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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20207
Barry Castleman 4406 Oxford Street P.O. Box 188 Garrett Park, MD 20896
March 14, 2005
RE: FOIA Request S-2004120102; subject: Asbestos in Hair Dryers
Dear Mr. Castleman
This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission). The records from the Commission files responsive to your request have been processed and copies of the releasable responsive records are enclosed.
Enclosed are copies of the Commission's index on Asbestos.
This completes the processing of your request. The cost to the Commission to perform the searches and prepare this information was $50.00. In this instance, we have decided to waive the charges. Thank you for your interest in consumer product safety. Should you have any questions, contact us by letter, facsimile (301) 504-0127 or telephone (301) 504-7923.
A~~uQt '{~fralegal Sincerely,
Freedom of I~:mation Div.
Office of the Secretary
Enclosure
U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20207
INDEX OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
A copy of this index pertaining to the matter about which you inquired is being provided to assist you in describing the specific documents of interest. Shou!d you wish to request copies of any of the documents on the index, submit a new request and RETURN a copy of the index with the requested documents marked or circled.
We must have your written expression that you will bear the costs of the processing of your request. Also please indicate the purpose of your organization or your need for the information. Fees charged for duplication and file se!lrching and any fees to be waived are different for commercial use requesters, non-commercia!, educational and research institutions, news media, and "others," including consumers and p!aintiff attorneys.
The Commission's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations at 16 C.F.R. 1015.9, provide for the charging of fees resulting from the processing of FOIA requests. Among other charges, the fee schedule allows for the charges for file search time at $12.00 an hour for clerical personnel and $19.60 an hour for professional personnel and $0.10 a page for duplication services.
If you have questions regarding this procedure, write or call the Commission's Freedom of Information Division, telephone (301) 504-0785.
Freedom of Information Officer Office of the Secretary U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, D.C. 20207
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Memorandum from OPM to the Commission re: Interim Report on Asbestos in Homes Investigation, with HS memorandum of Aug. 21, 1986; 56 pages - 9/17/86
Copy of letter to EPA re: Comments on proposed rule on asbestos; 2 pages 9/18/86
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Labeling of Asbestos-Containing Household Products; Enforcement Policy; 3 pages FR Vol. 51, No. 185 - 9/24/86
Minutes of Commission Meeting approving with specified revisions publication in the Federal Register of an enforcement policy for asbestos in consumer products; also approving with specified revisions a letter to EPA; 5 pages - 10/9/86
Memorandum from OPMB to the Commission re: Phase One Report of Asbestos-inHome Monitoring Study, with copy of HS memorandum re: Report on first round of air sampling of asbestos in homes; 15 pages - 2/24/88
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Memorandum from OPM to the Commission re: Interim Report on Asbestos in Homes Investigation, with HS memorandum of Aug. 21, 1986; 56 pages - 9/17/86
Copy of letter to EPA re: Comments on proposed rule on asbestos; 2 pages 9/18/86
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Labeling of Asbestos-Containing Household Products; Enforcement Policy; 3 pages FR Vol. 51, No. 185 - 9/24/86
Minutes of Commission Meeting approving with specified revisions publication in the Federal Register of an enforcement policy for asbestos in consumer products; also approving with specified revisions a letter to EPA; 5 pages - 10/9/86
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Memorandum from OGc to the Commission re: Asbestos in consumer products: Options, with OGC memorandum re: Asbestos in consumer products-labeling options, June 19, 1986; OPM memorandum re: asbestos in products labeling, June 16, 1986; 10 pages - 6/19/86
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Minutes of Commission Meeting directing staff to issue a safty alert; to inform by mail firms distributing asbestos-containing consumer products that the labeling requirements of FRSA section 2(p) apply, and to draft an enforcement policy making the same notification to the public; and further directed staff to draft for Commission approval a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), expressing the Commission's concerns about asbestos in consumer products, urging EPA to move forward with its proposed ban of asbestos products, and informing EPA of the Commission's actions; 2 pages - 6/26/86
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Abestos in consumer products: Implementing documents, with RS memorandum, undated and vote sheets; 23 pages - 7/18/86
Memorandum from OPM to the Commission re: Asbestos in consumer products: Draft enforcement policy; 1 page 8/4/86
Memorandum from OGc to the Commission re: Asbestos in consumer products: Implementing documents, with vote sheets; 12 pages - 8/25/86
Memorandum from OPM to the Commission re:Revision of draft enforcement policy on asbestos in consumer products, with Tabs A-C; 30 pages 8/27/86
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Briefing package of 5/7/86 (cont'd.) Tab D - EC memorandum, April 10, 1986 EC memorandum re: Asbestos products sales estimates, Aug. 30, 1985 EC memorandum re: Asbestos products: Potential costs and benefits of substitutes, May 8, 1985 EC memorandum re: Asbestos cement sheet, April 19, 1985 EC memorandum re: Update on asbestos products, March 15, 1985 Tab E - HS memorandum re: Toxicology of fibrous asbestos substitutes, Feb. 28, 1986 Tab F - Addition Asbestos Products (Currently Sold) to Carcinogen Ranking System, prepared by HSHE Tab G - HS memorandum, April 22, 1986 EP memorandum, April 25,
1986 OIPA memorandum, April 21,
1986 CARM memorandum, May 2, 1986
Memorandum from OEX to the Commission re: Materials for consideration of asbestos in products: Options, with draft letter to EPA; 6 pages 5/21/86
Memorandum from CA to Chairman Dawson re: Use of Section 15 to eliminate continued distribution of consumer products containing asbestos;2 pages 5/21/86
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Abstract of a Canadian press release re: Asbestos: EPA notice of proposed rulemaking; 7 pages -
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Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: Asbestos in the Home, with Tabs A-C; 32 pages - 9/26/84 Tab A - Mailgram from Paul O'Connell, American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc., Oct. 19, 1981 Tab B - "Asbestos in the Home," CPSC/EPA, Aug. 1982 Tab C - HS memorandum re: ASHI Asbestos in Homes Study Data," Sept. 10, 1984
Memorandum from HS to Chairman Steorts re: Asbestos in the home: talking points; 3 pages - 10/9/84
Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: EPA asbestos in buildings survey; 2 pages - 10/26/84
Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: Announcement of a Section 9 deferral on asbestos; 4 pages 2/1/85
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Asbestos in consumer products: Options (consisting of: OPM memorandum of May 7, 1986, with Tabs A-G; OEX memorandum of May 7, 1986; OGC memoranda of May 7, 1986); 165 pages - 5/7/86 Tab A - Chronology of Commission Actions Tab B - HS memorandum, March 28, 1986 HS memorandum re: Update on the health effects of asbestos exposure since the 1983 CHAP report, Aug. 1, 1985 Tab C - HS memorandum re: Report on the results of the asbestos product fiber release testing, Oct. 18, 1985
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Federal Register Notice - CPSC Hair Dryers Containing Asbestos; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to Regulate Under the Consumer Product Safety Act; 1 page FR Vol. 47, No. 124 - 6/28/82
Memoandum from HS to the Commission re: Recommended candidates for membership on the Commission's Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel for Asbestos; 168 pages 11/29/82
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Memorandum from OGc to the Commission re: Additional information from two nominees to CHAP on asbestos; 2 pages - 12/14/82
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Memorandum from Commissioner Sloan to OS re: Vote on CHAP membership; 1 page -
(List of applicants: Approved 12/15/82)
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Additional information on CHAP nominees; 2 pages - 12/21/82
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Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Federal Asbestos Task Force, with HS memorandum of March 1, 1983, and vote sheets; 10 pages 3/1/83
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Request for extension of CHAP on asbestos, with letter of April 20, 1983 from Norton Nelson, Chairman, CHAP, memorandum from HS, undated, and vote sheets; 9 pages - 5/13/83
Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Asbestos; 160 pages - 7/83
