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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Vinyl Chloride Research Coordinators Commitment Form /V / My company commits its pro-rata share of $300,000 research and advocacy budget as described in the attached July S, 1994 Explanation of VCRC Budget. The Vinyl Chloride Panel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines and briefly noted on the reverse of this form. // While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 16% of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies. Consequently^ this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Jonathon M, Ramlow.'.Ph. r> Name (Typed) . Epidemiologist-. Title Gregory G. Bond, Ph.D. Name (Typed) Senior Development Manager Title Dow Chemical Company Dow Chemical^ Company 1803 Building, Midland. MI Address 2020 Building, Midland, MI Address (517) 636-1276 Telephone (517) 636-9063 Telephone (517) 636-1875 Telecopier (517) 636-9899 Telecopier Please return signed form to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Manager Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 R&S151199 ***************************************************************************** PRINTED BY 1803 U246074 RAMLOW, JONATHAN M. 636-1276 94/08/09 08:48:39 ************************************************************************** rom: U077399 --S08VRNA Date and time 08/08/94 17:43:55 To: U246074 --S21VM cc: U303653 --TXDECD RAMLOW, JONATHAN NUILA, CARLOS C E FROM: BOND, GREGORY G., 2020, 636-9063 Subject: VCM Research Coordinators Conference Call Jonathon -- In the past the business has requested that the cost be spread over a two year period and this is the agreement I have had with Carlos Nuila. -- Greg *** Forwarding note from U246074 --S21VM 08/04/94 17:14 *** To: U077399 --S08VRNA BOND, GREGORY G. / U077632 --S08VRNA DILLON JR, GEORGE U076129 --S21VM DOMORADZKI, JEANNE U075024 --S08VRNA HAYES, WILLIAM C. U073763 --S08VRNA MCCREEDY, R L. / 2 U303653 --TXDECD NUILA, CARLOS C E U134803 --S08VRNA STEARNS JR, W J. / FROM: RAMLOW, JONATHAN M. SUBJECT: VCM Research Coordinators Conference Call The VCM Research Coordinators group held a conference call on Tuesday, August 2. We covered the following items: 1. VCM Cohort Mortality Study Update: all participating companies have now committed to funding this study, and the Request For Proposal has been sent to four potential contractors, three of which have already verbally indicated their intention to submit a proposal. Dr. Shah from CMA has calculated each company's share of the cost of the study, based on 1993 nameplate production capacity. Dow's share will be $55,630 (of $300,000), of which we expect to recover about $30,000 after invoicing CMA for my time as study coordinator. This raises a question: CMA can invoice Dow either once or twice for our share of the-study cost, and I need to tell them which we prefer. I need your input on this question. 2. EPA test rule issues for VCM: EPA intends to add developmental and reproductive inhalation testing for VCM to the Master Testing List this year. CMA would like to confer with EPA to determine whether these are current, pressing data needs or whether enough data already exist to answer their questions. We will assemble a short review of the current data to present to EPA at a meeting which Dr. Shah would like to arrange for the first part of October, if possible. In this regard, it has also been suggested by Joe Ledvina 6f Vista that the VCM panel also address ethylene dichloride hazardous air pollutant testing issues with EPA. The sense of the panel was that this would be a good idea, although Jim Barter suggested that HSIA would be an alternative platform for addressing EDC. I need your input on this question, too, so that I can let CMA know what Dow would like to do about this. R&S151200 The panel finalized a letter to the American Cancer Society commenting on the ACS including VCM as a possible risk factor for malignant lymphoma in its annual Cancer Facts and Figures publication. This was the source used by a writer for Time magazine in an article about cancer which listed the VCM/lymphoma link in a table of "Big Killers". The panel's letter basically pointed out that the most recent data show only very weak, if any, evidence for an association between VCM exposure and lymphoma, and requested that ACS either modify the state ment in their publication or remove it altogether. Please let me know if you would like to see copies of these documents. Again, I need your advice on how to respond to CMA