Oversight: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Fossil and Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 |
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Page 522 - House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your letter of May 5 requesting supplemental information for the record of the April 25 hearing of the Fossil and Nuclear Subcommittee.
Page 111 - Chairman, this concludes my prepared testimony. I will be happy to answer any questions you or members of your subcommittee may have.
Page 241 - Administrator under the conditions specified in subsection (d) (2)) determines is applicable to that source and which reflects the degree of emission reduction achievable through the application of the best system of continuous emission reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emission reduction, and any nonair quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated for that category of sources.
Page 511 - Standards of performance or revisions thereof shall become effective upon promulgation. (2) The Administrator may distinguish among classes, types and sizes within categories of new sources for the purpose of establishing such standards.
Page 55 - Columbia, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Society of American Military Engineers.
Page 325 - ... agrees to conduct such monitoring as may be necessary to determine the effect which emissions from any such facility may have, or is having, on air quality in any area which may be affected by emissions from such source...
Page 436 - Energy Reorganization Act of 1974". DECLARATION OF PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) The Congress hereby declares that the general welfare and the common defense and security require effective action to develop, and increase the efficiency and reliability of use of, all energy sources to meet the needs of present and future generations, to increase the productivity of the national economy and strengthen its position in regard to international trade, to make the Nation self-sufficient in energy, to advance the...
Page 134 - Any person proposing to own or operate a new source may request the Administrator for one or more waivers from the requirements of this section for such source or any portion thereof with respect to any air pollutant to encourage the use of an innovative technological system or systems of continuous emission reduction.
Page 295 - ... the prevention and control of air pollution at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution.
Page 28 - Btu coal gasification process development unit (PDU) having a capacity of 5 tons/h of coal. The program was jointly sponsored by the US Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, and Combustion Engineering, Inc. The objectives of the program were: (1) to demonstrate the capability and suitability of the process and equipment to produce a clean low Btu gas from coal, and (2) to provide design information for scale up to commercial size plants.