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'r r I'. w^ - r*!*- ft- V rf, s k : 1 'I r a j k-- 1 .i E! I > ic ao moorntm a mo c mt mn . in c . *e mtTTVTf. INC. IV Uk. IK - Vt AT. mr SIB PVKM i Jun* t , ms SUBJECT! LEAD a 0AS0LXX3 . . TOI MEMBERS 07 LEAD XXDU8TRTIS ASSOCIATION. UK. The outcome of the load In gasoline Issue In of Tltal Interest to un all. In the pest yetr, evidence ban cootlanad to mount that tha government haa moved too quickly In lta effort to coctroi autCBobila emissions and to rawa land froa (uolloa. Many knovladcoobla people faal tha Claaa Air Act at 1970 ahould ba reexaadned nod aaandad to raflact tha realities of tha proaant atata of technology aod the ralatlonshlp of en vironmental needs to other Important national priorities suck an tha grwin* energy problem. Tou and others in your organisation Bight wish to ezprasa your views on the desirability of aaendlng tha dean Air Act to permit a Bore realistic approach to coatrolling automo bile talesloos. Vhat follows are s o b s sajor points that could ba aada In your contacts and discussions! 1) Tha EnvlronBental Protection Agency position that lead In gasoline poses a threat to public health baa been shown to be without basis In scientific fact. 2) Tha catalytic approach, which would create tha re quirement of lead fraa-gasollna, la no longer thought to ba tha aystea of choice froa econooio or durabil ity standpoint*. Other systent, such as thermal re actors with trsps, could Beet aora realistic stand ards, such as those of California, and also control particulate aolsslona Including lead. f * 'w `a i 'i f? 'tL l k % KaWi UA -2- Juw T, 19T3 3} Current mu u t ii to control automobile al ia loci , including the moral of lead from gasoline, rill riult la a tremendous train on *nergy auppllia at a time when the nation facta errare abort age*. 1) laplestentatIon of tba present lav vill hara an adverse economic Impact on all segments , of society from producer to consumer. There ara those la Government vbo ar* aware that tha Clean Air Act of 1970 could prove detrimental to the public in terest, witness the reprlat attached. They vould, no doubta welccaa your views oa tha matter. Directly addressing itaslf to tha broad question* of energy crlala, lead la seaoliae, and eolaalon cyetaae - among other iesuee - It the current laaue of fTHTL DIGEST. eacloeed. It le vail documented end Include* a depth of Information which ve feel would prove useful to people la your company. Including salat and plant peraonnel, who are conataatly asked about the energy crlala, the proa and cons of lead In gasoline, and auto millions. Our member company, Ethyl Corporation has made several hundred copies available to us for distribution, and ve shall be glad to sand you additional quantities as long as the supply last*. If, however, you desire to make a large-scale distribu tion to company employees, please let ua know. In cooperation with Ethyl, LIA can make bulk copies available at an extremely low ooet. Sincerely, PERiao'h Attachments _____ Philip I. Robinson Executive Tice President i mam l I I CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENAT* Jfart* *$, m$ faftWTOKf tfTAMDAkDd: DO T7CCY mu Mm iCXttl Re vr did pot teaoe orach dUrrcUoo to the mierttog atmeioa. We bum the hip but before w pushed H *8 froca Xf Induatry ood iwramutoPt do pel 4t* etoto from W^eif presret town, to to appomtt that the inlctt twifid to brto Mr. KAJrr. Mr. rrafdsnt. Courtom, u abort. e aei the eatu. we tocked Um cam into aeenptiaace with IIT) and IfH *m Inlendsd by thr author* ef ihe Cm* rudder, and emt u on IU way