Memorandum from HS to Chairman Steorts re: Asbestos in the home briefing
sheet; 3 pages - 8/31/84
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Briefing package of 1/15/82 (cont'd.) Tab C - (cont'd.) Letter from B. J. Pigg, Asbestos Information Association, Sept. 14, 1981
Letter from B.J. Pigg, Asbestos Information Association, to Commissioner Zagoria re: Staff's recommendation regarding appointment of a chronic hazards advisory panel (CHAP) on asbestos, with attachments; 33 pages - 2/11/82
Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: Asbestos general order, with Table I - Summary of responses and evaluation of Group I products; 2 pages 3/1/82
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Letter from B.J. Pigg, Asbestos Information Association, to Commissioner Zagoria re: the development and publication of a booklet concerning asbestos, with attachments; 22 pages 3/12/82
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on asbestos, with draft notice and vote sheets; 17 pages 3/26/82
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Chronic Hazards Advisory Panel on Asbestos; Invitation to Submit Suggestions for Scientists to Serve as Members; 2 pages FR Vol. 47, No. 78 - 4/22/82
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission
re: Withdrawal of hair dryer procedural rule, with draft notice and vote sheets; 8 pages - 6/11/82
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Memorandum to file transmitting report entitled: "Risk Assessment of Exposure to Asbestos Emissions from Hand-Held Hair Dryers (7/30/80); 32 pages 7/23/81
Memorandum to file transmitting report entitled: "Review of Commission Actions on Asbestos in Hair Dryers (7/27/79); 19 pages - 7/23/81
Memorandum from CACA to the Commission re: Asbestos-containing hair dryers; 11 pages 8/25/81
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Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: Asbestos General Order, with Tabs A-E; 34 pages - 1/8/82
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Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Appointment of a chronic hazard advisory panel to review the carcinogenicity of asbestos (consisting of: HS memorandum of Jan. 5, 1982, with Tabs A-C; OGC memorandum of Jan. 15, 1982, with vote sheets) - 1/15/82 Tab A - New CPSA provisions for chronic hazard advisory panels Tab B - General Risk Assessment for Asbestos, Draft July 14, 1981 Health Hazards of Asbestos
Tab C - Letter from Joseph Highland, Environmental Defend Fund Nov. 17, 1981
Letter from A. Karim Ahmed, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Nov. 13, 1981
Letter from Dr. Paul Kotin,
Nov. 19, 1981
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Memorandum from OS to OPM/OGC transmitting submissions 1-84 received in compliance with general order - 2/20/81
Excerpt from Minutes of Commission Meeting granting several requests and extending the deadline for submission of information in response to CPSC's general order concerning consumer products containing asbestos; 1 page 3/4/81
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Extension of Time for Submission of Information under General Order; 1 page - FR Vol. 46, No. 42 - 3/4/81
Memorandum from OS to OGC/OPM transmitting submission 85 100 received in response to general order - 3/20/81
Memorandum from HS to the Commission transmitting report entitled: "Proceeding of the National Workshop on Substitutes for Asbestos; 689 pages - 3/24/81
Memorandum from HS to the Commission re: Asbestos content of selected clay-based products, with memorandum from HSHL; 2 pages - 3/26/81
Letter from American Retail Federation re: EPA recordkeeping requirements on asbestos; 3 pages - 4/10/81
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Asbestos general order: Need for follow-up effort by staff, with HS memorandum, undated; 5 pages - 7/10/81
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Copy of letter from Tatiana Roodkowsky, Chamber to Comerce of the United States, requesting that the Commission not issue the general order on asbestos in its present form and that the Commission reconsider the order through the public hearing process; 1 page - 11/7/80
Copy of letter from Robert L. Holding, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, urging discussion of the revised general order in a public meeting with the Commission; 2 pages - 11/12/80
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Revised asbestos general order with vote sheets; 40 pages - 11/17/80
Minutes of Commission Meeting Approving the general order on asbestos containing products as revised and circulated to the Commission on Nov. 17, 1980; 2 pages - 11/19/80
Economic Impact of Labeling Requirement for Selected Asbestos Containing Appliances, prepared by Arthur D. Little; 66 pages - 12/80
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Consumer Products Containing Asbestos General Order for Submission of Information; 13 pages - FR Vol. 45, No. 247 12/22/80
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Extension of time for submission of information under asbestos general order, with letter from J.C. Penney of Feb. 9, 1981; letter from GAF Corp. of Feb. 19, 1981; copy of
letter to Bob Sherman, Society of
Plastics Industries, and vote sheets; 13 pages - 2/20/81
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Memorandum from OS to the Commission re: Asbestos in hair dryers: Risk Assessment, with memorandum from HS of Sept. 22, 1980, and report entitled "Carcinogenic Hazard from the Use of AsbestosContaining Hairdryers: Critiques of a Relative Risk Assessment"; 14 pages - 9/22/80
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Staff review of comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking on asbestos (consisting of: HS memorandum of Sept. 16, 1980, with Tabs A-D; OGC memorandum of Sept. 30, 1980); 113 pages9/30/80 Tab A - OS memorandum, Feb. 20, 1980 Tab B - HICP memorandum, June 18, 1980 Tab C - ESEE memorandum, May 1, 1980 Tab D - ESHL memorandum, Aug. 8, 1980
Memoranda from OGC to the Commission re: Revised asbestos general order with Tabs A-D, and seven (7) comments from various companies and associations received by the General Accounting Office; 197 pages 10/30/80 Tab A - Revised general order Tab B - CPSC's response to seven (7) comments from various companies and associations, Oct. 9, 1980 Tab C - Letter from GAO, Oct. 28, 1980 Tab D - Letter to various companies requesting delay issuance of the asbestos general order until the Commission adopts regulations under section 6, CPSA, Oct. 15, 1980
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Minutes of Commission Meeting re: Discussion of draft general order that would require manufacturers (including importers) and private labelers of specified categories of consumer products containing asbestos to furnish certain information to the Commission; 2 pages - 5/21/80
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Draft asbestos general order, with vote' sheets and dissenting opinion on question 5 of asbestos general order by Commissioner Zagoria; 29 pages - 5/22/80
Copy of letter to Elmer B. Staats, General Accounting Office, requesting review and clearance of the enclosed reporting requirement in connection with the general order concerning products containing asbestos, with general order; 34 pages - 6/10/80
Minutes of Commission Meeting authorizing issuance of general order that would require manufacturers (including importers) and private labelers of specified consumer products containing asbestos to furnish the Commission with certain information concerning these products, with dissenting opinion (on question 5) by Commissioner Zagoria, and dissenting opinion (on certain questions) by Commissioner Pittle; 11 pages 6/11/80
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Briefing package of 3/26/80 (cont'd.) Tab F - (cont'd.) Technical Report on Asbestos Products, Unilab Research, Dec. 7, 1979 Report on Asbestos Release From Consumer Products, National Institute for
Occupational Safety &
Health, Feb. 5, 1980 Tab G - HIEA memorandum, Jan. 18,
1980 Tab H - HIEH memorandum, March 6,
1980 Tab I - CEPD memorandum, March 14,
1980
Minutes of Commission Meeting granting petition CP 80-3 and instructing staff to begin development of a draft rule under section 8 of CPSA, etc.; 3 pages - 4/9/80
Background Information on the "Asbestos and Health Problem" As It May Pertain to Chrysotile Asbestos Tailings Piles in Globe, Arizona; 31 pages -
Memorandum from OPM to the Commission re: Hot line information on asbestos paper; 3 pages - 4/15/80
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Response to AHAM telegram requesting delay action on asbestos general order, with vote sheets; 6 pages - 5/6/80
Memoandum from OGC to the Commission re: Draft revised asbestos general order, with vote sheets of Commissioners Pittle, Sloan, Statler and Zagoria, and memorandum from Commissioner Zagoria; 52 pages -
5/9/80
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Draft asbestos general order; 46 pages - 5/20/80
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Memorandum from CC12-79-55(L)
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OS - 2/27/80 (cont'd.) Michael McCann
Center for Occupational Hazards, Inc. J.P. Patrou, Webster City Products Co. Sandra L. Willett, National Consumers League S. Wyatt McCallie, Johns-Manville Corp.
