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BFG54200 c c c BFG54230 f)1T V c i. t Manufacturing Chemists Association BOARD LIAISON COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND CONTROL Minutes of Meeting Union Club New York, N. Y. February 8, 1972 PRESENT Directors: Edward J. Donley, Acting Chairman T. G. Hughes Committee Representatives: Willard F. Bixby George E. Brown Robert J. Hanson N. V. Hendricks George W. Ingle Sanford Schreiber G. Robert Sido MCA Staff: Chairman, Air Quality Committee Chairman, Solid Wastes Management Committee Vice chairman, Water Resources Committee Chairman, Occupational Health Committee Vice Chairman, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee Chairman, Safety and Fire Protection Committee Chairman, Labels and Precautionary Information Committee George E. Best, Secretary ABSENT' Directors: Herschel H. Cudd William B. Graham Carl A. Gerstacker George W. Russell Jesse Werner it (V( O TICK ASI 00003146 BFG54231 The minutes of the November 23, 1972 meeting were approved as distributed. Mr. Donley invited each committee representative to highlight his written report, appended to these minutes; dis cussion brought out the following points of emphasis: Close liaison between MCA staff and Federal regu latory agencies is desired, in order to learn about -- and where possible to participate in -- the development of regu lations at as early a stage as possible. This was felt to have extraordinary significance now and in the near future with the Department of Labor on OSHA regulations and the En vironmental Protection Agency on air and water pollution con trol regulations. Regarding the former, an Intercommittee Task Group is now being formed to facilitate consideration of the various disciplinary interests of concerned MCA committees, with a corresponding Staff Group. Committee representatives urged that procedures be streamlined so that MCA recommenda tions may be prepared in a timely fashion, and that efforts always be directed toward presenting positive and constructive recommendations, minimizing the number of instances where division of opinion frustrates making any recommendation at all. With regard to OSHA plant inspections for investiga tion of complaints, Mr. Schreiber feels there is evidence of insufficient documentation in complaint submittals, as the law requires. It was suggested inquiry be made to DOL to determine whether they would be friendly to requiring an in dication of whether the complaint had been taken up with, and received any attention from, plant management. Mr. Donley observed it is to be hoped companies would encourage their employees to first register their complaints within the company. Messrs. Bixby and Hanson recognized the placing of more authority and responsibility in EPA regional administra tors, and indicated efforts are being made to establish liaison with them through committee member assignments. Mr. Best urged that information so developed be communicated to staff person nel so it can be disseminated for wider benefit, and at the same time cautioned against such individuals assuming the role of MCA spokesmen unless specifically authorized. ^ (Vi - Mr. Sido referred to differences of opinion among O various industrial and governmental bodies on flash point M O ASI 0000314/tO BFG54232 test methods and flammable liquid definition as being the principal barrier to approval of MCA1s LAPI Manual as an American National Standard by the canvass method of adoption. Efforts will continue to resolve these differences, failing whicr. MCA will propose to ANSI that a committee be formed to develop a precautionary Labeling standard. * Mr, Hendricks drew particular attention to N10SH interest in assembling data on occupational exposures'to chemicals, stating that chemical industry people are render ing assistance in designing a questionnaire for this purpose. He mentioned that for some years the Industrial Health Founda tion has invited submission of data of this kind, with little success. Mr. Brown reported Federal attention to solid wastes is centering principally on landfill, with industrial wastes largely ignored. He pictured developing state programs as being a hodge-podge, with the Solid Wastes Management Committee attempting to set up assignments for liaison purposes. Mr. Ingle, who is chairman of SPI's Plastic Waste Management Committee, mentioned the next meeting of that com mittee on March 1 at the New York Hilton, at which there will be a series of presentations on recycling. Mr. Ingle made reference to MCA's February 24th Imeeting for representatives of companies interested in the Itoxicclogy of phthalates. He also foresaw more extensive evaluation of the teratogenic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic potential of chemicals in general. From the committee reports, it is evident there is now limited optimism among committee members about developing rating systems for performance in environmental controls, but a willingness tc try. Particularly on this account, it was agreed the Board Liaison Committee should schedule its next meeting in conjunction with the May 9th meeting of the Board of Directors, with progress reports on this matter to be due on that occasion. * it it Secretary's Note: By action of the Board on February 8, Mr. James A. Hughes, Diamond skamrock Corporation, replaces Mr. George W. Russell on this Committee, Mr. Russell having ASI 00003148 BFG54233 been transferred to the Board Liaison Committee for Government Relations. George E. Best Secretary GEB:tp Minutes subject to approval February 17, 1972 Attachments cc: Affiliated committees Mr. James A. Hughes Mr. C. E. Otis Mr. w. J. Driver Mr. J. R. Carnes Mr. B. M. Barackman Mr. H. B. Brown Mr. M. M. Hoover Dr. K. D. Johnson Mr. F. G. Stephenson Mr. Lloyd Symington M t/K O ASI 00003149 o -* BFG54234