merce, Department of Commerce, P-7 (September 1945-November 1947); Economic Analyst, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, P-5-6 (June 1940-October 1945). Honors and Professional Affiliations: Member of American Economic Association. Member of Economic History Association. Member of Economic Policy Committee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Fellow of American Statistical Association, and Chairman of its Census Awarded Gold Medal for Exceptional Service by Department of Commerce Ross D. DAVIS Date and Place of Birth: March 21, 1919 Brooklyn, New York Legal Residence: New York Marital Status: Married, Wife-Margaret Grubb Education: 1937-1941 Brown University, B.A. 1941-1947 Columbia Law School, LL.B. Military Service: USA, 1942-1946, Captain Present Position: Presidential Appointment (October 16, 1966); Assistant Secretary of Commerce, $27,000 p.a. Experience Prior to Present Position: Administrator for Economic Development, $26,000 p.a. (June 1966-October 1966); Deputy Administrator (Executive Administrator), Small Business Administration, $26,000 p.a. (January 1965-June 1966):; Executive Administrator, Small Business Administration, GS-18 (Jan uary 1964-January 1965); Administrator for Development Financing, Agency for International Development, ES-18 (February 1962-January 1964); General Counsel, Development Loan Fund, GS-16 (April 1961-February 1962); Assistant General Counsel, Small Business Administration, GS-16 (April 1960April 1961); Supervisory Attorney-Adviser, Small Business Administration, GS-15 (April 1956-April 1960); Legislative Attorney, Small Business Administration, GS-14 (July 1955-April 1956); Attorney-Adviser, Small Business Administration, GS-12-13-14 (November 1952-July 1955); Attorney-Adviser, National Production Authority, Department of Commerce, GS-11 (April 1951November 1952); and served as Attorney with Davis and Heffner Law Firm, New York City (November 1947-April 1951). Honors and Professional Affiliations: Member of American Bar Association Member of Federal Bar Association LAWRENCE C. MCQUADE Date and Place of Birth: August 12, 1927, Yonkers, New York. Legal Residence: Washington, D.C. Marital Status: Single. Education: 1945-1946 Yale University 1947-1950 Yale University, B.A. 1950-1952 Oxford University, B.A. and M.A. 1952-1954 Harvard Law School, LL.B. Military Service: USA, 1946-1947, Pfc. Present Position: February 1, 1967, Acting Assistant Secretary for Domestic and International Business, GS-18. Experience Prior to Present Position: Assistant to the Secretary (February 1965February 1967); Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Policy (November 1963-February 1965); Consultant (November 1963), Department of Commerce. Staff Assistant, Department of Defense (March 1961-November 1963); Lawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell (September 1954-March 1961); and Ad hoc participation as an Economist for economic survey of Ghana (October 1958-January 1959). Honors and Professional Affiliations: New York City Bar Association-Chairman of Subcommittee on Africa, Foreign Law Committee, 1959-1961. American Society of International Law. Rhodes Scholar (and Officer of Association of American Rhodes Scholars, 1958-1963). ROBERT E. GILES Date and Place of Birth: June 11, 1924, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Legal Residence: North Carolina. Marital Status: Married, 4 children; Martha J. (16); David W. (14); Lewis P. (12); Nancy C. (7); Wife, Alice R. Education: 1945-1949: University of North Carolina, B.S. 1949-1952: University of North Carolina Law School, J.D. Military Service: USAF, 1942-1945, First Lieutenant; USAF Reserve, Active, Lieutenant Colonel. Present Position: Presidential Appointment (February 24, 1961); General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, $27,000 p.a. Experience Prior to Present Position: General Attorney (Deputy General Counsel), Office of the General Counsel, GS-17 (January 23, 1961). Prior to this served as Administrative Assistant to former Secretary of Commerce, Luther C. Hodges, during latter's term as Governor of North Carolina (August 1957January 1961); Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina (August 1955August 1957); Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina (November 1953-August 1957); and as an Attorney in private law practice with the firm of Lassiter, Moore & Van Allen in Charlotte, North Carolina. Honors and Professional Affiliations: Member of North Carolina State Bar; Admitted to practice in Federal Courts, including U.S. Supreme Court. PAUL SOUTHWICK Date and place of birth: March 27, 1920, West Newton, Mass. Legal residence: Maryland. Marital status: Married, 3 children: Thomas P. (18), Peter A. (16), Linda S. (14); wife, Susan Heider. Education: 1939-1941, Harvard University 1946-1947, Harvard University, A.B. Military Service: USN, 1941-1945, Photographer's Mate, 1st Class Present position: Accepted Appointment (February 14, 1965); Special Assistant to the Secretary for Congressional Relations, GS-18. Experience Prior to Present Position: Special Assistant for Special Projects, The White House (May 1963-February 1965); Deputy Administrator for Public Works, Area Redevelopment Administration, Department of Commerce (October 1962-May 1963); Administrative Assistant and Legislative Assistant to Honorable Oren E. Long, U.S. Senate (December 1959-October 1962); Professional Staff Member, Government Information Subcommittee (February 1957-December 1959); and Correspondent and Reporter with United Press and Associated Press (August 1947-February 1957). Honors and Professional Affiliations: Cum Laude-Harvard University Member, National Press Club Member, U.S. Senate Association of Administrative Assistants and Secretaries. Member, Harvard Club of Washington. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you, Mr. Trowbridge. I want to compliment you on one of the best presentations and one of the most concise presentations before the committee of all the agencies and departments. Mr. TROWBRIDGE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The Weather Bureau and Coast and Geodetic Survey were recently merged in the Environmental Science Service Administration. Did the Weather Bureau keep a separate identity? Mr. TROWBRIDGE. Yes; the Weather Bureau exists as an identifiable identity within the ESSA organization. It remains as an activity that we can point to and see in its operation. It maintains its identity even though some of the functions may have been coordinated for efficiency's sake, but the answer to your question is "Yes." The CHAIRMAN. I notice in your presentation that one of the most important items enacted into law is the flammable fabrics additions to that. Mr. TROWBRIDGE. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Rogers. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, it is good to see you and your associates here. I have been very much impressed with the operation of ESSA. I think the combination has been very effective for the people. I think your weather modification program is certainly one that needs to be stressed, particularly in line with what Russia is doing in this area and I think increased emphasis should be placed there. I do want to ask a question about the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. There has been comment brought to my attention. I don't know if there is any basis for it or not. The amendment put in the bill by the House placed emphasis on comparison of value but downtown they have interpreted the legislation as a comparison of price. I hope this is not true because it was made very clear by the author of the amendment that this was not the intent of the Congress, and I would invite your comment. Or if you would like to give us a written report on this I think it would be sufficient. Mr. TROWBRIDGE. I would like Under Secretary Hollomon to comment on that. STATEMENT OF J. HERBERT HOLLOMON, ACTING UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Mr. HOLLOMON. Recently, Mr. Congressman, we had a meeting of all the pertinent industries' leaders and trade association leaders that are involved in the packaging program which is affected by the legis lation reported by this committee. We had a free and open interchange of information describing the program as we saw it and the responsibilities Congress assigned to us. We made it clear at that meeting the terms of the legislation with respect to value comparison and what we interpreted it to mean. We do not interpret it to mean just price comparison, and I think that the industry understands the problem reasonably well. Obviously with new legislation and the fact that the action part of the bill does not go into effect until July 1 of this year, I think you would expect some questions for a period. We hope to issue tentative procedures, indicating what process the Commerce Department will use under this act, for comment. I am sure that with appropriate discussion this matter will be cleared up. Mr. ROGERS. I think it is good for the record that it will be clear that you are not interpreting it as a price comparison and it should not be; that is not the intent of Congress by any means. Mr. TROWBRIDGE. That is correct, Congressman. Mr. ROGERS. I am glad to have that cleared up. Also, we hear a lot of criticism about the standards for the Motor Vehicle Safety Act but I think in an overall view that has been fairly reasonably handled. You cannot expect to do everything overnight. Some of the critics who are trying to make the headlines I think are pretty much out of bounds. I think the American people know that you are being realistic in the approach and trying to bring about safety standards that are reasonable and that can be actually incorporated in the cars within a certain time without putting anybody out of business. So, I commend you on adopting a reasonable approach. Then may I say that I think your high-speed ground transportation, which I understand is to be transferred, has been too channelized. I think perhaps the committee needs to go into that with the Department. Too much work has been done in just the corridor other than in other parts of the country, I believe. I won't ask you to comment on that but I hope you will look into it to see about broadening that program to include other parts of the country. Finally, I