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FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., EAST 210 ROUTE 4; PARAlviUS, NJ 07652 ~liNUTES OF THE ANNUAL HEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and 15, 1988 at Hyatt Regency MOnterey, Monterey, California ACTIVE MEMBERS PRESENT Abex Corporation Allied Automotive - Bendix Carlisle Corporation Certified Brakes - Allied-Signal Delco-l1oraine Division Friction 14aterial Company Friction Materials, Inc. HKM of California Corp. Nuturn Corporation Raymark Corporation Reddaway Manufacturing Co. U. S. Automotive Manufacturing Wagner Division - Cooper Industries ACTIVE l'iEMBERS - PROXIES TENDERED Coan Equipment Co. (To E. W. Drislane) Scan-Pac Manufacturing Co. (TO E. W. Drislane) Tappa Enterprises (To E. W. Drislane) Virginia Friction Products (To E. W. Drislane) S. K. Wellman Corp. (To E. W. Drislane) OTHERS PRESENT Aimco Division - ITT Industries Carlisle Corporation Distex Industries, Inc. HKM of California Corp. HKM of California Corp. Friction Materials Inc. Nuturn Corporation Nuturn Corporation Reddaway Manufacturing Co. Reddaway Y~nufacturing Co. Reddaway Nanufacturing Co . Harwood Lloyd, Counsellors at Law Friction Materials Standards Institute REPRESENTATIVES Robert E. Nelson Stanley Stokes Arthur v._ Moortr Larry Mintman, treasurer Donald L. Emrick Larry Belans Patrick Healy (Proxy) Ronald Randall Rita Grisham Doreen Tomao Edward F. Eggert Skip Carroll John Kourik (Proxy) PROXY FROtl Thomas Young Henry A. Scandrett Irv Gladding Tom Kennedy Fred A. Kowalcyk Douglas A. Willsie William F. Wood Joseph Nir William Axelrod W. }~ Sleeth, Vice President Edward Kaufman Lawrence Battle Donald Loftis F. _William Barton, President William Castle Hasso Kohks Hichael Brady Edward W. Drislane, Secretary FMSI 01881 - 2- ~rr. Barton, President, called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM, June 14, 1988. As the first order of businesss the President called for a roll call. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Secretary advised that minutes of the Membership Meeting of June 16-17, 1987 had been distributed. The President suggested that a reading of the minutes be dispensed with, as copies were on hand and no corrections had been suggested. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the minutes of the Membership Meeting of June 16-17, 1987 as written. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Mr. Barton, President, read this report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 1 in the report booklet. !~. Barton discussed activities of the past year and specifically thanked the Chairmen of the Technical Committees for their work. He discussed examples of certain actions taken or recommended by the Committees. At the conclusion of his report he noted that }~. Drislane had advised the Officers and Board of Directors of his intention to retire in 1989. Hr. Drislane's letter to the Officers and Board of Directors was read to the }~mbership. Mr. Barton noted that the Board of Directors at its meeting on June 13, 1988 had discussed this development, and had asked that }~. Drislane stay on till June_ 30, 1989. Mr. Drislane agreed to continue until that date. The Members were advised that the incoming President will organize and oversee a Committee to select a successor. A timetable was outlined which would have the period from July 1 to August 31, 1988 blocked to get the news out that the Institute is looking for a new Executive Director. Also, the Institute Office would release a bulletin to get this information out to all United States/Canada members. }a. Barton and Ya. Mintman would serve on the Search Committee. During the September 1 - December 31, 1988 period, the Committee hopes to interview and select the new Executive Director. During the January 1 June 30, 1989 period, an overlap of six months with Mr. Drislane is planned. Mr. Barton advised that the Institute would welcome suggestions, recommendations, or nominees for this position. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the President's Report as written. FMSI 01882 - 3- REPORT ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITIES The Secretary reported on activities of the Board of Directors during this past fiscal year. As the bulk of the activity is at the Board ~~eting immediately preceding this Hembership Heeting. there is no written report. The Secretary noted that he would dispense ~~h reading detailed activities of the Board such as the approval of new r1embers, termination of Hemberships, and certain routine balloting which is ordinarily covered in other reports - particularly the Membership Committee Report. At its June 13, 1988 Meeting, the BOard of Directors approved submission of balloting to the Membership to amend