inform his immediate superior, Dr. Murray Brown, who in turn could arrange for the committee to meet Dr. Phillip tee. Assis tant Secretary of Medical Affairs, Department of E2f#, in Vashinxton, D.C. It is entirely possible that such a contact would be sufficient to stimulate administrative decisions on budget allocation. Howeven-^ (ft in order to bring this interest of the industry to Dr. Leefs attent&enOj in sufficient time to permit action on the upcoming PES budget, O .,.1 Dr. Lee should be contacted no later than December 1st, 1965. (d) It seems practicable to suggest that the committee consist of u' about four or five people and might be made up of those who are familiar with industrial hygiene and manufacturing problems. --1 (e) Mr. Sheclcler has learned from usually reliable sources that Drs. I.J. Selikoff and J. Churg, of Hourt Sinai Eospital in Hew Yorl^S who were co-chairmen of the Conference on Biological Effects of ,, Asbestos sponsored by the Hew York Academy of Sciences in October o~- 1964, have .obtained a Federal grant from the National Institutes of ZL\ Health for a project entitled "Asbestos Exposure related to Cancer H in the General Population". One of the things they apparently intend- - to inquire into is wether the problem is limited to industrial use or is one potentially a problem for the general community. Whiled the size of the grant is not known, presumably Drs. Selikoff and Churg will be able to get additional money as their needs d tvelop. Their project could be extended for years to come with un-merited adverse publicity for asbestos a not unlikely by- product. The Secretary and counsel have discussed the above information and recommend to the Board of Governors that a representative committee be formed to convey to Dr. Cralley and his superiors the interest of ATI members in having the PES itovironmental Study continued and t express the hope that an adequate appropriation or use of available funds can be made to Insure its continuation on a suitable scale and its completion with all reasonable speed consistent with its purpos es. Because there'lsn't much time between now and December 1st, we have to act promptly if we are going to act at all. It may save time if the Secretary could be instructed by telephone as to how the Board of Governors wishes to proceed. Phone: 839-2216 Area Code 201 r IS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF G INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICAi e.D ' PPG-INDUSTRIES, INC,___ ;4798 |~SfQ02352iLi