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Ktinghousa Electric Corporation la** 'v. P>"shpfh ^an: >vim V?? Oct (./t M-^r 1171 The Honorable Maurice H. Stans The Secretary of Commerce Department of Commerce 14th and Constitution Avenue, N. Washington, D. C. 20230 Deai Mr. Secretary:. W. . At the .October 1_,1971 meeting of the .Electric and NjlCl4t#jC-&ub&C9!ins0"^~tffe"Natl!bnal Industrial Pollution Con trol Council, the members discussed the current public..concern over applications of, polychlorin a ted.,bip'henyjrs'trcBy''which" " 'allow these'substances to be released to'the environment. At its first meeting_the Sub-Cgjjncil identified PCB ps potentially hazardous. A Sub-Council report, The U'si'and Disposal oTElectfrcal" Insulati ng Liquids," published in June pointed out that some members of the PCB family are not biodegradable, accumulate in the environment, are toxic, and are believe! to be ecologically hazardous. The report recom mended that PCB use be limited to closed systems, such as transformers. in which it is retained and not released~to 'the environment--ip normal usage. It also recommended handling methods which avoid releasing discarded PciB or PCB soaked 'materials tp the--eixmLcopinehtl T enclose a copy of the report. Two toxic substances control bills, S. 1478, with amendment 3B8 and H.R. 10085, propose restrictions that could prevent the use of PCB even in closed systems. The 'Sub-Council mpmbere ' aorpe that PCB ti 'C^tro.ls to upsreoteshcot--utlhd...e...pprobupbbelilrciclv._.beHoswuebvjeerc, tetldieJv strongly Jb_ e* l'jeitft--t"het it should"not be banned from use in closed systems fpllowing recommended procedures, suitabTe~ Sle for many essential elegtrical uses. We urge ipartmerit to ~mal'e~thTs'clear'to 'the Congress ancT concerned with this problem. " 1~ Sincerely yours. Enclosure A/ V MOMS 093230 -X--