Department of Housing and Urban Development--independent Agencies Appropriations for 1978: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - United States |
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1976 Accomplishments 1977 Explanation Abatement and Control activities additional Administration air pollution air quality allocated appropriation assessment assistance BOLAND Budget Estimate BUSTERUD carcinogens Changes from Budget chemicals compliance Consumer Affairs Consumer Information contract cost COUGHLIN decrease drinking water efforts emission standards energy enforcement environmental impact statements evaluation Explanation of Changes facilities Federal agencies fiscal year 1978 funds grants guidelines hazardous waste health effects implementation increase industry interagency JELLINEK Kepone major million monitoring nitrogen oxides noise obligations Office of Consumer operating percent Permanent Positions personnel pesticides PETERSON planning pollution control problems projects proposed QUARLES regulations regulatory requirements Research and Development responsibility result Revenue Sharing solid waste Source Performance Standards sources staff STERLACCI strategies studies sulfur dioxide sumer technical testing Total toxic substances TRAXLER waste management water pollution water quality
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Page 478 - Commission consist of establishing generally applicable environmental standards for the protection of the general environment from radioactive material. As used herein, standards mean limits on radiation exposures or levels, or concentrations or quantities of radioactive material, in the general environment outside the boundaries of locations under the control of persons possessing or using radioactive material.
Page 88 - STATEMENT Mr. BRECHT. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to come before you today to support the 1978 appropriation request for the Treasury Department's Office of Revenue Sharing.
Page 292 - ... new source performance standards (NSPS); and national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs).
Page 375 - ... (5) it is the national policy that areawide waste treatment management planning processes be developed and implemented to assure adequate control of sources of pollutants in each State ; and " (6) it is the national policy that a major research and demonstration effort be made to develop technology necessary to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters, waters of the contiguous zone, and the oceans.
Page 42 - October 26, 1970; (7) encourage and coordinate the development of information of interest to consumers by Federal agencies and the publication and distribution of materials which will inform consumers of matters of interest to them in language which is readily understandable by the layman; ( 8 ) encourage and coordinate research conducted by Federal agencies leading to improved consumer products, services, and consumer information; (9) encourage, initiate, coordinate, evaluate, and participate in...
Page 161 - SIP's, must be submitted by July 1977 for many of the States. The revised SIP's are to provide for the attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as expeditiously as practicable.
Page 82 - The Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments or agencies, shall coordinate a study of the feasibility of establishing (1) a standard classification system for chemical substances and related substances, and (2) a standard means for storing and for obtaining rapid access to information respecting such substances. A report on such study...
Page 539 - United States", when used in the geographic sense means all of the States. SEC. 4. TESTING OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES. (a) TESTING REQUIREMENTS. — If the Administrator finds that — (l)(A)(i) the manufacture, distribution in commerce, processing, use, or disposal of a chemical substance or mixture, or that any combination of such activities, may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment...
Page 538 - ... by November 1977 will be considered "new" for purposes of the premarket notice requirement. The Administrator may designate a use of an existing chemical as a significant new use, based on consideration of the anticipated extent and type of exposure to human beings or the environment. Any person who intends to manufacture or process a chemical for such a significant new use must also report 90 days before marketing the chemical for that use. In...
Page 124 - Title II of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 (PL 94-369...