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Show Bureaucracy holding tight rein on fate of Karparowits Project energy needs. The people should be able to develop and utilize those resources in a sompatible manner with the location of our national park units. I am,' therefore, hopeful, that your study will undertake the delicate mission of recommending some balance between these worthwhile wor-thwhile but sometimes competing com-peting uses. -This could not be done, obviously, if the National Park Service is committed to a standard within the Park that is extended an unreasonable distance from its boundaries. This result would effectively zone out many competing uses and would appear mu;ch too restrictive." Congressman Alian Howe has urged National Park Service Director Gary Everhardt to expedite a study of the impact of the proposed Kaiparowits Power Project on the air quality of Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef national parks and the Glen Canyon Recreation Area so that the study will not further delay the Secretary of Interior's final, , decision on whether or not' Kaiparowits should be built, and has asked Everhardt not to insist on an extension of air quality standards necessary to protect the parks to such a large area surrounding the parks that development of much of Utah's coal resources would be effectively ef-fectively blocked. In a letter to Everhardt, Congressman Howe stated, "It is my understanding that you are authorized under provisions of the Clean Air Act to conduct a study of air quality in our national park system and make ! recommendations to the Environmental En-vironmental Protection Agency regarding the proper classification for air quality designation. The need to maintain a quality environment in all our national park areas is, in my determination, absolutely essential to the integrity of these areas. I certainly seek no argument over the advisability of conducting a study that would lead to the protection of quality air in our national parks. I am surprised that such a study was launched at such a late hour in the process of considering the Environmental Impact Statement on Kaiparowits." Rep. Howe told Everhardt he is concerned over any possible delay in construction of the Kaiparowits Project that may result from the timing of the Park Service study and said, "As you know, the planning process for the Kaiparowits Project has been underway since the early 1960's and has been jammed by several delays. These delays have provoked extreme consternation con-sternation in the minds of many over the ability of our federal government to respond to ex pressed public needs and facilitate the resolution of problems." The Congressman continued, "I have felt disappointed over the repeated delays in the Departments of Interior's consideration of the Kaiparowits proposal. As you know, completion com-pletion of the final Environmental En-vironmental Impact Statement, after several extensions, is now scheduled for submittal to the Secretary on February 29. It would be my hope that yoo. will expedite your study so that its results will be available by that time. Otherwise, the review process will again be delayed unfairly." In his letter to Everhardt, Congressman Howe also spoke of the need for a balance between development of energy resources and protection of scenic and recreation areas, saying, "The study must be done in a such a way that it relates to the realities of the competing uses in the area . The rich deposits of coal in Utah are needed to meet our nation's |