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Beacon, Mew York, February 2, 1982 Mr. A. M. Card Houston, Texas . . Thank you for your letter of January 21, 1982. We appreciated the opportunity provided on January 13, 1982, to review certain RESD activities in industrial hygiene, toxicology, and epidemiology as well as health/product liability litigation in Jefferson County. , , RESD will continue to provide the lead ;in coordinating the v . work, with Texaco USA and Texaco chemical Company in assisting the Legal Department in bhgoihg litigation. The next suit, VOorhies1, et al, could come to trial as early as April. i . . High priority has been given to the action item identified . at our meeting of improving communications with the community, our customers, and Texaco employes concerning health and product safety information. RESD staff met with Texaco PSA Public Relations personnel last month and are planning to meet with Corporate Public Relations staff this month to establish, strategy in communicating results of the Texaco Mortality Study and the American Petroleum Institute Study on used motor oil. ; . . The possibility of adverse publicity regarding the NIOSH-Cytogenetic Study at the Neches Chemical Plant has been , reduced somewhat since the agency has agreed to the stipulations Texaco Chemical made in order for the study to begin. NIOSH no longer considers a search warrant necessary. Additional details on this and other related material will be forthcoming in the- near future. . - RTRimms JWK WBR-WKT,Jr. BCH-JFC PBH,Jr. WCW,Jr. RBS ERS bcc: TRS . f FEB-HAK OWR ENVIRONMENTAL *NP HEALTH ' "ESSIERI 108*82 fJ8 fiGM m CWD MM JrY <r jCHM rpm um CFH <U$ ST&fiO RLE SUBJECT / ff? WA-TEX 005744 WA-TEX005744