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Inside 9 0 0 Advocacy........................................................................ Research.......................................................................... Education, Communication, Evaluation & Litigation Business Councils........................................................... New Panels..................................................................... Continuing Panels......................................................... Panel Financial Resources............................................ Guidance........................................................................ Management Services.................................................... 3 5 7 9 13 15 43 44 45 Panel and Council Growth 83 84 `85 `86 87 `88 89 90 91 `92 '93 Year CMA 030759 On CHEMSTAR 00 "CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils this year continued to provide our companies with significant technical, strategic and administrative advantages for working together. The accomplishments of these groups, as highlighted in this Annual Report, give tangible proof of these advantages. Panel and Council achievements are the results of hard work by hundreds of people from our industry supported by the proven CHEMSTAR framework. As they go about the business of advancing our specialized interests, the members of these groups are assisted by a full array of CMA resources that add value to their outputs and foster the achievements of their objectives. On behalf of the CHEMSTAR Policy Committee I have asked the CMA Board of Directors to encourage their personnel to use the CHEMSTAR framework whenever their companies participate in consortia. I strongly recommend this course also for all CMA member companies." Seymour S. Preston, III Elf Atochem North America Chairman, CHEMSTAR Policy Committee Frederick L. Webber President Chemical Manufacturers Association "My first impression of CHEMSTAR is that Panels and Councils provide efficient mechanisms for concentrating the financial and personnel resources of our members on targeted issues. They are assisted by a highly qualified staff that provides maximum use of resources. CHEMSTAR establishes forums for spreading the message of Responsible Care throughout our industry. In fact, several Panels and Councils were formed to help companies develop highly specialized implementation aids for various Codes. Also, Panels and Councils contribute high quality technical input to CMA's development of risk-based policies. I believe that CHEMSTAR serves as a model in CMA's efforts to prioritize issues and provide valuable services to the chemical industry." "CHEMSTAR plays an important part in CMA's commitment to understand and reflect the changing needs and interests of its member companies. Through advocacy, research, and education activities, CHEMSTAR helps the chemical industry to manage and resolve its problems with one-stop shopping. Over the last few years there has been an evolution in the way CHEMSTAR and CMA interact, beyond coordination and cooperation on common issues. The Chlorine Chemistry Council reflects the possible future of issue management at CMA -- total integration of effort on a specific issue. By increasing its flexibility and resilience, avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy and retaining a highly customer-focused service orientation, CHEMSTAR is uniquely poised to meet the changing needs of the chemical industry." CMA 030760 Robert A. Roland Former President Chemical Manufacturers Association Figure 1 CHEMSTAR Panels & Councils Submissions to Government Agencies N um ber of Submissions Advocacy Issues 2 Engineering Controls Savings IhenvfT Panel worked "ith f ilv Subcommittee of ACCIH submitting toxicological, metabolic and mechanistic data. Based upon this data, ACCIH proposed a level bi n^eXpeCted l * wished by OSHA as a permissible exposure limit. Because the two levels are the same, substantial funds will be saved , m engineering controls. Equallv important, OSHA regulations are now matched with levels used by most European and other non-U S companies. This ensures similar compliance costs. CMA 030761 ----------------------------------------- Advocacy - During the year, 52 CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils focused their efforts on regulatory advocacy. Croups submitted comments on pending regulations, and research data, to many federal, state and international agencies. Overall, advocacy increased signiticantly as a proportion of Panel and Council activities. Of all federal agencies, EPA received the greatest attention from CHEMSTAR groups. TSCA Section 4 is the chief concern or JO panels. Environmental regulation ot individual chemicals continued to be significant. FIFRA concerns continued to accelerate as an area of panel activitv. Among other federal agencies, the Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration caused Panel and Council actions. State activities increased significantly. This attention is primarily due to activities in California and Michigan. Of the international agencies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Health Organization were again significant CHEMSTAR focuses. Figure 2 CHEMSTAR Division Staff Time Allocations _. Evaluation Liti*gation CMA 030762 j Figure 3 CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils Summary of Research Expenditures |Epidemiology $113,953 Environmental $627,396 Toxicology $4,582,133 Exposure Surveys $52,400 Risk Assessments $252,100 Atmospheric $291,000 Right and below: Standard laboratory set-up for aquatic toxicity testing. Dr. Michael Byrd, Chairman of the Butadiene Panel's Toxi cology Research Task Croup, leads the review of researchers, on the Research Grants Pro gram. Right: Modified test vessel for methyl bromide. 4 CMA 030763 --------- --------------------------Research Thirty-nine CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils sponsored some form of research. The CHEM5TAR Division currently manages 154 research contracts for the Panels and Councils. The combined commitment of these contracts is $17 million. This year, $8.2 million of that commitment was spent. Expenditures for toxicological studies increased substantially. Toxicological research involved subchronic/chronic, mutagenicity, reproductive and developmental effects, oncogenicity, and pharmacokinetic studies. Direct effects on humans were investigated by several panels through epidemiology. Expenditures on risk assessments also increased dramatically. Atmospheric and environmental studies continued at levels similar to previous years. Testing required under TSCA Section 4 continued for 30 CHEMSTAR Panels. Mainly, the tests are large-scale efforts lasting several years. The testing schemes include many decision points where EPA and industry scientists must interpret data and decide on next steps. As in the past, some Panels undertook studies because of questions raised by research findings rather than direct regulatory concerns. This "proactive" research continues to be a significant part of CHEMSTAR Panels' and Councils' scientific efforts. Figure 4 CHEMSTAR Division Summary of Contracts Managed Num lxT ol (.'onu.ii.is 300' 250 200 150 100 50 0-- CMA 030764 Educational Forums Atmospheric Research Council: "Understanding Global Climate Concerns Within the Chemical Industry Workshop" Butadiene Panel: "Research Review Symposium" Crystalline Silica Panel: "Issues & Controversy: The Measurement of Crystalline Silica International Symposium" Petroleum Additives Panel: "Auditor Training Workshop" l+s Phthalate Esters Panel/CEFIC '92: "Fourth Annual Phthalate Esters Panel and European Council for Plastics & Intermediates Symposium" CMA 030765 ---------- Education, Communication, Evaluation & Litigation During the year, five Panels and Councils sponsored a variety of workshops and symposia (previous page). The groups held these forums to educate member company personnel, government regulators and the scientific and technical community about a variety of health, safety and environmental issues. Fifteen Panels and Councils produced communications materials. These materials included press releases, white papers, scientific and technical journal articles and book chapters all aimed at promoting better understanding of issues important to member companies. Eleven Panels and Councils engaged in evaluation-related activities. These efforts included facilitating data collection by individual companies and non-proprietary information sharing on company practices in safety and operations areas. Only two panels were involved in litigation efforts this year. Over the years, Panel involvement ranged from status as principals in law suits to filing of amicus briefs in suits involving other principals. Atmospheric Research Council Chairman Ross 5te\ens or DuPont, Vice Chairman Terrv Wharton or Air Products, and Chairman or the Science Task Croup Sarah PeirceSandner of Eastman Kodak. Daniel Albritton and Sarah PeirceSandner icenter) discuss "Chemicals in the Global Atmosphere" Primer and "The Environmental Assessment Workbook" with the authors, Nien Dak Sze (far left) and David Chang lfar right) of AER, Inc. Atmospheric Research Council Member Mack McFarland of DuPont (left) discusses computer model with speakers at the Workshop: Daniel Albritton of NOAA (center) and Richard Goody of Harvard (right). CMA 030767 ------------------------------ Business Councils - CV1A has six approved CHEMSTAR Business Councils. These Councils address data-gathering, research, program and advocacy activities m those designated business sectors or business tunction areas that are part of, or significant to, chemical manufacturing interests. During 1992-9J, one new Council was organized -- the Chlorine Chemistry Council. Another Council. Laboratory and Research Chemicals, elected to become a Panel in order to expand its membership beyond CMA member companies. The other five Councils -- the Total Quality, Chemical Distributors, Carrier Assessment, Atmospheric Research, and American Plastics (formerly Partnership for Plastics Progress) Councils -- have continued operations successfully. Several ot these Councils have completed or made significant progress on major projects tor the industry. American Plastics Chartered: 199 1 Board Committees Program Finance and Membership Coordinating Groups Outreach Task Force Advocacy Task Force Product Stewardship Task Force Plastics Mobilization Committee Board Staff Executive: Charles W. Van Vlack The mission of the Council is to develop and advocate technically and economically sound programs for the re sponsible use, recovery and conservation of plastics and their component raw materi als in a way that addresses public interests and concerns. Among the goals for the APC, the following stand O Lit' To develop environmen- Chairman Earnest W. Oeavenport, lr. Eastman Chemical Company talls, economically, and technically proven programs based on sound Integrated solid waste management ! principles including Source Reduction Mechanical & Advanced Technology i Recycling ; * Energy Recovery Landfilling (when no better alterna- [ five exists) To gain public acceptance for long-term integrated solutions rhat serve the public and the industry. To meet these goals, 25 of the nation's ; leading plastics resin monomer producers 1 and representatives of the broader plastics processor community have come together j with direct involvement by chief executive i officers, presidents and senior executives : through a joint initiative with The Society ; of the Plastics Industry, Inc. The purpose is to encourage efficient resource management throughout the life-cycle of plastics prod ucts. Council members have made a sub stantial commitment and pledged significant ; resources to achieve this goal. These top executives have joined forces in this effort because industry believes it has the responsibility not only to respond to public needs with its products but also to J respond to public values through its actions. The APC has an integrated organiza- ' tion, directed by the APC Board of Directors and managed by its Coordinating Group, focusing efforts on Product Stewardship, Outreach, Advocacy and : Industry Mobilization to provide industry wide solutions to integrated resource man- : agemenc issues. The Product Stewardship Task Force's function is to research and develop eco nomically sound integrated resource man agement technologies and implement rhese solutions in a timely manner. Some of those efforts include: continuing to develop technology co determine the optimum level for mechanical recycling of plastics; further ing the development of advanced recycling CMA 030768 * technology systems; conducting life-cycle analyses of plastic products; and compiling and/or de\eloping energy recover, data. The Outreach 1'ask Force dialogues with and communicates to the public, pol icy makers, educators and other target audi ences to consev the resource management benefits that demonstrate plastics positive role in society and che environment. This resulted in the highly requested primer and workbook. 'Chemicals in the Atmosphere. Funding the preparation of "Chemicals in the Atmosphere was a maior step in che Council s program to increase understand ing of the impact of chemical emissions and volatile products on global climate change. As a follow-up to this proiect. the Council decided to become a ma|or co-t'under of Carrier Assessment Chartered: 1991 Task Croups: Executive Highway Marine Rail Council Managers; Clyde Greenert Jonathon Busch communication will help build public sup port for industry-sponsored solutions and position plastics as an efficient use of nat ural resources. The Advocacy Task Force works wirh legislators and regulators in advocating re sponsible integrated resource management programs. The Task Force will focus on local, state and federal government officials to broaden the current public policy debate to include an economic mix of effective solu tions such as recycling, advanced recycling and energy recovery. The Plastics Mobilization Committee develops a core group of motivated down stream industry representatives committed to speak as a credible voice on critical re source management public policy issues. The committee targets key local manage ment personnel with a concerned commu nity viewpoint and focuses their efforts at the local, state and federal levels. Atmospheric Research Chartered: 1991 Task Croup; Science Council Manager: Elizabeth Festa Watson : ; : In August, the Council's Science Task | Group hosted a workshop entitled, "Understanding Global Climace Concerns Within the Chem ical Industry." The workshop provided a broad overview of the climate change issue fol lowed by a presentation of the techniques that compa nies can apply in preliminary assessments of cheir chemical ] a project to develop a three-dimensional chemical transport assessment model. The Council completed development of The Council formed to address is che Highway Carrier Assessment Protocol sues concerning the impact of chemi and began pilot field cal industry emissions on regional and testing of the final global atmospheric change. Activities protocol. Assessment include; identifying and resolving sci protocol develop entific uncertainties about effects of ment was initiated increased concentrations of chemicals for rail, barge and in the atmosphere: obtaining research container vessel data thac will assist in developing modes. Active par chemical industry positions on such ticipation of che car issues as Clean Air Act implementa riers is a hallmark of tion and global climate change; and, Chairman all protocol develop providing a scientific foundation for Steve Battilana ment work. The the industry's position in the debates ICI Americas Inc. Highway Protocol on a global effort to control greenhouse was referred to the gases. CMA Distribution Committee Imple The Council's future efforts will include mentation Work Group, and Council mem refining estimates of direct Global Warming bers are working to ensure a smooth transition Potential as well as sponsoring research ro from development to implementation phase. evaluate the potential indirect effects of ] The Council formed to address carrier emissions on climate change. The Science assessment issues of concern co che CMA Task Group is planning a science workshop membership. A major goal of the Council is on three-dimensional chemical transport as to help interested CMA members meet che sessment modeling in the second half of carrier safety provisions (3.1 and 3.2) of the Distribution Code of Management 1993. Depending on response co "Chemi cals in the Atmosphere," the Council also is Practices. These provisions require chat considering a users workshop. Council \ CMA members: establish a process for members will continue to seek expanded j qualifying carriers of all modes and types; membership and secure additional research evaluate carriers for safety fitness and regu funding, in preparation for i latory compliance; and provide feedback addressing an issue that may I and suggestions for improvement to carriers remain on scientific and reg- ! on their safety performance. Activities to ulatory agendas into the next accomplish this goal include developing as century. sessment protocols, promoting their use The Council spent 80% of and working wich the Distribution Com its time on research, 10% on mittee to optimize assessment prococol education, and 10% on com value to chemical shippers and carriers. munications activities. The Council aims to complete rail, barge and container vessel assessment pro emissions and volatile prod ucts. The latter presentation was based upon a Panelfunded research project that Chairman W. Ross Stevens DuPont tocols in 1993-94. The Council spent 100% of its time on evaluation activities. 10 CHA 03076? Chemical Distributors Chartered: 1 990 Task Croups: Ltfg.il Defense Responsible Carets) Council Manager: Lansky Spurlock I"he Council published the "Chemical Distributors Self-Assessment Protocol' in September. This questionnaire is an implementa tion aid for the Responsible Care Distri bution Code. Although pri marily devel oped for use by Chairman lames Nicholson PVS Chemicals distributors, the protocol has been useful in assessing manu facturers' in-house distribution operations. The Council formed to address issues of concern to chemical distributor members of CMA. Council activities include; collecting, evaluating and disseminating information on issues that affect chemical distribution; and advocating the interests of the chemical distributor sector. The Council maintains a strong interaction with the National Association of Chemical Distributors through that Association's formal member ship in the Council. The Council plans to focus on wider dissemination and use of the self-assessment protocol. In addition, the Council will de velop an implementation aid for the Product Stewardship Code. The Council spent 5'o ofits time on advo cacy, 30% on education, 15% on communi cation, and 50% on evaluation activities. Chlorine Chemistry Chartered: 1992 Task Croups: Operating Advocacy Outreach Science Managing Director: Bradley Lit The Dow Chemical Company Council Manager: Clvde Greenert sion 5 consideration of chlorine chemntrv, developed relationships with the public health officials and sponsored major literature re view of chlorine chemistry's potential health and environmental impacts. A comprehen sive economic analysis of the societal value of chlorine chemistry also was completed. The Council aims to have "5-100 mem bers from industry's producer and chlorine consuming companies. Recruiting will be a significant effort in the next year. The Coun cil will undertake an update of the public I he Council was formed to promote understanding surveys and planning for public understanding of chlorine and strategic programs while addressing chlorine-related ongoing public policy issues impor products. Council tant to chlorine chemistry. A Science activities are aimed Advisory Board will be established to contribute to the and the Public Health Advisory public policy debate Board's role will be expanded. The on these chemicals; Council will publish the major scien heighten public tific review for use by scientists world awareness of the wide. The Council also will work to benefits of these ensure optimum coordination of the products; and facili chlorine chemistry industry's world tate risk-benefit Chairman wide effort to meet its challenges. analyses through Charles Stewart The Council spent 20o of its time collection and de Occidental Chemical Corp. on advocacy, 15b on education, 15% velopment of solid on communication, and 50u on evaluation scientific data on health, safety and envi activities. ronmental issues. The Council conducts advocacy, out reach, product stewardship and data devel Total Quality opment in close coordination with two related trade associations, the Chlorine In stitute and the Vinyl Institute. The Council membership includes producers and users of chlorine and chlorine-related products, as well as organizations and companies in interested industries. The Council also en Chartered: 1990 Task Croups: Education Governmental Affairs Membership Publicity Council Manager: Langley Spurlock courages other organizations and associa tions, nationally and internationally, to address chlorine and chlorine-related In October the Council released the "Criteria for Continuous Improvement,'' a self-assessment doc public issues. ument designed to In its initial year, the Council re make supplier qual fined its mission, key programs, orga ity audits more effi nization and funding. A major step cient. The CMA was definition and initiation of a staff Board of Directors matrix team within CMA. This team formally encouraged will facilitate implementation of pro use of the Criteria grams which use the full strengths of by all member com CMA's advocacy, outreach and project panies. Several mem management resources. In its first efforts, the Council was effectively involved with the International Joint Commis Chairman Ralph Taylor Procter A Gamble ber companies also have successfully used the Criteria to CMA 030770 ir assess their own operations and to inform their customers about their quality pro cesses. The Council's CMA Support Study Group continued to serve as a resource dur ing implementation ot' the CMA Quality Improvement Process. The Council contin ued to monitor the impact on U S. compet itiveness ot European requirements for certification of