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FRICTION IIA7ERIALS STANDARDS Ii.'lSTITUTE, me., E-210 ROUTE 4, PARA!1US, l:l.J. 07652 iII:<UTES OF THE AtP.IDAL HEETI:1G of the :ry_ICTIO~i ::~'l'ERIALS ST:\liDA.~. DS InSTITUTf., INC. t\lednesday and Thursday June 25 and 26, 1980 at The Homestead, aot Springs, Vir~inia MEMBER> PRESEHT REPRESENTATIVES Abex Corporation Bendix Corporation Brassbestos Hanufacturing Company Delco-Uoraine Division-General Motors Corp. Lear-Siegler Company Uuturn Corporation P. T. Brake Lining Company H. K. Porter Company Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Reddaway ~Ianufacturing Company Thiokol Chemical Corporation S. K. Wellman Corporation lJheeling Brake Block Company :lobert E. Helson Francis E. iiessier, Vice President ~Ulliam Simon Fred Yost (Proxy D. L. Emrick) Robert Anderson Joseph ~.,. Greenen Stuart Comins W. Uax Sleeth David E. Cunningham John M. !Ioore John P. Gallagher Gordon A. Carrigan, President Lee Burgess OTHERS PRESENT Bendix Corporation Delco-Horaine Division (Retired) Frenos-Venezolanos (Regional Member) H. Krasne lianufacturing Company Lear Siegler COmpany ifuturn Corporation P. T. Brake Lining Company H. K. Porter Company Reddaway :tanufacturing Company Hheeling Brake Block Company Asbestos Information Association Legal Counsel . Friction rlate, rials Standards Institute,. Inc. James U. Armstrong Thomas Hernon Ross E. Kettering Georg Noser William Osborn Robert Highton James L. Mellow Steve Doyle Ben Kublin George J. Bohrer F. V7111iam Barton Burgess L. Bur~ess George Stratton Bob J. Pigg (Guest) Robert P. Gorman~ Esquire Edl~ard H. Drislane, Secretary :rr. Carrigan, President, called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.a. lii!TUTES 0F HEETINGS OF JUUE 13-14, 1979 The minutes of the Membership !1eetings held June 13-14, 1979 had been distributed. no corrections were suggested. FMSI 02129 iHiillTES OF TilE A:.f.WAL HEETIHG -2- June 25-26, 1980 Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the June 13-14~ 1979 l'1eeting be accepted as Hritten. P~ESIDEllT 1 S REPORT Hr. Carrigan, President, read this report. Refer to EXHIBIT 1. Mr. Carrigan discussed the changes which took place after Ur. Hoalli 's and Mr. Cutler 1s resignations. He noted the work that !Ir. 1'loalli did during his time in office, the loss of Nr. Doug Ogilvie and :rr. Jack Black, and other subjects that would be discussed at this Annual Meeting. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the President's report as vTritten. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITIES The followtng is a report on activities of the Board of Directors since the last Membership Ueeting in June 1979. The Board of Directors elected Officers for the 1979-80 fiscal year. Hr. Ronald R. Hoalli of Raybestos-lianhattan was elected President. Mr. Ronald L. Cutler of Abex Corporation was elected Vice President. Ur. l-Iilliam F. 11essier of the Bendix Corporation was elected Treasurer. i:Ir. Edward U. Drislane of the Institute was elected Secretary. The new Board approved retention of Counsel and Auditors for the 1979-80 fiscal year. They approved the recommended budget of $96,410 and the new fee formula for the 1979-80 fiscal year. By mail ballot, the Directors approved wording of a trust agreement for direct pension payments to Miss Duschek. This wording of the trust agreement had earlier been prepared by Counsel. The uirectors concurred in not recommending revisions to the Institute's Constitution and By-Laws to broaden the eligibility requirements for Licensees. The Board approved the name change of the Asbestos Study Committee to the Health and Environmental Affaire Committee. They also approved a neu charter recommenderl bo-,the Chairman for this Committee. The Board of ~!rectors held a special meeting on December 4, 1979 in Saddle Brook, Hen Jersey. At this meeting the Board reviewed EPA proposals for controlling asbestos products as announced in their Advance Notice of Proposed Rule-making of October 17, 1979. In particular, they reviewed eleven questions by the EPA's Office of Toxic Substances concerning uses of asbestos and non-asbestos friction materials. The Directors agreed that the Institute and its Committee should work with the Asbestos Information Association as regards Office of Toxic Substances requests for information on voluntary training and labelling programs. They directed that a Task Force be organized to meet with the EPA and review the questions which EPA had suggested on asbestos and non-asbestos friction materials. The Directors approved a response to EPA on the allegations concerning high-exposure for brake repair workers. This response had earlier been drafted by the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. The Directors asked that the Institute Office contact non-member manufacturers of friction materials asking for FMSI 02130 Hinutes of the Annual Neeting -3- June 25-26,1980 their consideration of Membership in the Institute. The Board resolved that the Institute riould not include information on use of metallic or other