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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1971 DOC JMA071 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes and Attendee Lists - Asbestos Information Association Meetings Eugene Bunting Secretary State Delaware Ou hereby certify that StateState theState Delaware true above foregoingforegoinigs do ficate of Incorporation AMERICA Incorporation Incorporation of the ASBESTOS true trtruueae nd correctNORNTOHRTH AS OCIATION AMERICA y of of @S received and as o'clock filed in this office the INFORMATION A.D. ALSPiCs twelfth of of April A.D, A971, at 9 In Testimony Whereof this andofficialseal Dover Dover day twelfth sol, our your . a. thousand hundred hundred e my nine one iy Lord and one . xe and seventy Cseventy cr? Lured Seventy-one. ? . 7 . DL2 DL2 LLAD Jang Jang Rauti Jang Jang CO g> J. RECORDER RERCORaDERuti RECORDER Exagene Becanting Add -- Add of Stare KP ay a . v oe ngs oe ye ASCs Seer PRODUCED JM - 83 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on October 21 1971 at 10:00 A.M. at 22 East 40th Street New York New York The following members were present by their indicated representatives Atlas Asbestos Company Certain Products Corporation Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation George Barge W. E. Gatewood J. A. Rishel R. Power Fraser F. J. Solon Jr. National Gypsum Company A. H. Fay Panacon Corporation E. W. Swain Raybestos Corporation I. H. Weaver Also present were W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation and Bradley Walls and M. Neville Burns Van Kirk Jube & Kafer Mr. Fay acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Swetonic acted as secretary and kept the minutes thereof The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented Mr. Parker reported on two suggested changes in the Articles of Incorporation and Laws of the Association The first would establish a Board of Directors of no more than nine members at least a majority of which would have to be elected PRODUCED JM - 83 t from among the founding members Founding Member would be interpreted so as to include Atlas Asbestos Company The second suggested change would substitute the words North American for United States in the definition of member companies A motion to approve these suggested changes was made and seconded and was approved Mr. Raines reported on the three hearings held this month by the Illinois Pollution Control Board on proposed regulations affecting asbestos A written report on the hearings together with copies of important testimony including the AIA presentation as given by Dr. F. L. Pundsack of Manville will be sent to the Board the week of October 25 Mr. Solon recommended that further efforts be made to meet with members of the Pullution Control Board on the regulations A list of all Control Board members will be circulated to the AIA Board to determine if any member company has a personal contact with any member of the Control Board Mr. Raines reported on the status of the Federal EPA Standards Latest information is that the standards will not be published in the Federal Register for between two and six weeks probably closer to the six weeks estimate The AIA is making efforts to obtain a copy of the latest version of the standards which may be freely distributed to all member companies for study PRODUCED JM - 83 Copies of an article from the NEW YORKER magazine on asbestos- spraying were distributed to the Board members The author of the article Paul Brodeur has promised to visit the Manville Research and Engineering Center on October 28 to discuss the asbestos situation with M personnel Brodeur is the author of the infamous 1968 article The Magic Mineral which also apprared in the NEW YORKER Mr. Swetonic reported that ABC is planning a segment for their national evening news on asbestos primarily on sprayed asbestos Contact has been established with a researcher for ABC Science Editor Jules Bergman and informational material has been sent to the station Mr. Raines and Mr. Swetonic had a luncheon meeting on October 18 with an editor from BUSINESS WEEK which is interested in doing an article on the effect of the EPA regulations on the asbestos industry The printing of the AIA Question and Answer Card has been completed All member companies have received their orders with the exception of Atlas Asbestos which has been subsequently taken care of A general discussion was held of the dues structure and budget for 1972. A final dues structure of 50 per ton of asbestos PRODUCED JM - 83 converted in 1970 with a minimum of 2,000 was approved This structure will produce revenue for 1972 from the founding companies of approximately 170,000 New members will be added at the same dues structure with the exception that non- converters miners importers etc. will be assessed a flat fee of 2,000 A letter to this effect will be sent to all those companies that expressed interest in the AIA or who attended the September industry seminar If within three weeks after the sending of the letters a reply has not been received the potential new member companies will be contacted by Board members according to a list put together at the Board meeting Mr. Swetonic will notify the appropriate Directors as to which if any of their prospects have not replied within three weeks after the mailing Mr. Raines reported that he has received information from two crocidolite distributors that the Senate Commerce Committee is planning to recommend a complete ban on the importation of blue fiber Investigations in Washington thus far indicate no such intention on the part of the Commerce Committee However this matter is being followed closely It was the feeling of the Board that if such a ban is proposed the