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AGENDA MEETING OF THE MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 11:00 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, September 10, 1968 Union Club, New York City I. MINUTES OF JUNE 5 AND JUNE 6, 1968, MEETINGS. II. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. (a) Financial Report - June 1 to August 31, 1968. (b) Status of Membership Fee Collections. (c) Resignations and Consolidations. (d) Financial Report - 96th Annual Meeting. (e) Updated Association Directory. III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Appointment of Alternates. (b) Membership Committee - Applications of; Church & Dwight Co. , Inc. Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation (c) Regional Meeting - October 7-8, 1968, Chicago, Illinois. (d) Program Committee Report - 18th Semi-Annual Meeting, November 26, 1968. . (e) Study of Chronic Effects of Fluorocarbon Inhalation. IV. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. V. STAFF REPORT. VI. ADJOURNMENT. (Enclosure) (Enclosure) (Enclosure) (Enclosure) Next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held at 11:00 a.m, (CDT), Tuesday, October 8, 1968, at the Chicago Club, 81 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois. CMA 068913 1168 MINUTES of the one hundred seventy-eighth meeting of the Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. , held at the Union Club, New York City, on Tuesday, September 10, 1968, at 11:00 a. m. (EDT). In calling the meeting to order, Chairman Gerstacker remarked that, since this was the first regular meeting of the newly constituted Board, there were a number of new Directors and prospective Alternates present. In order to facilitate introduction, all of those present stood in order and gave their names and company affiliations. There were present: Carl A. Gerstacker, Chairman Leonard Hynes John W. Brooks John O. Logan F. Leonard Bryant Earl T, McBee Harry W. Buchanan C. B. McCoy M. Roger Clapp W. Kenneth Menke George H. Decker Charles S. Munson George S. Dillon Joseph A. Neubauer Earle S. Ebers L. John Polite, Jr. Louis K. Eilers Jack M. Pope Irb H. Fooshee Edward R. Rowley Clifton C. Garvin, Jr. Charles H. Rybolt Robert D. Goodall Clifford D. Siverd Ralph K. Gottshall Charles W. Smith Maurice F. Granville J. B. St. Clair Roger W. Gunder Harold E. Thayer Kenneth H. Hannan Harry B. Warner James R. Carnes Alternates: Stanley H. A nonsen (for Harold E. Thayer) J. E. Burrell (for Joseph A. Neubauer) John L. Gillis (for John L. Christian) James W. Kettle (for Roger W. Gunder) Frank J. Pizzitola (for John W. Brooks) Robert C. Swain (for Clifford D. Siverd) General Counsel: Lloyd Symington Present by invitation: E. Bruce Harrison, MCA Thomas S. Nichols, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation L MINUTES OF JUNE 5 AND JUNE 6, 1968, MEETINGS. The Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 5, 1968, and the Special Meeting held on June 6, 1968, were duly approved as sub mitted to the members. CMA 068914 2- - 1169 H. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. (a) Financial Report - June 1, 1968 to August 31, 1968. The financial re port for the three months ending August 31, 1968, was summarized by the Secretary-Treasurer. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the report be accepted and placed on file. (b) Status of Membership Fee Collections. The Secretary-Treasurer reported that all current membership fees have been collected and there are no delinquent members. (c) Resignations and Consolidations. The Secretary-Treasurer reported that during the three months ending August 31, 1968, there has been one resigna tion, Patent Chemicals, Inc, , and one numerical loss due to the merger of Calgon Corporation into Merck & Co. , Inc. No new members have been admitted during this period and total membership is now 191 companies, of which 12 are Canadian. (d) Financial Report - 96th Annual Meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer re ported that the income from the 96th Annual Meeting held at The Greenbrier on June 6-8, 1968, was $70,875, with expenses of $15,836, leaving a net income of $55, 039. As reflected in the financial report for the period ending August 31, 1968, this net income has been transferred from a restricted fund to the operating accounts in accordance with the proposals for financing approved in connection with the bud get for fiscal 1968-69. (e) Updated Association Directory. The Secretary-Treasurer reported that the revised and updated MCA Directory listing the officers, Directors, committees, member companies, and staff was mailed to Executive Contacts, committee mem bers, and Washington Representatives of Member Companies on July 18. This represents an advance of about two months from past mailing dates and results in the Directory being available for use that much longer during the current fiscal year of the Association. The Secretary-Treasurer also reported that the Directory contains the Pur pose and Objectives of the Association and the "General Principles Applicable to the Structure and Operations of Committees, " which the Board requested each committee member to read at least once each year. Copies of the Principles, as well as the pamphlet, "Antitrust Guide for MCA Committee Members," are fur nished to each new committee member upon his appointment. CMA 068915 I 1170 -3- III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Appointment of Alternates. The Chairman advised that the listing, at tached as Exhibit A, indicates the Board members requesting the appointment of Alternates, the appointment of those indicated by an asterisk having been previously approved by the Board so that they are included for confirmation purposes only. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That all appointments be ap proved or confirmed, as appropriate. (b) Report of Membership Committee. In the absence of Chairman Menke, Mr. Neubauer reported that applications had been received from Church & Dwight Co. , Inc. and Englehard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation and that, in the opinion of the Membership Committee, the applicants were qualified for member ship under the Association's By-Laws. ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the applicants be approved, subject to the 30-day notification of mem bers provided under Article III, Section 4 of the By-Laws. (c) Regional Meeting, October 7-8, 1968, Chicago, Illinois. The SecretaryTreasurer reported that information concerning the Regional Meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in Chicago, Monday and Tuesday, October 7 and 8, was mailed to Directors on August 19. On September 3, letters were sent to Execu tive Contacts of Member Companies in the Chicago area inviting them to attend the Board meeting on Tuesday and the reception and luncheon following as guests of the Association. On the previous evening, Directors and Alternates will be the guests of CIC-Midwest at a reception and dinner to which a number of the city's business and educational leaders have also been invited. All events on the pro gram will be held at the Chicago Club. Directors were requested to return their attendance slips to the SecretaryTreasurer as soon as possible to facilitate the completion of advance arrangements. On behalf of the Chicago hosts, Mr. Logan stated that he would be pleased to make arrangements, upon request, for anyone attending the Regional Meeting to play golf in addition to participating in the scheduled meeting events. CMA 068916 1171 -4- (d) Program Committee Report, 18th Semi-Annual Meeting, November 26, 1968. On behalf of the Program Committee, Chairman Dillon reported that plans for the 18th Semi-Annual Meeting of the Association to be held at the New York Hilton, New York City, on November 26, 1968, had been substantially completed with the exception of securing the commitment of a banquet speaker. Mr. Roscoe Drummond will be the luncheon speaker and organization of panels on the following topics is proceeding: Increased Premiums and Insufficient Insurance for Chemical Companies Chemical Industry and Regulations - Marketing, Transportation and Distribution What's the Impact of Environmental Health on Chemical Industry Marketing? Social Commitment - How Far Should a Company Go? Is the Chemical Industry Running Down? The Year 2000: What Waits for the Chemical Industry? (e) Study of Chronic Effects of Fluorocarbon Inhalation. Sent to Directors prior to the meeting was a proposal of the Occupational Health Committee to under take a study, to be financed by interested producers, of the effects of chronic in halation of certain fluorocarbons as described in Exhibit B attached to these Minutes. Following a brief explanation by General Decker of the project, which had been reviewed and endorsed by the Executive Committee at its meeting earlier in the day, it was ON MOTION, duly made and seconded, VOTED: That authority be granted to undertake the proposed study. IV. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. The following committee appointments were approved: (a) Air Quality Committee. Max B. Tohline, Mobil Oil Corporation (b) Ad Hoc Committee on Balance of Payments. W, E, Buxbaum, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (c) Chemical Industry Council Advisory Committee. Robert P. Goodale, Rohm and Haas Company Robert F. Keding, Allied Chemical Corporation William L. McCracken, Detrex Chemical Industries Max A. Minnig, Witco Chemical Corporation CMA 068917 1172 -5- (d) Education Activities Committee. James A. Doucette, Celanese Corporation (e) Industrial Relations .Advisory Committee. A, E. Giertsen, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation (f) Insurance Committee. Henry Taylor, Rohm and Haas Company (g) International Trade Committee. W. Harcourt Woods, National Lead Company (h) Nuclear Committee. W. R. Konneker, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works John L, Kuranz, G, D. Searle & Co. (i) Plastics Committee. Thomas B. Nantz, B, F. Goodrich Chemical Company (as Chairman) Roy