formula materials in its catalogs. After the meeting, the Directors to1ere notified of the intention of I1r. J. H. Greenen to resign as a Director. Subsequent to Mr. Greenen's resignation, ar. Ronald L. Cutler "rho had served as Vice President and as a Director of the Institute resigned his position upon leaving Abex Corporation. In February 1980, :Hr. Ronald R. Uoalli, President of the Institute, and a Director resigned after his resignation from Raybestos~1anhattan, Inc. With these resignations of Institute Officers and Directors, a special meeting of the Board of Directors was called for February 25, 1980, and was held in Southfield, IIichigan. As one of the first items at this meeting the remaining Board members voted to return Mr. J. W. Greenen to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors then elected the following as Officers to serve until June 30, 1980: Hr. Gordon A. Carrigan Mr. Fr~cis E. Messier l1r. !1ilUam F. dessier llr. Edward W. Drislane S. K. Hellman Corporation Bendix Corporation Bendix Corporation Friction Matertals Standards INstitute President Vice President Treasurer Secretary The Directors reviewed other problems at that meeting and recommended that a guest knowledgeable in the area of asbestos and asbestos regulations be invited to address our June Meeting. During the 1919-80 fiscal year, the Board of Directors took several actions as regards new members in the Institute. The Board of Directors voted to accept the Licensee applications filed by Kashiyama Press Industry Co., Inc. of Japan and Toledo Pressed Steel Company of Toledo, Ohio. In addition, the Board recommended that the Membership accept the applications filed by H. Krasne Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles, California for Active Membership, and Ferodo (Pty.} Limited of South Africa as a Regional Member of the Institute. At the Board of Directors Heeting on June 25, 1980, the Board approved the minutes of the meeting held February 25, 1980. They approved the President's Report and the Hembership Committee Report. They voted to terminate the Membership of Friction i1aterials Corporation of Dimona, Israel and Borg & BeCk de llexico of Uexico City for non-payment of the Annual Fee. At the meeting, they approved the Treasurer's Report, the report of the Investment Advisory Committee, and that of the Fee Formula Comm:ittee. They voted to retain the same fee formula for 1980-81 as had been used in 1979-80. The Directors reviewed category reporting by Regional !!embers using the Institute's copy- rights and trademarks for marketing their products in the United States, and asked that Fras-Le re-declare their categories to include both Brake ~locks and Clutch Facings. Hhile approving the report of the Public Relations Committee~ the Board directed the Chairman of that Committee to recommend means for better informing the lfembers on public relations releases that are pUblished by the oedia. In reviewing the report of the Chairman of the Data Book and Technical Committeee, the Board asked the Committee to clarify or correct their use of the term ''hybrid" wh~ referring to disc brake sets using integrally molded linings at one position with either bonded or riveted linings at the other. FMSI 02131 :Iinutes of the Annual ileeting -4- June 25-26, 19WJ They voted to discontinue publication of the EDI? :Tumbers in Institute catalogs. The Directors considered the need for informing ~1e~ers on original equipment use of metallic linings--rrl.th the semi-mets no,r used on disc brakes-and resolved that the Institute vould inform the l:lembership on usage by bulletins, but would not list this infomation in its catalogs. It Trould be up to the individual manufacturer to decide on coverage and distribution of application information to the field. The Board of Directors approved the Data Book and Technical Committee report. The Directors reviewed the report of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee (formerly the Asbestos Study Committee). The Chairman re~orted that the EPA is aioing for a ban on asbestos in disc brake linings by 1985, and that the hazardous waste disposal regulations issued under the Resource Conservation and P.ecovery Act (RCRA) ~-1111 be effective on iiovember 19, 19 80. The Directors directed that the Institute Office and Committee improve information flow to Delegates and Alternates. The Board approved the report of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. The Board reviet-led the report of the Brake Performance Study Committee and approved that report. Hhile the :>!rectors received the report on the Annual Ueeting, they decided to retum in 1981 to the Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia. Hith that major exception, they accepted the report of the Annual Meeting Committee. The Board of Directors voted to terminate the Defined Benefit Pension Plan for Institute Employees, and replace it with contributions to a Simplified Employee.Pension Plan (SEP) using Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). The ~oard voted to authorize negotiations by the Secretary with the Landlord on the lease of Office Space at the Bergen Mall Office Center. The Board approved a plan for Indemnification of Officers and Directors for action taken in their capacity as Officers and Directors, and recommended its submission to the Uembership in the form of an amendment to the Institute's By-Laws. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report on Board of Directors activities as read. HEALTH .AL'ID EiNIRONI1EI'lTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Mr. J.ames Armstrong, Chairman of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee read this report. Refer to EXHIBIT 9. The Chairman summarized activities by Federal regulator; agencies such as EPA in Toxic Substances Control and Hazardous r1aste 1!anagement, OSHA with its t-lorkplace standards and the NIOSH recommendations, the status of legislative activity relative to an asbestos hazards compensation act, and general Institute activities and replies and contacts with the EPA. He indicated that EPA uas apparently aiming at a ban on asbestos in disc brake linings by 1985. In discussing the hazardous waste disposal regulations that were published in the Federal P.eeister on 1-!ay 19, 1980, tdth effective date of November 19, 1980, questions were asked relative to the exemption for generators of less than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) per month of hazardous waste. There is a question as to whether the identification of FMSI 02132 Hinutes of the Annual aeetinr; June 25-26, 1980 asbestos as a hazardous Haste in the ::ay 19 notice included friction materials waste which is only ~art asbestos. In discussin~ this less than 2, 200 pound exemption it was indicated that the small rebuilder t-1ill be exe~pted, but that if friction materials waste (used linings, drillings, and other dust) is considered a hazardous uaste and goes over the 2,200 pound exemption level at larger rebuilders, they \Tould be required to complete manifests and other compliance reports required by the regulations. As regards the OSHA requirements in the work place, where the exposure limit for the 8 hour THA is now 2 fibers per cc, this could go to 0.1, 0. 2, 0. 5, or 1.0 fibers per cc, There is little question but that OSHA will propose lowering the present 2 fiber per cc exposure limit, Any OSHA requirements will be in the exposure limits as well as in peripheral requirenents such as medical exams, notification of workers, records and the like. If a ban were proposed, it would come from EPA, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Questions ~"ere asked concerning lead times if EPA proposed a ban. The Chairman suegested that if EPA were to attempt banning asbestos in commercial products, they might do this either of two-ways: (1) Ban a product by product line--such as all disc br&te linings~ (2) Call for a reduction in asbestos use across the product line--such as from 50% to 30%. Hhile EPA claims that the technology exists for banning the use of asbestos in disc brake linings, they may target 1982 for a ban, but it would more likely be 1984-85. Questions arose on the possibly lower OSPA exposure limits. If the levels were reduced to 0.5 or 0.1 fibers per cc, how could these levels be measured? One approach would be to.study the error that exists in the current optical microscopy techniques, and attempt to reduce these errors. The other approach could be the move to electron microscopy, ~o~!lich had been tried by the Department of Labor in California--this is expensive equipmentand the counts will be considerably more expensive than with the optical methods. At this point, a Hember stated that bis Plant had been cited for asbestos pollution by the EPA, In response to a question, he indicated that he was in EPA's Chicago Region. The fine that he faces could amount to $25,000 a day since the date of alleged non-compliance. He indicated that at the alleged area of non-compliance that one could not find a "thitnble-.full" of asbestos dust. Another Member indicated that compliance is difficult. The only way one can prove compliance is by special monitoring, soil boring, and the like. The EPA monitors with a :'blaclt box, : and where EPA is urong one oust refute EPA's allegations technically. 'rhe 1ember indicated that he would be in court with the EPA on June 30, 1980, and that if the EPA were to be sustained, he could be shut down. The EPA can make allegations of asbestos pollution of the environment from soil counts, or from tests showing leaching of asbestos into streams. Another 11ember indicated that they had refuted such allegations by making analyses of \7ater upstream from the factory. It was suggested that a manufacturer's insurance carrier may have technical expertise to help in such cases, or at minimum be able to recommend outside consultants who would have this expertise. Upon motion duly mad~, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~SOLVED: To accept the report of the Health and Environment Affairs Committee as ~7ritten. FMSI 02133 :Iinutes of the .\nnualHeeting -6- Jur1e 25-26, 19 80 MR. :30B ?IGG, ASBEST'JS LIFOF.:.