corporate quality systems under ISO 9000 standards. Advocating a L.S. program tor ISO 9000 certification and accreditation of certifiers that is accept able outside the L'.S. is a priority for the Council. The Council retained a consultant to enhance a project to illustrate the use of TQM tools to achieve Responsible Care goals. The Process Safety Code is being used as a pilot in this project. The Council formed to address quality' management issues of concern to the chem ical industry. Activities include: integrating quality concepts within the chemical and related industries; advocating the interests of the chemical industry before domestic and international quality standard-setting organizations and related government agen cies; and encouraging the development of educational and training programs on qual ity management. The Council is preparing materials to help CMA staff and member company rep resentatives conduct more effective meet ings. The Council will continue to promote the U.S. voluntary standards system and support development of international envi ronmental management standards using quality concepts. In addition, the Council will intensity efforts to promote the use of total quality management methods to im plement Responsible Care. The CMA Study Group will continue to advise CMA management during the next phases of the Association's Quality Improvement Process. !be Council spent 25o ofits time on ad vocacy, l5o on education, I0o on commu nication, and 50n on evaluation activities. S i CHEMSTAR Business Councils Financial Status June 1,1992 through May 31,1993 CHEMSTAR Councils 2 American Plastics iO-t ' Atmospheric Research T . Carrier Assessment T [ Chemical Distributors T 1 Chlorine Chemistry Total Quality ^1 Balance Contribution Investment 6-1-92 Receipts Revenue Expenditures Balance 5-31-93 *4.631.000 236.300 i 08.000 10.300 0 95.600 $5,081,200 $51,620,600 12.000 254.400 18.000 50.000 160.000 $52.115,000 $598,400 6.300 6.300 200 -100 22.200 $633,300 $44.813.100 154.400 1.39.300 18.600 74.300 156.500 $45,356,200 $12.036.900 100.200 229.400 9.900 -24.400 121.300 $12,473,300 CMA 030771 12 ---------------------------------------New Panels During ] 992-93. three new panels were requested and approved. Manufacturers and users of one individual chemical -- propvlene oxide -- and two chemical categories -- inorganic acid mists and propylene glycol ethers -- organized. Reasons for organizing range trom a need to respond to pending or existing regulations to a proactive desire to promote safetv. customer education, emergency response, and better product evaluations. All three panels are now fully organized and proceeding toward their initial objectives. Inorganic Acid Mists Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1993 Scientific Review Exposure Assessment Epidemiology Carol Stack Propylene Glycol Ethers Chartered: Task Croup; Panel Manager: 1993 Toxicology Research Kathrvn Rosica Manufacturers and users of sulfuric acid Manufacturers of propylene-based glvcol formed the Panel to address the International ethers organized as a Panel to share toxicol Agency for Research on ogy data and ex Cancer's classification of occu plore interest in pational exposure to strong in a shared re organic acid mists, including search program. sulfuric acid, as carcinogenic Members are to humans. Occupational ex reviewing the posures ro strong inorganic i toxicological acid mists have occurred in a 1 data base on variety of occupational settings I about 20 mem such as isopropanol and bers of the Chairman lames Hathaway Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. ethanol manufacturing, metal plating, steel pickling, soap manufacture, metal smelting, chemical cate gory. The Panel also is respond Chairman William Hayes The Dow Chemical Company and cell houses, ing to a recent j The initial focus of the Panel's activities Interagency Testing Committee Report re j is the establishment of an independent sci- questing information on metabolism and | enttfic review group to evaluate the existing uses for selected members of the category. | epidemiology data on occupational expo The Panel plans to complete the toxicol sure to inorganic acid mists. The indepen ogy review and share these results and other dent scientific review will target the human information on uses with appropriate regu cancer studies reviewed by IARC and will latory agencies. include more recent studies and applicable j rodent and genotoxicitv data. The expert group is expected to present its findings to i the Panel and provide a report suitable for publication in a scientific peer-reviewed journal. Other objectives of the Panel are the de velopment of data for input into the expo sure and risk assessment process and participation in and/or conduct of addi tional feasibility and epidemiology studies. CMA 030772 13 Propylene Oxide Chartered: Task Croups: 1993 Emergency Response Marine Transportation Panel Manager: Dee Kuhn Manufacturers of props lene oxide orga nized as a Panel to improve emergency response, han dling and trans portation of propylene oxide and to address advocacy issues such as reevalua tion of work place exposure limits and car Chairman Bernard Silverstein ARCO Chemical Company cinogenicity po tential. The Panel is organiz ing the Emer gency Response and Marine Transportation Task Groups to assess the emergency re sponse needs and capabilities of the indus try with emphasis on marine distribution. The Panel plans to develop working re lations with the European Propylene Oxide Panel through information exchange. Panel members will, as appropriate, monitor and evaluate research of interest to the industry as well as work svith regulatory agencies and other concerned organizations in matters relating to propylene oxide. ----------------------------- Continuing Panels Firtv-rour CHEM5T-\R panels are now oiticiallv approved bv C.VIA. CHEMSTAR membership rosters during the \ear included 334 companies and 34 associations. Among the company members, I /_' were members of CAM and 30 were non-L'.S and non-Canadian. Participating companies and associations were represented on panels and task groups bv o\er 400 persons with professional skills ranging trom physical and biological sciences, through engineering and industrial hygiene to legal and business areas. Acetone Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 1991 Toxicology Kathleen Roberts The Panel developed a petition request ing EPA to reclassify acetone as a volatile organic compound (VOC) of negligible reactivity. The Panel asked that the Agency add acetone to the list of VOCs which are exempt from regulation as ozone pre cursors under Title I of the Clean Air Act. The Panel also submitted comments to the Agency for Toxic Substances Chairman lames Santory Aristech Chemical Corp. and Disease Registry (ATSDR) on the draft Acetone Toxicology Profile, noting that many of the data gaps identified in the profile should be re- 1 assessed. At the invitation of the ACGIH, : Panel representatives presented information on acetone at the March meeting of the TLV Subcommittee. The Panel also pro vided data co the EPA IRIS Work Group, which is scheduled to review the reference concentration for acetone in 1993. The Panel also submitted data to various Canadian regulatory agencies, which have proposed modifications co exposure limits of acetone and to the National Sanitation Foundation, which is considering the ac creditation of acetone in potable water. The Acetone Task Group formed under the Ketones Panel in 1990 to address regula tory concerns of manufacturers. processors, and users. Task Group members decided to form a separate Panel because of the com- plexitv and diversity of acetone issues. The Panel is developing a summary re port of the acetone data generated bv the University of California at Riverside re search program. The report will be submit ted to EPA in support of the VOC petition. The Panel will participate in upcoming IRIS Work Group and ACGIH Biological Exposure Index Subcommittee meetings. Panel members also will continue monitor ing state, federal, and international regula tory issues affecting acetone. The Panel spent 90o of its time on ad vocacy and 10% on research activities. Alkanolamines Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 1982 Toxicology Research Jonathon Busch The Panel completed dermal develop mental toxicity studies with racs on monoethano- lamine (MEA) and diethano lamine (DEA). Studies were ini tiated to evalu ate the potential i dermal develop mental toxicity mTA of MEA and DEA in rabbits. The Panel also initiated studies Chairman Ray Papciak Texaco Chemical Company to assess the po tential m vitro and in vivo dermal absorp tion of MEA and DEA. The newh initiated studies will be completed in 1 L)9 ^ is CMA 030774 In addition to sponsoring voluntary re DEA; and, monitor and respond ro regula search, the Panel was invoked in a number tory developments on these chemicals. ot scientific and regulatory activities. The Tl'? Ptinel spent /5 of its rime on ad Panel petitioned EPA to issue a proposed vocacy and S5o on research auivities. CERCLA rule thac would adjust the RQs tor DEA and other chemicals that are sub let to a statutory one pound RQ under the Clean Air Act. As part ot its petition, the Panel submitted a scientific background document providing evidence to support an Alkylphenols and Ethoxylates Chartered; 1987 RQ of 8,000 pounds for DEA. EPA re sponded to the Panel's comments by plac Task Groups: Communications International ing the proposed rule-making on an Toxicology accelerated schedule. North American Issues The Panel submitted comments and Strategic Research gave a presentation to the ACGIH on the Panel Manager: Fernando Leiva health effects of triethanolamine (TEA). The Panel was successful in convincing The Panel completed all but one envi ACGIH to remove a proposed carcinogen ronmental effects test on nonvlphenol j notation and to raise a proposed TLV ethoxylates. In April, i from 3.1 mg/m` to 5 mg/m`. The the Panel parnci- . Panel subsequently gave a presenta pared in an OECD- j tion to the American Industrial sponsored Risk Hygiene Conference describing the Reduction Work overall approach and scientific basis shop hosted by the used in developing the alternative Swedish EPA. The TLV. The Panel presented construc Panel held a facili tive ideas on how ACGIH can im prove its process of reviewing the tated planning ses sion in which occupational safety of chemicals and how the Panel can help in that review. The Panel also submitted scientific comments on TEA to BIBRA Chairman Richard Bennett Texaco Chemical Company communication and research needs were identified as further priorities. The Panel Toxicology International; bibliographic ref continued to work with the state of North erences on TEA to NTP; and, technical Carolina on alkylphenol ethoxylates on data on MEA to the International waste water treatability issues. Programme on Chemical Safety. The Panel formed to determine the The Panel initially formed to address tox health and environmental effects of icology issues of alkanolamines in response alkylphenols and ethoxylates in manufac to an initial concern raised by a limited ture and use. Initial efforts focused on re Japanese study implicating TEA as a possible sponding to EPA concerns about the carcinogen in mice. However, results of sub chemical fate and environmental effects of sequent studies with rats and mice have indi nonylphenol. The Panel maintains liaison cated that TEA is noncarcinogenic. j with the Soap and Detergent Association The Panel plans to: continue voluntary on scientific and regulatory issues. research activities; submit completed re The Panel will continue to educate the search studies to the National Toxicology U.S. regulatory community on the results Program; publish research results in various of Panel research. A risk assessment of APEs peer-reviewed journals; develop and publish will be performed by the Panel by early a literature review on alkanolamines; de 1994. The Panel also will continue to work velop a scientific position statement on the with the Swedish EPA and agencies of other health effects of alkanolamines; monitor the testing of MEA in Europe; continue advo interested countries. Biodegradation and treatability studies will be investigated by cating an increase in the RQ threshold for the Panel to assist North Carolina and it ocher states in assessing potential risks of these chemicals to the environment. The Panel will continue to identity' research and communication needs, in addition, the Panel will develop an information package tor distribution at three upcoming work shops. The Panel spent 99o of its time on ad vocacy mid I o on evaluation activities. Aryl Phosphates Chartered: Task Group: Panel Manager: 1991 Toxicology Research Kathleen Roberts In July, the Panel submitted comments on the proposed TSCA Section 4 rulemak ing for aryl phosphate base stocks. Based on comments sub mitted on the test rule, the Panel developed a testing pro posal under EPA's open sea son program. Based on the proposal, the Chairman Roy Roseberry FMC Corporation Agency accepted aryi phosphates as Tier 1 candidates for negotiations. Before coming to CMA, the manufac turers were parr of an ad hoc committee which formed to respond to inclusion of the chemical category in the Second Report of the Interagency Testing Committee in 1978. When EPA announced its intention to initiate rulemaking under TSCA Section 4, the members disbanded the Committee and reformed as a CHEMSTAR panel. The Panel soon will begin consent order negotiations with EPA. Other Panel activi ties will include sponsoring the negotiated : testing program and responding to other regulatory concerns. The Panel spent 100% ofits time on ad vocacy activities. CMA 030775 Benzene (Completed) Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 19 b Toxicology Research Carol Stack I lie Panel completed its work in Fall 1992 after !6 tears of operation at CMA. Prior to termi nation, the Panel continued sup port of a re search program on benzene- induced leuke- mogenesis in cooperation with the Ameri j Chairman | Roger Daniel i The Dow Chemical Company can Petroleum Institute, Over the years, the Panel pursued an active research and advocacy program. Responding to a N'lOSH occupa tional study linking benzene exposure to leukemia, the Panel sponsored an industry epidemiology study in 1983. Also, in coop eration with API, the Panel established a re search program investigating subchronic toxicitv. metabolism and reproductive ef fects, Advocacy efforts were directed at the proposed lowering of the benzene work place permissible exposure limit by OSHA, intent bv ACGIH to lower the benzene threshold limit value, and EPA rulemakings related to the regulation of benzene as a haz ardous air pollutant under the Clean Air Act. The Panel can look back with pride ac its many accomplishments. Biocides Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1980 Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Arsenic Acid Formaldehyde Flducation Executive Legislative Membership Regulacorv Scientific Has Shah jection rates for studies submitted during reregistration and to develop methods to re duce these rejection rates. Technical repre sentatives of several Panel member companies are involved in this process. The Panel commented on several EPA policies including a safer pesucide policy; an adverse effects policy; and, an EPA re quest to OMB for authority to issue data call-ins for 1,200 Lise 3 inert ingredients. While the safer pesticides policy is expected to be issued despite Panel objections, the Panel convinced OMB to deny EPA s re quest to issue DCIs on inerts. The adverse effects policy is pending at the Agency. In legislative activities. Panel representa Many states are pursuing increased reg tives met with EPA and other pesticide-reg istration fees and other forms of revenue istrant groups to collection based on pesticides sales discuss EPA propos volume to generate funds to remediate als to fund the contaminated groundwater. Some of F1FRA reregis [ra these activities have imposed unrea tion program sonable burdens on biocides manu through additional facturers. The Panel therefore is fees from regis monitoring legislative activities in six trants. The Panel teen states and will add other states as and other industry the need arises. Through this moni groups opposed toring process, the Panel targeted EPA s requests to Congress for au thority to impose additional fees for Chairman Lori Lickly The Dow Chemical Company Michigan, Mew York, Morth Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin for advocacy activities. The Antimicrobial Exposure each chemical case in reregistration and to Assessment Task Group in December sub institute fees for each product registered in mitted to EPA an amended final Phase 5. In addition, the Panel and other Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Study groups successfully opposed a proposal in Report. The amended report addressed er the Administration s budget that would rors and deficiencies discovered in the origi have authorized EPA to collect SI5 million nal final report. The conclusion of the annually in registration fees. amended report, however, was similar to The Panel worked with other industry the original report and will enable federal trade associations to pursue legislation dis and stare regulatory agencies to conduct tinguishing antimicrobials from other pesti more accurate risk-assessments for individ cides and to streamline the pesticide ual biocide application methods and end- registration process. A draft Congressional uses. The amended report also was bill has resulted from these efforts and che submitted to California EPA and to participating associations will seek an Agriculture Canada. amendment to FIFRA for antimicrobials. The Arsenic Acid Task Group con In regulatory activities. Panel representa ducted a critical review of four recent epi tives met with EPA officials to discuss prob demiologic studies on the association lem areas in the FIFRA registration and between ingested arsenic and human can reregistration processes. The Panel and EPA cer. The review was undertaken to respond are cooperatively seeking solutions to recur to EPA's Draft Drinking Water Criteria rent problems in these processes. Document for Arsenic. The Task Group re EPA and induscrv working groups view was submitted to the EPA Science formed to identify the reasons for high re Advisory Board Drinking Water Com- CMA 030776 mirree before ireview of- chi draft criteria The Panel will continue to participate in Jutumcnt. Tht Task Group eoncinued its the legislative debace on reregistration and efforts with EPA to resolve scientific issues maintenance tees in FIFRA Reauthor on studies conducted bv rhe arsenical wood ization. The Panel also will monitor legisla preservative industrv and obtained accep tion on the production and use of biocides tance of several previously reiected arsenic and work to prevent legislation that would acid and chronic acid avian, teratology, and unduly restrict uses ot selected biocides. glove and protective clothing permeability The Panel will continue to monitor state studies The Task Group is awaiting resolu legislative and regulatory activities and seek tion of technical issues before proceeding to prevent imposition of unreasonable fees with EPA-required product chemistry test on biocides. The Panel also will work with ing. The Task Group also began a study to the CMA State Affairs Department and assess the degree to which arsenical wood Chemical Industry Councils in efforts preservative components can be released to prevent inappropriately restrictive from treated wood into aqueous media. initiatives. The analytical method validation phase of" The Panel will hold an educational the study began in Mav and is expected to workshop tor EPA personnel on in be completed bv Spring 1994. dustrial biocides application methods, The Formaldehyde Task Group was uses, exposure patterns, effluent treat formed in1 October to ensure compliance ments, and other issues of importance with the Oh HA rule chat established specific to the biocides industry. The educa labeling requirements for all products that tional program is designed to lead che are composed of 0.1 o or greater ot Agency to issue more appropriate data formaldehyde or have the potential to off-gas requirements for industrial biocides. greater than 0.1 ppm of formaldehyde. The The Antimicrobial Exposure Task Group initiated a tescing program to Assessment Task Group will continue determine: free formaldehyde levels in paint to work with EPA to ensure chat the containing various formaldehyde donor bio Agency incorporates the results of the expo cides: formaldehyde levels in the headspaces sure assessment study in its reregistration of paint cans; halt-life ot formaldehyde in review of members' products. paint; and. worker/consumer exposure to The Arsenic Acid Task Group will con formaldehyde ott- tinue to work with gasmg from paint using typical paint application tech The Panel convinced OMB to deny EPA's request to EPA to obtain accep tance of the two re maining aquatic niques. The program receive authority to issue toxicity studies; re is anticipated to be completed by March 1 994 Paint manu data call-ins for 1,200 chemicals. solve product chem istry tescing issues; and, clarify issues facturers will be able about labeling of ar to use the program information to determine senical wood preservative products. The if warnings are required for their products. Task Group also will monitor EPA's activi The Panel was formed in 1986 to re ties in che drinking water area and complete spond to the California Department of the water availability studies of arsenically Food and Agriculture data call-in notices created woods. on biocidal chemicals registered in the state. The Formaldehyde Task Group will The DCls required that registrants submit j complete ics ongoing research project. The data on chronic toxicity, oncogenicity, re- 1 study results will help paint manufacturers productive effects, teratogenicity, muta- , in identifying labeling requirements for gen icily, and neurotoxicity. The Panel since j their customers. has focused on a variety of issues impacting The Panel spent 60% of its time on ad the biocides industry as a whole, and vari vocacy, 30% on research, and 10% on edu- \ ous task groups have addressed issues sur- j cation activities. rounding specific biocides. Brominated Flame