am concerned about a letter I received saying that the Motor Vehicle Advisory Council did not include a member of the motor vehicle equipment manufacturers on it. In fact, I was somewhat concerned that practically no motor vehicle manufacturer is on the Council. That was the intent, to have some of these people, and the wordage was used in the act. I understand you have the president of the association, but he is really not a manufacturer, as such. I thought it would be a more effective Council, and certainly it was the intent, if they include people who were content in the particular areas that the Congress mentioned. As author of the original provision, that certainly was the intent. Can this be corrected? Mr. TROWBRIDGE. Čongressman, may I ask that Mr. Lowell Bridwell and Mr. William Haddon, who have been working on this right from the beginning and who I know appreciate your nice comments about the difficult job they have undertaken, and I think have done extremely well to step forward and comment on your question. Mr. ROGERS. All right; if they would, then. Mr. TROWBRIDGE. Mr. Bridwell. STATEMENT OF LOWELL K. BRIDWELL, ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Mr. BRIDWELL. Congressman Rogers, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, there was an effort made in the selection of appointees to the Council to have representatives of a number of different what you might call interest groups, including the general public, the motor vehicle manufacturers, equipment, and so forth. There are two representatives of the equipment industry. Nine persons represent the general public. Of the eight what I might call industry representatives, one is a dealer, two represent equipment as I indicated. Three, the motor vehicle manufacturers, that is domestic, truck, and foreign. One from the trucking industry and one from automotive service. So there was an effort to have representation from the various ones. Mr. ROGERS. Who are the manufacturers of automobiles who are on that? Mr. BRIDWELL. Sir? Mr. ROGERS. Who are the representatives of the major industry— automobile manufacturers-people whom you are really having to deal with? I understand Tom Mann was the only one. Is that true? Mr. BRIDWELL. That is correct. Tom Mann is the only representative of the industry in the sense of the automobile industry domestic. The manager of the product reliability and safety section of International Harvester which, of course, is a big truck manufacturer, is represented. There is also a representative of the foreign manufacturers. Mr. ROGERS. I would like you to put that in writing. Of course, if you will go back and look at the legislative history you will see that we actually did want representatives from motor vehicle manufacturers on there and not necessarily just the member of the association. We want some people who can be constructive in helping you. I think you have been through the fire of this enough to know that the Council can be of aid to you and if necessary take some heat off you. I would hope that you would be looking at this makeup as the terms come up and we try to do something to get it back to the intent of the Congress to make it effective. Mr. BRIDWELL. We will be glad to supply the information for the record and to take into consideration your request. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. (The information requested follows:) STATEMENT ON THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL (At the request of Congressman Paul Rogers of Florida the following discussion of the composition of the National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council has been prepared for the hearing record.) Under the law the majority of the members of the Council must represent the general public, including representatives of State and local governments. The law also requires motor vehicle manufacturers, motor vehicle equipment manufacturers and motor vehicle dealers to be represented. There is no statutory limit on the number of members on the Council. On January 6, 1967, Secretary Connor appointed the Council with 17 members, 9 of whom represent the general public in accordance with the legal requirements. Of the remaining eight members three represent motor vehicle manufacturersdomestic passenger car and truck manufacturers and foreign motor vehicle manufacturers; two represent the motor vehicle equipment industry; one represents automobile dealers, one the trucking industry, and one represents automotive services. In the absence of recommendations for the appointment of a domestic motor vehicle manufacturer to the Council, Mr. Thomas Mann, President of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, was selected to represent all of the domestic manufacturers. The terms of office for the first Advisory Council members vary from one to three years. Mr. Mann's term of office is one year. Attached is a copy of the list of the members of the Advisory Council. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL, 1-YEAR TERM J. Roy Alphin, president, Alphin William Karl Keller, M.D., chairman, Thomas Mann, president, Automobile John J. Swearingen, Chief, Impact and |