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ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION NORTH AMERICA 1S35 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 223-4885 6 January 1977 Memorandum For: MEMBERS Subject: Statement in Response to Inquiries with Regard to NIOSH Report to OSHA on Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Asbestos. The attached statement, prepared following initial analysis and comment bv the members of the Executive Committee,the Association's medical advisor and others, is forwarded for information and appropriate use. The statement is being used in response to queries addressed to the Association. Effect of the NIOSH document, forwarded to members by memorandum dated December 21, is not known at this time and will probably not be known until after the change of Administration. Current news stories regarding problems with asbestos in ceiling materials and continuing inquiries into the asbestos-health issue both in the United States and abroad may hasten public hearing on the proposed re vision to the OSHA standard for exposure to asbestos dust in the workplace. A letter to Dr. Corn, Assistant Secretary of Labor (OSHA), with regard to the NIOSH document, is being prepared. IR. H. Mereness Executive Director -RHM:v Enclosure SPNY 003415