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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1972 June 27&28 DOC#: FMS020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - FMSI Annual Meeting fJMT-3 y ANNUAL HggTira of the FR)CT IHN MATERI <L5 STANDARDS INSTITUTE. INC. ednesd ey and Thursday J un* 28 and 29, 1972, 8:30 A. U,. ai loage of the Four Seasons, lake Ozark, Missouri A M B E R S PRESENT REPRESENTATIVES Aoex Corooration Auto Friction Corooration Bendix Corporation Friction Matariala Division Brassbestos Manufacturing Corporation Carlisi# Corporation Molded hnterials Division Gatka Corooration General Motors Corporation Deleo-Moraine Division Jonns-Manvi1le Corooration lasco Brake Proaucts Corporatior,, Ltd. [aremont Corporation Grizzly Brake Division Molded inoustnal Friction Corooration H.K. Porter Comoany, inc. Thermo id Division Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Reddaway Manufacturing Company, Inc. Royal Inausxries Brake Products Scandura, inc. Stanocc, Inc. 3.K. '.Veilmen Core. . wheelmp Brake Block Manufacturing Comoany .vorla Besios Comoany, Division of tne Firestone Tire L Ruboer Comoany OTHERS PRESENT R. Cutler ^ S. A. Com ins F.E. Messier k. Simon E. R. Zacharias F. T. Gatke R.J. Kick T. P. O 'Hagan . Laner J.W. Greenen M. I. Frazier R. Hein D.E. "ow P**Uf* Barton, Jr. D. Ogilvie A.E. Daly .S. Allen R.C. Brigieb L. Burgess C. >*eoer Abax Corporation Auto Friction Corporation Sendix Corporation Automotive Service Division Sendixofcestinghous* Division Friction Materials Division Gatke Corporation General Motors Corporation Delco-Moraine Division R. . Nelson A. C o m m s S. (Ratlins J.H. Kelly E. Robers J. Bailey H. Boyle R.E. Kettering P-FMSI- 0 C 5 3 S 'I t t h e r s (Cont'd) Jonns-Wtnvi11 Corooration Waremont Corporation Grizzly 6rake Division Molded Industrial Friction Corporation Raybestos-%nhattan, Inc. Rovsl Industries Brake Rrooucts S.K. itellman Corooratior. Wheeling Brake Block Manufacturing Comoany iTor1d Bestos Company, Division of tne Firestone Tire & Rubber Comoany Friction Materials Standaras Institute,Inc Stickles, Hayden, Kennedy, hart i. Van Sieenourgn C. E. Gillberg D. Carlson D. Robins A. Laus B. Qzmore R.R. Moalli '.V. Osborn J.E. Clegg G. Stratton R.J. Alieman E. fc. Drislane L.C. Stickles NOT PRESENT Chrysler Corporat iorv-Chemical Division Forcee Menufacturing Corporation Silver Line Products, Inc. ThiOKol Chemical Corporation Mr. Greener, President, acting as Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:30 a.it.. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS HEETING lit? minutes of the meeting held June 22 and 23, 197] had been distributed. No reactng was requested nor were any corrections made thereto, boon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was RESOLVED: That the utes of the meeting held June 22 and 23, 1971 be acceoted as distributed. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Mr. ,,. r.'. Greenen, Rresioent, ooened the meeting with reoort on the institute's progress and activities during 1971-72. See EXHIBIT l fo<` twAi of this report. Briefly, the President covered the high spots of the 1971-72 fiscal year 4ieh included the fonset ion of the Asbestos Study Committee, the move to New Jersey, reactivation of the inetitute Development Committee, the retirement of Miss Duscheh ae of August 31, 1971, and other matters* In particular, Mr. Greenen caid tributa to &. C. Brown ^litley, of Scandura, Inc., who oasseO awmy during this past fiscal year. A letter was read from Ur. J. L. McGovern, Jr. advising that he ms retiring from Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. and he would therefore be resigning as a Director and Delegate of the Friction Materials Standards institute, Inc. AS35TC3 $T'J3V 3 y : - r n - - y Mr. i. H. weaver, Chairman, preoaree a reoort which was distributed to tn* Board timber s. See C W I B I T A . In Mr. beaver's absence, Mr. Drjsiane read the report to the Memoere* This report reviewed the Coonittae's activities for the year. Among items covered were the Illinois Pollution Control Board activities, clinic on the membrane filter method for measuring airborne asbestos, proposed ?A emission standards, anc the 0SH4 Asbestos Dust Regulations. Mr. weaver's reoort conciuoee witn some reconrnenoations for Committee activity during tne coming year. It wss recommended that a new bulletin be issued to advise the Membership on the costs of eouioment end on laboratories who might perform work tor asoestos dust measurement in line with the new OSHA Standards. Uoon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously oassed, it wss RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Asbestos Study Committee. BRAKE PERFORMANCE STUDY COHHTTEE REPORT Mr. R. E. Nelson, Chairman, delivered the report on his Committee's activities. See EXHIBIT 5. Among the items covered were our work on the Pennsylvania thickness inspection, our comments on Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety Docket MC-30, suggested revisions to Regulation V-3, the new Ohio Drake lining law (using V-3) brakt lining quality control, ano certification through AAMVA. The most controversial item in the Chairman's Reoort was the