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Monsanto MON8ANTO INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS CO. 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 83187 ' Phone: (314) 694-1000 . November 22, 1982 Dr. Kenneth L. Burgess, Chemical & Plant Regulations DOW CHEMICALS USA 1803 Building Midland, Michigan 49640 Mr. Robert J. Fensterheim, Administrator, PCB Program Panel CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 2501 "M" Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20037 Dr. William R. Gaffey, Dept, of Medicine & Environ. Health MONSANTO COMPANY 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 Mr. Stephen B. Hamilton, Manager, Environ. Research Initiatives GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, Connecticut 06431 Dr. Raymond D. Harbison, Prof. & Dir., Interdisciplinary Toxicology UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - MED. SCI. 4301 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Mr. A. Michael Kaplan Haskell Laboratories E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY Elkton Road Newark, Delaware 19711 Dr. George J. Levinskas Dept, of Medicine & Environ. Healt MONSANTO COMPANY 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 Gentlemen: Subject: CMA/EPA PCB Technical Discussion We will meet with scientists from U.S. EPA Health and Environmental Review Division on Wednesday - December 8, at 12:00 noon, at CMA headquarters, for lunch and during the afternoon to discuss the PCB Health Effects literature. This group, under Dr. Irwin Baumel - Director, is responsible for EPA's review of the PCB literature, including critiques of the CMA and EEI documents. a unit of Monsanto Comoany 0755771 TOWOLDMONOQ59982 Dr. K. L. Burgess, et al Page 2 November 22, 1982 As a basis for our discussion, we will use their draft, "Response to Comments on the Health Effects of PCB's..........", dated August 18, 1982, submitted to the electrical equipment rulemaking record (title page enclosed). If you don't have a copy of this document, phone Bob Fensterheim or me as soon as possible. In anticipation of our luncheon meeting with EPA, I suggest we meet at CMA at 9:00 AM to discuss our plans and.strategy for the meeting, and discussion with EPA. As a first guess, I think they will want to focus on carcinogenicity and reproductive effects. We need to prepare to introduce our own topics of particular significance for discussion. I expect the meeting to last until late afternoon -- 4:00 5:00 PM. Please schedule your flights accordingly. I am looking forward to a good, scientific information exchange and view this as an excellent opportunity to have a frank, technical discussion with our EPA colleagues. Sincerely, . jh enclosure John H. Craddock, Product and Environmental Safety Director 0755772 TOWOLDMONOQ59983