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AGENDA DINNER MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6:00 p.m. (EDT), Wednesday, June 11, 1969 Tyler, Fillmore, and Van Buren Rooms, The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 1. MINUTES OF MAY 13, 1969, MEETING. U. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. (a) Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 1969(b) Summary of Independent Audit. (c) Capital Account and Inventory. (d) Membership Fee Billings for Fiscal 1969-70. III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) 97th Annual Meeting. (1) Program and Registration. (2) Future Annual Meeting Dates. (b) Request for Concurrence'Regarding Publication of "Guide to Precautionary Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals" (c) Proposed Voluntary Health Examination Program. (d) Proposal to Discontinue Research Advisory Committee. IV. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. V. STAFF REPORT. VI. ADJOURNMENT. (Enclosure) (Enclosure) (Enclosure) (Enclosure) (Enclosure) # Sfc s}: jjc J)t sfc A brief organizational meeting of the newly constituted Board of Directors will be held immediately following the Annual Business Meeting on June 12, in the West Virginia Room (located on the second floor). CMA 069070 1214 MINUTES of the one hundred eighty-seventh meeting of the Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. , held in the Fillmore and Van Buren Rooms, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springe, West Virginia, on Wednesday, June 11, 1969. The meeting was preceded by a reception and dinner beginning at 6: \J\J p III, There were present: Carl A. Gerstacker, Chairman Leonard Hynes F. Leonard Bryant John O. Logan Harry W. Buchanan Earl T. McBee E. E. Chipman C. B. McCoy George H. Decker W. Kenneth Menke George S. Dillon Charles S. Munson Earle S. Ebers Joseph A. Neubauer Louis K. Eilers L. J. Polite, Jr. Raymond F. Evans Jack M. Pope Irb H. Fooshee E. R. Rowley Clifton C. Garvin, Jr. Charles H. Rybolt John L. Gillis J. B. St. Clair Robert D. Goodall Clifford D, Siverd Ralph K. Gottshall Charles W. Smith Roger W. Gunder Harold E. Thayer Kenneth H. Hannan Harry B. Warner James R. Carne Alternates: Stanley H. Anonsen (for Harold E. Thayer) Louis Bay, 2nd (for L. J. Polite, Jr.) Edward J. Bock (for John L. Gillis) Chester M. Brown (for Irb H. Fooshee) J. E. Burrell (for Joseph A. Neubauer) John W. Clinton (for W. Kenneth Menke) J. P. Cunningham (for J. B. St. Clair) David H. Dawson (for C. B. McCoy) Edward J. Goett (for Ralph K. Gottshall) James A. Hughes (for Raymond F. Evans) James W. Kettle (for Roger W. Gunder) M. M. McGrew (for M. Roger Clapp) John K. McKinley (for Maurice F. Granville) Harry D. McNeeley (for Louis K. Eilers) Thomas B. Nantz (for Harry B. Warner) Donald C. Oskin (for Jack M. Pope) D. C. Phinney (for E. E. Chipman) Derek Richardson (for Charles W. Smith) G. S. Roberts (for Leonard Hynes) Kenneth Rush (for Kenneth H. Hannan) R. C. Swain (for Clifford D. Siverd) Donald O. Swan (for Clifton C. Garvin, Jr. ) Nels E. Sylvander (for Charles H. Rybolt) Robert M. Thomas (for Earl T. McBee) Henry J. Whitson (for Edward R. Rowley) CMA 069071 1215 General Counsel: Marx Leva Present by invitation: Bruce M. Barackman,- MCA E. B. Brooks, Columbian Carbon Company F. H. Carman, MCA John T. Connor, Allied Chemical Corporation M. F. Crass, Jr. , MCA T. L. Cubbage, Phillips Petroleum Company Lee V. Dauler, Neville Chemical Company William C. Douce, Phillips Petroleum Company William J. Driver, MCA William B. Graham, Baxter Laboratories, Inc. E. Bruce Harrison, MCA T. G. Hughes, Chevron Chemical Company Robert F. Huntley, Stauffer Chemical Company A. Lewis, Jr., Gulf Oil Corporation Richard C. McCurdy, Shell Oil Company Max A. Minnig, Witco Chemical Corporation James G. Miorton, MCA Donald D. Pascal, National Starch and Chemical Corp. Joseph E. Rich, Morton International, Inc, Peter C. Reilly, Reilly Tar & Chemical Corporation H. I. Romnes, American Telephone & Telegraph Company W. T. D. Ross, Canadian Industries Limited Robert B. Semple, Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation Henry A. Thouron, Hercules Incorporated Jesse Werner, GAF Corporation Robert J. Whitesell, Rohm and Haas Company Roy E. Wood, Nalco Chemical Company John E. Wood, III, Vulcan Materials Company Following conclusion of dinner, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Gerstacker at approximately 8:15 p. m. I. MINUTES OF MAY 13, 1969, MEETING. The Minutes of the previous meeting of the Board of Directors were duly approved as submitted to the members. II. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. (a) Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 1969. The report of income and expense of the Association for the period June 1, 1968, to May 31, 1969, was summarized as follows: CMA 069072 General Program Income Membership & Entrance Fees Interest on Investments Sale of Publications Special Funds & Meetings Total Expenses Management T echnical Public Relations Information Service Government Relations Office Administration Education Subtotal Excess of Income over Budgeted Program Expenses Less Expenditures from Restricted Funds -- Freight Rate Hearings Net Excess of Income over Expenses Actual $1,436,224 89,024 49,931 67,956 $1,643,135 $ 291,890 429, 698 340,964 100,993 181,570 120,051 59, 914 $1,525,080 $ 118,055 64,489 $ 53,206 Budget $1,430, 000 75,000 50,000 65,000 $1, 620, 000 $ 266,735 538,499 379,735 127,030 182,995 125,740 69,390 $1, 690, 124 Note: See Summary of Independent Audit below for Statement of Assets Liabilities & Fund Balances. (b) Summary of Independent Audit. Mr. Carnes reported that the firm of Bond, Beebe, Bond and Bond, Certified Public Accountants, had sub mitted its report of the independent audit of the Association's accounts as of May 31, 1969, which would be summarized at the Annual Business Meeting on the following day and the summary included in the published Proceedings of that meeting to be distributed to the membership early in July. Copies of the audit report are furnished to the officers of the Association and the Chairman of the Finance Committee and are available for examination by other interested Di rectors upon request. In addition to verifying the income received and expenses paid as re ported by the Secretary-Treasurer, the independent auditors verified the assets, liabilities and fund balances as follows: Cash in Bank and on Hand Commercial Checking Account Payroll Checking Account Petty Cash Fund Chemical Forum Change Fund ASSETS $ 45;890 6-, 000 500 250 $ 52,640 CMA 069073 1217 Investments Certificate of Deposit Government Securities - General Fund Government Securities - Retirement Fund $ 100,000 1,047, 652 161,962 Accounts Receivable Meeting Advances Travel Advances 1,048 330 $1,309,614 1,378 Deposits 725 $1,364,357 Liabilities and Fund Balances Liabilities Payroll Withholdings Use Tax $ 2, 316 370 2,686 Liability for Special Retirement Agreements 162,030 Restricted Funds 164,349 Fund Balances Restr icted U nrestricted Total Liabilities and Fund Balances 104,790 930, 502 1,035,292 $1,364,357 The auditors reported that the accounting records were well kept, supporting evidence readily available, and the Association's personnel most cooperative. (c) Capital Account and Inventory. The Seeretary-Treasurer re ported that fixed assets were not reflected in the auditors' Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances because acquisitions of furniture and equipment are charged to expense when purchased. The auditors, however, had deter mined that the depreciated cost of fixed assets on hand as of May 31, 1969, was $61, 646. An inventory by the staff of MCA publications held for sale as of May 31, 1969, was $70, 707 at cost value. These assets were not shown in the auditors' Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances since the cost of publication is charged to expense when printed. (d) Membership Fee Billing for Fiscal 1969-70. Mr. Carnes reported that, subject to approval of the budget and method of financing at the Annual Busi ness Session on the following day, membership fee invoices for fiscal 1969-70 would be mailed to Executive Contacts on June 16. It was requested that those present facilitate prompt payment by their companies. CMA 069074 <'Ad Hoc .Committee on economic Assistance to industry lor ) Pollution Control III(<8)^MCA Position Concerning Economic Incentives to Industry I and Discharge of Committee_______________________ __________ 1218 \See Executive Committee Minutes for September 1969 meeting. (Also see Exhibit E. ) III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) 97th Annual Meeting. (1) program and Registration. The Secretary-Treasurer invited the attention of those present to the copies of the program and attendance list for the meeting which had been placed at each table in advance of the meeting. Total registration for the Annual Meeting was reported at 947 representing 163 member firms, all of whom would be quartered in The Greenbrier except five at motels and hotels in the vicinity. (2) Future Annual Meeting.Dates. The Secretary-Treasurer announced that The Greenbrier management had confirmed the following meeting dates covering the next five years: June 4-6, 1970 June 10-12, 1971 June 8-10, 1972 June 7-9, 1973 June 6-8, 1974 (b) Request for Concurrence Regarding Publication of "Guide to the Precautionary Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals. " Furnished to Directors in advance of the meeting was a request of the Labels and Precautionary Informa tion Committee, copy appended as Exhibit A, for concurrence in the Committee's plan to publish the Seventh Edition of "Guide to the Precautionary Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals" without illustrative labels for specific chemicals. Chair man Gerstacker summarized the request and advised that the Executive Commit tee had favorably endorsed the request at its meeting earlier in the day. