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FUEL AND ENERGY RESOURCES, 1972

Part I

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

11. Cargo COMMITTEE ON

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

FUEL AND ENERGY RESOURCES

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

APRIL 10, 11, 12, AND 13, 1972

Serial No. 92-42

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

78-934

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1972

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COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman

JAMES A. HALEY, Florida
ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma
WALTER S. BARING, Nevada
ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina
HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California
MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona
PHILLIP BURTON, California
THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin
JAMES G. O'HARA, Michigan
WILLIAM F. RYAN, New York
PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii

JAMES KEE, West Virginia
LLOYD MEEDS, Washington
ABRAHAM KAZEN, JR., Texas
BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri
ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia
JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania
JOHN MELCHER, Montana
TENO RONCALIO, Wyoming

NICK BEGICH, Alaska

JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota

JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania,
Ranking Minority Member
CRAIG HOSMER, California
JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas
JOHN KYL, Iowa

SAM STEIGER, Arizona
JAMES A. MCCLURE, Idaho

DON H. CLAUSEN, California
PHILIP E. RUPPE, Michigan

JOHN N. HAPPY CAMP, Oklahoma
MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico
SHERMAN P. LLOYD, Utah
JOHN DELLENBACK, Oregon

KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas
JAMES D. McKEVITT, Colorado
JOHN H. TERRY, New York
JORGE L. CÓRDOVA, Puerto Rico,
(Resident Commissioner)

SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Staff Director and Chief Clerk
LEWIS A. SIGLER, Counsel

CHARLES LEPPERT, Jr., Minority Counsel

EDWARD L. WEIDENFELD, Counsel on Energy Matters

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Gordon, Richard L., professor of mineral economics, College of Earth
and Mineral Sciences, the Pennsylvania State University..

Hefner, Robert A., III, managing partner of the GHK Co. and Gasan-

adarko, Ltd., of Oklahoma City..

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Action in nuclear field..

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International law (summary of moves toward nationalization of
U.S. companies in the energy-resource business and the legality
of such moves) _

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Lapp, Dr. Ralph E., physicist (plus charts and graphs).

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Information requested for the record----

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Lincoln, General George A., Director,

Preparedness-

Information supplied for the record by General Lincoln:

Address by General Lincoln before the Producers' Council,

Inc., March 28, 1972_____

OEP news release, "Americans Urged to Conserve Electricity

as Summer Electric Power Needs Are Detailed".

Survey of Electric Power Problems for Summer 1972.

Table I.-Summary-Summer 1972.

Table II.-Summer of 1972_

Questions asked by Chairman Aspinall and Congressman

McClure and answers supplied by General Lincoln..........

Letter from General Lincoln to Senator John G. Tower

dated Aug. 10, 1971___

Responses to energy questionnaire__

Link, Hon. Arthur A., a Representative in Congress from the State of
North Dakota___.

Lujan, Hon. Manuel, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New Mexico___

McKetta, Dr. John J., professor of chemical engineering, E.P. Schoch
Laboratories, the University of Texas at Austin (plus charts) - - -
Questions asked by Congressman Terry and answers supplied
by Dr. McKetta..

Morton, Hon. Rogers C. B., Secretary of the Interior--
Information supplied for the record by Secretary Morton:
Department of the Interior energy functions and respon-
sibilities in answer to question by Mr. Haley...
Detailed list of delayed facilities from the Federal Power
Commission in answer to question by Mr. Edmondson
(see tables in additional information section)_.
Questions of Chairman Aspinall and answers supplied by
Secretary Morton (plus table).-

Coal company affiliations with other industries and
estimated coal production in 1967 to 1970 (table)____
Questions of Mr. Clausen and answers supplied by Secretary
Morton (plus table).......

Relative output of surface and underground mining
among eastern States (table)....

Questions of Mr. Begich and answers supplied by Secretary
Morton (plus Bradley Lake Project report and letter)__.
Questions of Mr. McClure and answers supplied by Secretary
Morton__

Radin, Alex, general manager, American Public Power Association...
Sebelius, Hon. Keith G., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Kansas--

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Letters:

Crawford, W Donham, president, Edison Electric Institute, New
York, to Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, dated May 2, 1972__
Gordon, Richard L., professor, mineral economics, the Pennsylvania
State University, to Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, dated April 13, 1972-
Hobart, Larry, American Public Power Association, to Craig Smith,
Special assistant to Counsel on energy matters, dated May 12, 1972-
Ward, Robert W., administrator, Alaska Power Administration, to
Col. Amos Mathews, district engineer, Alaska District, Corps of
Engineers, dated Aug. 26, 1971.

Additional information:

Bradley Lake Project report of the Alaska Power Administration supplied by Secretary Morton in answer to question of Mr. Begich (plus charts and graphs)-----

Edison Electric Institute, member companies (supplied by Mr. Crawford)...

Federal Power Commission detailed list of facilities delayed in con-
struction in answer to question Mr. Edmondson asked of Secretary
Morton:

Summary of capacity installed and capacity delayed (table) ----
High voltage (230 kv and above) circuit miles of transmission line,
construction slippage as of June 30, 1970 (table)....
Table 1.-Delays in schedules of steam-electric generating units
1966-70_.

Table 2.-Scheduling data for steam-electric generating units of
300 megawatts and larger which were placed into operation
during the years 1966-70 after being delayed...
Table 3.-Generating units 300 megawatts and larger scheduled
for service during the years 1971–77__-

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Table 4.-Hydroelectric and pumped storage generating units
placed in service in 1969 and scheduled for service during the
years 1970-77_.

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Table 5.-Circuit-miles of high voltage-230 kilovolt and above-
transmission line slippage as of June 30, 1970----
Reasons for delay-transmission lines___

Tables supplied by:

Secretary Morton:

Summary of capacity installed and capacity delayed__

High voltage (230 kv and above) circuit-miles of transmission
line, construction slippage as of June 30, 1970-----

Table 1.-Delays in schedule of steam-electric generating units
1966-70_

Table 2.-Scheduling data for steam-electric generating units of
300 megawatts and larger which were placed into operation
during the years 1966-70 after being delayed____

Table 3.-Generating units 300 megawatts and larger scheduled
for service during the years 1971-77---

Table 4.-Hydroelectric and pumped storage generating units
placed in service in 1969 and scheduled for service during the
years 1970-77___

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Table 5.-Circuit-miles of high voltage-230 kilovolt and above-
transmission line slippage as of June 30, 1970----
Coal company affiliations with other industries and estimated
coal production in 1967 to 1970...

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Relative output of surface and underground mining among the
eastern States__

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Table 1-Existing generation facilities (megawatts), Bradley
Lake Project---.

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Table 3.-Average monthly energy capability at load-GWH...
Table 4.-Monthly peak requirements for December and June,
1975-2010...

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