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There was an inhibition with respect to this legislation that the 

 Secretary of the Interior shall not commence construction on these 

 pursuant to the provisions of this act until the Secretary of Health, 

 Education, and Welfare — we were so delighted to have him repre- 

 sented here this morning — shall certify that fish protein concentrate 

 produced from whole fish complies with the provisions of the Federal 

 Food and Cosmetics Act. 



Do you know whether or not the Secretary of Health, Education, and 

 Welfare certified to the .Secretary of the Interior that fish protein 

 concentrate produced from whole fish complies with the provisions of 

 the Federal Food and Drug and Cosmetic Act ? Can you answer that ? 



Mr. Parman. I would assume so, because they publish regulations 

 in the Federal Register. 



Mr. Lennon. I want to ask the counsel, have we been advised of 

 that? 



Mr. E^^RETT. I think it has been certified. 



Mr. Lennon. That will be included at this point in the record, a 

 copy of that certification. 



(The following correspondence took place in response to the above 

 request:) 



December 15, 1967. 

 Db. Stanley A. Cain, 

 Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 

 Department of the Interior, 

 Washington, B.C. 



Dear Dr. Gain : As you are aware, our Subcommittee on Oceanography has 

 been holding a series of hearings on tlie implementation of the National Marine 

 Sciences Program. On Friday, December 8, the Subcommittee was privileged to 

 receive testimony from the Honorable Herbert J. Waters, Assistant Adminis- 

 trator for War on Hunger, and Mr. George Parman, Director, Food from the 

 Sea Service, both of the Agency for International Development. 



In the interest of time. Chairman Lennon asked me to submit a series of 

 questions to you in writing concerning the implementation of the Fish Protein 

 Concentrate Program, authorized by Public Law 89-701. I sincerely feel that 

 additional information with respect to this program is needed to complete the 

 record of these hearings. Following are the questions to which I wish you would 

 supply your comments : 



1. Public Law 89-701 authorized the construction of one experiment and 

 demonstration plant and the leasing of an additional plant for the production of 

 fish protein concentrate. Has the contract been awarded for the construction or 

 leasing of these plants? If so, where would they be located? Also, provide general 

 information which would be useful to the Committee concerning locations, and 

 terms and conditions of any contract entered into. 



2. How much has been appropriated to carry out this program for fiscal year 

 1968 under Public Law 89-701 as well as any other law? 



3. When do you contemplate production will begin from either or both of 

 these plants and how many pounds of fish protein concentrate do you anticipate 

 will be produced per annum ? 



4. With respect to the experiments being conducted at the plant operated by 

 the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries at Beltsville, Maryland, what other species 

 of fish are being experimented with at the present and with which species you 

 planning future experiments? Also, indicate if experiments are being con- 

 ducted — or contemplated — with any process other than isopropyl alcohol. 



.5. The last sentence in Section 2 (a) of Public Law 89-701 provides as follows : 

 "The Secretary of the Interior shall not commence construction of or lease any 

 plant pursuant to the provisions of this Act until the Secretary of Health, 

 Education, and Welfare shall have certified that fish protein concentrate pro- 

 duced from whole fish complies with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, 

 and Cosmetics Act." Please provide the Committee with a copy of the certification 

 submitted by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to the Secretary of 

 the Interior. 



