The Energy Conservation Act of 1976: Hearings Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Pursuant to S. Res. 45, the National Fuels and Energy Policy Study, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2932 ... April 26 and May 6, 1976 |
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Page 317 - June 29, 1906, as amended, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following : "except that this proviso shall not apply in the case of service on American-owned vessels by an alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
Page 187 - Standards are written by such organizations as the American National Standards Institute, the American Society for Testing and Materials, and the National Fire Protection Association.
Page 50 - ... concerned excepting, perhaps, a few unscrupulous dealers. Mr. WA Orton of the Bureau of Plant Industry has advocated, as a remedy, the organization of a system of inspection and certification of seed potatoes. In Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont and Maine steps have already been taken in this direction. During the past two years there has been much discussion of the subject in this state. It is to be hoped that some definite action may be taken soon. In the standardization of seed potatoes three...
Page 416 - Commissioner determines to be reasonable, taking into account the range of interest rates prevailing in the private market for similar loans and the risks assumed by the United States, and (B) the loan would not be available on reasonable terms and conditions without the guarantee under this section.
Page 1 - OF HON. JOHN GLENN, A US SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF OHIO Senator GLENN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Page 187 - ... have been published.* In order to develop definitive performance criteria, the demonstration units will be instrumented to determine the technical performance of the solar equipment, and the contribution of energy to the total building heating and combined heating and cooling loads. Procedures for the certification of solar energy systems based on the definitive performance criteria will be designed using the results of the demonstration program and the evaluation of the technical performance...
Page 307 - ... as 10 percent of the attic. For this reason, when adding insulation batts above the level of the ceiling joists, cover the joists completely, if possible. If you want to add R-19 or R-22 insulation to existing insulation, it is usually best to add R- 1 1 batts up to the level of the joists and cover the entire area with another layer of R- 1 1 batts. Place the batts as close together as possible to prevent air from circulating between them. Loose-fill insulation may be better if the access to...
Page 306 - R," value of insulation is the measure of its ability to decrease heat flow. Two different kinds of insulation may have the same thickness, but the one with the higher R value will perform better. For that reason, our recommendations are listed in terms of R values with the approximate corresponding thickness R values for different thicknesses of insulation are generally made available by the manufacturers.
Page 309 - Director is authorized to provide financial and other assistance for programs and activities, including, but not limited to, an energy conservation and education program; winterization of old or substandard dwellings, improved space conditioning, and insulation; emergency loans, grants, and revolving funds to install energy conservation technologies and to deal with increased housing expenses relating to the energy crisis; alternative fuel supplies, special fuel voucher or stamp programs; alternative...
Page 179 - Funded projects shall assure that each local administering agency shall have a Project Advisory Committee, made up of at least 51 percent poor persons and including representatives of the local governments and other resource agencies within the community served as well as a representative or representatives of the local public utility and local fuel dealers. (2...