John L. Myers to E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific) on the Proposed CPSC Ban on Asbestos Joint Compounds, with Enclosures (1977)

Cover letter from Union Carbide's Marketing Manager to a Georgia-Pacific official about the Consumer Product Safety Commission's proposed ban on consumer use of asbestos-containing taping, spackling and joint-sealing compounds. It describes the CPSC process, suggests the customer write to the CPSC, and encloses a May 26, 1977 Union Carbide letter to the CPSC Chairman and the start of an Asbestos Information Association submission dated 1 September 1976.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Letter from John L. Myers, Union Carbide Metals Division, to E. L. Aasen, Georgia-Pacific, May 27, 1977, on the proposed CPSC ban and suggested customer action
• Pages 3-4: Letter from A. S. Hart, Union Carbide Vice-President, to CPSC Chairman S. John Byington, May 26, 1977, recommending a ban proceed through the Section 8 proposal and hearing procedure
• Page 5: Cover letter from R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association, to CPSC Chairman Byington, 1 September 1976, commenting on the NRDC and Consumers Union petition
• Page 6: Title page of the Asbestos Information Association response to the CPSC on the petition, dated 30 August 1976

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager) to Mr. E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Portland, OR).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Edward L. Aasen (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• Consumers Union (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• Natural Resources Defense Council (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-579 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. The same document is also document UC-569, UC-676.