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114017 1 (1980-12-18)

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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                   FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                   EXPECTED AT 3:15 p.m.
                                   THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1980

                        STATEMENT OF
                  J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR
                ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION
                         BEFORE THE                    114017
              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER
     HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to dis-

cuss the potential of alternative liquid fuels for auto-

motive user In addressing this subject, I will direct my

remarks primarily to alcohol fuels because these fuels have

high potential for replacing petroleum-derived fuels in the

near-term.

     We have done a substantial amount of work in the alcohol

fuels area and over the past year have issued three reports

on the subject. 1/ I am submitting a copy of each report for

the record. Based on our work, we have determined that alco-

hol fuels have vast potential for replacing petroleum fuels,

particularly in the automotive sector. Perhaps even more

important, unlike some other synthetic fuel options which



l/Potential of Ethanol As A Motor Vehicle Fuel (EMD-80-73,
  June 3, 1980); Concerns Over the Department of Energy's
  (DOE's) Program and Organization for Developing and Promot-
  ing the Use of Alcohol Fuels (EMD-80-88, July 22, 1980);
  Conduct of DOE's Gasohol Study Group: Issues and Obser-
  vations (EMD-80-128, Sept. 30, 1980).




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