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FILE NAME: General Motors (GM) DATE: 2003 July 2 DOC#: GM081 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Invoice from Consulting Co. With Letter from BC Explaining Legal Relevance Dr. Barry Castleman From; To: Sent: Attach: Subject: "Dr. Barry Castleman" <bcastleman@earihlink.net> <simons.tom@epa.gov> Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:32 PM exp_bill_3_30_03.pdf Gold Book Dear Mr. Simons, I am writing to add a document to the file on the EPA brake mechanic guidance document. It is a copy of the invoice from the consulting firm, Exponent, to Daimler/Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors for "Technical Support - Asbestos Litigation," dated July 2, 2003. The last entry, "Prepare Materials to Challenge 1986 EPA," appears to refer to services in connection with the request received the following month by EPA to withdraw the excellent 1986 brochure, "Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease among Mechanics." If so, it would be consistent with the range of other services in the invoice and with the publication of recent reviews by Exponent authors, purporting to disprove the accepted view that brake mechanics' asbestos exposures cause asbestos disease's. It is also unusual and noteworthy that the Morgan Lewis law firm that submitted the request to EPA to withdraw the Gold Book never publicly identified its clients in this matter. If this bill does refer to work in connection with the push to get EPA to officially withdraw the Gold Book, it would follow that this really is an organized effort to use the EPA to generate evidence useful in defending damage suits brought by sick mechanics and their family members. The "collateral damage" to public health could be substantial, if EPA was to downplay brake hazards in response to this "Request for Correction of Information". This appears to be a clear case of abuse of the so-called Data Quality Act. Please place this comment and the invoice in the docket OPPT-2003-0074. I take this occasion to salute the dedicated civil servants at EPA who have worked hard to protect the public from asbestos hazards all these years. Barry Castleman, ScD Environmental Consultant P.O. Box 188 Garrett Park. MD 20896 USA Tel: 301-933-9097 Email: 6/ 16/2006 ci)onent INVOICE r.'Vcr.v:' r n - ' i ' . ' i h i k i -V : x^ou*::; I:!*.- p O. !>cp`..coj C 'liiNt. In y ?:.-::: 4 L ' -<h <-v^f- 1 ! t*t:i*r;t! ' * l;X dl MICHAEL SOZjT/K CLARK H ILL . 500 WCDKARD ALENUS, SUITE 550C DETROIT, MI 48225-3425 July 2, 2C03 Invoice Nc. S5703 Prc;;ect ;. S6v 1964.00'. Professional Services for the period ending May 3C, 2003 TECHNICAL SUPPORT - .ASBESTOS LITCGATICK Services Expenses T ask: C 4'3 ADDRESS PEER rST/IEW COMMENTS MANUSCRIPT ` 13,096.00 457.0G ^ask: " RE5/ MASTER STATS O? AKT EX BASED ARMBT 1,000.00 Ta<=> C-2- REVISED MASTER EPIDEMIOLOGY EXHIBIT " '` * 780.00 136.20 Task: 0422 UPDATE MECHANIC JSSO/IIMG CANCER MAISRIA 2/212.50 i,CCx-x / Task: 042TM ASSIST DEPOSITION OP ALAN SMITH 11,675.00 74/._- Task- C-23 -RHPARE MASTER SET OF PATHOLOGY EXHIBITS ' `* 6,605.00 286.0C ~~sk- 2301 BRAKE BUST BIOLOGICAL STUDY PROPOSAL - 3,405.CC 156.00 Task: 28CL RICHTER PREPARATION 1,500.00 6 6 . -a* Task: 2901 PREPARE MATERIALS TO CHALLENGE 1S86 EPA 1,030.00 SC. 26 Total this Invoice 41,303.50 2,532.42 T ia l 13 ..553.00 1.00C.O 516.20 ,213.67 12,422.17 6.8S3.C-C 3 ,5 6 1 .CO 1,556.62 1 , 111.25 44,235.32 ** SEE BELOW FOR YOUR PORTICM TO PAY ** DAIMLER CHRYSLER GD3P. TORD MOTOR OO. GENERAL MOTORS CORP. $14,745.31 $14,745.21 514, 745.ai. , au; i . a..'. '.vorir x :(!. :u\sv .... .1 a: ` '.'J> ` ''ir; i' ai tu,If'V.1:1.1 r v*o..... -- . V. ,-.S-:5. . H a . a 'Su Kr .. . . . . ... :--r 1 UCED 3Y FORD 40_0R COMPANY PAYMENT DLL upo n Rhc;hipt PAS0C0CCSS