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b. Using range and forest land not only for efficiently producing commodities, but also for yielding water, wildlife habitat, recreation, scenic beauty, and other amenities.

c. Providing services-electricity, water systems, sewage treatment, telephones and housing, technical assistance, extension education, and information.

To these must be added:

d. Preventing, controlling, and ameliorating pollution and eventually recycling and reusing wastes-from accumulated animal, crop and processing wastes; sediment; sewage; solid wastes from cities and industries; pesticide residues; smoke from wildfires and forest and crop residue burning; pollens; and natural toxicants.

e. Investigating and providing information on interactions between man and his environment necessary to the development and application of knowledge and technology essential to wise management of the environment. In accordance with the objective outlined above, the Department will propose and implement as authorized, new policies and programs in order to protect and improve the quality of our environment.

This memorandum replaces Secretary's Memorandum No. 1631 of March 19, 1968.

CLIFFORD M. HARDIN,
Secretary of Agriculture.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D.C., August 4, 1970.

SECRETARY'S MEMORANDUM No. 1695, SUPPLEMENT 2-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

This memorandum continues within the Department of Agriculture an Environmental Quality Executive Committee. The primary function of this standing committee is to coordinate the Department's interests and responsibilities in the Nation's effort to assure a quality environment for all people.

BACKGROUND

There is a rapidly growing national and international awareness of and concern about quality of the environment. In May 1969 the President signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. A new Council on Environmental Quality was created as a result of that Act. The Congress has authorized many other programs over the years to improve our environment. It has reflected its continuing concerns, and those of the general public, about the environment through additional legislative action on the subject.

The Department's authority and responsibility for research, education, and action programs concern the countryside-the people and renewable resources of rural America. In addition, those programs concern several aspects of urban America, such as erosion control and drainage in new housing and industrial developments; the many types of vegetation that enhance our streets, lawns, and parks; and the recovery and reuse of agriculturally-derived raw materials from urban and industrial wastes. USDA programs vitally affect the conservation and management of the bulk of the Nation's land, water, and related biological, recreational, and esthetic resources.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Executive Committee are to foster increased USDA awareness of and responsiveness to environmental quality considerations in developing and operating its programs; assist in implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, P.L. 91-190, and related Executive Orders 11507 and 11514; assist the Council on Environmental Quality and insure that it has the benefit of USDA experience and competence; provide leadership in national and international actions and forums to protect and enhance the environment; and afford a focal point in the Department for contacts by public and private organizations involved with or concerned about the environment.

FUNCTIONS

The Committee will advise the Secretary and where appropriate lead or conduct multiagency and Department-level studies to develop information and make reports and recommendations regarding environmental quality with respect to:

1. Departmental policy:
a. Development.
b. Implementation.
c. Modification.

2. USDA programs:

a. Departmentwide or multiagency planning and coordination.

b. Cooperative programs with other Federal, State, and local agencies and private organizations.

c. Environmental statements.

3. Executive and legislative action:

a. Responses to directives, inquiries, and proposed legislation.

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b. Environmental statements.

c. USDA proposals as needed.

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COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Leadership Office of the Secretary: Theodore C. Byerly, chairman, Alfred L. Edwards, vice chairman.

S&ES: David J. Ward, executive director.

Member Agencies:

ARS; ASCS; C&MS; CSRS; ERS; ES; FHA.

1. Each agency head shall designate a member of his immediate staff and an alternate who shall participate fully in Committee activities and have authority to speak for their agency on day to day environmental matters.

FNS; FS; REA; SCS.

2. Agency representatives shall provide or arrange for information and staff assistance for the Committee as may be needed to effectively deal with Department level or interagency activities and reports involving the programs and responsibilities of their agencies.

Associate Agencies:

B&F; OGC; INF; P&O; PEPS; S&ES.

1. Each agency head shall designate a member of his staff to assist the Executive Committee as needed and to participate in Committee meetings upon request. From time to time other agencies of the Department may be asked to attend Committee meetings and advise on items of significance to such agencies. This memorandum replaces Secretary's Memorandum No. 1664 of October 3, 1969. Agencies are not required to rename members of the Enviromental Quality Executive Committee.