Retardants Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1990 Analytical Chemistry Executive Committee Toxicology Research Users Group Dee Kuhn Panel-sponsored testing to determine levels of polybrominated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans in commercial sam ples of eight bromi nated flame retardants under the TSCA Section 4 Dioxins and Eurans Analyti cal Test Rule is near completion. The re maining testing should be com pleted shortly. In 1991. EPA published a pro posed test rule requiring health, environ mental, and chemical fate testing on fve brominated flame retardants with an esti mated testing cost of SI 1-19 million. The Panel submitted extensive comments on the proposed rule. In 1992. EPA announced an opportunity for negotiation on all pending TSCA Section 4 test rules, and solicited rest proposals on these rules from industry. In response to the EPA request, the Panel sub mitted a test plan with an estimated testing cost of $6 million. A decision from the EPA on che proposal is expected in the summer of 1994. The Panel filed comments with EPA on the proposed Significant New Use Rule on 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-2,5-cvclohexadiene-1,4dione (chloranil). The Panel also submitted comments to che Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and the Environment on proposed legislation to ban the use of all polybrominated diphenyl oxides (PBDPOs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) in the Netherlands by 1996. The Panel is working with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World 19 CMA 030777 Health Organization ,WHO) to compile research and undertake projects as appro accurate information on brominated flame priate. retardants. Comments were submitted on The Panel spent 50o ofits tune on advo the Fifth Draft of the OECD Cooperative cacy, 30n on research, 10o on education, Risk Reduction Activities for brominated and 10n on communications activities. flame retardants, on the OECD's Arias Report on the use and alternatives to brominated diphenyl oxide flame retar Butylated dants, and on the WHO Environmental Health Criteria Documents on PBDPOs and PBBs. The Panel also organized a dele gation of experts to attend the OECD workshop on PBBs and PBDPOs in Hydroxytoluene Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 19" None Dee Koihn Neuchatel, Switzerland in February. The Panel continued cooperative efforts I he Panel discussed current issues and with the FDA and the European BHT activities on brominated flame retar Manufacturers dants at several workshops and con Association (EBMA) ferences: the Electronics Industry through informa Association s Safety Committee tion exchange. Meeting; the Environmentally The Panel was Friendly Flame Retardants Con organized to con ference: the Fire Retardant Chemical duct the research Association Conference: interflam and advocacy neces 93: and, the Business Communi sary to support the cations Company Conference. continued use of The Panel originally formed in 1985 under the auspices of the Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, and became a CHEMSTAR Panel in Chairman Kim Pohlman PMC Specialties Group BHT in food addi tive applications. In 1978. the Panel filed comments in 1990. The Panel formed to address: the in response to an FDA proposal for interim clusion of brominated flame retardants in regulations requiring testing to resolve EPA's proposed analytical test rule on diox safety questions. To date, FDA has not is ins and furans; the publication of pyrolysis sued an interim regulation. The Panel sub studies demonstrating that brominated mitted a Citizen Petition in 1986 dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans may requesting that FDA issue a regulation rec form from brominated diphenyl oxides; ognizing a prior sanction for use of BHT. and, the Interagency Testing Committee's In 1991, the Panel submitted additional in recommendations for health and environ formation that contained a review of studies mental effects testing of certain brominated previously submitted and information re flame retardants. garding the EBMA s Chronic Toxicity The Panel will monitor EPA activities in Study of BHT. Phe Role of Hepatocellular response to the TSCA Section 4 testing Injury in the t inomc Foxicity of BHT, and proposal, and will continue to work with again requested that FDA issue a regulation OECD and WHO in their projects to com acknowledging the prior sanction status of pile information on brominated flame re BHT. To date, the FDA has made no deci tardants. The Panel will cooperate wtch the sions regarding the Petition. European Brominated Flame Retardant The Panel will continue to cooperate Industry Panel through meetings and infor with the FDA in its evaluation of BHT and mation exchange. will maintain working relations with The Panel will hold a workshop in Fvtill EBMA through information exchange. The 1993, and will make presentations at the Panel plans to support an updated literature Fire Retardant Chemical Association's search of BHT and, when appropriate, will semi-annual meeting in October 1993. The sponsor research on food and food packag Panel will evaluate the need tor additional ing uses of BHT. The Panel spent 90o of its time on ad vocacy, and I0o on evaluation activities. Butadiene Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 1984 Toxicology Research Elizabeth Moran The Panel commented on the EPA draff report, "Mobile-Sources Air Toxics Studv." This report identified buta diene as the "most toxic component of emissions" from motor vehicles. Because of the Panel's com ments, which fo cused on EPA's inconsistent ap proach to assess Chairman \orman Morrow Exxon Chemical Company ing risk of the various components, EPA revised its draff. The Final Report provides a range of risk as sessments for each component of vehicle ex- ; hausts, and does not highlight butadiene as the most toxic component. The Panel also submitted substantial ; data on species differences in butadiene me- ; tabolism and toxicity to ACGIH, in re- ] sponse to its activities in reevaluating the \ TLV for butadiene. Because of the Panel's j comments, the new proposed TLV for bu- j radiene is 2 ppm -- the same as the pro- i posed OSHA PEL. ! The Panel commented on a California j Air Resources Board proposal to list butadi- j ene as a toxic air contaminant. The focus of i the Panel's comments was to convince the j state of California to use the substantial data on species differences in metabolism and ef- i fects of butadiene in its risk assessment. | To provide further information on the | potential risk to humans of butadiene expo- l sure, the Panel completed year two of its four-year, SI.5 million research program J aimed at understanding the species differ ences in response to butadiene exposure, j The program also will provide data that will j support alternative risk assessment method- I ologies. The Panel is in the process of a CMA 030778 19 comprehenviv e rev icw of the research pro gram to ensure that it suII meets the regula tors.- needs. The Panel continued its testing of 4v inv lovclohexene under a 1 SCA Section -t consent order. Pne Panel formed in the aftermath of Carbon Disulfide Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: )99| Risk Assessment Toxicologv Research TSCA Testing Elizabeth Moran FP-\ consideration of butadiene under The Panel was active in three major rSCA hecuon -Kt'). The Panel aimed to areas -- TSCA Section -+ test rule develop collect and evaluate information -- ment at EPA, Clean needed to assess safety, environmental, Air Act implementa and health issues arising from produc tion, and OSHA ac tion, storage, transportation, use. and tivities. The Panel disposal of butadiene. The Panel pro- completed a study vided comments to the Agency on two on the reproductive risk assessments and worked with the and developmental Agency in assessing 'short-term ' re effects of carbon leases of butadiene. EPA then referred disulfide on female butadiene to OSHA under TSCA rats and submitted Section 9(a), for development of a workplace standard. The Panel will awaic the final rule for the OSHA workplace standard on Chairman john Stewart Courtaulds Fibers, Inc. it to EPA under Section 4. In addi tion, the Panel filed comments that there butadiene which is expected in late 1994. is no further need for a test rule on carbon The Panel will continue its butadiene re disulfide. The Panel monitored develop search activities and consent order testing ot ments under the Clean Air Act 4-VCH. The Panel will complete the com Amendments including che listing of car prehensive review of its research program in bon disulfide as a high risk pollutant, and late 1993. Following this review, the risk began a dialogue with EPA on an appropri assessment activities will begin. The Panel ate reference concentration for the chemi will begin discussions with EPA on the ap cal. As part of che lacter activity, the Panel propriate cancer and non-cancer risk assess completed a comprehensive review of data ment approaches tor butadiene, and will and finalized the report identifying safe lev continue to monitor and comment on the els of exposure. The Panel also commented Clean Air Act Mobile Sources Rulemaking. on OSHA regulations affecting carbon The Panel spent -t0o of its time on ad disulfide, including the proposed rule to vocacy, 59o on research, and Io on evalu amend che PEL for the construction, mar ation activities. itime and agricultural industries. Companies manufacturing carbon disul fide and using it to produce rayon and cel lulose fibers by che viscose process |oined together in I9"6 as the Inter-Industry Committee on Carbon Disulfide, In 1991, this group became a CHE.VISTAR Panel. The Panel's mission is to interact with regulatory agencies and other appropriate organizations on safetv, health and environ mental issues involving carbon disulfide. The Panel will continue to have dia logue with EPA and NTP on testing of car bon disulfide and on development of an appropriate reference concentration. In ad dition, the Panel hopes to expand its mem bership to include all producers and users of 20 carbon disulfide. The Panel will follow OSHA reform legislation closelv, espeeialh any provisions to re-institute the T>89 \lr Conraminants Standards. The Panel will interact with OSHA to ensure that the pro visions of che settlement agreement on che 1989 regulations are incorporated into anv new legislation. Also, the Panel will con tinue to monitor EPA's activities in devel oping TSCA test rules on carbon disulfide. The Panel spent 95o of its time on ad vocacy, and 5o on research activities. Chlorinated Pool Chemicals Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 1989 Transportation Hazard Assessment Research Research DCCA Dihvdrate Reclassification Kathleen Roberts The Panel completed a research project to measure chloroform releases from swim ming pools and is awaiting che final report, which will be submitted to che California Air Resources Board. The Transportation Task Group completed its bulletin on the transportation Chairman Bruce lacobsen Olin Corporation of calcium hypochlorite and chlorinated isocyanurates. The bulletin will be distributed to shippers of pool chemicals and personnel responsible for in-transit storage. In response to con cerns regarding the "self-reactive" classifica tion recommended by the U.N. Expert Committee on che Transport of Dangerous Goods, the Panel is working with DOT to further clarity and respond to the U.X. rec ommendations on the transportation of hazardous macerials. The Panel formed to promote safetv prac- CMA 030779 rices worldwide in the processing. packaging, warehousing, transportation, and use ot chlo rinated pool chemicals. Panel members in clude producers of calcium hvpochlorice and chlorinated isocvanurates worldwide. 1'he Panel cc ill continue distribution of its training videotapes tor tire and emer gency response personnel and guidelines tor sate handling and storage ot pool chemicals. In addition, the Pane! will monitor various tire and building code regulations and other requirements affecting chlorinated pool chemicals. i he Panel spent -tOnn of its rime on ad vocacy. J0o on research and dOo on editidttnn activities. Chlorine Dioxide Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 1^88 Communication FIFRA Office of Drinking Water Robert Romano The Panel completed all Phase 1 re quirements for EPA's FIFRA data call-in. The Panel also completed all testing required for FIFRA Phase III Reregistra tion. The Panel continued to work closely with the EPA Office of Drink Chairman Richard Higby Rio Linda Chemical Co., Inc. ing Water on the upcoming Disinfection Bv-Producc Rule standards for chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite. The proceedings of the Panel's Second International Symposium on Chlorine Dioxide were published in March. The Panel has executed the Data Ownership Contract for Toxicology Studies generated by the Panel, and all studies have been distributed to each partic ipating member. The data is confidential under FIFRA, and all parties must abide by the provisions of the signed agreement. The Panel formed in anticipation of an EPA proposal to regulate chlorine dioxide under the Safe Drinking Water \ct by 1993 In addition, the state ot California contracted tor a risk assessment on chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite. The Panel aims to gather, review, generate, and dis seminate information on chlorine dioxide and its precursors, sodium chlorite and sodium chlorate. The Panel monitors and interacts with regulatory agencies and fos ters scientific communications. Primary focuses ot the Panel are generation, applica tions, health effects, safety, and test meth ods of chlorine dioxide. Panel representatives will continue to in teract with EPA on the FIFRA data call-in and reregistration. The Panel will undertake additional testing which EPA may require under FIFRA. The Panel will review and comment on EPA's Chlorine Dioxide Healch Advisory Report which is the basis for the upcoming Drinking Water Standard. Interaction with EPA on its ne gotiated test rule approach for the Dis infection By-Product Rule, which includes chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite, will be a major Panel focus through 1994. The Panel spent 65o of its time on ad vocacy, 22o on research, 9'o on education and -to on evaluation activities. Chlorobenzenes Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 1974 Toxicology Research FIFRA Data Call-In 1,2,4-T richlorobenzene Carol Stack The Panel con tinued to sponsor research to meet 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) onco genicity testing requirements under TSCA Section 4. The Panel also sponsored research to address a FIFRA data call-in on pdichlorobenzene (PDCB). Chairman lames Bryant Standard Chlorine Chemical Co., Inc. The Panel formed to sponsor voluntarv research on chlorobenzenes. The focus on research remains, but now the emphasis is on completing mandated research on health and environmental effects. The Panel con tinues to provide technical support for the advocacy activities of the Chlorobenzenes Producers Association, an affiliate ot the Svnthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association. The Panel s TSCA testing program will continue until June 1994, when the final reports on the TCB oncogenicity studies are submitted to EPA. The Panel will inm ate acute and subchronic neurotoxicitystudies on PDCB required under the FIFRA data call-in. Completion of PDCB testing requirements under FIFRA is antici pated at the end of 1994. The Panel is also investigating health effects data require ments for PDCB under the California Birth , Defect Prevention Act. The Panel spent I00o of its time on re search activities. Cobalt Chartered: Task Group: Panel Manager; 1989 Toxicology Research Dee Kuhn The Panel submitted comments and ` presented oral testimony to ACGIH on the proposal to lower rhe TLV for cobalt from 0.05 mg/m1 to 0.02 mg/m'. ACGIH post poned the decision co lower the TLV until next year so chat its TLV Chairman Ted Potter The Shepherd Chemical Co. Commit tee may further consider information j presented by the Panel. The Panel ad dressed environmental issues related ! to cobalt compounds, and has contin- ; ued to cooperate with the Cobalt 1 Development Institute through meet ings and information exchange. CMA 030780 21 T The Panel formed to interact with regulatorv agencies and other appropriate orga nizations on cobalt safetv, health, and environmental issues. The Panel first fo cused on the tl)90 1ARC review of'cobalt and cobalt compounds. Panel interaction with the CD1 provided valuable informa tion tor use in the 1ARC resiew. The Panel plans to submit comments on the addition of cobalt to the list of chemi cals under California Proposition 65 imple mentation. The Panel will continue to interact with ACGIH, and will maintain working relations with CDI. The Panel spent W0b ofits time on ad vocacy activities. Cresols Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 1984 Advocacy Barbara Francis The Panel recently submitted comments to IRIS regarding the reference con centration and reference dose calculations for the three cresol isomers and wdl provide informa tion to the Car cinogen Risk Assessment Verification Chairman Kirby Boston Merichem Company Endeavor Work Group to address classification of the isomers. The Panel formed in 1984 in response to the TSCA Section 4 test rule. Testing re quired under the rule was completed in 1990, and after evaluation of the test data in its RM1 (Risk Management) process, EPA decided to take no further action, but referred rhe three cresol isomers to OSHA and NIOSH for their consideration. The Panel has worked with the EPA Chemical Testing Branch, Office of Solid Waste, and the National Toxicology Program ro ensure ! that logical and scientifically sound testing programs are conducted on cresols. The Panel will continue to monitor cresols regulatory issues and interact with 22 the agencies, as appropriate. The Panel spent I000o of its time on ad vocacy activities. Crystalline Silica Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1989 Administrative Analytical Methods (dosed) Health Effects Regulatory and Legal Science and Technical Advisory Elizabeth Festa Watson The Panel includes over 40 members. In August, the Analytical Methods Task Group brought its activities to a close bv hosting a well-at tended international symposium on methods for detect ing and analyzing crystalline silica content. This work shop previewed four Panel sponsored, state-of-the-art re views of analytical Chairman Joseph Shapiro Unimin Corporation methods used to de tect and quantify crystalline silica in bulk samples. The focus of the symposium was expanded to include measurement of res pirable crystalline silica. The AMTG also arranged to have the reviews and the pro ceedings published in peer-reviewed jour nals. In AMTG's place, the Panel formed a Science and Technical Advisory Group with a broad mission to provide science and technical support to the Panel. STAG'S first activity is to design a simple protocol for an ambient air project that uses readily avail able equipment and offers some level of consistent application in practice. The pro ject is intended to be a voluntary program for Panel members to sample the ambient air tor crystalline silica content. The Panel, along with the American Mining Congress, the International Diatomite Producers Association and the !i California Mining Association, co-fiinded a j focused review of crystalline silica literature and risk assessments. Working with CMA's Federal Government Relations Depart ment, the Panel began a dialogue with members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the need tor using the best scientific evidence and setting appropriate regulatory priori ties. The Panel also provided suggestions to EPA on how to improve the IRIS data base and expressed concern about adding crys talline silica to the Toxic Release inventory. The Panel formed to address the 1987 International Agency for Research on Cancer listing of crystalline silica as a "probable" carcinogen. Classification as a probable carcinogen automatically requires firms to comply with OSHA Hazard Communication Standard cancer labelling requirements. The Panel began with nine members, dedicated to bringing together the silica industry to speak with a united voice on scientific, regu latory and analytical concerns stem ming from the LARC classification. The Panel will focus on bringing the literature review project to com pletion. In addition, the Panel is working with Johns Hopkins University to promote a ma|or inter national conference on crystalline sil ica health effects, in Baltimore, MD, in April 1994. Panel members will continue to express concern to Congress, agencies and the administration on the use of automatic triggers for labelling decisions. The Panel will follow closely efforts in California, and within EPA, to increase re porting and regulations based upon the IARC or NTP classifications and require risk assessments of crystalline silica. The Panel will continue efforts to expand the membership and increase financial re sources to respond to arising issues. The Panel spent 50% of its time on ad vocacy, 13% on research, 25% on educa tion, and 12% on communication activities. CMA 030781 Cumene Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 198 s Health Effects Environmental Effects Barbara Francis The Panel submitted a report to EPA on the spontaneous background incidence of cataracts in con trol animals ex posed to cumene, as well as a supplementary report on me tabolism of cumene. At its June Risk Man agement 1 meet Chairman Kenneth Darmer Shell Oil Company ing, the Agency concluded that cumene does not cause cataracts in rats and is not a developmental toxicant. The latter conclusion, a reversal of opinion by the Agency, was reached after the Panel submitted additional historical data on the incidence of ecchvmosis. In 1990, through the legal challenge of a test rule, the Panel sought definition of '`substantial" exposure limits by which the Agencv can require testing under TSCA Section 4(a)(1)(B). In 1990, the Court ruled that EPA did not justify the test rule for cumene because meaningful criteria for defining "substantial or significant'' envi ronmental release and human exposure had not been established. The Court remanded the test rule to EPA and directed the Agency to provide a rationale for its expo sure findings. The