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/ V CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION February 26, 1987 TO MEMBERS OP THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gentlemen: Enclosed are the additional policy aaterlala on air legislativt iaauea (acid rain and lionettaiiunent) and occupational diaaaaa notification, mentioned in my covar latter of Pabruary 19, which trill ba praaantad for approval at tha Executive Committee*a meeting on Tuesday, March 3, These supplement materials previously provided in your meeting .book. Also enclosed are the minutes of the January 26, 1967, Executiva Committee meeting. I look forward to saeing you on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. fi4 easeslv Vice Preaident-Secretary nscwvso fFR JS7 1387 D, f. BAKER'S OffWA Formerly Manufacturing Cnemlvta Aaiociation--Serving lha Chamieal Industry Sine* 1872. 2501 M Stratt. NW Washington, DC 20037 Tsltpftona 202/887-1100 Talax 89617 (CMA VTH) AP00036911 o CLEAN AIS ACT REAUTHORIZATION NONATTAINMENT ISSUES ISSUE Nonettalnment of ambient air quality standards BACKGROUND Undar the ixiftloi Clean Air Act, ell elr quality management distrleta must seat ambient air quality atandarda by December 31, 1987. The Act provides that rlfld sanctions (i.e., construction bans, cutoff of federal highway and sewage treatment grant funds) be Imposed on all areas not meeting standards by tha daadlins. Theie provialona could aarlously ham industry by pravsntlng new construction or major modifications of Industrial processes. Hearings addressing nonattainment were conducted during February by Congressman. VaaaaTs Subceanittee on Ksalth and Environsent. During thasa haarings, EPA Adalulatrator Thomas testified that ona of tha first steps he faced with very little discretion was inposlng a construction ban on nonattalnnant areas In southern California and '*' Houston. Proposed legislation resulting from these hearings is expected vary shortly, CMA vast have a position on nonattalnmant in March to actively participate in tha debate on this issue. RECOMMENDED POSITION CMA supports revisions of tha Clean Air Act which would ensure Implementation of reasonable measures to achieve attainment of ambient air quality atandarda. An attainment strategy should ensure progress of eaeh area toward attainment using cost affective and efficient control measures for all sources. Sanctions such as Claan Air Act Sections 110(e)(2)(X) - ban on new source construction; and 176 withholding of federal highway funds and sewage treatment plant funds, should only be applied for areas not attaining standards and not implemaatlng a program leading towards attainment. ACTON REQUIRED Approval of recommended position. *- ~ EC 3/3/87 AP000369I2 CLEAN AIR ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACID RAIN ISSUES ISSUE Acid Rain BACKGROUND four bills dealing with acid rain have been introduced early in tha 100th Congress. Each of tha bills would amend the existing Clean Air Act rather than stand alone. The control provisions specified in the proposals are also similar to legislation introduced during the 99th Congress. The Impact on tha chemical Industry of these control provisions could be significant. In assessing Congressman Waxman*s acid rain bill from tha 99th Congress, CMA concluded that significant costs of ss much ss ons billion dollars annually could be incurred by the chemical industry if the eontrol provisions wars implemented ss written. These eosts would impact the chemical industry in increased energy eosts for purchased power, process' emissions controls, and industrial boiler emission reductions. Subsequent testimony during 1986 Congressional hearings confirmed that industry could fees substantial cost increases with questionable benefits. CMA presently does not have a formal position regarding acid rain amendments; however, formal position would aid the Association's participation within existing industry coalitions. The following raeemmsndsd position was approved by the Environments! Management Committee on February 11, 1987. The position reeognines that SPA presently has adequate authority to control emissions considered to be acid rain precursors; however, if additional legislation is determined to be necessary, then the existing Clean Air Act regulatory framework should not be disrupted by additional amendments. RECOMMENDED POSITION No major legislation Is required to address acid rain. EPA already has sufficient authority to develop additional control measures using National Ambient Air Quality Standards, New Source Performance Standards, control technology guidelines, and state implementation plans. Before Congress adopts additional legislation to reduce add rain precursors, issues such as tha benefits received from additional lagislatlon, cost of controls, relative contribution of emission source categories to the overall acid rain problem, end availability of eontrol measures should be fully considered. If legislation to control acid rain is determined to be necessary, then any amendments should be incorporated within