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inUUdlKT MINL MV?ftlCULI liKC ^ (No. 7o) ,<A - I POULTRY: 3-PART PCI) TESTING* 'RAM TWJCBKTINlJED BY USDA IN 8-STA'l... AREA J The Department of Agriculture lias discontinued its thrce-pnrt testing program for polychlorinated biphenyls (I'CHs) lit potiliry produced in an eight-slate nrea--Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Caro lina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Testing was started last July after poultry feed was contaminated by an accident in a North Carolina fishmeal processing plant. While die three-pan testing program has been discontinued in the eight states, and also earlier In Florida and Mississippi, USDA said its routine monitoring program for chlorinated Itydroca rbons-- including PCBa-wil) continue in all pans of the country. USDA snid the special throe-part testing program was dropped in die eight states because of favorable results from an intensive investigation made by die Meat and Poul try Insjieciion Program. -0- COAL RESEARCH; REPORT ON OPTIMIZATION OF GASIFICATION PROCKSSES ISSUED DY OCR The Interior Department's Office of Coal Research haa published n report, "Optimization of Coal Gasification Processes, " prepared uncier a continuing contract with West Virginia University. 'Ihls 900-page, iwo-volnmc report is designed to attaint in developing processes for making pipeline-quality gaa from coal through mathematical optimization techniques, along with a methodology of system analysis devised by the Chemical Engineering Department of die University. Copies of the report can be inspected in Washington, D.C., at die Interior Department library, die Library of Congruas, find the National Coal Association. A Hat of odicr libraries where the report can be inspected may be obtained from die Office of Coal Research. Department of die Interior, Washington, D.C., 20240. Individual copies may be purchased from the Super intendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash ington, D.C., 20402, for $6.25 per set of two volumes. Orders should s|>ccify title and catalog number: Optimiza tion of Coal GasJficailon Processes (OCR R&D Report No. 66 - Interim Report No. I) GPO Catalog No. 163:10:66/INT 1. Checks should he made payable lo die Superintendent of Documents or the Treasurer of die United States. -0- , NATURAL GAS: M*C STAFF REPRESENTATIVES FJXWRlTTfTRA'l IONAL SURVEY ADVISORY GROUPS Tito Fcdrrul Power Commission lias named seven FPC stuff representatives to serve on five advisory commit tees ami task forces to assist in die National Gas Survey, (NGS). FPC also redesignated a Bureau of Mines staff mem ber now serving on a tusk force as Deputy Director of that task force-. The seven FPC staff mcmlxirs were appointed as follows: L^ Dr. Klcluinl F. Dill, assistant adviser on siting program, FIV Office of die Adviser on Environmental Quality, to the Transmission-Technical Advisory Task Foree-lhn iliiien. 2^ Allen F. Crabtree, environmental assistant to Utc Adviser"on Environmental Quality, to the TransmissionTt-chnical Advisory Task Force-Operations. 3. Robert M. Jimeson, Assistant Advisor on En vironmental Quality, to the 'Technical Advisory Commiitee-Supply. 4. James H or, industry cconomiM, NCS, in Supply-Technical A\ oryTask Force-Refoymet Gas. 5. Frederick II. Warren, Adviser on Environ - menlal Quality, to die Coordinating Committee 6. Dr. Jock M. Ilcincmann, chief environmental biologist, Office of the Adviser on Environmental Quality, to die Supply-Technical Advisory Task Force-Natural Gas Technology 7. Clement F. Linder, general engineer. National Gas Sup7>Ty, to die Supply-Technical Advisory Task Force- Natural Gas Technology. Charles H, Atkinson, a present member of the Supply-Technical Advisory Task Force-Natural Gas Technology, was designated task force deputy director of die same task force. Mr. Atkinson is project leader. Petroleum Engineering, Bureau of Mines, Bartlesville Energy Research Center, Department of die Interior. -0- FPC: 5 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ON GAS, POWER KTOfe IN FISCAL 1971 REPORT TO CONGRESS Five legislative recommendations relating to nat ural gas and electric power arc outlined In the Federal Power Commission's annual report for fiscal year 1971. The report, summarizing FPC's regulatory activities in FY 1971, has been submitted to Congress. The legislative recommendations would: 1. PermTT FPC to collect, publish, and disseminate Information on die natural gus Industry as it now docs under die Federal Power Act. FFC said this would increase its effectiveness in measuring gas supply and demand to help assure a reliable supply lo meet consumer demands. 2. Enable FPC to determine when an emergency spot shortage of natural gas exists so os to require con struction of temporary connections and extensions of facilities and delivery, interchange, transportation, loud curtailment, and allocations of gas by any gas company, whether or not otherwise subject to its jurisdiction. 3^ Give FPC a clear mandate of authority to issue temporary certificates under die Natural Gas Act in cases of emergency to assure maintenance of adequate gas service to existing customers, or to permit pipeline sys tem expansion to provide urgently needed service. 4^ Invest FPC with Jurisdiction over issuance and sale of securities by gas pipeline companies subject to the Natural Gas Act. This would enable FPC to deny permis sion for financing that, in its opinion, would lead to de terioration in service and unnecessary higher costs. 5. Clarify FPC's authority to meet die Federal Power Act's mandate of assuring the adequacy of electric energy Uirougliout the U.S. by empowering )i to require construction of facilities and impose requirements for load relief and curtailment of service. As FPC began its second half-century In fiscal 1971, it said its regulatory efforts were directed primarily toward alleviating increasingly urgent energy problems, particularly the persisting imbalance between natural gas supply and demand. The Commission said that for the third consecutive year, gas production exceeded new ad ditions to supply. Domestic reserves, as reported by U>e pipeline companies in dielr Form 15 reports, declined to 173,6 trillion cubic feet in 1970, compared to 191.5 trillion in 1969. A slowdown In gas industry growth was evidenced bv announcements by some distributors and many major pipelines that no new customers were being accepted; by a smaller increase in residential gas use; and by a 52.3 percent drop in die toial cost of gas pipeline fucililics certificated during die fiscal year. Publish'd by THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS. tNC., WASHINGTON. D C. 20037 fti(h< of rtproducilon ,od rdti(,tbulion rete'vtd D70979