Agency published the "B" Policy in May 1993. The Panel formed as a result of the Inceragencv Testing Committee's designa tion of cumene for priority testing under TSCA Section 4. The Panel's objective is to collect information that will allow assess ment of health and environmental effects arising from production, storage, use and disposal of cumene. The Panel will continue to interact with EPA and other agencies on hazard and risk assessment issues. Panel members are draft ing manuscripts of the cesting data for pub lication in peer-reviewed journals. The Ptiue/ ipeut 95an of its time on advouicy and Jo on resettleh activities. Cvclohexane manufacturers initially formed the Panel to address the Inceragencv Testing Committee s 'intenc-co-designate" cyclohexane tor priority testing under Cyclohexane Chartered: Task Croup; Panel Manager: 1985 Toxicology Research Jonathon Busch TSCA Section 4. A proposed test rule on cvclohexane was published by EPA in 1987. Since 198"7, issuance of a final TSCA test rule has been postponed by EPA. The Panel and its Toxicology Research In Julv, EPA launched an "open-season' Task Group will continue preparing tor initiative that solicited from industry testing "open-season" negotiations with EPA and proposals for chemi sponsoring a sound, scientific testing cals with a pending program. The Panel will develop sci test rule under entific materials supporting the pro TSCA Section 4. in posed testing program and review response to the scientific capabilities and bids from Agency's initiative, various research laboratories. the Panel submitted Depending on EPA's response to the a written proposal to Panel's regulatory comments and the conduct an extensive outcome of the "open-season negoti testing program for ations, the Panel will consider a legal cyclohexane. The Panel volunteered to conduct all of the Chairman Fred Marashi Phillips Petroleum Company challenge to the TSCA "B" policy The Panel spent 100% of its time on advocacy activities. studies in EPA's 1987 proposed test rule, wirh the exception of the oncogenicity studies. The Panel's pro posed testing program included evaluation of cyclohexane for potential subchronic toxic Dibenzofurans/ Dibenzodioxins ity, neurotoxicity, developmental toxicity, re Chartered: 1984 productive toxicity, dermal absorption, and Task Croups: None dermal sensitization. The Panel's proposed Panel Manager: Elizabeth Festa Watson testing program also included numerous prococol enhancements beyond the testing The Panel focused its efforts on the EPA guidelines required by EPA. As a result of scientific reassessment of the toxicity of diox the Panel's proposed program, EPA placed ins. The Panel cyclohexane into the first round (Tier I) of also funded a the open-season program, instead of a final preliminary as TSCA test rule, EPA announced it would sessment of the negotiate with the Panel for an enforceable original data consent agreement under the open-season used to prepare process. The Panel and its Toxicology the NIOSH Research Task Group are preparing for the epidemiology open-season negotiations. study of workers The Panel submitted comments to EPA exposed to on the proposed TSCA 4(a)(1)(B) policy. EPA plans to use the new "B" policy to support testing requirements for cyclo 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin). In Septem Chairman Robert Kaley Monsanto Company hexane and other chemicals. The Panel ber, rhe Panel commented that EPA has not justified the again filed comments expressing serious Agency's finding that cyclohexane enters concern over EPA's promotion of Toxicity the environment in substantial quantities, Equivalency Factors and the impact of these or that there is substantial human exposure factors if applied in regulatory frameworks, to cvclohexane. in Mav, the Panel filed comments with CMA 030782 23 ATSDR on the Drift Toxicological Profile for Chlorodibenzoturans. The Panel formed when the Environ mental Defense Fund and National Wild life Federation filed a TSCA Section 21 Perinon. In addressing the EPA response, the Panel commented to the Agency on proposed rules under TSCA Sections 4 and 8. Final rulemakings on the two sections re quire analyses of chemicals for the presence of dibenzoturans and dibeniodioxins as im purities and the reporting of production, processing, use, exposure, and disposal data. Assuming the preliminary review of the NIOSH study data indicates that a reanalvsis is appropriate, the Panel will oversee the completion of this project. Results will be presented to EPA as part of the reassess ment process and will be made available to the wider scientific community. The Panel spent 50o of its time on ad vocacy and 50o on research activities. Diisocyanates Chartered: Task Croups: 1988 Isocyanates TSCA Testing Maximum Achievable Control Technology Toxicology Research Panel Manager: Transportation TSCA Nomenclature Cecilia Spearing The Panel continued to work with EPA to ensure that all necessary data are available to make in formed decisions during imple mentation of Clean Air Act Title III. The Maximum Achievable Con trol Technology Task Group Chairman lames Chapman Miles, Inc. continued to ex plore the effect of the proposed Hazardous Or ganic National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HON) on mem 14 ber companies operating procedures. The Panel also commented on the proposed HON Rule. Following the issuance of the Early Reduction Rule, the Panel tiled a |u- dioul challenge to remove methvl- enediphenvl dnsocvanate (MD1) from the hiah pollutant risk list. The Panel's efforts to have EPA alter the SARA Section 313 listing tor MD1 vvere successful -- EPA made the requested technical correction. The Panel submitted a petition to EPA to raise the Reportable Quantity for MD1 and awaits a response from the Agencv. The Emergency Response Preparedness Guideline for MD1 was completed under the Panel's sponsorship. The Panel also re newed efforts to complete an Emergency Response Preparedness Guideline tor toluene diisocyanatc (TDD. The TSCA Nomenclature Task Group continued to address optimum definition of the domi nant nomenclature for MD1 and TDI products on inventory lists world-wide. Panel comments were submitted to the state of Michigan on its proposed Occupational Health Standard for Isocyanates. The Panel formed to develop and dis seminate information on the safe handling of diisocyanates, including TDI, MDI, hexamethylene diisocyanate, and methvl- e neb is-d icy clo hexyl di isocyanate. Monitoring impending regulations affect ing the production or use of diisocyanates and developing responses as needed are also key Panel activities. The Panel will continue to work with the states on various initiatives, such as California's Proposition 65 implementation, the Michigan Occupational Health Standard for Isocyanates, and various state air toxic regulations as they develop. Emergency Response Preparedness Guidelines for TDI vvill be completed under the sponsorship of the Panel. The Panel's Transportation Task Group will address requirements for MDI in the Department of Transportation s H.M-181 regulations and will petition DOT to remove MDI from the list ot hazardous substances. Efforts to delist MDI from EPA's high pol lutant risk list under the Early Reduction Rule will continue. The Panel will continue to interact with EPA on implementation of the Nomenclature Task Group s recom mendations for MDI and TDI products for inclusion in the TSCA Inventory. Conversations between the Panel and the Interagencv Testing Committee on appro priate research information for the iso cyanates vvill continue. The Panel will become an active participant in EPA's Risk Management-2 process for isocyanates. The Panel therefore is sponsoring the develop ment of a position paper on diisocyanate pulmonary effects. As a volunteer in Phase 4 of the OECD High Production Volume Existing Chemicals Voluntary Testing Program, the Panel will complete a Screening Information Data Set dossier on MDI. The Panel also will continue to inter act and coordinate activities with the Society of the Plastics Industry, the Polyurethane Foam Association, the International Isocyanate Institute, and the European Isocyanates Producers Association. The Panel spent 99% of its time on advo cacy and 1 % on litigation activities. Dinitrotoluenes Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 1989 Toxicology Barbara Francis As part of a voluntary agreement with EPA and German regulatory agencies, che Panel conducted a pharmacokinetics study. The results ot this study were sub mitted to the vari ous agencies in late 1991 and Panel member companies are awaiting the outcome of EPA's Chairman Thomas Marriot Air Products and Chemicals, Inc, evaluation of the data. The Panel formed to permit U.S. manufacturers to work with Bayer AG on a voluntary test ing program. Representatives of the L .S. EPA and German agencies identified CMA 030783 D\ I ' as possible subjects for tesring bv companies in both countries. The agencies ^ared ohiectivex were to promote sharing of the cost oh research and to ensure the avail.tbilm oh adequate hazard data. The Panel member companies and Baver AG agreed to undertake a pilot pharmacokinetics pre lect in response to the agencies request. The Panel intends to interact with the Vcrman and L.> agencies as results of the voluntarv testing are assessed. Ethylenebis(stearamide) Chartered: fa&k Croups: Panel Manager: 1992 None Cecilia Spearing One of the sixty-rwo chemicals assigned to Phase 3 of the OECD High Production Volume Existing Chemicals Vol- untarv Testing Program is N. N'- 1 ,2- erhanediylbisoc- tadecanamide, also known as N,N"-ethvlene- bis (stearamide) (EBS). The Chairman Allan Kushins Lonza, Inc. Panel has devel oped a Screen ing Information Data Set dossier for BBS and has worked with EPA to en sure that all available data and data gaps are identified lor consideration in the OECD process. Manufacturers ot EBS formed the Panel to soluntunh collect, generate and evaluate information required to complete a Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) dossier tor evaluating environmental and health to\icitv potentials ot this chemical. Following the Phase 3 OECD SIDS Review Meeting in Paris, scheduled tor September 1993. the Panel will consider the OECD recommendations concerning EBS and then take appropriate action. The Panel spent 100% of its time on re search activities. Ethylene Dibromide (Completed) Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1982 None Robert Romano Ethylene Glycol Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager; 1980 Toxicology Research Kathleen Roberts The Panel continued its communica The Panel worked with OSHA on the tions with EPA on the need for a CERCLA draft Occupational Standard For ethylene Reportable Quantity ad|ustment rulemak dibromide. The ing. The Pane! also tracked the devel Panel formed to ad- opment ot the ATSDR technical dress [he O S H 4 report on ethylene glycol. Through standard \\ ich the communications with ATSDR, the goal of ensuring Panel determined that the report re that reasonable reg- quest originated from Department ot ularions were Defense concerns at Griffis AFB in adopted. I he Panel New York, The Panel contacted was successful in ed Griffis AFB and the New York Health ucating OSHA on Department, providing both groups the sate uses of ethyiene dibromide, as evidenced in the Chairman Vernon White Creat Lakes Chemical Corp. with biodegradation information. The Panel also investigated national databases listing environmental fate stud draft OSHA scan- ies to determine if a complete EG dard. I'he Panel terminated operations be database is available for public use. In addi cause the final standard will not be issued in tion, the Panel addressed errors noted in the near future. several newspa per articles and an aquatic tox Ethylene Dichloride Chartered: Task Croups: 19"*4 None Chairman: Vacant Panel Manager: Kathleen Roberts icity database. The Toxicology Research Task Group com pleted a compi lation of The Panel began exploring the inclusion ethylene glycol ot ethylene dichloride in EPA's Risk Management process. The Panel formed to address federal and studies, con tracted for the development of Chairman William Snellings Union Carbide Corporation state agencies in all safety and health issues a developmental arising from the production, distribution, coxicitv perspective, and drafted manu and use ot EDC. Initially, the Panel fo scripts describing CMA-sponsored studies. cused on evaluating scientific literature, The Task Group also monitored the identifying data gaps, and undertaking ad Developmental and Reproductive Toxicitv ditional toxicological studies to improve the evaluation process, including participating research data base. The Panel completed a in the ethvlene glvcol review during the voluntary testing program which included DART conference in January. chronic inhalation, metabolism, and terato The Panel formed in 1986 to augment genicity studies. the ethylene glycol toxicological data base. The Panel will continue to monitor The Panel then completed a voluntary test EPA's assessment ot ethvlene dichloride in ing program, focusing on developmental the RM process, as well as other agency ac toXicitv and pharmacokinetics research in tivities, and provide input as needed. The Panel spent 100% of its time on mice and rats. The Panel will respond to the EPA-pro- advocacy activities. posed rulemaking for CERCLA RQs, and CMA 030784 25 to the ATSDR technical report, both of the OECD Voluntary Testing Program, demtologv results and have tried to clarify which are expected in Summer 1993. The and submitted Screening Information Data distinctions between the chemicals used in Toxicology Research Task Group will con Set dossiers on the methyl and ethyl ethers the semiconductor industry and other tinue toward publication of the CMA- of triethvlene glvcol to EPA. The Panel also members of the ethvlene glvcol ether class. sponsored studies and the developmental undertook and completed a maior manu The Panel formed to develop an ade toxicitv perspective, as well as address errors script on derivatives of glycol ethers to be quate toxicity data base on ethvlene-based noted in several databases. The Task Group published in the fourth edition of Patty's glycol ethers, provide information to users also will proceed with research work to sup Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology. A cus and government agencies on the safety of port a model of the ethylene glvcol develop tomer-focused information brochure enti the chemicals, and promote scientifically mental toxicity mechanism. tled, "Dissolving the Myths About EGBE sound regulatory action. The Panel spent 60% of its time on ad and Health" was also updated. The Panel's voluntary testing will con vocacy and -t0o on research activities. In January, EPA denied the Panel's peti tinue. Further development of the physio tion to delist five ethers from the category logically-based pharmacokinetic and in of glycol ethers listed as toxic air pollutants vitro hemolysis models on EGBE will be Ethylene Glycol Ethers in the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. The five are diethylene glycol monobutvl pursued. The Panel will meet with NTP scientists and monitor NTP's testing pro Chartered: 1980 ether and its acetate, and three triethylene 1 gram on glycol ethers, including an EGBE Task Croups: Toxicology Research glycol ethers. EPA cited insufficient infor- I chronic bioassay. A focus on international Process Safetv 1 mation on exposure as the reason. The j activities and liaisons with European manu Clean Air Panel is now investigating a source category : facturers will be pursued. The Panel will Panel Manager: Kathryn Rosica delisting action in con|unction with user continue sponsoring an active member of groups. the ECETOC Technical Committee on The Panel's research and advocacy ac i The Panel continues to wait for EPA's i EGBE, and will participate in an interna tivities will continue to focus exclusively on response to a petition for adjusting the tional meeting in 1994. echvlene-based CERCLA Reportable Quantity for certain The Panel spent 80% of its time on ad glycol ethers. glycol ethers. The petition gives justifica vocacy and 10% on research activities. The Panel tion for raising the RQs from one pound to changed its j 3,000 pounds following EPA's established name from Gly j guidelines. The Panel urged an expeditious ! col Ethers Panel review of the petition and establishment of j to avoid confu the appropriate RQs for these glycol ethers [ sion with the to relieve the regulatory burden of reporting newly formed under a one pound RQ. Panel on propy Panel manufacturers of EGME and j Chairman j Richard Wise Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc. lene-based glycol ethers. A volun tary research program on eth EGEE and their acetates are participating in regulatory activities at both OSHA and EPA. In March, OSHA published a Notice i of Proposed Rulemaking to establish new ylene glycol workplace standards. The Panel submitted butyl ether iEGBE) was completed and comments and will be testifying at the hear publications are pending. The program in ings in July 1993. EPA initiated a special cluded in vitro hemolysis studies in rat and review of these materials in December after human red blood cells, and development of preliminary epidemiology reports of semi a physiologically-based pharmacokinetics conductor industry workers indicated an model for risk assessment. The Panel pre increased risk of spontaneous abortions. sented these results to EPA's Office of The Panel commissioned an independent Research and Development responsible for study of these results with a focus on clari risk assessment activities and the Integrated j fying exposure of the workers to these ma Risk Information System (IRIS) database. | terials. This study was unable to verify | In addition, a human sensitization study on j exposure to these specific chemicals or con EGBE was completed and the results sub- j clude specific causative agents. Panel mem mitted to the Cosmetic Ingredient Review bers met with EPA and shared the results of Board for evaluation in August 1993. The i this review. They also prepared several Panel continues to participate in Phase 3 of background information papers on the epi- j 26 CMA 030785 Ethylene Oxide Chartered: Ta,ii Groups'. panel Manager: Il)8I Industrial Hygiene Environmental Toxicology/ Epidemiology Safetv Robert Romano The Ethvlene Oxide Industry Council and Chemical Industry Institute of Toxi cology contin ued cofunding a pharmacokin etics physiologi cal modeling study being con ducted ac CUT. EOIC com pleted an ept- dem ioIogv Chairman Ronald Van Mynen Union Carbide Corporation meta-analysis in the spring. The epidemiology studies of ethyl ene oxide did noc agree with the results of the animal studies, and the recent meta- analysis further illustrates this point. The EOIC industry-wide fugitive emissions bag ging study was completed and results were made available to all members to aid in fur ther quantifying ethylene oxide emis sions for SARA Section 313 reporting and risk assessment. In September, the Panel sponsored a workshop which highlighted the results of the Butadiene and Ethylene Oxide Fugitive. Emissions Field Study. The Panel commented on EPA's proposed Hazardous Organic National Emission Standards (HON). The Toxicology Task Group continued quantifying the potential risk assess ment tor ethylene oxide. A discussion of the risk assessment was initiated with the EPA last fall. The Panel formed to evaluate the results of an animal study chat may affect OSHA and EPA regulatory proceedings on ethylene oxide. The EOIC addresses many regulatory and scientific activities in an effort to pro vide both agencies with enough information to make reasonable and scientifically sound decisions on regulatory concrols. I he CUT pharmacokinetics phvsiological modeling study will continue, into its third sear. 'Information Exchange" work shops focusing on safety and handling of ethvlene oxide and on toxicology issues are planned for 19lH. The Panel will focus on EPA s HON as ic applies to ethvlene oxide. An International Mutagenicity Risk Assessment (symposium loinclv sponsored with the EPA is planned for Mav 1994. Because [ARC will review ethvlene oxide in February 1994, the EOIC will sponsor an observer to discuss relevant data with IARC reviewers. The Panel spent 43% of its time on ad vocacy, 43% on research. 11% on educa tion, and3% on evaluation activities, eration under TSCA Section 4. The coalition reorganized as a CMA panel when EPA issued che final test rule. The Panel intends to continue its dialogue s\iuh EPA on the results of the TSCA testing program, as well as ocher Agency activities. The Panel spent 100o of its rime on advocacy activities. Hexamethylene Di isocyanate Chartered: 1988 Task Group: Toxicology Research Panel Manager: Kathleen Roberts The Panel continued to watt for the final TSCA Section 4 test rule for HD1, which has been Fluoroalkenes delayed by che court directive Chartered: 1987 to EPA to de Task Groups: Specific Chemical velop criteria for Producers exposure find Specific Chemical ings under Toxicology TSCA Section Panel Manager: Kathleen Roberts 4(a)(1)(B). The Panel also sub Based on comments and daca generated by rhe Panel, EPA determined that a mouse specific locus assay would not be re mitted com ments to EPA supporting a consolidated Chairman Donald Lamb Miles, Inc. quired for vinyl trade group effort for the adjustment of fluoride under the CERCLA reportable quantities for sub- TSCA Section 4 i stances listed under the 1990 Clean Air Act Test Rule on fluoro Amendments. alkenes. In July, the The Panel formed co address che inclu Panel submitted re sion of HDl on the ITC priority list of ; sults of che vinyl chemicals for testing under TSCA Section : fluoride oncogenic 4. In che proposed TSCA Section 4 test Chairman Sharron Laas DuPont ity study, which was the final study in the test rule. The rule required muta rule, EPA identified oncogenicity, mutagenicicy, reproductive toxicity, develop mental toxicity, neurotoxicity, comparative pharmacokinetics, and hydrolysis testing. genicity, subchronic toxicity, and onco The Panel will proceed with the re genicity studies on four fluoroalkene quired tescing program when EPA issues ! monomers -- vinyl fluoride, vinvlidene fluor the final test rule. In addition, rhe Panel ide. hexafluoropropene, and tecrafluoro- will concinue co track the diisocvanate Risk ethene. Management process at EPA as well as The manufacturers of the fluoroalkene other regulatory issues affecting HDI. monomers originally formed an ad hoc The Panel spent 100% of its time on coalition to address the ITC's 1980 desig advocacy activities. nation of fluoroalkenes tor priority consid CMA 030786 27 Hydrazine Chartered: Task Group: Panel Manager. 