Memorandum from OGC re: Telephone conversation with Jan Amundson, National Association of Manufacturers, re: Draft general order on asbestos; 1 page - 3/18/80
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commissin re: Petition to ban certain asbestos paper consumer products, CP 80-3 (consisting of OPM memorandum of March 25, 1980, with Tabs A-I; OGC memorandum of March 26, 1980, with vote sheets); 70 pages - 3/26/80 Tab A - Petition, Robert Frey, Dec. 13, 1979 Tab B - Supporting statement from David LeRoux, Dec. 26, 1979 Tab C - OGC guidance memorandum, Dec. 20, 1979 OGC memorandum, Jan. 25, 1980 Tab D - HICP memorandum, Jan. 18, 1980
Tab E - HICP memorandum, Feb. 11,
1980 Letter from Grant V. Wilson,
Inc., Jan. 24, 1980 Letter from Grant V. Wilson,
Inc., Jan. 31, 1980 Tab F - OPM memorandum, Jan. 17,
1980 ESHT memorandum, Feb. 27,
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Memorandum from OS - 2/20/80 (cont'd.) CC12-79-48 Robert V. Zener, The Reseilent Floor Covering Institute 49 Joseph L. Jones, Armstrong Cork Co. 50 John C. Mellinger, The Maytag Co. 51 Gilbert Braun, National Presto Industries, Inc. 52 Marcia Fine Silcox, Environmental Defense Fund
Memorandum from OS to OPM/OGC transmitting comments (CC12-79-53 & CC12-79-54) received on consumer products containing asbestos; advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 5 pages - 2/22/80 CC12-79-53 Harrison B. Rhdoes, Union Carbide Corp. 54 Danald K. Harmon, McGraw-Edison Co.
Copy of mailgram from Gunther Baumgart, Association of Home Appliance, urging the Commission to postpone action on the proposed general order for submission of information on consumer products containing asbestos; 1 page 2/22/80
Letter from J.C. Schroer, Wagner Electric Corp., submitting data related to the EPA/CPSC regulation of asbestos and more specifically, the stateof the art on asbestos and non-asbestos brake lining;
16 pages - 2/25/80
Memorandum from OS to OPM/OGC transmitting late comments (CC12-79-55(L) thru CC12-79-58(L received on
advance notice of propo6ed rule-
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Memorandum from OS - 2/20/80 (cont'd.) CC12-79-29 John J. Nachtsheim, U.S. Dept. of Commerce 30 John Van Voorhis, Thermal Insulation Mfg. Association
31 Gail Barazani, Michael McCann, Monona Rosso1, & Linnea Smith, School of the Institute of Chicago
32 Martin F. Connor, General Electric Co.
33 Maureen Dye 34 T. R. Madden, Reicho1d
Chemicals, Inc. 35 Allan Asher, Australian
Consumers Association 36 J.C. Schroer, Wagner
Electric Corp. (Also see: CC12-79-15) 37 Arthur K. Kahn, et a1,
The Association of Asbestos Cement Pipe
Producers 38 B. R. Williams, W.R.
Grace & Co. 39 Ronald A. Lang, American
Industrial Health Council, Inc. 40 Louis Blecher, Gaf Corp. 41 Milford R. Benneth, General Motors Corp. 42 Allan M. Harvey, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc.,
Standard Mineral Co.,
& Dixie Clay Co.
43 Dale R. Schmidt, National Electrical Mfg. Assoc.
44 Robert L. Holding, Association of Home Appliance Mfrs.
45 H.E. Brehm & R.J. Dean, Whirlpool Corp.
46 B.J. Pigg, Asbestos Information Association
47 Richard H. Gimer, National Association of Manufacturers
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Memorandum from OS - 2/20/80 (cont'd.) CCI2-79-6 Ellen M. DeWind, Consumer Action, Univ. College at Buffalo 7 Frank L. Wardley, Quin-TCorp. 8 John P. Kennedy, O.M.
Scott & Co.
9 Dr. J. Ferin, Univ. of
Rochester Medical Center 10 Glenn M.W. Scott 11 Beulah O. Snyder
12 Joseph L. Jones, Armstrong Cork Co.
13 Unsigned 14 Bruce Schundler, The
Schundler Co. 15 J.C. Schroer, Wagner
Electric Corp. (Also see: CCI2-79-36) 16 James Williams, National
Retail Merchants Assoc. 17 John F. Gormley, Westing-
house Electric Corp. 18 W.R. Ashton, Johnson &
Johnson 19 Edward t. Dangel, III,
Dangel & Sherry 20 J.T. Barr, Air Products
& Chemicals, Inc.
21 Gordon J. Gill, Cyprus Industrial Minerals Co.
22 Interested Citizens of Guerneville
23 Bob Stephens, Lennox Industries, Inc.
24 Richard A. Yudkin, OwensCorning Corp.
25 John R. Favorite, 3M Center
26 Eva E. Bachrach, The
Cosmetic, Toiletry &
Fragrance Assoc., Inc. 27 Edwin W. Abbott, Air
Transport Assoc. of America 28 John F. Cody, American Vermiculite Corp.
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Memorandum from OS to OEX re: Petition on asbestos papers, CP 80-3; 1 page - 12/21/79
EPA Record of Rulemaking-"Commerical and Industrial Use of Asbestos Fibers; 26 pages 1/14/80
Memoranda from OGC to the Commission re: Asbestos General Order; 28 pages - 2/1/80
Minutes of Commission Meeting re: Decision pertaining to draft general order requiring manufacturers (including importers) and private labelers of specified categories of consumer products to furnish certain information to the Commission concerning the use of asbestos in their products;
2 pages - 2/14/80
Copy of letter from Martin F. Connor, General Electric Co., commenting on briefing package regarding issuance of a general order for submission of information on consumer products containing asbestos; 3 pages 2/19/80
Memorandum from OS to OPM/OGC transmitting comments (CC12-79-1 thru CC12-79-52) received on Consumer products containing asbestos, advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 1060 pages - 2/20/80 CC12-79-1 John Lomartire, Monsanto Textile Co. 2 Carl Cahill, Consumer 3 Edward J. Farkas, Univ. of Waterloop 4 Marianne J. Long 5 J.P. Verhalen, U.S. Mineral Products Co.