CLIFFORD M. HARDIN,
Secretary of Agriculture.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D.C., August 4, 1970.

SECRETARY'S MEMORANDUM No. 1695, SUPPLEMENT 3-PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AT FEDERAL FACILITIES

The President issued Executive Order 11507 on February 5, 1970, directing that Federal agencies design, operate, and maintain their facilities in a way that will provide leadership in the nationwide effort to protect and enhance the quality of our environment.

The Order sets standards and establishes procedures agencies are to follow in abating air and water pollution at their facilities. It also provides that agencies will develop and publish procedures to ensure that facilities under their jurisdiction are in conformity with the Order. The Director of Plant and Operations shall be responsible for general Departmental oversight and coordination of agency activities and for interdepartmental liaison. The Director shall develop procedures and regulations implementing the Order to be issued in the Agriculture Property Management Regulations. Agencies shall assure compliance with such regulations in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities under their control.

Secretary's Memorandums Nos. 1598 of June 6, 1966; 1598. Supplement 1 of July 26, 1966; and 1600 of September 7, 1966, are hereby superseded.

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CLIFFORD M. HARDIN, Secretary of Agriculture,

QUESTION 1(b). How many separate laboratories or installations in your agency are engaged in this research? What is the size and composition of the staff of each?

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE Estimated distribution of environmental quality research, by location, fiscal year 1971,

Location and title or function

Number of

SMY'S

Alabama, Auburn: Cottonseed molds, alternative methods of nematode control, and soil management. -

Arizona:

Flagstaff: Brush Control Research Laboratory.
Mesa: Crop diseases and insects.---

Phoenix:

U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory..

Control of western insects, cotton physiology research, weed con-
trol and nematology – –

Tucson:

Western Cotton Insects Laboratory..

Forage grass, pesticides in plants, and weed control research....... Southwest Rangeland and Watershed Research Center_ Arkansas, Stuttgart: Rice diseases and weed control research.. California:

Albany:

Western Utilization Research Laboratory-food safety and reduc-
tion in water pollution from food processing waste..
Insect enemies of insect pests and weeds..

Berkeley: Pasture and range research

Brawley: Southwestern Irrigation Field Station.

Davis: Crop diseases and weed control research_

Fresno:

U.S. Horticultural Field Station, including dried fruit and nuts
insects, and containers and packages for agricultural products.
Ground water recharge techniques...

Indio: U.S. Date and Citrus Research Station_..

La Jolla: U.S. Horticultural Field Station____.

Pomona: Market Quality Research Laboratory.
Riverside:

U.S. Salinity Laboratory.

Fruit and vegetable insects.

Salinas: Nematology--

3. 4

5.0

2. 3

12. 0

8.5

8. 2

4. 3 5.5

1. 3

20..9

3.5

2. 0

3.7

1.6

18. 3

4. 0

2.0 1. 2

1. 4

23. 5

9.0

.5

Shafter: U.S. Cotton Research Station__

9. 1

Colorado:

Akron: U.S. Central Great Plains Field Station-Soil management
and conservation.......

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Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory.
Sugarbeet, Pasture and Range Research Laboratory-

12. 7

8.5

Grand Junction: Soil chemistry research (nitrogen and phosphorus)__

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Fort Lauderdale: Weed control research and hydrologic studies_-_

Gainesville: Insect attractants; insects affecting man; and pasture

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U.S. DEPARTMEnt of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service-Con. Estimated distribution of environmental quality research, by location, fiscal year 1971-Continued

Location and title or function

Georgia:

Athens:

Number of

SMY'S

Southeastern Poultry Field Station__

Southeast Watershed Research Center__.

Southeastern Utilization Research Laboratory-Poultry proc

essing plant wastes.

2.0

4. 6

1. 8

Byron: Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station.
Dawson: Peanut Marketing Research Laboratory_

8.8

2.2

Experiment: Plant breeding for disease resistance

.5

Savannah: Stored Products Insects Research Laboratory.

16. 0

Tifton: Southern Grain Insects Research Laboratory; and stored peanut and corn insects research..