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was, VOTED: That the request of the Labels and Precautionary Information Committee to publish the "Guide to the Precautionary Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals" without illustrative labels for specific chemicals be approved. (c) Proposed Voluntary Health Examination Program. Furnished to Directors in advance of the meeting was a proposal for a voluntary health examination program for members of the MCA staff who are officers, depart ment directors, technical specialists, and key supervisory personnel, copy appended as Exhibit B. Chairman Gerstacker briefly summarized the proposal and reported that the Executive Committee had endorsed it favorably at the 41 Committee's meeting earlier in the day. In the discussion which followed, Mr. Eb rs recommended that, follow ing adoption of the plan as presented, consideration be given to the desirability of liberalizing it to provide more frequent examinations for a participant under n 55 years of age whose physical condition warrants such examinations. CMA 069075 1219 ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was, VOTED: That the voluntary health examination program for certain mem bers of the MCA staff, as set forth in Exhibit B, be approved. (d) Proposal to Discontinue Research Advisory Committee. Furnished to Directors in advance of the meeting was a staff proposal to discontinue the Research Advisory Committee because of a lack of a current need for activity in the area for which the committee was responsible, copy appended as Exhibit C. Chairman Gerstacker briefly summarized the proposal and reported that the Exec utive Committee had favorably endorsed it at the Committee's meeting earlier in the day. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was, VOTED: That the Research Advisory Committee be deactivated. IV. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. The following committee appointments were approved: (a) Education Activities Committee. HermanS. Bloch, Universal Oil Products Company -- As Chairman W. C. Fernelius, Koppers Company, Inc. -- As Vice Chairman Burton C. Baker, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (b) Government Liaison Technical Committee. W. F. Luckenbach, Jr. , Foote Mineral Company -- As Chairman (c) International Trade Committee. E. R. Kimmel, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company George C. Wells, Union Carbide Corporation (d) Occupational Health Committee. K. S. Lane, M. D. , Union Carbide Corporation (e) Patent Committee. J. Arthur Young, Phillips Petroleum Company -- As Chairman OlinE. Williams, Koppers Company, Inc. -- As Vice Chairman E. H. Beck, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Roy Davis, Diamond Shamrock Corporation Roger Horton, Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc, CMA 069076 1220 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, Cont'd. (f) Public Relations Committee. Charles H. Zeanah, Ethyl Corporation (g) Reactive Metals Subcommittee of the Air Quality Committee. Robert R. Banks, A ir Reduction Company, Inc. George Fegan, Chromium Mining and Smelting Corporation O. D. Jordan, Ohio Ferro-Alloys Corporation F. G. Krikau, Interlake Steel Corporation Ralph R. Person, Union Carbide Corporation M. B. Powers, The Brush Beryllium Company A. J. Primosic, Foote Mineral Company R. H. Walsh, Kerr-McGee Corporation (h) Reactive Metals Subcommittee of the Safety and Fire Protection Committee. R. T. Gamble, Reactive Metals, Incorporated Charles Gendron, Chromium Mining and Smelting Corporation William Lynch, Air Reduction Company, Inc. A. C. Lyon, Foote Mineral Company R. L. Payne, Ohio Ferro-Alloys Corporation E. A. Piersali, Union Carbide Corporation C. C. Steorts, Interlake Steel Corporation Carl Ware, Titanium Metals Corporation, Subsidiary of National Lead Company V. STAFF REPORT. General Decker presented a summary of developments in the Association's program of projects and activities since the last meeting, copy ap pended as Exhibit D. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was unanimously resolved to adjourn. CarlA. Gerstacker Chairman of the Board CMA 069077 MCA "GUIDE Request for Concurrence in reference to the publication of TO THE PRECAUTIONARY LABELING OF HAZARDOUS Manual L-l Seventh Edition EXHIBIT A CHEMICALS" prior editions of the Manual have contained, in addition to detailed guid ance for preparing warning labels on the basis of chemical characteristics, suggested text for certain chemicals to illustrate the system. For the following reasons, the Labels and Precautionary Information Committee pro poses to eliminate illustrative labels from the Seventh Edition, now in the final stage of preparation for printing: 1. While the illustrations have promoted label uniformity for the chemicals so covered, extension to provide a compendium for all chemicals required to be so marked is impractical, hence such coverage would continue to be partial in relation to total needs. 2. MCA is not equipped with scientific data to support the choice of text for particular chemicals, and thus could be embarrassed in the event of a suggested label figuring in litigation. (Suggested labels will be continued in Chemical Safety Data Sheets, in which supporting information also appears.) 3. It is not feasible to inform, on a current basis, all recipients of the Manual (more than 5,000 to date) about changes that would apply to particular chemicals. 4. Illustrative labels for pesticides -- representing about half of the chemicals formerly covered -- are no longer needed because Federal regulations clearly define requirements* Exclusion of illustrative labels in the Manual has no direct bearing on whether labels in current use should be changed. During the eight years intervening since the last revision, there has been some evolution of labeling concepts and practice which will be reflected in the Seventh Edi tion, e.g., addition of fire extinguishing and spill or leak instructions introduced by MCA1s Chem-Cards as a new standard of care. Generally, how ever, extensive substantive label changes do not appear to be indicated. The decision to eliminate illustrative labels was arrived at after thorough consideration by the Labels and Precautionary Information Commit tee. Although unanimity of opinion is lacking, a strong consensus in favor is clear. There is no reason to believe that further consideration would alter the weight of opinion, and the Committee as a group is confi dent of the rightness of its decision. Publication is long overdue; the Safety and Fire Protection Committee also is anxious that it be expedited; and the USA Standards Institute is con cerned about the effect of delay on its standardization program in this area. It is believed that polling the Association membership would be counter productive as well as time-consuming. Accordingly, concurrence of the Board of Directors is requested in the plan to publish the Seventh Edition of Manual L-l without including illustrative labels for specific chemicals. CMA 069078 EXHIBIT B VOLUNTARY HEALTH EXAMINATION PROGRAM The Voluntary Health Examination Program set forth herein is recom mended for approval by the Board of Directors, MCA. Eligibility. Personnel eligible for this program include those mem bers of the paid MCA Staff who are Officers, Department Directors, tech nical specialists, and key Staff personnel who supervise important operations. Enclosure 1 lists staff positions eligible. Participation: Participation of eligible personnel is authorized according to the following schedule by age: 30-44 years of age, examined every 3 years 45-54 years of age, examined every 2 years 55 years of age and older, examined every year. Examining Clinic: The Washington Clinic, 5401 Western Avenue, N. W. , Washington, D. C. , is designated the examining clinic. This clinic, one of the finest in the Washington Metropolitan Area, is modeled on the Mayo Clinic. It is a group practice institution with a balanced staff of 1 9 doctors specializ ing in 1 5 fields of medicine and surgery with the necessary supporting facilities such as X-Ray, Laboratory, and Physical Therapy. Scope of Examination: The programmed examination is a thorough standard executive examination which includes: 1 . Complete history and medical examination 2. Electrocardiogram 3. Chest X-Ray -- heart and lungs 4. Sigmoidoscopic examination 5. Visual acuity and Tonometry (Glaucoma test) 6. Laboratory -- a. Complete blood count d. Serological blood test b. Urine analysis e. Cholesterol test c. Fasting blood sugar f. Uric Acid 7. Other tests or studies if necessary, such as lung capacity, laboratory, or x-rays of stomach, colon or gall bladder. 8. Final consultation with examining physician. Follow-up Medical Treatment- This program is only for health examina tions. Any medical treatment indicated as a result of an examination remains, as in the past, an individual responsibility. The MCA Group Hospitalization coverage continues unchanged. CMA 069079 2- - Implementation: It is proposed to implement the program as follows: FY 1969-70 -- Examine those 55 years of age and older . FY 1970-71 -- Examine those 55 years of age and older plus those 45-54 years of age. FY 1971 -72 -- Examine those 55 years of age and older plus those 30-44 years of age. Thereafter the schedule will continue as indicated in paragraph entitled Participation. Costs of Program: Assuming 100% voluntary participation, the costs of the program are estimated to be: FY 1969-70 FY 1970-71 FY 1971 -72 $1,200.00 $3,000.00 $2, 700. 