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Ralph L. Hardla#, Jr. John K. Lawranee August 22, 1973 BATF Approval for PVC Liquor Bottles At tha present tine we ora looking forward to tho poaaiblo successful outcane of our problems with PDA on tho uaa of PVC for liquor bottle*. If wo aro successful in resolving thoeo problen* with FDA, then wo would bo snxious to got book to tho Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm* to have then toko o position with respect to using PVC liquor bottle*. In tho final enwlroanontal lnpoet statonent on polyvinyl chloride liquor bottle* issued fay BATF In March* It Is In* dieeted their proposed eetiee Is to approve PVC as a saltshls notarial for the nanufaeture of liquor bottles. BAEV farther pointed eat that this detarnlnetloo was baaed on favorable lafometloa collected daring the esperlnentel period* the desire of the llqoor industry for e U0*cr end safer con* taluer* the acceptance of PVC containers by the censnoing public* end the result of the Bollle Associates report. You will roeell that It wee daring the response period sob* sequent to BAIT's publishing their proposal in tha Federal Register* that the problsne with PDA arose. It would bo hoped that upon resolving oar piablnes with that BATF would go back to thoir previous stats of proposing the approval of PVC liquor bottlee. In dfoawafng tho peasible aetioee that BATF night Cdcs in thin situation with Ton McGrath* he la of the opinion that thorn have boon sene ectleee that nay canon BAXV to tdn different stand on this question even if we ere able ee resolve the preblene with FDA* One of the cirri--tences that ftn ^KtlgM in tha lnterin period had been the availability of tha report on Incinerator corroalon*work done at tho Battalia Mnerlal Institute. Botwitfasteniing* the fact that we havo given this work a critical review* and SP1-23554 Memo Ralph L. Harding, Jr. 2. puid cttMBti on eh* Battalia report through ebo Keller ad Hackman office for submission EPA, thnro Is e high degree llkllhood that this work will be used by UPA to pressure BAT7 Into withholding approval for PVC liquor bottles. la order to be as fully prepared as possible to take action with BATF, subsequent to resolving onr problems with FDA, Tom McGrath ad 1 feel that it would be appropriate to review this situation with Jerry Becksai to determine if there la anything aero that night be done et this time to eloar the way for o repld approval with BATF. Tom McGrath aad 1 will bo aval lab la to dlseusa thle situation with you or Jerry Hectaaan If It some to bo appropriate. JRLsnJh cc: Too McGrath SPI-23555