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Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Consumer products containing asbestos revised draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking, with vote sheets; 35 pages 10/4/79
Minutes of Commission Meeting approving draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking on consumer products containing asbestos; 2 pages - 10/17/79
Log of meeting between CPSC representatives and representatives of AHAM, ASTM, Emerson Electric Co., Alliance of American Insurers, EPA, Asbestos Information Association/North America and Government Research Corp., re: General orders for asbestos-containing consumer products; 2 pages - 10/26/79
Memoranda from OGC to the Commission re: Requests for extension of comment deadlines on asbestos ANPR, with copies
of letters from Kirland &Ellis
on behalf of the Asbestos Information Association/North America, Johns-Manville Corp., General Electric, Armstrong Cork
Co., and Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
with vote sheets; 21 pages 12/7/79
Minutes of Commission Meeting approving draft notice extending for 60 days, until Feb. 8, 1980 the comment period of CPSC's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on consumer products containing asbestos; 2 pages 12/11/79
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Memorandum from OSP re: Review of Draft Report on Asbestos in Hair Dryers; 15 pages 6/1/79
Copy of letter to manufacturers and private labelers of hand held hair dryers which mayor may not contain asbestos. transmitting a Special order requiring their company to respond to certain questions; 9 pages - 7/12/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Consumer products containing asbestos with Tabs A-C. and vote sheets; 47 pages - 8/8/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Consumer products containing asbestos revised draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 25 pages 8/28/79
Copy of memorandum from OBPPE to to the Commission re: Implementation of recommendations contained in the review of Commission Action on asbestos in hair dryers; 4 pages - 8/30/79
Record of Commission Action approving the draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking and draft statement of policy on coordination of regulatory activities, with Federal Register notice; 15 pages - 8/30/79 FR Vol. 44, No. 202 - 10/17/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Implementation of recommendations contained
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Interagency Agreement between National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and CPSC re: Analysis for Asbestos in Hair Dryers, with memorandum from Research Chemist, MSB, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, re: Draft protocol for hair dryer study of May 10, 1979; 15 pages -
Copy of memorandum from HICP re: Telephone conversation with Lou Zaidman, Bank of Montreal, NY, NY, re: Hair dryer market; 1 page 5/5/79
Memorandum from OMR to OS re: Sears policy on asbestos in hair dryers per telephone conversation with Jim Ritch, Sears, Roebuck & Co.; 1 page - 5/8/79
Chemical Market Input/Output Analysis of Selected Chemical Substances to Assess Sources of Environmental Contamination: Task III Asbestos (August 1978); 328 pages -
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Commissin guidance on consumer products (other than hair dryers) containing asbestos that may present a hazard, with OEX/OGC memorandum of May 15, 1979; OGC memorandum of May 8, 1979; OGC memorandum of May 11, 1979 - 5/15/79
Copy of memorandum from NBS transmitting report entitled: "Examination of Hair Dryers From CPSC (#7166 and #7167) for Asbestos"; 15 pages - (May 2, 1979)
Preliminary Study on the Possible Release of Asbestos Fibres During the Operation of Hand-Held Hair Dryers, by the Department of National Health and Welfare; 9 pages - 5/79
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Memorandum of telephone conversation with Mr. Rider, U.S. Testing Co., re: Asbestos in hair dryers; 1 page - 4/30/79
Memorandum of telephone conversation with Patrick Breysse, Johns Hopkins Univ., re: Test methoddetection of asbestos in hair dryers; 1 page - 5/1/79
Memorandum from Sid Greenwald, NBS, re: Examination of hair dryers for CPSC; 15 pages - 5/2/79
Public Meeting on Asbestos in Hair Dryers; 28 pages - 5/2/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Hair dryers containing asbestos proposed rule for possible regulation under CPSA, with draft notice and vote sheets; 22 pages - 5/2/79
Record of Commission Action re: Hair dryers containing asbestos-proposed rule under CPSA; 1 page -
Memorandum of Hrcp re: Telephone conversation with Boby Currie, WRC-TV, re: Hair dryers; 1 page 5/4/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Hair Dryers containing asbestos authorizatin to issue additional special orders, with CEPD memorandum of April 27, 1979, and vote sheets; 41 pages - 5/4/79
Record of Commission Action re: Hair
dryers containing asbestos: Authorization to issue additional special orders for submission of information, with attachments; 13 pages -
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Memorandum of telephone conversation with Murray Sparks, U.S. Testing Co., re: Hair dryers containing asbestos; 1 page 4/16/79
Copy of memorandum from PDCD re: Task Force recommendation for preliminary determination be made that hand-held hair dryers which contain asbestos materials exposed to the airstream of the dryer present a substantial product hazard; 3 pages 4/17/79
Memorandum from HICP to OS re: Telephone conversation with WRC-TV on hair dryers; 2 pages 4/18/79
Log of telephone conversation with Philippe Gassot, French Television, Channel 2, re: Asbestos in hair dryers; 1 page - 4/24/79
Public Meeting on Asbestos in Hair Dryers; 96 pages 4/24/79
Memorandum of telephone conversation with Mr. Nelson, Sarco, Inc. re: Testing of hair dryers for asbestos; 1 page - 4/25/79
Memorandum of telephone conversation with Peter Peart, Gillette, re: Asbestos hair dryers; 1 page 4/25/79
Memorandum from HICP to OS re: Telephone conversation with Dick Carter, Johns-Manville Corp., re: Hair dryers; 1 page 4/26/79
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Memorandum from OMR to OS re: Conversation with officials of companies manufacturing and/or selling hair dryers; 3 pages - 4/4/79
Memorandum from OMR to Lowell Dodge, Special Assistant to Chairman King, re: Telephone conversations with officials of companies making and/or selling hair dryers; 3 pages 4/4/79
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Portable handheld electric hair dryers, with CPSC Bullentin and vote sheets; 12 pages - 4/5/79
Public Meeting on Electric Hair Dryers; 59 pages - 4/5/79
Record of Commission Action re: Portable hand-held electric hair dryers: Public health and safety finding under section 6(b) of CPSA, concerning the dissemination of information on hand held hair dryers containing asbestos, with copy of News Release entitled "Corporations Provide Preliminary Data on Hair Dryers with Asbestos"; 15 pages -
Memorandum from Lowell Dodge, Special Assistant to Chairman King, re: Telephone conversation with Charles Meyers, Korvettes, re: Asbestos in hand-held electric hair dryers/ public meeting; 1 page - 4/5/79
Log of meeting with Tom Russell, Hamilton Beach, re: Asbestos in hair dryers meeting; 1 page 4/5/79
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ASBESTOS INDEX SYNOPSIS Copy of memorandum from AED to Area Office Directors re: Asbestos in hair dryers--typical questions and answers; 1 page - 3/29/79 Record of Commission Action authorizing the staff to issue special orders directing manufacturers, private labelers and certain large retailers to supply the Commission with information on the use of asbestos materials in portable, hand-held, electric hair dryers, with copy of order; 6 pages - 3/29/79 Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Portable hand-held electric hair dryers, with draft order and vote sheets; 13 pages 3/30/79 Memorandum of telephone conversation between OEX/HS and Boby Curry WRC-TV, re: Hair dryers tested by WRC-TV-4; 1 page - 3/30/79 Letter from L.P. Rizzuto, Conair Corp., re: Meeting on asbestos in hair dryers; 1 page - 3/30/79 Memorandum from Chairman King to OS re: Asbestos in hair dryers/ Special order/ Thursday meeting logs; 1 page - 3/30/79 Memorandum from Lowell Dodge, Special Assistant to Chairman King, to OS re: Conversations with officials of companies making and selling hair dryers; 4 pages - 4/1/79 Memorandum from CEPD to the Commission re: Asbestos in hair dryers appliances; 1 page 4/2/79
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Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Consideration of petition RP 77-9 (consisting of: OPM memorandum of Mar. 14, 1979, with Tabs A-F; OGC memorandum of Mar. 23, 1979, with draft Federal Register notice, with vote sheets - 3/23/78 Tab A - RIA memorandum re: Asbestos update, Jan. 30, 1979 Report of Oct. 31, 1979, Industry Profile and Background Information on Bulk Asbestos Fiber and Texture Product Containing Asbestos, Battle The American School Board Journal, Nov. 1978. "The Latest Danger: Asbestos in Schools, by Dan Levin Report of Dec. 31, 1978, Industry Profile and Background Indormation on Asbestos-Containing Sprayed on Decorative Ceiling and Acoustical or Thermal Insulation Products, by Battle Tab B - RIA memorandum, Jan. 3, 1979 Tab C - Letter, United States Mineral Products Co., with attachments, Nov. 20, 1978 Letter, U.S. Mineral Products Co., Dec. 27, 1978 RIA memorandum re: Asbestos in vermiculite, Jan. 24, 1979
Tab D - ES memorandum, Jan. 30, 1979 Tab E - OC memorandum, Jan. 9, 1979
OC memorandum, Nov. 28, 1978 Tab F - Draft Federal Register Notice
Tremolitic Talc, Partial Denial of Petition RP 77-9
Memorandum from RICP re: Telephone conversation with Environmental Defense Fund on asbestos in hair dryers; 1 page - 3/25/79
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Briefing package of 11/9/78 (cont'd.) Tab D - ESHC memorandum re: Comments on Feb. 13, 1978 memorandum regarding "Determination of free asbestos in patching formulations and emberizing products" and test methodology for asbestos, Aug. 7, 1978 Tab E - NY-AO consumer product complaint report of June 1, 1978 on the investigation of complaint of asbestos in apartment ceilings, June 21, 1978 Tab F - June 15, 1978 Feasibility Study on Contro of Sprayed Asbestos Surfaces in School Buildings, by
w. J. Nicholson, Mt. Sanai
School of Medicine Tab G - OC memorandum, Nov. 9, 1978 Tab H - ESHS memorandum, Sept. 13,
1978
Copy of letter to Larry Dorsey, EPA, re: Hazards to consumers from exposure to respirable asbestos fibers; 1 page - 11/1/78
Memorandum from OGC to OPM re: Letter from Dr. Klaus Roback regarding Environmental Science Laboratory Report on Air Concentrations of Asbestos in Puerto Rico, with letter of Oct. 10, 1978; 19 pages 11/28/78
Draft Final Report on Industry Profile and Background Information on Asbestos--Containing Sprayed-on Decorative Ceiling and Acoustical or Thermal Insulation Products, by Battelle; 39 pages - 12/31/78
Draft Final Report on Industry Profile and Background Information on Asbestos Cement Products, Ml11board and Lumber-Related Products, by Battelle; 42 pages - 2/1/79
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Comments Transmitted Sept. 12, 1977 (cont'd.) CCI0-77-23 Douglas W. Merrill, Pace
Textures Corp.
