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solve, but we are making progress and working proactively with 

 the EPA to come up with creative solutions. 



For example, CMA volunteered over 15 months ago to help de- 

 velop a way for the EPA to collect much needed exposure and use 

 information from ii(^ustry(so that the agency could make necessary 

 improvements in its existing chemical programs. That project is 

 nearly complete. In an ongoing effort to eliminate confidential busi- 

 ness information abuses, CMA held several workshops last year 

 and this year to educate our industry about the CBI process. As a 

 result of these workshops and separate efforts by the EPA, there 

 has been considerable reduction in improper confidential business 

 information claims. 



More examples of our ongoing efforts with the EPA are detailed 

 in our written statement. These examples show that we are not 

 just committed to making TSCA work, but that we are committed 

 to responsible management of our products. CMA companies com- 

 mitted themselves to continuous improvement years ago. Our Prod- 

 uct Stewardship code, which is our commitment to go beyond the 

 law and reduce risk to levels throughout their product life cycle, is 

 an example of how we are changing with the times. 



Any congressional review of TSCA should consider the full im- 

 pact of these ongoing cooperative and voluntary actions, as well as 

 the other laws that affect chemicals in commerce. That's why we 

 are engaging in a dialogue with all of our stakeholders in TSCA — 

 environmental organizations, labojL unions, scientific and technical 

 groups, and State officials, to name just a few. And, yet, even 

 though the way we manage chemicals has changed dramatically in 

 the last 20 years, the core concepts underlying TSCA continue to 

 provide a sound approach, the kind of approach that we think the 

 government should take. 



Once again, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me to testify 

 on behalf of CMA, We are enthusiastic about being part of this 

 process that you have started today. 



Senator Reid. Thank you very much for your testimony. 



Dr. Allenby? 



STATEMENT OF BRADEN R. ALLENBY, RESEARCH VICE PRESI- 

 DENT, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, AT&T, PRINCE- 

 TON, NJ 



Dr. Allenby. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. 



I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify here this 

 morning on TSCA and how it may be strengthened and improved. 

 I've prepared some summary comments on this issue based on 

 more detailed written testimony, and I would ask that the written 

 testimony be included in the record. 



Senator Reid. Dr. Allenby, both you and the statement of Mr. 

 Condray in their entirety will be made part of the record, and I 

 would appreciate it if you would summarize your statement. 



Dr. Allenby. Thank you very much. 



Mr. Chairman, my name is Braden Allenby, and I'm the research 

 vice president of technology and environment for AT&T. In that 

 role, I am responsible for integrating technology and environment 

 throughout all of AT&T's products, processes, services, and oper- 

 ations around the world. I am also the technical vice chairman of 



