Show I wi w- w Oil i I shale panel sees t no no losses in suspension The Oil Shale Environmental En En- Advisory Panel believes the suspension of lease contracts at four sites in and of itself would have no adverse effect on the environment in fact the action may have positive environmental benefits for the prototype program The determination and administration of the suspension suspension suspension sion is a legal question not for this department nt was the statement of panel Danel decision made Thursday of last week inVernal in Vernal CONTINUING TilE THE advisory panels panel's statement Should the suspension request for tract C-a C and Cob C-b in Colorado and U-a U and U-b U in Utah be approved the panel suggests the following be considered by the area oil shale supervisor Environmental baseline data programs be completed in accordance with lease agreements research be continued during suspension On site work to be continued during suspension and to be reviewed by the oil shale supervisor to assure compliance compliance compliance com com- with lease agreements As possible alternative recommendations feels an adequate environmental environmental environmental en en- monitoring program which could be Int integrated integrated in In- t grated with the baseline program should be continued Incentives to Insure adequacy of programs should be explored explored ex ex TilE THE BASELINE is all of the environmental aspects that are being researched and gathered through data The decision of the panel anel included all four tracts stated Chairman William L L. L Rogers Denver Suspension requests from the companies involved for tracts U-a U and U-b U were were received July 20 by the panel Requests from Colorado came earlier The oil shale environmental advisory panel met in Vernal Wednesday and Thursday to plan and review the Detailed Development Plan for tracts U-a U and U-b U the two Utah prototype oil shale tracts tract leased to Phillips Petroleum Sun Oil and in 1974 op operating as White River Shale Project Public hearings on the detailed development plans plane have been set for August 10 at 3 p pm p.m. m and 7 p pm p.m. m. m in the Uintah County building in Vernal a aAugust and August 12 at 3 p pm p.m. m. m and 7 y pm p m in iu Suite A of the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City The development plans ar are are available for public inspection at the Uintah h County library and the Vernal office inVernal inVernal in inVernal Vernal and the public room in the University Club Building in Salt Lake City sd 11 tt |