the existing Clean Air Act. ACTION REQUIRED Approval of recommended position. EC 3/3/87 AP00036913 Worker notification's Legislative Principles Background! Attached you will find a chart which features a comparison of key issues of the Worker notification bills and CMA's proposed legislative principles. The last colon of this ehart expands upon the senary of CMA's proposed principles that was sent to you as part of the March 3 Beotia? book. Action requested! Approval of tha legislative principles in the last colon of the ehart. HC-3/3/87 AP00036914 ookpaxuoh or m Rums or tnui itm rnincmn bilu and phoposm cm tjsimatwi miant* 2/2S/S7 issue GATDOS (lOOtt Cowreti. JL 142) 1. Mm nskcs detcrnlnetlon of rlik for ceployce pcftUtlou! Risk JkiNMMSt Board In 1.1.1 (9 --Mgra Assist--t Secretary of Mitt, S MS enpleyees, 3 pfa]r*lClS--) 2. Ubat la the baate for the determination of rlskt fpldawlolofteal, --1--1 and labor* story studies, and otter evidence hawing Incidence of dlaeaae in -- exposed enployee population 30 oercenc creator than Incidence of dlaeaee in a cooparafcla n---aipoaed populati--. MCTZOOAIM ClOOtfc CwrM. 1.70) Itltt iiiMiiBt Board in x.H.S <s --Mara - oil MB a^lajMa) mofosbp ucisutuk nuHCimts Halt iiMiMot Board (In DCS, 10 mttcre appointed bjr CDC Mr--cor, aalectad solely on scientific f--11flcatla-- froa lftat of c--dldotsa sepplled By MAS), eadi decision Mil Bo Boaad upon in n--fdarl-- of --pore (poor review) pa--l appelated By Board for lack aoBatanco. One statlatically algnlflc--t study (epld--lolegtcel, --1--1, laboratory) showing -- lncldanco of dlooaao for whltt an employ-- population la expo--d' to the ae-- hazard at e--- . parable lata--Itlaa nr duratle--. Am step procaae for Identifying populations at rlk. First, there --at be atrong evidence that bun-- exposure to a substance la likely to to--It In dlaea--. In evaluating that evidence, --dical, health, and epld--lological prlaclplea --at ba conaldaied including conaiatoucy af aasoclotlan, spuclflcity of --onelo tion, strangtt of aaaoclatl--, doaoraapooM relatlonahlpa, biological pin--Iblllty, tenporak rnlatl--ahipa, atntlatical algnlflca--a, slgnlflcauca of conflicting or negative atudlaa, role of contributing eaneat factors and the extent and aerto--nana of risk. Second, loto--lty aad duration of expooura mt ba con sidered to determine ubltt popula tions to notify. AP00036915 issue CAYDQS (100th Congreaa. H.B. Ill) mZZMAGM (100th Conaroaa. >.7> PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE MtNCinZS 3. Dude* of che Malt Asaceanent Board 1) bvicv nodical and octcatiflc re* porta concerning incidence of disease aaaeeUtnd with occupational exposores; 2) Identify end designetc papulations at rich of dlneaaa that ahould receive notification; end 3) . develop e fem end nethod of notl* flection. 1) lerlw nedieal and acleatific re* porta coooeming incidence of diaeaee eeeecleted with occupational expeaarea| 2) Identify and daalgaat* populatiooa at riak of dieanae chat ahould recalvu notlficatiani and 3) develop e fen net awthod of notifi estlsa. 1) Review nodical and eclentlflc re* porta to first decernine tamther there le strong evidence that heoan enpoaure to a auhatance la likely to reeult in dleeaaet 2) evaluate in* teaeley and durotian nf espnaure to datamine which pepolatlcna to noctfyt 3) identify and dcafgneto populatlona at riak of dlsaaaa that abeold racalva notlficatiani and 4) devalap a fern end nethod of noti fication. (kata the two atap preceea for identifying poputneiene at riak aunt bn reflected In the Board*e htlu) 4. Who notlfiaa caployeast Secretory of R.H.S. certified private capl]vr, atate and local govern* nonce. A private anployer who haa baaa found to willfully violate a recordkeeping, notification ar hececdeoa cconvnlcatlen mqolrenant under the 0381 or HSItt nay net ho certified. Secretory of H.B.S, certified private eapleyerei atate and leeal goverwneati. Metceoheun. (However* certified e^loyers will need eddreaeea evellahle through Pederel racards) AP00036916 5, Kho ia notified! Employers. Gttrreet and pnat enployeee at riak of contracting an occupational diaeaee. Baployere. Current and past an* ployeca at risk af contracting an occupational dloaoao. A ninlnun of 100.000 enploynae neat he notified per year. Csydoe. (Share auet be no ninfaua guntaa for aotlficatloo) 4. Priorities for notification Risk Aaaeaanent Board nuat flrat review euployee populations eapooed to hecardoue occupational exposure! likely Benefit free nedieal aurvelllance or health counaaling. Kick Aaaeaanent Board mat flrat dnalanato e^loyee populatlona at rink likely to benefit fren nedieal euKvettlanee or health nnunnUng. Metseoheun. ISSUE CAYDOS aOOth Cwiotm. H.N. 161) MEXZENBdOK moposEp ijcTB-inwr agmcims } 7. Hum of notification Individual notification flu public aervico aniwmnccncnta and other naai of notification of general papula tion. Also telephone hotlines for additional intonation. Individual notification. Ala# talaphona hatllna for additional lnfevnatieo. Either bill. S. Cootanta of Information on the Identity of tba Imfocustlom on tba Identify of tba Infomatlen regarding tba nature and notification hazard, diaeaoca aacociatcd with tba haxard, dlaaaaaa aaaaolated with the negnltude of the risk, contribmrlag hazard.aad latancy parioda. Alao, hazard and latency perlode. Alao, rlek factors, nod, dwr apprapriata, counseling information ra nadical eounaeliag Information re nadical roeonnanded aadlcal aurvelllanco. i monitoring, nearaat certified bnaltb cantor, employer rnapooslbilltlna am noniterlag, naaraat careifiad health canter, enplnynr reaponeibilitlae and government hotline neaber. pnunnnat botlina nu^ar. Finally, i a ceocloa nenuery of tba HDf an tba l hazard nuat he part of notice. 