about how we would like to pay our share of the cost of the epidemiology study, and also about whether or not we think that the CMA VC panel should address EDC testing issues with EPA. Thanks in advance for your responses. Jonathan Ramlow Chair, VC Research Coordinators Group Phone 636-1276 DO P CO 07 roo CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Vinyl Chloride Research Coordinators Commitment Form My company commits its pro-rata share of $300,000 research and advocacy budget as'described in the attached July 5, 1994 Explanation of VCRC Budget. The Vinyl Chloride Panel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines and briefly noted on the reverse of this form. // While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 16% of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Jonathon M. Ramlow..Ph.D Name (Typed) Epidemiologist Title Gregory G. Bond, Ph.D. Name (Typed) Senior Development Manager Title Dow Chemical Company Dow Chemical^ Company 1803 Building, Midland. MI Address 2020 Building, Midland, MI Address (517) 636-1276 Telephone (517) 636-9063 Telephone (517) 636-1875 Telecopier (517) 636-9899 Telecopier Please return signed form to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Manager Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 R&S151202 '1 July 5, 1994 Explanation of Vinyl Chloride Research Coordinator Budget An initial budget of $300,000 is proposed for the following activities: Contractor cost for the update of vinyl chloride epidemiology study Dow Chemical's expenses for designing, monitoring, consulting with the selected contractor, and reviewing interim, draft and final reports for the epidemiological update Consultant expenses for vinyl chloride risk assessment and short-term exposure effects studies Administrative expenses for update of the epidemiology study; follow-ups with EPA on VC risk assessment; follow-ups with EPA on VC and/or EDC testing under TSCA Section 4; follow-ups with consultants on VC risk assessment and short-term exposure effects studies; meeting planning, attendance, and other routine services; follow-up of action items resulting from meetings and conference calls; and, monitoring of regulatory activities impacting vinyl chloride manufacturing companies The VCRC has proposed to share the estimated $300,000 budget based upon the 1993 VC nameplate capacity. CMA has used the nameplate capacities for VC published in the attached chart from Chemical Data Inc., September 1993, to determine each company's pro-rata share as follows: Total 1993 VC Nameplate Capacity Westlake 1993 VC Nameplate Capacity Total 1993 VC Nameplate Capacity Used in Determining VCRC Member Companies Pro-Rata Share 12.918 M lbs. 1.000 M lbs. 11.918 M lbs. COMPANY___________ NAMEPLATE CAPACITY (Million Lbs.) PRO-RATA SHARE Borden Chemical Dow Chemical Formosa Plastics GEON Georgia Gu1f Occidental (w/OxyMar) PPG Industries Vista Chemical TOTAL 935 2,210 1,793 1,400 1,260 2,600 840 880 11,918 23,536 55,630 45,133 35,241 31,717 65,447 21,1.45 22,151 300,000 If the above budget is committed by all companies, one-half of the commitment will be due in August, 1994 and the remainder in January, 1995. If Westlake joins the VCRC at a later date, your 1995 amount due will be adjusted accordingly. R&S151204 monthly Petrochemical & Plastics Analysis PRODUCER Borden Chemical iQ&am Gelsmar, LA Gelsmar, LA FEEDSTOCKS Ethylene t Acetylene U.S. VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER AVERAGE DESIGN CAPACITY (Minions of Pounds Per Year) im imJSfiZ 1282 1283 1990 1221 525 525 525 568 610 6t0 610 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 im 1225 1226 1997 610 610 610 610 610 325 325 325 325 325 Dow Chemical Oyster Creek, TX Oyster Creek, TX Plaquemfne, LA Formosa Plastics Point Comfort TX Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA Geon Calvert City, KY (formally Goodrich) La Porte, TX 00 Georgia Guff Plaquemfrve, LA Occidental Chem Deer Park, TX OxyMar Corpus Chdstl, TX Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene EDO Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene 750 810 810 833 900 900 900 910 910 910 910 810 - ------------ 563 750 750 750 850 900 1,040 1,200 1,200 1,275 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 580 580 580 090 838 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 420 420 420 420 420 420 315 53 420 420 420 420 -- -- - -- - - 537 840 840 840 840 640 1,000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1,100 1,100 1,250 1,300 1,300 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1.400 1,400 1,025 1,100 1,220 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,280 - 450 925 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 - - - - - 1,467 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 PPG Ind. Shell Lake Charles, LA Deer Park, TX Ethylene Ethylene 600 750 800 800 840 840 840 840 840 840 840 840 900 450 See Occident* Cheml al----- Vista Chemical Westlake Monomers Lake Charles, LA Calvert City, KY ' Ethylene Ethyleno 700 738 750 825 825 825 835 880 910 970 990 990 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 ! 