EXHIBIT 31
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                          CERTIFICATIONS

            I, ANDREW L. SIMON, certify that:

            1.  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-
QSB of TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. for the
fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2006.

            2.  Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this Quarterly Report;

            3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
and other financial information included in this quarterly
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;

            4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14
and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

            a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this quarterly report is being prepared;

            b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the
"Evaluation Date"); and

            c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

            5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

            a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors
any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

            b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls; and

            6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I
have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there
were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.


Dated: March 17, 2006


                                          /s/ ANDREW L. SIMON
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                                          Andrew L. Simon, President, Chief
                                          Executive Officer and Chief
                                          Financial Officer