Document XRZd4yNGXbqeJrpOqyGnJmXxg

(A INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject Hat* 22 March 1Q7S Regulatory Costs______________ To From R. FlemingExecutive (Location, Organization, or Department) BarrAllentown Labs (Location, organization, or Department) In reply to your request for comments on the cost of regulation, I enclose: 1. A table from B. Bradd detailing environmental costs at Chemicals plants totaling $6.3 MM for FY 77. 2. A memo from Novak showing safety and health costs for FY 77 of $1.7 MM capital and $2.6 MM expenses. 3. An article from the 14 March "Wall Street Journal" commenting on Weldenbaum's study. 4. An article from the 6 March "Industry Week" commenting on the effect of regulation on exports. 5. An article from the March "Chemecology" on flow's costs. 6. An article from the 20 March "Wall Street-Journal" on costs to government of regulation. 9 J. T. Barr JTB/sjl Att. (320) AP00025530 ENVIRONMENTAL COST REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1977 ESCAMBIA CALVETT CITY PASADENA ST. GABRIEL PAULSBORO SOUTH BRUNSWICK MIDDLESEX CLEVELAND OTHERS R$D SEPTEMBER 196,365 111,485 86,789 78,357 34,664 10,882 5,473 3,776 5,500 30,000 FY 77 1,873,800 1,419,051 854,220 1,033,172 415,968 170,329 82,689 47,782 66,000 360,000 TOTAL 563,291 6,323,011 / f. a. .9 . AP00025531