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f}DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION, AND WELFARE '/HOLM PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE center for disease control JAN 2 1 1977 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANO HEALTH ROBERT A. TAFT LABORATORIES 4676 COLUMBIA PARKWAY. CINCINNATI. OHIO 4S226 January 17, 1977 JAH 2 4 1977 W.B. Papageorge, Manager Product Acceptability Monsanto Chemical Intermediates Company 800 N. Lindberg Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63166 : Dear Mr. Papageorge: Thank you for your letter of December 20, 1976 in which you question the role of PCB's as human carcinogens. I assure you that NIOSH is carefully studying all the PCB data in our possession. Conclusions drawn from that data and recommendations based thereon will be made after we haVe consulted with representa tives of both the public and private sectors. However, conclusions and recommendations made in the criteria document will be those of NIOSH and will not necessarily be those of any of the reviewers. Sincerely yours. cc: Dr. J. May Chief, Criteria Documentation Section 1 DSW 308113 STLCOPCB4070016