9. Uhe in a former No comparable provtalon, format employees aboil be notified If Hatzeebaun. employee for purposes exposure oocurrod within JO years of of Notification? notification. 10. Now la medical l. Requires eaolovers she have con 1. Rofulreo employers idw have 1. Eaniovere who have ceotrlbutad to surveillance provldadT tributed to the expotore to contributed to the exposure to the exposure provide nodical sur provide tcetlxCi evaluation and provide testing, evaluation and veillance for currant and former medical nooicoring ripnited bp medical nanlfaring requestod by aaployeea either by actually con notified eaployeee. notified enployoea. ducting the appropriate antvnll- teaco that La nt--nnibd by the gflwarment or by contracting for the surveillance services. Xf na eaployee chooeea a physician not doelgnatad by the c^loyer, tba i caplnycr will pay the cnatoaary i and reasonable fee for the mesa- ended nadical aurvelllanco. AP00036917 ISSUE 11. Iho pays for aedleel surveillance? CATOS <100 Comthi. H.R. 162) WliMABH (IDO CbMTMl. .W Wtonosgp LEGISLATIVE WTMCIPIJB } 2. Also established tan health centers to caadact research aad provide education, training and technical assistance to physi cians sod other professionals and to pro*Ida wedteal aacvalUanco for swalovses. Rceulres. within 5 years, the establishment af not leas than 1 cancer la each state. 2. AIM MlabltAM tea health cwtin to ewfaei wmrtk and provide cdueotloo, tnlalai aad twtolcil MllltllW ta phpilelm Md ether profuiteHli Mi to provldi Hdlcal wmlUeoet for aplopoM, Darnlta Mtikllihnt of not core that 1 cetUr la Nh auto. 2. lot m Issue. tfcployers Mist provide or sake avails' ble nodical surveillance at no coat tf the capoaura occurred daring carrant soplcyueot and at east if no' part of exposure occurred during current employment. Biplojrin ant pravtdo or wake mllabti aoiteal surveillance at no coat If tba iimwi occurra< Carlac enritt upliyiit and at coot if m fare of exposure occurred drlo| cur* rant HptojMOt. Either bill. AP00036918 12. What la tbe likely lapset on tore and workers1 coapenaatloa clalasl Unscientific basts for identifying populations at risk will lead to substantially increased and unwar ranted litlgation/ccnpsnsntlcn claims. tbiacicadflc koala far identifying populations at risk will load to cuhctamtlally tacraaaai oai aaworraatai llfclgatlaa/ooopcuactiea *elaina. Uaa of oound science to 1deadlytog populations at risk will reduce oowiirltorloM clalao. 13. LM|ui|i limiting use of notification la tort aad workers* conpensattoo clalaa Notification of an employee cod Initiation of medical monitoring shall not affect a claim for compensation or damages. notification of m employes and laitlstloa of aadleal amlcorlaf ball not affect a data for eapHMtlM or iaaafaa. The determination to ootify aad the acdflcatloa of the eaployee shall not affect a clalo for coupinsoflou er dMscsij wr obeli aichar tbs dcteralMtlH or tba aatUtcatioa bo adolostbla la aay lltlgstiaa or worker*! compensation proceedlacs. 14. Standard for Judicial review Determination of Soard eat aalda If arbitrary, capricious, or an shuns of discretion. Detarnlsatleu of Soerd act aalda if arbitrary, capricious, or aa abaac af discretion. Determination of government aet aalda If not supported by evldaace ad the record (substantial evidence teat) *v ISSUE 15. Diaerlalnatloa prohibited It. IcMflt Reduction Prohibited 17. Procedure GUMS (100 Conareaa. H.R. 162) mZBBUM HOP town. S.7 HOKStP LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES OlaertelMtlon against anploynai la a population at rlafr (a specifically prohibited. DUcrtelnatlon (fut MflojPMi la a pofulacioa at rlafc la apecirtcally pnUklt4. hot oa laaua. If It ia Radically dctarnleed that the enplayaa abould ba ta^orarlly or penuaently tranaferred to a laaa haaardooa or nonorpoaed Job, the anplayne wtU rotate aarolnga, acnlerlty and other beneflta. hotlca, consent, and a bearing If it la Radically kuniwd that the aaployea dwU ha Mforarlly or pamaaantly traaaferred to a laaa Miartaia or ncMfowl job, tba mpleyee will rotate aarategs, italorlty aai other bpaeflto. If a laaa baaardeoe or too axpoeed Job la aat available, benefits art retained fir a axlaw of 12 wootba. Notice, caanant and a hairlag. (tettobwa, with tba addition cha aaployaa may ba tru(rr*4 for a period if to 12 aonthi. heariag should be clarified a# that ietereacad parties cam adalt 1* daaea and conduct eroea*eaanlnaclon. AP00036919