Some of the agencies argue they lack funds or personnel to implement the act. While there have been funds for industry conferences and seminars designed to persuade industry to obey the law, there have not been funds to hire additional personnel to assist the smal: core of dedicated staff workers who day after day have had to withstand the deluge of industry spokesmen who argue that Congress didn't really mean to pass the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and really didn't mean to enforce it. "Congress has ignored us," say the agencies, but when did the agencies speak out and request funds? When did they tell Congress they couldn't do the job? Who is responsible for finally giving FDA sonie seed money for doing the job? It was the congressional appropriations, as was pointed out in our colloquy. When did the Department of Commerce report to Congress that voluntary standards would not eliminate undue proliferation? By avoiding the procedures set forth by Congress, the Department conpletely avoided that responsibility. So, it is time to put the house in order. I believe in the statement that "informed consumers are essential to the fair and efficient functioning of the free market economy." I believe the Congress should assist consumers and manufacturers in facilitating value comparisons. Those are not just idle words at the beginning of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act-words to be ig nored by industry and the Government agencies. I promise I will do all in my power to transform the "half-truth. packaging" act into a comprehensive law that does, in fact, enabe consumers to obtain accurate information as to the quantity of contents and does facilitate value comparisons. To begin this transformation, the Congress must demand that the agencies charged with inplementing and enforcing the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act start doing the job. And this demand must continue to be reiterate. by the President's Consumer Adviser, Mrs. Knauer, who gave us, as her opinion, that progress has been minimal. I think we must apply more of our energies and more dedicatio", to the enforcing of the act or it will not be a success in the year ahead. Senator HART. Mr. Chairman, I say amen to that statement. I think it is very regrettable that some time has been spent in meetings across the country decrying the inadequacy of the act by spokes men for agencies which themselves have never asked for a nickel to en force it. Let's measure the adequacy of the act after those agencies have pu° the manpower to work to see if it can be made to operate. I believe as you do, that there can be improvements in the legislation, but there can be improvements in existing enforcement, too. Senator Moss. Thank you very much. With that we will stand adjourned. (Whereupon, at 12:15 p.m., the subcommittee was adjourned.) SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, NATURAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND THE BCOMMITTEE ON AIR AND WATER POLLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3072 TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND PURPOSES JANUARY 27, 28, AND 29, 1970 Serial No. 91-51 Printed for the use of the Committees on Commerce and Public Works 1-711 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 DEPOSITED BY THB UNITED STATES OF AMERIC ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT PHILIP A. HART, Michigan, Chairman RICHARD B. ROYCE, Chief Clerk and Staff Director BAILEY GUARD, Assistant Chief Clerk (Minority) TOM C. JORLING, Minority Counsel JOSEPH F. VAN VLADRICKEN, LEON G. BILLINGS, RICHARD D. GRUNDY, and STEWART E. MCCLURE, Professional Staff Members AIR AND WATER POLLUTION J. CALEB BOGGS, Delaware JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, Kentucky JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri CONTENTS ning Statement by the Chairman, Senator Warren G. Magnuson_. Federal Power Commission____ CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES JANUARY 27, 1970 er, Hon. Howard H., Jr., U.S. Senator from Tennessee_. k, Creed C., Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of ealth, Education, and Welfare; accompanied by Irwin Auerbach, Speil Assistant for Legislative Affairs of the National Air Pollution Con›l Administration ɔman, John W., Deputy Administrator, General Services Administra›n; accompanied by Robert M. O'Mahoney, Commissioner, Transporta›n and Communications Service, and H. A. Abersteller, Assistant mmissioner for Procurement__ , Hon. Philip A., U.S. Senator from Michigan_ kie, Hon. Edmund S., U.S. Senator from Maine. JANUARY 28, 1970 se, Dr. S. William, Jr., Office of Science and Technology, Office of the esident h, Herbert L., vice president, engineering, Ford Motor Co.; accomnied by Donald Jensen, director, automotive emissions office, and oss Taylor, assistant chief engineer of engine activities and chief engier of advancement activities---- JANUARY 29, 1970 son, Robert R., president, Electric Fuel Propulsion, Inc__ n, John Francis, chairman, Assembly Transportation Committee, lifornia State Legislature__ 104 vold, S. Smith, air pollution consultant.... 144 130 oda, Edward, Borg-Warner, representing the National LP-Gas Associon; accompanied by Robert Stone__ 151 91 114 120 e, Hon. John A., Secretary of the Department of Transportation___. ADDITIONAL LETTERS, STATEMENTS, AND ARTICLES n, Roy D., Jr., chairman, American Motors Corp., telegram of Febry 10, 1970__ t o, Edward M., vice president of Anti-Pollutant Controls, Inc., statewell, Arthur M., Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp., statement__ n, Robert J., development-air purification, American Cyanamid Co., 175 161 159 173 er Alex, American Public Power Association, letter of January 30, 173 , J. M., General Motors Corp., letter of January 12, 1970__ 90 175 |