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A/C Pipe Producers Association MINUTES Committee: Place: / Date: {\\ Executive Committee Arlington, VA July 16,1981 K The AACPP Executive Committee rmet on Thursday, July 16,1981, at 9:15 a.m., at AACPP's offices, Arlington, Virginia. The Chairman being in the chair and the Secretary being present. Attendees were: Chairman Members Staff Guests Ambler Cran Taylor Jackson Welch Kahn None I. Call to Order The Chairman declared a quorum present and called the meeting to order, n. Reading and Approval of Minutes A motion was made and passed " ... that the reading of the 1/15/3.1 minutes be dispensed with and approved as distributed." III. Review of Agenda The meeting agenda was reviewed and the order of businesses set forth adopted without dissent. IV. Report of Officers A. Chairman's Report The Chairman advised that effective 7/1/81 J. D. Zacharias would no longer be associated with Atlas-Turner, Inc. and a letter had been received designating L. J. Adams as ATI's Board of Directors representative. After limited discussion and without dissent, the Chairman recommended deferring until the 10/15/31 Board of Director's meeting filling the vacancy (i.e., Secretary) created on the Executive Committee by Mr. Zacharias' departure. B. Treasurer's Report 1. FY 80 Audit The President reported Letter Ballot 1-81 requesting approval of AACPP's annuel audit had passed without negatives or abstentions. -1- CAPCO JEN 0033064 2. FY 81 YTD Financial Status The Treasurer reviewed AACPP's FY 81 second quarter financial statement. A motion was made and passed " ... that the FY 81 second quarter financial statement be approved as distributed." C. Staff Report 1. IRS Audit The President reported notification had been received from the Internal Revenue Service that AACPP's Federal Exempt Organizational Returns, Forms 990, and supporting records for 1979 and 1980 would be audited by IRS on July 22, 1981. 2. TAC Chairman In response to an inquiry by the president, A. Verploegh (J-M) was designated as the prefered candidate to replace F. Duffy as Chairman of AACPP's Technical Affairs Committee, with the understanding Mr. Cran reserved a right of withdrawl pending corporate review. Priority List A. Strategic Operational Plan 1. Public Affairs Programs a. PAC-01-80, Regulatory Affairs Program The President stated the final report, Economic Impact of a Regulatory Ban on A/C Pipe in the United States, prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. had been transmitted to AACPP Counsel with a single copy subsequently forwarded to Kirkland & Ellis as previously directed. As a follow up to Staff's 6/29/81 memorandum, access was granted via Kirkland & Ellis to current monitoring data and technical feasibility of improved dust control in A/C pipe plants contained in the survey conducted by ORC under contract with AIA/NA. Copies of EPA's proposed labeling format provided by Kirkland & | Ellis were distributed for Executive Committee review and ; comment by 8/15/81. Member companies agreed to provide Staff j with updated copies of current corporate labeling policies, / including a sample label by the same 8/15/81 submittal date. J b. PAC-01-80, Public Education Programs After extended debate on the merits of both the Lewis & Gilman Phase II and J-M ingestion strategies, it was agreed: (1) The closing date for Letter Ballot 4-81 would be extended to 9/15/81 via a Staff memo to the Public Affairs Committee explaining the reasons for deferral. 2- - i i CAPCO JEN 0033065 (2) A special meeting of the Executive Committee would be convened on 9/1/81 for the express purpose of addressing the thrust/content of AACPP's Public Education Program, including the advertising program module. Staff agreed to develop and provide an outline of meeting objectives along with official notification of the meeting. (3) AACPP's Director of Public Affairs would provide in advance of the 9/1/81 Executive Committee meeting a synopsis of reactions received from candidate firms under consideration in PAC-04-80, State Monitoring Program, to "proactive" public education programs at the state level. (4) Staff would prepare for review a revised Association recommended policy on aggressive waters. c. PAC-03-8Q, EPA Reg-Neg The President reported negotiations with EPA relative to regulation of the A/C pipe sector were being held in abeyance pending development of data bases identified in prior meetings with Agency personnel. d. PAC-04-80, State Monitoring Program After debate and without vote, approval was given to the State Monitoring Program proposed by AACPP counsel and Staff. Program implementation will be deferred pending additional input from AACPP's Director of Public Affairs and further discussion at the 9/1/81 Executive Committee meeting. Technical Affairs Programs a. TAC-01-80, A/C Pipe Lining: Criteria 3c Options After further but with limited discussion on revising the Association's policy on aggressive waters, the President agreed at the request of Mr. Cran to develop and distribute for review a SOP program worksheet based on the NSF leaching study proposal provided by J-M to Staff at the