the Constitution. The Secretary noted an inconsistency in the Constitution when the section on rights of Regional Members was amended in 1976 ... At that time the Constitution was amended permitting Regional Members tohave the same rights as Active Members when paying the same dues as Active Members. The relevant clause in our Constftution onRegional Member eligibility restr!cted it to manufacturers of materials for use outside the United States. !be words "for use" in this Eligibility clause are inconsistent with the Rights of Members clause. The BOard appraved submi'ssion of balloting for amendment of the Eligibility section of the Constitution on Regional Membership to remove the wording "for use" outside of the United States. The Board directed the Secretary to prepare a Supplement to the 1983 Brake Block Identification Catalog in mimeograph form with illustrations to update the blocks released since that Catalog. Also, the Board directed that the color of the Automotive Data Book be rotated so that each Data Book would be distinguished from the preceding Data Book in 1990, 1992, etc. The colors could be green in 1988, red in 1990, blue in 1992, etc. Actual color selection will be by the Data Book and Technicai Committee. In discussing relations with other automotive trade associations, the Board recommended that Institute Members give Institute technical bulletins wide distribution so that there is no call fo~ others to seek copies of these bulletins for outside distribution. It had been noted that the APRA had asked its members to send in copies of Institute Shoe Bulletins, apparently for their re-distribution. The Board discussed Institute copyright and trademark protection, and approved the general draft of correspondence to certain distributors using the Institute's copyrighted materials without crediting the Institute. The Board acted on certain Membership applications which had been received too late for consideratiori by mail ballot prior to the eting.. Jhe Board approved the following applications: Goshen Industries, Taipei, Taiwan, Regional }o"lembers)1i,p; Total Brake Industries, Ltd., Canada, Regional Membership; Semac Indust.ries, Ltd., Canada, Licensee.. Please refer also to l1embers.hip Committee report. It was noted that the Board also .selected the site for the 1989 Membership Meeting. Please refer to the ~ual Meeting Committee report. FMSI 01883 - 4- Upon motion duly made. seconded, and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Secretary's report on Board of Directors Activities as read. TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. Larry Mintman. Treasurer, read this report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 3 in the report booklet. The report projected an excess of income over expenses of about $3,000. Expenses were close to budget, and income was favorably impacted by slightly over $3.000 in fee income and $2,000 in investment income over estimate. Individual variances were noted and it was concluded that the Institute continues in healthy financial condition. There was limited discussion of this report. It was noted that the Institute has a Reserve for Environmental Affairs, which has a $29,200 balance. The Board reviewed this reserve at its l~eting, and took no action on its disposition. The Board will review the reserve again during the 1988-89 fiscal year. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Treasurer's Report as written. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Ms. Rita Grisham, Chairman of the Membership Committee, presented this report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 2 in the report booklet. ~. Grisham noted that there was relative stability in the ranks of Active ~embers and Regional Members during the year. There was more activity in the Licensee area, where the report showed a net loss of 4 members since 1987. The report detailed the changes in each class of membership. It was noted that there were three new members accepted at the June 13, 1988 Board Yeting. These three additions were not included in the Membership Committee report, as the applications had not been received until a few days before the membership meeting. These application approvals were noted in the report on Board of Directors activities. These recent additions were: Goshen Industries of Taipei, Taiwan; Total Brake Industries of Dorval, Quebec, Canada; Semac Industries Ltd., of Brantford. Ontario, Canada. Goshen and. Total Brake are Regional ~~mbers and Semac is a Licensee. The Secretary advised that a Bulletin on this membership activity was sent to the Membership on June 2, 1988, and this bulletin gave more details on the background of the applicants. All three memberships will be effective on July 1, 1988. FMSI 01884 - 5- Upon motion