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August 11, 1994 Explanation of Vinyl Chloride Panel Health Committee Budget An initial budget of $325,000 is proposed for the following activities: * Contractor cost for the update of vinyl chloride epidemiology study * Dow Chemical's expenses for designing, monitoring, consulting with the selected contractor, and reviewing interim, draft and final reports for the epidemiological update Consultant expenses for vinyl chloride risk assessment and short-term exposure effects studies Administrative expenses for update of the epidemiology study; follow-ups with EPA on VC risk assessment; follow-ups with EPA on VC and/or EDC testing under TSCA Section 4; follow-ups with consultants on VC risk assessment and short-term exposure effects studies; meeting planning, attendance, and other routine services; follow-up of action items resulting from meetings and conference calls; and, monitoring of regulatory activities impacting vinyl chloride manufacturing companies The Committee has proposed to share the $325,000 budget based upon the 1993 VC nameplate capacity. CMA has used the nameplate capacities for VC published in the attached chart from Chemical Data Inc., September 1993, to determine each company's pro-rata share. Because Westlake had not committed to the Committee activities along with the other companies, the other companies pro-rata shares were based upon a total nameplate capacity of 11, 918 million pounds. Therefore, the Westlake share shown below is based upon the same total nameplate capacity. y COMPANY Borden Chemical Dow Chemical Formosa Plastics GEON Georgia Gulf Occidental PPG Industries Vista Chemical Westlake NAMEPLATE CAPACITY (Million Lbs.) 935 2,210 1,793 1,400 1,260 2,600 840 880 1,000 PRO-RATA SHARE 23,536 55,630 45,133 35,241 31,717 65,447 21,145 22,151 25,172 STATUS Committed Committed Committed Committed Committed Committed Committed Committed Pending CMA 117009 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Health Committee Commitment Fora / My company commits its pro-rata Bhare of the $325,000 research and advocacy budget as described in the attached August 11, 1994 Explanation of the Health Committee Budget. My company will pay in one installment / m/two equal installments (check small box). The Vinyl Chloride Penel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines end briefly noted on the reverse of this form. 7 While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate, CMA has estimated that 16X of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which Includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1966, as amended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Jlx.--Rnn f.jlbert Name (Typed) V.P. Technology, Westlake PVC Com.- V.P. Technology, Wmmtlmkm Pur Com. Title Title Westlake PVC Corporation Company Westlake PVC ..CoraaraMnn Company 2801 Poet Oak Blvd., Ste. 600 Address Houston, TX 77056 (713) 960-9111 Telephone (713) 963-1540 Telecopier (Type, Make, Number) 2801 Post Oak Blvd.. Stm. 600 Address Houston, TX 77056 (713) 960-9111 Telephone Telecopier (Type, Make, Number) Please return signed form to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Manager Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 117010