reouirement of cartification of brake linings through AAMVA. This s a major item in tne reoort the Chairman rendered ano essentially it comas down to th* following. North Hnnulii .nd ftlxxie Island now reouire certification through AAMVA. The fee for certification through AAMVA is $250 oar lining. It is estimated that the cost of tests including the onworvanco of these tests by outside laboratories runs about $00... Test would have to be run within one year of the date that a certification or a recertification is reauirec. All linings would have to be recertiMeo every five years. In meetings with the AAMVA they had indicateo that they would give a "grandfather" certification to those linings already certified in North Caroline or New York by July 1, 19"2. This would involve a $50 fee for each lining and the test reoorts used could be the original test reports used for certificetion in either New York or North Carolina. At the Directors' Meeting the Board had resolved to reouest a written orooosal from AAMVA on their certification reoutrements for linings already certified. The Chairman recommended acceptance of the AAMVA proposal. Memoers asked what AAMVA would do to get all states to accept their certificate Massacnusetts, for example, will not accept AAMVA certification. It was suggested that if the AAMVA could eliminate the state fees for certif ication, it might truly perform a service. These questions will ee raised with AAMVA. There was son f e l m g lirat reasr-al Stinaaras mignt preempt tnese vinous stats regulations. Mr. Kettering maicnted that even if they did, tn* exoerience with brake fluids shows that the state will still reouire certifica tion, even If it is called registration. The conclusion appeared to be that even if Federal standards are written, the industry will still have to fees certification (or registration) with the various si3tes. The consideration of legal challenges to A4MVA certification reouirements was discussed: No state law now reouires recertification on the V-3 procedure. The AAMVS is simply an association of adninistrators who have Questionable legal status - can a state delegate their regulatory powers to such an association' 7n* i\MV\ certification fees are uncontrol ladle - it parallels taxation without representa!ion. Those paying fees to .VV.IV are paying for their own surveillance. Mr. A. Comins Questioned what safeguards the industry has as regards fees charged by AMVA. Mr. Nelson answered that there were none and that AAMVA had already indicated that the fees would rise when their surveillance program starts. After discussion of the Compliance Sampling and Certification Responsibilities of Manufacturers, the Chairman requested recommendations from the Membership for members to serve on a suggested Quality Control Sub-Committoe. A question from the floor asked whether members not using the recommended ouslity control practices might not be cited as not comp lying, without specifically answering, tns point was made tnat even if one did use recommended sampling technioues tnere was no guarantee that he would be complying with reouirements. It would a* the intention of this Sub-Committee to suggest reesonabls procedures and tecnniques, with sampling requirements that reasonable government regulators woulo scceoi. During discussion on the NHTSA plans for a brake lining standard using a single end inertia oyn3mometer. Docket 70-27 for the uograoing of FMVSS 105 was discussed. To resolve a Question on Docket 70-27 it was pointed out that Docket 7C-- 27 oertains to 11 vehicles with hydraulic brakes and that ther* are different reouirements between passenger cars and other less than 10,000 GVW vehicles, as compared with vehicles over 10,000 GVi. Mr. A. Com m s orought u p a ooestion concerning materials as a substitute for asbestos in friction materials. Mr. C o m m a suggested that the Institute engage an outside ceneulting firm to oetermme if there was a practical substitute for asbe*te*in brake lining. Such a firm would be asked to resolve (l) If there war no practical substitute, say so, and the institute could us*-this as support in dealing with asbestos regulations; (2) If there were practical substitutes, pass this information on to the institute along with the consulting firm's recommendations. Rather than call for a motion, a show of hands was called for to indicate if members were interested in this approach. A show of hands indicated 7 or 8. These were not all delegates(or alternates sitting in piece of delegates). As no motion wss properly seconded, it was recommenoed that the Asbestos Study Committee consider this suggestion and report back to the Board. Act i ve Memoer s: Inaust r ia 1 ''iction Coroorjticr Auto Soecialtis Manufacturing Company Licens: Grinnell Stamping Company Tne President thanked th* Membership, Board of Directors, Committee Chairmen and memoers for their accomol ishments and coooeration during tne past year. No further business ws brought to the attention of the meeting, duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was boon motion RESOLVED: To adjourn the second day's session of the Annual Membersnip Meeting on June 29, 1972. Adjourned at 10:45 A.U E. V. Drislane Secretary