duly mnda, seconded. und unanimously paoaed, it w-as:. RESOLVED: To accept thf! report of the i.lemberchi{). Committee as written. ~~. JACK KOURIK PRESENTATION The Secretary introduced the Guest Speaker, Hr. Jack Kourik of v!agner Division, Cooper Industries. i~!r. Kourik has had 40 years experience as a brake enBineer, with a gooddeal o~ his time.in r~cent yeara_in contact with Federal and.State regulator$. Xr. Kourik outlined the hiotory o~ regulationaf our industry both in the brake performance and health/environmental areas. Aslide program was used to illustrate major points in the presentation. At the start, Hr. Kourik quoted from the Federal Statute: National Traffic and i1otor vehicle Safety Act. This was the federal l~w establisM.ns.. what is rww the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A section of the.statut'e read: No. lliiAJlufacturer, distributor, dealer or motor vehicle repair 'I. ; abusiness shall knowingly render inoperat-ive in whole or in part any device or element of design installed in motor veh~cle or item of motor vehicle equipment in compliance with an.applicable federal motor vehicle safety !3tandard. Strict interpretation. might indicate that one could not. remov~ a set of original equipment brake linings without replacing them ~ith identieal parts. 1-.Lr. Kourik, hia. company, other manufacturers and trade associations spent much time in ~t~emptins to educ~te ~~e regulators on the workings of both the orig;f.nal equipment and replacement markets for JllOtOI' vehicles. His presentation indicated that to assure 100% compHance, cine had to tightel\ t~l~ances . an4 move t.he eritit:.e sample into compliance. Overdesign was called for in a field with uiany variab,l,es. The impracticality of certai_n requirements was.illustrated Witha.series of slides which were shown to NHTSA. - ' ,I ' Nr. Kourik not'd hov~r~ke parts have proliferated. Using FMSI Numbers as the base, he cha1;tad -tiie eXP.losiVe gro\11:h 111 FMSt Numbers over the past several y~a~s~ which magnifte4 the problema.fa:cing the replaceme!lt supplier , ..... -. .' -1 - - As the,empbs;Le)~_.Wasbington-aoved. towards the health and environmental ofarea. with asbestos a~ the prime target. Mr. Kourik noted how Wagner re- : sponded to certain:p~.O:posals the Environmenta1 Protection Agency (EPA). One source f.or. ce~~~ '"'~A positions on brake linings was a small brake shop ain the Washif~1:~~!.~~-~~ ~JijJa, whi~h was anything.. but representative shop~ In other eases,, .a,P,(?fM~t:,ons for certrln manufacturers happened to be who- ever an8Wered t1ie-phone when EPA called. Ya-. Kourik: noted that in several cases where EP~ fi~ld:,C?!~~.indicated support fbT its .proposals, the "support" lacked reliability. ... FMSI 01885 - 6- In closing, Mr. Kourik asked for the support of members to challenge government regulation where that challenge is necessary. He thanked those in the Institute whp had presented input to EPA and OSHA, and urged the Members to continue responding to regulations impacting our industry. Mr. Kourik noted that his comments to the regulators were not to be considered adversarial. They were meant to educate and assist those who write the regulations so that reliable sources are considered and hard facts support the actions taken. ~~. Nelson noted that over the years Mr. Kourik's papers have been thoroughly researched and supported by detailed tests. His work was instrumental in revising certain parts of the originally proposed DOT 121 Air Brake Systems Standard. Mr. Kourik was particularly effective in getting the acts to NHTSA. Mr. Barton thanked 1~. Kourik for his presentation. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: That the Institute thanks Mr~ Kourik for his presentation on the history of regulatory activity affecting our industry. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Ms. Rita Grisham, Chairman, delivered this report. Please refer to EXHIBIT" 9 in the report booklet. Y~. Grisham covered items such as the Institute bulletins to the Membership on workplace regulations and labeling, and the Institute's co-sponsorship of the October 19~7 F~bers in Friction }~terials Symposium. Also noted was Institute activity on California Proposition 65 and other regulatory matters. In discussing the Occupational Safety and 'Health Administration (OSHA) Asbestos Standard, it was noted that OSHA is considering making Appendix F . (19lO.l001).for Work Practices and Engineering Controls in the Brake Repair Facility mandatory. Currently, Appendi F is non-mandatory. Also, OSHA is conaidrtna a 0.1 fiber per cc exposure limit for the brake repair shop as against a 0.2 fiber per cc limit for the rest ofthe asbestos products industry. OSHA_is also considering a shor~ term exposure limit (STEL) of possibly 30 