AIA should oppose it Mr. Solon will contact Dr. George Wright to discuss the nature and basis of such opposition Mr. Walls reported on the proposal put forth at the last meeting of the Board for a legal committee to be established PROPDUCREDOwDitUhiCn ED JM - 83 the AIA to exchange legal information with regard to asbestoshealth litigation Mr. Walls recommended that this would not be a proper function of the AIA A motion was passed that each Board member inform the management of his company that it was the opinion of the AIA that cooperation between the legal staffs of the various member companies with regard to asbestos litigation should be encouraged but that this was not a proper function of the AIA A special meeting of the Board will be held as soon as practical after the publication of the Federal EPA regulations The The next next regular regular Board will be held in February 1972 at the Flintkote Company offices in White Plains New York Mr. Raines will poll the directors by mail to determine the best date for the meeting There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned M. M. Swetonic Secretary for the Meeting PRODUCED JM - 83 fe terre ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on September 21 1971 at 4:00 P.M. at 38 East 37th Street New York New York The following members were present by their indicated representatives Atlas Asbestos Company --- George Barge Certain Products Corporation Larry Woodward GAF Corporation Manville Corporation -~~- Frank Campagna 1 --- W. P. Raines National Gypsum Company Panacon Corporation --- A. H. Fay -rm~ E. W. Swain Manhattan Corporation --- E. P. Stefl Also present were M. M. Swetonic E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation Carl Thompson and Jim Callaghan Hill & Knowlton Inc Bradley Walls of Burns Van Kirk Jube & Kafer and Gene Anderson legal counsel Keene Corporation Mr. Fay acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Swetonic acted as secretary and kept the minutes thereof The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented On behalf of the member companies of the Association Mr. Fay congratulated all those involved in the industry ori- entation seminar on asbestos Mr. Fenner reported on a meeting held in Durham North Carolina on September 2 with EPA officials involved in revising the proposed Federal asbestos regulations Among the major changes PRODUCED JM - 83 _ in the regulations were the following 1 A standard of no visible emissions has been adopted 2 There are no labeling requirements in the revised draft 3 There are no specific bans of asbestos fiber usage The first draft banned spray fireproofing and insulation compounds containing asbestos 4 Throughout the standards the statement is made that the amount of fiber emitted to the air from any asbestos using operation shall not exceed the amount of fiber that would be present in the contaminated air if it had been filtered through a fabric bag filter 5 The requirement for wetting prior to blasting has been been been deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted 6. All references to block insulation have been deleted The revised regulations are due to be published in the Federal Register on or before September 27 with hearings to be held within 30 days of the publication date It was agreed that a meeting of the AIA Board of Directors be held as soon as possible after the regulations appear in the Federal Register to discuss the revisions and the steps that the Association should take with regard to the public hearings October 4 was tentatively agreed upon as the date for the meeting Gene Anderson legal counsel for Keene Corporation presented an idea for the formation of a legal committee within the AIA to exchange legal information with regard to asbestos- PRODUCED .M - 83  health litigation The matter was referred to Bradley Walls for further study Mr. Walls will report on this subject at a future meeting of the Board and will present his recommendation W. P. Raines reported briefly on the meeting held on Septemer 17 with representatives of the Illinois Pollution Control Board A full report has been sent to all AIA member companies A general discussion was held on procedures for adding new members to the Association It was the consensus that the dues structure for new members should be the same as for the present membership i.e. a set amount per ton of asbestos consumed in North America with a minimum of 2,000 and that new members be added to the Association on a full membership basis rather than as associate members Consideration also must be given as to how to assess potential but do not belong to Q.A.M.A. members who are asbestos miners o ia First was the sense of the Board that no other associations such as ATI should be admitted as members of AIA It was recommended that a change be made in the bylaws requiring that at least thirds of the members of the Board of Directors be selected from the founding companies A final decision as to the procedures for adding new members to the Association will be made at the next meeting of the Board Mr. Raines asked the Board members if they wish to talk to either him or Matt Swetonic to call them at Manville PRODUCED P - 83 4 rather than to use the AIA phone number which is an answering service There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned M. M. Swetonic Secretary for the Meeting PRODUCED 8-3 83 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on August 24 1971 at 10:15 A.M. at 22 East 40th Street New York N.Y. The following members were present by their indicated represent- atives Atlas Asbestos Company --- George Barge i Cerain Products Corporation --- Harold McNabb Flintkote Company --- J. A. Rishel GAF Corporation Manville Corporation