11)91 Toxicology Research Dee Kuhn The Panel continues to participate in a loint research program with the Air Force, N'avv. and NASA. The re search w ill aid further under standing of the mechanism of hydrazine car cinogenesis and will be used in evaluating the Chairman David Hackathorn Miles, Inc. potential effects on humans from exposure to the chemical. The Panel also completed an acute inhalation study in rats. The Panel submitted comments to ACG1H on the proposal to lower the TLV for hydrazine from 0.1 ppm to 0.01 ppm. In response, ACGIH has post poned the decision for another year so that the TLV Committee may review results of research in progress under the joinc research program. The Panel addressed regulatory is sues related to hydrazine both domes tically and internationally. In the L.S., the Panel monitored the Risk Management activities of the EPA, prepared ecocoxicitv data for submis sion to the Interagency Testing Committee, and supported a petition for a new classification by DOT for "less than 3~% hydrazine." Internationally, rhe Panel monitored British regulatory issues, and collected in formation to submit to the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare in response to a proposal to add hydrazine to the list of Poisonous and Corrosive Substances. The Panel formed to support hydrazine-re lated product stewardship activities. Panel members have reviewed and evaluated pub lished and unpublished literature on the health effects of hydrazine in order to maintain a current, accurate point of reference for dis cussion of the safe use of hydrazine products. 2) The Panel will continue its research pro anhvdrous hydrogen fluoride and hydroflu gram. and will work with regulacorv agen oric acid. cies and other concerned organizations in The Panel will continue to track and matters relating to safety and health issues for h\ drazine. participate in EPA's preparation of a final study of the industry. The Panel also will The Panel spent 50a of its time on ad track a lawsuit fled against the California vocacy and SOo on research activities. South Coast Air Quality Management District that banned specific uses of HF, Hydrogen Fluoride The technical cask groups wall work toward completion of their initial recommended Chartered: 1988 guidelines tor industry safety practices. Task Groups: Advocacy/ Members of the Panel will continue to host Communications the Annual Meeting and Safety Seminar Management The Panel spent 90% of its time on ad Materials of vocacy, 5% on research, and 5% on com Construction munication activities. Medical & Toxicology Mutual Aid Panel Manager: Personal Protective Equipment Storage Systems Transportation Fernando Leiva Hydroquinone Chartered: task Group: Panel Manager: 1984 Toxicology Research Jonathon Busch The Panel completed a testing program The Panel expanded to include users j for hydroquinone under TSCA Section 4. and suppliers of raw macertais as members ; .Ail requited data and broadened its and reports were focus to include ad submitted to vocacy activities. EPA, The Panel The Management ' prepared a Group and Advo Research Sum cacy/ Com muni- mary Reporc cations Task Group : outlining the led the Panel's par- i findings and cicipation in EPA's conclusions of Chairman Carolyn Seringer DuPont Congressionally the studies. The mandated program Panel is waiting to prepare a study for a response of the industry. The j from EPA. If Chairman David Lawrence Eastman Chemical Company Panel also submit- j EPA accepts the results, the Panel will have ted to EPA an independent study of crans- j achieved its required research objectives. portation incidents involving anhydrous HF. I The Toxicology Research Task Group The Panel commented extensively on ! published abstracts of Panel-sponsored re ATSDR's Draff Toxicology Profile on HF, ; search, and gave poster presentations on the Members of the Medical &C Toxicology Task I scientific results at both the Society of Group also worked with the CMA Health ! Toxicology and Teratology Society meet and Safety Committee to develop comments ings. The Panel also cooperated with the on ATSDR's draft protocols for emergency I Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers medical treatment of HF exposure victims. Association, the Cosmetic Ingredient The Panel formed to provide a forum j Review, and the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and for U.S. and Mexican producers and ship- 1 Fragrance Association by providing these jpers to share information on safety in the trade groups with summaries and final re manufacture, handling and transportation i ports of the studies. of, and emergency response procedures for, The Panel formed in response to a pro- CMA 0307S7 )s(.j TSCA Section -t test rule published bi EPA in 198-1. Suhsequenrlv, the Panel submitted extensive comments to the Vencv and presented data at a rulemaking hearing- The Panel voluntarily sponsored a itudv to assess potential developmental ettects from exposure to hydroquinone. The p,inel also participated in the peer review of \ TP s Ljrcinogemcitv studies on hydroquinone. The Panel plans to publish the findings of its completed TSCA research program in appropriate scientific journals. The Panel mil ensure that its published research find ings are available to various regulatory orga nizations. Plans are being considered ro voluntarily sponsor new research in the areas of epidemiology, protein binding dosimetrv, PB/PK modeling, in vitro me tabolism, and comparative enzymologv. The Panel also plans to monitor hydro quinone Issues being considered by the European Community. OECD, Japan, EPA, N'TP. [ARC, FDA, and the Nonprescnption Drug Manufacturers Association. The Panel spent 50n of its time on edu cation and 50'Jo on communication activi ties. Isopropanol Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager: 1987 Toxicology Research Cecilia Spearing In compliance vwth a TSCA Section 4 test rule issued in 1989, the Panel is testing isopropanol for health effects. Testing require ments include subchronic toxi- citv, reproduc tive toxicity, developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity, mutagenicity, lames Quance Exxon Chemical Company pharmacokinet ics, and onco genicity. The developmental toxicity, mutagenicity, phar macokinetics. subchronic neurotoxicitv and developmental neurotoxicitv studies are completed and submitted to EPA. The tvvo-vear oncogenicitv studv is nearing completion and the laboratory's submission of the draft final reports to the Panel is im minent. Manuscripts of all completed stud ies have been submitted ro peer-reviewed journals for publication. Panel representa tives gave j poster presentation on the re productive research study at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology in March. In addition to the studies required under the tesc rule, the Panel is sponsoring the following: a 90-dav vapor inhalation neurotoxicity study in female Fischer 344 Rats; an alpha-i^-globulin study: and, an in vitro skin penetration study as a human ex posure paradigm for risk assessment using PB/PK modeling. The Panel has also ad dressed the following issues: IRIS Database; Significant New .Alternatives Policy; Design for the Environment; Michigan Air Toxics Regulations; and, Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory. Work with EPA to correct rhe TR1 database for iso propanol is continuing. The Panel formed to address health ef fects concerns about isopropanol raised by the 1TC in its 19th Report to the EPA Administrator. The Panel's objective is to collect information that will aid in the as sessment of health risks arising from pro duction, storage, transportation, and use of isopropanol. The Panel will continue to conduct studies required under the TSCA test rule as well as interact with EPA on interpreta tion and evaluation of the test results. Sponsorship of one additional study, an in vivo dermal absorption srudv in rats, is an ticipated. The Panel plans a comprehensive risk assessment ot isopropanol using the test data obtained with '-t.ue-of-rhe-art PB/PK modeling techniques Results of all com pleted studies will be published in peer-reviewed |Ourn.iU The Panel,pent 2"o ofits time on advo cacy and 98o on i esearch activities. Ketones Chartered: Task Croup: Panel Manager; 1980 Toxicology Research Barbara Francis IRIS established an oral reference dose (RfD) ot 0.6 mg/kg/dav for merhvl ethvl ketone (MEK) in May 1993. culminating a three year Panel effort. EPA ac- cepted the Panel's argu ment that a more appropri ate study was available to cal culate a scientif ically sound Chairman lames Quance Exxon Chemical Company RfD value. The Panel submitted OECD SIDS dossiers on MEK, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) and mesityl oxide (MO), and pre sented the information at EPA Phase 2 and : Phase 3 meetings. The Panel completed the testing on MO required under the negoti ated consent agreement and submitted final reports to the Agency. Comments were submitted on EPA's proposed RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification Rule, which was subse quently withdrawn. The Kerones Panel, Acetone Panel, Oxo Process Panel and Isopropanol Panel recently submitted com ments on EPA's program for evaluating j substitutes for ozone depleting chemicals, the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. Ketones Panel members participated in the Ad Hoc Neurotoxicity Endpoint Rule Group which developed an alternative neurotoxicity screening testing program. Cooperating with Canadian pro ducers and users of MEK, the Panel sub mitted toxicity information to be used by the Ontario Joint Steering Committee on Hazardous Substances to develop an Occupational Exposure Limit for MEK. The Panel formed to address EPA activi ties on MEK, MIBK, MO, and isophorone and has recently decided to include issues relating to secondary butanol. The Panel has negotiated testing programs with the 29 CMP, 0307S8 FPA to supplement the ii.ua base on MO, MEK. MIBKand isophorone. The Panel will continue to address a va riety of voluntary and regulators- Initiatives regarding ketones. Included in the issues of interest is the EPA OPPT Printing Industry Design tor che Environment, a project to provide chemical risk information to print ers. In addition, the Panel will interact in two regulatory negotiations which could impact the ketones' industry; the Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings (AIM) regulatory negotiations to reduce VOC emissions from consumer and commercial products; and, the Wood Furniture regulatory negotiations which will establish a national emission standard for hazardous air pollutancs and a control technique guideline to assist states in achieving VOC reductions. The Panel is currently determining how to respond to EPA's request for information for their evaluation of volatile and non-volatile com ponents of aerosol spray painrs. The Panel spent 90% of its time on ad vocacy and 10o on research activities. Laboratory and Research Chemicals Chartered; Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1991 None Clvde Greenert This former Business Council elected to become a Panel in order to expand its mem bership beyond CMA member companies. The Panel then par ticipated in the CMA-sponsored American Na tional Standards Institute (ANSI) labelling stan Chairman Harris Lehrer Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corporation dards process to ensure that needs of small packagers were appropriately addressed. The ANSI labelling standards re visions are nearing completion and tor the first time the standards recognize small pack age considerations. 30 The Panel formed to address issues Reclamation Company, Inc., in litigation unique to che laboratory and research challenging EPA's National Primary chemicals industry. Panel focuses are; com Drinking Water Regulation for Nickel. menting on regulatory and legislative pro The Panel formed to collect and evalu posals affecting the industry; advocating the ate information necessary to assess safety, interests of che industry before domestic environmental, and health issues concern and international organizations and govern ing metal-containing catalysts used in in ment agencies; developing protocols and dustrial processes. The Panel originally contracting tor research; and, developing focused on a research program to character and sponsoring educational programs to ize the toxicity profiles of metal catalysts, implement objectives of the Panel. with particular emphasis on nickel-contain The Panel will continue evaluating cost- ing materials. Over the last several years, effective ways that it can help the laboratory Panel focus has changed with an increase in and research chemicals industry implement advocacy activities in the areas of industrial Responsible Care', with particular focus on and environmental regulatory concerns. the Product Stewardship and Distribution The Panel will continue liaison with Codes. Prefects to develop input into other NiPERA, NiDI, ISRI, NAMF, the Chrome standards setting organizations and regula Coalition, and the European Catalvsts tory agencies on packaging and transporta Manufacturers Association. Issues that will tion issues are being initiated. Also, the be of prime importance to the Panel are the Panel aims to provide a forum for ensuring nickel litigation, the EPA proposal on solid that CMA standing committees develop waste, and various actions under the Clean positions and work products that reflect the Air Act Amendments. The Panel will com special considerations of small chemical plete a survey of information relating to the packagers. economic impact of the proposal by The Panel spent 100% ofits time on ad ACGIH to lower the TLV for nickel, and vocacy activities. j will continue to track ACGIH activities in 1 this area. i The Panel spent 80% of its time on ad Metal Catalysts vocacy, 10% on communication, and 10% on litigation activities. Chartered; 1984 Task Group: MCPP Panel Manager; Dee Kuhn The Panel submitted comments and presented oral testimony to ACGIH on the proposal to lower the TLVs for all nickel compounds to 0.05 mg/m3. Industry com- menters were suc cessful in persuading ACGIH to keep nickel in the ``intend to change'' category until June 1994. The Panel is in volved jointly with NiPERA, the Nickel Chairman lames Enters Akzo Chemicals, Inc. Development Institute, the National j .Association of Metal Finishers, Inco United 1j States, Inc., and the International Metals j CMA 030789 I Methyl Bromide Methylenedianiline Chartered; Task Croups: panel Manager; lOW) None K.ithrvn Rosica (Completed) Chartered; Task Croups: 1982 Risk Assessment The Panel continues to conduct testing to satish pesticide reregistration and ocher data call-in re quirements. Panel Manager; Medical Sc Toxicology Analytical Sc Industrial Hygiene Elizabeth Moran Testing is ongo In August, OSHA published the final ing in numerous rule establishing a workplace scandard for areas including MDA. The Permissible Exposure Limit was product chem set at 10 ppb with a Short-Term Exposure istry, ecological Limit of 100 ppb. The rule incorporated effects, environ most of the provisions advocaced by the mental fate, tox- Panel during the rulemaking period. lcologv. and The Panel formed in response to the Chairman Cary Ter Haar residue analyses. In the latter area ITC recommendation that 4,4'-merhvlenedianiline be considered for priority testing Ethyl Corporation of residue stud under TSCA Section 4. In 1983, EPA de ies, the Panel is cided that no additional testing was neces working with almosc a dozen organizations sary, but designated MDA as the first to fulfill these requirements. "significant risk'' chemical under TSCA The consortium of producers was Section 4(f). formed as an ad hoc group in 1982 co Ultimately, in 1985, respond to an EPA data call-in. The the Agency referred group became a CHEMSTAR Panel the chemical to in 1990. OSHA under the The Panel will continue to fulfill authority of TSCA pesticide data call-in requirements and Section 9. The hopes to complete the ma|oriry of this Panel participated in work in 1993-1994. the first negotiation The Panel spent 20"o of its time of a workplace stan on advocacy, and 80"o on research itc- dard for MDA tinties. Chairman Roger Daniel under the Occupa The Dow Chemical Company tional Safety and Health Act. The MDA standard was the first standard not subject to litigation. The Panel terminated operations since it had reached its objective of negotiating a reasonable workplace standard. Naphthenates (Completed) Chartered; Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1983 None Has Shah The Panel conducted a dermal absorp tion study in rats on lead and cobalt naph thenates and submitted this study to EPA in 1985. The study was part of a voluntary test ing program de veloped by the Panel and the Agency in lieu of a TSCA Sec Chairman Michael Scott Mooney Chemicals, Inc. tion 4 test rule. The Panel formed as a result of an Interagency Testing Committee recom mendation to EPA that calcium, cobalt, and lead naphthenates be considered for priority testing under TSCA Section -i. The Panel remained active for seven years to re spond to any research or regulatory issues that arose from the dermal absorption study. Once all study issues were addressed, the Panel disbanded. CMA 030790 Nitrosamines Olefins a-Olefins Chartered: 1990 Chartered: 1993 Chartered: 199 1 Task Croups: Risk Assessment Task Croups: [ARC Issues Task Group: Toxicology Research Analytical Assessment Toxicology Research Panel Manager: Cecilia Spearing Formulation Manager: Elizabeth Moran Panel Manager: Dee Kuhn The Panel developed Screening Infor The Panel worked with EPA to develop mation Data Set (SIDS) dossiers for l-hex- The Panel completed a chapter on N'-ni- a separate source category for olefins plants ene, 1-octene, crosamines in Patty \ industrial Hygiene c~ under the Clean Air Act. These plants are l- decene. 1- Toxicology The therefore not included in the Hazardous Or dodecene, and Panel met with ganic NESHAP, proposed in December. 1 -tetradecene. O S H A , The Panel conducted a comprehensive fugi The Panel also NIOSH, EPA, tive emissions benchmarking survey of the framed struc and the Na industry. The Panel began a joint advocacy ture activity re- tional Safety and research program with the Society of 1 a r i o n s h i p Council (NSC) the Plastics Industry to address the review ' based-testing Chairman Charles Creen Witco Corporation to discuss con cerns about po tential exposures in the work place. The Panel commented on of ethylene and propylene by IARC. If j IARC reclassifies eirher chemical as a car- i cinogen, olefins producers and users will be subject to additional regulations. The producers of ethylene and propy lene formed the Panel in 1992 to conduct recommenda tions to fill data gaps for review at an OECD Chairman Frank Orlandi Ethyl Corporation meeting in Paris in March. These chemicals are included in NSC's proposed advocacy on environmental regulations ; the second phase of rhe OECD High policy statement urging OSHA to de from an engineering I Production Volume Existing Chemicals velop a workplace standard modeled viewpoinr. Regula- j Voluntary Testing Program. after a German standard; EPA's pro tions on benzene j Manufacturing companies formed the posed rule to add 68 chemicals and and butadiene, j Panel to collect, generate and evaluate in two chemical categories under Section which are inadver formation required to complete Screening 313 of EPCRA; and, the EPA's Risk tently generated in Information Data Sets for several alpha- Management Level t Screening the production of olefins. The SIDS information will be used Document, "N'-Nitrosamine Forma C2-C4 olefins, were for evaluating environmental and health tion in Industrial Settings, with Focus a major focus. Of toxicity potentials of these chemicals. The on the Rubber and Leather Tanning particular concern Panel will conduct other testing when ap Industries.'' The Risk Assessment was regulation of propriate. task Group evaluated proposals to develop risk assessments for specific N-mtrosamine-containing compounds. Chairman Norman Morrow Exxon Chemical Americas olefins plants under the Clean Air Act Amendments. The OECD has accepted the U.S. test ing recommendations for the series. Therefore, the Panel will initiate a repro The Panel formed to identify and ad Because olefins plants are intermediate be ductive/developmental toxicity screening dress impending federal and international tween petroleum refining and traditional test for 1-hexene following OECD regulatory actions that potentially impact chemical synthesis facilities in their opera Guideline 421 and a combined repeat dose nitrosamines. Products of interest to mem tions, they require specifically focused regu roxicity study with reproductive/develop ber companies include: rubber additives, lations. mental screening for 1-tetradecene follow secondary amines, cosmetics components, The Panel will continue ro address air is ing OECD Guideline 422. The Panel also soaps, detergents, and surfactants. sues, including state regulations, on volatile will support an aquatic screening testing The Panel will continue interactions with regulatory agencies. Panel members will participate in the EPA "stakeholders" organic substances and NOx. In addition, a major effort is underway to conduct re search on echylene in response to the IARC package for 1 -tetradecene. The Panel spent 100% ofits time on re search activities. meeting as a part of the EPA Risk Manage review. The Panel will provide information ment Review process, and will further con sider supporting a risk assessment project. The Panel spent 60'o of its time on ad- \ t'ocacy, 20b on research and 20o on edu to LARC in support of not reclassifying eth ylene and propylene as carcinogens. The Panel spent SOo of its time on ad vocacy and 20b on research activities. cation activities. 