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Manufacturing Chemists Association RECEIVED AUG 27 1973 ^ WHEELER, JR. Minutes of Meeting r VINYL CHLORIDE RESEARCH COORDINATORS ^' Connecticut Avenue"Holiday Inn Washington, D. C. July 10, 1973 MEMBERS PRESENT: T. R. Torkelson, CHAIRMAN Z. G. Bell, Jr. W. D. Harris H. L. Kusnetz for R. L. Maycock W. E. Rinehart R. N. Wheeler OBSERVERS PRESENT: M. N. Johnson, M. D. R. J. Reynolds L. F. Sargert MCA STAFF PRESENT; K. D. Johnson The Dow Chemical Company PPG Industries, Inc. UNIROYAL, Inc. Shell Oil Company Ethyl Corporation Union Carbide Corporation The B. F. Goodrich Company Shell Chemical Company PPG Industries, Inc. MCA 1. Minutes of Meetings of April 4 and Mav 21. 1973 As no corrections were offered to the minutes, they were ordered approved as distributed. 2. Report on Animal Exposure Tests Dr. Torkelson presented a report on the visit of Dr. T. R. Torkelson, Dr. K. D. Johnson, and Mr. H. L. Kusnetz to the Decatur facilities of Industrial BIO-TEST Laboratories, Inc., June 7, 1973. (A letter report was distributed to the Research Coordinators by Dow under date of June 15.) ucc 083637 3- related potential hazards would not be pertinent to a \ presentation to MIOSH which is concerned with employee health matters. The proposed discussion outline distributed with the meeting notice next received the attention of the Task Group. A revised outline; amended to reflect the technical recommendations of the Task Group, was sub sequently edited by your Chairman and distributed under separate cover. Respectfully submitted, Kenneth D. Johnson, Ph.D Secretary KDJ:mb July 6, 1973 Minutes Subject to Approval CONFIDENTIAL UCC 083638