-'.ATIJ:T ASSOCIATDN - GUEST SPEAKE~ Hr. Gordon Carrisan, President, i:ttroduced :'r, !Job Pig~, the Institute's Guest Speaker for this Neetin:;. :1r. ?igg has served as Executive Director of the Asbestos Information ~ssociation, l1.A. since September 19 78, havine; earlier served as Administrative ;\ssistant at the Association since 1~ 74, Hr. Pigg 's remarks ~-Tere prepared for this Meeting, and were a fresh update on what has hap!)ened, uhat is currently in the l-Torks, and ~'1hat he forsees for the future. (A copy of Ur. Pigg 1s talk to the l1embership l-las subsequently distributed to the ifembership). He discussed the last ten years of regulation, ~lith particular emphasis on those Agencies impacting the friction materials industry--oSHA and EPA. :-Toted rere OSHA's recent rule on access to exposure and medical records, a new asbestos alert carnpaiP,n, and the OSHA plans for revision of the lTorltplace standards. !!r. Pigg stated that an advance notice of proposed rulemaking will probably be issued this Summer, ui th a final rule scheduled for later in 19 81. It ~Y"ill undoubtedly call for a loHer exposure limit than the current 2 fibers per cc. In reviewing :SPA activity, he noted that asbestos ~Y"as the first substance to be regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and that this statute had more teeth than any other statute regulating industry. It l-Tas noted that EPA is considerin8 several control options, but that his inforrna~ tion indicated that EPA may avoid regulating individual products, and may more likely restrict the quantity of asbestos ~-Thich may be mined or imported. In !Ir. Pigg 7s revie7 of the regulations to '!:>e effective i.lovember 19, 1980, under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), he -particularly commented on the definitions of hazardous uaste. lie noted that asbestos was not listed as a hazardous waste in the proposal of December 1978, but that it ~ras listed in the regulations published on r!ay 19, 1980. ~fr. Pigg indicated that the substances listed as toxic wastes are "commercial chemical products or manufacturing intermediates." He stated that the l)ffice of Solid Waste (OSlv) interprets this to include asbestos only as a "pure" material, and that this would not include manufacturing process waste that contains asbestos. Mr. Pigg mentioned o~her actions now under study or planned by either the Congress or various State legislatures. These included such areas as compensation, asbestos in the schools, labelling and the like. And Mr. Pigg noted the on-going response that his Association has made to Federal and State initiatives in the asbestos area. Hr. Pigg lras questioned on the interpretation that only 11pure ' asbestos would be con~tidered a hazardous waste in line vtith the. reeulations issued on Hay 19, 1980. i1r. Pigg cited statements by officials of the Office of Solid Waste (OSH), and in particular the "Comnent" in Federal Register notice of i1ay 19, 1980, Page 33,124, Section 261.33. The ~,rordin~ reads: The phrase "commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate having the 8eneric name listed in " refers to a chemical substance t-'hich is manufactured or formulated for commercial or manufacturing use. It does not refer to a material, such as a manufacturing process uaste, that contains substances listed in " FMSI 02134 :anutes of the Annual Heetin3 -7- June 25-26, 1980 In the discussion that followed ~:r. Pi~g 1 s talk, he notec that the Asbestos Information Association ~70uld be holdinp.; their Annual Industry-Government Conference ap:ain this September, and that Institute .r~mbers ~'lould be invited. :rr. Pigg advised that the ilart Bill on Asbestos Compensation ~Tas introduced on June 18, 1980. This pertains to the sharing of the liability for asbestos related disabilities by the ''responsible parties. This has just been introduced, and it is felt that it has little chance of being . enacted in its current form during this session, On~ :Iember mentioned that in some mining applications where asbestos friction materials had been replaced t'7ith metallic materials, there ~-1as a reaction against the metallics because of sparks and attendant explosion dan~er. On another subject, one i.1ember stated that his Cot'lpany ~-1as now labellin~ all friction products with the asbestos Aarnin~ label t-lhether additional machin- ing or handling 1as likely or not. In response to a question, t.he Secretary advised that he would have copies of Er. Pigg 's comments out to the ~{ember ship ''soon. 11 (The copies trere sent to the :~embership on June 30, 1980). Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To thank Hr. Pigs for his detailed and interesting summary ori the current status and future prospects of lep,islative and re~ulatory actions affectins the asbestos industry. TREASURER 1 S REPORT ~lr. 1-lilliam Hessler, Treasurer, prepared this rel)ort. Refer to EXHIBIT 3. The Secretary read ;1r. :1essier: s report. i:lr. llessier 1 s report, based on a trial. balance of April 30, 1980, projected substantial excess of income over expenses for the full fiscal year. The projection was for an excess of $17,000 of income over expenses. His report. analyzed variances, \Tith the most significant dj,fference being the decrease in Pension Expense resulting from pension payments being made from a separate Trust rather than from the Corporation. To accomplish this change, $55,000 was transferred on January 1, 1980 to an irrevocable trust for Niss Duschek' s pension. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Treasurer's Report as written. BUDGET COM11ITT!i.:E P.EPIJ'lT Hr. Francis E. ~~easier, Chairman of the Budget Committee, presented this report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 5. ~!r. !!essier 1s report presented an Expense Budp,et for 1980-81 of $0 5,470, a slirflt reduction in budgeted expenses under that for 1979-80. This was due to the fact that oension payments to Hiss Duschek l>Tould be paid from FMSI 02135 lanutes of the ,\nnual ~leeting -8- June 25-26,1980 the separate Trust which was established on January 1, 198n for those payments. This rlro~~ed the Pension Zxoense item from $6,000 to zero. Other line items in the budget shmYed either small increases--such as Salaries and salary related-items--~.7fth most items projecting the same or only slightly higher amounts for 1980-81 over those for 1979-80. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it -.:ms: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Budget Committee as ~-1ritten. FEE FORI.m.A COl!HITTEE REPORT :rr. Greenen, Chairman, presented his CoT!!I'!ittee's report. Refer to r:Y.IUBIT 6. The report indicated categories reported by the Uembers for 1980-81. Active !!embers had 20 Basic Fees, and 36 Categories. Eight P.egional ~~embers marketing products in the United States market using the Institute's copyrights and trademarks reported 9 Categories. ~Uth the other t!emberships (2 Regional Associations, 10 Re~ional !~embers--re~lar, and 12 Licensees), the current formula projected Fee Income of $89,600 for 1980-81. This coupled l'lith projected Investment Income of $12,500, tTould produce an excess of income over expenses of about $6,000, based on the Ex~ense Budget. At the Board lleeting on June 24, 1980, it was noted that the category participation by Don International and Colfriccion uere reversed. Don participates in 2 cateRories and Colfriccion in one. At the Board meeting, the Secretary >ias directed to contact Fras-Ley as there is considerable evidence indicating their participation in ~o categories in the United States. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it tTas: RESOLVED: To accept the Fee Formula Committe Report as written. '!'he fee formula for 1980-81 uill remain the same as in 1979-80, based on the Directors resolution at the June 24, 1980 meeting: Active Uember - ~asic Fee $1,150; Category $700 Regional Member with Active ~Iember rights - same fee as Active liember Regional rtember (Regular) - $1,450 Resional Uember Association - $2,460 Licensee - $550 I!!VES'r~ErrT ADVISO!l.Y CO!!!UTTEE REPORT l1r. t.!illiam Simon, Chairman, delivered the report for the Investment Advisory Committee. See EXIBit 4. The Chairman reported that there tY"ould be a net reduction in investments of about $43,000 based on projections to Jtme 30, 1980. This Has attributable pdi'Iarily to the $.55,000 contribution to the Trust for payment of Hiss Duschek 's pension. Investment Income ~-muld be d(J{rn from about $13,700 to FMSI 02136 iiinutes of the Annual 'Teetin.?. -9- June 25-26, 1980 $12,400. InvestMent Income for 1980-81 is esti~ated to be approximatedly $12,500. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it uas~ RESOLVED: To accept the Investment Advisory Committee report as \-Tri t ten. i:1EHBEP.S~IP COMUITTEE REPO:'?..T :'tr. Carrigan had served as Chairman of the ?!embership CoTIIIIIittee, and because of the many changes during the past year, continued with these responsibilities after assumine the Presidency. See the 11embership Committee Report, EXHIBIT 2. Hr. Carri~an reported on the changes in membership during the year, ~Thich showed a net increase in Active lfembers of 1 (Krasne), a net loss in Regionals of 1 (Add Ferodo Ltd., Lose Friction ~laterials of Israel and Borg & Beck de llexico), and net increase of 2 in Licensees (Add Kashiyama and Toledo Pressed Steel). Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the llembership Committee as ~Tritten. PUBLIC PLATIONS Cffi1MITTEE REPORT Mr. ~Ulliam Simon, Chairman, reported on Public Relations activity during 1979-80. Refer to EXHIBIT 12. lir. Simon pointed to this past year's chan~es with elections of Officers in June 1979 followed by the February 1980 elections, after the resignations of Hr. Uoalli and Ur. Cutler, and the attendant press. releases. