306 



The character of the program had undergone considerable change 

 since its initiation. Initially, the program was concerned with funding 

 of exploratory technological development in promising new areas 

 which, if successful, would entail the utilization of coal in additional 

 ways. Some attention was given also to economic analyses of markets 

 for coal and special problems of marketing. As the program matured, 

 a concentration of effort along what were judged to be the most signifi- 

 cant lines was evident. Thus, by the fiscal year 1968, no request for 

 funding was made by OCR for new (as opposed to continuation) re- 

 search contracts, and only $300,000 was requested for this i^urpose for 

 the fiscal year 1969. The bulk of the funded OCR program consisted 

 in the continuation of ongoing research programs which Director 

 George Fumich, Jr., testified, in 1968, "are going to require $11,400,000 

 this coming year, which is more than our present entire program of 

 $10,980,000." His prepared statement presented more detail on these : 



The major portion of the [1969 fiscal year] funding, including the increase of 

 $2,919,000 for contract research, will be used to continue funding five pilot plant 

 projects : Consolidation Coal Co. Project Gasoline, $2,400,000 ; Consolidation Coal 

 Co. lignite gasification (CO2 acceptor process), $2,600,000; FMC Corp. Project 

 Coed (char-oil-energy-development) $2,700,000; and Westinghouse Electric Corp. 

 Project Fuel Cell, $1 million." 



Apart from the shift in emphasis, it is evident that throughout its 

 life the total investment of OCR in coal research had continued to 

 mount. (See table.) 



Appropriations for Office of Coal Research, hy fiscal years ^ 

 [In thousands of dollars]. 

 Year Appropriation 

 19t;i 1,000 



1962 1,000 



1963 3,450 



1964 5.075 



1965 6,836 



1 Source : Annual hearings before House Appropriations Subcommittee on OCR appropria- 

 tion requests. 



2 Appropriation request. 



With respect to the relationship of OCR with the Bureau of Mines, 

 Director Fumich testified in 1965 that all promising research proposals 

 received by his office were reviewed by the Bureau of Mines, both for 

 duplication and as to merit. No projects had been accepted that the 

 Bureau of Mines had not reconunended. This procedure, he said, 

 had been instituted in 1964.^- Again in 1967, Director Fumich testified 

 as to the close relationship with the Bureau : "We have utilized the 

 Bureau of Mines on several occasions to come up with evaluations for 

 our program." And again, "We have been using their services and 

 we hopefully believe we can coordinate this even more in the future." 

 There was no duplication in research by the two agencies — "I think 

 our procedures guarantee against that." And Fumich concluded : "I 



^ U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. "Department of the Interior and 

 Related Agencies Appropriations for 196S," Hearings before a subcommittee of the * * * 

 pt. 2 : Department of the Interior : Geological Survey, Office of Coal Research, Office of Oil 

 and Gas, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Solicitor ; Related Agencies (Washington, 

 U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967), pp. 155, 157. 



^2 U.S. Congress. House Committee on Appropriations. "Department of the Interior and 

 Related Agencies Appropriations for 1966," Hearings before a subcommittee of the ♦ * * 

 pt. I, Department of the Interior (Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965), 

 p. 277. 



year Appropriation 



1966 7,220 



1967 8,220 



1968 10,980 



1969- -13,900 



