RECORD OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE US-USSR JOINT WORKING COMMITTEE ON HARMONIZATION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS

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JOIN- 'HIKING CO2M?lITTEE on 11Mfl t ZAT'IO T OF
ATR AND WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS
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I. In accordance with the US-USSR Agr' ment on Cooper-
ation in the Field of Environmental Protection and. the
Memorandum of the second meeting of the US-USSR Joint
Committee, meetings of the US-USSR Joint Working Co ?r~it u ve
and Harmonization of Air and Water Pollution Standards were
held in the United States from July 28 to August 11, 1974.
A list of the participants is attached as Appendix 1, and
a list of sites and firms visited is attached as Appendix 2.
II. The objective of the work of this Co-mittee is mutually
beneficial cooperation toward solution of problems in the
development and implementation of standards for control of
air and water pollution in both countries. Implicit ih this
is the desirability of harmonizing the standards of the two
countries to the extent possible. In the course of the
meetings, the sides discussed the draft work program pro-
posed by the Soviet delegation, and reached agreement on
a list of topics for possible future cooperation. This
list is attached as Appendix 3.
III. Among the forms of cooperation which may be
STATINTL STATINTL
ertaken are the following:
1) Exchange of scientific and technical papers,
books, reprints of articles, and other information;
2) Exchange of visits by specialists;
3) Joint symposia;
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4) Joint research on topics developed in the course
of cooperation;
5) Joint testing of equipment, instruments, and
materials at sites in each country.. The results of
this testing shall be freely available in both countries
and may be used to further the development of commercial
activities between the two countries in the prevention
and control of environmental pollution;
6) Joint development of harmonized pollution control
standards;
7) Development of compatible economic analysis methods
for use in attainment and justification of environmental
protection standards. The American side envisages
that this may include exchange of information on the
costs of environmental control programs and the
damage costs of environmental pollution in terms of
health, materials, and esthetics. The Soviet side will
give consideration to this matter.
IV.- The next meeting of this Joint Working Committee will
be held in the Soviet Union in November 1974. Thd primary
goal of the meeting will be the adoption of the joint work
program, using as a basis for. negotiation the topics listed
in Appendix 3 and any other topics which may be mutually
agreed by the two sides. Each side will be prepared to
discuss in detail a work plan which covers the specific
topics outlined in Appendix 3. These topics fall into the
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- Ambient Air Quality and Emissions Standar,~
- Ambient Water Quality, and Discharge Standards
- National and Regional Economic Aspects of Environ-
following general areas:
mental Standards
-- General requirements for methods of Measuring
Environmental Pollutants
Each side will invite the participation of government-al and
industrial enterprises on each side as appropriate-in pre-
paration for the next meeting of this Joint Working
Committee. The U. S. side suggested as possible sites to
be visited, the cities of Moscow, Leningrad, Novosibirsk,
Tbilisi, Kiev, Tashkent, and any other locations which may
be mutually agreed upon by the two sides. The Soviet side
will consider these possibilities and will shortly inform
the U..S.,side concerning the itinerary.
V. This cooperation will be undertaken on the basis of
"sending side pays." Due consideration will be given to the
possibility of adopting the principle of "receiving side
pays" in the future.
VI. The meetings and visits were held in an atmospnerc
of mutual understanding and friendly cooperation. The
;? Soviet side expressed appreciation for the hospitality
accorded and the opportunity provided to familiarize
themselves with the activities of government and industry in
the field-of environmental protection.
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VII. This record was signed in Washington, D. C. on
August 9, 1974, in two versions, Russian and English,
both texts being equally authentic.
For the U.S. Side:
./
Dr. Sidney R. -ca ller t r i
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Environmental Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
Co-Chairman, U.S. Delegation
Deputy Assis`uant Administra-
tor for Air Quality Planning
and Standards
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Co-Chairman, U.S. Delegation
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For the U.S.S.R. Side:
B. V. F clc in i
Deputy Director of the
U.S.S.R. All-Union Research
for Standardization
Chairman, U.S.S.R. Delegation
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APPENDIX 1
Partici n nts in ZJS/CJSSR Joint Working Committee
Meetings
at Washington, D. C.
'Ile
Organization
Title
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