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REVISED 3:00 p.m. 3:00-3:45 3:45-4:10 REVISED REVISED CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 13, 1992 Board Conference Room, CMA Offices Washington, D.C. AGENDA TAB 1. Call to Order and Approval of Minutes of October 27, 1991 Meeting -- Frank P. Popoff Chairman 12 2. Board Action Items (Those requiring Executive Committee review and action): Summary Presentations (unless additional detail is requested). a. Trade and the Environment -- Nancie S. Johnson, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; Chairman, International Trade Committee 4 b. Responsible Care Employee Health and 5 Safety Code -- Stephen B. Kemp, Occidental Chemical Corporation; Chairman, Code Drafting Group c. OSHA Reauthorization -- Thomas F. Evans, Monsanto Company; Chairman, Ad Hoc OSHA Reform Group 7 d. Environmental Audits -- Charles D. Malloch, 8 Monsanto Company, Chairman, Environmental Management Committee; R.M. Julie Archuleta, Occidental Chemical Corporation; Chairman, FGRC Audit Task Group and David F. Zoll, CMA General Counsel 3. Executive Committee Action or Discussion Items a. 1991/92 Budget Amendments -- Robert A. Roland 2 c. International Harmonization of Hazard Classification -- Claudette M. Cofta, CMA Associate Director, Health Programs 13 CMA 063761 4:10-4:40 4:40-4:50 4:50-5:00 5:00 p.m. CMA 1/13/92 4. New Business and Related Discussions 5. Association Activities a. Treasurer's Report -- Gary C. Herrman b. Committee Nominations -- Charles W. Van Vlack c. President's Report -- Robert A. Roland 6. Optional Review of Other Board Agenda Items (CMA Staff will respond to any questions raised on these issues) o Product Stewardship Code Preview o Trade Negotiations Report o Public Outreach Report o Nominating Committee o Tax Issues 7. Adjourn 10 14 11 6 3 1 9 CMA 063762 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, January 13, 1992 CMA Offices, Washington, D.C. Minutes of Meeting 1. The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairman Popoff. There were present: Members: Frank P. Popoff, Chairman Elwood P. Blanchard, Jr. J.A. "Fred" Brothers Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr. Ernest W. Drew Michael H. Grasley Earle H. Harbison Secretary: Charles W. Van Vlack Treasurer: Gary C. Herrman General Counsel: David F. Zoll Peter R. Heinze J. Roger Hirl Robert D. Kennedy John E. Peppercorn Robert A. Roland M. Whitson Sadler J. Lawrence Wilson By Invitation: ^Charles A. Aldag, Sherex Chemical Company, Inc./CMA R. M. Julie Archuleta, Occidental Chemical Corporation Robert D. Bradford, Olin Corporation Kenneth E. Davis, Rohm and Haas Company J. Brian Ferguson, Eastman Chemical Company Clyde H. Greenert, Union Carbide Corporation Charles B. Hargett, BASF Corporation *Nancie S. Johnson, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Jon C. Holtzman, CMA *Stephen B. Kemp, Occidental Chemical Company ^Charles D. Malloch, Monsanto Company James D. Mclntire, CMA Morton L. Mullins, CMA Michael A. Pierle, Monsanto Company William M. Stover, CMA Gordon D. Strickland, CMA Ben Woodhouse, The Dow Chemical Company * Part time only 2. Minutes of Last Meeting. The minutes of the October 27, 1991, meeting were approved as distributed. 3. Trade and the Environment. Ms. Johnson presented the proposed policy on trade and the environment which had been jointly developed by the International Trade and International Affairs Committees. Key events linking trade and the environment were being driven by NAFTA, UNCED, OECD and GATT/MTN negotiations and Senator Baucus's call for a "Green Round" of negotiations under the GATT. After discussion of the positions of other major business organizations, it was agreed to CMA 063763 2 approve and recommend for Board concurrence the proposed policy (Exhibit A), but with the request that the two committees clarify the language and intent in bullet point No. 6 relating to "highest applicable and appropriate environmental standard". 4. Responsible Care*1 Employee Health and Safety Code. Mr. Kemp presented the proposed code for final action and highlighted the following key areas: contractor safety, employee participation, inclusion of site "visitors", occupational injury and illness reporting, job safety analysis, and entry/exit of personnel materials. The Executive Committee approved and recommended for Board concurrence the proposed Responsible Care Employee Health and Safety Code as set forth in Exhibit B-l as further defined by the self evaluation form (Exhibit B-2), the Question and Answer Paper (Exhibit B-3) and as further clarified that "work site" in Management Practice No. 15 was intended to include the entire facility, not just the immediate work area. 5. QSHA Reform Policy. Mr. Evans presented the proposed policy on OSHA reform (including some revisions). He reviewed coalition efforts under way in the business community which were designed to result in a more unified, proactive approach through CMA's early leadership. Mr. Evans reported that the basic policy and the 17 supporting positions on individual issues had been developed to be consistent with the Responsible Care Employee Health and Safety Code. The Executive Committee approved and recommended for Board concurrence the proposed policy (Exhibit C) on OSHA Reform including the clarification suggested to Position No. 17 on Victim's Rights. 