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PRESIDENT Jean P. T The Flood Company Barlow Rd. Hudson, Ohio 41236 216/633-2111 March 6. 1972 UICE X T To: FEDERATION AND CONSTITUENT SOCIETY KIT PERSONNEL From: FEDERATION PRESIDENT, JEAN P. TEAS Ra: LEAD CONTENT OF COATINGS Tou all must ba familiar by this time with the lam which now lisi.cs chs contone of rasidancisl coatings co 1.0X, as wall as with tha Food sad Drug Administration proposal to raducs this limitation to 0.3T. Tou may not, how- avar, ba awars of just how strong an offort is being made to virtually ellninsca all load compounds as ingradiants la thaaa paints* Hhlla thasa ragulsclems ara la gal requirements only for paints oaad whara Sovarnmant tundlng is involved, thay will sffact practically all paints of thaaa types duo co the widespread uao of PMA financing. Tha purpose of this special latter is to sake aura that you appraeiata just how critical tha situation is and how important it is that wa all taha 1Mediate action to prevent the passaga of calamitous regulations. C.PU Status of efforts to restrict lead content to 9r4t of dried residential coacinaa -- The Senate Labor and Public Welfare tubcommit tea on Health will hold public hearings in Washington! D.C. on March 6 and 7 on a proposed law to this efface. -- Tha FDA is aider increasing pressure to classify residential coatings containing more cnan this level of lead aa Hasardous Substances. -- The Chicago City Council baa paaaad aa ordinance banning the.aala or use of interior residential costings containing more than tfrMlead and requiring special precautionary labaling of eacenor house paints as well. -- Councilman in other municlpallties an recognising the popular appeal of ths "lead-in-paint" issue and an considering similar ordinances. -- The American Academy of Padletrlce la vlgereuely promoting tha limita tion of iced ir. paint to virtual trace amount*. ***AA*Zm* s...tTi..v /// "L- Some relevant facta -- Thera xa no doubt that heavily leaded painca can be toxic to children who repeatedly ingaac thee and the Federation aupports practical efforts designed tc keep thasa proeucts out of tha teach ot children. -- There la no direct evidence, however, that points containing laaa than IT lead present this form of hatard. (The proposed Urn* lead was deduced from limited expennentstlon involving water-soluble lead Poomrotion or Socimtima ter Paint Tachnoioay 1 SOUTH BHOAD STAKT SHILAOttSH IA SA 1*107 (HI) M-IW 0007"SWP"036646 N21879 To Federation and Constituent Society Kay Faraonnal Page two confounds. Extrapolation to lead-in-palnt liultstioea did not uffleiantly taka Into account the rate of extraction of lead froa coxplax ixturea; e.g. dried paint between the tlae of lagaetion and allxinatlon). -- Reduction of lead to even It baa already aarioualy Halted the uaa of lead-containing plgaante in architectural coatInga. -- Further reduction to O.Ott would practically ellainate the uaa of load drlera froa oil bane houee palate and priaara, alkyd wall palnu aad enaoels. Use of jog lead pigaenta La reaidaatlal coatinge would be allaiaated alao. Practical effecta of roetriccloaa below II -- Raatrlctiona to leas than It load would increase the cost of residential coatings by forcing the use of note exponaive pigments and/cr drlera. -- In tuny cases no adequate roplacauaata for lead coupouada re cur rently on tr.a aarket ao chat product quality would sufiai. -- Reformulation and verification of quality of coatings can not be done overnight, so precipitous enforceaaata of wore seringene regulations could slow down or stop productloo linos. The reworking or adsorption of existing finished goods, which cauply with current regulations, would also posa a problaa unless a reasonable lasd tine wars provided. Racona>rdad action -- The National Paint i Coatings Association la aetenptlng to represent aggressively the paint induotcy bolero all involvod legislative bodies aad as part of this action is urging lea uaubara ce aupply tactual sup porting deco. (Sat NPCA "tunadieta Action" letters dated Fnb. IS 1 26, 1972). w* hops that all Aosoclaclon u--boro will cooperate fully la this effort. Copies of tboaa action rocs--adatlcua are available to uon-aseeclatlon Bombers if raquastod frou NPCA Headquarters, 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, K.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-- We all can. and should, protost vigorously any excessively restrictive or precipitous regulations by eontaetlng iamadlataly our representa tives in Washington, calling to tnolr attonclon the "relevant facta" and "practical offset* of restrictions" cited Above. 1. Rush your views to tba uaubara of the Sonata SubconBlttae on Health, which la right now considering the proposed Bill S30B0. (A list of naabers is attached berate). 2. Write or telephone your mm Senator who nay ba voting on the proposal in the near future. 3. Hasp alert for clailsr lagitlatlvo proposals at the municipal lava! and laandlatnly notify Faderation head quarters (Bob Msclack or Frank Borrslls, Tnl. 215-545-1506), if you learn of any such local activity. 0007-SWP-036647 0007-SWP-000117964 To Mention and Constituent Society Key Personnel Page three Pieess give this netter ee vide e distribution in your locsl eree as resettle, urging ell Mention Haeben, the Ceneeltuent Societies end corporations to Join la this concerted etapalp* far sene and sensible ngulatlens. Ilneeraly, JPT/dg J.P. TIAS President 0007--SWP--036648 0007-SWP-000117965 Sw im Labor t Public Miltin Coaltm Deaocrata Raaublleana HAJUU5CN A. WILIAMS. JR. Jennlnga Randolph CLAIBORRE FELL EDUARD K. KEHKEW GAXLORD NILSON Welter F. Mondala THOMAS F. EACUT0N ALAN CRANST0K HAROLD E. HUMES Adlal E. Stevenson III N.J. H. Va. R.l. Maaa. Ulse. man. Ha. Ceilf. Iowa 111. 4744 6A72 *6*2 4343 3323 3641 3721 3333 3744 2134 JACOB E. JAVXTS Robarc T, Stafford rant . BomncK RICHARD S. SORiEIEXR ROB PAGEHOOD BOMB TAR. JR. J. CLERK IEALL, JR. H.T. Vt. Colo. Va. Ora. Ohio Md. 6542 3141 5B32 4234 3244 2313 4324 Hen: Hnbtit of the Subeoanitteo on Health h i capltallaed. Comitter mbiiii who have jolnod In i|NiotiB| S. XH, t o Identified by wtoritk. Additional apcnaora of S. 3010 ara llatad bolaw. Daaocrata Birch Beyh Prod R. Karrla Philip a . Hart Hubert K. Huaphray Daniel K. Inouye Warran C. Majnuaon Gala W. McGee George McGovern Edmund S. Muakie John 0. Paatora Abrahea A. Rlblcoff John V. Twaaay Frank E. Moea lad. Okie. Mich. Minn. Hawaii Uaah. yo. S. Oak. Maine R.l. Goan. Calif. Utah 3623 4721 4822 3244 3634 2621 6441 2321 3344 2921 2823 3841 3231 Ratub llama Edward V. Brooke Clifford P. Caaa Charlae Percy Hugh Seen Maaa. M.J. 111. he 2742 3224 2132 6324 Soto: For talaphono ealla, uaa aroa code (202) and prefix (223), followed bp llatad extaaaloa. Lactara ehould ba addraaaad ta donatar U.S. faaata Weehlngton, S.C. 20310 0007-SWP-036649 0007-SWP-000117966