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EMC-111-1 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DECEMBER 3, 1986 CMA - Terrace Conference Room Washington, DC F. W- Berryman, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m. The following individuals attended: members PRESENT F. W. Berryman, Chairman C. D. Barrett B. A. Barrosse R. F. Curran J. C. Edwards J. K. Grant R. T. Jackson R. R. Kienle M. A. Pierle C. T. Seay R. H. Susag R. A. Symuleski B. A. Weaver AFFILIATION ICI Americas Inc. Celanese Corporation E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Tennessee Eastman Company Mallinckrodt, Inc. Union Carbide Corporation Shell Chemical Company Monsanto Company Exxon Chemical Americas 3M Amoco Chemical Corporation Dow Chemical USA D. W. Carroll, Staff Executive CMA MEMBERS ABSENT P. F. Cash V. J. Marchesani, Vice Chairman Mobil Chemical Company ICI Americas Inc. PRESENT BY INVITATION F. P. Andes* T. F. Burns* H. J. Campbell* S. S. Cunningham* D. D. Evans G. M. Grenham* W. P. Gulledge* T. A. Kittleman C. D. Mailoch* K. D. Manor* A. M. Mason* J. S. Matey* A. R. Mayer* J. R. Reamy* W. M. Stover* J. Wesley CMA CMA E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Union Carbide Corporation CMA CMA CMA E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Monsanto Company CMA CMA CMA CMA CMA CMA E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Part-time CMA 042636 EMC-111-2 1.0 Minutes of Meeting - F. W. Berryman The minutes of EMC's October 22, 1986, meeting, EMC-110, were approved as written after clarification on two points. 2.0 Chairman's Report - F. W. Berryman 2.1 F. W. Berryman reviewed with the Committee his and Paul King's presentations made at the September Executive Committee and Board of Director's meetings. 2.2 The November Executive Committee and Board of Director's meetings were reviewed by C. T. Seay, M. A. Pierle, and D. W. Carroll 3.0 Waste Minimization Status Report - C. T. Seay 3.1 C. T. Seay reviewed for the Committee the present status of the waste minimization program development activities and the report he made at the November Board of Director's meeting. 3.2 The Committee took a straw vote on the programmatic development, as follows: o Develop programmatic approach (simitar to how we address regulatory issues) -- 1 o Develop a policy of where we stand (like CWA amendment positions) --5 o Develop an action policy statement (air toxics type policy; including specific goals) -- 4 3.3 It was the sense of the Committee that a fairly broad definition of the type wastes to be considered in the program was appropriate. 3.4 It was the sense of the Committee that there was a need to set out the various options considered, the pros and cons of each option, and a preferred program for Executive Committee and Board of Directors review and approval. 3.5 The Committee requested that the waste minimization program recommendation be scheduled for action at the January EMC meeting. 4.0 Vice Chairman's Report 4.1 D. W. Carroll reviewed with the Committee the present status of the FY 86/87 budget. D. W. Carroll was asked to check on the dollar amount authorized for the well head protection study ($15,000 not $20,000 as appeared on the December 3, 1986, budget page). CMA 042637 EMC-111-3 4.2 The Committee agre d to review at the EMC's January meeting the status of any potential outside purchased services projects for the remainder of FT 86/87. The sponsors are to work with their task group leaders in preparation for a discussion of this issue at the EMC's January meeting. 4.3 R. H. Susag reviewed with the Committee the FY 87/88 budget development process. He indicated that the priority list of 23 projects are sound and that through number 17 are critical projects to undertake. The members agreed to send any comments to R. H. Susag concerning refining the priority list. 4.4 The EMC endorsed submittal of a budget recommendations to CMA and the Finance Committee of at least $460,000. D. W. Carroll was requested to revise the project descriptions so that a layman would better understand their significance. 4.5 F. W. Berryman asked D. W. Carroll to check on the dates for the EMC's February and March meetings. (The EMC will meet Wednesday. February 11. 1987. and Wednesday March 18. 1987. instead of February 10, 1987, and March 17, 1987, as previously indicated). 4.6 In the absence of V. J. Marchesani the Committee deferred any significant discussion of the Basel, Switzerland incidents. 5.0 Air Toxics Control Policy Status Report - R. A. Symuleski 5.1 R. A. Symuleski advised the Committee of two air toxics control policy workshops - January 13/14, 1987, Atlanta, GA -- emissions inventories/assessments, and January 20, 1987, Houston, TX -- communications. 5.2 R, A. Symuleski advised the Committee that the Resource Manual was available; he indicated that in FY 87/88, the EMC needed to work with the Health and Safety Committee to make more progress on the health criteria/numbers for use by member companies in Implementing the air toxics control policy. 5.3 The EMC APPROVED $10,000 for funding a Keystone Center policy dialogue on the air toxics issue. 6.0 U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on Vinyl Chloride - D. D. Evans D. D. Evans reviewed for the Committee the recent favorable court decision concerning vinyl chloride and its regulation under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. 7.0 Air Legislative Issues Status Report - J. K. Grant 7.1 J. K. Grant reviewed for the Committee the three ongoing activities of the Air Legislative Issues Task Group: CMA 042638 ftWC-iil-4 1 (1) air toxics 1 gislative strategy/draft legislative languag ; (2) acid rain; and (3) all aspects of Clean Air Act reauthorization. 7.2 The Task Group was asked to coordinate its efforts with the participants at the Keystone Center policy dialogue on air toxics. 7.3 The Committee requested a more detailed presentation on the air toxics and acid rain elements at the January EHC meeting. It was requested that draft materials be made available, if at all possible, for EMC review and input back to the task group. 