Comments Transmitted Sept. 22, 1977 24 Henry Vinson 25 John S. Bush, Jr.,
U.S. Gysum Co. 26 Dr. John F. Finklea,
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
27 o. J. Murphy, Murco
Wall Products 28 G. E. Wilson, Georgia-
Pacific Corp. 29 Edward H. Dowd, Nationl
Legal Center for the Public Interest 30 Allan M. Harvey, R.T. Verderbilt Co.
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Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Asbestos in consumer products (consisting of: OPM memorandum of Sept. 28, 1978, with Tabs A-H; OGC memorandum of Nov. 9, 1978, with Advisory Opinion #268); 145 pages - 11/9/78 Tab A - HICP memorandum, May 10, 1978 Tab B - HICP memorandum re: Economic analysis research related to some products suspected of containing asbestos, Aug. 24, 1978 HICP memorandum re: Bulk asbestos fiber and asbestos containing texture paint, Sept. 21, 1978 Tab C - ESHC memorandum re: Generic test methodology for determining asbestos content of consumer products, June 30, 1978
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Memorandum from OS re: Comments received on proposal to ban certain patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials, with OS memoranda of Aug. 30, 31; Sept. 12 and 22, 1977 to OGC/OPM 157 pages - 9/18/78 Comments transmitted Aug. 30, 1977 CCI0-77-1 John D. Wright, Rustic Crafts 2 C.B. Thomas, Thomas Paint Mfg. Co. 3 Julius K. Nemeth, Bondex International
4 Merrill N. Johnson 5 Rebecca W. Hammer, EPA 6 Ron Naveen, EPA 7 Norman L. Hill, Sr.,
Allied Mfg. Co. 8 Wendell J. Wigley,
Macklanburg Duncan Co. 9 Walter L. Schleyer,
Phila. Quartz Co. 10 Gordon Smith, Better
Bond Dry Wall Products Ltd. 11 Kenneth Z. Silver, Mass. Public Interest Research Group 12 Julisus K. Nemeth 13 Barry K. Castleman 14 Richard P. Carter, JohnsManville Sales Corp. 15 Peter A. Greene, Public
Citizens Comments Transmitted August 31, 1977
16 C. M. Stankey, Southeast Fireplace & Equipment Co.
17 John L. Myers, Union Carbide Corp.
18 Edward F. Norton, Jr.,
Norton & Co.
19 Joseph Forshaw, III, Forshaw of St. Louis Inc.
Comments Transmitted Sept. 12, 1977 20 Dr. Ricard R. Bates, HEW 21 Max L. Ostrow, Dap Inc.
22 Allan M. Harvey, R. T.
Vanderbilt Co., Inc.
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Statement in response to inquiries on asbestos cement panels, with copy 0 statement issued April 12, 1978, by Dr. Chiriboga, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Health, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Final report entitled "Chrysoti1e Asbestos in Air Samples Collected in Puerto Rico", prepared by Dr. Dr. Wm. J. Nicholson, Mount Sinai Medical Center; 66 pages -
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Draft response to Johns-Manville letter of June 9, 1978, concerning testing of air in Puerto Rico for asbestos fibers, with vote sheets; 10 pages - 6/29/78
Record of Commission Action approving response to Johns-Manville letter concerning testing of air in Puerto Rico for asbestos fibers, with response (July 17, 1978); 3 pages -
Copy of letter to Gene Hatz, Hamilton Distributing Inc. re: Responding to his letter of Mar. 23, 1978 regarding patching compounds containing intentionally added asbestos; 2 pages - 6/30/78
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Confirmation of an exclusion for certain pressed wood logs from the ban of artificial emberizing material containing respirable free-form asbestos, with letter of June 30, 1978 from Mike Tinney, Duraf1ame, Inc., with exhibit A; draft response and vote sheets; 45 pages 7/25/78
Record of Commission Action approving draft response; 4 pages -
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Briefing package of 4/4/78 (cont'd.) Tab C - Assessment of use of asbestos/cement panels in the construction of homes and schools in Puerto Rico, Dr. Wm. J. Nicholson, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Sept. 7, 8 & 9, 1977 Tab D - HICP memorandum re: Uses, manufacture and marketing of asbestos/cement, Mar. 30, 1978 Tab E - ES memorandum, Mar. 30, 1978 HS memorandum, Mar. 29, 1978 ES memorandum, Mar. 28, 1978 Tab F - Letter from JohnsManville Corp., March 29, 1978 Tab G - Letter from Borinquen Asbestos Cement Corp., March 29, 1978
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Asbestos Study in Puerto Rico; 2 pages - 4/5/78
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Memorandum from HIA to OS transmitting report entitled "Review of Asbestos Used in Consumer Products"; 200 pages - 4/7/78
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Federal Register Notice - CPSC Consumer Patching Compounds and Artificial Emberizing Materials (Embers and Ash) Containing Respirable Free-Form Asbestos Banned Hazardous Products; 13 pages FR Vol. 42, No. 241 - 12/15/77
Copy of letter to Dr. H.G. Rhodes and J. F. Collins, Union Carbide Corp., acknowledging their letter of Dec. 14, 1977, re: Views concerning the Commission's recent decision to ban the intential addition of freeform asbestos to consumer patching compounds; 4 pages 12/21/77
Copy of leter to Peter D. Whitney, American Consul, acknowledging receipt of his letter of Nov. 1, 1977 re: Eternit asbestos water storage containers; 2 pages 1/18/78
Copy of letter from Raymond E. Shapiro, HEW, submitting Table 13 to be added to report entitled "Asbestos Associated Disease in U.S. Shipyards"; 2 pages 3/8/78
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting OPM memorandum of April 3, 1978, with Tabs A-G, re: Contract report on asbestos; 38 pages - 4/4/78 Tab A - Written request from Rafel Lacen to survey Puerto Rican housing
constructed of asbestos/ cement panels, June 9, 1977 Tab B - OGC memorandum discussing juridiction over cement/ asbestos panel used in houses and schools in Puerto Rico, June 28, 1977
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Copy of letter from John W. Egan, Kearney, submitting final draft of the economic impact assessment of the proposed ban of asbestos containing "patching compounds"; 72 pages - 11/17/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting two late comments on asbestos; 8 pages - 11/30/77 Letter, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., Nov. 23, 1977 Letter, National Legal Center for the Public Interest, Nov. 28, 1977
Memorandum from OGC to the Commissin re: Asbestos: Ballot vote; with draft
FR notice setting forth banning rules and section 30(d) rules on consumer patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials containing respirable free-form asbestos, and vote sheets; 70 pages - 12/7/77
Record of Commission Action re: Final rules on consumer patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials containing respirable free-form asbestos; 2 pages
Copy of letter from Dr. David P. RaIl, HEW, transmitting memorandum from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine entitled "Asbestos-Associated disease in U.S. shipyards", Nov. 7, 1977, with response thereto
(Jan. 3, 1978); 33 pages - 12/12/77
Log of meeting between Chairman Byington and Asbestos Information Association re: Asbestos -
Information data; 1 page 12/12/77
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Briefing package of 11/10/77 (cont'd.) Tab B - Staff response to comments receive regarding the proposed asbestos ban CER memorandum - undated HICP memorandum re: Proposed asbesto ban: Section 9 Findings HICP memorandum, Oct. 19, 1977
ESHS memorandum, Oct. 21, 1977
Tab C - ESHS memorandum re: Contamination, Nov. 2, 1977
ESHS memorandum, Nov. 7, 1977 Tab D - CERM memorandum, Nov. 1, 1977
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Vote sheet - Addendum to vote sheet of Nov. 10, 1977 on respirable free-form asbestos in consumer patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials, with vote sheets; 10 pages - 11/15/77
Record of Commission Action authorizing an extension of time to Dec. 12, 1977 to issue a rule or withdraw the notice of proceeding in the matter of free-form asbestos, with FR notice; 2 pages - 11/17/77 FR Vol. 42, No. 229 - 11/29/77
Memorandum from HICP re: Economic Impact of the Proposed Asbestos Ban; 70 pages - 11/17/77
Copy of letter to Dr. David P. RaIl, Chairman, DHEW Committee to Coordinate Toxicology and Related Programs, re: Acknowledging his letter of Sept. 12, 1977, requesting comments on the recently approved charter establishing a Subcommittee to coordinate asbestos research within the Public Health Service; 8 pages - 11/17/77
