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FILE NAME: Flooring (FLR) DATE: 1990 DOC#: FLR030 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Federal Register Notice 5X4 / Voi. W, No. 30 / Ttmmby, Pabruary 13, 11 0 / Notialta beve the somaVlee) appearance setta funner aaheeine iwntolalag tile. AAf^lSbvIMSwNI a*eiIlfIl0^ rwiMa fwt aw^IR^ On nP Therefore. EPAbee decide) lo pobKafc (producedJannaiy 1,1981 through 1970) no (so meahotoda* plnetlc oepbelt ettmmarissof th infonnatkm aabbtlcd floortllm. It was available in n variety of kwmetleee co bow to obtain any or til aoMn, paltoni, andmrfeoe texture, nEmrhmuaniU) ftmw lcn Agency (EPA). Aerane Notice. ! feaveflaUetolMnntitbbnoteo^ _ additional Wormotioo aobnrittad to EPA the anbtuNtod (nlbnoation into a uniform including? trovatile, dot cork, end Sheet vhqd flooring (predooed January 1. IBM to ISM, and 1074 through lSBQ) iTHia notice provide* may fammt tortadvrin IIItMe jMJflsed an "tidwstos felt backing'' m taavtee of the tafonaaboa svbmltied to EPAby manufactatvrsand proocaaors of certain aabuatot pendants in IntbraatkaiActt i U H (tiw Act),it cito enpltiao bow W M nab m y obtain annoor aB of tbe fejbraatIonsubmitted to BPAbannotbeen altered. , . Sunaneriea oftbe information enbmlltod to BPA btibre November 17. 1BB9areIncluded below to alpfaaibettcti orderby nameof manufaeturen , (flooring Wt eentoMng aebeotoaj bonded to the andar aide of the vinyl timet flooring. It was variable in o variety of color, patterns, and surface? taxtores: among tot atylea were: Cans Rpyalo, SunCoort, Sonflre, Soroneta, Natural Btotn. Fonun. Chatom Square. to BPA nMnwra^NMtMNM|MiaOH(MC1! ,Envinmmcotel AeoietenctDhriahm (T8700).Office o fToxic bahetenpet, t. TheAutikn Division ofAmerican Bittrite Inc. (a) Nomeaad address o f manufacturer. Tbe Amtieo DMskm of AmertcaoBtitrite Ino, >U1 Princeton Boya) Clan. Suntide. Conteasn, end Kiqptim . (a)Additionalinfomolion. Additionul infonnetioa is avatiabte. i Armstrong World/mhulrino, Inc. E-Mh4UM8L.SW.WnaMngimi.DC NMMt (3*3)M-MOiTUO(282) W4- raWL-rr.: :!' . PflcmiawrenoovUn, N |MMg.fWorto A m ok Btitrite'a puntate of tita aeaato ierproductagvtnyl asboetoe tile w d upbaln WotoH oaiton Townablp. N) from Bomfldehflfle toe. on January t (ia)N am and address of monafaetarer- Armstrong World tnduatriae. iac^ fbntmriy kmvm as AniMrarigCoric Cempnqr. P.O. Box MOt Liberty ood Charlotte Street, eebertoe tile, aepbtit He foMtokring Lanoeotar, PA 17BM. foedeceMora: On October JJ. UM, the Pntsklrat aebeetoe), aad Meet vinyl flooring Forma -y Suriaces, la<u Box SZ13. Suctu stored into laor the Aefaeetoe ntMWni w "eeheetne iatl hetliliy' el Barbere. CA 9H80t and The W . W. lawnaatloo Act rfMW,Pab.L MO-877 dtieaaniehxatioB. Americas BOtHtaInc. .Hemy Company. 9MBSrto Street. (ibe AcIVwhich imprint fanner and hue no nborde regardingdate* of ) luntington Perk. CA 90288. enneot mamrirachnw aedproeeeaore of pattern of vfnyl oabcrtoa tile (b) Yearmafmanufacture. 1000 certain aebeetoe predacto to anbmit manufactured by Bmwfide Mills prior to througb April 1987. tnfammUon (dtmtifyinBtheirprodacts to AmericanBIMrite'apurchase op laraury (4 types orchutes o fproducts. SPAand require! BPA to aagmrise and 1. W L Prior to American Khriti'i Thermal eystem Insulalion material, fire- PWri the admitted iaiareietion. BPA purchaeeof the aaaeta for producing realiteni vapor beirier and adhesive for laned a notice in ti* Pa|ieitiM o to r of ahcct vinyl flooring to Norwood.MA cork, retiflent floor tfle. Hiring fell and A pril, IBM (84 PR 1S622), which Ikon NewLondonAfilie in 1874,New backing (or sheet vinyl oapholt xpltised bow and whamtheae London MWemanufactured aheet vfnyt "cutback" floor tile adhesive, acoustic manufacture end prooeeeonwont to flooringntHtefaifan "asbestos felt eemant and decoroliv wall treatment. admit tiw taforeutkm required by tbo becking" at tiri aeme location. (d) Otheridentifying chorectarisifcs. Art. On August7, IMP,BPAleased a American Hiltrile be* no records Nonpareil Ifigh (ten u re Covering. aotfasefa (he VbdMtiM eter (84 FR regarding date* or patterns ofe)wr, lock, and Cemenl (produced ISO to 92to) which eetebtttiwda dcadBoc of vinyl flooring produoed by New London 1892by Armstrong) wean high Ortober A 1 M . far theaemanuiecturers Mill prior to American Bittrit'* temperature thermal ayalem insulation and procurers to aubtolt to EPA tbe purchase In 1074. for pipe covering end block and cemunt. Information repaired by the Act On (b) Peon o fmanufacture. MM There products were lest offered more SeptemberA u * B*A toned a notice IhrosghlWO. Ilian 30yean ego. The only formula b>UrnPedhrti Baflator(S4 Fit 387M) (o) Typos or dosses o fproducts. Vinyl information available to Armstronx is wtich tnfomred wbatittenof nebeetoa floortile, aepbtit tile that which is taken from the United information undertile Act dial EPA wiD (containing oabettoel, and eheet vinyl States Patent Office document. not accept claim of busineas flooring (utilising an aebeetoe felt LT Cork Covering (produced with confidentiatily. tacking). asbestos 1850 to 1918 by Armstrong) It. Sumoudee of fadanawiioaSafaetittad (d) OtherIdentifying characteristics. was a low temperalitre thermal system to EPA Vinyl aebcatoa door tile (produced cork insulation. It was a wrap-around January l, l n through early December insulation consisting of wedge-shaped Moatof the manufacturers which IBM) war availebie in a variety of cork eegmams cemented to a Jamimtto aubmitted information to EPAprovided colon, patterns, and surface textures. consisting nf aluminum Ml und asbestos aummary of the required information Many of the same colon, panama, end paper. Uis nrtique in its appearance mi ; in die order that tbe Agency requested surface textures produced prior lo can be easily distinguished visually by ; in Unit Uof Ihe April l l IBMFederal December taw. which contained Ila physical structure. i Bepiator notice. BPA repeated r summaries from the manufacturers. eabettot. have ubtaquemfy been produced (n the non-nsbeato* tile Amteapray (produced r#<n to IHNI Up Armstrong) was it spray* on thermal | beesuae the Agency anticipated tbot the contlrvction after (W m U f w ......i ... a **