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TO: FROM: RE: CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Interoffice Memo January 9,1995 J. Simms H. Shah^'^"^--' Request for Invoicing Please invoice the following companies as indicated (see attached commitment forms): ATTN: Jonathan Ramlow The Dow Chemical Co. 1803 Building Midland, MI 48674 ATTN: David Pun Formosa Plastics 9 Peach Tree Hill Rd. Livingston, NJ 07309 $44,815.00 $30,724.50 ATTN: James Knaak Occidental Chemical Corp. 360 Rainbow Blvd. South Niagara Falls, NY 14304 $50,873.50 The invoice should read: For installment number 2 of original vinyl chloride research and advocacy budget and for portion of commitment for additional funds to support the budget, VC, Ph. 10 Thanks. CMA 116957 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Health Committee Commitment Form My company (OxyChem) commits $54,450 for the 1994-1995 vinyl chloride research and advocacy program. I understand that this commitment is in addition to the $65,447 commitment my company has already made in the past several months. For the new commitment amount. $54,450, covered by this commitment form, please invoice me according to the box(es) checked below: Please invoice me $ , in December 1994. 3 Please invoice me $ !/* in January 1995. Q Please invoice me $ 'fa. in April 1995. 3 Please invoice me $ -iU-- in Julv 1995. While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 16% of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Panel Representative Management Contact signed) James B. Knaak Name (typed) Product Stewardship Scientist Title Occidental Chemical Corp. Company 360 Rainbow Bivd. South Address Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Name (signed) Dennis R. Mountz Name (typed) Business Manager - VCM Title Occidental Chemical Corporation Company 5005 LBJ Freeway Address Dallas, Texas 75244 716/286-3438 Telephone 716/286-3141 Fax 214-404-2818 Telephone 214-404-2884 Fax Please return signed form by NOVEMBER 18,1994 to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D, CMA 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 116958 CHEMICAL MAJTOFACT0HKI8 ASSOCIAHOK Vinyl Chloride Panel Vinyl Chloride tsssarch Coordinator! Co--ltaent For* ` My eoepasy eo--its it* pro-rata shar* of |300,000 research and advocacy budget as dascrih*d is tba attached July 5, 1994 Explanation of VC2C Budget, The Vinyl Chloride Panel it conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAK Panel Guideline* and briefly noted an the reverse of this fore. I/ While appreciating the opportunity, ay company declines to participate. CMA baa estimated that 161 of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "does and slnilar lnc--e", which includes CHEMSTAB contributlane, In allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Bevenue Code of 1986, aa attended* applies. Consequently, this portion of you no--ltnent la not deductible aa an ordinary and necessary buaineaa expense for federal incoee tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible aa charitable contributions. Panel Beoreaentative eat Contact Nsse (Signed) Dennis R. Mountz Naae (Typed) err- V/ m^a^XjL^ Nsne (Signed) 0 J. Alan Bailey Rene (Typed) Business Manazer - VCM Title Executive Vice President - ! Title Occidental Chemical Corp. Coepeny Occidental Chemical Corp. Conpeny P.0. Box 809050 Dallas, TX Address 75380-9050 214/404-2818 Telephone P.0. Box 809050 Dallas, TX Address 214/404-2815 Telephone 214/404-2883 Telecopier 214/404-4983 Telecopier Please return signed form to: Haseukh C. Shah, Hanager Chealcal Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NV Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 116959