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CM|A chemical manufacturers ASSOCIATION June 19,1995 Henry Robinson Director and State Registrar Division of Vital Records Arkansas Department of Health Division of Vital Records, Slot 44 Little Rock, AR 72205 Dear Mr. Robinson: A signed agreement to maintain confidentiality of vital records is enclosed. At this time, CMA is seeking your permission to transfer the previous records, 1942-1982, from ENSR to Applied Epidemiology Inc. An NDI Application to update the Vinyl Chloride Epidemiology Study from 1983-1992 has been submitted to the National Center for Health Statistics. Upon receipt of the NDI file search results, a request for death certificates along with the appropriate fees will be sent to you. Meanwhile, your return of the enclosed signed release form will help our new contractor, AEI, to begin reformatting the previous data. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at (202) 887-1192. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Enclosures Hasmukh C. Shah, Ph.D. Manager, Vinyl Chloride Panel 2501 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 Telephone 202-887-1100 Fax 202-887-1237 CMA 120543 I HAMS or AGENCY REQUESTING DATA: Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M St. NW Washington, DC 20037 NAME OF STUDY PROJECT: An Update of the Epidemiologic Mortality Study of Vinyl Chloride Workers PURPOSE: Mortality in the industry-wide cohort of vinyl chloride workers has previously been updated through 1982. Updating the study through 1992 will allow a number of important scientific questions regarding human exposure to ___ vinyl chloride to be addressed. INVESTIGATOR OR CONTACT PERSON: Kenneth Mundt, Ph. D. Applied Epidemiology P.O. Box 2424 Amherst, MA 01004 Ph. (413) 256-3556 ACTION PLANNED WITH SATA REQUESTED: Statistical analysis of date- and cause-of-death data will be performed. Results will be reported without use of individual identifying information. No follow-back contents will be made. FEES: BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE: $5.00 par search DEATH, FETAL DEATH: $4.00 par search All Vital Records are tnsfldwitial and ara to only ha used for statistical research, Me follow hack or identifying inforestion shell he released vitheet tha consent of shn State Registrar's office. I 'Iras to he gcrveread by the shove coeditienn of thin agreseant. JIdL'irrt iSvoJ'w Authorised Agent /9, WST Data Authorisation to release requested birth/death certificate* to: Applied Epidemiology. Inc., Amherst, MA (contractor to the chemical Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC) is (ranted. Henry C. Robinson, Jr. Director and Stata Registrar Division of Vital Records CMA 120544 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OP HEAL.nl DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS - SLOT 44 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72205 UlONE - (SOL) OOL--2134 TO: Jana tl FROM: tilery DA TE: <1-11-13 TIME: PARES: ^ (including coversheet) MESSAGE: OOLt j-kL AfK A.*./. -Oil! r*JLK.f~, 'h FAX: tU-Xni \r^m Hia CWAA205A5