H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers Forwarding the AIA/NA Comments to EPA on Asbestos in Schools, with the Comments (1979)

A Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo from Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers transmits the Asbestos Information Association/North America response to EPA's advance notice of proposed rulemaking on asbestos-containing materials in schools. The attachment is AIA's 5 November 1979 cover letter to EPA and the Kirkland & Ellis comments, which oppose formal TSCA rulemaking and any placing of regulatory or financial responsibility on manufacturers and processors.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, Nov. 8, 1979, forwarding the AIA/NA response to EPA's ANPRM on asbestos in schools
• Page 2: Letter, B. J. Pigg (AIA) to EPA Document Control Officer, Nov. 5, 1979, submitting comments (Docket 61004)
• Pages 3-22: Comments of the Asbestos Information Association of North America, prepared by Kirkland & Ellis, before EPA Office of Toxic Substances, Nov. 5, 1979, with table of contents

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division (originating dept.)); B. J. Pigg (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association); Kirkland & Ellis (Edward W. Warren, L. Mark Wine, Arthur F. Sampson, III, Seth H. Tievsky) (Counsel for the Asbestos Information Association of North America) to J. L. Myers (UCC - Metals, Niagara Falls, New York); Joni T. Repasch (Document Control Officer, Office of Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA (recipient of the AIA letter and comments)).

• B. J. Pigg (author)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• Joni T. Repasch (recipient)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• Environmental Defense Fund (named)
• EPA (named)
• Kirkland & Ellis (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• Office of Toxic Substances (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3702 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 22 pages. Production numbers UCC 006241 to UCC 006262. The same document is also document UC-2372.