6. Environmental Audits. Mr. Malloch introduced the audits issue and indicated that approval was being sought for both the proposed principles and the advocacy position. He also reviewed the multi-committee development and review process which had resulted in the proposal being presented. a. Legislative Report. Ms. Archuleta presented the status of House and Senate activity on environmental audits and environmental crimes legislation. On behalf of the Federal Government Relations Committee (FGRC), she requested authority to use the proposed advocacy position at the appropriate time in the debate. She also suggested several changes to the proposals on behalf of the FGRC. b. Proposed Principles and Advocacy Positions. Mr. Zoll presented the proposed principles and advocacy positions and identified three key issues: o Relationship of this issue to Responsible Care and the need to preserve confidentiality to protect audits as a management tool. o More documentation of this type may well lead to more litigation and criminal suits. CMA 063764 3 o The international ratcheting effect of these type of requirements, using the example of the pending European Community requirements. Following discussion of several aspects of this issue, the Executive Committee approved and recommended for Board concurrence the proposed Environmental Health and Safety Auditing Principles and Advocacy Positions (Exhibit D) including the clarifying changes recommended by the FGRC. 7. Budget Amendments. a, PCB Advocacy. The Executive Committee approved an amendment to the 1991/92 budget to authorize increasing the budget by $50,000 for PCB advocacy. (Exhibit E) b. Insurance Industry Litigation Expenses. The Executive Committee approved and recommended for Board concurrence an amendment (Exhibit F) to the 1991/92 budget to authorize increasing the budget by $325,000 to provide legal services in connection with insurance litigation. The Executive Committee also suggested that if this activity continues at these levels into future years that a CHEMSTAR panel be considered as an alternate funding mechanism. 8. Hazard Classification Harmonization. Ms. Cofta presented proposed principles and activities in pursuit of international harmonization of hazard classification systems. These were approved as set forth in Exhibit G. Ms. Cofta indicated that any final proposal in this area will be brought back to the Board for approval once it is fully developed. 9. New Business. The Executive Committee discussed the lack of adequate participation based upon solicitations to date for the nascent CHEMSTAR Atmospheric Research Council. It was the sense of several Executive Committee members that this program deserved broader support from individual member companies to insure that the chemical industry remains a player in the global warming debate in defense of its unique interests. Therefore the Executive Committee agreed to another solicitation of the Board and other members for broader participation in a base level program ($300,000 per year) to maintain a role in public policy development. 10. Treasurer's Report. Mr. Herrman reported that through the six months ending November 30, 1991, the Association had received revenue of $30,422,800 and had incurred expenses of $15,347,700, with variances within anticipated ranges. He indicated that requests for 1991 chemical sales reports had been sent out with a January 24 requested return date and that the Finance Committee (at the Membership Committee's request) was moving to eliminate exclusion No. 5 from the Chemical Sales Definition. The chemical sales request reflected this proposed change which would be brought forward for final action in March and April. CMA 063765 4 11. Committee Appointments. Mr. Van Vlack presented appointments (Exhibit H) to several CMA standing and special committees which were approved. 12. Product Stewardship Code. The Executive Committee discussed the Product Stewardship Code and the provisions relating to distributors in particular. The Code Drafting Group was asked to increase its efforts to identify the impediments to consensus to these provisions so that the Executive Committee and Board could facilitate their resolution in the months ahead in ways that preserve the integrity of the code drafting process. **** The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Charles W. Van Vlack Vice President-Secretary CMA 063766