under Uo Teooit<^iwwto wrn add about M^l to the WtoUon. tend* U U (in mosi tonUUve gvtdanct of a Uryety aulomiUo pOoi. prioo of an auto. Tlk coosuracea patUhJ k branch of yoveroattt*. Hut now tt n cteariy wr rreponettdfrtf out those dotton will be fiasUfWd to ttk* XkeaiMo of tu siae. Uaw of lb* *- to wwmuor that -erase ctaotly.X Iwne we tt*c prteisoiy wtt*t beocAu rattl aocrw* `bersUy of phUosot^y rrprmmtod Wfr can de that and mice whaleerr adjuot- Vo vlterasclvea and their eoramaidUoa. X btoiM of ccc**k>o*lly ronAkUtty nr- piente that fork r-ay demand wlthoul am not aura owr answers wts be mr ftonsJ and pollUtst Interest. CWMrr*a a* undue toyatty to the decietoa that Coo* aUsfaciory, eapoctony to (Had M per* m pot where k?l*JtUr incredieoU lend to Itmmff siowty until they are indu* ftraa made under ether tircumaUnree to ltt. cent of the Haitoesb pspuXtlao pad Ina* to urban areaa. sr ttncvbiMbW In Ut frvtf that BmII/ r> My n c s mUm that the act be rors- Tachnolofkal ndeapced pow Oto tho rhwe ot the table. amln*d will noc 1 hope, be totally aspect hortson promise ilnstf metaea at tower THbu tn kkon, M fin*. frtr<v do Ufl4l Mkr rhoArt if (he o p p o mUo m Utlfff*! sharpest trr'h ere Mumed. Mi. portly philosophies should Kv t dec"* mi li\fhmea. Jlcc*on*J btkfWU ettowld p*4 be totally teoosT*. Cbr pnbbn eery often b (hot pet e ham poluhed tom* prottwi Into moctsbto condition with eH the comte phn. cooMtuUnenu. end potatlctl too* tbbrtUoM tucked lit it mut mtfW< r (a tn (hot <*rm oe mtUer *lut Utifijb to clrc%un*Ut*m may befall *. becauie I am U>t *cntee CctvaCor trem MkyUyaa. ItbUn* that wiy coottUueoey to Uaiilr tore!ltd in automobUe aano* foe lure, brt I tnlnb many relkorwee wiS recocntm that t not mcUy a Cater* tie to the boardreeou ef Detroit. In fact. 1 hae me hmitancy la ataltoc that Ue ertat^ oe And aumim tn today la In 00 atnafl pa*t the mult of wvyopta a th> pm mi the awte praawtocturara thrmtoleea. They had |TUH or ho tapeme to early bdttitltoo wtnUnfa Mareoecr, It to UP- pOcea Howe reports--cm&nuf by pheli (winrnUau with CPA xslTrei lnd|. cau there to new aetowUfk erideuae that rairous osme--the mo*d diOcutt af ad exhaust caaee to eUmlnsla enay Mt bd the paUonal hacard toad we oarttoe thoochl tt to ba. ll we elect to continue a breakneck chare* toward the l*X boats.tot wt aflat toast underatand that tto ptk toada through a awsmp of uncertstottea- Certainly. I am oware that p s a * p o p Cirem* trr.Kler (tetf llh W 4to akcUiy U ad/uto. lo inm. to add bt* dmlabh true that U Me-Umem Catt* famta roKid rtrerre arrora^rraent of* maintain (had the udedrr asads Mb* tako lo he perstoteett deratooc. to the oaeo> but or remove tt once Uw |>r^re Mi Cent! torani* fthVtirt that the eompatUco weultonaj bOeenal coralmliso m*Ml> been lowndtnL d. U tact. ccns'baiorUUy dra< Uictr Tho avtomwora nN. CtraHra Kevlar- The tor m ietrti Hh( be fbd m Irrt ha lolhilai evm'ret. too. would t*aa wndemtood ttmi. Mi mtu'tr. It *rm !Htii4ri*ir a mw ir* It muitt be JwMUUMy aald Uutt. 1<a 4 It was alwuye Ida coutonUoo that to that nnmvcwl tMvnt *4rs*,\urcd kite U*e ml* reramntn In tn Um amt a factory (hero to md!ln harder to writ beWtthf It rt* a p*wttmt vn* hk.t-ly ihourbt of tn record to fatrana, than a new Men. muia mfi-irtidinc it Un*n to ie Inirrrtiy and toauwxc concern, the Thu PrcwUst pratJewt as t see tt to thsd ffinly end Inr^tnil M H tie iw.r* CVen Atr Act may have paieed in a me< wa are at present lucked Into a uefv thrtrto or. stahl witet out pmlcnic form. that ttt reuuira addltlensl tmpcndtturea #0* tU KVrt w Wo il Tt*c American onto ttttydry crrtalntjy by the