congressional_record: CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE236
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| CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE236 | 1994-10-08 | 103 | 2 | RECYCLING AND PERMANENT PAPER | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | FRONTMATTER | E | E | [{"name": "Nita M. Lowey", "role": "speaking"}] | 140 Cong. Rec. E | Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994) [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: October 8, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] RECYCLING AND PERMANENT PAPER ______ HON. NITA M. LOWEY of new york in the house of representatives Friday, October 7, 1994 Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enter into the Record a recent letter from the Federal environmental executive to the New York Public Library on the subject of the administration's commitment to the use by the Government of permanent paper. Recently, a letter from New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc, New York Public Library Trustee Barbara Goldsmith, and Association of American Publishers President Nicholas Veliotas was sent to the White House Office of Environmental Policy seeking a clarification that the President's 1993 Executive order on Recycling did not conflict with Public Law 101-423's requirement to use permanent paper for Government documents of enduring value. As my colleagues know, this policy on permanent paper was one developed and enacted by Congress, and I applaud the administration for unequivocally stating its commitment to meeting the goals of the permanent paper resolution as the Federal Government moves to an increased use of recycled paper. I would like to introduce into the Record the administration's response in order to make completely clear that there is no conflict between these highly important goals. Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, Washington, DC, July 19, 1994. Mr. Paul LeClerc, President, the New York Public Library, New York, NY. Dear Mr. LeClerc: As the Federal Environmental Executive appointed by authority of the President's Executive Order On Recycling, I am in receipt of your communication regarding the necessity to ensure that the federal government's use of recycled paper not be perceived to be in conflict with P.L. 101-423's requirement to use permanent paper for documents of enduring historical value. I am writing to assure you that there is no such conflict, and to tell you of the steps this Administration is taking to ensure that the recycled paper requirements are not implemented in such a way as to result in the inappropriate use of acidic paper. The Administration is completely aware of and strongly supports the Joint Resolution on permanent paper and its goals. Paper which contains recycled material and is either permanent or alkaline is available for purchase, and it is our intention to continue to use these papers for documents of enduring value. I will be working with the individual agencies to develop specifications to fulfill the goals of the Executive Order and the Joint Resolution. Executive Order 12873 called for the appointment of Agency Environmental Executives for each Executive department and major procuring agency, in addition to a Federal Environmental Executive within EPA, the position to which I have recently been appointed. I intend to transmit a copy of this letter to all Agency Environmental Executives in order to restate our position that the requirements for use of recycled paper are not to conflict in any way with the concurrent requirement for permanent paper use. Furthermore, I am meeting this week with the Agency Environmental Executives, and I intend to discuss and reaffirm our commitment to the use of permanent or alkaline paper during this meeting. I will be continuing to work closely with these executives to ensure on-going sensitivity to this issue as we implement Executive Order 12873. I very much appreciate your interest and concern for the permanence of historical documents, and applaud your efforts to reduce the use of acid papers by the federal government. We fully share your concern, and I look forward to continuing to work with you on issues of recycling and paper permanence. Sincerely, Fran McPoland, Federal Environmental Executive. ____________________ |