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/ CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION March 20, 1980 To: Vinyl Chloride Project Panel Gentlemen: Enclosed is a copy of a communication to Mr. Frank D. Kover that serves as a letter of transmittal for the report from Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (EPL) entitled "Vinyl Chloride Pathology Report". Please note the last paragraph of the letter and the fact that CMA has not at tempted to evaluate the report as a Section 8(e) TSCA report because CMA does not have a reporting obligation under Section 8(e). Also enclosed is a record of the Panel meeting held on March 18, 1980. A copy of the EPL report is being sent to all Panel members who were unable to attend the March 18 meeting. Sincerely J. T. Seawell Project Administrator Vinyl Chloride JTS : db Enclosures CUSAROSS 01068 Formerly Manufacturing Chemists Association-- Serving the Chemical Industry Since 1872 182b Co-'pcriirnt ' NW nr ?( Tolonh. ,'V. T, , , , frO BY MESSENGER CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION March 19, 1980 Mr. Frank D. Kover - TS 792 Chief Chemical Hazards Identification Branch Assessment Division Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, S.W. 611 East Tower Washington, D.C. 20460 Dear Mr. Kover: On January 14, 1977, Mr. Albert Clark forwarded to Mr- Robert McGaughy of EPA, on behalf of the Manufacturing Chemists Association (now the Chemical Manufacturers Asso ciation) , a copy of the protocol and the 23-month status summary for the Association-sponsored research on vinyl chloride at Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories (IBT). Mr. Clark stated in that letter that the final report was expected to be submitted soon, and when available, would be forwarded to the Agency. As you know, all testing undertaken at IBT has come under a cloud. In particular, serious flaws were discovered in the vinyl chloride study, and no final report of the IBT study was ever issued. The Association undertook to deter mine whether the vinyl chloride study could be validated through an audit of the pathology by Experimental Pathology Laboratories (conducted by Dr. William Busey). Dr. Busey subsequently submitted a report of his audit to the Associa tion on January 9, 1979. It was reviewed by an Association task force and, because it was part of a larger audit (including a review of compliance of IBT with good laboratory practices), was not further distributed at that time. Unfor tunately, because of the interim change in the management of the Association and the extraordinary increase in the scien tific work of the Association caused by the Toxic Substances Control Act and related environmental legislation, we failed to send it to the Agency as a follow-up to Mr. Clark's letter of January 14, 1977. CUSAROSS 01069 rormerly Manufacturing Chemists Association --Serving the Chemical industry Since 1872. 1825 Connecticut Avenue. NW Washington. DC 20009 Telephone 202/328-4200 Telex 89617 [CMA WSH) Chemical Manufacturers Association VINYL CHLORIDE PROJECT PANEL Washington Hilton Georgetown West March 18, 1980 11:00 a.m. PROPOSED AGENDA 1. Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting 2. Background Information on Industrial BIO-TEST research project and an audit of this study by Experimental Pathology Laboratory 3. Disposition of Busey Report 4. Additional treatment and disposition of Industrial BIO-TEST data and tissues 5. Termination of Industrial BIO-TEST Contract and legal claim 6. Other follow-up work / CUSAROSS 01070