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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION CHEMSTAR PANELS AND COUNCILS GENERAL OVERVIEW PRELIMINARY FISCAL YEAR 1995/96 BUDGET CMA 054452 CHEMSTAR PANELS AND COUNCILS PRELIMINARY BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 1995/96 GENERAL OVERVIEW This budget book, "Book #3" presents the program descriptions and the revenue and expenses for the CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils. The CHEMSTAR Panels and Councils provide a collective format to address specialized interests in products or business operations of the chemical industry through advocacy, research, education, communication, evaluation and litigation efforts. These efforts are supported full-time by the 35 staff members of the CHEMSTAR Department and many other members of the CMA Staff. Tab 2 presents the activities of the 65 panels that have been active during the current fiscal year. Panels address the interests and concerns about specific chemical products. The aggregate expense level of these panels are projected to approximate $19,200,000 for FY 1994/95 and reduce slightly to $18,100,000 for FY 1995/96. These panels have approximately 400 companies and associations participating in their activi ties. Participating companies and associations are represented on panels and task groups by over 1,000 persons with professional skills ranging from physical and bio logical sciences through engineering and industrial hygiene to legal and business areas. Reasons for organizing range from a need to respond to pending or existing regulations to a proactive desire to promote safety, customer education, emergency response and better product evaluations. Tab 3 presents the activities of the six CHEMSTAR Business Councils. Business Councils address data-gathering research, program and advocacy activities in those designated business sectors or business function areas that are part of, or significant to, chemical manufacturing interests. The aggregate expense level of the six councils are projected to be approximately $64,400,000 in FY 1994/95 and increase slightly to ap proximately $65,300,000 in FY 1995/96. In addition to the panels and councils presented in the following tabs, it is an ticipated that new panels and councils will form in FY 1995/96 to respond to regulatory requirements, under regulations such as TSCA, FIFRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and other federal, state or international regulations. CMA 054453 US OFFICE PRODUCTS CMA. 054454