May 9, 2013
EPA meeting with members of the Chemical Users Coalition (CUC) (Attendees list attached).
CUC made a presentation on a number of issues.  See attached presentation.  Part of the presentation was on the article exemption (see slide 7 of the presentation).  This discussion on the article exemption was in part general and in part in reference to several proposed SNURs .  Mark Greenwood of CUC and Paul Malichky of PPG stated that risk should be a consideration in whether or not to lift the article exemption for these SNURs and for SNURs in general.
Jeff Morris, EPA asked if there should be a specific risk consideration any time the article exemption was lifted for a SNUR.   Mr.  Mahlichky said yes.
Jason Leuck of Lockheed Martin said that they don't have the knowledge on what is in articles.  They have over 30,000 products that they use.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett of EPA asked whether the companies go back to their suppliers and request that the article not include a particular chemical.  
Charle Ingebretson of Boeing stated that many at EPA had the impression based on what Walmart has done that every company can tell its suppiers not to include a particular chemical in a product but that is not the case.
Summary prepared by Maria Doa, EPA.

