THE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY AND FUEL CRISIS ON SMALL BUSINESS US Concie, Hits Select Common Sedia l Smad Smail Subcommittee HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIAL SMALL BUSINESS PROBLEMS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION PURSUANT TO H. Res. 66 A RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT 52-501 WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 6, 7, AND 8, 1970 Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Small Business U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 oland, Hon. Edward P., a Member of Congress from the State of 315 urke, Hon. James A., a Member of Congress from the State of Caldwell, Nat, reporter, the Nashville Tennessean. Carballo, Manuel, assistant to Mayor Lindsay, New York, N. Y Conte, Hon. Silvio O., a Member of Congress from the State of DeBlois, Robert E., president, New England Fuel Institute, state- Dole, Hon. Hollis M., Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior_ Fry, Paul, staff economist, American Public Power Association__ 244 68 263 Giaimo, Hon. Robert N., a Member of Congress from the State of 242 Horton, Hon. Frank, a Member of Congress from the State of New 23 Kearney, John J., professional staff, Edison Electric Institute Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a Senator from the State of Massachusetts, Lincoln, Hon. George A., Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness_ 204 3 57 Marquis, Robert H., Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority. 141 McCracken, Paul W., Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, and 16 Mitchell, Edward, Council of Economic Advisers_. 38 Moffet, Harry L., Director, Office of Minerals and Solid Fuels, De- 163 Nassikas, Hon. John N., Chairman, Federal Power Commission___ O'Neill, Hon. Thomas P., Jr., a Member of Congress from the State Swidler, Joseph C., chairman, Office of Economic Research, New York State Public Service Commission__ Wagner, Hon. Aubrey, Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority- Walls, Jack, president, Walls & Coker Coal Sales, Inc., Oliver Springs, Watson, James E., Manager of Power, Tennessee Valley Authority- Wilson, Ted Q., attorney, Southern Labor Union___ 288 Connally "Hot Oil" Act.. 285 Conte, Hon. Silvio O.: Statement on the price and supply crisis in petroleum products___ 12 15 14 Defense Fuel Supply Center, letter to oil suppliers, October 14, 1970__ Domestic crude oil and residual fuel oil, output of Energy demand, 5-year outlook_ 183 Harlan County Coal Operators' Association, letter to Hon. Joe L. 307 Potvin, Gregg, counsel, National Oil Jobbers Council_ 194 Report, Republican Task Force on Earth Resources and Population, 24 TVA, estimated reserves of recoverable coal.. 151 Tennessee Valley Authority, letter to Hon. Joe L. Evins, Septem- 152 Wall Street Journal, article, "Cold Comfort-Many Firms Confident They Can Weather Fuel Crisis, Given Just a Little Bit of Luck,' Evins, Hon. Joe L., letter to Hon. Miles Kirkpatrick, October 6, 1970.- - Federal Trade Commission, letter to Hon. Joe L. Evins, October 13, 1970_ Conte, Hon. Silvio O., letter to Mr. Richard W. McLaren, Department of Department of Justice, letter to Hon. Silvio O. Conte, October 28, 1970__ Netschert, Bruce C.; Gerber, Abraham; and Stelzer, Irwin M., "An Eco- nomic Analysis: Competition in the Energy Markets". Federal Power Commission, letter to Hon. Joe L. Evins, October 1, 1970_ Federal Power Commission, letter to Hon. Spiro T. Agnew, September 30, Kingston News, "Rockwood Group Opposes TVA Increase in Rates," Page 422 The Nashville Tennessean, "TVA Rate Hike Probe Set," September 29, 1970_. 422 APPA weekly newsletter, "Monopoly Rise, Federal Resource Policy 424 Federal Power Commission, letter to Hon. Neal Smith, October 20, 1970__ 490 511 Congressional comments on oil price investigation_ 512 Conte, Hon. Silvio O., letter to Office of Emergency Preparedness, December 4, 1970__. 515 Council of Economic Advisers, report, "An Excerpt From the Second Inflation Alert," December 1, 1970__ 515 Washington Post, "Looking Into the Price of Oil," December 2, 1970.. 516 518 Washington Post, "News Analysis-President Takes Step To Dismantle 518 Boston Globe, "N.E. Governors Map Legal Test on Oil Quotas," December 5, 1970. Washington Post, "Hopes Rise for Tapline Repair," December 6, 1970.Washington Post, "White House Considers Selling Navy Oil Reserve," December 6, 1970.. |