00 Thereafter annual costs are estimated as approximately $4, 000. 00. T May 1969 1 Enclosure i l l.\ CMA 069080 Enclosure 1 Voluntary Health Examination Program Eligible Participants __________________ President Secretary-Treasurer Department Directors Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Staff Counsel Staff Members serving as Staff Representative and Secretary to an MCA Technical or Functional Committee Assistant or Deputy Department Directors Manager, Environmental Health Information Manager, Community Relations Manager, Consumer Information Director of Information Service Assistant to the Treasurer Media Relations Representative -- New York Office Manager Industrial Relations Editor Mail Room Supervisor Librarian CMA 069081 PROPOSAL concerning the Research Advisory Committee EXHIBIT C Background The Research Advisory Committee has held no meeting since March 15, 1966, with the next preceding meeting in 1964. There has been no Committee program since mid-1966 when MCA chose to become disassociated from the project on the thermodynamic properties of chemical compounds, then being carried on at Texas A&M. No need has arisen to stimulate Committee activity, and no interest in an appropriate new program has been ex pressed by MCA member companies. Attrition has reduced the membership to one who, on being consulted recently, expressed the opinion that other MCA committees involved with research affairs appear to be adequately equipped with research-oriented members and recommended that the Research Advisory Committee be discontinued. Proposal In view of these circumstances, it is proposed that the Research Advisory Committee be terminated, subject to future reconstitu tion if the need should arise. <! CMA 069082 1 EXHIBIT D STAFF REPORT June 11, 1969 Presented by General G. H. Decker There are so many matters competing for your attention at this annual gathering that I am offering only a brief summary of our staff activities since our May meeting. Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy headed Government witnesses who appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee May 20 to present details of the Administration's proposal to repeal the investment tax credit and to extend the income tax surcharge. The 10 percent surcharge would be extended through 1969 and then reduced to 5 percent for the first six months of 1970. Re peal of the 7 percent investment tax credit would be retroactive to April 21, 1969, but property on which construction had commenced or which had been contracted for prior to that date would be entitled to continued credit. Administration wit nesses recommended against preserving the credit for particular kinds of assets "such as airplanes or railroad freight cars" and for special categories of invest ment "such as investment in anti-pollution equipment. " Although non-government witnesses were afforded no opportunity to testify at the hearing, interested parties were permitted to submit written statements. MCA sent letters to the Secretary of the Treasury and to Chairman Mills of the Ways and Means Committee opposing the repeal of the investment tax credit and recommending inclusion of liberal transition rules should repeal of this credit actually be enacted. On recommendation of our Executive Committee, a copy of the letter to Chairman Mills was also sent to each Member of Congress. In addition, a bulletin to all MCA members informed them of the Association's action and suggested that those especially interested in the subject make known their views to individual members of the House Ways and Means Committee and to those Members of Congress representing districts in which chemical plants are located. We anticipate that investment credit repeal probably cannot be blocked in the House but a situation could develop which could improve the odds. There is mounting resistance on Capitol Hill to extension of the income tax surcharge. The longer the delay, the stronger it will become. The possibility of preserving the investment tax credit will be enhanced if interested industry leaders contact Mem bers of Congress, especially those on the Ways and Means Committee. While we have been concentrating our efforts mainly on the House, a strong protest to the Senate is planned at the appropriate time. s,': s|t si? CMA 069083 -2- Fresident Nixon has been urged to force other nations to bargain on a textile quota agreement by announcing U. S. intention to withdraw textile tariff concessions when they come up for review later this year. The proposal was made by Senator Earnest Hollings of South Carolina