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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: : DOC#: / DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:DDDD DZ: 1BESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 'Y!llJ!3.tl'.t:J!t:Bt.!lC!l!!U:\IIJ!Ufifwi'DtiSU!'f!'J;,!SJ!UUMO#ilttii . . -.s Jerlerson Davis Highway, Crystal Square 4. Suite 509 Arlington, Virginia 22202 (703) 9791150 EXECUTIVE COMHITTEE MEETING As~ociation Office January 9, 1979 Arlington, VA The meeting was convened at 9:00 AM in the Association Office, Arlin<Jton, Virginia. Present were: .Thomas A. Dougherty GuyG. Gabrielson, Jr. John H. Marsh H. B. Rhodes, Dr.Eng.Sc. Kurt Schwarz Edward. R. Zacharias CertainTeed Cor"9.,. AIA/NA ?res . Nicolet, Inc. v"'Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc .. Union Carbide Cor?oratip~ Supradur Manu=acturinq Corp. Molded Materials Co. J Others: B. J. Pigg Arthur Neilson Jane L. Halpern, M.D. AIA/!JA Executive Director Neilson Associates oepartrnent of Labor Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting, December 12, 1978, were approved as submitted. F{nancial Report The financial statement for the period ending December 31, 1978, was reviewed. Total assets of $132,860 with liabilities of $46,828 resulted in net worth of $86,032. The statement w~s acce~ted on motion. Executive Director's Re?ort OSHJ\ - There has been no change in status of the RTI-:-COXS.I\D consolidated report since last meeting nor in those areas ered by Grover Wrenn, OSHA director of health standards ~rogr~ms, at the December 13, 1978, board ~eeting. An OSHA official has advised that the agency is developing a regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12044 of Harch 23, 1978 . The agenda will include an estimated date for rulemaking af fccting asbestos, hotvever, the official would not speculate on the date to be published. EPA - The Environmental Protection Agency's Priorities qommittee, Office of Toxic Substances, was scheduled to review on Decer:tber Ba Phase I report on asbestos. The review was delayed until Dacernher 13. The meeting was not open to the public. It is understood that no decisions were reached to. propose further regulations. Rather, action taken was direction for OTS staff to rewrite a "Management Strategies ?aper" on asbestos. This document, re!_)ortedly, would provide range of options for possible in-depth assessment of asbestos, e.g. validntion of fiber size and associated risk, documentat::ion of sources, and further work on issue of asbestos and ingestion. Next meeting of Priorities Cor.imittae is expected to be rescheduled early in the new year. The meeting at Belmont House in Uaryland to discuss a qeneric labeling standard, as previ~usly reported, did transpi,;re last mont.~. Re9resentatives of government, industry, labor and academia were present. An EPA spokesman has advised ,that .the consensus was: "it's a good idea, but difficult to imple~ent." AL\/~~ will receive for comment a draft proposal for a c;~naric labeling standard when one has been prepared. - CPSC - A revised interim stat.ement of policy and procedure for classifying, evaluating and regulating carcinogens in consumer ?roducts was issued by CPSC in the Federal Register on December 28. Comments ~ay be submitted until.February 26, 1979. The P.R. notice has been forwarded to the Stundards Advisory Committee. Dr. Rhodes reviewed the actions of the Chemi9al S9ecic1lties Manufacturers Association a.s pertains to this matter. HE:7 - l1e =ere nee was made to HE't1 Secretary Califano' s recent sp~ech to A:narica!'l C.an,;er Society \1here he said the Feceral: Government will wor}~ to develon 11 0:1 an urcrent basis" standc1rds which ta:~e i:ito account increased risk to wor!ters that smoking adds to industrial health hazards. A copy of the .NIOSH chapter to be included in the Surgeon General's report on smoking, scheduled for release on January 11, was provided in .:elders. States - Recent initiatives hy the st~tes of .Kentucky and -Virginia were desc:::-i!:>ed. ~!r. Trachtrnan, AIA/NA staff, is attending a public hearin~ in Frankfurt, KY, today. )\-\f'.A 12473 . ?age 3 Mr. Marsh reported on actions by t~e state of Connecticut regarding a State I::1"9limentation Plan which includes a ?reposed ambient standard for asbestos. R/M representatives, are participating in hearings this week. Written co:nme~ts are due by January 31. A discussion followed. It was agr~ed that Mr. Marsh would take the lead on this matter. Arrangements for su!:Jmission of testimony on behalf of .'\IA/NA by a ' non-industry expert on ambient monitoring may be ~~rsued. Dr. Rhodes. reported on recent activities affecting the industry in California. National Academy of Sciences An initial meeting to discuss the recently a~proved study on asbestos by NAS has been scheduled for January 16". (Note: AIA/NA Memo of 1/18/79 provided details of this meeting.} Mer.tbership - The Nuturn Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, a ~1ufacturer of friction materials, has submitted an application for regular membership in AIA/NA. Miscellaneous - It ~-1as agreed that the Executive Directar should attend a meeting of indust~J representatives on January 22-23, in Na3hington, D.C. The next regular meeting of the Technical Committee is scheduled for February l in Dallas, Texas (hosted by National Gypsum Co.). Minutes of last meeting, November 28, . 