050 1.050 Total 8,775 9.148 9,645 10,320 10,618 12,322 12,822 12,918 13.878 14,126 14.195 14,195 SEPTEMBER 1933 Vinyl Chloride Panel Research Coordinators Financial Statement *"0 Through April, 1994 REVENUE: Company Contributions Interest Total $ 24,000 ________ 48 $ 24,048 EXPENSES: Consultant - RichardReitz Administration Total $ 600 5.784 $ 6,384 BALANCE: $ 17,664 (I { - -- g v- lx)<LA\ty^^y ~'7 V<Ka V ^ )Q--S x ^ 4 k- >> ^oX/- 7^ 'YVcv^--iTQ-v^ '-* fV-X ^ I-- Vv ^fVvvUJv^ ^ X> (<: o^A lE E,^-fc^ "^vnrw-- ^ (^ /\Xj jJ^Xv CVy3 <L^> R&S151207 * VINYL CHLORIDE HEALTH COMMITTEE PROPOSED 1995 PROGRAM Epidemiology Study Update Otto Wong Y- KenMundt "5 30 (^_ Synthesis of ,3C-vinyl chloride UNC Research Program ENSR Data Transfer Cost y 0 |<0 O (3- (C Dow Monitoring Cost 3 t> Outside Counsel for TSCA Section 4 Rule 3^ Administration: Epidemiology Contract negotiations Work with ENSR for data transfer Contract management James Swenberg Research program TSCA ATSDR communication EPA negotiations Risk Assessment Consultant Risk assessment workshop Agency and contractor communication Modification of Heast Table Contingency no --"5 2 0 O R&S151208 I jSif)-~ooorTo<w3j oeS*#i_- "ogPJ lOg^V-ULe.- Na\<evAi4*& 2,3737S3~ i.\,,v21U,6^i6Oo0O00 \fSdziOro .; 67-7'H/|/766<i5f-j-.-7'**Oro5S5gs<"/T"? 13,378^ 100-cAD 01 potoo f The Dow Chemical Company JONATHAN RAMLOW Epidemiology Health and Eennvviirroonmental Sciences \)cJiA \JlO 1803 Building Midland, Michigan 48674 (5171 636-1276 l s. I 'loo KiA lU J GREG BOND Chemicals TS&D Environmental Affairs The Dow Chemical Company Dow North America 2020 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48674 > P(s Sfru A ' GEORGEDILLON EDC/VCM I / 2// (S-re^ Bond /O- -2-02^0 The Dow Chemical Company 2020 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48674 (517)636-4982 / 5 c< " rei//s^d foirnn u/<? -fW- sUares +Ue- kc?-*-ec* 0*7 fcaH* PVC oJ V/C^V) copau'+y 1^4. TH/S particular- -f ,4 +Ue IVSJ -H-e \7.-VyZ iTpreods /-Hi Cosis Onior<j+ !ir pnWKH \Jjlr\eHo UCJ^ CtQVe \JC,W\ oilly OaJ (MQ *^er 5^^-e <s\ IVI/V C5-P FVC Oily ^ Vvc/\JC\M prodvce^t,^ Myj dci'h s'our^e ~H^p< CdpCLcrtte /s oAo^i- reo2^ CA4GM vpdcffe CQpac,i/&$ . r" ' "-- dfecusxfo^ * COMfQny vJoJfd Ec^cCi nq rvj&p/u'h- CPpOcf+y c-d leu (ct-ht>n , I ftoclu^cJ f^e -fvJo -Hie. O) tn i* w r\j o rCoD fOol fO CINO) FFOO FO f\J o (ficosoiui^uro O to <o >j O) in Ol II THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY m| CHEMICAL DOTH IN C monthly Petrochemical fit Plastics Analysis PRODUCER Air Products Borden Chemical Certain-Teed Formosa Plastics Geon (formally Goodrich) Georgia Gulf Goodyear Keysor Corporation Occidental Chemical Pacific Western Resins Shlntech Union Carbide Vista Chemical Vygen Corporation Westlake PVC Totals LOCATION Calvert City, KY Pace, FL llllopolls, IL Gelsmar, LA Lake Charles, LA Delaware City, DE Point Comfort, TX Baton Rouge, LA Avon Lake, OH Deer Park, TX Henry, IL Louisville, KY Pedricktown, NJ Plaquemtne, LA Plaquemlne, LA Delaware Crty, DE Niagara Falls, NY Saugus, CA Burlington, NJ Burlington, NJ Addis,TA Pottstown, PA Pasadena, TX Calvert City. KY Pace, FL Freeport, TX Texas City, TX So. Charleston, WV Aberdeen, MS Oklahoma City, OK Ashtabula, OH Calvert City, KY Pace, FL U.S. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CAPACITY (Millions of Pounds Per Year) 1222 1221 300 300 200 200 350 350 350 ' 350 220 220 275 182 890 890 ---- 300 300 285 285 185 185 275 275 340 340 160 160 725 725 130 130 110 125 60 60 150 150 120 120 300 350 200 200 700 790 .. .. -- ** 1,000 1,000 125 125 (50) (60) 425 438 290 320 94 -- --8,559 125 -- --- " 8,695 1988 300 200 400 350 220 100 910 -- 300 285 195 306 340 160 725 130 125 60 150 120 375 228 900 .. -- 1,167 125 (50) 450 350 125 --9,096 1989 300 200 1990 150 100 isas1221 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 ----SSoolldd to to Pacific Pacific Western Western Resins Resins ||[[_Ttt, _____ 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 265 265 265 265 265 265 265 265 265 100 