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Peoria: Northern Utilization Research Laboratory-Food safety and reduction in water pollution from processing plants---

15. 3

Urbana: Field crops, weeds, and namatode research; and erosion studies..

11. 6

Indiana:

Lafayette: Breeding for disease resistance and weed control research; small grain insects; soil erosion studies; and drying, handling and storage of grain...

6.9

Vincennes: Entomology Field Laboratory

3.0

Iowa:

Ames: Breeding disease-resistant and insect resistant crops; weed
control equipment; and soil-management research__
Ankeny: Corn insects research__

8.3

5.5

Kansas:

Hays: Weed control research

1. 0

Manhattan: Breeding for disease-resistant field crops; small grain insects, stored grain insects, and wind erosion control research. Kentucky, Lexington: Forage grass and turf, and tobacco research............. Louisiana:

19. 1

5.5

Baton Rouge: Nematology, cotton insects, and effects of pesticides on bees

7.1

Crowley: Breeding for disease-resistant rice.

.4

Houma: U.S. Sugarcane Field Station

11. 2

Lake Charles: Mosquitoes, sandflies, and gnats research.

3. 2

New Orleans: Southern Utilization Research Laboratory-Food safety

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Orono: Potato diseases, vegetable insects and erosion control research.. Presque Isle: Potato diseases, vegetable insects, and market quality of potatoes...

1. 1

1. 4

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ServicE-Con. Estimated distribution of environmental quality research, by location, fiscal year 1971-Continued

Location and title or function

Maryland:

Beltsville, Agricultural Research Center:

Pesticide residues in livestock, salmonella in poultry and dairy
products, animal waste disposal, and biological control of live-
stock insects and parasitic diseases...

Number of
SMY'S

34.2

Selective nonpersistent pesticides; and biological and other non-
chemical means of insect control..

69. 3

Plant science-Breeding, disease, quality, weed control and

nematology...

86.6

Soil and water conservation research.......
Engineering research on pesticides application equipment and on
alternative means of pest control-light traps, radiation, etc.......
Pesticides residues and its effects on humans

Contamination of food and feed while in marketing channels or
in storage-molds, salmonella, pesticides residues; and market-
ing research on ornamentals, shrubs, and flowers--

College Park: Animal waste handling systems.

Glenn Dale: U.S. Plant Introduction Station..

30. 3

3.5

4. 0

7.8

2.0

2. 3

Hyattsville: Transportation and storage research on ornamentals,
shrubs, and flowers..

1. 2

Upper Marlboro: Tobacco research..........

21

Michigan, East Lansing: Breeding for disease resistance in crops, and small grain insects research__

5. 1

3

3. 4

Minnesota:

Grand Forks: Red River Valley Potato Research Center..
Minneapolis: Hydraulic studies of conservation structures-
Morris: North Central Soil Conservation Research Center...
St. Paul:

Feed and forage crop diseases and weeds.
Waste handling systems for large animals.
Soil structure development and maintenance.

Mississippi:

Gulfport: White-fringed beetle and fire ant research..
Meridian: U.S. Sugar Crops Field Station___

7. 1

3.6

1. 8

4. 0

3.0

1. 6

6. 6

28. 2

Oxford: U.S. Sedimentation Laboratory

State College: Boll Weevil Research Laboratory.

Stoneville:

Pesticide research and chemical analyses related to managing use

of pesticides; weed control research; and equipment to control
economic pests--

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Field Crop diseases; pasture and range; and weed control research, including equipment...

6. 0

Montana:

Bozeman: Crop diseases, weeds, and insects; and soil fertility and moisture conservation__.

8.5

Sidney: Northern Plains Soil and Water Research Center___

6. 4

Nebraska:

Lincoln:

Clay Center: Animal waste handling systems..

Crop diseases and weeds; forage grass and turf...

1. 0

2.8

Legume and grass insects; and flies affecting man and livestock..
Animal waste handling-

Sedimentation, soil microbiology and erosion control.

Mitchell: Soil management under irrigation--

North Platte: Soil management under irrigation...

Nevada, Reno: Pasture and range, weed control, and soil and water

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3. 4

2.0 3.5 1. 0

1.0

conservation___

5.6

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