31 CMA 030791 Oleylamine Chartered: Taslr Croups: Panel Manager: MS-i \'one Fernando Lena In fund, the Panel received information .ihoLit the EPA. Risk Management 1 meet- iii to evaluate [he results of studies con ducted bv the Panel in fulfill ing the require ments ot the TSCA Section 4 Test Rule tor olevlamine. The Chairman Edwin Sisinger Akzo Chemicals, Inc. ---- ------------- -I Agency's deci sion was to drop olev lamine from further review, based on a low level of concern tor health and environmental effects, Additionally, re quirements tor third-tier mutagenicity and oncogenicity resting were not implemented because of the Agency staffs conclusions on mutagenicity tests. In September, the Panel agreed to par ticipate in the OECD Existing Chemicals \ oluntarv resting Program to investigate the porcntial human health and environ mental effects of oleylamine. The Panel has prepared and submitted a Screening Information Data Set dossier which in cludes the evaluation of existing data, and the identification of anv data gaps. The Panel formed in response to the proposed test rule under TSCA Section 4 requiring pharmacokinetics, genetic effects, subchronic toxicity (including neurotoxicity and reproductive effects), and teratogenicity data. The Panel plans to complete a toxicoki- neric research project in late 1993. Ar the completion of this study, members will as sess the data and determine the Panel's fu ture status. Oxo Process CharteredTask Croups: Panel Manager: 199Q 2-F.thvlhe\,mol 2-F.rhvIhevmoic Acid Buuv raldehyde Butanol/Isohutanol Butyl Acetate Barbara Francis is currently drafting manuscripts tor publi cation of the toxicological information in peer-reviewed journals. Panel members initiated formation of an industry ad hoc group of producers of all the chemicals on the proposed TSCA -Secnon 4 mulrisubstance rest rule for the neurotoxicity endpoinc. The ad hoc group developed a position and submitted a pro posal ro EPA on an appropriate neurotoxic In response to the EPA 'open-season ity screening program. This group, in initiative that solicited testing proposals cooperation with A1HC. drafted a proposal from industry for for the use ot funds generated in the chemicals subiect to Compliance Audit Program to address a pending rest rule neurotoxicity issues related ro TSCA under TSCA Section 8(e). Section 4. the Panel To further its proactive approach, volunreered ro pre the Panel is participating in the pare OECD SIDS OECD Existing Chemicals Testing dossiers on butanol Program. Besides the dossiers on bu and isobucanol. As a tanol and isobutanol, the Panel volun result ot this volun teered to prepare SIDS dossiers on tary' effort, EPA re quested rhat chc Interagency Testing Chairman Richard Wise Union Carbide Corporation EHA and buryraldehyde, and is shar ing credit for the 2-EH dossier with Sweden. In addition, rhe Panel sub Commirree remove mitred commenrs on rhe proposed these chemicals from its list of priority RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification chemicals designated for testing. The 1TC Rule, which was subsequently withdrawn, complied in its 32nd Report to the EPA and on the Texas Water Control Board Administrator, proposed rule for on-site cleanups, which After meeting with Panel members, the became final. North Carolina Department ot Environ The Panel formed from a merger ot the mental Quality decided to postpone estab Ethylhexanoic Acid Panel, and the 2- lishment of an Acceptable Ambient Level Ethylhexanol Panel along with , its for butanol. Burvraldehvde Task Group. In addition to Due to information presented by Panel these three chemicals, the Panel addresses toxicologists on butyl acetate, the ACGIH issues pertaining to ethyl and butyl acetate, TLV Subcommittee agreed to postpone es amyl alcohol, butyl alcohol and isoburyl al tablishment ot a TLV for ar least a year, cohol, This consolidated approach enables while the Panel tries to resolve some incon members to address issues on a broad range sistent testing results by conducting addi of chemicals chat are starting materials, in tional studies. termediates, or end products of the same Also, the Panel published the results of industrial process. developmental toxicity testing on 2-ethyl- The Panel is developing a broad-based hexanoic acid in rhe peer-reviewed journal, advocacy program to address several pro Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. posed regulations and voluntary agreements The Panel completed a S2.3 million to reduce VOC emissions. These include resting program on 2-ethylhexanol and sub two regulatory negotiations (reg negs) on mitted the data to EPA. In its RM1 Architectural and Industrial Maintenance process, EPA ruled the toxicological data Coatings (AIM) and Wood Furniture. The complete and removed 2-EH from rhe muT AIM reg neg is being undertaken bv EPA tisubstance endpoint rule tor developmental under the CAA to regulate VOC emissions and reproductive toxicirv, thereby saving from consumer and commercial products. the Panel more than SI00,000. The Panel The Wood Furniture reg neg would estab- CMA 030792 lish a National Emission Standard tor Hazardous Air Pollutants and a Control leohnique Guideline to assist states in achieving VOC reductions from this indus try ['he Panel is also reviewing the roxicitv data cited in the EPA review ot aerosol spray paints, as part of the Agency's risk reduction initiative on paints and coatings. To Formulate an international, coopera tive approach to oxygenated solvents issues, the Panel will continue to meet vvith mem bers or the CEFIC Oxygenated Solvents Producers Association and will attempt to broaden this liaison in the Future, issues oF common interest include EC proposed reg ulations to reduce VOC emissions and toxi city profiles of oxygenated solvents. The Panel spent S0o of its time on ad vocacy, and 20o on research activities. Petroleum Additives Chartered: Task Groups: Panel Manager: 1990 Fuels Detergent Performance Health, Environmental and Regulatory Product Approval Protocol Carol Stack The Fuels Detergent Performance Task Group continued to wait for EPA to issue a proposed rule- making for the Clean Air Act Section 211(e). In response to EPA requests, Task Group members have provided the Agency with Chairman lohn Sanders Oronite-Chevron Chemical Company input on addi tive chemiscry and technical concerns on fuel detergency. . The Health, Environmental and Regulatory Task Group, in con|unction with the European Additives Technical Committee, is conducting an aquatic toxic ity research program on several classes of lu bricant additives. The data will be used to 34 support European environmental labeling on fuels and fuel additives under the CAA. requirements and anticipated L'.S. environ mental hazard communication regulations. The Task Group also is participating in Phase 2 of the OECD HPV existing chemi cals voluntary testing program, specifically Direct interaction vvith EPA and other in terested parties is anticipated prior to publi cation of the final rules. The voluntary research programs in progress will continue into 1994 and beyond. The PAPTG and its addressing data needs on zinc dialkvldithio- work groups and advisory groups will con phosphates. Additionally, the Task Group tinue to be involved in activities related to is awaiting an EPA final rule on fuels and fuel additives registration which is expected the Code of Practice operation. Work in progress includes; 1) development of a tem to require health effects testing of combus tion emissions. plate for acceptance of new engine tests into the Code; 2) practice monitoring of the in Through the efforts ot the Product dustry candidate database to flag problems Approval Protocol Task Group (PAPTG), with engine tests; 3) benchmarking of the the Panel established a CMA Product First year of Code operation; 4) extension of Approval Code of Practice for engine oil the Code compliance audit requirements to testing. The Panel developed the Code to engine testing laboratories; and 5) third- help ensure that a particular engine lubri party auditing of company compliance vvith cant meets its intended performance levels. the Code during the first year. The Code became operational m March, The Panel spent 8% ofits time on advo 1992. Sixteen companies have filed a cacy, 20% on research, 5% on education, "Letter of Intent" to comply with the prac and 67% on evaluation activities. tices defined by the Code. The Panel established the CMA Monitoring Agency, Registration Systems, Inc., to provide oversight, administrative Phenol and advisory services related to candidate Chartered: 1988 engine testing in accordance with the Code. Task Croups; Regulatory RSI maintains communications and data Toxicology Research management systems for registering and Video recording engine tests on candidate formu Panel Manager: Kathryn Rosica lations. In the first year of Code operation, Jonathon Busch approximately 3,000 engine tests were reg istered. The Panel completed the third annual The PAPTG and RSI have been assisted member company self-assessment of worker and supported bv advisory and work safety in phenol-pro groups. Currently they are the; Ad ducing plants. The Hoc Technical AG; Monitoring Pro-Active Safety Agency AG; Compliance WG; Test Index was the tool Laboratory Compliance WG; and used to complete the Minor Formulation Modifications self-assessment. At WG. Liaison also has been established the awards cere with U.5. and international stakehold mony in October, ers in the engine oil testing process. Georgia Gulf Corp The Panel formed as the result of oration demonstrated expanded interests among manufac turers and marketers of lubricant and fuel additives. Expansion of the scope of activities resulted in closure of the Chairman Edward Fraini Dow Chemical USA its commitment to the program and was recognized as the Industry Leader Lubricant Additives Panel, and the forma in Safety Performance. Georgia Gulf was tion of the Petroleum Additives Panel and recognized for the Most Improvement in its three task groups. Safety Performance in 1990. Artstech The Panel and its task groups will con Chemical Corporation was recognized this tinue to monitor EPA regulatory initiatives year for the Most Improvement in Safety CMA 030793 Performance. I he Panel plans uo expand Europe's OECD program The Task the Proactne Saterv Index in 19lH to in Group plans to continue monitoring and clude a measure of performance m the envi responding ro regulators' and scientific is ronmental area. Data on SARA I itle III sues concerning phenol. emissions associated with phenol produc Comments submitted uo ATSDR by the tion \xill be used as one of seven factors in Regulators' Task Group were successful in the scoring xvsteni. persuading rhe Agency char phenol should The Regulators' Task 11 roup submitted not be carried forward in ATSDR's testing >eseral sets of comments to FPA and other program The Toxicology Research Task agencies. I he 1 ask Group submitted a pro Group completed the first two stages of its posed testing program to EPA under the voluntary pharmacokinetic research Agency's 1 SCA "open-season initiative. program, designed to evaluate the The Task Group s proposal included a comparative profiles of phenol dispo tiered testing approach that will address sition by oral bolus, drinking water EPA s request for toxicological data. and inhalation routes. The Task Hollowing review of rhe resting proposal. Group plans to use the data generated EPA listed phenol in the group of chemicals from the studies to convince EPA that tor consent order negotiation under "open- many of the studies that could be pro season. The I ask Group is waiting to hear posed in a TSGA Section 4 test rule from EPA on a negotiation date. are unwarranted. The Video Task The Task Group submitted comments Group drafted a script for a video on to EPA on the Agencv s proposed VC'ater safety, handling and transportation of Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes phenol. System. The Task Group noted char EPA The Panel formed to promote incorrectly identified phenol as a bioaccu- greater safety in the production, trans mulacive chemical of concern, and provided portation and use of phenol. Member com data indicating that phenol is not persistent panies exchange non-proprietary safety in the environment and has negligible information on transportation and han propensity to bioaccumulate. The Task dling issues. Education issues are the focus Group is waiting for a response from EPA of the Video Task Group, which is target as to whether or not ing worker and cus the Agencv plans to reclassify phenol as a chemical chat does not bioaccumulate. - The Task Group The Panel was successful in persuading the Agency that phenol should not be carried forward in tomer safety. Health and environmental issues concerning phenol are addressed by the Regulatory submitted comments to the Ontario ATSDR's testing program. Task Group, The re search program is Ministry of' Labour monitored by the in response ro rhe Ministry's proposal to Toxicology Research Task Group. lower the Canadian occupational exposure The Panel will complete production of a limit for phenol from 5 ppm to 1 ppm. customer training video in October 1993. Comments submitted bv the Task Group The Panel will investigate sponsoring a supported maintaining the exposure limit at seminar on sat'erv in loading and handling. A ppm, which is consistent with occupa The Regulatory Task Group will continue tional exposure limits established through to monitor and address the TSCA Section 4 out much of' Europe and in the U.S. by test rule, the Clean Air Act, hazardous ACG1H, OSHA and NTOSH. The Task waste regulations, and other regulations af Group is waiting tor a response to its com fecting phenol. ments from the Canadian government. The Panel spent -l5% of its time on ad The Task Group also initiated develop vocacy, 15% on research, and 40% on edu ment of an OECD Screening Information cational activities. Data Set dossier on phenol. The dossier will be submitted to the U.S. EPA for use in Phosgene Chartered: Task Croup$: Panel Manager: 19" 2 Engineering, Safety, Sc Environmental industrial Hygiene Medical SsL Toxicology Robert Romano Treatment options tor phosgene expo sures have been developed from research sponsored bv the Panel at the New York Medical Col lege. The Panel con tinued to evaluate and discuss counter measures to phos gene exposure. The Panel sponsored studies in phosgene Chairman W, B. Irby Miles, Inc. air dispersion mod eling and mitiga tion, The Panel also continued its indus trial hygiene surveys and information ex changes on phosgene stewardship. The Panel formed uo improve the indus try's ability to safely manufacture, handle, and use phosgene. Predicting and control ling ambient concentrations of phosgene from accidental releases is an important Panel objective. The Panel will continue its regular pro gram of non-proprietary information ex changes among member companies on safety techniques. In addition, the Panel will continue monitoring increasing regula tory interest in phosgene. The Panel will complete Phase 2 of its modelling and miti gation study by the end of 1993. Additional modelling and mitigation work may con tinue into 1994. The Panel will continue to identify and explore additional health re search projects on phosgene. The Panel spent 71% of its time on ad vocacy, and 29% on research activities. CMA 030794 Phthalate Esters Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 19T3 Toxicology Research Environmental Research Food and Drug Applications Phuhahc Anhydride California Issues FDA Toxicology Research Marian Stanley As a response to the ERA "open-season" initiative that solicited testing proposals from industry lor chemicals subject to a pending TSCA Section 4 test rule, the Panel met with EPA and volunteered to prepare an OECD Screen ing Information Data Set dossier on di-2-ethlhexyl adipate. The Panel also agreed to conduct any testing needed to complete the data set. As a result, F.PA requested that the 1TC remove DEHA from its list of chemicals designated tor testing. The 1TC complied in its 32nd Report to the EPA Administrator. Since the required testing would have cost in excess ot SI million, the savings to the producers ot DEHA were considerable. The outcome was positive tor European manufacturers of plasticizers because any EPA test rule may have had adverse effects on the European market for DEHA. EPA reviewed the final reports for Panel-sponsored sediment adsorption isotherm studies and the rainbow trout early life-stage studies required under the FSCA Section 4 phthalate esters environ mental effects consent order. In September, the Panel received a letter from EPA stating that the data were adequate and sufficient to characterize these endpoints for phthalates as a class. As a result, the criteria for triggering additional testing were not met, and Phase II resting and beyond will not be 36 necessary Before the consent order, the Panel faced at least S6,300.000 of environ mental testing. The consent order reduced Polychlorinated Biphenyls the testing cost to 5640,000 because repre Chartered: 1981 sentative phthalate esters were selected to Task Groups: None characterize the class. Since these test results Panel Manager: Elizabeth Festa Watson were adequate to characterize this class of compounds, and 5500,000 in Phase II test With renewed financial assistance from ing were not required, rhe Panel saved the CMA Environmental Management member companies 55.860.000 in di rect testing costs. Committee, the Panel was able to The Panel formed in 1972 to ad sustain its collabora dress environmental issues. In 1976. tion with the Na the Interagency Testing Committee tional Electrical listed the alkyl phthalate category for Manufacturers test rule development under TSCA Association and the Section 4. The 1TC also included Edison Electric health effects testing in its concerns Institute s L'tilitv following the release by NTP of bioas Solid Waste Activi say results on DEHP and di-2-ethylhexvl adipate. In 1980-81, the Panel worked with EPA to develop the first Chairman Cary Mappes Monsanto Company ties Group as part of the PCB Industry Consensus Group Negotiated Testing Agreement m lieu (ICG). The ICG of a TSCA Section 4 test rule. The testing continued to work toward expediting EPA's was completed in 1984 and the resulcs were proposed rulemaking on remaining PCB submitted to the Agency along with a pro- i disposal issues. The ICG had several meet posai for further environmental testing. In ! ings with EPA officials in the TSCA, 1988. the Panel and EPA agreed on an en- i RCRA and Superfond offices and submit vironmentai testing program, which is ted additional information as requested. under a consent order. j The ICG continues to advocate presump The main focus of the Panel now will be i tive numbers for the cleanup of old spills to publish and distribute the results of the j and withdrawal of the PCB anti-dilution extensive testing it conducted during the provisions of TSCA. The ICG also filed last 20 years. Publications which focus on i comments with: EPA on the IRIS data base the customer, regulatory and technical information on PCBs; ATSDR on a revised communities are being planned. The Panel draft toxicological profile: and, Massachu will continue to work with ATSDR and setts Department of Environmental EPA to avoid inappropriate or unnecessary Protection on PCB limits based upon im- testing requirements for DEHP. The Panel munotoxicity endpoints. The ICG also sup also is planning to publish results of the en ported publication, and a presentation, of vironmental effects tescing to provide better its funded study of declining temporal data to states developing regulations, partic- j trends of PCBs in the environment. ularlv in the water area. .Also, the Panel is j The Panel continued to work with the planning to pursue several joint research j Dibenzofurans/Dibenzodioxms Panel to ex projects with the CEFIC European Council | press concerns to EPA about Toxicity for Plascicizers and Intermediates. j Equivalency Factors (TEFs). TEFs. origi The Piinel spent 50n of its time on ad nally suggested as a screening tool, are vocacy20" on research. !0o on cditut- j being applied to PCBs and other chemicals tton, and 20"o on lommnniuition ,nrivitte>. in a regulatory framework, at both the state and federal levels. Internally, the Panel faced successfully the additional challenge of new leadership. In March, there was a smooth transition from the ren-vear chairmanship of Dr. John CMA 030795 Craddock ro Dr Gary ^PP^the Panel formed to represent the inter ests of the industry during implementation j the TSCA Section 6 regulations for the t-oncrol of PCBs, mitigation of transformer pires, and retention ot electrical equipment containing PCBs, The Panel and the other members of the [CG will continue to focus on the progress of EPA s proposed rulemaking on disposal iisues. The ICG also will set up additional meetings with Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Superfund, and RCRA officials to coordinate approaches to new EPA PCB cleanup rules. The ICG will continue to track the proposed RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification Rule so that PCB dis posal continues to be governed by TSCA. The ICG also will consider comments on EPA's proposed water quality guidance for the Great Lakes. The Panel spent 90% of its time on ad vocacy, and I0o on research activities. Rubber Additives Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 19~9 Toxicology Research MBT Dee Kuhn In February, the EPA Risk Analysis Branch held a Risk Management 1 meeting to evaluate the results of the studies con ducted by the Panel to fulfill the require ments of the TSCA Section 4 Test Rule for 2- mercaptoben- Chairman Michael Smith The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company zo th iazo I e (MBT). EPA staff concluded that the most apparent risk due to MBT appears to be downstream from cooling towers releasing MBT that is used as a corrosion inhibitor. EPA has not yet initiated the Risk Management Level 2 process for MBT. The Panel formed to support research that would expand the rubber additives safety and health issues data base. To date, the Panel has collected information on ap proximately 65 chemicals classified as rub ber additives, and has sponsored more than 5800,000 in research. Although the primary use of MBT is as an intermediate for rubber accelerators and does not result in water releases, the Panel will address the Agency's concerns about MBT use in cooling towers. The Panel will address other environmental issues and un dertake additional projects as appropriate. The Panel spent 100% of its time on advocacy activities. Sodium Bromide Chartered: Task Croups: Panel Manager: 1990 None Jonathon Busch