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<br /> <br />,;::> <br />;) <br />..... <br />~ <br />w <br />f'.j <br /> <br />The States at several points in the presentation by Mr. Suplizio <br />indicated that they did not feel EPA should be FEA's sole criteria for <br />environmental matters. The States felt they should have some input <br />unrelated to EPA since there was some severe disagreement with <br />certain of EPA's rules and regulations. It was suggested that EPA <br />should limit itself to setting the standards without specifying how these <br />standards should be met. It was also mentioned that environmental <br />restrictions might cause more energy problems. When Mr. Mattox of <br />Ohio asked where Alaskan oil would be marketed, Mr. Suplizio said that <br />the continental United States was to receive the oil. Mr. McConnell <br />pointed out that some newspaper reports seemed to indicate Japan would <br />be the recipient. Mr. Suplizio had no information about international <br />arrangements, but suggested that perhaps the State Department would <br />provide the answer. <br /> <br />Mr. McConnell mentioned the need for a national policy on energy <br />production which would guarantee that development would continue <br />regardless of the fluctuations in the price of imported oil. True self, <br />sufficiency is obtainable only if research and q,evelopment are not tied <br />to the supply and demand figures at any given time. <br /> <br />In addition there isa ne,ed for a complete review ,of water requirements <br />vis a vis availability prior to the development of any facility for <br />producing alternative energy sourc'es. This would include a full review <br />of the trade-offs required to obtain potential energy development. For <br />example, should a limited water supply be used for agriculture or for <br />energy development; should planning, be done for energy "need" or is it <br />necessary to provide for the full "demand". Questions of this sort <br />should be resolved in a national energy policy. <br /> <br />Following the completion of Mr. Suplizio's remarks the report on the <br />summary of discussion questions began. <br /> <br />6 <br />