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FILE NAME: Georgia Pacific (GP) DATE: 1968 Mar 3 DOC#: GP062 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo & Letters RE Joint Systems Products with Asbestos Georgia-Pacific Corporation 140 30 S. It*'. 12nd Avenue Tigard, OR 91225 IVes.'em Operations ( 5 0 5 ) 620-42-!, Gy plum Research (5 0 5 ) 620-4230 March 3, 1978 Mr. J. T. Ott PPG Industries, Inc,. 101 Pennsylvania Blvd. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228 Dear M r . Ott: Your letter of February 22, 1978 has been referred to me. We ceased manufacture of all asbestos containing compounds on May 4, 1977. We had already phased out asbestos in some formulas including all of our one gallon ready mix about a year earlier than the May 1977 date. Very truly yoars, C. W. Lehnert - Manager Product Development & Technical Services CWL:jr bcc: D. C. If he dates this corY fop < 1 Corkill - Portlan has material in inventories, we may have to interpret for him. I hope this doesn't become a big deal. some RECEIVED BY MAR 0 7 1978 GeorgiaF&cific ^ intracom pany memo to Branch Managers Irom George Baitinger s u b ie c t Joint Systems Products location location date All Locations Port land March 31, 1978 ) 'I The Consumer Products Safety Commission has banned the sale by manufacturers of patching compounds containing asbestos effective January 16, 1978. We have complied with this requirement. Also, the ban prohibits the sales of patching compounds containing asbestos by any person after June 11, 1978. This means your dealers may not sell this product after this date. We would like to be sure that our customers are aware of this cut-off date. Would you please distribute in person, copies of the attached to each of your customers who purchase joint treatment products. It will also be necessary for you to list,on the attached page, the firms to whom the letter was hand delivered. Please return one copy of completed form by May 1, 1978. GFB/mab cc: Messrs. S. S. Dennison Regional Managers P.S. We are also mailing a copy of the attached letter to all customers on our dealer mailing list. P.P.S. If you need additional copies of the letter ox form please zerox. in i Georgia-Pacific Corporation 900 S. U'O Fifth A venue PorOand, Oregon 97204 Telephone (5031 222-5961 March 31, 1978 To Our Joint System Customer: Please be advised that the Consumer Products Safety Commission has banned the sales of joint treatment products containing asbestos after June 11, 1978. Any sale after that date of a joint system product containing asbestos could subject the seller co a fine and imprisonment. Please direct any questions you may have to your nearest C.P.S.C. office. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION Distribution Division Reference: Consumer Product Safety Commission ban on consumer patching compounds containing respirable free-form asbestos. 16 CFR part 1304 published at 42 Federal Register 63354 December 15, 1977.