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* INTERNAL. CORRESPONDENCE V.! &L~ h^*iXMa hoy? m UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION olo rogebuby hoaq. danbury, ct obsit t0(n*TM> Ar t. e, Lawrence S & UI K 1467 cop N. Wheeler m* November 4, 1983 Qrvwaom H$ & EA ** P2 - Epidemiology Proposed Phase II Vinyl Chloride Study Tom, I'm sending you a copy of my conments on the EHA Vinyl Chloride proposal in response to your handwritten note to Nick Wheeler. Please note that It is still only a proposal not an approved activity as my October 28th memo may have Implied. You Inquired about costs. If we follow-up the old cohort, the principal cost will be this departments time In attending meetings of the CMA group. If we identify a new cohort, amount needed for computer time might reach $10 M, although we would need to better assess the work Involved before providing a sound estimate. Either way, we need authorization to spend about $2 M more just to complete Phase I. SGA/ls Attachment yft*/ Susan G. Austin, Sc.D. Corporate Director Epidemiology 0ff C*A.A**'Tl-r fry At'*' 0 /h&W* . ~7*~ C**TT***- Mrfic~-ZtZ L-dcj--y av /*1 "Sb-- ucc 014866 r y<L* <*_ </*<r*~ >L^rM UNION CARBIOE CORPORATION cm woobmumv woaa oamuwv, ct ooniy Cawtn 11--UK Mity and Si n/ironmaocl Affaire Oepfemenc /*7* Ao gimmes* nMrr. K* . wWhheeeeler //TfvV*-f**~- Tfr Union Carbide Corporation P. 0. KBo.x 8004 ____________ South Charleston, NV 25303 tr* J-U~, Subject! vinyl Chloride Kpideaiology Study Dear Miekt t-S _ Us#tr- & * 4UfM+'& ^ A representative of our &ldaniology Department attended the lut CMh/Vlnyl Chloride Bpideniology 8tudy Hooting in Washington, D.C. As you nay know, tba panel decided at that tins to antoark upon Phaao IX of tbo Bpideniology Study which will involve analysis of tho Vinyl Chloride Cohort. It was interesting to loarn that other companies besides Onion Carbide had none difficulty verifying that persons included in the original study were truly exposed based an work history records, as a result of this finding, the oconittoe decided to re*analve the 1972 data using only those persons h.TT.^5 4n he axaod to vinyl chloride according to mfgru records IH dUlWIHff (X an not sure X agree with this approach -- it nay lead to highly biased results.) My purpose in writing to you is to notify you that the decision for onion Carbide to participate in this study will involve expenditures of tine, effort and oerhaos conoutsr tunas iron this deoarfcnenr. serote proceeding with any work. I would like clarification of what divlsion(s) will be served and who will nav two plants will be involved, the Texas City Plant and the South Charleston - Kanawha Valley Plant. X await your response and appreciate your attention to this natter. Sincerely, SGVsar oct j. 1. Barrett T. >. Lawrence 1 T. A. Lincoln, M.Di 3477* Susan 6. Austin, 8c.D. Corporate Director of Kpideaiology -- J. ucc 014867 NOV u 91983 S. G. AUSTIN, Sc.D. ucc 014868