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Department of Defense Air Pollution Control: Progress and
Delays. LCD-77-305; B-166506. Jujy 18, 1977. 25 pp. + 3
appendices (6 pp.).
Report to the Congress; by Elnmr B. Staats# Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Facilities and material Management: Operation eand
Maintenance of Facilities (708); Environmental Protection
Programs: EDvironmen.al Protection Standards (2201).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
Mil..tary (except procurement & contracts) (051).
Crganization Concerned: Department of Defense; Environmental
Protection Agency.
Congressional Relevance: house Committee on Armed Services*
Senate Committee on Armed Services; Congress.
Authority: Clean Air Act of 1963 (77 Stat. 392). Air Quality Act
of 1967 (81 Stat. 485). Clean Lir Act Amendments of 1970 (84
Stat. 1676). Resource ConseLvation and Recovery Act of 1976
(90 Stat. 2799) . Hancock v. Trait, 426 U.S. 167. H. Rept.
95-294. Executive Order 1,282. 'executive Order 11507.
Executive Ordc,. 11752.
Pollution from stationary sources at some Department of
Defense (DOD) installations will continue to pollute the
Nation's air for several years. Federal agencies had until July
1, 1975, in most areas of th country, to comply with Federal
air pollution sta.-dards. Findings/Conclusions: While some steps
have been taken to control air pollution, DOD needs to do much
more to comply with emission control standards. DOD and its
military services did not know, as of July 1, 1975, if their
installations were complying with air pollution standards. More
DOD installations could have been in compliance by the deadline
if the services had evaluated the status of their installations
sooner. The controllable causes of delayed compliance by the
military services were long delays in deciding how to control
emissions and lengthy project design phases. The uncontrollable
causes were the erergy crisis, the lack of technology, and the
unfureseen construction delays. Several State and local
officials were uncertain whether they should be involved in
consent agreements and whether they could enfov-e coaplift-e
commitments under such agreements. The Army and the Air Force do
not have a procedure to guarantee that environmental protection
recommendations ave carried out. Recommendations: The Secretary
of Defense should require the Army, Navy, and Air Force to:
evaluate current air pollution emission surveyR to isolate
violations of stationary source standards; develop the funding
program needed to attain full conmliaace by the new deadline;
and make a thorough inspection to identify sources not in
compliance with new scandards and take the necessary corrective
actions; and establish procedures to isolate and monitor](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacln0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)