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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 182S CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 (202) 483-6126 October 27, 1977 received OCT 28 1977 Environmental Affairs TO: Technical Panel on Vinyl Chloride Research SUBJECT: Meeting on January 12, 1978 Gentlemen: The Chairman, Dr. T. R. Torkelson, has called a meeting of the Technical Panel on vinyl Chloride Research on Thursday, January 12, 1978, Room 404, 9:30 a.m., MCA Offices. The proposed agenda is as follows: 1.0 Approval of the Record of the Last Meeting 2.0 Review by the Chairman of long time spans required for completion of Panel action. 3.0 Discussion of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutanta as they concern vinyl chloride emission standards. (Reference: Federal Register, pages 28154-28159, Volume 42, Number 106, Thursday, June 2, 1977). 4.0 University of Louisville Review of Research Findings 4.1 Initial Progress Report, April 11, 1977 4.2 Second Progress Report, June 6, 1977 4.3 First Annual Report, September 8, 1977 5.0 University of Louisville Research Proposals 5.1 Discussion of research proposals submitted for the second (1977-78) and third years (1978-79). SL 096115 -2- 5.2 Possible recommendations to be submitted to Dr. C. H. Tamburro on protocol modifications. 6.0 Status Report on Chronic Vapor Inhalation Study 7.0 Equitable Environmental Health (EEH) 7.1 Final Report on Epidemiological Study of Vinyl Chloride Workers 7.2 Long range planning for supplementary study(s) and possible "repeat" of EEH study 5 years hence. 8.0 Discussion of and action on continuation of cooperative effort on continuing updating of the International Registry of Reported Cases of Angiosarcoma of the Liver Among Vinyl' Chloride Polymerization Workers. 9.0 Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin Reported cases of angiosarcoma of the liver. 10.0 Chemical Safety Data Sheet SD-56 on Vinyl Chloride Should you wish to have additional items entered on the agenda for the January 12th meeting, please submit them in writing to the Project Manager as soon as possible with a carbon copy to Dr. T. R. Torkelson. Please complete the enclosed attendance ballot and return it to the Project Manager at the earliest possible time. Sincerely, JTS:ec Enclosure J. T. Seawell Project Manager Vinyl Chloride Research SL 096116