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Public Relations Committee as written. INSTITUTE DEVELOPUEUT COMMITTEE The President called for a report on the Institute Development Committee. Ur. Drislane advised that this Committee had been chaired by l1r. Ron cutlet of Abex. !Tith Hr. Cutler's resienation, this committee had not been re- organized. The only activity assigned this Committee was the study of a possible redrafting of our Constitution and By-L~~s to permit Licensee type Hembership by non-manufacturers. This is illustrated by a shoe exchange house such as Horld Autoparts. The Committee decided not to make any recommendations on such a change. FMS\ 02137 ~Iinutes of the ;\nnual ~eeting -10- June 25-26, 1980 Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it >Tas: RESOLVED: To accept the Secretary's verbal report on activities of the Institute Development Committee for the past year. ~l'!JHii:l'ATING C0!1t1ITTEE REPORT ar. James llell~r, Chairman of the :!ominatin8 Corrmdttee, read this report. In su~ry, of seven Directors serving the Board, one Director continues to serve the rel"lainder of his tHo year term, ~1r. F. E. Hessier. There are six openings on the Board. Two of the positions are to serve one year terms, until June 1981. Four of the terms Hill be t<t1o year terms, to be served until June 19 82. The Committee placed in nomination the followin<?;: Hr. R. 1.."... Nelson, AbexCorporation f1r. J. L. MellotT, :~uturn Corporation Mr. Stuart Comins, P. T. Brake Lining ''!r. F. ~1. :Garton, Reddal-Tay Eanufacturing :rr. ~1. Simon, Brassbestos Uanufacturing Mr. J. P. Gallagher, Thiokol Chemical 2 years to June 1982 2 years to June 1982 2 years to June 1982 2 years to June 1982 1 year to June 1981 1 year to June 1981 At this point, the President called for a recess so that others could consider placing additional na!'les in nomination from the floor. Upon resumption of the neeting, the President called for nominations from the floor. :-!one ~-1ere made. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: That nominations for the Beard of Directors be closed. The Secretary Has directed to cast one ballot each for the election of 'Hr. B.. E. Nelson, 71r. J. L. '1ell0l-T, ~~r. Stuart Comins, 1.1r. F. ~-1. Barton, Hr. ~-7. Simon and 11r. J.P. Gallagher to the Board of Directors. The Secretary advised that the ballots had been so cast. The President advised that t-Tith the election of these six Directors for the terms above indicated, and the carryover of Mr. F. E. Messier as a Director, that the Board n~r had the required 7 members. HISTORICAL SALES REPORTING The Secretary reported on historical sales reporting for the calendar year ended December 31, 1979. See EXHIBI'i' 13. The report indicated that. 15 out of 19 Active Hembers reported statistics at least once during 1979, and that three Rep,ional Uembers t-Tith rights of Active Hembers reported. There lTere no comments on the report. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it t.Tas ~ RESOLVED: To accept the report of Historical Sales Reporting as written. FMSI 02138 Minutes of the Annual 1teetin"! -11- June 25-26, 1900 IIr. J. H. i:Ioore of :Reddat-lay is Chairman of the Annual :1eeting Committee, and read this report. Refer to EX:IIBIT 14. Essentially, ~!r. Hoore 's report recommended that the Institute not return to the iiomestead in 1981, but rather go to Sandpiper 3ay, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Before reading the report. Ur. Hoore stated that the report uas not-7 moot, as he understood the Board had earlier decided to return to the Homestead in 1981. The Directors had rejected Sandpiper Bay not because of the resort area itself, but because they did not trl.sh to r.teet in Florida in June--the heat, humidity, etc. A Me~er indicated that the East Coast of Florida (Port St. Lucie) is not as hot and humid as the Gulf Coast (Innisbrook). The Chairman suggested a search for possible other places for the 1982 meeting. He mentioned particularly Shangri-La, in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. !Ie indicated this had fine golfing, and is a widely knmrn resort meeting place in that area. Another t1ei!lber stated that he did not like out-of-theHay places such as the Homestead, and Hould prefer something nearer a major airport. A suggestion ~ras made that the Committee look at the possibility of meeting in Ontario, Canada. It t'lould have good airport accessability and there should be no ~ieather problems in June. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed~ it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Annual ~.~eeting Committee, with exception that the Institute t'lould return to. the Homestead in 1981. BRAKE PERFOffifANCE STUDY COUMITTEE Hr. Robert Nelson of Abex is Chairman of the Brake !