8.0 Groundwater - C. D. Malloch/S. S. Cunningham 8.1 The EMC APPROVED the Remedial Action issue summary paper for use by the State Affairs Committee. The issue summary paper restates existing CMA policy. John Harris of Dow Chemical USA was cited for his excellent work in pulling together the various State Affairs briefing papers. 8.2 The EMC APPROVED the Public Water Supply Monitoring issue paper for use by the State Affairs Committee. This issue paper restates existing CMA policy. 8.3 C. D. Mailoch and S. S. Cunningham previewed for the Committee a presentation they plan to make to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors in January on the Groundwater Federal Concepts Paper. 8.4 The Committee APPROVED the Groundwater Federal Concept Paper with one modification. The Committee also provided input on the proposed presentations to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. It was the sense of the Committee that the non-degradations/minimization issue will need to be better defined in follow-up papers for use by our government relations people and that it should not be explicitly covered in the general concepts paper. 8.5 C. D. Mailoch indicated that the task group will have available for EMC review and approval in February or March a single paper setting forth CMA's Groundwater Policy Position. 9.0 Government Relations Status Report - W. M. Stover W. M. Stover discussed with the Committee the impact of recent developments on the 1987 legislative agenda and on the 1988 Presidential elections. 10.0 Air Regulations and Standards Fugitive Emissions Funding Proposal T. A. Kittleman 10.1 The EMC APPROVED $35,000 to conduct a fugitive emissions calculation study. Of the three elements to be conducted CMA 042639 EMC-111-5 during FY 86/87, lements 1 and 3 will be funded from the $35,000 and element 2 will be conducted by the task group. 10.2 Because of the problems the task group has confronted in dealing with the EPA working level on the calculation/emissions factor for fugitive emissions, the task group believes it may have to escalate the matter upward in EPA's management in order to obtain a more sympathetic consideration of the technical merits of CMA's positions. - 11.0 Effluent Guidelines Economic Analysis Funding Proposal H. J. Campbell The EMC APPROVED $10,000 to equally fund a joint CMA/SOCMA technical/economic analysis of the reopened OCPSF effluent guidelines. 12.0 Water Regulations and Standards - Variability Funding Proposal R. H. Susag The EMC APPROVED $25,000 to conduct a study on Recognition of Variability in Permitting and Enforcement. 13.0 Water Legislative Issues Task Group - R. R. Kienle 13.1 R. R. Kienle advised the Committee that in light of the President's pocket veto and the anticipated further consideration in 1987 of Clean Water Act amendments, it is not timely to sunset the task group. 13.2 If the Clean Water Act amendments are totally reopened for consideration, the EMC will need to reconstitute the task group. The needs of the task group will be better defined by February. 13.3 The Toxics Listing/Delisting Work Group presently has one member company volunteer. Companies desiring to address this matter should contact Emily Currie with the name of a member company volunteer. 14.0 Environmental Monitoring Recommendations - R. F. Curran, R. T. Jackson, B. A. Barrosse 14.1 R. F. Curran reviewed with the Committee the session the ad hoc group had with the Environmental Monitoring Work Group. He indicated that a leader for the group has been volunteered by one of the EMC members. He indicated that the environmental monitoring group felt it should be reinstated as a task group since it works on priority issues on its own initiative across all media. 14.2 A motion was offered that the Environmental Monitoring group be reinstated as a task group but that it must obtain EMC approval CMA 042640 EMC-111-6 to establish any work groups. A draft mission for such a task group was circulated and discussed by EMC (copy attached). 14.3 A question was raised as to what would be the impact and what should be the status of the Air Dispersion Modeling Work Group. Other questions concerning the Environmental Monitoring Work Group were raised on the following points: o in respect to other task groups, what high priority issues were included in their missions; o what other possible structures/actions exist; and o is this matter a programmatic and/or personnel problem? 14.4 Without acting on the motion, it was the sense of the Committee that the EMC needed to take some action in January in order to resolve the matter. 14.5 F. W. Berryman requested R. H. Susag to head an ad hoc group made up of J. C. Edwards, R. F. Curran, and B. A. Barrosse to give further thought to this matter and the questions raised. He requested that this group report and make appropriate recommendations at the EMC's January 1187 meeting. 15.0 Adj ournment The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m. DWC/jac MINUTES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL December 17, 1986 Attachment Distribution: v Environmental Management Committee Environmental Management Contacts Task Group Leaders CMA 042641 Envrionmental Monitoring Work Group Mission Statement o A resource group to address environmental monitoring technology issues related to water, groundwater, solid/hazardous waste. o Define and communicate critical monitoring concepts and issues through meetings with other CMA Task Groups, presentation of CMA papers at analytical symposia, publication of CMA brochures to define problems in current analytical methodology, participation on panel discussion groups, meetings-co-sponsored projects with other trade groups. o Maintain a CMA proactive role in- the area of environmental monitoring by maintaining contacts at EPA headquaters and research facilities o Channel industry expertise to influence the development of methods and rules related to water, groundwater, solid/hazardous waste, and air. Monitor all rulemakings in the above media to identify monitoring issues for group to prepare comments, provide input . through contract or member company studies on proposed rules. i ii itj iil P-I si i \..!t> I> t ,if. j! la CMA 042642 I