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<br /> <br />The Subcommittee sponsored the program session of the <br />Parent Committee meeting, using the theme, "What Effect <br />Have Environmental Initiatives had on Agency Programs, <br />and What Effect do Agency Programs Have on the Envir- <br />onment?" Brigadier General James L. Kelly, Deputy Di- <br />rector of Civil Works, Office of the Chief Engineer, <br />Department of the Army, and Michael McCloskey, Execu- <br />tive Director, Sierra Club, were guest panelists. <br /> <br />South San Francisco, CalifQrnia, June 20-21, 1973 (73-2) <br /> <br />The chairman announced the Department of the Interior <br />and the Corps of Engineers had been selected as agen- <br />cies for the pilot gathering of information on pro- <br />cedures for implementing Environmental Impact State- <br />ments. When the information has been received, an': <br />assessment will be made as to the procedures to be used <br />in approaching other Federal and State agencies. <br /> <br />Mr. Wally Allen, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San <br />Francisco, California, member of the Environmental <br />Committee, Western Systems Coordinating Council, was <br />the guest speaker for this meeting of the Committee. <br />Mr. Allen discussed the forecast of fuel and energy <br />shortages -- and what possible environmental implica- <br />tions there may be as the nation and the energy in- <br />dustries cope with this problem. The Western Systems <br />Coordinating Council is a voluntary regional (11 west- <br />ern states) organization of electrical utilities, <br />created primarily for insuring continued electrical <br />reliability for their service area. <br /> <br />The interest in what Mr. Allen had to say was indica- <br />ted by an attendance of 23 PSIAC members -- the largest <br />attendance at any subcommittee meeting in recent history. <br /> <br /> <br />. rro~0 <br /> <br />Irving erzich <br />Chairma: <br /> <br /> <br />26 <br />