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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000100110022-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: May 21, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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United States of America
General Services Administration
GININk Washington, D.C. 20405
May 21, 1980
TO: HEADS OF ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES
Zaeawtive Registzy
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As you know, the economic and political health of this country depends
on a balanced and judicious energy policy. In order to implement such a
policy and to insure a decrease in energy consumption, the White House
has established national energy goals. The President's major concern is
to achieve greater national productivity through the more efficient use
of energy. In this effort, the White House is calling upon all of us--
the citizen, State, local Governments, private industry, and the Federal
establishment. The cost of energy is causing a reduction in national
energy consumption. However, other indicators of the nation's economic
health are not as rosy and the White House has established goals for
greater national productivity through the more efficient use of energy
by both citizens and their governments - Federal, State, and local. The
president has asked that the DOE and GSA establish plans for meeting
.Federal goals and to report progress to him. It was determined that the
existing Interagency Federal Energy Policy Committee ("656" Committee)
was the most appropriate organization for planning and coordinating
actions to meet his goals because the "656" Committee member has the
authority for implementing some of these actions or, if necessary,
quickly bring them to your attention. If you do not have a member of
the "656" Committee, you are welcome to send a representative to the
meetings. Please notify me or the Executive Secretary, Paul Brumby,
DOE, Telephone Number 252-9467.
On March 4, 1980, the "656" Committee approved a concept of interagency
Working Groups. The basic function of the Working Groups is to assist
the Committee in determining short term energy saving actions for the
Federal Government. The Committee established the following technically
oriented Groups:
o Transportation
o Buildings
o Acquisition Policy
o Products
o Data Gathering and Reporting
o People (Training Needs, Publicity,
Employee Awareness)
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The principal function of these Working Groups is to assess the strengths
of existing programs, define the barriers to more effective programs,
and to generate cooperative solutions to some of our immediate energy
problems. These success-oriented groups are designed to share information,
to facilitate communication among agencies, to implement short term
energy saving actions, and to recommend major changes to the "656"
Committee. This procedure was established to insure rapid communications
at the highest levels of the Federal Government; therefore, substitute
members at the "656" Committee meetings should be held to a minimum and
full attendance stressed.
Working Group representatives must function within an atmosphere of
openness and receptivity. They will need your time, your resources and
your personal and sustained commitment. Representatives have been
chosen for their advocacy of strong energy programs and for demonstratable
technical talent in areas that can and will promote Federal and national
conservation goals. The Chairperson of each of these groups will be
selected by the Working Group itself and will be rotated among agencies.
A copy of existing agency representatives is attached. Again, if you
desire greater representation, call Paul Brumby or myself.
On May 6, 1980, the "656" Committee approved Working Group Charters and
initial plans for implementing a number of actions. Some of these
actions will require implementing instructions by your respective
agencies. These plans and saving actions to meet goals can only succeed
if top managers are committed and line managers are accountable.
Further, plans for action will frequently cross traditional organizational
lines, a process which you, as head of your agency, can help me facilitate
As you know, the last Annual Report to the President (Energy Management
In the Federal Government) detailed a number of problem areas within our
programs. None of us are immune to those problems -- clearly, all
agencies have room for improvement. The "656" Committee and its Working
Groups are developing plans to assuage our immediate problems but we
heads of agencies must continue providing direction for longer term
solutions to the problems of providing full governmental services with
less energy.
Again, I want to stress, this is your program for increased productivity
through energy efficiency and agency head's are accountable to the
President. I have the added responsibility of having to report our
individual and collective progress to the President. I intend to report
quarterly by department and agency and feel confident that I can report
significant accomplishments by mid July 1980.
R. G. FREEMAN III
Administrator
1. Working Group Members and Chairs
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