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Z5\ CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 2501 M STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20037 (202) 887-1100 f-'FG INDUSTRIES INC. hMti: Jimes Brter One TPR Pl ?ce P i rtsburqh, PA D-U-N-S identification Number 04*603-9152 TEAMS * Payable Upon Receipt in U.S. Dollar! Invoice G 58921 12/08/94 Federal Identification Number 53-0104410 t jt ,'"ur comp .tny 1 3 commitment for *rhe vinyl chloride i "-e-^rch =tnd advocacy program for t"v5, Vinvl Chloride Ph. 10. $18,300.00 Hi required by statute, CM has estiaated that lilt of the IW/'T! Fiscal Year dun is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures 0 4uch *>:ticn tl> of the Internal Revoiu* Code of i<>86. as aeended, applies. Consequaitiy, this portion of the above aaouit is not deductible a an ordinarv and necessary business expense for federal incoae tax purposes. W We are now required by law to tell you that contributions, gifts or membership dues paid to CMA are not deductible as/chantabla contrjbutiqns* for Federal income tax purposes. This law does not affect the deductibility of these payments as a "business expense." ! htwfvir !octet tl) IWtCd BOV* due* jffwt MUCUblllty. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. i i CMA 047354 TO: FROM: RE: CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Interoffice Memo December 7,1994 J. Simms H. Shah Request for Invoicing Please invoice the following companies as indicated (see attached commitment forms): ,u ftfH aC n ATTN: a gSSjfiP''*"' `Manager, Industrial Health, Hygiene and Toxicology PPG Industries, Inc. One PPG Place Pittsburgh, PA 15272 $18,300.00 The invoice should read: For your company's commitment for the vinyl chloride research and advocacy program for 1995, Vinyl Chloride Ph. 10 Thanks. CMA 047355 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Health Committee Commitment Form My company (PPG) commits S18,300 for the 1994-1995 vinyl chloride research and advocacy program. I understand that this commitment is in addition to the $21,145 commitment my company has already made in the past several months. For the new commitment amount, $18,300, covered by this commitment form, please invoice me according to the box(es) checked below. /1Please invoice me $. .in December 1994. Please invoice me $ in January 1995. Please invoice me $ in April 1995. Please invoice me $ in July 1995. While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 16% of the total CMA1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Panel Representative Management Contact Name (signed) James A. Barter Name (typed) Name (typed) Manager, Industrial Health, Hygiene and Toxicology Title TiUe PPG Industries, Inc. Company Company One PPG Place Address Pittsburgh, PA 15272 Address (412) 434-2801 Telephone (412) 434-2137 Fax Telephone Fax Please return signed form by NOVEMBER 18,1994 to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D. CMA 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 047356 By accepting membership in the panel, the participating company agree to: o conduct the panel according to CMA general policies and procedures as described in these Guidelines, and applicable sections of the CMA Committee Guide; o accept responsibility for all operating costs resulting from activities of the panel, including liabilities for errors and omis sions, and litigation against the panel; o disclose to the CMA Office of General Counsel all potential conflicts of interest; o arrange for employment of any needed retained counsel and consultants through CMA, by and with the concurrence of the CMA Office of General Counsel; o accept CMA management and disbursement ofpanel funds, at the panel's direction, within the administrative and guidelines of the Association; o follow CMA procedures for release of information about the panel. (This commitment shall not preclude individuals or corporations from releasing information without CMA clear ance where the law imposes such responsibility upon an indi vidual or corporation); and, o make final and significant interim environmental, health and safety research results, as well as other reports having a similar impact cu the public welfare, available to the public, when legally permitted. [Access to raw data is granted upon receipt of a request which documents a valid need for such data. (Requests that involve additional costs to the participating companies, and possible compensation due to such companies, are reviewedby the companies in advance of any commitment to release the taw data.)]