Document 854xokjdeR2zYk2KQzZLMD6Da

To: From: Cc: Bcc: Received Date: Subject: benzconsort-tc@ listserve. api. org <benzconsort-tc@ listserve. api. org> Bruce Jarnot <jarnotb@api.org> Lorraine Twerdok <Twerdokl@api.org>; Howard Feldman <Feldman@api.org> 2005-04-0817:25:17 GMT BHRC-TC... Fri 4-08 3:30pm Conf Call wi Add'i Budget Info Benzene Health Research Consortium Technical Committee (BHRC-TC) - We scheduled a follow-on TC conference call this afternoon, to complete the SHS Budget Reassessment discussion from the morning conference call. Cost information for the afternoon discussion, covering several items not currently included UCHSC, AHS or Fudan budget reassessment, is provided at the bottom of this email: Conference Call Information Date: Fri, April 08 Time: 3:30pm EDT (2:30pm Central, 12:30pm Pacific) Dial-in: 763/315-6900 (or toll free 866/448-6756) PIN code: 6828319# Best Regards - Bruce. ************************************************************************************************************************* Budget Reassessment - items not included in UCHSC, AHS or Fudan reassessments (courtesy of Rob Schnatter): 1) EMBSI: $1 ,208.4K total budget (add to UCHSC I EMBSI subcontract) 1,208.4K = 884K original + 324.4K additional for Yimei Zhou 2006 (12 months at 75% time) ---- Yimei 2007 included in original $884K budget estimate (6 months at 40%) ---- Yimei 2006 was offered as XOM "sweat equity" contribution ---- Yimei 2005 provided by ExxonMobil (12 months at 75%) 2) UCHSC: $60.0K additional for this new item (add to UCHSC) 60.0K to collect and analyze toluene (T), xylenes (X) and ethylbenzene (eB) data ---- Exposure Reconstruction: collect T/X/eB data from IPHS for comparison to benzene records ---- T/X/eB not regulated for workplace exposures, providing cross-reference for benzene data ---- T/X/eB co-exposure may alter benzene metabolism & urinary metabolite excretion (e.g., SPMA) 3) UCHSC: $478.8K additional for these items (add to UCHSC I Fudan subcontract) $478.8K = 50K + 25K + 135.2K + 45K +100K + 56K + 67.6K for Shanghai support 50K to extend Dr. Ni's contract to locate ME phase 1 and 2 factories (a) contract expired 3/31/05, and additional factories need to be recruited. 25K for additional western-based expert review of job exposure matrix (a) retain funds in "contingency" for EA effort? SH ELL-MCCLU RG-057604 (b) apply to EMBSI sub-contract? 135.2K for 4 additional Shanghai-based EA staff (US$16,900/year) x 2 years (b) one additional staff to work with IPHS to extract data info from IPHS database; (c) two additional skilled staff (with leadership skills) for field work; (d) one factory liaison (from district IPHS office) to work with municipallPHS for factory recruitment. 45K for additional Factory Access (based on experience to date, US $1 K - 2.5K per factory) (a) 15 factories for Phase 1 ($1 K); (b) 12 factories for Phase 2 ($2.5K). 1OOK for 8 Chinese industry experts (e.g. printing, painting, rubber) (a) 1OOK = 8 x $50/hr x 125 hr/year x 2 years; (b) note: this represents a 4x decrease from Dr. Fu's earlier proposed requirement. 56K to further engage district IPHS offices (a) district offices are administratively separate from MunicipallPHS; (b) funds provided to MunicipallPHS was not further distributed to district offices. 67.6K for two EA liaisons, to facilitate ex-Shanghai IPHS & factory communications (a) 67.6K = 2 liaisons x 2 years x US$16,900/year. SH ELL-MCCLU RG-057605