consumer of ai towsd U tonui a Pome pmrlt of tt worfcpd, Ajtnc porta ha4 not been noted le indKUual tnao- year U caUlyuc OMmUra are standard tt M CVncrr'* nrrrr realty rrsirwe- baMon. bTen tt ranee*, tt ahnou alarmye ewutrMMOttk m torod U, cxrtUtv iC the di**rm* rvi'on and mn4*nc i Wf*tt#mrvi ran to tocfcMrp. a charaptertoOc com men ta eorwrcmraled tndrrtrte#. it is possible that the tout ettra car rqefttt may gw me hfeher than that tf A'vd h a a ret,-, -i^iex. -4 irwcioiHlre idneniitnilim^rHtie tSe i<>eninb hoenlrekm, ] And ramll to accord IMi lhr hauotml Academy of Science*, kercn**4 demand drives up casottaa prices. dcrvioiwk**--turil poMirad'r uU whkii alter rmrotne the enemy, ecu* bUny capecto to the od todmd/y. to Id aeutilc the n hot- carxiiH c( a **JAcd Pontic and aodal Impact of the oel fact, are prydirUnf rasotltia pricu tf 11 yacrrty preerem. recommended: a cation, the cost bcint propelled JP* . Certainly, R l* our oUbrtlloo<_ol Tl-* mitoo *m a *rmyl*i aad ln> ward by io-4eud requirements and by thd thojch on admtV.edle diOcult ne in \inr pn*4 IM\ U mwwtW* o|t* aa early tocreastd cwranpmo required of potlp- mt lh natonr of Ute body hi which we err*--to tuekt sore that the procr*tr* we enact ere not mode rapidly oto-oleta by drcwrolatre. not evade unrecorniaoMe fry burroucrecy. aot left U MU through Uncrr'Mrt sens without mi o c * Odotwj thotrt el t'HtrH or u4. AO of this U e raUrr word* wolod lo mr rtti'Jtijn.tlU of pn>i/lrms (Ml art soon U decetd oh s-- probirmi crt> Oreled fry Ue It touUnent of (ho CXan Atr Act. When t paaied that ieciOelloci many **e VhwMpi luwtMUM try Cwpia. IC4 ae the *M*M of an MfKU W tW MO* ***** piieiw *UM*r* OMaMKlwd |a to* Oeaa Air AatMmrM* mt trim tbW pri ntwi, wiinpaa MMapkm. Um (aaU VWV *m m aad I*, talrrrar *<( tae lbrye yactataaw ran ua pauftcatt* to Um act. la l* WrM af Um ralrrai >wiip< to I* *lwey. CUV* **<!* UkU aaeW a ea* MtnlMiiM aawie to etryM(y ta eriauaf wmm vyMcto tatora raaieel to Um M*f u m* n u t mi to a raid OAUonaJ HrbnanUl pmtttf. Uen denece now behiff eontccnptolcd far ftnstaltaUoA. Tin Hatienal Academy of 6deoca conduto that: Trass cram. In aflsro sod to d*pUt>ra f #fwst nwfnv are ss put task tWy sbiwX mu m # nsiteus* Umtin to ram tbe wwu*raw> mt nttow in on sitsroa* liras to Um erai wsisiyst tp1** ss s stow* Um to Um praWMto mt mis iSm sosusC Certainly, everyone wtfl acre* that they should nut %tD they! la view of Mr. KrUerlntfs law and Ift clew of post par* M *---enth corutderabie ju*Uft<*uoa, WHiy H tt appropriate for tu to ttbw formsnee. we eannei at this Uctw pcomtod 1 think Mm t>artkulariy mutUh to miunuu that in*octt Ma ooMuotcr that the tndoslry, aoce Uto the dUtortioTii of rancrcMkeitl tnleM We ham croon tocreraJofty coaceroed doal-eaialrM to comfartaMy to ptoca. that often rr%u)l a i>ubil* | p about ur enemy ourphea, and It now ertit frtitckly seek to replace tL ^aovd Ihrvwrh a frurraucrilk filter. aive*r that the system* most Ukrty to Out tf wa are to mwtra the consnmer rreXM^y. tn mAVer* M health. Con- be InstsUed to mcri the *UUttoey *Ud- to spend aa extra U bfilion 0 year, wa ft hu Wt the technical drUtU mt ardt wtll require Increased fuel consamp- ' hero to premise him somethlnc, rtyhif diaroicrr and enforrrmeta to the esMfUrt branch. Uen. We stiQ hare no medical evidence - We atobfk have to t able to pkdyx. do wa not. that the ItTWTf cmissioao We tradlllonaUy lei Uvem Arure out ho*cver tenLathe--of the deerre to ataAdards will make hie eoTtrcnmiat hat the danrrra are ind ohat en whkh publle health wlU by Impeded by > atther healthtor ar pieoaanVar or bath. forcement tcvrU arc needed id meet Uie th* end-step rreuUemmu of the art: danceia. 