L. Schuyler, E, I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (as Vice Chairman) (j) Public Relations Committee. Reginald B. Wells, Allied Chemical Corporation (k) Reactive Metals Subcommittee of the Air Quality Committee. Joseph G. Brown, American Metal Climax, Inc. (l) Water Resources Committee. Max B. Tohline, Mobil Oil Corporation V. STAFF REPORT. General Decker reported upon developments in the Association's program of projects and activities since the last meeting, copy of his report attached as Ex hibit C. As additional matters of interest, General Decker announced that the service of Frank H. Carman, whose tenure as staff Technical Director had been extended for one year beyond his normal retirement date of December l, 1967, would ter minate on November 30, 1968; also that E. Bruce Harrison, formerly staff Manager of Community Relations and Environmental Health Information, had been appointed Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, a newly created position, as of September 1. General Decker also informed the Board that he had brought to the attention of Presidential Candidate Nixon the views of the Manufacturing Chemists' Associa tion on foreign trade policy of the United States. s!= * # J; !{{ Jjt sjc CMA 068918 6- - There being no farther business to come before the meeting, it was unani mously resolved to adjourn. Certified Correct: Carl A. Gerstacker Chairman, Board of Directors 'James R. Carnes Secretary-Treasurer * CMA 068919 EXHIBIT A HI. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Appointment of Alternates. Board Member John W. Brooks F. Leonard Bryant Harry W. Buchanan E. E. Chipman John L. Christian M. Roger Clapp George S. Dillon Earle S. Ebers Louis K. Eilers Raymond F. Evans Irb H. Fooshee Clifton C. Garvin, Jr. Carl A. Gerstacker Ralph K. Gottshall Maurice F. Granville Roger W, Gunder Kenneth H. Hannan Leonard Hynes Earl T. McBee C. B. McCoy W. Kenneth Menke Joseph A. Neubauer L. J. Polite, Jr. Jack M. Pope John J. Powers, Jr. Edward R. Rowley Charles H. Rybolt Clifford D. Siverd Charles W. Smith Jack B. St. Clair Harold E. Thayer Harry B. Warner Alternate and Company * Frank J. Pizzitola, Celanese Corporation * Thomas F. Willers, Hooker Chemical Corporation D. W. Duncan, Virginia Chemicals Inc. * D. C. Phinney, Productol Chemical Company *JohnL. Gillis, Monsanto Company *M. M. McGrew, The Lubrizol Corporation * Alfred N. Wohlwend, Air Reduction Company, Inc. ''Frank A. Hopkins, Uniroyal, Inc. '`Harry D. McNeeley, Tennessee Eastman Company *J. A. Hughes, Diamond Shamrock Corporation * Chester M. Brown, Allied Chemical Corporation Donald O. Swan, Esso Chemical Company, Inc. H. D. Doan, The Dow Chemical Company Edward J. Goett, Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc, * John K. McKinley, Texaco Inc. James W. Kettle, Stauffer Chemical Company * Kenneth Rush, Union Carbide Corporation G. S. Roberts, Canadian Industries Limited Robert M. Thomas, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation David H. Dawson, E. I. du Pont de Nemours 4t Company * John W. Clinton, USS Chemicals, Division of United States Steel Corporation *J. E. Burrell,, PPG Industries, Inc, Louis Bay, 2nd, Essex Chemical Corporation * Donald C. Oskin, FMC Corporation * Bernard J. Quinn,. Chas. Pfizer k Co. , Inc. * Henry J, Whitson, National Lead Company *Nels E. Sylvander, Wallace & Tiernan Inc. *R. C. Swain, American Cyanamid Company * Derek Richardson, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation J. P. Cunningham, Shell Chemical Company Stanley H. Anonsen, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works Thomas B. Nantz, B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company * Appointment previously approved by the Board; listed for confirmation only. MCA-9/10/68 CMA 068920 EXHIBIT B Subject: AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY OF CHRONIC EFFECTS OF FLUOROCARBON INHALATION 1. The Occupational Health Committee recommends that authority be given for the committee to undertake a study of the effects of chronic inhalation of certain fluorocarbons -- primarily fluorocarbon 113 (now gaining ac ceptance as a practically non-toxic cleaning solvent) and possibly fluorocarbons 11 and 12 (used as refrigerants and in aerosol propellants). 2. The research program would be financed by the manufacturers. The committee understands that the following would participate: Allied Chemical Corporation E. I. du Font de Nemours & Company Kaiser Chemicals Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation Racon-Essex Union Carbide Corporation 3. The program would be under the supervision of the Occupational Health Committee which would handle details of financing, location of the research program, procedure and subsequent study follow-up etc. 4. Background Information Fluorocarbon 113 currently has a "threshold limit value" of 1000 ppm but because no chronic toxicity work has been done to support the validity of this figure, the industry is not in a strong position to counter an anticipated proposal to lower the TLV. A chronic toxicity study could well cost more than