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Chemical Manufacturers Association VINYL CHLORIDE PROGRAM PANEL REC/vf0 ' DEC 0 2 MO PHASE VIII COMMITMENT v" On November 14,1980, an ad hoc group of vinyl chloride industry representatives approved with some modifications, a proposal by Environmental Health Associates (EHA) to update an epidemio-^'* logical study of vinyl chloride workers (per attached minutes). A $300,000 budget is projected for completion of the study. This includes: EHA cost estimate per p roposal EHA anticipated 10% inc rease in labor costs (1981) CMA program administrat ion (includes preparatory work) Contingency fund $200,000 20,000 35,000 45,000 $300,000 Funding for the study will be done on a pro-rated basis with participating companies contributing according to their- per centage of total VCM name plate capacity plus PVC name plate capacity and other uses for the year 1979. It is estimated that the total VCM/PVC figure for 1979 is approximately 15.5 billion pounds. Accordingly, of the $300,000, my company's pro-rata share is 7.7419 % , based on 1.2 billion pounds of the total production capacity as indicated below: VCM Capacity: 650 million PVC and other uses- Capacity: 550 million The study will proceed if two-thirds of the vinyl chloride industry are committed to the project. Individual assessments will vary according to percent participation. It is anticipated that all major manufacturers of VCM/PVC will support the study; therefore the 15.5 billion figure can be used as a reasonable denominator for estimating your commitment. You will be notified of the actual figure and billed accordingly when all commitments have been received. Companies, not presently in the vinyl chloride market^, are asked to commit plant resources toward providing data on their workers in the original cohort. These companies will not participate in cost-sharing. CHA 01 37 04 2 My company's representative on the Program Panel will be: Conoco Inc. COMPANY P. Q. Box 1267, Ponca City, OK 74601 ADDRESS 405-767-4411 TELEPHONE NUMBER My company's management contact is: NAME^TsIgne^ H- R. Flammer______________________________ NAME (Typed) Conoco Chemicals Company_________________ COMPANY P. 0. Box 2197, Houston, TX 77001 ADDRESS 713-965-1780___________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER Please return this form no later than January 1, 1981 to: Carol R. Stack, Ph.D. Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 013705