'Thu ume. t d<-c(d?d Uiat we would be Uw (ecltitlMina that wt avoid thus Ute coal'benefit r*Uo to diflkwH. tf not Impossible, to owoputo. CoiatiftOd4 deteea*lne the irattlmemi and aei S oUnUardi far Into (lie ftdvre 7T . f- N 3506.01  Weft. %ft ftsaume tha n*lm\mcut w*| hCftHbtrr te aowve oHoeied P*rW -of ~ country, particularly concentrated wtM ftitu. 9*o N ts Mtt but ti think o. Oa the other hand. evidence Indicate* that tn moot area* of Uve country. tto pew emlmlo?* standard* wont moke ft erhlt of difference We might ft* rU taco IV--o a Mir present twm we will MWf or let** be compelled to led the ftule owner In Oennfaak. Jhth. rh; be hoe to pay nj overt for hto C-r faetVAf distant tiucft Uvftt be ha* ne pro*i*<i of there are rrtous poUuUoa itoWrw Iff Uniting. And be might ask nil erohxnwutoff tvestion*. lie might ask if the la*C end mo*t r* prnktte, tmiuioni control* art mill plftwifT from ft health *t>rxiio<nt. Jfp tnirhi uk if local pollution out- Vmii might not be more cdicicnuy end more cheap*/ controlled by loral rcfnln* VJen designed to cut back eule If*-. He mtrht a*k. foe example. wliy a fed- detftl (Oftrnmrut on*cd about tw> u) wuhincten. D C. mkrhl net mu * ply prohibit the we of a* k*U g*en* mrot porting kH* to cars carryu* fewer (hu three peouto. Me might **k why we ore not mem actively preming lee m*m Warns* sywtoma b slrtckefi utA ;U might retet eat that ft mandatory bMefiVw tram Owl tmh-ted m erth toned M<e rm-tnre ta ItklM^hiUM MTtkft reaid mne# hidnvrfkft and piMwtUr mhvhne Vr me 4ft |*tw4 el rM of prflut- 9U ft fr. Jf we Mur m mr iirmti rtwnr. e *111 ftUe have la |HT*tr a strong f**< fre rmmlAiwn ! Iimllln e*f be and ftwtflr htnwnr. AU (hr oikltiMal ceM K*ndnl br (hr trr fttff wnfnt ft *treble irfrmi*c of their k>cf*ie whew e*r-buying U*ne cameo around Thom famine* win have a rtrhi te W* t-re*k J> %t*yi Wiu-f.u * 1-1 amue te (item end it* button a* a revolt of the tilw rtftten *e rrmlrt them to rV- Ok t *c >*l I ftoovc (rout Lie Academy wu^** pM> u-it rMMM 1* Mntrtt mw*MM On nK IMiy. M W -*ewwi en the WS of Umt grUM f tm hrmllli hi tore* wi r< l* DkiiM. laerrO vml. m'imI pmd(Om d by- OrrrwriM** jmnr^ie*. |n| iwhyi *Mmia nft* |w rMh th4 fnn no* ! m mt iw rni* U (M mo a , in ft4 Hn m4 In (>< fufxMnr'Inti. of nr1| tn>pU p*rr4frOoa mt %*m 1*7*-1* *iAHO*Nl aitooten --ran % vmnfrt 1* tr* prnniftmif f tnnrmrtlf nl (in( Ihf HUMikM4 mW- e*u nlj tm I'e-r' tft< rrftsn u mi iMw mm *k*m) ( * **. < i*mH by tutaftw-Ot* mi -ion*, tfumni rulnril h#U-ArK* I tv* *i-*n lh*r* mt* r*- *>>> f*khr ivp*m)vi mi ih.( t WO ftyet^M *nrt I**I ytMWy. ft'Mt the A< tdrtny to wiinc. 1 think, to that the c*ii * cc4i ef nr*r-tot*I emtb- Ibn* control n,u be twjf to crU!n te the IrWoe In Lu. Ancrle* but e*tremety dtftkeU to CM'i't.-i to the IcUow In fWFtile, ftiiu . or C- 'm(r*k. Mich. It to undentu > t'i*t Uml ec hftte cipfrirecH u ih i\ mitbrenkt of pollution In ft numUr of uiu-n area*. But it (heie to an oulbmk r' r.^blci in. u\y. ft ftu/rn nUe*. U It n .""n. lilf to lml*t th:l every one In the Nj Mo i. imdertAke on expertJve fthd kittounitnl erie of Inrvocwtotlentv And If *t IIih iI it H, do e not have the doty to prove ilT And mUlnly IrBow who twippcna bo -----be Mi|il nil in m*ktnf rare wiU have ft rtchl I know rrm*ely h*t to tntned I reiutn for a h.Mevrr reduced demand rt alt* from Uu* huimr p< ice*. Af1*r n. J m'rnli of thousands tt familkw ftepeud on 0* auto tnduiUy for Uwir Jmbhoodt. their very aoniral. We cennoi renorulbiy continue on ft hwity and uncritein coore tn*v My Onmrt their Inicreot* nlr*4 