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CONFIDENTIAL Subject to Protective Order in Ross, y. ^onogo, Inc^ No. go-aas? I4th Judicial District Court Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1386 MINUTES of the two hundred seventeenth meeting of the Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. , held at the Pinnacle Club, New York City, Monday, November 20, 1972, at 4:00 p.m. There were present: Directors: F. Perry Wilson, Chairman H. Harold Bible Frederick L. Bissinger Werner C. Brown Harry W. Buchanan Fletcher L. Byrom C. C. Candee Herschel H. Cudd Lee V. Dauler Edward J. Donley William C. Douce William P. Drake William J. Driver Carl A. Gerstacker James M. Gill John M. Henske H. E. Hirschland James A. Hughes Edward R. Kane Philip F. Kirk Lloyd G. Lillico Robert H. Malott Robert M. Morris Charles S. Munson Peter C. Reilly Luther S, Roehm George W. Russell Harold E. Thayer Jesse Werner James R. Carnes Alternates: Warren M. Anderson (for F. Perry Wilson) Stanley H. Anonsen (for Harold E. Thayer) C. A. Cash (for James A. Hughes) David N. Clark (for Lee V. Dauler) Frank J. Connor (for H. E. Hirschland) John T. Connor (for Frederick L. Bissinger) Philip B. Dalton (for Jesse Werner) H. N. Fiaccone (for Luther S. Roehm) Richard Fleming (for Edward J. Donley) John L. Gillis (for H, Harold Bible) H. C. Hollands (for Lloyd G. Lillico) L. H. Johnstone (for William C. Douce) Gordon Kiddoo (for Donald G. Stevens) James McWhirter (for William P. Drake) Robert L. Mitchell (for John W. Brooks) Richard M. Morrow (for Herschel H. Cudd) Earl C. Ray (for Philip F. Kirk) Thomas E. Reilly, Jr. (for Peter C. Reilly) Dickson L. Whitney (for C. C. Candee) Richard N. Williams (for John M. Henske) General Counsel: Lloyd Symington By invitation: Bruce M. Barackman, MCA George E. Best, MCA CMA 012526 ...... CONFIDENTIAL Subject to Protective Order in Boss v. Conoco, Inc., No. 90-4837 14th Judicial District Court Calcasieu Parish,, Louisiana NON -RESPONSIVE MATERIAL REDACTED (e) Proposed Research Program on the Carcinogenic Potential of Vinyl Chloride. Forwarded to Directors in advance of the meeting and sum marized by Mr. Driver was a proposal, copy appended as Exhibit A, that a research program on the carcinogenic potential of vinyl chloride be authorized under MCA supervision, the funding to be provided by seventeen interested member companies which had volunteered their financial support. Approval h*d been recommended by the Executive Committee. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was, VOTED: That the proposed research program on the carcinogenic potential of vinyl chloride, as set forth in Exhibit A, be authorized. P~rr' -rtf F3 OV Proposed EXHIBIT A Research Program on Carcinogenic Potential of Vinyl Chloride CONFIDENTIAL Purpose Subject to Protective Order In Ross v. Conoco, Inc., No. 90-4837 14th Judicial District Court The purpose of this program isPat?6a|A^yv?S1^-sSci3^tl45:!P!\? information to clarify the status of vinyl chloride (monomer) in reference to carcinogenicity. Project As recommended by an Ad Hoc Planning Group for Vinyl Chloride Research, composed of representatives of eight MCA member companies, the project is to contract for animal test ing research under which experimental animals would inhale vinyl chloride monomer vapor at selected concentration levels and be examined in accord with an agreed-upon testing and examination protocol. Planned duration of the project is tlfree years. According to quotations from Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories, Inc., with which the contract is in prospect, and an allowance for vinyl chloride supply and contingencies, the projected cost is $193,000. Funding Funding commitments have been received from seventeen MCA member companies sufficient in the aggregate to cover the stated cost. Company shares are pro-rated on the basis of publicly announced tonnage production capacity for vinyl chloride monomer plus polyvinyl chloride. ,,! Disbursements are to be subject to MCA staff clearance and approval. i Supervision The program is to be supervised on MCA's behalf by a Technical Task Group on Vinyl Chloride Research composed of one technical representative from each subscribing company, Tplus an MCA staff representative to serve as secretary. [ Administrative ly, the Task Group is to function under fre jurisdiction of the Occupational Health Committee. CMA 012528 e(.. . Stipulations 2- - CONPIDENTIAL Subject to Protective Order in Ross v. Conoco, Inc., Ho. 90-4837 14th Judicial District Court Calcasieu Parish. Louisiana The scientific information developed from this program is to be fully disclosed, without restriction. For purposes of consistency and control, however, all releases are to be made solely through MCA, normally based on Task Group rec ommendations as to nature and timing. This requirement would not preclude private scientific interchange of non-competitive information useful to advancement of the program, nor relevant private communication within and among subscribing companies. It would be an obligation to inform the MCA staff representa tive on a current basis about all such related interchanges and communications other than those internal to the company. Operation The Task Group is to be governed by the requirements of MCA's "General Principles Applicable to the Structure and Op erations of Committees" and the Rules of Organization and Pro cedure of the Occupational Health Committee. MCA EC - 11/20/72 BD - 1/9/73 CMA 012529