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SYNOPSIS Letter from Suedeen M. Gibbons,
Natural Rosources Defense Council, Inc., submitting a revised copy of their letter of April 27, 1977, providing the Commission, inter alia, with information concerning consumer products containing asbestos, with response thereto (Sept. 29, 1977); 11 pages - 9/19/77
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Letter form M. A. Carpenter to Chairman Byington re: Asbestos with attachment and response thereto (Oct. 21, 1977); 4 pages 9/20/77
Memorandum from OGC to OS re: FR notice of extension of time to publish or withdraw rule-respirable free-form asbestos in two consumer products; 12 pages - 9/23/77
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Proposed ban of asbestos products - identification problem; 6 pages - 9/27/77
Record of Commission Action approving the issuance of FR notice extending the time for 60 days or until Nov. 28, 1977, to issue a rule or withdraw the notice of proceeding in the matter of free form asbestos; 2 pages - 9/27/77
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Final ban: patching compounds and emberizing materials containing respirable free-form asbestos (consisting of: OPM memorandum of Nov. 9, 1977, with Tabs A-D; OGC memorandum of Nov. 10, 1977, with draft FR notice; 142 pages - 11/10/77 Tab A - Draft Final Federal Register Notice
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Asbestos; 213 pages - 8/15/77
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Letter from Murray Steinbert, Red Devil Inc., to Chairman Byington re: Have no objections to the banning of asbestos or tremolitic talc in patching compounds that can or must be sanded, with response thereto (Aug. 29, 1977); 2 pages 8/19/77
Copy of letter to Norman E. D'Amours, Member of Congress, response to his letter of April 25, 1977, requesting information on product scuptormold whether it contains asbestos, with attachments; 4 pages - 8/22/77
Copy of letter from Wilder D. Bancroft, Chief, Allegheny County Health Dept., to Chairman Byington re: Proposed ban on the use of artificial fireplace ash containing asbestos, with response thereto (Oct. 7, 1977); 2 pages - 8/25/77
Copy of letter from Arthur M. Langer, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, to Ruby I. Compton and Barry I. Castleman, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., re: A statement made by NRDC pertaining to asbestos; 1 page - 9/2/77
Letter from Richard L. Watkins, Rich-Tex, response to letter regarding the proposed ban on the manufacture and sale of consumer patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 9/6/77
Memorandumn from OCR to CR re: Recent inquiries from House Subcommittee Member6; J pages 9/9/77
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Copy of letter from Robert J. Rauch and Rachel Scott, Environmental Defense Fund, re: Responding to their letter and accompanying petition dated May 12, 1977 requesting the Commission to seek a court order declaring fireplace ashes and logs containing asbestos to be imminently hazardous consumer products and directing the manufacturers of such products to remove them from the home of consumers, with copy of CPSC news release; 6 pages 7/22/77
Federal Register Notice - CPSC Free-Form Asbestos - Proposal to Ban Certain Patching Compounds and Artificial Emberizing Materials (Emers and Ash); 10 pages - FR Vol. 42, No. 146 7/29/77
Letter from Carolyn L. Sankey, GBS, to Chairman Byington re: Asbestos with response thereto (Aug. 16, 1977); 4 pages - 8/4/77
Memorandum from ESHS to Chairman Byington re: Letters of appreciation to outside experts for reviewing asbestos fireplace ash disposal instructions, with attachments; 4 pages - 8/9/77
Copy of letter from OEX sent to Honorable Douglas M. Cost1e, Honorable Eula Bingham, Dr. Donald Kenndey, and Dr. John F. Finklea; re: Banning certain patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials which contain respirable freeform asbestos; 1 page - 8/10/77
Copy of letter sent to various manufacturers re: CPSC proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of consumer patching compounds, etc. with list of manufacturers; 4 pages 8/12/77
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Briefing package of 7/19/77 (cont'd.) Tab C - OC memorandum of July 19, 1977 on removal of emberizing material which includes an estimated price list for a removal kit that the Commission may wish to make available to consumers Tab D - BES memorandum of July 19, 1977 on removal of emberizing materials Tab E - Letter from Johns-Manville criticizing the original NIOSR guidelines included in the June 29 material referred to above
CPSC Regulation on Non-Occupational Exposure to Asbestos in Consumer Products; 20 pages - 7/20/77
Letter from Alfredo L. Yordan, Borinquen Asbestos Cement Corp., submitting data on asbestos, asbestos cement and health, concerning asbestos cement issue in Puerto Rico; 46 pages - 7/20/77
Commission's Executive Session Minute regarding its various action with respect to asbestos; 2 pages 4/28/77 and 7/21/77
Letter from Michael Pertschuk to Chairman Byington re: response to leter of June 21, 1977, seeking clarification of the CPSC's authority to place two internal FTC memoranda on the public record; 1 page - 7/22/77
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Letter from Harrison B. Rhodes, Union Carbide Corp., requesting that any ban imposed regarding asbestos, distinguish between commerical and consumer usage and be implemented under section 8 of CPSA, with document entitled "Airborne Fiber Counts in Consumer Spackling and Drywall Replacement Installation Project", with response thereto (July 25, 1977); 33 pages - 7/14/77
Log of meeting re: Asbestos- Ash disposal instructions and possibility of utilizing services of Mt. Sinai Group; 5 pages - 7/18/77
Environmental Assessment of a Ban on Consumer Patching Compounds and Artificial Fireplace Emberizing Material Containing Free Asbestos; 11 pages - 7/18/77
Memorandum from OGC to the Commission re: Draft banning proposal: Asbestos, with Tabs A-C, and vote sheets; 90 pages - 7/19/77 Tab A - Draft FR notice Tab B - Draft proposed rules under section 30(d) of CPSA Tab C - Environmental Assessement
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Safe removal of artificial fireplace emberizing material from consumer's homes (consisting of OPM memorandum of July 19, 1977, with Tabs A-E; OGC memorandum of July 19, 1977, with draft response, and vote sheets); 43 pages - 7/19/77 Tab A - Staff's recommended disposal guidelines for removing asbestos emberizing materials Tab B - Earlier staff guidelines
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SYNOPSIS Record of Commission Action: re:
Whether the Commission should take any regulatory action in regard to certain prefabricated panels made of a combination of asbestos and cement used in residences and schools in Puerto Rico are consumer products; 2 pages - 6/30/77
STATUS
Copy of memorandum from Dan E. Moldea t Special Assistance to Commissioner Garrett, to the Commission re: Meeting with Mr. Manuel Carballo t Caribbean, Inc. and Dura Home of Carolina, Puerto Rico t with attachments; 11 pages - 6/30/77
Copy of memorandum from CER to OEX re: Proposed ban of asbestos products, with attachments; 7 pages - 7/11/77
Copy of letter from Gerald R. Chase t John-Manville Sales Corp., re: comments on June 29, 1977 memorandum from OGC re: Draft of proposed section 8 bans-asbestos; 2 pages 7/13/77
Log of telephone conversation between Edward Baier, Deputy Director, NIOSH, and Robert M. Hehir, HS, re: Asbestos monitoring in consumers' homes; 1 page - 7/13/77
Log of telephone conversation between Dr. J. Nicholson, Mt. Sinai Hospital and R.M. Hehir, HS, re: Asbestos removal; 1 page - undated
Copy of log of telephone conversation between Dr. I.J. Selikoff, Mt Sinai Hospital and Dr. Hehir, HS re: asbestos removal; 2 pages - undated
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SYNOPSIS Memorandum from OGC to the Commission
re: Draft of proposed section 8 bans--asbestos; 54 pages 6/29/77
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Memorandum from OPM to OEX re: Information received on disposing of fireplace ash, with attachments; 36 pages - 6/29/77 Attach. I - Telephone conversations A. Dr. E. William Ligon, HEW Interagency Asbestos Committee
Attach.
