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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Interoffice Memo December 30,1996 TO: FROM: RE: A. Acevedo R. Venezia Request for Invoicing Please invoice the following company as indicated (see attached commitment form): ATTN: Jay Strange Georgia Gulf Corp. P.O. Box 629 Plaquemine, LA 70765 $35,920.00 The invoice should read: For your company's participation in the Vinyl Chloride Health Committee 1996-1997 Research Program, Vinyl Chloride Panel, 887-10. Thanks. CMA 117130 STEVE VARNADiT CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Health Committee Commitment Form NOV 27 1995 Mv company, Georgia Gulf, commits $93,392 to the Vinyl Chloride Health Committee 1996-1997 research program as outlined in the attached November 14,1995 correspondence. Please invoice me for the 1996-1997 budget as indicated below. The Panel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines, briefly noted on the reverse of this form. ! Please send an invoice for $ 57,472 Please send an invoice for $ 35,920 in December 1995 ^in January 1996. in December 1996 3"in January 1997. While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 7% of die June 1,1995 - May 31,1996 fiscal year "dues and similar income" is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to wbich 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 tor federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. ___________ ______________________________________ Panel Representative Management Contact (Optional) Name (Signed) Jay B. Strange Name (Typed) Industrial Hygienist Title Name (Signed) Edward A. Schmitt Name (Typed) Vice President, Operations Commodity Chemicals Title Georgia Gulf Corp. Company Post Office Box 629 Plaquemine. LA 70765 Address Georgia Gulf Coro. Company Post Office Box 629 Plaquemine. LA 70765 Address (504)389-2642 Telephone (504)389-2000 Telephone (504)687-0294 Fax (504)687-7467 Fax Please return signed form to: Has Shah Manager, Biocides Panel 2501 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 CMA 117131