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.* ^ i LXItc-s O' \{cmef LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. I MADIION AVINUI Hr* VO**. H. Y. 10017 WUWIOM - MIA COOI ttt jo*m a. t*#uoai. m irf MMrN w. AalOi * i ail.111 |u*04 o. tTtAUII. *H| aimill **4111.1 T. ra*t. ne< jo**n u ctMacavrr MV < - KICMA M *. fVM January 27, 19$? Toi AU Heritor* of the LIA Health end Safety Ccnaitt** Ret Public Health Service Pt v h Release cf Jatr-iary 26. 19$7 Attache! la eccplet* copy of tMe release which sent 1ally cover* two broad area*. The first concerns Itself with financial support offered by PBS to local air pollution ccetrol. Tb* second will be of Interact to you and outlloe* briefly lb* procedure required to obtain your tax credit* on the purchase of air pollution control equipneot under federal law approved In Boveritor of 1$66. Very truly your*. Con 0. fowler ^c-- tOftew attachnent ih-' ^pillS r A'vse* wests** gaMMUWgg-f i m**m*m>' . -J, M* * v jl AUERBACH -- 962-1292 (Hc m) (703) 931-*6l* PRICE -- 962-1292 (Bo m) (301) 757-1702 u. 8. nmioxniT o p HEALTH, EXCmc*, ABO VOLTARX Public Health Service Washington, D.C. 20201 rofl r e l e as e t o PsonsaiCHAL j o u p b a u b Thursday, January 26, 1967 The Satlocal Center for Air Pollution Control of tbe Public Health Service haa scheduled three regional Matings to discuss proposed rules for everding of Federal grants to help nalntaln effective air pollution control prograae at tb local, State, and rational lava la of goverrasot. >y Alao scheduled for dlacuaalan at the Matings ara propoaad cartlflcatloo procedures Lnvolvad la establishing ellglbl llty for tbe Padaral tax credit new available for air pollution control <julpoect laatallad by private flraa The Metlnga vlll be bald aa followat Pan Pranclaco, January 27, State Office buildleg, I55 Ooldan Gate Avenue; rar.aa city, Rlssourl, January 30, Sev Paderal Off lea Building, 601 taat 12tb Street; and Eev Tort, fabruary 2, offlcaa of tba Paderal Trade CcnBlaalco, >0 Qiurcb Street. The tsajor purpose of tba acetInga la to give State and local official* aa opportunity to praaant tbelr vlevt 00 propoaad regulations for awarding of air pollut Ion control pragma nalntanaace granta, aa autbcrlaed by tbe October 1966 aaeodaanta to tba Clean Air Act. This oav fona of Padaral aupport la Intended to help State aad local governeota carry on a euetalned attack 00 c annual ty air pollution prebleaa. Awards of up to one dollar In Padaral fWle for aacb dollar of State or local spending cao be nade to agencies serving a single Gtate or aunlclpallty. Avarda can be Bade on e tbree-to-tvo basis to agendas aarvlng tvo or sore ounlclpalttiaai this higher degree of aupport la designed to stimulate regional control activities. / This support for the aalntenance of State end local air pollution control prograae la In addition to tbe financial assistance that baa been -- and till la * available for tba creation of new pregraa# or tba laproveaent of exlattng prrgrvasj such assistance vat author lied by tbe Clean Air Act as it vaa j s im4 la Pecetsbar I96J. The discussion of aa Inttrance grants regulations vlll be cooi-jc ted by Mr. Claries 0. Taffs, Chief of tbe Office of Progra* and Survey 0rants of the. Batter*! Canter for Mr Pollution Control. This vlll be followed by Ale* Cuss 1 on of tba prvpoasd rules applicable to rederel cartlflcatloo of ,, eligibility fee (be Us credit for air pollution control facilities. f- ,, v,- . * y^'\ - i; y-ff |wLWu'igiuig|^a^. ijJM.'i. -jivji N 474.01 -"u. - _.. . **,<- - * J-*V%.. ,&&,*: \- 8. The Ui credit la provided under provision# of Public Lav 69-300, passed la Hoveafcer 1$66. This laglalatloa suspended the seven percent credit that bad been available for Investment la Dev caaaerclal aad Induetrial facilities, but It stipulated that the credit reanln available for air aad water pol lution control facilities. To qualify voder the lav, air pollution control equlpeent mist be need prlaarlly to reaore, alter, or dlapoee of air pollutant; la addition, it Bust be certified both by the appropriate State air pollution control agency as being In confamlty vlth applicable State regulations sad by the Secretary of Health, Education, aad Welfare as being In ccnpliaace vlth applicable federal regulations and the general policies of tbs federal Genrernasnt vlth respect to cooperation vlth States la the prevention aad control of air pollution. Proposed rules for certification by the Secretary vlll be discussed at the forthonalrg regional conference. Though the subjects to be covered at the nsetlngs vlll be of Interest pri marily to governasntal officials, other Interested parties are wslcons to attend. V % sv viUs'iS'A*"- r