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IL Lead Industries Association, Inc. 1*1 Maeeon Avenue Nm Ye*. N V. 10017 Telephone: (lit) *7*00*0 m lovaabar 5, 19T3 4 y SUBJECT: EFA'a CATALYTIC CONVERTER STUDIES t o m HMBzns or rax l ead h c x s t r ix s a s s o c ia t io n , r*c.: Tou are undoubtedly aware of racant nev* atarlaa dealing vlth EPA's newly 41c ovarad nisglving* about the u*a of the catalytic coovertar. EPA's researcher* ara n<* concerned about tha possible hazard* involved In tha u*a of thla device which would require the use of unleaded gasoline, for your Informa tion, va ara attaching a copy of a nev* release o d this subject by Senator John V. Tunney of California to which the EPA aaaoraa* dua co the coovarter was attached. Va thought thla lnforaatloo alght be helpful in any discus*loos you alght have vlth your eaployees, ccnssunlty opinion leaders and, aesbera of Congress. It certainly puts a nev light on the lead and gasoline issue. Very truly your*, Philip I. Robinson Executive Vice President Lead Industrie* Association PEJ.-akl Enclosure iiKit rVoa JEJATOr. J3H3 V. TUKdCT hoen i 2O2/225-;5j0 Contacts* Jack UcPocnld Sherry Saudnars for lllMEOIATt fteleaslf October It, 197) f Senator John V. Tunnay (0*CalIf.)*satd. today that a meant I high lava) Envlronoental Protection Agancy aaaorandua Indicatas that tha catalytic convartar "say ha nothing more that Frankenstein monster.** - .* A * I hava long argued that It will coat Anar l can ato tar lata i? ill Iona of doltara. annually because of poor nltaaga and requent repairs," Tunnay said. i "Sow an Intarnal EPA memorandum reporta that la say i ollute our air with b o ra daagaroua polaona than It waa aup* ^ 'sed to ellrilmete. "If nothing oara, tha EPA nano ahoutd result In a coop lata and Intensive re-exaalnlation of whether tho device should ha Installed In our autos. Tha nano substantiates tha need for an lomadlate program to duvelop an alternative to tha Intarnal combustion angina, which 1 long hava advocated? , "The d o b o sake* clear It would ba extremely reckleit to allow the State of California to ba used a* tho guinea pig for testing tha affects of tha catalyst until tha dangers of eolations of acid aerosols, suspended sulfates and noble metals are fully determined. note 9 uin-.ti JWM!> W N 3518.01 MEPA Assistant Adnlnlstretor Stanley CraenfI led's neao says that delay In th* use of the catalyst for ona year would 'not greatly affact p ojactad reductions la aobfeat lavala of carbon aonoxlde and photochealcal oxidants.'* I* fact ha atataa that 'the difference* are not likely to be a detected by existing anblant air aoaltorlag stations.' MA delay obviously Is needed la order to assure thorough and systeaatlc testing of these highly Questionable devices* "On the other ha there should be no relaxation of our air Quality standards. "Consequently, 1 plan to press ahead with ay bill for an Alternative to the Internal coabustlon engine. hocrlngs already have been bald, and the Coanerce shortly will act on the aeesVire. M Extensive * Conalttee * * l # . Attached Is the CPA aeao* '' III I5X-7J -<