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 930 * 930 -- 930 100 964 1,035 1.Q35 1,035 1,235 1,235 800 800 800 800 800 '950 300 300 281 225 113 (225) (225) (225) (225) 325 325 325 325 360 395 490 660 660 195 195 195 132 68 90 90 90 90 400 400 400 400 450 485 500 565 575 370 370 370 380 390 455 465 475 475 160 160 160 160 (160) (160) ,, (160) (160) (160) 725 810 810 840 840 880 1,080 1,080 1,080 148 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 150 75 (150) (150) (150) (150) (150) (160) (150) 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 444 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 950 1,113 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,288 1,400 1,700 .. 150 225 100 150 --------- Sold to Westlake Polymers------_____ --------- Sold to Westlake Polymers-------- 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,094 2,375 2,375 2,685 2,685 3,000 125 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) 463 475 475 485 490 490 490 640 690 350 350 350 350 355 355 441 470 470 125 -- 9,859 125 __ --- -- 10,121 125 _ 7552 10,764 125 300 _2Q2 11,482 125 300 200 11,644 44 350 200 11,697 (125) 350 200 12,407 (125) 350 200 12,943 (125) _3m50 14,043 SEPTEMBER 1994 HStStSSH \ U.S. VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER AVERAGE DESIGN CAPACITY (Millions of Pounds Per Year) >/ A EBQQygER LOCATION imFEEDSTOCKS 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1222 1224 1225 1996 1997 Borden Chemical Geismar, LA Gelsmar, LA Ethylene 525 525 525 568 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 Acetylene ' 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 Dow Chemical Oyster Creek, TX Oyster Creek, TX Plaquemlne, LA Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene 750 - 810 - 810 - 833 - 900 -- 900 -- 900 -- 91-0- 910 313 910 750 910 750 910 750 d 850 900 1,040 1,200 1,200 1,275 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 Formosa Plastics Point Comfort, TX Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA Geon Calvert City, KY (formally Goodrich) La Porte, TX La Porte, TX Georgia Gulf Plaquemlne, LA Occidental Chem Deer Park, TX OxyMar Corpus Chrlsti, TX PPG Ind. Lake Charles, LA Shell Deer Park, TX Vista Chemical Lake Charles, LA Westlake Monomers Calvert City, KY Ethylene Ethylene EDC Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene 580 420 -- 1,000 1,100 - 1,025 --- 600 900 700 580 420 -- 1,000 1,100 -- 1,100 450 - 750 450 738 580 420 - 1,000 1,250 -- 1,220 925 800 750 690 420 1,000 1,300 - 1,260 1,100 - 800 825 838 420 -- 1,300 -- 1,260 1,100 - 840 825 1.000 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 420 315 53 465 465 465 465 - 537 840 840 840 840 1,000 -- See Westlake Monomers -- _____ 1,400 1,400 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 -- -- - - - 600 800 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1,500 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,150 1,200 1,467 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,725 1,800 840 840 840 840 840 840 840 825 835 880 910 910 990 990 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.050 1.100 1.100 1.100 D 9- 0i JOT gr* 0 aR zn Q g0MWaDc Total 8,775 9,148 9,645 10,320 10,618 12,322 12,822 13,018 13,823 14,310 15,265 15,990 SEPTEMBER 1994 Sl2tStS9d /Budget $ 400,000 V/ 30,000 60,000 10,000 CO __400Ttft>0 'C_c> $ 625,000 Vinyl Chloride Health Committee Proposed 1994-1995 Budget _______Activity (Explanation Attached) Epidemiology Study Update Contractor Cost - $ 350,000 ENSR Data Transfer Cost - $20,000 Dow Chemical's Monitoring Cost - $30,000 Outside Counsel for TSCA Section 4 Prop. Rule The estimated cost of the EPA recommended testing program is $850,000. University of North Carolina Research Program Synthesis of 13C-vinyl chloride - $10,000 Determination of Half-Life of Etheno-Adducts in Animals & Determination of P-450 in Human Tissues at Diff. Ages - $50,000 Vinyl Chloride Risk Assessment Consultant for Modification of the Heast Table (R. Reitz) Consultant to Demonstrate a Biological Threshold for Vinyl Chloride Induced Liver Angiosarcoma and Absence of Cause-Effect Relationship Between Vinyl Chloride and Brain Cancers (C. Tamburo) International Workshop to be Sponsored by the Vinyl Chloride Panel to Assess Available Scientific Information and Review Work in Progress or Planned to Assess Vinyl Chloride Risk Administration Direct Time Oct.1994 - Dec.1995 - $90,000 (Based on Estimated Level of Effort of Four Days/Month) Travel and Miscellaneous - $10,000 Contingency TOTAL } He R&S151216 -7^9 -r V;>7- y 1.3 / my r