National Gypsum Company ' Panacon Corporation --~- Frank Campagna ~-- F. J. Solon Jr. --- A. H. Fay --- E. W. Swain Manhattan Corporation ~-- E. P. Stefl Also present were W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation Larry Woodward Certain Products Corporation and Carl Thompson and Jim Callaghan of Hill & Knowlton Inc. Mr. McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Swetonic acted as secretary and kept the minutes thereof Present by special invitation of the Board were Bradley Walls of Burns Van Kirk Jube & Kafer Herbert Sunbury Asbestos Textile Institute Isaac Weaver Manhattan Corporation C. L. Sheckl who represented the National Insulation Manufacturers Association and the Asbestos Cement Products Association and Jack Barnhart of NIMA PRODUCED JM 83 - The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented Mr. McNabb informed the Board that because of a recent change in job assignment at his company he would no longer represent Certain Products Corporation on the AIA Board of Directors ) ( Mr. McNabb's position will be filled by Wes Gatewood The Chairman asked Mr. Fenner to report on the meeting of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee on asbestos held August 17 in Atlanta to review the proposed National Emission Standards for Asbestos Mr. Fenner distributed the following four documents as part of his presentation 1. Comments and Suggestions from the AIA relative to the proposed standards ~~- this document was distributed to the participants at the Atlanta meeting and reflected the discussion on the proposed standards held at the AIA Board of Directors meeting on August 11 2. A listing of the attendees at the Atlanta meeting 3. A summary report on the Atlanta meeting indicating which of the AIA Comments & Suggestions appear likely to be incorporated into the next version of the EPA regulations 4. A copy of a letter from Mr. Fenner to Dr. George W. Wright setting forth the major ideas and comments expressed by Di Irving J. Selikoff at the Atlanta meeting It was generally agreed that Dr. Selikoff's efforts to bring about an occupational TLV of 2 fibers per cc under the Occupational Safety & Health Act could if successful have a disasterous effect on the industry It was agreed that industry efforts should be undertaken to push for a 5 fiber level Mr. Sheckler agreed to work through Dr. Lewis Study Cralley and the on the asbestos ATI to put data industry in the from the hands of Public Health Service Dr. Marcus Key of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health which will recommend the new occupational standard PRODUCED Mr. Fenner outlined the following calendar for the Federal asbestos emission standards 1. Revised standards to be published in Federal Register on or before September 28 2. Public hearings to be held on the proposed standards within 30 days of their publication in the Federal Registe ~-- this would place the hearings probably sometime in late October 3. Additional written evidence may be submitted up to 30 days following the hearings 4. The standards as revised based on testimony presented at the hearings will go into effect 180 days after the September publication in the Federal Register The standards would thus become effective on or before March 25 1972 5. They will apply immediately to structures under constructi and to existing structures within 90 days around the end. of June PRODUCED 6. Extensions of up to 2 years can be applied for under under the 1 Mr. Fenner said that the participants at the Atlanta meeting were told that they could submit additional evidence to the EPA up to September 1. Dr. George Wright is preparing a letter refuting aspect of Dr. Selikoff's comments at the meeting Mr. Fenner will submit this letter along with the results of asbestos paving wear tests to the EPA Mr. Fenner is also planning if at all possible to meet with Dale Slaughter of the EPA who will be responsible for rewriting the standards to discuss the revisions with him This meeting if it takes place will be between Sept. 1 and Sept. 7 With regard to the October hearings Mr. Fenner commented that the general practice at such hearings is for individual companies rather than associations present testimony The AIA will hold a coaching session for industry executives who might testify at the hearings There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned Pursuant to a motion duly made and seconded at the August 11 meet ing of the Board of Directors the Annual Meeting of members of the AIA was held on August 24 at 2:00 P.M. at the Williams Club 24 East 39th Street New York N.Y. Those in attendance were the same as at the morning meeting of the Association with the exception of Mr. Sunbury Mr. Sheckler Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Parker who did not attend The Chairman called for a motion on the election of a Board of Directors for the coming year to serve beginning as of the time of their election A motion was duly made and seconded that the Board of Directors of the AIA should consist of the following nine companies Atlas Asbestos Company Certain Products Corporation Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation National Gypsum Company Panacon Corporation Raybestos Corporation Cement Asbestos Products Company PRODUCED JM - 83 The motion was carried by voice vote The Chairman then asked Mr. Fay Chairman of the Dues Committee to report on the recommendations of his committee as to the dues structure for the coming fiscal calendar year Mr. Fay reported that based on the tentative minimum budget of 285,000 drawn up by Mr. Raines and on the asbestos consumption figures submitted in confidence to Mr. Walls by each of the member companies the total being 343,000 tons the