meeting. b. TAC-02-80, Recommended Work Practices-Phase II: Transient Asbestos The President provided a program status report and requested J-M research put off dismantling the pilot pipe loop pending the results of analyses currently underway by EMS Laboratories. c. TAC-03-80, Municipal Analysis Program The President provided a program status report along with copies of both (1) ORC questionnaire being utilized to develop the "municipal index list" and (2) Staff breakdowns of the urban water -3- ii CAPCO JEN 0033066 supply systems in the United States gleaned from computer printouts provided by EPA. d. TAC-04-80, Technical Information Program & Services The President provided a program status report stating that this program was currently on the "backburner" pending the accumulation and analysis of a contemporary data bank. Old Business A. Field Problems and Litigation Following distribution and review of memoranda prepared by AACPP's counsel and Director of Public Affairs on current field problems and litigation, the following actions were approved: 1. California - No effort would be made to seek a formal administrative ruling from DOSH on the use of recommended work practices vis-a-vis the need for product registration. It was agreed all member companies would step up educational efforts relative to recommended work practices. 2. Connecticut - Approval was given to either (1) suspending action on and/or (2) withdrawing the industry's application for a declaratory ruling currently pending before the Commissioner of Health Services. AACPP counsel agreed to respond to any questions raised by corporate counsel on proposed legal strategy and tactics. 3. Massachusetts - No action required or taken. 4. New Jersey - No action required or taken. 5. Wisconsin - Approval was given to the action plan outlined in AACPP's Counsel's 7/10/81 memorandum. B. AWWA Ad Hoc Committee on Asbestos The President distributed copies of Draft No. 4 of the proposed AWWA Policy Statement on Asbestos in Drinking Water along with suggested revisions submitted by Staff to the Ad Hoc Committee Chairman. C. EPA Letter (i.e. Millette) The President reported no acknowledgment or response to AACPP's 6/11/81 letter to Administrator Gorsuch had been received from EPA. Staff agreed to follow-up on a routine basis. D. Meeting Schedule 1. 1981 Fall Meeting Following a brief review of current plans for AACPP's Fall Meeting/Washington Workshop, Committee members and Staff agreed to -4- n i CAPCO JEN 0033067 exchange views on program content and prospective meeting attendees. 2. 1982 Annual Meeting Following debate on scheduling of AACPP's 1982 Annual Meeting, Staff's recommendation on Cancun Hotel site was accepted. New Business A. AACPP Membership/Dues Structure After review and limited discussion, the Ad Hoc Committee report on AACPP long-term membership/dues structure and goals was recommended for consideration at the 10/15/81 Board of Directors meeting. B. FY 82 Planning/Budget Parameters Without dissent, the Executive Committee directed the President to utilize an 8-10% increase in domestic member company dues as a guideline in preparing AACPP's FY 82 proposed budget. 1. Following closed deliberations, compensation levels were set and approved for extending the President's current employment contract. AACPP counsel agreed to prepare and circulate a revised employment contract for execution by the Chairman and President. C. Other The President reported AACPP recently had retained as a consultant Dr. Brian Commins, formerly with the Water Research Centre, to act on its behalf in reviewing the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality - Health Related Inorganic Constitutents. 1. Copies of an opinion of the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit provided by AACPP counsel were distributed for transmittal to corporate counsel. 2. The President reported briefly on Jay Baker's efforts to clarify and correct erroneous statements about A/C pipe published in the HandyWhitman Price Index. 3. Mr. Taylor reviewed very briefly the status of CAPCO's efforts to resolve field problems in Salem, Illinois, and Cookston, Minnesota. 4. In response to an inquiry from the President, the member companies stated they were not aware nor did they express any interest in supporting a multi-client program, "Asbestos and Asbestos Replacements in the 1980's - Business and Market Opportunities", recently completed by Gorham International, Inc.. 5. The President reported on a recent contact between Staff and Flow General, Inc. relative to a proprietary process for treating asbestos to decrease toxicity and retard aggressive water attack. The Committee members were unaware of any ongoing activity between their respective -5- !,:i i* CAPCO JEN 0033068 companies and Flow General, Inc., and requested that a copy of information which AACPP received on 7/6/81 be forwarded for their review and comment. The President agreed to suspend contact with Flow General, Inc., pending objections which might be raised by member companies. VIII. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m. J. C. Jackson President -6- i CAPCO JEN 0033069