October 29, 2004

Steven Larson
Executive Director
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco CA 94102

RE: New Carpets

Dear Mr. Larson:

As a taxpayer in California as well as a State Government employee, I would like to know why the Public Utilities Commission is having carpets installed utilizing the following hazardous ingredients:

Vitex with Additive-Hazardous Ingredient: Crystallize Silica

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive 2300: Containers are labeled
HAZARDOUS, KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN

Since Pressure Sensitive Adhesive 2300 is hazardous to children, is it hazardous to adults as well? Are these hazardous ingredients cancer causing? If these ingredients are cancer causing, this is a waste of taxpayer funds due to the lawsuits that will occur from employee exposure & from general public exposure (people who visit the building to make sure there is compliance with Public Utilities Commission regulations).

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Yaya Fanusie, Ph.D.
Publisher, What Now?!

cc: Michael R. Peevey, President, CPUC