any single firm would care to spend and the committee believes that spreading the cost among all recipients of the benefits makes sense. The committee believes that the proposal is similar in concept to the polyvinyl chloride study now being concluded. CMA 068921 STAFF REPORT September 10, 1968 Presented by General G. H. Decker EXHIBIT C During the three months that have elapsed since we last met there has been little decline in activity at the Association offices. The absence of Senators and Representatives from Washington has not appeared to lessen the pace to any appreciable degree. Their return last week points to extremely busy days ahead. Frank Carman leaves MCA November 30 after almost 20 years with the Association. Bruce Harrison appointed Assistant Secretary-Treasurer as of September 1 after seven years with the Association. sis###**##*'!!!!'##* As you are all aware, the season for intense political campaigning is getting under way. The Association, of course, will take no stand but it is of interest to note that on August 20 Chairman Gerstacker presented a statement before a panel of the Democratic Platform Committee. In that appearance, Dr. Gerstacker urged the incorporation of the chemical industry's position on international trade into the platform of that party. The President has listed the trade bill and the occupational safety and health act as "must" legislation. Enactment of a trade bill is becoming less likely as adjournment approaches. Hearings have been completed by the House Ways and Means Committee, but there has been no Senate action. The House bill on occupational safety and health was reported from the Committee on Edu cation and Labor after many tough provisions were deleted or watered down. It is now pending before the House Rules Committee. In the Senate, hearings have been completed by Senator Yarborough's subcommittee of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. There is some question as to whether or not the House bill will be granted a rule for floor debate; the road toward Senate passage remains difficult, although prospects for enactment would be improved by prolongation of the post-convention session. ******* MCA submitted to the Senate Finance Committee a statement for inclu sion in the record of public hearings on the International Dumping Code. Refer ring to the Treasury Department's revised Customs Regulations, MCA, in commenting on areas of particular concern, contended that the net effect was "an open invitation to wholesale dumping for extended periods during which time irreparable injury may be done to domestic producers". The Association further CMA 068922 2- - took the position that if the Regulations accurately reflect U. S. obligations with respect to the new International Dumping Code, they cannot be implemented within the framework of the Antidumping Act and should be sent to Congress for legislative action. Following the^Jiearings in the Senate Finance Committee, an antidump ing amendment has been added to a House-passed bill to extend for three years the provisions of the Renegotiation Act. The amendment would suspend imple mentation of the International Dumping Code. The bill is awaiting Senate floor action. sji # # j|e s|5 S|{ j|i sje # :1s s|s s[: * The Senate-passed bill on water quality, designed to require compliance with standards where Federal activities are involved, is pending before the House Committee on Public Works. Following a concerted drive by MCA and other trade associations and business organizations, the House passed the Interstate Taxation Act in May. We have urged the Senate Finance Committee to hold prompt hearings on this measure which represents the fruits of a three-year Congressional study. In an advisory to all member companies, MCA urged those interested in this legist lation to contact Senate Finance Committee members. Many states are opposing the bill, jeopardizing the chances of enactment this session. A bill which would grant broadened enforcement powers to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has been reported from the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The bill originated in the Subcom mittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, which is chaired by Senator Joseph Clark. There is little likelihood of Senate action on this measure in the 90th Congress due to possibility of a filibuster by opponents. Despite mounting criticism from business and industry spokesmen it appears that mandatory investment controls will continue into the foreseeable future. A top Commerce official in charge of the program recently indicated a tightening of the regulations with fewer authorizations and further restrictions on loopholes. "We will have to learn to live with the regulations, or some effec tive substitute for at least a few years, " he commented. sis#####!!:*!!:*#### The Industrial Relations Advisory Committee recommended that MCA query member firms concerning their occupational draft experiences since CMA 068923 3- - February 16, 1968, when selective service guidelines were