>erformance Study Committee. Hr. ~lelson presented this report. Refer to EXHIBIT 7. Hr. Nelson discussed the Institute's work with the Vehicle. Equipment Safety Commission (VESC) relative to revision of the V-3 Procedure. The revtsion dealt primarily rl.th the edge code, and a possible problem with the mini~ 1/8" edge c~ding height, should net-T lining releases go below 1/8" in thickness. '!be Institute had called this to the attention of VESC. t-lith this and some other considerations, VESC proposed revision to the V-3 Procedure. The Institute tTas represented at a Washinf;ton hearing by the Secretary, and the proposed changes to V-3 ~Tere in line with earlier recommendations. The Institute advised VESC that it ,.,as in accord with the changes as drafted after the January 1980 hearings. The Institute continued its trork with the Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) as regards revision to the Federal Specification for brake lining procurement HHL-361. The DCSC is recommending a procedure based on the V-3 (SAE J661a) Procedure. This was in accord l'1ith Ft1SI recommendations after DCSC had earlier proposed procedures based on full inertia dynamometer procedures. This has been under review for several years, and the Institute has maintained contact with DCSC and there should be no surprises in this area. FMSI 02139 ~!inutes of the Annual 1eeting -12- June 25-26, 1980 In a revie~-1 of -~~TSA activity, there does not appear to be any significant movement as regards a Federal ~eplacement Brrute Lining Standard, and other HHTSA activities on D0T 121, 105, and 130 do not impact our industry directly at this time. A Member asked concernin~ the Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) and their specifications. It was indicated that the DCSC had been involved ~ith specifications for brake linings and other materials for not only the armed forces, but the GSA, the Post Office and other governmental agencies ~1ho may rely on their specifications. They have been attempting to ~-1rite a specification (for some ten or so years) for brake linings which ,.,ill give them the quality needed, with a spec that can be comparable usb.g different vendors. They formerly l>Tere under the Defense Supply A8ency (DSA). They are located in Columbus, Ohio. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it l>7as: P~SOLVED: To accept the report of the Brake Performance Study Committee as written. DATA 300K A:.ID TECHNICAL COUMITTEE REPORT Mr. Phil Grim of Abex Corporation is Chairman of the Data Book and Technical Committee. In i'!r. Grim's absence, !Ir. Drislane read the Chairman 1s report. Refer to EXHIBIT 8. The Secretary noted that !-!r. Grim's report was written on a Committee !'1eeting in October 1979. 7here had in certain cases been actions taken on some of the items in this report that did affect the report contents. Also, there were actions taken at the Board of Directors meetine on June 24, 1980, concerning certain subjects covered in the report. Board actions ~-rere noted in the earlier report on Board of Directors activities during the past year. Mr. Simon stated that the type of materials should be sh~rn in the Institute catalons. He suggested that a symbol be used to indicate where more than one type of friction material uas used on a certain application. The Secretary questioned as to whether i:1r. Simon ~1as asking for a symbol or other information only where more than one type of material was used, or only 'tlhere a metallic type was used. He indicated that this t7ould be important, because there are several disc brake assienments ~,rhere organic 't-las used earlier and metallics came in as options later. This would contrast ~Y'ith the semimetallic only releases on disc brruces on some of the nmer cars. l1r. Nelson asked whether ~1r. Simon r-1as now asking if this subject on cataloging metallic linings was to be reopened, as it had been resolved at the lloard Ueeting on June 24 that the Institute would issue bulletins on metallic information, but would not list this information in its catalogs, and that presentation would be left to the individual member in his catalogs, application information sheets, and the like. A question arose on the disclaimer that appears in the Institute bulletins and catalogs. This disclaimer states that " . the data . indicates dimensions only, and in no way refers to quality of any materials that may be embodied or used . " This specifically Means no reference to the type of materials, uhether they be netallic, organic or what. It t-7as stated that this includes not only the seni-mets used on passenrer car disc brakes, but also any netallic FMSI 02140 i:iinutes uf the Annual ~~eetin;; -13- June 25-26, 1980 types used in the heavy duty area. It was pointed out that there now is some activity with metallic type blocks in the heavy duty area. The Secretary was directed to refer the question of identification of metallic type friction materials--and particulary disc brake metallics-to the Data Book and Technical Committee for their reconsideration. A Member questioned shoe identification in the Bra~e Shoe Identification Catalogs, and in the bulletins and Supplements that are posted to the Catalogs. This relates to the shoe number assigned to a disc brake part. ~fuere more than one lining drilling is used, there can be difficulties in the field if the rebuilder, for example, receives shoes v-ith one drilling and linings ~7ith another drilling. One example is the Hustang-Capri assignment of B1SI 7083-D-151. The lining has two drilling assignments: (1) 7083A, the original drilled organic, and (2) 7083B, the optional--standard on some models--semi-Metallic