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FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., EAST 210 ROUTE 4, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 January 28, 1985 To: Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Subject: State of Maryland proposal to legislate the prohibition of the sale of "brakes containing asbestos" This morning, several Members called advising that Mr. Dairl Bragg, now with Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), had called advising that the State of Maryland legislature was to hold a hearing on a bill which was to be introduced calling for the prohibition of the distribution, s ale or offering for sale of "certain......... brakes containing asbestos." I had been aware that Maryland was considering introduction of such legislation as a result of a phone conversation I had earlier this month with the State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. I had asked at that time that they send me a copy of the proposed legislation. Their letter with the copy of the proposed bill was received later this morning. I am enclosing a copy of the proposed bill, as well as the letter received from that Department. After being advised of the hearing scheduled for Tuesday January 29 in Annapolis, I called Dairl Bragg. He may be attending this hearing. I dis cussed the materials I had sent to Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, who had been asked to give background to the Maryland Legis lature concerning this bill. I discussed the differences in certain brake lining types (disc brake pads, drum brake linings and brake blocks) as regards progress with substitutes. I sent Mr. Bragg the same package I had sent the Maryland Department of Health earlier. This package was: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Petition Friction Materials Standards Institute Comments Asbestos Information Association Comments The foregoing is sent as a matter of information, and the Institute would welcome comments and suggestions as to a possible position. E. W. Drislane Executive Director EWD/e Copy: Officers and Board of Directors FMS1 02567 T OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE 201 WEST PRESTON STREET BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21201 AREA CODE 301 383- 2 7 59 TTY FOR DEAF: Balto. Area 383-7555 D.C. Metro 565-0451 Adele Wllzack, R.N., M.S., Secretary William M. Elchbaum, Assistant Secretary January 18, 1985 Ed Drislane, Executive Director Frict.in Material Standards Institute E. 210; Route 4 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Dear Mr. Drislane: Thank you for the information on brake linings provided during our January 11, 1935 phone conversation. I greatly appreciate the follow-up information which came in today's mail. As promised, enclosed is a copy of a bill on the subject, currently before the Maryland Legislature. Please call me at 383-2759, if I can be of assistance. Sincerely, JWL:mm Enclosures Industrial Hygienist Division of Environmental Disease Control FMSI 02568 H O U 5 E OF DELEGATES 51rl214 No. 298 (PKE-FILED) liy: Delegate Dil'ietro Requested: November 15, 1984 Introduced and read first tine: Assigned to: Economic Matters January 9, . 1985 29 A BILL ENTITLED 1 AN ACT concerning 2 Asbestos - Automobile Brakes 3 FOR the purpose of prohibiting the distribution, sale, or 4 offering for sale of certain motor vehicle, trailer, 5 semitrailer, and pole trailer brakes containing asbestos; 6 and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administrator to enforce the 7 provisions of this Act. 8 BV adding to 9 Article - Transportation 10 Section 22-306(a) and (b) 11 Annotated Code of Maryland 12 (1984 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement) 13 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 14 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 Article - Transportation 16 22-306. 17 (A) A PERSON MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE, HAVE FOR SALE. OFFER FOR 18 SALE, OR SELL FOP. USE ON OR AS PART OF THE EQUIPMENT OF A MO' OR 19 VEHICLE, TRAILER, SEMITRAILER, OR POLE TRAILER AMY BRAKE THAT 20 CONTAINS ASBESTOS. 21 (B) THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ENFORCE THIS SECTION. ?2 SECTION 2. AND BB IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall 23 take effect July 1, 1985. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. 1 Brackets 1 indicate matter delete! from existing law. FMSI 02569 Hearing: House Office Building Economic Matters Committee Tuesday, January 29, 1985, 1:00 PM Introduced by: Delegate Di Pietro Bill House of Delgates No. 298 JAN 20 TO FMSI 02570