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3 items. Three copies of Bateman's presentation on behalf of Virginia seafood industry regarding Kepone action level at EPA public hearing, 26 January 1977.

8 items. Memoranda and transcripts of statements on Kepone action levels by Lee J. Weddig, of National Fisheries Institute of Marine Science, Dr. James B. Kenley, State Health Commissioner, an official of Allied Chemical Corporation, and others.

16 items. Legislative papers, January 1977, involving proposed amendment of Poisoned Food Provisions of Virginia Code, including copies of HR 1971 and amendment in the nature of a substitute for it.

30 items. Correspondence and notes relating to efforts to ease or lift fishing ban on James River, including Bateman's 2 July 1980 statement at public hearing in which he denied that Kepone posed a health threat to humans, 1 August 1980 letter from State Marine Resources Commissioner to State Health Commissioner urging reconsideration of fishing ban, Baternan's handwritten notes of 2 July 1980 hearing, and Bateman's 27 June 1980 letter to official of Virginia Seafood Council in which Bateman offers to represent seafood industry at future public hearings for a fee of $7,500.00.

7 items. Memoranda from state interagency Kepone Task Force, Governor and other agencies detailing chronology of Kepone problem and responses to it. See also Toxic Substance Act, Series 198.

11 items. Reports on impact of Kepone on Virginia economy, including 16 January 1976 report and February 1976 EPA report, and several 1976 repots on economic impact of Kepone and on Kepone-related state agency costs by Philip Gabel, staff economist for State Health Department.

3 items. Legal memoranda on Kepone action levels, including 15 September 1976 memo from law firm (Truitt, Fabrikant, Bucklin, and Lenzner) retained by Virginia seafood industry, and 21 October 1976 memo, The Legal Effects of the Kepone 'Action Levels'prepared by firm representing Allied Chemical.

30 items. Memoranda and correspondence from officials of environmental Protection Agency, 1975-1976, regarding Kepone action levels and the health effects of Kepone.

August-October 1976, by EPA and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detailing procedures and methods for testing for Kepone, including 29 October 1976 EPA report

23 items. Including EPA's 10 January report several drafts of (undated) seafood industry Kepone monitoring plan, and technical articles on Kepone testing.