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tei- Sfalixmal JaialrBantiaij and Canfiur Aaanrialinn tNC I IILMI **. VMNMITM. . C. I ----t. MMCMITt Viet I Dicpbir I, 1971 I ihklukU*MMIk*Uv>WTW--WH_-- TO All -A- MEMbERS PROPOSED REGULATIONS CONCERNMG LEAD IN MINT Your attention it llrtcM te Mm information inlaliid In Lagal bulletin No. 77, M November 5, 1971, and Memorandum Report No. 1, dated November 19, 1971, which w q i sent to all members of rha Association. loth of Ihara communications Informed you of iho lorett developments by rho Deportment of Health, Education and Welfare concern ing properod regulations doeling wMh load in point*. Two (pacific praporali have bean published In the Federal Roplrtor. The lint woo a prapaood rayulotion -- publldiad by the Food and Orug Ajmln(Oration on Nevambor 1, 1971 -- which would amend the Fadoral Hosordau* Substance* Act ta doalara that pobd products are oonrldcrod hoaord out materlab and, therefore, subject ta the mandatary labeling requirement* of that Act. The lend contant standard adopted by this proposal it O.SK load by weight In the total non-volatile cantent of liquid paints. The Association, essentially nipperb the FDA proposal and the reduced load standard which It recommends. a Interested partlos wore given 60 day* within d>kh to consoont an this proposal. k ha* came to our attention that supporters of top. Ryan's proposal, whldt two published on that tamo dote and which wo* olio Included In Legal lullotln Ne. 77, Serve orgontaod o campaign in support of hi* petition. You will recoil this petition demand* that lead in point products be redocod la "trace* omaunts and that point paduct* bo deelored banned haootdaui tubstances which would prevent tholr intraduotlen or movomont In interstate commerce. Neadlett ta toy, thb b an unremeneble and eiitramely dottimental proposal from aur Industry's as well as the cansumar's standpoint. The purpose of thb canonunicotIon is to urgently requmt that ovary member of the Asso a ciation tanonunlcota tholr support of tha FDA*proposal ta the Hearbig Officer os indi .i cated in lagal bulletin No. 77. If you have outlaid your copy, you dwuld write tai Hooting Clerk r Department of Hooilh, Education A Welfare ! RoamA-M 1 3600 Fidwrt lane .Jt Rockville, Maryland 2QE92 ij I l 0007-SWP-036635 N21875 fe ALL "A* MEMIERS . Decanter 8, 1971 | Pkge2... ` _|t woud aha be appropriate In the mme communication, or in a icparatc decgmant, te indicate rtw unraaianabla harddtlp which would ba Impotad an indudty ate tha mart af or product! bp tha Upon petition. 09 taunt, you ora alto encouraged te incarpirate onp relevant cammantt you may hava aanaarninp oihar atparti of thfa prnpamd regulation that map deal with hoary motel*, ether than late, which amp affact tha formulation of your prteucti. Tha latter cauM ba cipnifloant, ate thouM not ba evarloahod. Tha tacote propaite rapulotian, which wac dioouute in Memorandum Report No. 1, it a prapaood rule-making, under Title IV af tha taad-8arad Mar Meaning Pitvantion Act (9.L. 91-495). TWi natlca af wilc-mahina onhr aormlftte 38 dope ter aommant alter date al aubMaatlan, whlah war Mavaabtr Ifc ipyi. Ttwrafare, yau are latently rapuntaJ te lubrnlt your cmamontt an thh prapatal immadlatcly tei Ruraau af Coamiunity Environmental Managmaant Ream 15-87 3400 Pldtert Una Rockville, Mmptand 20852 Tha primary eanaam with Hilt prapanl ravelvat around the definition of Vatldantlal dructuro", which raiatat diedefinition davalopte In 9.L. 91419) namely, "Interior turfacoe and thoio anterior turfoeat readily aaaamlWo te dilldran wider tavan yaort ah S m|w^ i al w* amit fwMatWtamff ia^anMRMBPmmwhf mm amhtfMgtteeelmwmi INmVAm9aMmVmPm VImW Hht^MmP^mI MLaWmlblwabrliaPmI " Tha vapuanate af the term "readily accaeelblc te chlldten" could be vary traubleeama far our Induetry. Cawmante ham induttry mamhart dmuld raguad a dwiflcatian af thb ienp- uaga which appawt In tha Lead Raead Mat Meaning fkmrawtien Act. Incidentoily, thnilar language it employed an tha lebal rtmilrawant af tha 9DA prapatal above. You will note that'lha notice af prapaaad rule-making Indudot tha 1% title which k palled out In tha Laad-taaod Mat Meaning Mvantlen Act. Thle probthly would ho raducte te the 0.9% ImreI, te ba camlWant with tha 9DA prapaaad regulation, at a later date If tha FDA regulation it adapted. Tha Attaciorien naff will aubwlt eommonle an oil three af the above propocole, and thaea will indude pmilncwt facte brought te eur attention by Individual maofcan. Hawever, I cannot dram tea drangly tha laid that aatmwnt* ham indudry mambore era omet Impertant to FDA te amid that office In analysing and euahwtlng the prapaaad raguiatione and fuim. Statamanm inglng adaption, rtgueating darfflaatlan of language, or regrading bother canddarattan gf certain materIde Indudad, ehauld ba ccmmunlcWad ta tha yepaneMe agondac. 1 would alea appedete receiving coplot af your cammudcatlcn at Amadatlan haadgeadam ter ear racordt and Intennatian. RAR/hoh Rafaart A. Roland * Executive Vice ftaddont 0007-SWP-036636 0007-SWP-000117953