cost to each member company would be 83 / per ton Each Board member was asked to seek authorization from his company so that the dues structure could be formally approved at the next meeting of the Board of Directors There being no further business the Annual Meeting was on motic duly made and seconded adjourned and the regular meeting of the Board resumed The Chairman called on the AIA nominating committee consisting of Mr. McNabb Mr. Rishel and Mr. Swain They moved to nominate the following slate of officers to serve for the coming year beginning a the time of their election President Vice President --- A. H. Fay --- E. P. Stefl Vice President - J. A. Rishel Secretary Treasurer --~ W. P. Raines ~-- Bradley Walls PRODUCED JM - 83 The motion after having been seconded was carried by acclamation Mr Fay as the new President of the Association succeeded Mr. McNabb as Chairman of the meeting eer ee Mr. McNabb then moved that the following individuals be reappointed to the Administrative Committee with Hill & Knowlton to serve as public relations counsel M. M. Swetonic Larry Woodward E. M. Fenner The motion after having been seconded was carried by acclamation The Chairman outlined the budget of 285,000 as drawn up by Mr. Raines and recommended that any additional funds generated by the adding of new members to the association should be kept in reserve for contingency purposes A motion was duly made and seconded to approve approve approve approve approve the the the 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum budget budget budget for for fistul fistul fistul fistul 1972 19197 72 2 and and was was carried carried carried carried carried by voice vote A motion was made that dues be collected on a quarterly basis the first installment covering January 1 1972 to March 31 1972 to be due on January 1 1972. The motion after being seconded was carried by voice vote A motion was duly made and seconded to have Mr. Walls set up a bank account in the name of the Association The motion was carried by voice vote Mr. Raines asked for comments on the letter and prospectus proposed for sending to potential new members for the Association inviting them to attend an orientation seminar in New York in September Several comments were made and discussed PRODUCED JM - 83 A general discussion was held on various aspects of the new membership drive A motion was made and seconded to hold the seminar along the same lines as discussed at a previous meeting of the Board of Directors The motion was carried by voice vote It was recommended by Mr. Barge that the Association also invite as observers representatives of various asbestos trade associations to the September seminar September 21 was approved as the most convenient date for the seminar A suggestion was made that a representative from QAMA be invited to participate in the seminar by outlining for those attending the medical research being sponsored by QAMA through the IOEH The procedures for inviting companies to the seminar were approve as follows 1. A letter of invitation together with the prospectus will be sent to each potential new member the letter to be signed by a representative from each Board company 2. Personalized follow either by phone or in writing will be made by executives in AIA member companies who are familiar with executives in the potential member compan 3. Each AIA Board member will be sent a copy of the list of potential new members Any suggested additions to the list should be communicated to Mr. Raines so that they may be sent an invitation PRODUCED - JM 83 ON ener re Cr Mr. Swetonic reported that final approvals and orders having been received the AIA Question & Answer card is now in production and will be available in about three weeks The cost to the individual member companies for the cards they ordered will be 3 apiece A reserve of 5,500 cards will be available for those member companies that wish to order additional cards Mr. Swetonic reported that approval from Dr. Wright on the Histo of Industry Sponsored Asbestos Research is expected daily and that once it is received copies will be sent to the members of the Board for their approval There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned M.M. Swetonic Secretary for the Meeting PRODUCED 1 - 83 yi -- -- ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on August 11 1971 at 10:15 A. M. at 22 East 40th Street New York N. Y. The following members were present by their indicated representatives Certain Products Corporation -- Harold McNabb Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation - R. Hooker : - Charles Bien W. P. Raines National Gypsum Corporation - A. H. Fay Panacon Corporation - E. W. Swain Raybestos Corporation - I. Weaver Also present were M. M. Swetonic E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation Larry Woodward Certain Products Corporation and Carl Thompson of Hill and and Knowlton Inc. Mr. Mr. Parker acted as McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting Secretary and kept the minutes thereof Present by special invitation of the Board were Dr. George W. Wright Director of Medical Research St. Lukes Hospital Cleveland Herbert Sunbury Asbestos Textile Institute Wes Gatewood Certain Products Corporation Frank Zimmerman National Gypsum C. L. Sheckler who represented N. I. M. A. National Insulation Manufacturers Association and Asbestos Cement Products Association Jack Barnhart N. I. M. A. and John Vyverberg of Owens Corning who also represented N. I. M. A. The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented The Chairman advised that draft regulations of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards For Asbestos had been received Industry representatives on the Advisory Committee appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency had requested the views of the Association as to the regulations The proposed regu- lations were considered point by the representatives present and various suggestions comments and recommendations were made Mr. Fenner expressed his appreciation for the suggestions made and as to the results of stated that he would advise the the Committee's deliberations Association PRODUCED JM - 83 c) . \ The Chairman advised the members that the Annual Meeting of members was set in the Laws as the second Wednesday in September of each year The Chairman recommended that the 1971 meeting be set for August 24. Whereupon on motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED _ that the Annual Meeting of members of the Asbestos Information Association America shall be held on August 24 1971 at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon at the Williams Club 24 East 39th Street New York N. Y. The Chairman further recommended the convening of a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors to be held im- mediately preceding the Annual Meeting of members to hear a report from Mr. Fenner on the results Committee meeting The Secretary was of the E. P. A. Advisory authorized to call such Special Meeting of Directors at his discretion ship was reminded to submit to the outside legal The membercounsel for the Association in confidence figures concerning the quanti- ties of asbestos fiber consumed by the member during fiscal 1970 in the United States and Canada This information was to be used in developing dues criteria for the coming year Board There being no further business to come before the the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded ad- journed 4B Send FL Secretary PRODUCED JM - 83 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on New York April 16 New York TheThe fBoaord lfloolwlionwginm geDimrectb ors erast 22 East 40th were present Street by their indicated representatives Certain Products Corporation - Harold McNabb Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation - J. A. Rishel - R. Power Fraser - F. J. Solon Jr. National Gypsum Corporation - A. H. Fay Panacon Corporation - E. W. Swain Raybestos Manhattan Corporation - Dr. E. P. Stefl Also present were W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation Carl Thompson and James C. Callaghan of Hill and Knowlton Inc. Mr. McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Parker acted as Secretary and kept the minutes thereof Upon motion duly made and seconded the minutes of the meeting of February 25 1971 were approved Prior to incorporation the Association had elected officers [It was explained that it now would be appropriate for the Board to ratify the actions of those officers and to formally elect " officers for the ensuing year Whereupon motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously RESOLVED that the actions taken by the incorporator and designated representatives prior to incorporation be and the same hereby are ratified RESOLVED that the below named persons be and each of them hereby is elected to the office set forth opposite his name each to serve until the First Meeting of Directors following the next Annual Meeting of Members and until his successor shall be duly elected and shall have qualified Harold McNabb - F. J. Solon Jr. - W. P. Raines - J. J. Spangenberg - G. Earl Parker - President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Assistant Secretary PRODUCED JM - 83 The Board discussed relations with the Asbestos Information Committee of Great Britain It was determined that the Association should exchange information with the English Committee and Mr. Raines was authorized to communicate the activities of the Associ- ation to the Committee It was reported that the I. Board would be willintgo advise questions presented from time to O. E. H. Scientific Advisory the A. I. A./N A. on medical time It was suggested that the question of retaining legal counsel be evaluated Mr. Parker was requested to obtain a survey as to legal recourse available in the event decisions unfavorable to the Association were made Recent publicity concerning the use of asbestos in textiles made into women's coats was discussed It was the opinion of the Board that the use of such textiles had ceased and that such use had been made primarily for the purpose of avoiding import duties The pending hearings by various municipal and legislative bodies on the control of asbestos were discussed It was em- phasized that the Association must have an adequate number of qualified witnesses to appear at such hearings Members were requested to nominate qualified individuals who would be avail- able for such testimony It was further suggested that medical officers of members should organize a seminar for further education and exchange of information Mr. Fay and Mr. Rishel were requested to report on dues and membership Mr. Swetonic was requested to prepare a list of possible new members A seminar for Washington represent- atives of members was suggested Such seminar was to be con- ducted with the assistance of Hill and Knowlton Inc. The Board discussed efforts to inform the Environment Protection Administration of the Association's position in relation to asbestos and the environment Representatives of the Association were to meet with Mr. William D. Ruckelshaus or his representative to offer the assistance of the Associ- ation There being no further business the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned 5 . Secretary PRODUCED JM - 83 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board Directors was held pursuant to notice on New York July 1971 10:00 A. M. at 22 N. Y. The following members were East 