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PATCH II (FILE B) 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YOIUC TJ, N. Y. ,- September JO, 1971 To: ._~ei'T'.bers of Asbestos Study CorrmiHee Subject: Proposed Emission Standard for Asbestos Gentlemen: In line with the discussions at the September 15, 1971 meeting of this Committee, Dr. Stefl, Chairman, is forwarding the below listed write-ups to the members of this ~Committee . We do not intend to di~tribute this data to .the membership at large until the Corrmittee has had the opportunity to review both_,.the Federal Proposai and the draft of ~he AlA Comments and Suggestions. {1) Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Standards for Asbestos Emission. Comment: Dr. Stefl felt it worthwhile that the ~ittee see this draft. copy, but he is certain that the Federal Standards will be quite different. (2) Comments and Suggestions frorn Asbestos Information Association/North America. Comment: These are the AlA Comments and Suggestions made regarding the initial draft of the proposed Federal Standards at a meeting . held in Atlanta in mid-August Dr. Stefl further advised, and this is to be considered confid~niial, that he and .-others from the AlA met with members of the Illinois Pollution Control Board on September 17, 1971. At this meeting he was advised that hearin$s would be held at three locations on different dates in October, and that AIA/NA would give written comr.~nts at the October 15 meeting in Chicago. Personnel on the Control Board had received comments from the motor companies on the brake linir~ ban. They were not aware of the E.P.A. tests on asbestos emission from brake lining that are being run by Bendix Research Laboratories. Copies of the minutes are enclosed. Ei'r'Ik islane/icb Sincerely, a.-<.'/.I'-' _.7 Executive Secretary !}.:assr s.: E. P. Stefl - J,.. c,w.,... c. H. s. Henning Feierabend Rei he E. Spurgeon . J. B. Graham, Jr. J. w. Greenen, ex-officio L. D. St ici<l es, Counsel Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co~pany Abe~ Corporation Johns-f.anv i 11 e Corpora t ion The B~ndix Corporation Carlisle Corporation t.'.aremorit Corporation Stickles, Hayden, Ke~nedy, Hort & Van Steenburgh