MARINE MAMMALS 



MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1971 



House of Representatives, 

 Committee on Merchant ]VL\rine and Fisheries, 

 Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, 



Washington^ D.C. 



The subcommittee convened at 10 :10 a.m., in room 1334, Longworth 

 Office Building, Hon. John D. Dingell, chairman of the subcommittee, 

 presiding. 



Mr. Dingell. The subcommittee will come to order. 



This is a continuation of the hearings by the Subcommittee on 

 Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation on H.R. 6558 and related bills to 

 provide for the protection of marine mammals. 



The witnesses this morning are Dr. Lee Talbot, Senior Scientist, 

 Council on Environmental Quality; Dr. Joseph Linduska, Acting 

 Director, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the 

 Interior; Dr. Donald McKernan, Special Assistant to the Secretary, 

 Department of State ; and Mr. Howard Pollock, Deputy Administra- 

 tor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department 

 of Commerce. 



Dr. Talbot, it is a pleasure to see you. The Chair would request that 

 you identify yourself fully for the purposes of the record and if you 

 choose to have any of your associates with you for purposes of counsel 

 or to testify, please feel free to call on them. 



STATEMENT OF DR. LEE TALBOT, SENIOR SCIENTIST, COUNCIL 



ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 



Dr. Talbot. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am Lee Talbot, Senior Sci- 

 entist of the President's Council on Environmental Quality. 



Chairman Train regrets that he is unable to be here this morning. 



He has a longstanding commitment to present testimony elsewhere 

 this morning and consequently, he requested that I represent him by 

 presenting his prepared statement and that I be prepared to respond 

 to any questions that you may have, sir. 



I do not have anyone appearing with me. 



Chairman Train's statement reads as follows : 



STATEMENT OF RUSSELL E. TRAIN, CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL ON 

 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY— AS READ BY DR. LEE TALBOT 



Dr. Talbot (reading) . Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, 

 I appreciate the opportunity to present to you our comments on H.R. 

 10420, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1971 and other bills 

 before the committee. 



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