40th Street present by their indicated representatives Flintkote Company - J. A. Rishel Manville Corporation - W. P. Raines National Gypsum Corporation - A. H Fay Panacon Corp. - E. W. Swain Raybestos Corporation - E. P. Stefl Also present at the invitation of the Board were the following members of the Administrative Committee E. M. Fenner M. M Swetonic Carl Thompson and James Callaghan Also present was G. Earl Parker Assistant Secretary of the Association Present by special invitation of the Board was George Barge Executive Vice President Atlas Asbestos Co. Vincent Greene of Armstrong Cork and A. R. Rump of U. S. Gypsum Mr. Fay acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Parker acted as Secretary of the meeting and kept the minutes thereof Upon motion duly made and seconded the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on April 16 1971 were approved The Chairman informed the Board that Atlas Asbestos Co. had applied for membership in the Association Whereupon on motion duly made and seconded the application of Atlas Asbestos Co. for membership in the Association was unanimously approved The Chairman advised the Board that the Laws provided that membership on the Board of Directors shall be not less than five or more than fifteen representatives as established by resolu- tion of the Board It was recommended that Atlas Asbestos Co. a Director Whereupon on motion duly made and following resolutions were unanimously adopted be elected as seconded the RESOLVED that the number of Directors of the Association shall be nine PRODUCED JM - 83 RESOLVED that Atlas Asbestos Co. be and it hereby is elected a Director of the Association to serve until the members of the the next Annual Association Meeting of or until its successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified Thereupon Atlas Asbestos Co. by its designated representative George Barge joined the meeting as a Director and participated in its deliberations The Chairman informed the Board that U. S. Gypsum Armstrong Cork had been tendered an invitation to join Association and the Mr. Raines discussed the proposed Environmental Protec- tion Agency regulations and the hearings The Board authorized the presentation of to be held thereon testimony on behalf of the Association at the scheduled hearings in Washington The Chairman will designate a spokesman for the Association after further study of the proposed regulations Mr. Fenner is to communicate to the Board on the proposed regulations as soon as he receives them probably early August Mr. Raines and Mr. Swetonic discussed the status of other proposed regulations dealing with the banning of asbestos spray and the control of asbestos use Particular emphasis was given to the proposed regulations of the Illinois Pollution Control Board The Chairman designated Mr. E. P. Stefl as Chairman of a committee charged with investigation of the proposed regulations on asbestos emissions and products The Committee Chairman was to select additional members of the committee The Committee will recommend actions to be taken in respect of the proposed Illinois regulations The Friction Materials Standards Institute will be consulted with a view to- wards obtaining their cooperation in this effort Mr. Raines informed the Board that the Food and Drug Ad- ministration is in the process of deciding whether or not to recall all containing wool coats now on the market or already sold The Board was requested to advise the Committee on what position should be taken in respect of the use of asbestos in general wearing apparel It was the consensus of the Board that the use of asbestos as an additive in textiles PRODUCED JM - 83 for que general wearing characteristics apparel was a of asbestos application of the uni- Evidence adduced to date would not indicate a hazard to the wearer under normal condi- tions Nevertheless it was the consensus of the Board that the government action to restrict further manufacture of these coats as a precautionary measure was in the The results of tests conducted by a member of are to be made available to the Board public interest the Association The Board discussed a pending Senate bill to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act The proposed amendment may be cited as the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1971. It was pointed out that the word toxic would not accepted definitions include asbestos which under is an generally inert sub- stance It was further pointed out that the term chemical substance would also under generally accepted definitions exclude asbestos Nevertheless it was the understanding of some members of the Committee that asbestos was one of the substances being considered by the Committee staff in drafting the proposed Act It was the consensus of the Association that the viewpoint of the Association should be made known to the Senate Commerce Committee and the Chairman appointed E. P. Stefl as Chairman of a committee to inquire into the proposed Act and to prepare and arrange for presentation of the viewpoint of the Association The Board discussed the desirability of having counsel for the Association separate from counsel for any of the individual members thereof Whereupon after discussion and on motion duly made and seconded Bradley Walls of Burns Van Kirk Jube & Kafer New York City was selected as counsel for the Association The difficulty in finding a convenient time for meetings of the Board was observed The Chairman authorized the Secretary to call special meetings of the Board of Directors when necessary to tend to pressing matters Mr. Fenner informed the Board that he had been requested to chair a committee of the National Standards Institute to develop asbestos emission standards