ulutes or an hour. It may be OSHA's plan to make changes such as these without $Oing through the full rulemaking procedure. Ms. Grisham noted that the courts granted a stay on implementation of the HCS (Hazard Communicatioa Standard) that was to be effective May 23, 1988. There is a question as to whether the stay applies to the construction industry only or to the entire standard. Discussion turned to the EPA's proposed ban and phase-out of asbestos pro- ducts. According to certain statistics used by the EPA, friction mate~iala_ manufacturers are now the largest users of asbestos. The.figures are: FMS\ 01886 - 7- Friction materials 24%; AC pipe 23%; Roof coating 22%. They are attempting to quantify the costs for saving a life from asbestos exposure and have projected that 88% of the lives saved would be in the friction material area, assuming that the brake repair facility is a major source of asbestos exposure. Some figures thrown out are that it is worth $7.5 million to save one life, and that it would cost only $100,000 per life if asbestos disc brake pads were banned and $200,000 per life if asbestos drum linings were banned. '1-lhether EPA has made allowance for the fact that chrysotile asbestos, which the friction materials industry uses exclusively, is the least toxic, and that the crocidolite in AC pipe is the most toxic, is not known. Also, there is a question as to whether it is understood that the average brake mechanic does not machine new or used linings, which is the operation which ordinarily raises dust levels. Most work with wear debris which is less than 1% asbestos, and this asbestos is of a fiber length and aspect ratio that it would not be considered an asbestos fiber by the very definition of a fibre. EPA may be relying on the fact that the brake mechanic cohort is larger than that of AC pipe workers or roofers. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED. To accept the report of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee as written. NOMINATING COMMITTEE l1r. Nelson, Chairman, presented his committee's report and recommendations. There is no written report for the Nominating C~ttee. Mr. Nelson noted that the Institute is governed by seven directors. He discussed the Constitution's requirement tpat there be three classes of di- rectors made up as follows: Class 1: Directors from Member with annual fee payable in the top one third bracket of annual fee. Class 2: Directors from Member with annual fee payable in the middle one third bracket of annual fee. Class 3: Directors from Hember with annual fee payable in the lowest one third bracket of annual fee. There are to be two directors from each class, with the seventh director from any of the three classes. There are three directors who were elected in 1987 whose terms do not expire until June 1989. They are: Mr. Art Moore of Carlisle, Mr. Larry Mintman of Certified Brakes, and 11r. Ron Randall of HKM of California Corp. The Committee recommends the following nominations for terms to serve from July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1990: FMSI 01887 - 8- i.ir. F. tlilliam Barton of Redda~1ay ManufacturinB Company Mr. Larry Belans of Friction ~~terial Company Hs. Rita Grisham of Nuturn Corporation Hr. Robert E. Nelson of Abex Corporation The Prestdent asked that these four names be placed in nomination to serve terms until June 30, 1990. The President then called for nominations from the f~oor. No additional nomi~ations were made. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unan~mously passed, it was: RESOLVED: That nominations for the Board of Directors be closed. The Secretary was directed to cast one ballot for the election of Hr. F. William Barton, Mr. Larry Belans, 118. Rita Grisham and Hr. Ron Randall to serve two year terms until June 30, 1990. The Secretary advised that the ballots had been so cast. The Secretary advised that with the election of these four Directors, that the Board had the required seven members. INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Hr. Art lioore, Chairman, read the Investment Advisory Committee report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 4 in the report booklet. lir. Moore noted that to~al investment assets at June 30, 1988 would be about $295,000 versus $285,000 at June 30, 1987. There was an increase in investment income from slightly higher interest rates on our Treasury Note holdings. Investment income was projected at about $25,000, which was over the amount estimated in the June 1987 report. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed. it was~ RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Investment Advisory Committee as written. BUDGET C~R1ITTEE ~~. Sleeth, Chairman, presented the Budget Committee Report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 5 in the report hooklet. The Coinmitt.ee proposed an expense budget. of $145,545 for the 1988.;..89 fiscal year, abouta 4% increase over the expense budget f()r; the yearnow ending. The major items are Salaries, Pension and Rent. , There was tomment concerning Hr. Drislane's planne!i, retirement and.the hir~ ing of a successor. A Member asked how this would effect the budget. It was stated that it was not known exactly how much the expenses would increase with the planned six month overlap of a new Executive Director with Mr. Drislane. However, since the Institute has had several years of an FMSI 01888 - 9- excess of income over expenses, the basic financial struceure of the Institute should not be hurt. The President noted that the Bo$rd will review their reserves during this coming year and may decide to w~ite them off. If that action,was taken, these reserves could be taken into income in 1988-89. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it wa~: RESOLVED: To accept an Expense Budget of $145,545 for the 1988-89 fiscal year. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Budget Committee report as written. TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. Larry Mintman, Treasurer, read this report. Pleaserefer to EXHIBIT 3 in the report booklet. The Treasurer projected an excess of income over expenses of about $3,000. The expenses were close to budget, and income was favorably impacted by slightly over $3,000 in fee income and $2,000 in investment income over estimate. Individual variances were noted with the conclusion that the Institute continues in healthy financial condition. In discussion it was noted that the projected expenses were awfullyclose to budget. The Secretary stated that these were preliminary figures and that the final figures would be audited. He does not expect the final figures to vary markedly from the projected figures. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Treasurer's Report as written. FEE FORMULA COMMITTEE Mr. R. E... Nelson. Chairman of th Fee Formula Committee . presented his committee's report. Please refer ~o EXHIBIT 6 in the report. booklet Nr. Nelson noted that the fee formula was restructured last . y.ear .with.. a change in the definitions of categories. It was the commi.ttee.1s>. intent to keep the new. formula "revenue neutral," so that the. change. could n.o.t, be: considered another means of raising the fee. Also,anattempt was made to have the individual members' fees reasonably consistent with earlier fees so that some would not bear an inordinate proportio11: of the f'ee.. f()rmula change. ., ::' ,. At the earlier Boardmeeting, the Board of Directors resolved to continue with the same formula for the 1988-89 fiscal year. That formula is: FMSI 01889 - 10 - Active t1embers and Regionals paying same dues as Active Members: Basic Fee $1,600 Category Charge: $250 for each of the first two ca~_egories and $500 for each of the third and four~h. ~at.e.gories Regional Members (Regular)~ $1,600 Regional Members (Associations): $2,600 Licensees: $600 .... Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously pa~sed, it was: RESOLVED: To.accept the Fee Formula Committee Report as written. INSTITUTE PENSION PLANS The Secretary reported on the Institute Pension Plans. Please refer to EXHIBIT 10 in the report booklet. There are two plans: (1) the Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP) for current employees, and (2) the Trust established for Harriet G. Duschek which was funded by an Institute contribution of $55-000 in 1980. The SEP calls for 15% of eligible employee salaries t;Q :.be c;ontributed to the employee's IRA. The Duschek Trust pays Miss Dusch~.$550 monthly, with assets at December 31, 1987 of $48,673. . .. ,_.. ' Upon motion duly c.ade, seconded and unanimously passed,", it was: ...RESOLVED: To accept the report ::on .InsUt1,1.te Pens_ion Plans as wx;itten. -. .. _..... DATA BOOK ANn TECH1U.CAL .COMMITTEE' Mr. Doug Willsie, Chairman, presented this report. Pleaserefer to EXHIBIT 8 in the report booklet. Hr. Willsie advised on changes in the Committee roster and certain revisions to the Automotive Data Book that_was published in 1988. In the report, Mr. Willsie noted that . the Brake ,Block Identification Catalog pubU,shed in 1983 was five years old, and that there had been but 11 new block~ issued since that publication. The Board.of Directors, at its meeting the pre- vious day bistructed Mr. Drislane to issue a supplement to this Brake Block Catalog. Tlie Supplement would be released in mimeograph form with illustrations patterned -after those in the 1983 catalog. Also. the Board of Directors at its meeting instructed the Secretary to rotate the colors of the Automotive Data Books in future years. For the . last thre~ editions, the cover has been green. There have been mix-ups at certai~ members where the 1986 a.