B. Dr. Oneil Banks, Johns Hopkins University
C. Dr. R. Sawyer, Yale University (conversation summarized in the memo of April 28, 1977)
II. Written correspondence A. Dr. P. Kotin, Johns-Man-
ville Corp. B. Dr. W. C. Cooper, Equitable
Environmental Health Inc. C. R. Peter
D. Dr. A. M. Langer, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
E. T. K. Wilkinson, National Institute of Health/HEW
F. Dr. H.B. Rhodes, Union Carbide Corp.
G. Dr. O.M. Banks, State of Maryland, Dept. of Licensing and Regulation
Copy of leter from Suedeen M. Gibbons, Thomas B. Stoel, Jr. to Chairman Byington re: Commission action pursuant to section 12 of the CPSA to remove asbestos from the marketplace, retail outlets, and wholesale outlets; 3 pages - 6/29/77
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Memorandum from OS to the Commission re: Asbestos: Request for a meeting oral request by Raphael Ramos Lacen, with vote sheets; 6 pages - 6/9/77
Copy of letter from Allan M. Harvey, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., submitting documents pertaining to asbestos; 53 pages - 6/9/77 Attach. 1 - "Are There Charateristics of Fibers that Influence Their Biological Effect?" by Dr. George W. Wright Attach. 2 - "Asbestos Carcinogenesis' by J.C. Wagner Attach. 3 - "Mesothelioma in Relation to Asbestos (Terminal Progress Report) by William E. Smith
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting letter (June 2, 1977) from Charles R. Hockenberry, Fireplace Institute discussing the Commission's ban on fireplace logs and fireplace ash containing asbestos; 3 pages - 6/13/77
Memorandum from A.M. Harvey, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., to the Commission re: Comments on OGC memorandum regarding proposed ban of asbestos, with attachments; 3 pages - 6/13/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission re: Record vote on closing asbestos briefing, with vote sheets; 6 pages 6/14/77
Letter from Dr. Paul Kotin, JohnsManville Corp., submitting answer to questions raised June 9, 1977, and additional questions submitted by Commissioner Pitt1e (letter of June 10, 1977); 15 pages - 6/14/77
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Memorandum from OS to the Commission re: Asbestos--Johns-Manville Corp., oral request for meeting, with vote sheets; 6 pages - 6/1/77
Memorandum from OEX to the Commission re: Household sampling fro airborne asbestos, with BES memorandum of June 1, 1977, and memorandum from Director Division of Chemistry re: Household sampling for airborne asbestos: Cost estimate; 3 pages 6/1/77
Copy of news release--CPSC Announces Priority Ranking; 4 pages - 6/3/77
Memorandum from OEX to the Commission re: Asbestos; 1 page - 6/6/77
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Engineering and Science Directorate Asbestos Tasks (cosisting of: OEX memorandum of June 6, 1977; HS memorandum of June 3, 1977, with attachments 1-5); 79 pages - 6/6/77 Attach. 1 - General literature review and analysis Attach. 2 - Background material on asbestos problem Attach. 3 - Medical comment on asbestos problem
Attach. 4 - Risk of respiratory cancer due to low level exposure to asbestos from spackling and joint taping compounds
Attach. 5 - Difficulties associated with testing for asbestos in consumer products
Letter from Alfredo L. Yordan, Borinquen Asbestos Cement Corp., to Chairman Byington re: Asbestos, with attachments and response thereto (Oct. 17, 1977);
4 pages - 6/7 /77
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Hart, Union Carbide Corp., to Commissioner Kushner re: Recommendation that the Commission implement a ban on asbestos via section 8 of CPSA, with response thereto (June 1, 1977); 3 pages - 5/26/77
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Copy of letter from A. Sherburne Hart, Union Carbide Corp., to Commissioner Franklin re: Recommendation that the Commission implement a ban on asbestos via section 8 of CPSA, with response thereto (June 3, 1977); 3 pages - 5/26/77
Letter from Ralph Bocchectte supporting banning of asbestos; 1 page - undated
Post card from Stanley N. Car opposing the banning of asbestos; 1 page - undated
Post card from Louis Nagoda supporting the banning of asbestos; 1 page undated
Post card from Mrs. J. R. Mitchell supporting the banning of asbestos; 1 page - undated
Letter from Peter Greene, Public Citizen to Chairman Byington re: Asbestos containing talc, with response thereto (June 23, 1977); 2 pages - 5/26/77
Copy of letter from Serburne Hart, Union Carbide Corp., to Vice Chairman Pittle re: Asbestos containing spacking and tape joint compounds to prevent their further use by consumers; 2 pages - 5/26/77
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Memorandum from OS 5/24/77 (cont'd.) Letter, EDF, April 29, 1977
Letter, Commissioner Franklin to EDF, May 5, 1977
Letter, EDF reply to Commissioner Franklin
Letter, EDF, May 12, 1977 Letter, Congressman Moss, May 19,
1977
Memorandum from OS to the Commission re: Change in meeting with EDF on asbestos; 1 page - 5/24/77
Memorandum from OEX to the Commission transmitting BEA memorandum of May 12, 1977, re: Commission options on asbestos containing products; 4 pages - 5/24/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting letter (May 10, 1977) from Peter Green, Health Research Group, submitting information pertaining to consumer products containing asbestos; 21 pages 5/25/77
Transcript of Briefing Session-Asbestos; 32 pages - 5/25/77
Transcript of Briefing Session-EDF Meeting/Asbestos; 32 pages 5/25/77
Log of telephone conversation between Cristine Candela, SpeCial Assistant to Chairman Byington, and Frank Wardley, Quin-T Corp., regarding his concern over the effect the CPSC's regulatory actions regarding asbestos products; 1 page - 5/26/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission
re: Meeting on asbestos; vote to
waive 7 day notice, with vote sheets; 6 pages
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Memorandum of telephone conversation between William Sprole, Goodyear, and E. J. Thompson, BBS, re: Asbestos and vinyl flooring; 1 page - 5/17/77
Copy of leter from John H. Marsh, Raybestos-Manhattan, requesting meeting with the Commission with respect to asbestos; 1 page 5/23/77
Memoandum from OGC to the Commission transmitting rough draft of a proposed ban under Section 8 of CPSA with attachments 1-4; 106 pages 5/23/77 Attach. 1 - BEA memorandum re: Materials for Preliminary Briefing on Asbestos Ban, May 13, 1977 Attach. 2 - BEA memorandum re: Possible section 12
action on asbestos, May 20, 1977
Attach. 3 - BCM memorandum, May 23, 1977
Attach. 4 - Pamphlet International Agency for Research on Cancer entitled "Iarc Monographs on the Evaluation Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man (Vol. 14)
Log of meeting between Commissioner Franklin and Dr. Irving Selikoff re: Asbestos and the findings that Dr. Selikoff and others have made with respect to the relations of free-form asbestos fibersto disease, particularly cancer; 1 page 5/24/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting letters concerning asbestos; 35 pages - 5/24/77 Letter. EDF, April 29. 1977
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Copy of Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release entitled: "CPSC Announces Plans to Propose Ban on Asbestos Under CPSA"; 1 page - 4/29/77
Copy of memorandum from Commissioner Kushner to the Commissioners re: Asbestos ban; 1 page - 4/29/77
Letter from Joseph J. Ganje comment on proposed ban on asbestos containing items; 1 page - 4/30/77
Letter from E. Thelma Guill submitting comments on compounds and substances containing asbestos; 2 pages - 5/1/77
Letter from Mrs. Glenn W. Miller re: Asbestos; 2 pages - 5/2/77
Copy of memorandum from BEA re: Congressman Waxman's information request on asbestos, with attachments 1-3; 14 pages - 5/5/77
Letter from Reginald J. Barney to Chairman Byington re: Ban on asbestos in wall-patching compounds, with response thereto (Aug. 15, 1977); 2 pages 5/10/77
Letter from Jeanne K. Ince supporting the banning of asbestos; 1 page - 5/12/77
Copy of letter from Robert Rauch and Rachel Scott, Environmental Defense Fund, submitting their petition requesting the Commission to seek a court order declaring fireplace ashes and logs containing asbestos to be an imminently hazardous
consumer product; 24 pages 5/12/77
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Briefing package of 4/27/77 (cont'd.) Tab A - Memorandum from William West and Robert Hehir, Aug. 9, 1976, with attachments l.l1emorandum, Aug. 9, 1976 2.An asbestos-free spackling formulation 3.Correspondence - Arovn to RTC 4.Letter, Oct. 9, 1974 Stender to Vanderbilt 5.Letter, Jan. 9, 1977, Morton Corn to Vanderbilt 6.Timbrell: Aerodynamic considerations and other aspects of glass fiber 7.Selikoff, et aI, "Exposure to Asbestos in the Use of Consumer Spackling Compounds" Science 1975; pages 551-553; Aug. 1975 8.E&S memorandum, April 18, 1977 BBS memorandum, April 25, 1977