for industry Mr. Fenner requested the names of volunteers from member companies to serve on that committee National Gypsum Manhattan and Flintkote representatives indicated that appropriate per- sonnel from their respective companies would be available for such service PRODUCED JM - 83 Advertising being placed over the name of the Associa- tion was discussed A copy of the most recent advertisement was distributed and various members requested reprints of such advertisement for their use For planning purposes an distributed to the Directors estimated budget for 1972 was The budget described as the minimum essential was discussed item by item The Chairman indicated that a formal budget would be presented to a sub- sequent meeting of the Board for adoption The Committee on dues and membership presented its re- port The Committee recommended that members who serve on the Board of Directors active members be assessed dues in to their conversion of asbestos fiber Active proportion members who mine asbestos fiber and who do not support the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association would pay dues on the basis of their production of asbestos fiber Other members would be assessed dues on the basis of a flat annual fee The figure of 5,000 was suggested as an appropriate annual dues for such members Each member will be requested to submit to sAuspspoocritaitnigon counsel its annual conversion of asbestos fiber in 1970. Such figures are to be maintained in confidence by counsel who will compile the figures and make known to the As- sociation the total tonnage of fiber converted by member com- panies during 1970. On the basis of such figures the Board will establish dues in 1971 of a number of cents per ton Counsel will then assess dues on the basis of tonnage figures presented by the members The Chairman to cooperate with asbestos fiber of the Administrative counsel in soliciting Committee was authorized the membership usage of It was proposed that a seminar on asbestos and health be arranged during the early part of September Prospective members of the Association are to be invited to supporting are to be attend Copies of the invitation and a prospectus provided to the Board for review and comment prior to distribu- tion thereof A list of approximately two dozen prospective supporting members which had been compiled by the Membership Committee was read to the Board Other names were suggested the Board Members were assigned the responsibility of con- by members and inviting them to attend the tacting the prospective PRODUCED JM - 83 proposed seminar the Upon his telephone request the Secretary was authorized to and office address of the Association change The status of regulations on the spraying of asbestos for the purpose of fire prevention and retardation was discussed It was the consensus of the Board that the efforts of the Association could more profitably be directed toward other areas of concern There being the meetion was no further business on motion duly made to come before the Board and seconded adjourned Secretary PRODUCED 4 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A incorporation meeting of the Board of Directors was held 1971 jointly at 9:45 with a.m. the Administrative Committee on February 25 in the offices of Hill and Knowlton Inc. 150 E. 42nd Street New York N. Y. The following members were present by their indicated representatives Certain Products Corporation - Harold McNabb Flintkote Company -~ Jim Moran J. A. Rishel GAF Corporation Manville Corporation - R. Power Fraser - F. J. Solon Jr. W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic National Gypsum Corporation - A. H. Fay Panacon Corporation - E. W. Swain Manhattan Corporation I. H. Weaver Also present was G. Earl Parker Counsel Manville Corporation who acted as Secretary of the meeting and kept the minutes thereof Present from Hill and Knowlton Inc. Public Relations Counsel were W. A. Durbin Carl Thompson and James C. Callaghan Mr. McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting The Chairman reviewed the actions taken at the last meeting of the Board and presented the minutes of that meeting which had been held on December 4 1970. Upon motion made and seconded the minutes were adopted The Chairman requested Mr. Parker to report on the incorporation of the Association The members were presented with copies of a proposed Certificate of Incorporation which incorporated changes suggested by Flintkote Corporation and other members These changes basically consisted of defining members as corpor- ations rather than as individuals The proposed Certificate of Incorporation was discussed item by item and upon motion duly made and seconded the Certificate was approved and the Secretary was instructed to take whatever actions were necessary to complete the incorpor- ation of the Association AIA 1971 Minutes- Board of Directors PRODUCED JM - 83 A set of proposed Laws were presented to the Board The The members discussed the Laws section by section A number ofof changes in the proposed Laws were adopted by the Board andand take as the andthethe , upon motion duly made modified were approved necessary action to see and seconded the Laws presented The Secretary was requested to take that the Laws were constituted as the the Laws for the Association At the request of the Chairman Mr. Raines and Mr. Swetonic reported on hearings conducted by various Government bodies on the question of spraying asbestos Mr. Raines stated that Fred Pundsack Vice President for Research Manville Corporation had testified on behalf of the Association before the New York City Council The Council had apparently determined its position and the hearings conducted appeared to be a mere formality No