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JAN 08 13b/ CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Record of Meeting of the Vinylidene Chloride Program Panel DATE : Wednesday, December 17, 1986 TIME : 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & walker 1050 Connecticut Avenue 12th floor - Conference Room Washington, DC ATTENDANCE Jim Barter Zeb Bell Susan Hearn Bruce Dixon Robert Romano PPG Industries, Incorporated PPG Industries, Incorporated Dow Chemical Company Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker CMA 1.0 Mr. Zeb Bell, Chairman, reviewed the agenda. 2.0 The group decided to develop a $50,000 administrative (CMA and Outside Legal) 1987 budget. The formula for company cost-sharing will be determined during a January 6th (3:00 p.m. EST) conference call. 3.0 The group discussed potential back-up testing for the proposed EPA TSCA 4a testing requirements. Fed. Reg. August 12, 1986. The group will further discuss this issue at our next meeting. 4.0 In order to complete our comments, Dr. Bell made the following assignments: ASSIGNMENTS .1 Exposure Survey 2. Tumor initiators data. Cite Van Duuren paper 3. Epidemiology 4. Defense of CMA Study (dose level) Cite Farber Paper 5. Defense of NTP Study DRAFT COMMENT PAGE 16 21 22 29 30 LEAD INDIVIDUAL Dixon/Romano/Hearn Dixon Hearn Norris/Hearn Bell/Barter SL 063097 ASSIGNMENTS ' raft -:nt page ,EAD INDIVIDUAL 6. Other studies provide valuable data (Mouse inhalation studies) 90-day studies 30 Hearn 7. 3. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Metabolism and pharmacokinetic data... mouse data for possible relevance to humans (Summary of pages 17-22) Additional studies may improve EPA's...for human risk assessment DEM studies are inappropriate Epidemiology Protocol Modification Second Species should be rejected Economic Impact for DEM studies ECOTOC and ICI will comment we would like to see their comments 30 30 33 34 34 34 Dixon omit Hearn/Dixon Hearn Hagerman Dixon Hagerman Barter All assignment are due to Bruce Dixon by Monday, December 29th. Mr. Dixon will prepare a final draft by January 7, 1987. Comments are due to EPA on January 14, 1987. 5.0 The group discussed the February 12, 1986 EPA VDC hearing. Ms. Susan Hearn and Dr. Jessie Norris will attempt to identify a possible expert witness. 6.0 The group decided to have a conference call on January 12 at 11:00 EST to discuss the draft comments. 7.0 The group adjourned at 4:15 p.m. Subject to Approval Robert R. Romano, Ph.D. Manager Vinvlidene Chloride Program Panel 063098