## AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL **CENTER FOR THE POLYURETHANES INDSUTRY**

**SPF RESEARCH WORKGROUP MEETING WITH FEDERAL**  **AGENCIES Date:**  Friday, May 20 , 2011 **Time:** 10 :00 a . m . – 12:00 p . m . Eastern **Location:** American Chemistry Council 700 2 nd 

## Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 **1.0 Welcome (** **L. Salamone )**  **2.0 Antitrust Reminder (K. Schmidt)**  **3.0 CPI SPF Research Workgroup Update (J. Chapman/C. Graham)**  3.1 Analyzing for Total NCO 3.2 Trimming/Dust Study 3.3 Ventilation Study 3.4 Product Emissions Testing **4.0 Adjournment (All)**  **Lee Sal amone**  **Senior Director Center for the Polyurethanes Industry** 

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# AN **TITRUST CHECKLIST FOR A MERICA**  **N CHEMISTRY COUNCIL MEETINGS**  This antitrust checklist is for use by American Chemistry Council staff and member representatives in the conduct of American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meetings. Prohibited discussion topics apply equally to social gatherings incidental to American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meetings . The Checklist is not exhaustive and does not address antitrust issues relating to activiti es other than American Chemistry Council meetings. P articipants in American Chemistry Council meetings also should be thoroughly familiar with: (1) “Antitrust Guide for American Chemistry Council Committee Members”; and (2) “General Principles Applicable to the Structure and Operations of Committees.” B oth of these documents may be found in the American Chemistry Council Directory.

**DO** Do ensure strict performance in areas of: **OVERSIGHT/SUPERVISION:**  have an American Chemistry Council staff represent ative at each American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meeting (unless an exception has been authorized by the appropriate American Chemistry Council vice president);  consult with an attorney from Legal Shared Services on all antitrust questions relating to American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meetings;  limit meeting discussions to agenda topics (unless additional topics have been approved by the appropriate American Chemistry Council staff representative); and  provide each member company representative and American Chemistry Council staff representative attending an American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meeting with a copy of this checklist, and have a copy available for reference at all American Chemistry Council

- sponsored meetings. **RECORDKEEPING:**  have an agenda and minutes which accurately reflect the matters which occur;  provide agendas and minutes to Legal Shared Services for review and approval in advance of distribution; and  fully describe the purposes and authorities of all task groups, work groups, ad hoc or other standing committee subgroups in the minutes of the appropriate parent committee. **VIGILA NCE:**   protest against any discussion or meeting activities, which appear to violate this checklist; dissociate yourself from any such di scussion or activities and leave any meeting in which they continue. **DON’T** Don’t, in fact or appearance, discuss or exchange information on: **PRICES, INCLUDING:**  individual company prices, price changes, price differentials, markups, discounts, allowances, credit terms, etc.;  individual company data on costs, production, capacity, inventories, sales, etc.; and  industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differentials, etc. **PRODUCTION, INCLUDING:**  plans of individual companies concerning the design, production, distribution or marketing of particular products, including proposed territories or customers; and  changes in industry production, capacity or inventories. **TR ANSPORTA** 

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**TES:**  rates or rate policies for individual shipments, including basing point systems, zone prices, freight equalization, etc. **MA RKET PROCEDURES, INCLUDING:**   company bids on contracts for particular products; company procedures for responding to bid invitations; and  matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers that might have the effect of excluding them from any market or influencing the business conduct of firms toward them.