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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: 1979 Dec 19 DOC#: HD036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: CPSC Memo RE Final Report on Hair Dryer Tests for Asbestos with Handwritten Notations TO FROM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Mem orandum U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary Richard Gross, Executive Director DATE : 1 9 O F C 1379 John Bell, Director, Office of Media Relations Peter Preuss, Deputy Assoc. Exec. Direc. for iPiealth Sciences THROUGH: Andrew S. Krulwich, General CounselNL Alan H. Schoem, Assistant General Counsel^^JjA\^_, SUBJECT Final NIOSH Report on Hairdryer Tests for Asbestos CEPD has forwarded to us a copy of the letter from General Electric (GE) with their comments on the final NIOSH report on hairdryer tests for asbestos emission and Dr. Nicholson's analysis of the report. GE's comments were in response to notice provided them under section 6(b) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2057(b). While not required by law, we believe that a copy of (J G E 's letter should accompany any release of the NIOSH report _under the Freedom of Information Act. In addition, before ""any further affirmative disclosures of the NIOSH report are made, the comment of GE must be addressed in order to assure that the information we disseminate is accurate and fair in the circumstances. cc: Richard Heller David Schmeltzer, AEDCE er. ^ fGih - * * - ^ lc / fU/P* -. r [VuUfiA " 0 A" mu