1978, and announcement concerning next meeting were included in folders. DOL Research Project Contract Mr. Arthur Neilson, Neilson Associate~ and Dr. Jane Halpern, Depart~ent of Labor, reviewed background of a study on co~pensation for occu?ational diseases that has been contracted for by the De~artment of Labor. The fir::i of Neilson Associates is worki~g on one phase of the study pertaining to adequacyof current Federal programs for preventing occupational respiratory diseases. Purpose of visit was to explore possible ways that the A3soci~tion miqht ~articipate in ?roviding medical and monitoring data which would be useful in this research 9roject. It was explained that no data of ~his type is maintained by the AIA/NA office. ~allowing discussion, it was agreed that Mr. Neilson would prepare and submit to the Executive Committee a dra:t oaper outlining specific needs which would be considered for transmission to Association members. JHM 12474 Pu.ge 4 As a related matter, a copy of the r2sear~h plan for Dr. Selikoff's study on disability and worker's compensation in _asbestos-associated disease has been for.1arded separately to Cotnr.\ittee rnerabe~s. AIA/NA Resoonse Activities The HEN reply to the Association's response on the study, "Estimates of the Fraction of Cance.r in the United States Rela~ed to Occupational Factors," and related matte~s ware discussed. Dr. Rhodes referred to an alleged internal NCI memorandum on the Estimates ?aoer and a J-M response thereto. He suggested that AIA/NA obtai~ copies. (Note: AIA/NA ltr. of January 17 to Dr. Weill refers.) Mr. Dougherty invited attention to counsel's comments on OSHA's role as described in a draft OSHA/NCI Asbestos Information Plan_. It was agreed that certai:1 information should be requested from OSHA and NCI by counsel. : (Note:. Requests were initiated January 11.) Preparation for OSHA Public Hearing ,. re Revision of-Asbestos Standard '.i Hr. oougherty referred to the directors meeting held De~em- ber 13 when this subject was discussed. Attendees were .. advised that a letter would be forthcomi~g setting fort~ details and requesting members of the Association to formul~te a position in order that AIA/NA might be in a position to react expeditiously and positively when new regulations are proposed by OSHA. A draft letter, as prepared by Mr. Dougherty, was reviewed by the Com.~ittee and approved with minor editorial changes. The Executive Director was requested to clear thelette::through counsel. (Note: Letter to AIA/'::-iA members was mailed January 17.) Legal Research Prog::-a Mr. Gabrielson said two memoranda dated January 8 had forwarded to regular and associate members of the Legal Research Comr:tittee an expanded list of potential ''state-of-the-medical art" expert witnesses prepared by special counsel, and to regular members only a report from special counsel on the ~lest Coast trip by Ms. Carey Gross to int:erview possible expert medical witnesses, and another re?ort on the extent of current use of the data bank. In regard to.use of the data bank, Mr. ~abrielson said he would communicate with special counsel about specifics that i' :, t ~~ - . . , , , .. . __} . .. 1 ... r :~J .,:rtr),. -.t I ~:-~ \. s m. :: . .,i ~,. .~ :'f ,#,1 ~~ 1 1~ J .., 1 ' I Page 5 ~ould be useful i~ ~eaching a decision at the March directors meeting as to ~on~inuation of AIA/NA bearing the cost of maintaining the data bank. \ Other Committee Reports tandards Advisory - Dr. Rhodes supplemented inforr:iation which was oresented earlier on state activities, to iricluda Maryland and California. He referred to a draft pro9osal on asbestos that had been received from tha Province of Alberta. Cornrn2nts are due by March 12. (Note: An initial response was prepa~ed January 18 which forwarded AIA/NA 1 s reply to OSHA's j?roposec! revision to the asbesto~ standard (manufacturing).) Dr. Rhodes said a number of companies have requested and recei,ed an extensionof time period for submission of a petition for reconsideratipn regarding DOT's recently promulgated regulation fo~ transportation of asbestos. The reasons for these petitions were reviewed. Air Monitoring - Dr. Rhodes said this committee met J-~nuar1 8. Some difficulties have occurred in the computer progra"m which are being worked on. Additional areas have been developed which wili be included in the analysis of this project. Dr. Rhodes said the effort is proceeding well. . . Dr. Rhodes said he and Dr. Chase plan to attend the next meeting of _the AIA Dust Meascirement Advisory Panel in Manchester, England, the. third week of February 1979. The international dust reference method proposal will be the topic of consider- ation. He said the interest of the U.S. federal agencies has been encouraging. International/i~dical Affairs - Mr. f~rsh said Dr. Enterline's editorial based on nis research of medical licerature for the AIA/NA had been publis:ted by the "Ame.rican Review of Respi- ratory Disease." Copies were distributed. A report pre9ar~d by Ale~ Cross on the Internat:ional Coi1ference on Pneumoconissis held at Caracas, Venezuela, October 28 - Nove:i'.ber 30, 1978, was also provided to the Committee. Mr. Mars:, also re90:::tec. on 9ngoin~ activities of the international .3ssociation. , Other Business The Cornnittee aooroved an increase in the annual salary of llr. Ric:i.ard Tracht.n:!n, AIA/NA staff, from $13,500 to $19,500 e. ffec.tive Februarv- 1, 1979. The next regular meeting of t:ie Committee will be held February 13, 1979, in the Association office. .. .... ,, . I II ' . . Page 6 Adjournment ' There being no further b~siness, the meeting was adjourned at 1:20 PM. -7------7 {:)"~. t.,'O B. J. Pigg Executive Director 23 January 1979 bjp/cn J ; .;_, i JHM 124 7_7