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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1977 Aug 10-12 DOC#: KG036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - 99th Meeting of the Technical Committee Mailed 9-16-77 MINUTES OF THE NINETY-NINTH MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AUGUST 10, 11, 12,1977 PLACE The n i n e t y - n i n t h meeting o f the Technical Coircnittee o f the Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n was c a l l e d to o r d e r at 9 :0 0 a. m. in Bowman's Inn, Wernrne, Oregon on A u g u s t 10, 1977, by Chairman J. H. Crumbaugh. Those in attendance were: J. J. Gafford J. L. Houser T. R. Godfrey G. W. Green R. W. H i n k l e C. W. Lehn er t W. J. M a r s h a l l ' J. K. Hovind D. T. H i l l J. H. Crumbaugh R. L. Selbe A. V. Abnee, J r . . D. E. B r a c k e tt H. B. C a r l s e n M. C. Smi th . R. Macdonald The Celotex Corporation The F l i n t k o t e Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation K a i s e r Cement and Gypsum Company N a t i o n a l Gypsum Company Pabco Gypsum Company U n i t e d S t a t e s Gypsum Company U n i t e d S t a t e s Gypsum Company Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n ` Baker and McKenzie APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion made, seconded and carrie d , the minutes of the February, 1977 meeting were approved as d istrib u te d . . /ATdtr? nr p e p , ex. no. o ' 3 -8 3 . .O A lS - IN I SECT I ON A - CONSUMER PRODUCTS STANDARDS ITEM k,2 - 73 - CONSUMER PRODUCTS STANDARDS Mr. Brackett reported the Consumer Products Safety Commission is c on s id e rin g a r u l i n g to ban the s a le or d i s t r i b u t i o n of j o i n t treatment compounds c o n t a i n i n g a s b e s t o s , i n c l u d i n g p a t c h i n g and s p a c k l i n g compounds. NIOSH is in v e s t i g a t i n g m ate rials which have been placed in j o in t compounds to r e p la c e a s b e s t o s in o r d e r to dete rm ine i f these a r e h a z a r d o u s . Two pr od uc ts mentioned ar e A t t a p u l g i t e and V/o1l a s t o n i te. R e f e r e n c e was made to the Federal R e g i s t e r of August \S, 1977 Union C a rb id e has recommended p r o d u c t s be l a b e l e d to show amount o f asbestos contained rather than have asbestos containing products banned. ITEM 4.3 - 77 MESA PROPOSED RE DEFINITION OF FIBERS There was no new re p o rt on the MESA committee a c t i v i t y . The A s s o c i a t i o n 's M anufacturing and M in in g Committee i s m on itorin g the MESA conmittee work. The item is continued on the agenda in case of f u t u r e , activity. A * - / ~2. hup^iL n DEP. EX. we>. rrr- m ac ap 1 --3 P "? st) r