Document xjBQ319xm174nDOg6VKqqJkzJ

TO: FROM: CMA INTEROFFICE MEMO Date: August 29, 1994 Jeanine R. Simms Has Shah ij-- VIA: Langley A. Spurlock SUBJECT: Request for Invoicing Please invoice the following companies as indicated (see attached commitment form): ATTN: Patrick Logue ATTN: Georgia Gulf Corp. P.0. Box 629 Plaquemine, LA 70765-0629 $15,858.50 Jonathan Ramlow Dow Chemical 1803 Building Midland, MI 48674 $27,815.00 ATTN: Danny Mountz Occidental Chemical P.0. Box 809050 Dallas, TX 75380-9050 $32,723.50 The invoice should read: For your company's first installment for its pro-rata share of the VCRC research and advocacy budget, VC Ph. 10. CMA 117000 6E'j^61h 3ULh-EHS ID: i-50d-687-Q294 AUG 15 ' 94 i 0 1j - ^ Q , -J v*o CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Vinyl Chloride RbsmtaH Coordinators d/ Coeaiteent Fora My coapany eoemits .1 tfi pro-rats share of $300,000 research and advocacy budget as described in the attachad July 5, 1994 Explanation of VCRC Budget. The Vinyl Chloride Panel is conducted under the policies and procedure* outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines and briefly noted or the revere* of this fora. I___ / While appreciating the opportunity, ay coapany declines to participate, CHA he* estieated that 10% of the total CMA 1794/95 fiacal year "dues and si*liar incoae**, which includes CHEHSTAR contribution#, la allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Intarnal Revenue Code of 1986, aa anended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your coeaiteent is not deductible aa an ordinary and necessary holiness expense for federal incotse tax purpoaes. Further, contribution# to CHA are not tar deductible as charitable contributions. Panel Representative Manaxeaent Contact Wane (Signed] Patrick Logue Naee (Typed) i &ti? 1 jtAM dh> Naee (Signed) Steve Varnado_____________ Naee (Typed) Industrial Hvaieuiai_______ Title Manager. Health & Safutv Title Georgia Gulf Corp. _____ __ Coapany P. 0. Box 629 Plaquemlne, LA 70765-0629 Address (504) 389-2642 Telephone ___ (504) 687-0294 Telecopier __ Georgia Gulf Coro._____ _ Coapany P. 0. Box 629 Plaquemlne. LA 70765-0629 Address (504) .389-2640 Telephone (504) 687-0294 Telecopier Please return signed fore to: ttasmukh C. Shalt, Manager Chenical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NW Washington, U.U. 20037 CMA 117001 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Vinyl Chloride Panel Vinyl Chloride Research Coordinators Commitment For* / yi / My company commits its pro-rata share of $300,000 research and advocacy budget as described in the attached July 5, 1994 Explanation of VCRC Budget. The Vinyl Chloride Panel is conducted under the policies and procedures outlined in the CHEMSTAR Panel Guidelines and briefly noted on the reverse of this form. j_____/ While appreciating the opportunity, my company declines to participate. CMA has estimated that 16% of the total CMA 1994/95 fiscal year "dues and similar income", which includes CHEMSTAR contributions, is allocable to lobbying and political expenditures to which Section 162 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies. Consequently, this portion of your commitment is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Further, contributions to CMA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Jonathon M. Ramlow..Ph.D Name (Typed) Gregory G. Bond, Ph.D. Name (Typed) Epidemiologist Title Senior Development Manager Title Dow Chemical Company Dow Chemical ' Company 1803 Building. Midland. MI Address 2020 Building, Midland, MI Address (517) 636-1276 Telephone (517) 636-9063 Telephone (517) 636-1875 Telecopier (517) 636-9899 Telecopier Please return signed for* to: Hasmukh C. Shah, Manager Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 CMA 117002