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or URGENT URGENT Chemical Manufacturers Association Vinyl Chloride Health Committee FAX August 26,1998 # TO: Dr. James Barter COMPANY: PPG Industries, Inc. Mr. Ed Beeler GEON Company Mr. Mark Gruenwald Borden, Inc. Dr. Steve Phillips Occidental Chemicals Mr. Caffey Norman Patton Boggs, L.L.P. Dr. Colin Park The Dow Chemical Co. Dr. David Penney CONDEA Vista Company Mr. David Pun Formosa Plastics Mr. Jay Strange Georgia Gulf Corp. Mr. Gregg Ublacker Occidental Chemicals PHONE: (412) 434-2801 (440) 930-3030 (614) 225-3459 (972) 404-2413 (202) 457-5270 (517) 636-1159 (281) 588-3059 (973) 716-7279 (504) 685-2642 (972) 404-2443 FAX: (412) 434-2137 (440) 930-3034 (614) 225-7639 (972) 404-3287 (202) 457-6315 (517) 638-2425 (281) 588-3478 (973) 716-7283 (504) 687-0294 (972) 404-3287 FROM: Wendy K. Sherman CMA (703) 741-5639 (703) 741-6091 MESSAGE You will be receiving copies of the draft Mundt and Tamburro studies early next week via express mail. If you will NOT be in the office next week, please call Cynthia (see number below) and indicate who to send the studies to in your absence. If you have any questions, please call me at 703/741-5639. Thank you. SENDER: Cynthia Barrett PHONE: 703/741-5642 PAGE(S) 1 (including cover) SL 111156 1300 Wilson BouirvAnn, Arlington, VA 22209 Telephone 703-741-5000 Fax 703-741-6000 TOTAL P.001 URGENT!Chemical Manufacturers Association September 1,1998 Dear Vinyl Chloride Health Committee Members: I Enclosed are copies of two draft studies commissioned by the Health Committee: "Brain Cancer Occurrence in Vinyl Chloride-Exposed Chemicals Workers" by Dr. Carlo Tamburro that I received via regular mail at the end of last week; and "Epidemiology Study ofMen Employed in the Vinyl Chloride Industry Between 1942 and 1972:1. Re-analysis of Mortality through December 31,1982 and II. Update ofMortaility through December 31,1995" with cover letter, by Dr. Ken Mundt that I received today by express mail. [Note: page 82 of the original draft study is blank; report pages are numbered up to and including page 136; and the unnumbered appendix is 27 pages in length.] Please review the studies with your appropriate company representative as soon as possible. Copies of the studies are also being shared with Dr. Jonathan Ramlow, the VCHC study monitor, an epidemiologist at the Dow Chemical Company. In addition, you should have received a fax on Tuesday, September V\ with calendars requesting your availability for 1) a conference call next week to discuss the draft studies, and 2) a meeting at CMA with Dr. Ken Mundt later in September. If you haven't already done so, please fill out these calendars and return them to my staff assistant Cynthia Barrett as soon as possible [703/741-5642 (p), 703/741-6091 (f)]. As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at 703/741-5639. My fax number is 703/741-6091. Sincerely, Attachments (2) Wendy K. Sherman Manager, Vinyl Chloride Health Committee Innovation, Technology and Responsible Care At Work 1300 Wilson Bivd., Arlington, VA 22209 Telephone 703-741-5000 Fax 703-741-6000 SEP 2 SL U1157