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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: August 11, 1977 DOC#: WRG319 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1977 Memo to ES Wood from RH Locke regarding August 15 CPSC Hearings To: E. S. Wood From: R. H. Locke cc: 0. M. Favorito \ W. F. McCord R. M. Vining B. R. Williams Date: August 11, 1977 Subject: August 15 CPSC Hearings . 06166124 Information sources indicate a sparse number of speakers and a lot of listeners at the Monday Hearings. National Gypsum, Bondex, U.S. Gypsum, and Union Carbide will address Part B on Patching Compounds. Information is not available at this time on what the first three will say, but Union Carbide has final ized their comments, and intend to decapitate the Risk Assessment. Rustic Crafts Co. will speak on Emberizing Materials. The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Defense Council, and Barry Castleman will speak on both the proposed bans. The first two will basically reiterate their past representations, and Castleman will concentrate on an alarmist misrepresentation of epidemiolog ical data. " The AIA and Johns-Manville have decided not to speak but will be present as observers. It is curious what U.S. and National intend to say as they had previously replaced their asbestos with diatomaceous clay in patching compounds. . R. H. Locke RHL/cf