questions were asked of Dr. Pundsack by the Council Mr. Raines reported that Dr. Irving Selikoff had declined to testify before the Council in as much as the Council refused to schedule speakers at any given time In addition to New York legislation is pending in at least five jurisdictions In Chicago hearings are pending on a Department of Environmental Control sponsored ordinance which would control the use of sprayed asbestos In Philadelphia a proposed threshold limit of five fibers per c.c. was being proposed as the permissible limit for fibers in connection with construction The Boston Air Pollution Control Commission is to conduct hearings on a proposed ban of asbestos spray A bill is pending in the New York State Senate which would require a permit for the application of any surface coating containing asbestos In Los Angeles the environmental control agencies are considering the question of health hazards resulting from sprayed asbestos Mr. F. J. Solon Jr. recommended that the members use their sales offices around the country as hearing posts to assist the Association in obtaining information as to intended hearings It was recommended that each member appoint an individual to relay such information to the Association's Administrative Com- mittee Mr. Swain indicated that Cleveland was becoming more active in environmental control programs Mr. Weaver commented on a bill pending before the California Assembly which would prohibit asbestos in duct linings The bill would have retroactive ap- plication to public buildings such as hospitals and schools Mr. Swetonic commented that Dr. Pundsack had undergone extensive preparation qualifying him to testify at as those described above It was recommended that hearings such the Association take steps to prepare additional people for such roles Mr. Carl Thompson held on March 2 at the for this briefing were kits is to be provided reported Overseas plans Press for a Club Press briefing to be Press kits prepared presented and discussed for each member . A copy of such PRODUCED JM - 83 Mr. Raines reported on activities of the Administrative Committee which consist Woodward E. M. Fenner Hill and Knowlton The of in addition to Mr. Raines Larry M. M. Swetonic and representatives of Committee had revised the Association's position papers on asbestos The Committee had also arranged for the Press briefing which had been discussed Contacts with Press and Media representatives were discussed A calendar of medical and scientific meetings having to do with asbestos had been prepared and would be mailed to members The Committee was following Federal activities particularly those of the Environ- mental Control Agency Office of Air Pollution Control which is attempting to develop ambient air standards for asbestos The Committee is also following the activities of the National Academy of Sciences which is attempting to develop a position paper on asbestos Activities of the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety are also being monitored The members were requested to provide Bill Raines with the names and addresses of their Capitol Representatives The Committee is to consider a briefing session with those Representatives Mr. F. J. Solon Jr. recommended the printing of booklets containing scientific and medical literature on asbestos in order to create a body of reference material He further recommended expanding the Association's position papers Close contact with the Department of Labor was recommended Mr. McNabb complimented the Committee on its work Mr. F. J. Solon Jr. then reviewed the desirability of the Association sponsoring advertisements Mr. Solon reviewed advertisements run by Manville Corporation recently and suggested the adoption of a similar program by the Association Copies of proposed advertisements would be sent to members for suggestions or comment in advance of the publication thereof It was the consensus of the members present that such an advertising campaign would be desirable and in furtherance of the purposes of the Association The Administrative Committee was requested to proceed with plans for such ads The report of the Membership Committee was presented in writing by A. H. Fay The Chairman requested that a copy of the report be filed with the records of the meeting and The report recommended that consumers of asbestos fiber basis membership be open to producers Dues would be assessed on two a Producers of asbestos fiber b Consumers of asbestos fiber Members who pay dues to the Quebec Asbestos Manufacturers Association on the basis of production of asbestos fiber would not be assessed dues on such production Such member would however pay dues based upon their consumption of fiber in oper- ations and on production of fiber not subject to Q. A. M. A. dues levies PRODUCED JM - 83 Mr. Moran Association be Association on requested that the Quebec Asbestos Manufacturers questioned as to their willingness to support the the basis of fiber exports to the United States The report of the Membership Committee was accepted in principle subject to further discussion at the next board meeting The Chairman pointed out that any dues based upon production or use of fiber would have to be computed by a confidential agent such as C. P. A. firm The meeting adjourned to lunch where the meeting continued Mr. W. P. Raines reported on his visit to the Asbestos In- formation Committee of Great Britain That Committee has been in existence for a number of years and has purposes and goals very similar to the Association's Mr. Raines reported a very cooperative and friendly reception There being no further business duly made and seconded adjourned the meeting was on motion < - laa . wet a a - TE pte Secretary PRODUCED JM - 83 _ . 3 x