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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1971 Aug 11 DOC#: AIA023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION/NORTH AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on August 11, 1971 at 10:15 A. M. at 22 East 40th Street, New York, N. Y. The following members we r e px-esent by their indicated representatives: Certain-teed Products Corporation - Harold McNabb Flintkote Company R. Hooker GAF Corporation - Charles Bien Johns-Manville Corporation W. P. Raines National Gypsum Corporation - A. H. Fay Panacon Corporation - E. W. Swain . Raybestos-Manhattan Corporation - I. Weaver ' Also present were M. M. Swetonic, E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parkex*, Johns-Manville Corporation; Larry Woodward, Certain-teea Produces Corporation; and Carl Thompson ox Hill and Knowlton, Inc. Mr. McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Parker acted as Secretary and kept the minutes thereof. Present by special invitation of the Board were: Dr. George W. Wright, Director of Medical Research, St. Lukes Hospital, Cleveland; Herbert Sunbury, Asbestos Textile Institute; Wes Gatewood, Certain-teed Products Corporation; Frank Zimmerman, National Gypsum; C. L. Sheckler, who represented N. I. M. A. (National Insulation Manufacturers Association) and Asbestos Cement Products Association; Jack Barnhart, N. I. M. A. and John Vyverberg of Owens Corning who also represented N. I. M. A. The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented. The Chairman advised that draft regulations of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards For Asbestos had been received. Industry representatives on the Advisory Committee appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency had requested the views . of the Association as to the l'egulations. The proposed regu lations were considered point-by-point by the representatives present and various suggestions, comments and recommendations were made. Mr. Fenner expressed his appreciation for the suggestions made and stated that he would advise the Association as to the results of the C o m m i t t e e 's deliberations. . PRODUCED JIM - 83 J The Chairman, advised the members that the Annual Meeting of members was set in the By-Laws as the second Wednesday in September of each year. The Chairman recommended that the 1971 meeting be set for August 24. Whereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was: RESOLVED . that the Annual Meeting of members of the Asbestos Information Association/North America shall be held on August 24, 1971 at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street, New ' York, N. Y. The Chairman further recommended the convening of a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors to be held im mediately preceding the Annual Meeting of members to hear a report from Mr. Fenner on the results of the E. P. A. Advisory Committee meeting. The Secretary was authorized to call such Special Meeting of Directors at his discretion. The member ship was reminded to submit to the outside legal counsel for the Association, in confidence, figures concerning the quanti ties of asbestos fiber consumed by the member during fiscal 1970 in the United States and Canada. This information was to be used in developing dues criteria for the coming year. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was, on motion duly made and seconded, ad journed. ' Secretary PRODUCED JM -33