Tab B - Memorandum from Robert Hehir 1.Asbestos "Ash" use instructions 2.0ccusafe, Inc., Asbestos Analysis Survey 3.Selikoff, et al; Reports and papers
Copy of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. News release entitled: "Envirnomentalists Win Ban on Wall Patching Compounds Containing Asbestos; 3 pages - 4/28/77
Copy of Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release entitled "CPSC Bans Use of Asbestos in Certain Products;"; 2 pages 4/28/77
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Copy of letter from Robert J. Rauch and Rachel Scott, Environmental Defense Fund, requesting the Commission to reconsider its decision of Nov. 1975 not to consider a letter submitted by Rachel Scott regarding artificial asbestos fireplace ashes as a petition; 2 pages - 4/15/77
Letter from FTC re: CPSC request for access to FTC files on asbestos; 1 page - 4/21/77
Letter from Allan M. Harvey, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., submitting their comments on petitions HP 76-18 and HP 77-9 to ban patching compounds containing asbestos and tremolitic talc, with attachments; 11 pages 4/22/77
Memorandum from BBSC to BES re: response to Commissioner Pittle's questions regarding asbestos; 4 pages - 4/25/77
Letter from Allan M. Harvey, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., submitting data (supplemental) response to petitions to ban patching compound containing asbestos and tremolitic talc, HP 76-18 and Hp 77-9; 101 pages - 4/26/77
Copy of post card from Duane C. Scott supporting the banning of asbestos, with response thereto (June 1, 1977); 2 pages 4/26/77
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Addendum to briefing package on "A petition on patching compounds containing asbestos (HP 76-18), (consisting of BES memoandum. Apr. 25. 1977. with Tabs A&B; OGC memorandum, Apr. 27, 1977; OS memorandum, Apr. 27, 1977); 131 pages - 4/27/77
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Briefing package of 3/29/77 (cont'd.) Tab C - BEA memorandum, Sept. 16, 1976 BEA memorandum re: Asbestos, June 1, 1976 Tab D - BEPH memorandum, Aug. 2, 1976 Tab E - OMD memoandum, July 30, 1976 Tab F - Report from the National Cancer Institute Tab G - BCM memorandum, July 11, 1976 Tab H - Letter from Asbestos Information Association Tab I - Letter from Johns-Manrill Sales Corp. Tab J - Letter from Russell W. Smith, Jr. Letter from Dr. A. Karim Ahmed Tab K - OGC memorandum, Mar. 1, 1977 Letters of Dec. 13, 1976 and Feb. 9, 1977, and associated materials from the Health Research Group regarding tremolitic talc; possible petition
Copy of letter to Dr. Karim Ahmed National Resource Defense Council, notification of the status of their petition HP 76-18; 1 page 4/5/77
Copy of letter to Barry Castleman notification of status of petition HP 76-18; 1 page - 4/5/77
Memorandum from OS to the Commission transmitting letter (March 21, 1977) from Mass PIRG re: asbestos, with attachments; 4 pages - 4/11/77
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Copy of letter to Peter A. Greene and Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, Public Citizen notification that their letters are being treated as a petition; 1 page - 3/17/77
Briefing package of material submitted to the Commission re: Petition on patching compound containing asbestos (consisting of: TAD/OSCA memorandum of March 10, 1977, with Tabs A-K; OEX memorandum of March 10, 1977; OGC memorandum of March 28, 1977; OS memorandum of March 29, 1977); 148 pages - 3/29/77 Tab A - Letter of July 15, 1976 from Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc., petitioning the Commission Tab B - Memorandum from BBS re: petition for the promulgation of a rule declaring certain patching compounds to be banned hazardous substances, with Tabs 1-12 1.Investigation of the emberized log complaint 2.Additonal complaints and information regarding the use of asbestos 3.Background on asbestos in general wearing apparel ban 4.Definition of abestos 5.Characteristic of abestos 6.Jurisdictional authority 7.Hazards of non-occupational exposure to asbestos and proposed OSHA regulation 8.Hazards of non-occupational. exposure to asbestos 9.Free fiber availablity in consumer products 10.Fiber identification problems 11.Canadian proposal for ban on
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Letter from Peter A. Greene and Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, Public Citizen Group, submitting their report entitled "OSHA Serves A Corporate Client: Ignoring Asbestos in Vanderbilt Industrial Talc"; stating that products containing tremolite should be labeled as hazardous and possibly banned; 36 pages 12/13/76
Letter from Peter A. Greene and Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, Public Citizen Group, supplement to their letter and report of Dec. 13, 1976, formally petitioning the Commission to ban dry spackling compound and any other consumer products containing tremolitic talc; 1 page - 2/9/77
Copy of letter from Wendell B. Alcorn, Jr. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, re: Request for information on asbestos, with response thereto (Mar. 23, 1977); 4 pages - 2/24/77
Memorandum from OGC to OS re: Letters of Dec. 13, 1976 and Feb. 9, 1977, from the Health Research Group, regarding tremolitic talc, suggesting that the staff consolidate consideration and discussion ,of the present petition HP 76-18 submitted by Natural Resources Defense Council, et al; 2 pages 3/1/77
Memorandum from OS to OEX re: requesting initiation of appropriate staff action on petition HP 77-9; 1 page 3/4/77
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Letter from Walter E. Fifer supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing abestos; 1 page - 9/14/76
Letter from Gerry Fitzgerald supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing abestos; 1 page - 9/17/76
Letter from Ina Schwartz supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/21/76
Letter from Margel R. Johnson supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/21/76
Letter from William W. Durrell, Duplicating Serives, Inc. supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/27/76
Letter from R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association/ North America, submitting corrected page 3 to be substituted for one submitted with their comment of Sept. 1, 1976; 1 page - 9/28/76
Letter from Jane Carpenter supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 10/15/76
Letter from Betty L. Johnson supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 10/26/76
Letter from A. Karim Ahmed, Ph.D., and Barry I. Castleman, M.S.E., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., responding to letter from Asbestos Information Association/
North America; 6 pages - 10/29/76
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Post card from Rumhild E. Wessell supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing abestos; 1 page - 8/29/76
Letter from Noreen Parks, et al supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing abestos; 1 page - 8/31/76
Letter from C. M. Overton supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/31/76
Letter from R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association/ North America, submitting their comments on petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos, with response thereto (Sept. 3, 1976); 107 pages 9/1/76
Letter from Kenneth E. Joel supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/2/76
Letter from Patrick McKenna supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/4/76
Letter from Mr. & Mrs. John N. Lally supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 9/6/76
Letter from Barbara W. McHugh supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - undated
Letter from Henry Peck supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 9/11/76
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Post card from Sylvia Khan, supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/23/76
Letter from Linda J. Grey supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 8/23/76
Letter from Jacqueline and Stephen Fenton supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/23/76
Letter from Barbara Adler supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 8/23/76
Letter from David J. Samer supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 8/25/76
Letter from Shannon Earle supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page 8/25/76
Letter from Patricia Toraleman supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/26/76
Letter from Kenneth Smolinsky supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/26/76
Letter from Roman and Cheryl Weber supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 1 page - 8/27/76
Letter from Kitty Schipmann supporting petition to ban patching compounds containing asbestos; 2 pages -
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