in addressing MCA's Chemical Forum Luncheon in Washington last week. The Senator's remarks were widely reported, including a long story in the June 6 New York Times. An Administration source said later the Hollings proposal was legal and workable under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Senator Hollings indicated he is making renewed efforts to include man-made fibers as well as finished textiles in the textile negotiations. Xe # :$t Jjt Xt * C. H. Vescelius of Olin Mathieson testified for MCA on May 22 before the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics in support of legislation (H. R. 8298 and similar bills) to legalize inclusion of unregulated bulk and regula ted non-bulk commodities in a single barge tow on inland waterways. This longestablished"mixed tow" practice was determined by the Supreme Court to be illegal under present laws. jjs sf1 # Xt & # On May 29 I wrote to Congressman Edward L. Garmatz (D. -Md. ), Chair man of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and to Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe to endorse a bill (H.R. 4154) that would require licensed personnel to be in charge of certain vessels operating on inland waterways. This measure would contribute to safety and to avoidance of water traffic disruption. At this week's public hearings on the rail Traffic Executive Association in St. Louis, T. C. Stewart of Monsanto and L. S. Truslow of Union Carbide appeared for MCA to oppose limitation of mileage compensation allowances in certain tariffs. Regardless of the ultimate outcome in the pending ICC proceed ing on mileage compensation, the railroads' tactics in seeking an upper limit to mileage compensation allowances seems a direct affront to the Commission. 5|c X' A valuable addition to the Association's safety literature is the 174-page "Laboratory Waste Disposal Manual, " produced as a project of the Safety and Fire Protection Committee. It contains directions on handling of spills and on safe disposal for small quantities of some 1200 chemicals. The fully subscribed Technical Seminar on Water Pollution for Chemical Wastes held this week at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, closes the fourth year of this highly successful program under the auspicies of the Water Resources Committee. Helpful cooperation in this instance was given by the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association. Continuation of this seminar series for next year is being planned. CMA 069084 4 -3- Jy hI tly iV 'i' -r* 'r* 'i' 'i' 'i* Several agreements have recently been negotiated by MCA to provide information useful for chemical industry participation in public hearings and related activities, specifically those bearing on adoption of air quality standards by the various states under provisions of Federal laws. These agreements are as follows: With Louis C. McCabe -- Rationale for process weight basis for regulation of particulates emission in the Los Angeles District. With Resources Research, Inc. -- Alternatives to process weight basis of such regulation. With Joseph D. Coons -- Regulation of visual emissions. With Stanford Research Institute -- Statistical relationships between average concentrations of air contaminants and sam pling period durations. With W. L. Faith, Jr. -- Consultation on MCA workbook on air pollution control regulations. $$$$$$ A May 9 report, prepared by the Industrial Relations staff, deals with the prevalence and characteristics of pay differentials for evening and night work in 597 member firm collective bargaining agreements. Shift differentials varied widely in the nationwide survey, but the median cents-per-hour differential was 10 for the second shift and 20 for the third shift. $$$$$$ A survey being conducted by the same staff concerns vacation leave prac tices for hourly-paid employees in member plant operations throughout the United States. Recent collective bargaining settlements indicate an upward trend in vacation benefits and this study seeks to determine the prevalence of new vacation provisions such as vacation leave bonus and extended vacations. The findings are scheduled for publication shortly. s|: * # # sis Just before the Annual Business Meeting tomorrow, there will be a press briefing. Board members participating are: Carl Gerstacker of Dow, C. B. McCoy of Du Font, John Connor of Allied and Ke.n Rush of Union Carbide. In addition, Bill Driver and I will be on hand to help answer questions. The press representatives invited to attend this year's Annual Meeting are: Drew Fetherstn, Wall Street Journal; Arthur Kavaler, Oil, Paint & Drug Reporter; Ralph CMA 069085 T-4- 4 Schulz and Don Burke, Chemical Week; A1 Wyss, Journal of Commerce; Pat McCurdy and Mel Josephs, Chemical & Engineering News; Gordon Weyermuller, Chemical Processina; Gerd