with different drilling, somewhat more removed from the edges. The Secretary indicated that this problem had been raised by a member earlier, and is on the agenda for a Committee Meeting. In response to a question, the Secretary indicated that Mr. Grim plans a meeting probab~y in September, and that this will be discussed and hopefully resolved at that meeting. A member stated that this ~1as not just a problem with disc brakes, but it held with drum brakes as rrell. This question has come up at many meetings and has been resolved several times where drum brakes are concerned by maintaining the present system. The rulinp, for drum brakes has been that no ne~v- drum brake shoe assignment will be made v-here the only change in the shoe is in the table drilling pattern. This too ~Till be added to the Committee's agenda for its September meeting. A member criticized the coverage for imported car brakes in the Institute's catalogs. The Secretary advised that 1-1e carry only popular imported cars sold in the North Anerican market in the Brake Shoe Catalog, and that our current coverage runs to over 99% of the imports sold in the United States. The question was reworded that the coverage is late. The Secretary advised that he receives no imported car information from imported car manufacturers and must rely on information sent in by members. He particularly cited the Certified Division as providing the bulk of the information on iMported cars disc brakes. A question was asked as to why the coveraBe Has not as complete as Certified's. The Secretary indicated that we do not list cars sold in Australia, models that are sold in their native country or in South America but not in :-Yorth .A..merica, and certain very low activity models sold in the United States. The coverage is decided at Committee meetings, and if the Institute adds data it not only adds pages to the catalogs, but some ComMitte ;.rembers and others feel the data is not necessary. One member noted a particular assignment that ~.vas not available from the Institute, .:causing the member to make his 0\'Tn assi~mment. The Secretary suggested "'here the member has information of this type he send it .to the Institute Office so that information can be released. A ~ember suggested that the Institute send out a reque~t to its members for information and prints on brake linings used on imported cars. Vpon motion duly ~ade, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Data Book and Technical Committee as written. FMS\ 02141 Hinutes of the Annual r!eeting -14- Ju..'le 25-26, 1980 WDENHIFICA'i'ION OF OFFICERS AllD DIRECTOr~ Lesal Counsel advised that at the Board of Jirectors meetin~ on June 24, 1980, the Board had approved his recommendation for indemnification of Officers and Directors, for losses suffered by them ~ecause of acts done~in their capacities as Officers and Directors. The actions must have been onde in good faith. As such indemnification can be adopted by a change in the By-Laws, it must be submitted to the Hembership for balloting. It is not felt that there is sufficient pre-notification to the Eembers to ballot at this Meeting, so the indemnification plan ~Till be submitted to the Hembership by mail ballot. OTHER BUSINESS Questions were raised about-non-meMber manufacturers of friction materials. One mentioned ~-1as Canparts, in Cambrid~e, Ontario, Canada. The Secretary tTas advised that they uere ncnr in production of friction materials, in particular disc brake pads. A :Iember shcn-1ed a listing ~ihere Fl!SI Numbers 't-7ere used by Canparts. The Secretary tias advised to contact Canparts concerning IJembership. Another :iember questioned Virginia Friction Products of Tapp&~annock, Vir~inia. The Secretary stated that he has written several times to :Hr. Bill Carreras of Virginia Friction Products and to Hr. Joe Goodreau of IIidco, who purchases materials from l1r. Carreras. He has had no reply. Also, the Secretary ind;cated that he had no catalogs, listings or other information on Virginia Friction Products showing that they tiere usin3 the Institute's copyrights or trademarks. The members t-1ere asked that if, anyone has literature shodng Virginia Friction Products use of the Institute's copyrights or trademarks that they 3end such information to the. Office. Questions ,.,ere asked as to what constituted infringement of the Institute; s copyrights and trademarks. This subject uas addressed by the Institute's copyright attorneys, 3henier & O'Connor, in 1975. ~!r. Gorman had not received a copy of this report from 3henier & O'Comnor, and the Secretary will send on a copy. Use of the Institute's catalogs. bulletins, or sheets therefrom is an obvious infringement. Use of the. Institut.e 1s FitS! and FMS is a violation of the trademarks. Condensation is an infringement. The listing showed for Canparts is obvious infringment. There being no other business brought to the attention of the Membership, upon motion duly Dade, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED To adjourn Adjourned at 9:50 A.li. r::. U. Drislane Secretary FMSI 02142