DOE TO SEEK MORE ADVICE ON STRATEGY

Jan. 1, 1990
The U.S. Department of Energy will conduct three more hearings to gain additional advice on the National Energy Strategy (NES) it is developing. DOE held fact finding hearings last August and September, followed by a second round last month. It plans to issue a first draft of the NES in April and send a final version to President Bush by yearend. It has scheduled a Jan. 11 hearing in Honolulu to focus on how energy affects the competitiveness of U.S. industry in international markets.

The U.S. Department of Energy will conduct three more hearings to gain additional advice on the National Energy Strategy (NES) it is developing.

DOE held fact finding hearings last August and September, followed by a second round last month. It plans to issue a first draft of the NES in April and send a final version to President Bush by yearend.

It has scheduled a Jan. 11 hearing in Honolulu to focus on how energy affects the competitiveness of U.S. industry in international markets.

Then a Jan. 22 hearing, cochaired by Martin Allday, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will explore the ways regulation affects energy production.

The third hearing, scheduled Feb. 2 in New Orleans, will examine the ways tax policy affects energy production. It will be cochaired by John E. Robson, deputy secretary of the Treasury Department.

In announcing plans for the hearings, Energy Sec. James Watkins stressed the need for a national consensus.

"We know there are significant regional energy-related differences of opinion," he said. "Our challenge is to find common ground to reconcile regional differences and forge consensus to bring our energy and national security needs into balance with our shared concerns about the environment, safety, and health."

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