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H.E.A. CQEMITTEZ Consult tee. Iamediately prior to the meetin'c,' "Lee-andhr; Bohrer phoned to Indicate chat they could not attend the October ,25 meeting as last minute Internal corporategeetlngs lied preempted their tine. Both Indicated that they Intend to serve this -Committee, but-would be unable to attend this particu lar meeting. : ~" ; '; :------------ ' r,: . c -r -- or 3^---The full comnittee roster Is indicated "on'page one of the minutes. It was suggested that other Institute members -might wish to add members to this Committee. One member stated that "sill'friction materials manufacturers should participate In this Committee work. The Secret"ry stated that too large a Committee might be unwieldy and that participation might best come from Individuals specifically qualified to serve the^Comwittee.----- , t.., ... PURPOSE, SCOPE A1TD NAME OP OOHMI,TEE When the Asbestos:Study"Committie'was formed In 1971, die Institute-yes `Z '. ^ concerned with effects from the WLlliams-Stelger Act, tihlch was officially . J called the 1`Occupational Safety'and Health Act of 1970.n One of the first ~Tsubstances to be regulated under the Act was esbestos. In 1970?71 therm , was also activity on tha Stata lavul from the Illinois PoUutloo-CaBtxml==^r Board. The likelihood of.asbeatos regulations from Federal and.State. gg. . Authorities triggered the -forming of a Committee to review what wmm~. taking place and to give input to regulatory authorities. This, of "3^t'* *' course, expanded to the Environmental Protection Agency and others'as. . . the regulatory authorities targated asbestos as a major carcinogen.--:-* -- Institute concern was. mainly In the asbestos area, because jubestos was a main Ingredient la ^friction materials and was receiving the most attention * - in Washington and elseehere.* v The recent ihlatlve by '^hm Board of ^Directors In ^re-casting and expand- ' ing the Coomittee was to reorient it to the regulatory atmosphere in Washington. It was felt that, in -certain-areas, the Asbestos Informa tion Association did not -represent =friction-materialr manufacturers because AIA.and-CSI Interests might -not be common. One_of the purposes of the expanded Committee .mas tb.maiataii`-better `llaisbn^with Washington. '** One purpose was to talk'with those In the Department of' Labor'and-in ; Toxic Substances.Control. 'Uzvcz.zzi.n j Lcs i-si Among the Interests of_th.e. expanded Committee.couldbe materials other than asbestos.- These could be/for example,/lead,- silica, fiberglass, and solvents used In processing. The Comlttee would not be involved with the safety of products which would ordinarily be the function of the Brake Performance Study-Committee*. .In other words, brake performance and friction properties~would-not-be-the-concera of this Committee. The main thrust would be health in the work place . and In the environment. Thisvould .Include disposal of the final-product./'. There is no written charter for this Committee."'The functions of'the 1 / Committee would be . those 'recommended by the ^Committee membe'rs and <1: :