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t i CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Interoffice Memo December 11,1996 TO: FROM: RE: A. Acevedo R. Venezia Request for Invoicing Please invoice the following company as indicated {see attached commitment form): ATTN: John Gamble Westlake Group 2801 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 $28,520 The invoice should read: For your company's participation in the Vinyl Chloride Health Committee. Thanks. CMA 117140 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Health Committee Commitment Form My company, Westlake Monomer, commits $74,152 to the Vinyl Chloride Health Committee 1996-1997 research program as outlined in the attached November 14,1995 correspondence. Please invoice me for the 1996-1997 budget as indicated below. The Panel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines, briefly noted on the reverse of this form. Please send an invoice for $ 45,632 Q in December 1995 S'ln January 1996. Please send an invoice for $ 28,520 Sin December 1996 D in January 1997. While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA hat estimated that7% of the Junel/1995-May 3U:i996 focal year "due* and similar income" is allocable to lobbyingand political expenditures to ' which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal RevengeUode of1986,.a amended, applies. Conaeqnenily, this portion ofpoorrammitmentis not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expensefor federal income taxproposes. Further, contributions to CMAare not tax deductible as charitable milhttmtimw. ._________ - - y.~t-7 . Panel Representative John Gamble Name (Typed) Name (Signed) David C. Bonner Name (Typed) Managpr, HS&F Title Vice President- T Tprhnnlnay Title Westlake Group Company Westlake Hri-mp Company 2801 Post Oak Blvd. Address 2801 Post flak It!vrf Address (7131 960-9111 Telephone f7121 960-0111 Telephone m.31 963-1S&n Fax (713) 963-1540 Fax Please return signed form to: Has Shah Manager, Bioddes Panel 2501 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 CMA 117141