~d 1988 catalogs were mistaken for one another. FMSI 01890 - 11 - Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously pass~d, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Data Book ahd Technical Committee as written. BRAKE PERFO~urnCE STUDY COMMITTEE Mr, Bill Wood, Chairman. delivered the Brake Performance Study Committee report. Please refer to EXHIBIT 7 in the report booklet. l'ir. Wood noted that the Committee held two meetings during the past fiscal year. The meetings were_ called to give Mr. Randy Petresh, Chairman of SAE's Brake Effectiveness Task Force, industry input on the draft JlSOl/1802 Recommended Practices. Further, the Committee was asked to prepare comments on Federal Specification HH-L-361G, the General Services Administration Specification for Automotive Brake Lining. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) petition to DOT (Department of Transportation) was discussed~- They had petitioned_ that D9T adopt'SAE Jl802 Recommended Practice for evaluation of truck/trailer block's. J18.02 in its current form is missing many parts such as the actual brake configuration, drum selection, cast or fabricated shoes, etc. The Jl802 procedure, as such, has not actually been run because of the many missing sections. A member noted that the fleets-would eventually object to picking up the added cost of the Jl801 friction identifier cut into the edges of the blocks. This could run $2.00 a set (8 blocks). It was suggested that the ATA be informed of this added cost before they pursue Jl801 identification. One member questioned the many acronyms used in the Committee Report. For reference, in addition to AMA and DOT, other acronyms are: TTBRG - Truck Trailer Brake Research Group (Originally organized by ATA, NHTSA, MVMA, Truck/Trailer Mfgrs.) NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration MVMA - Motor Vehicle ~~nufacturers Association . - ~ .._ r" >One questioned why J661 marking was insuffict"ent R.e'pt:l-~s indicated that the J661 procedure was deficient in evaluating linings for matching tractors and trailers- which is the aim of the TTBRQ.. The. actual marking is not the main issue. It is the fact that'" the~ J661 -p:toced~re' is considered unsatis- factory by the users (Trucks, fleets, ATA, etc.) . : ...... .... Mr.In the passenger car/light truck area, a. Wood noted that Jim Trainor of Brake Systems Inc. chairs another Task Force. That Task_ Force's target is reliable friction evaluation for linihgi:i tised on pass~nger cars and light trucks. While its activity is just pasr_ -die. s_tart:,up poirit, it ,_ considering a compact dynamometer test. This would' be a spedal machine patterned after the Teves/Krauss machine. _: -:_ ._,,,: )!- . - - . _ , ,: . '. . .. _j ~ : .-: ' ~-; ~ . ~ - j . . - - -., . '' f :~ .. ,. _: ;_- .. On Federal Specification HH-L-361G, the- Co~t.t_e_.: !itafted coJDI;!le_nt.s.. to, tACOM (Tank Automotive Command) with criticismS. of certain sections of the speci- fication along with recommended changes. Detailed comments and worksheets FMSI 01891 - 12 - were sent to TACOH in October 1987. l1r. :ake Hurst who had worked for TACOM (now with Abex) reviewed the Institute 1 s presentation and concurred with it. A member questioned the "First article inspection" requirements of HH-L-361G. It was noted that a four set order might call for this first article inspection. The costs of such testing wouldbe prohibitive for small orders. He stated that the requirement wasinappropriate for this specification. The Institute did not address 11First article inspection" in its October 1987 comments to TACOM. It was suggested that in any further comments that this requirement .be challenged. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Brake Performance Study Committee as written. PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITY. J.'' .!f ,...... . ~~. Drislane noted that there no longer was a Public Relations Committee, and his report would be verbal only. The only announcement released was that of the reelection of officers at the June 1987 Meeting. The Secretary advised that this release was sent to the automotive press. ... ,~ ' The Secretary noted thepublicity whichsurrounded the Institute 0 s co-spon~ sorship of the Fibers in Friction Haterials Symposium held last O~to'ber in AlsoAtlantic City, at which he. delivered one of the welcoming addresses. noted was an article in TRUCKS ~fagazine (Janua:ry 9, Harch 9, 1988). The ' article was entitled "Asbestos And Your Brakes"and was a merger of the . Institute's notice "Recommended Procedures for Reducing Asbestos DU'StDuring Brake Servicing" with OSHA's timetable for implementation of the new :Asbes- tos Regulations. Credit was given to the Institute's Health and Environ- mental Affairs Couunittee in the- magazine.. - '::: Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the Secretary's verbal report on Public Relations Activity,; ANNUAL t4EETING COMMITTEE Mr. Eggert, Chairman, aelivered this report. Please refer toEXHIBI'l' 12 in the report booklet. Essentially, Y~. Eggert recommended returning to the Hyatt Regency Monterey for the 1969 ~leeting. He noted that the Directors, at their meeting on June 13, had chosen Sawgrass as the first choice for 1989 with the Hyatt Regency i'.