Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT METAL PACKAGING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING RAW MATERIAL PRODUCERS, RESIN FORMULATORS, METAL PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS AND CONVERTERS, FOOD PROCESSORS, BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS, AND OTHER ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS. MEMBERS SHARE A COMMON INTEREST IN FOSTERING THE SAFE HANDLING AND USE OF LIGHT METAL PACKAGING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF SOUND SCIENCE WHEN ASSESSING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF LIGHT METAL PACKAGING. |
| ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | PARTICIPATION IN STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENTS OF BPA - NAMPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT'S (OEHHA) CONSIDERATION OF BPA UNDER PROPOSITION 65. NAMPA PROVIDED INPUT TO MAINE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. NAMPA ALSO ENGAGED IN ONGOING OR PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). |
| CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT METAL PACKAGING INDUSTRY: RAW MATERIAL PRODUCERS, RESIN FORMULATORS, METAL PACKAGING MAUFACTURERS AND CONVERTERS, FOOD PROCESSORS AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS AND SUCH OTHER STAKEHOLDER CATEGORIES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS) THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DESIGNATE. |
| ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING CAN JOIN THE STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE NAMPA GOVERNING BODY. LIKEWISE, ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING CAN BE NOMINATED TO A BOARD POSITION (CHAIR, VICE CHAIR OR TECHNICAL ADVISOR). BOARD POSITIONS ARE VOTED BY THE FULL MEMBERSHIP. |
| DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | ALL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE GOVERNING BODY AND THUS, WOULD BE IN POSITION TO APPROVE GOVERNING BODY DECISIONS. IN GENERAL, ACTIONS TAKEN ARE BASED ON CONSENSUS. THE STEERING COMMITTEE ONLY ENGAGES IN DECISION MAKING IN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH NAMPA MEMBERS ARE NOT IN UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT. IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, DECISIONS FOR NAMPA WILL BE AUTHORIZED WHEN A QUORUM OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP HAS VOTED AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT QUORUM ENDORSES THE PROPOSED DECISION. |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 WITH THE CHAIRMAN. |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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