changed. A question naire was circulated on July 1 to all industrial relations contacts with the request that the information be submitted by August 1. Approximately 86 member firms have submitted data on recruiting problems or draft deferment rejections under the new regulations. While returns on the draft survey are not yet complete, indi cations are that: (a) new hires of 1968 graduates have been classified 1-A, but that it is too soon to determine how soon they will be drafted; (b) local draft boards appear to be more Lenient toward granting extension of draft deferments than initiating new deferments; (c) a number of employees hired before 1968 have been reclassified to 1-A, but appeals are pending and not many companies indicate they have lost appeals -- but the consensus seems to be that it is too early to make an assessment. Several companies report extreme resistance to draft appeals at the local level. Compilation and research have been completed on an exhaustive study of premium pay practices for late night work and weekend work as collectively bargained by member firms. The survey indicates that shift differentials have increased from the 8 and 16 pattern to 10 and 20 for work on the second and third shifts. Provisions for premium pay for Saturday and Sunday work as such have increased considerably. The provisions vary from straight cents-per-hour to percentage levels -- usually 25% or 50% of the straight time rate. Compilation and tabulation of data submitted in the survey on control of air and water pollution and solid waste have been completed. Asa result of repeated urgings there was an increase over the 1962 figure in the number of member companies participating -- 140 or approximately 75 percent of our member companies reported compared to 125 or 62 percent in 1962. Especially in plant coverage the increase was notable -- 1043 (992 U. S. and 51 Canadian) contrasted with a total six years ago of 898. The report should be in print the latter part of October in plenty of time for release at the Semi-Annual Meeting. MCA representatives participated in a Bureau of the Budget panel ad visory meeting on August 13 concerning a revised industrial waste discharge inventory questionnaire form proposed for use by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. The inventory is being urged by the House Government Operations Committee which forecasts a move to provide statutory authority to extract such data from industry if it is not furnished voluntarily. While some industries had criticisms, MCA felt that its objections to the initial version of the form proposed four years ago had been satisfactorily met. It did suggest, however, that there should be inhibition against using data, voluntarily supplied by a respondent, in a court action against him at a later date. CMA 068924 -4- The Stanford Research Institute smog chamber, to be used in research dealing with the photoreactivity of trichloroethylene, was completed last April and has performed well in tests with other chemicals. The test program with trichloroethylene is now well under way but the data are still incomplete and not yet ready for release. -r # Sis =1= si: s,'s s|c # j|c s|: s j,'s $ A contract has been executed with Washington University (St. Louis) which, it is hoped, will lead to new knowledge concerning ways of improving the rate of bacterial adaptation in biological oxidation of organic waste. The project complements the one on Behavior of Organic Chemicals in the Aquatic Environ ment on which a third and final report is scheduled for publication this fall. Under an MCA contract, Resources Research, Inc. , is preparing a critical analysis of the data concerning the effects on health of sulfur and partic ulates as they coexist in the atmosphere. Through this study the Air Quality Committee will attempt to prepare realistic, defensible, ambient air quality goals that will provide adequate protection to the public and not burden industry unnecessarily. A preliminary draft of the report is being reviewed by the Com mittee. The Air Quality Committee also is planning to review at its September 18-19 meeting a draft copy of the final report on the 1967-68 Odor Threshold Research Program carried out by Arthur D. Little, Inc. There has been considerable activity in the transportation field. Ap parently as a result of the strong case made by MCA and others, the proposed increase in rail freight rates (averaging 5%) was suspended by the ICC and only a temporary increase of 3% was allowed. Definitive hearings on issues pertinent to the various groups, such as chemicals, are scheduled during September and October. MCA's proposals regarding multi-level mileage allowances and equali zation rules have been submitted to the ICC in the proceedings on tank cars and covered hopper cars. Hearings are scheduled during October. In two different proposals regarding Trailer-on-Flat-Car (TOFC) rules, MCA's protests and petitions were instrumental inforestalling amendments which would have adverse effects on member companies. The proposal for limiting