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 2nd 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 Salamone 

Senior Director

Center for the Polyurethanes Industry 
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ANTITRUST CHECKLIST FOR AMERICAN 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 activities other than American Chemistry 

Council meetings. Participants 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.” Both 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 representative 

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.

VIGILANCE:

 protest against any discussion or meeting activities, which 

appear to violate this checklist; dissociate yourself from any 

such discussion 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.

TRANSPORTATION RATES:

 rates or rate policies for individual shipments, including 

basing point systems, zone prices, freight equalization, 

etc.

MARKET 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.