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1 4o l MINUTES of-the two hundred thirtieth meeting of the Board of Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. , held at The Madison, Washington, D. C., Monday, April 8, 1974, at 3:30 p.m. There were p resent: Directors: Werner C. Brown, Chairman Frederick L. Bissinger Harry W. Buchanan C. C. Candee E. E. Chipman Thomas C. Dabovich William J. Driver James H. Gardner Carl A. Gerstacker James M. Gill John R. Hail John M. Henske James A. Hughes William W. Huisking Robert H. Malott Harry T. Marks Robert L. Mitchell Robert M, Morris Donald D. Pascal Robert T. Powers Peter C. Reilly George W. Russell Jack B. St. Clair Alternates: J. Earl Burrell (for Joseph A, Neubauer) Orell T. Collins (for Robert T. Powers) C, Preston Cunningham (for John W, Hanley) Paul F. Hoffman (for Robert M. Morris) Leo H. Johnstone (for William C. Douce) Gordon Kiddoo (for Donald G. Stevens) James E. Magoffin (for Harry D. McNeeley) W, C. Roher (for Z, D. Bonner) William S. Sneath (for Warren M. Anderson) E. A. Von Doersten (for John R, Hall) Richard N. Williams (for John M. Henske) General Counsel: Lloyd Symington Secretary-Treasurer: George E. Best By invitation: Bruce M. Barackman, MCA Marjorie V. Campbell, MCA Albert C. Clark, MCA Morgan M. Hoover, MCA George W. Ingle, Monsanto Company H. Barclay Morley, Stauffer Chemical Company C. M. Neher, Ethyl Corporation Victor H. Peterson, MCA William M. Stover, MCA JohnG. Tritsch, MCA Walter E. Winans, Stauffer Chemical Company CMA 012537 1465 IV. REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Mr, Stover supplemented his prepared report, attached hereto as Exhibit D, with remarks on recent developments on pending patent legisla tion and on the Association's reception for Washington officials this evening. [Attendance record attached hereto as Exhibit E.] V. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Reports presented by the following committee chairmen are at tached hereto as indicated. Mr. George W. Ingle Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee Exhibit F Mr. Walter E. Winans Insurance Committee Exhibit G Dr. C. M. Neher Plastics Committee Exhibit H VI. TRADE TESTIMONY BY CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TRADE ADVISOR Dr. Dawson having been delayed, Mr. Brown reported briefly on the March 28th testimony at Senate hearings on trade legislation by a three-man panel headed by Dr. Dawson, with Mr. Richard M. Brennan, chairman of MCA's International Trade Committee and Robert Barnard, Esq. , of SOCMA's counsel also participating. Mr. Brown mentioned Senator Packwood was highly compli mentary about the chemical industry presentation. VII. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT Mr. Driver's Staff Report is attached hereto as Exhibit I. Orally, he dwelt largely on the first item in the report, concern ing litigation on EPA effluent guidelines and standards and the decisions on MCA's course of action in relation thereto under guidance of the Executive Com mittee, viz. : (1) To take no further legal action, since the jurisdictionalprocedural questions are sufficiently posed by the action in which MCA has joined in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (effluent guidelines for inorganic chemicals manufacture); (2) to consider filing amicus curiae briefs at any stage at which it seems fitting based on principle; and (3) to maintain legal liaison with the Washington law firm coordinating the litigation so as to keep Executive Contacts apprised, including information on suits entered and chemi cals covered. CMA 012538 1466 Ensuing discussion brought out the traditional policy of the As sociation not t- become involved in individual product problems of this nature on account of potential antitrust sensitivity. In response to his query, one Director was advised this proscription would apply to Association sponsorship of cooperation among individual companies in connection with the pending de I velopment of an OSHA regulatory standard on vinyl chloride, concerning which f substance MCA is currently administering a research project to develop toxi cological data. * iy T George E. Best Secretary-Treasurer Certified correct: Werner C. Brown Chairman of the Board CMA 012539