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oAF NYK GAF B U I Ni> on> * GAF NYK JQHNMAN NYK 12SDEC \ 6 '97' I PLAINTIFF'S | EXHIBIT f AIA-47 ON WEDNESDAY* DECEMBER 29ft A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AlA/NA BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE HELD IN NEWYORK CITY AT JCHNS-MANVILLEft 22 EAST LOTH STREET* UTH FLOOR BOARD ROOhfe STARTING AT U Ah* TO DISCUSS THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROPOSED NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS ON ASSESTOSft AND THE EMERGENCY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH /OSHA/ STANDARD OF 5 FIBERS PER ML* ANNOUNCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. BOTH STANDARDS APPEARED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON DECEMBER 7 AND WERE DISTRIBUTED IN A SPECIAL MAILING THAT SAME DAY. IN ORDER THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SU3-COMM ITTEE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ALL MEMBER COMPANY VIEWS AND OPINIONS ON THE STANDARDS PRIOR TO THE MEETING* WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE IN WRITING OR BY WIRE* NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21ft YOUR COMPANYS COMMENTS ON BOTH THE EPA AND OSHA STANDARDS. QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD BE CON SIDERED INCLUDE-- CAN YOUR COMPANY LIVE WITH THE STNADARDS AS PUBLISHED* HOW GREAT AN ECONOMIC BURDEN WILL THEY PLACE ON YOUR OPERATIONS. WHICH SECTIONS OF THE STANDARDS DO YOU CONSIDER MOST DAMAGING. HOW DO YOU SUGGEST THEY BE CHANGED. DO YOU BELIEVE THE AlA/NA SHOULD OPPOSE OR APPEAL THE OSHA STANDARD. ON WHAT GROUNDS. ETC.- BESIDES THE STANDARDS THEMSELVESft WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS AT THE DECEMBER 29 MEETING THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO THE EPA STANDARDS. - JOHNS-MANVILLE M M SWETONIC & GAF NYK >- JOHNMAN NYK 0 .