we are very poiitivr th*l the duiufr will be JueUAed fay me**ur*bte brnrf.u to vociely. In jyTft *nd l>72. mt did not budci ft rrr*t deal U time to the rotl-benefll ftuetikm*. ]>er}iM>e **j ks favor of Uw twtocip^ of cirai*er air o % honed head toward that goa] on tfe toil of tlmi information w* could acraVcto VoceU^f at 0*e Lma. tout once the eoH* of that deeaer ftfr ftre ftrtdied. ail Uv-e eur iim are going to come. They are Irriihuit guexUona de^rrin* fretoal r*srr. II might be*)4'ereieiait at thtommumi te imu that tittle to Indeed ft twdy Underway U dMc.iolne the itkUeoiMf factween bcwtU end tmtotlMW Itowever. It to my mimWndliHr tfanl Ute atudv. Irlfic eotMiartett by 9TA. la ho* acitnhtlru foe eeoHdctien MU| Che end of tlda year. 7 fmmmtm* Mrlil ftVo pk whether ftB thm rvmdit ikiim wM really work *t IfrOailrd. 1 rara toft one really knoww Xf u drrtrei go eu*. thm the cwmpfttir* * re aai'PMed te reran them foe arrrtor. that U Owner to Mt mndicd to accept the offer, and wc can ppiilUbtf |w n Ut many of them wifi took, ton that tahe* Ue apeeter ef mIIHo m ef Cftn nm irv mnaht. Ml vtekaa. CM* in* r mt Iu iiw m. More wncetuinlr to tnfcrtcrf by ftlto ftfMfcarwncc on Ue hoeveri of newer end rtraney poweriiUnU Utftt may offer chewier aUcrnftUvra. The <*oei>on mud M h nJnd oa to a hnher ve nn w v-cty drum aJl pro* durtion and maintenance of pofhrttoft detket to the avio make**. Urns frtenne nt the pnaubtuty of nanpruttoak (com amjifl m-nuf*rtrrcT ft*d f<Tliap* adding to lie (lontiktoNW tuc-oa ah aeuu* tic itmi.'ii. TIh v are tuedow that ' tore ^loaruble to aw d. fven environ* mmulrii mnl agice lhal the Oe*ft AIT Act MitId be reerantined. If it to aikmed to pk*r bUndy ahead with nothin; maic <o guide U than IhO ftwtom.'ilie tdlo* art in l>7t. the itbntef potential to imprest**. 11 ft credibly caa be Mid 4 ytaia fronv now ilxt-l %t have tatred the n- peixtiture of buliom to no purpo* or to oueaiooabto pu-poc, (he clean atf cauvp will have bern dealt a blow from - wtuch ll 1U bo kwd put to recover. Time concerns, tt Mtowkl be ernpha- tied, axe Mt about ahetlief tha act's aUndanto tan be mr L 1 hat H ft probkaft th*xl XIr. flucketohaM* to pooilng ovr and one that he will h >** to mokft VSTiat n in Conrmt wdl have to deter* mine to wliethcr me standards shoold be met in tight of i-ew ccoudcrsliant Ahd only Congreva can make lhal declMOft. ror aQ of w%. I I now. tt to more com* forUble to pretend Uut our togiMatinn, once deliberated debated, and enacudL can be safely entrusted to the are* Moreover, we a til risk the apt'* xnnn of tw*'< V> Ue mne of an im' imy that It not held in inirremaciy hkh rerwid. 11k trouble with the auto companies la that every lluta you feel tm lined to listen (0 th*r k-f k Uve> commit romc ocw ool* r^t that tumo everybody off. E.7440-2 Lot mo make tt dsw ltol the lm act Ini t*nmgtit the ytaUea aomo eery good rwexitu. And the p/obtoai of air poUutioci Is d o * oofrad by any meant. Whatever we do, we must maiotala aQ poadble preosure on that probleaa. 21 wo or* going to ltoft with owraelvae around here. ft had better make cartata that we continue to ptub hard. tout >el m make ore that wheft wo push. It to toward a technological sohrOsm . that w can eoenlortably defend at bar* Inc a aout>d coet-bcnefU rwUa, It la now our mpomfollty to provtd# a halevet liniMlity mskn acn*e. Ctorvmatattce* have changed. We ore cksrsr at to ftrhl wo knew and what we do Ml know. What appeared In the pwbtta latoreftt I yeare m 4mMda cenalaol monitoe* kne if the public totem* of j yean henas to la he acrvtd. Wctomtodjotan* andmdrktr. H % l . dliitototoiaw