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ATTACHMENT-Questions Submitted by Representative Dana Rohrabacher
October 19, 1995

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freight taxes, CAFE standards, appliance efficiency standards, minimum
emission standards, market aggregation for new technologies, phasing out
HFCs, tradable permits, and more.

a.

b.

C.

d.

Please explain why the US believes that the AGBM should utilize the OECD/IEA and similar organizations when they do not utilize an open and transparent process that allows participation by the private sector, as well as governments.

Please provide the details about the OECD/IEA common measures project and its status.

Why is the US supporting it?

Are documents provided to the US by these organizations for this project classified by the OECD, the IEA or the US?

20.

e.

What is the statutory or other basis for such classification?

f.

What is the expected deadline for results to be provided to AGBM?

9.

Will there be public review and comment of draft results before they are submitted to the AGBM?

h.

Does the US favor the development of common measures?

I understand from the September 22, 1995 edition of Science that the White House, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences held a conference in September about the linkage between climate change and health effects.

a.

b.

C.

Please explain this linkage, and provide the peer-reviewed studies supporting this linkage.

Please identify all the conference sponsors and the Federal funds that were expanded.

I also understand that the conference, in a breakout discussion group on public outreach risk communication, developed recommendations which were presented by an EPA official. One description of these recommendations suggests that they involve considerable use of public relations techniques, such as preparing press kits, authoring articles, using the Internet, and distributing literature for doctors to give patients. Please provide a copy of these recommendations, explain their status, and indicate what role the Government

ATTACHMENT-Questions Submitted by Representative Dana Rohrabacher
October 19, 1995

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21.

The September 22, 1995 edition of Science also reports that the National Academy of Science has sent a proposal to the Center for Disease Control, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other agencies for a three-year study costing $1 million concerning the linkage between global change and human health. Please provide a copy of the proposal and explain its status and the source of funds for the proposal, if adopted.

United States Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20520

MAY -9 1996

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Thank you for your letter of October 19, 1995, in which you asked a number of questions about climate change and organizations that deal with the issue internationally. apologize for the delay in our response.

We

Per your request, we have composed comprehensive answers to all of your questions on behalf of the Departments of State and Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration. In compiling our responses we have consulted extensively with other agencies, with both domestic and international expertise on these issues.

We hope this will be helpful to you and the members of the Subcommittee. If you have any questions relating to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Barvard Jarkin

Barbara Larkin

Acting Assistant Secretary
Legislative Affairs

Enclosures: As stated.

The Honorable

Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman,

Subcommittee on Energy and Environment,

Committee on Science,

Tab A.

List of Attachments

Answers to questions submitted by Representative Rohrabacher

Tab B: Question 1

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Copy of the IPCC procedures for preparation, review,
acceptance, approval and publication of reports with
Annexes 1 and 2 (IPCC Workshop Policy and Tasks and
Responsibilities for Lead Authors, Contributors and Expert
Reviewers of IPCC Reports and IPCC Government Contacts)
Timetable for production of IPCC Second Assessment Report

Tab C: Question 2

List of individuals involved on the drafting team for the
IPCC Synthesis Report

Tab D: Question 3

Copy of final texts of the summary for policymakers from WG
I, II, & III

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Copy of the IPCC procedures regarding the production of
"Technical Papers"

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Copy of the IPCC budget for 1994, 1995, 1996, & 1997
Table of contributions to the IPCC, including US
contributions.

Tab J: Question 11

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FCCC prepared report on Annex I Party national
communications

Text of FCCC Secretariat's in-depth review of U.S.
communication

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Copy of the initial report on an inventory and assessment

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Tab M: Question 19

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List of measures considered for analysis and for case study development

Tab N: Question 20

· List of references of chap 18 of IPCC (Annex 1)

Tab 0: Question 21

Copy of global change and health proposal submitted to CDC and NOAA

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