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FILE NAME: Kelly Moore (KM) DATE: 1977 Dec 2 DOC#: KM040 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Banning of Asbestos from Patching Compounds by the Consumer Product Safety Commission I KELLY-MOORE MEMO 1 TO Svend Stubb FROM Doug Merrill SUBJECT BANNING OF ASBESTOS FROM PATCHING COMPOUNDS BY THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION DATE 12/2/77 The Commission voted on December 1, 1977, to ban the use of asbestos in patching compounds. The scope of the ban includes the contractor market as well as the retail consumer. The ban will be published on the 8th or 9th of December (no later than the 12th). The ban will be effective 30 days from the date of the final publication for manufacturing. 'The effective date of the ban on sales is 180 days after the date of publication. This ban does not include wall texture or ceiling texture, although all of the California sales are asbestos free.- DWM/vk cc: Bill Harrison William E. Moore Dick Nachlinger KM-77-20M KM BB 5330