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 CIS NO: 85-H361-75
 TITLE: Soviet Role in Pacific Rim Trade: U.S.-Soviet Environmental
     Cooperation.
 SOURCE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+781 p.
 DATE: June 28, 1985
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 99-1              SUDOC: Y4.En2/3:99-9
 ITEM NO: 1019-A; 1019-B
 LC CARD NO: 85-602725               MC ENTRY NO: 85-26682

 Committee Serial No. 99-9. Hearing before the Special Subcom on
 U.S.-Pacific Rim Trade to examine the effectiveness and scientific
 accomplishments of the 1972 U.S.-Soviet agreement on cooperation in
 environmental protection.
 Appendices (p. 109-781) include:
 a. "Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection
     Between the U.S. and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" text, May
     23, 1972 (p. 109-118).
 b. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, implementation rpts,
     1972-79 (p. 119-427).
 c. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, stationary source air
     pollution control technology working group protocols, 1980-82 (p.
     429-500).
 d. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, industrial and
     municipal air and water pollution abatement working groups protocols,
     1980-85 (p. 501-553).
 e. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, marine environmental
     protection task group protocols, 1978-79 (p. 554-594).
 f. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, biological and genetic
     effects of pollutants workshop protocols and memo, 1981-82 (p. 595-612).
 g. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, environmental changes
     impact on climate working group protocols, 1980-85 (p. 613-761).
 h. Bierly, Eugene W. (NSF); and Mirabito, John A., "U.S.-U.S.S.R.
     Agreement on Protection of the Environment and Its Relationship to the
     U.S. National Climate Program" Bull of the Amer Meteorological Soc,
     Jan. 1984 (p. 762-770).
 i. U.S.-Soviet environmental protection agreement, legal and
     administrative measures specialists joint meetings protocols, 1980-83
     (p. 771-781).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet-US environmental protection agreement, oversight
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON U.S.-PACIFIC RIM
     TRADE, SPECIAL. HOUSE;
     INTERNATIONAL.COOPERATION.IN.ENVIRONMENTAL.AFFAIRS; EXECUTIVE
     AGREEMENTS; GOVERNMENT.EFFICIENCY; SOVIET UNION (US-Soviet
     environmental protection agreement, oversight); AIR POLLUTION; WATER
     POLLUTION (Soviet-US water pollution abatement working groups, 1980-85
     protocols); INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION (Soviet-US industrial pollution
     abatement working groups, 1980-85 protocols); URBAN AREAS (Soviet-US
     industrial and municipal pollution abatement working groups, 1980-85
     protocols); MARINE POLLUTION (Soviet-US marine environmental
     protection task group, 1978-79 protocols); BIOLOGY (Soviet-US
     pollutants biological and genetic effects workshop, 1981-82 protocols);
     METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH (Soviet-US environmental protection agreement,
     1980-85 protocols); WEATHER (Soviet-US environmental protection
     agreement, 1980-85 protocols; "U.S.-U.S.S.R. Agreement on Protection of
     the Environment and its Relationship to the U.S. National Climate
     Program"); NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ("U.S.-U.S.S.R. Agreement on
     Protection of the Environment and its Relationship to the U.S. National
     Climate Program"); PUBLIC.ADMINISTRATION (Soviet-US environmental
     protection legal and administrative measures, 1980-83 specialists jt
     meetings protocols); LAW (Soviet-US environmental protection legal and
     administrative measures, 1980-83 specialists jt meetings protocols);
     SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 85-H361-75 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 28, 1985 p. 2-32
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GREEN, FITZHUGH (Assoc Administrator, Intl Activities, EPA);
        accompanied by WAXMONSKY, GARY R. (US Exec Sec, US-USSR
        Environmental Agreement)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview and assessment of U.S.-Soviet
     environmental agreement activities; review of progress and
     accomplishments in specific areas.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet-US environmental protection agreement, oversight
 DESCRIPTORS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 85-H361-75 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 28, 1985 p. 33-107
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A. (law prof, Pace Univ School of Law)
     EHRETH, DONALD J. (Dep Asst Administrator, R&D, EPA)
     RIORDAN, COURTNEY M. (Dir, Office of Acid Deposition, Environmental
        Monitoring, and Quality Assurance)
     HECHT, ALAN D. (Dir, Natl Climate Program Office, NOAA)
     CORBETT, CHARLES R. (Capt.) (Chief, Environmental Response Div, Coast
        Guard)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Viewed effectiveness of U.S.-Soviet
     environmental agreement; accomplishments of working group on legal and
     administrative measures; analysis of reasons for agreement
     effectiveness.
       Examination of air pollution control measures in the Soviet Union;
     assessment of opportunities for strengthening the agreement; overview of
     scientific achievements in air and water pollution control.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet-US environmental protection agreement, oversight
 DESCRIPTORS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
     ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; COAST GUARD; WATER POLLUTION