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Chemical Manufacturers Association VINYL CHLORIDE PROGRAM PANEL PHASE VIII COMMITMENT JAH3Q1$Qi On November 14,1980, an ad hoc group of vinyl chloride industry representatives approved with some modifications, a proposal by Environmental Health Associates (EHA) to update an epidemio logical study of vinyl chloride workers (per attached minutes). A 5300,000 budget is projected for completion of the study. This includes: EHA cost estimate per proposal EHA anticipated 10% increase in labor costs (1981) CMA program administration (includes preparatory work) Contingency fund $200,000 2G , 000 35,000 45,000 $300,000 Funding for the study will be done on a pro-rated basis with participating companies contributing according to their*per centage of total VCM name plate capacity plus PVC name plate capacity and other uses for the year 1979. It is estimated that the total VCM/PVC figure for 1979 is approximately 15.5 billion pounds. Accordingly, of the $300,000, my company's pro-rata share is 14,34 % , based on 2,223 billitftPunds of the total production capacity as indicated below: VCM Capacity: 1 billion PVC and other usesCapacity: 1.223 billion The study will proceed if two-thirds of the vinyl chloride industry are committed to the project. Individual assessments will vary according to percent participation. It is anticipated that all major manufacturers of VCM/PVC will support the study; therefore/ the 15.5 billion figure can be used as a reasonable denominator for estimating your commitment. You will be notified of the actual figure and billed accordingly when all commitments have been received. Companies, not presently in the vinyl chloride market,are asked to commit plant resources toward providing data on their workers in the original cohort. These companies will not participate in cost-sharing. 2 My company's representative on the Program Panel will be: /k Hi NAME (Signed)/' M. N. Johnson, M.D. NAME (Typed) BFGoodrich Company COMPANY 500 S. Main St., Akron, ADDRESS (216) 374-3298 TELEPHONE NUMBER Ohio 44318 My company's management contact is: a. NAME (Signed) _________ W. C. Holbrook NAME (Typed) BFGoodrich Company, Chemical Group COMPANY 6100 Oak Tree Blvd. , Cleveland, OH 44131 ADDRESS (216) 447-7925 TELEPHONE NUMBER Please return this form no later than January 1, 1981 to: Carol R. Stack, Ph.D. Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 CHA 021219