The Panel undertook no new activities this year. The Panel initiated a voluntary study to evaluate the relative toxicities of bromine chloride and chlorine on var ious freshwater and saltwater species. The final study re port was completed and submitted to EPA in July 1991. Results of the aquatic toxicity re search are being Chairman Louise Wen Cthyl Corporation used by EPA to de velop water quality criteria for controlling discharges to water from facilities using ac tivated sodium bromide or bromine chlo ride as treatment chemicals. The Panel formed to address health, safety, environmental, and regulatory issues relating to sodium bromide. Research has been the primary focus of the Panel. The Panel will monitor pertinent re search conducted by organizations outside of CMA, sponsor new research, and de velop advocacy positions. The Panel also will interact closely on sodium bromide is sues with interested organizations and agen cies, such as the Utility Water Act Group and the EPA Office o! Water. Specialty Acrylates/ Methacrylates Chartered: Task Croups: 1987 Scientific Issues Membership Regulatory Issues Panel Manager: Marian Stanley The Panel completed the range-finding and the subchronic studies in its research program. Meet ings were held with EPA to re view the data and reach agree ment on dose levels for the chronic study. A dermal bioas say is underway and has been proceeding sat isfactorily. Panel representa Chairman Georjean Adams Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company tives met l with EPA to discuss modifications to the testing program. A reply is ex pected in the fall. EPA has begun work on a generic Significant New Use Rule for acrylates as a class. At the Panel's request, the methacrylates will not be included. The Panel formed to address EPA concerns about new and existing spe cialty acrylates and methacrylates. The Panel's major emphasis is on working with the Agency to remove restric tions on the development and marketing of new products. Current Panel membership consists of producers, importers, formula- tors, and users of these chemicals. The Panel will continue the research program and consultation with EPA to en sure that the program is satisfactory to in dustry and the Agency. The Panel also will continue efforts with EPA to remove distri bution restrictions on important new chem ical products in this category. The Panel spent 20% of its time on ad vocacy and 80% on research activities. CMA 030796 _ J7 w Terephthalates Chartered: 1990 Task Croups: Panel Manager: None Elizabeth Moran Titanium Dioxide Chartered: Task Croup: 19-1TM T|C1. Modelling Panel Manager: Jonathon Busch pathology reviews of long-term TiO stud ies in peer-reviewed journals; monitoring CEFIC's TiO: Sector Group; and, develop ing advocacy positions on proposed regula tions. The Panel spent 50'o of its time on ad. The Panel proposed, under EPA's The Panel again submitted scientific rocacy, and 50o on research activities. TSCA "open season" rulemaking, that di data and will give a presentation to NIOSH methyl cereph- regarding che lack of carcinogenicity ot tita thaiuce (DMT) be deleted from nium dioxide (TiO ). These efforts were in response to NIOSH classifying the chemical Toluenediamines the ITC list tor as a potential occupational carcinogen. The Chartered: 1991 test rule devel Panel noted that its own position was consis Task Croup: Toxicology Research opment under TSCA Section tent with determinations made by ACGIH, EPA, FDA, and [ARC. This is the second Chairman: Panel Manager: Vacant Cecilia Spearing <4, since it is round of negotiations with NIOSH. The covered by the Panel continued developing a new air dis During 199]1, the Panel developed OECD Volun persion model for titanium tetrachloride chemical-specific comments which were Chairman Edward Miller Eastman Chemical Company tary Testing Program. EPA agreed with the (TiCl.). Current TiCL air dispersion mod- 1 transmitted to EPA in response to the pro els are inadequate: however, the Panel's new posed end-point rule under TSCA Section model will more adequately predict down 4 requiring testing for developmental and proposal and wind dispersion and concentrations of reproductive toxicity. Additionally, che deleted DMT from the ITC list. TiCl, following accidental releases. In addi- , Panel participated in the EPA public meet In 1990, EPA published a proposal to tion to TiCE, the new model will track dis ing on the proposed rule; however, the delist cerephthalic acid (TPA) from the persion ot secondary reaction products, j Panel has since remained dormant pending Emergency Planning Community Right-toKnow Act, but made the delisting contin The Panel continued information-shar issuance of the final rule. Jing sessions in which member company A Toluenediamines Panel was formed gent on results of testing that would representatives dis under CMA in 1980 to address an EPA be required under TSCA Section 4. cuss case histories of ; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking TPA producers formed a cask group accidental releases | on phenvlenediamines, including toluene under the Trimellicace Esters Panel and safety problems diamines, EPA recommended carcinogenic and convinced EPA to delist TPA im encountered with ity tescing for TDA, but later in the mediately. However, EPA included TPA in the proposed TSCA Section 4 TiCl,. The Panel ' rulemaking decided chat tescing was not re hopes to enhance quired. Ultimately, EPA, under the author reproductive and developmental ef worker and com ity granted by TSCA Section 9, referred the fects endpoinc test rule. Subsequently, munity safety by matter to OSHA for possible regulation. in 1991, the ITC designated DMT sharing experiences OSHA did not initiate rulemaking on TDA ior test rule development under Section 4, The Task Group decided to form a Panel to address TSCA is Chairman Terry Casey Kronas, Inc.-Rheoc, Inc. and non-confiden- and. there being no ocher interests, the tiai information on j Panel terminated in 1987. In 1991, EPA equipment im- j published the proposed end-point rule re sues on the two chemicals. provements. j quiring testing for developmental and re Having commented on the endpoint The Panel formed in 1977 to address productive toxicity. 2,4-Toluenediamine test rule for reproductive and development effects of TPA, the Panel is awaiting the toxicological and occupational issues associ was among che chemicals included in the ated with TiO; and its manufacture. j proposed rule. The Panel was reactivated by final rule which is expected in mid 1994, The Panel's plans include: continuing j manufacturers to address this rule. DMT is assigned to Italy in the OECD development of the TiCl, air dispersion j As development of the test rule pro- process, so the Panel will awaic develop model; providing scientific data to NIOSH, ceeds, the Panel will work with EPA and ment of a SIDS dossier by Italy and moni ; OSHA, ACGIH and other interested orga- conduct testing as required. tor the review process. | nizations; participating in symposia on lung The Panel spent 100% ofits time on ad- The Panel spent 100% ofits time on ad , clearance mechanisms; voluntarily sponsor voeacy activities. vocacy activities. ing and publishing studies on the potential . health effects of TiO:; advocating an up ward adjustment in the RQ for TiCl,; en- j couraging publication ot independent i it CMA 030797 j i I ; \ Karnack. TX. These efforts will help mem ber companies in their implementation of several Responsible Care Codes of' Man agement Practices. The Panel was formed under CMA in Vinylidene Chloride Chartered: Task Croupe: Panel Manager; 19^4 None Kathleen Roberts 19"4 to develop and assess health and The Panel submitted comments to the safety data on vinyl chloride monomer. The World Health Organization on the Panel completed its research goals and International Chem terminated activity in 1990. The ical Safety Card for Panel was reactivated in 1991 by vinylidene chloride. manufacturers to promote greater In addition, based safety in the transportation of vinyl on the Panel's 1991 chloride. In 1992, the Panel formed comments on che the Vinyl Chloride Transportation uncertainty of whe Network (VCNet) to provide techni ther VDC poses any cal expertise and assistance bv the in carcinogenic risk to dustry and contractors to emergency humans, EPA de responders at vinyl chloride railroad transportation incidents. Shippers of vinyl chloride are able to activate the network through CHEMTREC, Chairman lames Barter RFC Industries. Inc. leted vinylidene chloride from ics final list of "high risk'' air pollutants CMA's hazardous materials hotline. VCNet under provisions of the Clean Air Act is the first mutual-aid network to be formed Amendments. under CHEMSTAR. The Panel formed to sponsor research VCNet will identify additional "for- on the potential toxicologic effects and hire" contractors to provide emergency re pharmacokinetics of VDC. The objective sponse services when the shipper cannot be was co develop data for ensuring che safety contacted by CHEMTREC or when the of workers involved in che manufacture, shipper cannot reach the incident site handling, and use of the chemical, as well as quickly. VCNet will continue to conduct the safety of communities surrounding pro periodic mock emergency response exercises duction facilities. to ensure that CHEMTREC. "for-hire" The Panel will continue to respond to contractor response teams, and company potential regulations affecting vinylidene response teams are aligned and can act chloride. quickly in case of an emergency. VCNet The Panel spent 100% ofits time on ad will consider expanding its emergency re vocacy activities. sponse network to include marine trans portation incident response. The Panel will continue its technical support for the Vinyl Chloride Safety Awareness Training Workshops co be held throughout the U.S. Four workshops are currently planned. The Panel will produce a safety video of these workshops that can be loaned for individual or small group training upon request. The Panel spent 90% of its time on ad vocacy and 10% on research activities. 40 Water Additives Chartered: 1985 Talk Croup: Specific Chemicals Panel Manager; Robert Romano F The Panel completed the consensus water additives certification packages for the following chemicals; polv- diallyldimethvl- ammonium chloride (PDADMAC). copolymers of epichlorohvdrin and dimethyl- amine (EPI/ DMA). and polyacrylamide (PAM). The Panel then sub Chairman Randy Desltin j American Cyanamid Co. | mitted these packages for water additive certification to the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). The packages continue to be reviewed by NSF. The Panel has exe cuted the Data Ownership Contract for toxicology studies generated by che Panel and all studies have been distributed co each participating member. The data is confi dential because of certification require ments, and all parties must abide by the provisions of the signed agreements. The Panel formed co address regulations of direct and indirect pocable water addi tives. The objectives are to monitor regula tory policies, improve communication, review toxicology data, develop advocacy positions, ensure that any water additives program is designed and administered in a cost-effective manner, and ensure that water additives are used in a manner that does not compromise public health, safety, or the environment. The Panel will participate in American Water Works Association activities where water certification programs will be further discussed. Certification packages for the three chemical groups will continue to be reviewed by NSF and will be used by each member company for NSF certifications. The Panel will continue to work with NSF during this review process. The Panel spent 25% of its time on ad vocacy and 75% on research activities. ChA 030799 Tris(chloroalkyl)- phosphates Chartered: ta,k Group*: pjnei Manager: 1992 None Cecilia Spearing I'he Panel has de* eloped a Screening ormanon Data Set (SIDS) dossier of available data on trisl 1 -chioro-2- propvl) phos phate (TCIP). Members have presented this information to the L'.S. Environ mental Protec tion Agency, the Chairman Edwin Bisinger Akzo Chemicals Inc. agency responsi ble for imple menting the OECD High Production Volume Existing Chemicals Voluntary Testing Program in the U.S.. and have proposed to further evaluate specific ecological and reproductive toxicity end points not addressed in the available Stud ies. TCIP is among the 62 chemicals assigned to Phase 3 of the OECD Program. The chemical had been previously listed with [ntent-to-Designate by the Inter agency Testing Committee and is the sub let of reporting under T5CA Section 8(d). Manufacturers of TCIP formed the Panel to collect, generate and evaluate in formation required to complete a SIDS dossier for assessing environmental and health toxicity potentials of the chemical, and to perform any toxicity testing required as part of this effort. Following the review of the SIDS dossiers for Phase 3 chemicals at the OECD SIDS Review Meeting, currently scheduled for September 1993 in Paris, the Panel will initiate a screening test program to com plete the SIDS in accordance with the rec ommendations agreed upon at the meeting. The Panel will continue to work with the L'.S. EPA to ensure that all available data and data gaps are identified for considera tion in voluntary and regulatory programs under OECD and TSCA. The Panel spent 100% of its time on re dergo a violent polymerization reaction search activities. over a short period of rime. The DOT agreed with the Panel and revised its Hazardous Materials Regulations through a Vinyl Chloride Federal Register notice in October. In September, October and March, the Chartered: 1991 Panel provided technical support for four Task Group*: Vinvl Chloride Vinyl Chloride Safety Awareness Training T ransportation Workshops. To date, che Panel has spon Network (VCNet) sored a total of eleven workshops. The Education and Training workshops were directed at industry and Contractor community emergency response personnel. Identification The workshops were designed to provide Railcar Equipment attendees with a better understanding of the Identification principles and techniques involved in re Communications sponding to a hazardous materials accident. Panel Manager: Has Shah The workshops also gave a more detailed view of the health and safety risks which In June. VCNet completed its first vinyl may be encountered in responding to an in chloride transportation map. This map in cident involving vinyl chloride. As part of ; cluded information on transportation the training, workshop attendees partici- ; routes, and industry, Tor-hire ' contractor, pared in a simulated vinyl chloride incident. railroad, and se In November, CMA. on behalf of ; lected community VCNet, contracted with EmTech : emergency response Environmental Services. Tnc., and teams. Completion OHM Remediation Services of the map will en Corporation to provide Tor-hire" able CHEMTREC VCM emergency response services for to activate VCNet cwo years. In April. VCNet developed in cases of trans an extensive "for-hire" Contractor portation incidents Proposal Evaluation Checklist/Audit involving vinyl chlo Form. VCNet members designed the ride. Also in June. CHEMTRC con ducted a VCNet Chairman John Cobum Occidental Chemical Corporation form to ensure that future "for-hire" .contractor proposals meet minimum 1 qualifying criteria and that contractor : response capabilities are confirmed by emergency response on-sire audits. drill ro test the operation of VCNet. Several In May, VCNet developed an Emer- j deficiencies in the operation system were gency Response Operation Manual ro facil identified by the CHEMTREC report and itate the operation of the mutual aid corrected. A second, successful drill was network among CHEMTREC, vinyl chlo conducted in October ride manufacturers and users, "for-hire" In August, the Panel met with U.S. contractors, and railroad emergency re Department of Transportation representa sponse teams. The Manual also contains in- 1 tives to discuss the mdustrv's concerns formation on public communication in about the DOT required shipptng label emergency situations. name. "Vinyl Chioride, Inhibited," under Panel members, on a periodic basis, 49 CFR 1 "'2.102. Most domestic ship shared non-proprietary safe-handling and : ments of vinyl chloride and shipments to distribution incident information on vinyl Canada and Mexico are not chemically in chloride to promote safety and to protect hibited and, therefore, would not be in environmental quality during manufactur compliance with the shipping label name. ing and distribution. In October, VCNet The Panel provided scientific support that members also collaborated on the response uninhibited vinvl chloride does not un mode in a vinyl chloride incident in CMA 030799 The CHEMSTAR Mission CHEMSTAR will provide technical and management services to facilitate chemical industry coalitions of all types within the Responsible Care framework. We will add value to customers' efforts in: Advocacy... by managing advocacy efforts so that customers can promote and defend their needs in a credible and ethical manner, integrated with CMA and other consensus industry policies and practices; Research ... by managing research projects to ensure the development of the highest quality information on health, safety, economics and the environment, and by serving as a technical resource; and. Education ... by managing the development of forums and materials in a variety of media for customer use in educating employees, govern ment officials, academia, other industry organizations, and the public; Communication ... by managing the development and dissemination of messages that aid the understanding of customers' products and positions; Evaluation... by managing the development and dissemination of industry benchmarking tools; Litigation ... by providing a last-resort mechanism for cost-effective, industry-supported resolution of contentious issues; Responsible Cartf ... by facilitating customers' development and implementation of Responsible Care programs. CMA 030800 41 CHEMSTAR Panels Financial Status June 1, 1992 through May 31,1993 i CHEMSTAR Panels____ _____________ _L Acetone Alkanolammes J Alkvlohenols and Ethoxvlates 4 Arsenic 5 Arvl Phosphates 6 Benzene 7 Biocides on Brominated Flame Retardants 9 Butadiene 10 Butvlated Hvdroxvtoluene 11 Carbon Disulfide 12^ Chlorinated Pool Chemicals 13 Chlorine Dioxide 14_ Chlorobenzenes 15 Cobalt 16 Cresols 17 Crystalline Silica IS Cumene 19 Cyclohexane 20 Dibenzofurans/Dibenzodioxins 21 Di isocyanates SO Dinitroluenes 23 Ethvlene Dibromide 24 Ethylene Dichloride 25 Ethvlene Glvcol 26 Ethvlene Oxide 27 Ethvlenebis(stearamide) 28 Fluoroalkenes 29 Fluorocarbons 3Q\ Glvcol Ethers 31 Hexamethvlene Diisocvanate_______ 32 Hvdrazine 33 Hvdroeen Fluoride 34 Hvdroaumone/Ouinone 35 IsooroDanol 36 Ketones 37 Laboratory Research Chemicals 38 Metal Catalysts 33 Methyl Bromide 40 Methylenedianiline 41 Nitrosamines 42 Olefins 43 a-Olet'ins 44 Olevamine 7T1 Oxo Process 46 Petroleum Additives 7r> Phenol 48 Phosgene 43 Phthalate Esters 50 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 571 Propylene Oxide 52 Rubber Additives 53 Sodium Bromide 54 Specialty Acrylates/Methacrylates 55 Titanium Dioxide 56 Toluenediamine 57 Terephthalates 58 Tris(chloroalkyl) Phosphates 59 Vinyl Chloride 60 Vinylidene Chloride 61 Water Additives ________________ 62 63 Balance 6-1-92 $205,300 198.600 56.000 700 -11.100 92,200 703 200 -4. <300 1.378.000 200 127.800 1 18,200 83,500 362,700 45.500 44,100 67,900 1 3,900 800 3.700 121,300 109.500 100 5,600 45.700 2.34.000 0 11 7.600 162.900 165,600 3.500 122.800 89,700 1.100 603,900 239.700 0 61,500 189,900 47,800 6,400 46,200 15,900 11,700 850,400 244,800 311,300 35,600 1,007,100 46,200 0 124,500 5,800 1,178,300 24,300 14,600 32,500 0 55,400 5,800 152.400 $10,157,800 ... Contribution Receipts 53,000 266.200 178.200 0 1 44,000 0 869,600 139.900 1,202,400 20,000 115,300 0 1 34,400 42,000 5,000 10,000 232,900 51,200 55,000 22,500 207,500 0 0 500 157.600 561.700 23,000 0 0 240,000 16.200 30.000 142.600 15,000 890.900 1 75,000 17,200 1 7,000 769,000 0 54,100 126,000 26.500 5,000 197,300 807,100 74,500 57,000 329,600 125,000 40,000 0 0 140,600 226,600 0 12,000 18,000 85,000 0 0 59,078.500 Investment Revenue 54.200 15,600 1.800 0 700 1.300 23.600 900 43.300 200 3.800 3.500 2.300 5,400 1.100 1,600 2.400 200 100 100 2.800 3.800 0 100 2,300 10.200 100 4.000 5.600 7,000 0 3.700 1.700 100 18.500 8.200 100 1,700 13,900 1,400 0 1,800 300 200 14,700 10.400 9,400 800 34,300 1,200 200 27TOO 200 38,600 050 300 500 0 2,000 200 4,600 $322.500 Expenditures Ralanrp 5-31-93 5200.600 3 39.900 159,300 511.900 340.500 56.700 600 100 95.600 38.000 92.700 674.500 800 921.900 127.900 8.100 1,307,300 1,316.400 13,100 7,300 151,300 95.600 45.300 76,400 189.600 409,900 30,600 200 37,300 23,200 14,300 32.500 267,200 49.900 48.600 8.100 215.700 36,000 15,400 7,300 18,200 115,900 1,400 111,900 100 0 7,100 -900 168.000 37.600 469,000 336.900 24.400 -1,300 7.100 114.500 7,400 382.900 161,100 29,700 8.100 11.600 59.800 96.700 183.300 50.700 12.100 4,100 554.000 959.300 256.200 166.700 1 5,000 2.300 58.800 21,400 543,700 44,100 429,100 5,100 54,000 6,500 59,700 114,300 49.006 17,500 673.000 -6,300 -600 389,400 786,400 275,900 103,200 71,100 292,000 22,300 448,900 922,100 119,200 53,200 14,200 26,000 100,500 3,300 26,100 2,700 308,006 1,048,900 84,800 11.600 38,200 118.500 3,300 6,800 23,200 72,600 4,600 51.800 -5,200 69,800 1,400 105,200 510.354.900 59.203.900 CMA 030301 ------------------Panel Financial Resources - Each panel is required to maintain a CASH DEPOSIT ACCOUNT which recognizes that CMA signs all contracts on behalf or the panels, and assumes the financial liability for meeting their contractual commitments. The balance permits timely honoring of financial commitments. The combined compensating balance for all CHEMSTAR Panels at the beginning of Fiscal Year '92-93 was about $10 million. On this date, CMA had financial liabilities totalling about 56 million under 154 executed contracts on behalf of the various panels. INTEREST on the unexpended cash balances provides supplemental revenue for each CHEMSTAR Panel. This year, panels earned a combined total of approximately $322,000 in interest income. EXPENDITURES of CHEMSTAR Panels are based on budgets approved by each group. In fiscal Year '92-93, panels spent a collective total of $10.3 million for research, consultants, legal