-1onterey as the back-up. In discussion on the meeting sites it w~s : noted that the earlier Institute "tradition11 of returning to the satne .; meeting site for two years in a row had apparehtly given way to selecting Sawgr~ss every third year (1983, 1986, 1989). .. ., FMSI 01892 - 13 - Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was~ RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Annual Heeting Committee as written. Per the Board resolution on June 13, 1988, Sawgrass is the 1989 Meeting site with the Hyatt Regency Monterey as the back-up. HISTORICAL SALES The Secretary reported on the Historical Sales program for the past year. Please refer to-EXHIBIT 11 in the report booklet. The Sales Reporting period covered was calendar 1987. There was a break during the year when Fras-Le discontinued participation after the (irs~ quarter. Further, one Active Member (Brake Systems, Inc.) did not elect to participate during the 1987 year after having been part of the program since its beginning. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report on Historical Sales Reporting as written. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mr. Barton advised the Membership on the election of Officers for the 1988-89 fiscal year. This election took place at the meeting of the new Board of Directors which followed immediately after the June 14 session of the Annual Membership meeting. The Board elected the following for the 1988-89 year: President: Mr. W. Max Sleeth Vice President: Va. Larry }lintman Treasurer: ~~. Larry Belans Secretary: ~a. Edward W. Drislane Also, the Membership was advised that ~~. Sleeth, the new President, would oversee the special Committee that he had appointed to seek a successor to Nr. Drislane. 11r. F. William Barton and Ytr. Larry Mintman are the members of that Search Committee. . :.);' '. l'Ir. Drislane had been asked to prepare a Job Description which would assist in selection of his successor. i':~embers with Job Descriptions were asked to send Mr. Drislane copies to assist in his preparation of a Job Description. FMSI 01893 - 14 - OTHER BUSINESS A member questioned ihe lack of clutch facing information on import cars. The Secretary advised that this was difficult because unlike domestic manu- facturers. the Ja~.a,nese and Europe~m man'4factu~~rs do not provide product information. Also, even with domestics, the clutch manufacturers such . as Borg and Beck, and Spicer will not send the Institute facing prints. Import information is primarily picked up from samples. ~~ere certain member manufacturers are original equipment on foreign vehicles (such as Pyeong Hwa Clutch, Fras-Le) and where that is know, we have accessed certain facing prints. It was stated that over 30% of the clutch facing market was now imports. The Secretary indicated that he must rely on the members for information on clutch facings and apparently this will have to be in the form of print preparation . from sample. s. One member illust.ljated the voids in clutch facing information .with the fac- ing for a 1984 Camaro V8 with 5 speed transmission. The Secretary noted that he had been unable to get a print on this facing, even though the Institute had general specification information of OD, ID, Thickness and Number of Holes on. the rffiiA Specification Sheets from General i:,1otors. An assignment may be. 'made for this part from a sample-. A member suggested that the Institute Office purchase a FAX machine. This same recommendation had been made to the Secretary ~arlier, but he stated that he had deferred making such a decision until plans for his retirement were known. Also, he noted that the main beneficiaries of an Institute FAX machine would be overseas Regional Members. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed~.it was: RESOLVED: That the Institute Office would purchase a FAX machine. The President directed the Secretary to purchase a FAX machine at its earliest convenience. * *** There being no other bU:siriess brought to the attention of the Membership, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RE~opi~: To._.ac;ijourn Adjourned at g~ 30 Al-i, June 15, 1988. E. W. Drislane Secretary FMSI 01894