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Show ments which may stimulate the thinking of our area leadership. lead-ership. I believe the alunite facility fa-cility is now a viable project, pro-ject, however, there Is a growing possibility that the business of the "Alunite Council" will outlast the worldwide demand for aluminum. Name withheld by request (Reprinted from the Congressional Con-gressional Record, October 10, 1974, Hon. Andrew J. Hlnshaw of California In the House of Representatives, Thursday, October 10, 1974.) Mr. Hlnshaw, Mr. Speaker, Speak-er, under the leave to extend my remarks in the Record, I Include the following: Dear 'Red': After reading the latest happenings regarding the "Alunite Council" formation, forma-tion, one must wonder if there Is indeed some personage person-age or legally constituted body having knowledge of the requirements to be met In order to secure a permit to build. In attending "Alunite" meetings, I have reached the opinion that (1) no one in these parts knows what is required In the way of a planning plan-ning organization, nor the actual requirements of the EPA, (2) perhaps the BLM could shed some light, but apparently prefers to occupy ""-itself with its bureaucratic control over our "public" lands to the exclusion of intimate in-timate involvement In local activities, (3) the purpose of the "Alunite Council" is not identified and is totally void of knowledgeable leadership In environmental affairs and, (4) the one positive step the proposed "council" could take, le. the selection of a committee to find out what is actually required of the impact area, has not been taken. Before we take our turns at name calling in the aftermath after-math of a wrecked alunite project, I think we would be wise to gather facts regarding regard-ing environmental Impact study requirements before the formation of a council. For a beginning, I offer the enclosed reprint of Representative Rep-resentative Hinshaw's observations ob-servations of EPA require- |