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Compilation: Union Carbide Notice to Customer Leon Persson on the CPSC Ban of Asbestos Patching Compounds, with Dec. 14, 1977 Letter to CPSC and Federal Register Final Rule (1977)

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Compilation with a handwritten routing note from Tom Norris asking that a report be copied and sent to Aftex, Paco Tox and Downay Products, followed by a December 22, 1977 customer letter from Union Carbide's marketing manager explaining the Consumer Product Safety Commission ban on consumer patching compounds containing respirable free-form asbestos. Enclosed are Union Carbide's December 14, 1977 letter to CPSC commissioners disputing the 'unreasonable risk' finding, and the CPSC final rule from the December 15, 1977 Federal Register.

Author
J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager); Tom Norris
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Calidria Asbestos / Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-5249
Date
December 22, 1977
Library no.
ACL Doc 19729 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19729
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  • Page 1: Handwritten routing note from Tom Norris (Dec. 1977, done 1-25-78) asking that the report be copied and sent to Aftex, Paco Tox and Downay Products
  • Pages 2-3: Dec. 22, 1977 letter from J. L. Myers, Marketing Manager, to Leon Persson of Harrisons & Crosfield on the CPSC ban and its dates
  • Pages 4-6: Dec. 14, 1977 Union Carbide Metals Division letter to CPSC commissioners contesting the unreasonable-risk finding, with exposure and risk estimates
  • Pages 7-19: Consumer Product Safety Commission final rules banning consumer patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials containing respirable free-form asbestos, Federal Register, Dec. 15, 1977

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From J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager); Tom Norris to Mr. Leon Persson, Harrisons & Crosfield, Emeryville, CA.

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This is document UC-5249 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 19 pages.

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J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager), Tom Norris. “Compilation: Union Carbide Notice to Customer Leon Persson on the CPSC Ban of Asbestos Patching Compounds, with Dec. 14, 1977 Letter to CPSC and Federal Register Final Rule.” December 22, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-5249. Union Carbide Corporation, Calidria Asbestos / Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19729. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19729.

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