Wilcke, New York Times, and Art Detman, Forbes. sj: jjt sjt ajc * # In keeping with efforts to reduce public relations expenditures while at the same time increasing the efficiency of MCA's dealings with its outside publics, the environmental health publication CURRENTS is now being written, edited and pro duced by the staff. James P. Turner, a new member of our Public Relations staff, formerly with the National Association of Broadcasters, is handling this journal along with other duties. *::* * * * * The Association's Consumer Information Program last month staged a breakfast and symposium at the Annual Meeting of the National Home Fashions League in New Orleans. Entitled "Chemistry Fashions the Home," the symposium acquainted 200 home fashion designers and editors with the important relationship between chemical company products and the American home. The event gained considerable attention for the industry among the designers and the press. # 5}e af: s)t s|t A Chemical Information Center -- another use of the letters CIC -- has been established at the office of the public relations counsel retained by the Chemical Industry Council of Greater St. Louis. The press, regulatory agencies and civic groups have been alerted to the formation of the Center which is off to a fine start. Incoming phone calls and correspondence are referred to appropri ate industry experts. In this manner, efficient service is provided and plants are spared the handling of inquiries unrelated to their operations. The Center also serves as a data-gathering source on the Greater St. Louis chemical industry. ifc # sjs $ sx 5p The three recipients of this year's College Chemistry Teacher Awards -Dr. Anna Jane Harrison, Mount Holyoke College; Joseph B. Nordmann, Los Angeles Valley College; and Dr. Corwin Hansch, Pomona College -- also Mrs. Hansch, will be with us for the next day or two and I hope each of you will extend them a welcome. # s[< $ $ # ?!< I ; j ( I CMA 069086 i EXHIBIT E 6/11/69 Recommendation of Ad Hoc Committee on Economic Assistance to Industry for Pollution Control as to MCA Position Concerning Economic Incentives to Industry for Pollution Control and Discharge of Committee At the May 29, 1969 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Economic Assistance to Industry for Pollution Control, the secretary was requested to propose that it be discharged. The Committee feels it has completed its assignment, summarized as follows: Five of the six members of the Ad Hoc Committee support recommending that MCA take a position in favor of governmental economic subsidy of industrial pollution control. No particular devices for this purpose are specifically en dorsed, but investment credit and accelerated amortization are recognized as having received much consideration. Justification resides -in the unusual burden on industry in responding to the discontinuous jump in control requirements called for by programs just now getting under way or initiated in the recent past. This subsidy should be available without special qualification, e.g., hardship conditions, and should not be restricted to pre-existing installations. It should not be continued indefinitely, but no specific term of duration is suggested. The Ad Hoc Committee believes that it would be preferable for this subject to receive independ ent legislative consideration based on its own merits, and recommends that announcement of any MCA position should be held for opportune release. * CMA 069087 BACKGROUND The Clean Water Act of 1966 (S. 2947) required the Secretary of.the Interior to study methods for providing in dustry with incentives, including tax incentives, for con structing pollution abatement facilities. Anticipating that the chemical industry would be called upon to express its attitude on the subject, an Ad Hoc Committee was appointed to study the matter and the Board of Directors, on March 14, 1967, approved terms of reference for the Committee. Subse quently, the Ad Hoc Committee rendered a report which reflected a division of opinion within the Committee. Although earlier it was presumed MCA might be invited to express an opinion, it became increasingly clear that no such statement would be required so no action was taken on the report. In January 1969 the subject was reopened with the Ad Hoc Committee since there was some pre-inauguration comment from the incoming Nixon Administration that indicated the subject might be revived. Consequently the Ad Hoc Committee was asked to reconsider its position. It has not changed. RECOMMENDATION At this time there is no indication that MCA will be called upon to express an opinion. Consequently, it is rec ommended that the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee be filed for possible future reference and that the Committee be disbanded. June 11, 1969 2 CMA 069088