counsel and panel management. Figure 5 CHEMSTAR Panels & Councils Financial Allocations Litigation | Legend i Litigation $24,676 : Evaluation $735,833 Communication $117,200 1 Education $187,150 i Research $6,605,940 Advocacy $3,335,810 CMA 030802 Guidance----------------------------------------- CHEMSTAR Policy Committee Purpose: The Committee ensures that all CHEMSTAR Panels and Business Councils are conducted in a manner consistent with Association policy, and with the CHEMSTAR Guidelines; counsels with panels and councils regarding new and revised operating needs; and, reviews and makes recommendations on advocacy activities when requested by a panel, council or staff. Chairman Seymour 5. Preston, II Elt Atochem North America, Inc. Vice-Chairman Darryl D. Fry Cytec Industries, American Cyanamid Co. David F Zoll Vice President, General Counsel CMA Carv C Herrman Vice President. Treasurer CMA Cordon D. Strickland Vice President, Technical Services CMA | StaffExecutive Langlev A. Spurlock, Ph.D, ! Assistant Vice President, Technical Services j Director, CHEMSTAR Division i CMA CMA 030803 ------------------------Management Services - Management of the CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils becomes ever more challenging tor panel, council and task group chairmen as issues, objectives and locations ot effort multiply. This year, as in previous years, a broad array of CMA sen ices were employed to ensure that panels and councils received adequate support for their operations. Leadership Training The annual CHEMSTAR Leadership Session was held in May, and attended by twelve panel and council leaders. The Sessions are designed to assist chairmen in resolving the dilemmas ot leading diverse and changing organizations. Sessions are invitational, one-dav workshops primarily held for new panel, council and task group chairmen. Participation by experienced chairmen also is welcome and sought. At the Sessions, a training specialist from a CMA member companv provides advice on persuasive leadership, and peers share experiences in dealing with related problems. Because participant ratings continue to be high, anocher Session is planned for late 1993. Communications The CHEMSTAR Division continues to place high priority on ensuring industry awareness of panel and council activities. CHEMSTAR NEWS, a quarterly publi Above: CHEMSTAR Leadership Session segment. Below: Dr, leanne Burnell ofCytec Industries, Facilitator. cation with a circulation ot 1,900 is the Division s principal means ot reaching a broad industry segment. The NEWS points out upcoming regulatory impacts on specific chemicals, summarizes recent actions of various panels and councils, lists panel and council reports and agency submissions, and highlights significant changes in panel and council membership. The NEWS also is a means of publicizing the formation of new panels and councils for general information purposes and for soliciting a wider membership base. Through the "Spotlight" article in each issue, the accomplishments of individual panels and councils are summarized. This year, the Phosgene Panel, Vinyl Chloride Panel, Phthalate Esters Panel, Atmospheric Research Council, and Ethvlene Glycol Ethers Panel were featured. The CHEMSTAR Alerts, published as needed, are the Division's means of quickly informing panel and council members and others in the industry when a time-sensi tive response is needed on a chemicalspecific or a specific business interest issue. Subjects in Alerts vary from a pressing need to submit information to an agency, to the need for joining other companies in a response to a regulatory deadline. Last year, Alerts addressed the reporting of isopropyl alcohol emissions, the OECD testing program briefing, and the TSCA Inventory correction for diisocyanates. Division Staff The CHEMSTAR Division responded to this year's increase in panel and council activities by expanding the management staff and assigning new responsibilities to existing managers. Clyde Greenert filled the newly created position ot Director, CHEMSTAR Councils, bringing the managing staff to eighteen persons. CMA 030804 as Director, CHEMSTAR Division Directors, CHEMSTAR Panels & Councils Langley A. Spurlock, Ph.D., CAE Clyde H. Creenert, 8.S., Ch.E. Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D., DA.B.T. Dr, Shah joined CMA and the CHEM STAR Division in 1979, He is responsible for the management of the Biocides and Vinyl Chloride Panels. Dr. Spurlock completed his eleventh year Mr. Greenert came to CMA from Union as Director of the CHEMSTAR Division Carbide Corporation in 1992 as a loaned Dr. Shah is a Board Certified Toxicologist, in June. He is responsible tor oversight of industry executive for Responsible Caref : Before coming to CMA, he was the all CHEMSTAR panels and councils. He activities. In 1993, he joined the CHEM- , Director of the Toxicology and Biomedical also manages the Total Quality and STAR Division as a Director. He manages Sciences Department of Equitable Envi Chemical Distributors Councils. the Chlorine Chemistry and the Carrier ronmental Health. He was also the Project Assessment Councils, and the Laboratory Director for the National Institute for Dr, Spurlock is a Certified Association j and Research Chemicals Panel, ; Occupational Safety and Health's criteria Executive, awarded by the American document project, and for the 'Profiles on Society of Association Executives and a j At Union Carbide, Mr. Greenert was Occupational Hazards for Criteria Quality Education System Trainer certified Director of Public Issues and Contribu Document Priorities." Previously, at the by Phillip Crosby Associates. He currently j tions. He worked closely with CMA to de Jserves on the Board of Directors of the velop Responsible Care4, and participated Stanford Research Institute, Dr. Shah was a Project Coordinator, and he served as a ASAE Foundation. Before joining CMA, : in the Board Public Perception Committee Senior Toxicologist. Earlier, he was a he held an appointment in the U.S. j activities. Also, he worked with the CMA Visiting Fellow Scientist at the National JGovernment Senior Executive Service at and Society of the Plastics Industry team Institute for Environmental Health the National Science Foundation. During which developed the American Plastics Sciences, Dr. Shah received a Ph.D. in his tenure at NSF he served as Senior Staff Council, He brings 31 years of business Pharmacology and Toxicology from the Associate for Operations, Directorate for and public affairs experience at Union University of Rhode Island. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Carbide to CHEMSTAR. Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Planning and Resources Management, and Mr. Greenert earned his B.S. degree in as Oversight Coordinator and Special chemical engineering at the University of Assistant to the Director, Office of Audit Arkansas and is a graduate of the Public and Oversight. Previously, Dr, Spurlock Affairs Institute of the Public Affairs received an appointment as U.S. Depart Council. ment of Health, Education and Welfare Fellow, and served as Special Assistant in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of HEW. Earlier, he was Assistant to the President at the American Council on Education. Before coming to Washington, Dr. Spurlock held an appointment as Associate Professor of Chemistry at Brown University and earlier was Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Temple University. Previously he served as Senior Research Chemist in the General Chemical and Agricultural Chemical Divisions of Allied Corporation, Dr. Spurlock received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Wayne State University. 46 CMA 030805 Carol R. Stack, Ph.D. Associate Directors Elizabeth}. Moran, Ph.D., DA.B.T. pr. Stack joined CMA and the CHEM^XAR Division in 1980. She is currently re sponsible For management of the Chlorobenzenes, Inorganic Acid Mists, and petroleum Additives Panels. Before joining CMA, Dr. Stack was emploved in the Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences Department at Equitable Environmental Healch where she served as an Assistant Project Director responsible tor the preparation of NIOSH multichemical criteria documents. Earlier, she served as Visicing Scientist at the Neurological Institute in Bogota, Colombia, where she investigated central auditory pathways in echolocaring birds. Dr. Stack received a Ph.D. in Biology from New York University. Barbara O. Francis, MBA Ms. Francis joined CMA and the CHEMSTAR Division staff in 1989, She is respon sible for the management of the Cumene, Cresols, Dinitrotoluenes, Ketones and Oxo Process Panels. Before coming to CMA, Ms. Francis was with Interspan Inc., a management con sulting firm. Previously, she held the posi tion of product planner for Hoechst Celanese, Inc., and also served as a transla tor for the U.$. Air Force in Europe. Ms. Francis received an MBA from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Bishop's University in Quebec, Canada. Dr. .Moran joined C.V1A and rhe CHEMSTAR Division in 1981. She continued this year as manager of the Butadiene, Carbon Disulfide, Mechvlenedianiline. Olefins, and Terephthalates Panels and managed the Laboratory and Research Chemicals Council until January. Dr. Moran is a biochemist and Board Certified Toxicologist. She is currently on the finance committee of the American College of Toxicology. Before coming to CMA, she was a program manager at JRB Associates. Earlier, Dr. Moran directed the Flavor Safety Program at International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., where she was responsible for toxicological testing on new chemicals. Previously, Dr. Moran con- i ducted lipid nutrition research at the U.S. ; Department of Agriculture and was a visit- j ing professor at the University of j Maryland. Dr. Moran received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland. ! II I CMA 030906 47 Robert R, Romano, Ph.D. Elizabeth Festa Watson, B.A. Senior Panel Managers Dr. Romano joined C.MA in 1980 as a Ms. Festa Watson joined CMA and the manager in the Environmental Division CHEMSTAR Division in 1983- She is re Jonathon T. Busch, MBA where he was responsible tor the water and sponsible for the management of the air programs. In 1988. he joined the Crystalline Silica, Dibenzofurans/ Mr. Busch joined CMA and the CHEM CHEMSTAR Division as an Associate Director. He continued this year as man ager ot the Chlorine Dioxide. F.thvlene Dibenzodioxins, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Panels, and the Atmospheric Research Council. STAR Division in 1990. He is responsible for management of the Alkanolamines, Cyclohexane, Hvdroquinone. Phenol Dibromide, Ethylene Oxide, Phosgene, Regulatory, Sodium Bromide, and and Water Additives Panels. Prior to coming to CMA, she was Section Titanium Dioxide Panels, as well as the Staff Executive with the National Electrical Highway Task Group of the Carrier Dr. Romano came to CMA trom the U.S. Manufacturers Association, where she was Assessment Council. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he responsible tor the Nuclear Magnetic worked as an Associate Pro|ect Director. Resonance Imaging Section within the Before coming to CMA. Mr. Busch was a Previously he worked on a school fluorida Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy Systems Senior Associate with ICF-Clemenr, a tion project tor the Indiana State Board of Division. Previously, Ms. Festa Watson i health and environmental sciences consult Health. He has also taught at Del Mar worked in the Endocrine Biochemistry sec ing firm. He was responsible for a variety College and American University. Presently, tion of the National Institute of Arthritis of scientific efforts in toxicology, risk and Dr. Romano is an adjunct Environmental and Metabolic Disease at the National exposure assessment, and environmental Engineering Professor at George Washing Institutes of Health, and held the position auditing. Previously, Mr. Busch was Senior ton University and teaches courses in envi of Chemist at both CENTEC Corporation \ Science Analyst with the Cosmetic, ronmental management and program and Radian Corporation. She was also a re Toiletry and Fragrance Association. He management. He received a Ph.D. in cipient of a National Science Foundation was responsible for developing scientific lit Environmental Sciences and Engineering Assistantship. Ms. Fesra Watson earned a erature reviews on chemicals and for tech from Purdue University. B.A. in Chemistry from Albertus Magnus nical and administrative efforts associated College. with ensuring ingredient and product Kathryn A. Rosica, B.S. safety for the cosmetic industry. Mr. Busch i received a MBA in Finance trom George Mason University and a B.S. in Biology Ms. Rosica joined CMA and the CHEM from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and STAR Division in 1986. In 1988 she was i State University. promoted to Associate Director in CMA's Health and Safety' Division. Among her re- [ sponsibdities there was serving as Staff Executive to the Health and Safety Committee. Ms. Rosica rejoined the CHEMSTAR Division in 1992. She is re sponsible for the management of the Ethylene Glycol Ethers, Methyl Bromide, Phenol and Propylene Glycol Ethers Panels. I I Before coming to CMA, Ms. Rosica was a [ toxicologist for NUS, Inc., in Boston, MA. ; She received a B.S. in Toxicology from 1 Northeastern University. 44 CMA 030807 Cecilia W. Spearing, M.S. Marian K. Stanley, MBA Panel Managers \[s. Spearing joined CM A and the CHEMSTAR Division in 1991, She is re sponsible tor management ot the [sopropanol, Diisocvanates, and Toluenediamines Panels. She also manages the fol lowing panels that formed specifically for participation in the OECD High Production Volume Existing Chemicals Voluntary Testing Program: Ethylenebislstearanude); a-Oleti ns; and, Tris(^hloroalkyl)phosphates. Before coming to CMA, Ms. Spearing was Proiect Coordinator,' L'.S, Army Medical Research and Development Command Peer Review Panels, in the Special Science Programs Department ot the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Previously, she served as Staff Associate, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the National Science Foundation. She also served the Foundation as Assistant and Associate Program Director, Metabolic Biology. Ms. Spearing received a B.A. in Chemistry from Hunter College. She re ceived an M.A. in Science Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and an M.S, in Biochemistry from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Ms. Stanley |oined CMA and the CHEM STAR Division 1990, She is responsible for the management of the Specialty Acr\ lates/Methacrylates and Phthalate Esters Panels. Before coming to CMA, Ms. Stanley was a Technical Project Manager with Squibbmark. Previously, she was employed as both a development and analytical chemist at Union Carbide Corporation. Ms, Stanley received a MBA in Pharmaceutical Studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a B.S. in Chemistry from Pratt Institute. T. Dee Kuhn, B.S. Ms. Kuhn (oined CMA and the CHEM STAR Division in 1991. She is responsible for the management of the Brominated Flame Retardants, Butvlated Hydroxvtoluene, Hydrazine, Cobalt, Metal Catalysts Producers, Nitrosamines, Propylene Oxide, and the Rubber Additives Panels. Before coming to CMA, Ms. Kuhn was a Quality Assurance Supervisor with Hazleton Laboratories. Ms, Kuhn received a B.S. in Biology from Vanderbilt Univer sity, and is completing a M.S. in Environ mental Biology from George Mason University. Fernando S. Leiva, M.A. Mr. Leiva joined CMA and the CHEM STAR Division in May. He is responsible for the Hvdrogen Fluoride, Oleylamine and the Alkylphenol and Ethoxvlates Panels. Before joining CMA, Mr. Leiva was Safety Director with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County governments. Previously, he was an Area Loss Control Engineer for Burlington Industries. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has acted as translator for the Federal courts in Charlotte. Mr. Leiva received a M.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a B.S, degree in Biology and Chemistry from Guilford College. CMA 030008 r Kathleen M. Roberts, B.S. Ms. Roberts joined CMA and the CHEMSTAR Division in 1991. She is responsible for the management of the Acetone, Arvl Phosphates, Chlorinated Pool Chemicals, Ethylene Dichloride, Ethylene Glycol, Fluoroalkenes, Hexamethvlene Diiso cyanate. and Vinylidene Chloride Panels. In addition, she manages the Materials of Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Storage System, and Transportation Task Groups of the Hydrogen Fluoride Panel, as well as the Fuels Detergent Performance Task Group 1 under the Petroleum Additives Panel. i Before coming to CMA, Ms, Roberts was I Product Manager with Jellinek, Schwartz, i Connolly & Freshman, an environmental I consulting firm. In the firm's Pesticide i Reregistration Division, she managed sev- j eral pesticide testing programs required I under FIFRA. Previously, she was a labora tory technician for Hazleton Laboratories America, conducting genetic and inhalation toxicology studies. Ms. Roberts received a ! B.S. degree in Biology from the University ; of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, i i Senior Administrative Patricia A. Messenger Assistants Ms. Messenger joined CMA and the CHEMSTAR Division in 1982. She be Devonne Bilal came Senior Administrative Assistant, Business Councils in 1993. She is responsi Ms. Bilal joined CMA and the CHEM- I ble for administrative oversight of all STAR Division in 1980. She became Business Councils managed within the Senior Administrative Assistant in 1993. j Division, as well as direct administrative Ms. Bilal is responsible for Division ad- ! support and task group management for ministrative oversight and training of the ' the Total Quality and Chemical Distri Division support staff. She also coordinates butors Councils. production of Division publications such as the CHEMSTAR News and the | Before coming to CMA Ms. Messenger CHEMSTAR Annual Report. j was administrative assistant at Clas Riggs Owens & Ramos and technical services Before coming to CMA, Ms. Bilal was a Personnel Clerk at the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, responsi ble for the Passport Services function. Earlier, she taught English, history and mathematics at Muhammad University. Ms. Bilal studied Business Management at Strayer College. representative at the Burroughs Corp oration. Earlier she instructed the mentally and physically challenged in Summit County, OH. She also received an elemen tary grades teaching certificate from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Ms. Messenger studied Biology at the University of Akron. CMA 030809 so ----------------------------------- Legal Counsel - The panels and councils were directly assisted by the CMA Office of General Counsel in antitrust, contract, research and regulatory areas. Reflecting the importance and complexity of their issues, a CMA attorney is assigned full-time to the atfairs of CHEMSTAR. To ensure that antitrust protection is consistently maintained, CMA attorneys counselled panel and council chairmen, as well as Division staff on proper procedures. As usual, staff attorneys reviewed all panel and council comments, contracts, reports, agendas, and minutes as part of routine protective measures. In research, the assigned CMA counsel supported Division managers in drafting and negotiating the nearly 150 contracts awarded this year to laboratories and consultants. In advocacy, the CMA counsel supervised the activities of outside counsels retained by the panels and councils. The CMA counsel provided advice on regulatory activities and ensured that member company legal counsels were informed of significant developments. Counsel Robert D. Ondocsin, J.D. ' .Mr. Ondocsin joined che CMA Office of General Counsel in 1989 as Counsel for : OSHA matters including hazard commuj nication, worker notification, employee ! medical, health and safety programs, and ! right-co-know. He became Counsel to the | CHEMSTAR Division in 1991. He re! views and provides counsel in production of all substancive panel and council docu ments including contracts, regulatory com ments, legislative correspondence and testimony, filings in litigation, and press releases. In addition, he advises panels and councils on antitrust issues and manages retained counsel. Before coming co CMA, Mr, Ondocsin was an Industrial Hygienist with Union Carbide Corporation. He also held a simi lar position at PPG Industries, Inc. He holds a B.S. and a M.S. from che Univer sity of Pittsburgh, and a J.D. from Pace University. CMA 030010 si Division Managers Seated: Elizabeth Moran, Hasmukh Shah, Langley Spurlock, Carol Stack, and Clyde Creenert. Back: Devonne Bilal, Patricia Messenger, Kathryn Rosica, jonathon Busch, Cecilia Spearing, Fernando Leiva, Marian Stanley, Robert Romano, Elizabeth Watson, Barbara Francis, Kathleen Roberts, and Dee Kuhn. CMA 0308:11 si American Plastics A[nl05pheric Research Carrier Assessment Chemical Distributors Chlorine Coordinating Total Quality Acetone Ukanolamines Aikvlphenols & Ethoxylates Aryl Phosphates Biocides Brominated Flame Retardants Butadiene Butvlated Hydroxvtoluene Carbon Disulfide Chlorinated Pool Chemicals Chlorine Dioxide Chlorobenzenes Cobalt Cresols Crystalline Silica Cumene Cyclohexane Dibenzoturans/dioxins Diisocyanates Dinitrotoluenes Ethvlenebis-(stearamide) Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Glycol Ethers Ethylene Oxide Fluoroalkenes Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Hydrazine Hydrogen Fluoride Hydroquinone Inorganic Acid Mists Isopropanol Ketones Laboratory and Research Chemicals Maleic Anhydride Metal Catalysts Methyl Bromide Naphthenates Nitrosamines Olefins a-Olefins Oleylamine Oxo Process Petroleum Additives Phenol Phosgene Phthalate Esters Polychlorinated Biphenyls Propylene Glycol Ethers Propylene Oxide Rubber Additives Sodium Bromide Specialty Acrylates/Methacrylates Terephthalates Titanium Dioxide Toluenediamines Tris(chloroalkyl)phosphates Vinyl Chloride Vinylidene Chloride Water Additives CMA 03081 k The CHEMSTAR Vision "To be the most effective provider of technical and management services for specific issue groups within the chemical industry. To have our groups be the best in the world at address ing advocacy, research, education, communi cation, and evaluation issues in their focus areas."