1 DR. AURAND: I think we will try. What we ended up with was the 



2 fact that we would try to squeeze as much into today as we could 



3 possibly squeeze in. Those of us who are here tomorrow will try to 



4 finish up. 



5 DR. VALENTINE: There will be plenty to discuss tomorrow. 



6 DR. MILLER: Who will be here tomorrow? May I see a show of 



7 hands, please? 



8 DR. AURAND: I don't think we should count MMS, by the way. 



9 Seven. 



10 MR. LANE: You've lost the people who (inaudible) produce the 



11 volumes and materials or concentrations, someone with toxicology. 



12 DR. AYERS: That is probably the principal contribution we will 



13 make. 



14 DR. BOTHNER: Maybe I ought not to bother to write the 



15 characteristics immediately, but rather, take advantage of that 



16 expertise while you are here, and get that down onto the tape recorder, 



17 at the very least. 



18 DR. AURAND: Let's start talking about how we--are there any 



19 contracting officers here--the way we modify this thing. We could send 



20 copies. We could arrange for the characteristics sections to be sent 



21 all around for everybody to look at. 



22 We could, I suppose, follow through with that and, in cases where 



23 there were disagreements, work out some way to correspond with you to 



24 get rid of the disagreements if different people had different concepts. 



25 Then, we could just come back at 2:00 o'clock and start right on into 



26 the impacts, the discussion of the impacts, at least. 



27 DR. MILLER: The only problem we are facing, Don, is the time 



28 frames on the contract. 



29 DR. AURAND: What the government has put together, the government 



30 can change. 



31 MR. LANE: To me, the greater loss is the opportunity for the 



32 group to agree and interact on these. 



33 DR. AURAND: Is that a statement that we should adjourn and come 



34 back together again? I would be willing to pursue with the contracting 



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