carrier responsibility only from ramp to ramp was withdrawn by the carriers and it is understood that the proposals will be rewritten. In the matter of surcharges regarding the 60-40-Mixture Rule, the proposed changes were suspended and are the subject of an ICC investigative proceeding. The ICC has extended the compliance date of the "no-mixing" rule of nonregulated and-regulated commodities in a single tow on the inland waterways to July 1969. CMA 068925 -D- Mr. R. F. Uncles, American Cyanamid Company, represented MCA as an advisor to the U. S. Delegate at meetings of the United Nations' Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods at Geneva, Switzerland during July. The Department of Transportation has issued a notice containing pro posals for extensively .revising the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Of initial concern are packaging specifications based on performance standards rather than on construction details; likewise placarding and classification of chemicals will be covered. The notice also makes reference to an emergency procedure similar to that being developed under MCA's Transportation Hazards Information Program which will be submitted to DOT as the Association's response to that particular proposal. s|t sfc sje sjs j;< j|; j|s s[s j[s $ The Fall 1968 Community Relations Kit is now enroute to 3200 CIC contacts. Emphasizing the theme "How Chemistry Contributes" to America's economy and its communities, the kit contains 16 items for use at the plant level. Included are: a revised version of the booklet "Everyday Facts About the Chem ical Industry;" the 15th Community Relations Program Aid -- this one on inplant air pollution control; a new "Fact of the Matter Is" cartoon for use on bulle tin boards and in-plant publications; the latest issue of CURRENTS; and the latest issue of the Pollution Control PRIMER, The latter, which was initiated as a major feature of PILOT, has proven so popular that separate reprints are being ' provided for extensive plant personnel use. We are pleased to note that CHEM-MUNITY, the newsletter covering CICs, recently received a top award for excellence from the International Council of Industrial Editors. On September 5, the Chemical Industry Councils of New York and New Jersey sponsored a press background briefing here in New York on the chemical industry's role and responsibility in air pollution control. Thirty-five press representatives attended from daily newspapers in the city and upstate New York and from chemical industry trade publications, from air pollution control publi cations and from national women's consumer magazines. Principal participant for MCA was Dr. August T. Rossano, Jr. , director of the Association's semi nar series on control of chemical airborne wastes. Four key CIC representa tives assisted him at the briefing while seven experts from member companies were on hand to provide technical support. A fifth book in the "Chemistry in Action Series, " sponsored by the Education Activities Committee has just been published by Doubleday & Company, Written by E. D. Lowry of the Winchester-Western Division, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, it has the somewhat technical title "Interior Ballistics." CMA 068926 6- - Actually, it is a fascinating story of weaponry through the ages with concentration on how man converts chemical energy into the force required to shoot a gun. A detailed record of the experimental industry-education conference sponsored by MCA and the American Chemical Society last May has been sent to Executive Contacts and to others who may have special interest in staging similar conferences in plant areas, all for the purpose of developing better relations between academic and industry people who live and work in the same communities. JfiSltifcsfCifcjIsSiSjfcjjsSitSjSijjifcj!; Revised editions of three chemical safety data sheets have been published -on Caustic Potash, Chlorosulfonic Acid and Phosphorus Oxychloride. Schedule of Coming. Events: September 23-27 September 25-26 October 7 November 14 (Tentative) A ir Pollution Control Seminar, Houston, Texas. Joint meeting of Insurance Committee and Safety and Fire Protection Committee to discuss problems re sulting from an increasing reluctance of insurance companies to provide full loss coverage for highvalue chemical plant facilities. Industrial Relations Advisory Committee Symposium, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This meeting is geared to plant and middle management rather than corporate level. CICs of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are co sponsors. Reactive Metals Subcommittee of Air Quality Com mittee Workshop, Columbus, Ohio. Asa final item, the Environmental Health Advisory Committee has en couraged the MCA committees concerned to complete their budget proposals for the next fiscal year by October 31. The purpose is to permit their orderly, co ordinated review by the EHAC; also the preparation of the Committee's recom mendations for staff use early in the coming calendar year. CMA 06Q927