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This time Rep. Williams plans a new approach to the problem. His solu tion—separate t h e scientific problems from the legal and administrative prob lems and discuss them separately. Rep. Williams has asked the National Academy of Sciences to appoint a panel of experts and a n impartial chairman to discuss at the hearings the problems involved in testing a n d evaluating t h e safety of food additives. A public dis cussion of t h e complex scientific prob lems involved in the case of chemical additives, Rep. Williams says, will help the subcommittee understand the bills before it. • Added Starter. Earlier in the ses sion a number of hills were introduced t o control food additives (C&EN, F e b . 18, page 36; April 2 9 , page 4 8 ) . To these must be added another bill (H.R· 8112) introduced recently by Rep. A. L. MiUer (R.-Neb.). Rep. Miller oflFered his bill as a compromise that might resolve t h e differences be tween industry a n d F D A . Heart of the Miller bill is an advisory panel made up of scientists. Industry or F D A can call on the panel t o ex amine the safety of a new additive and make recommendations. The panel, says Rep. Miller, "can act as a brake on a n y inclination of FDA to exercise arbitrary and unreasonable control over industry." It can also act as an arbiter between industry a n d FDA. Other provisions of t h e Miller bill: Chemicals in use over a long period are exempt from further testing. Either industry or F D A can appeal adverse decisions on additives to the courts. Hearings on the food additive bills come too late i n t h e session for the House to take action this year. But there are signs that this year the House committee may report out a bill instead of letting the legislation die in com mittee as has happened in the past.
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YORK. PDiNSYLVANlA 240 Arch S t . M a i n Office and Worta N«w Toih TofnalD CH«e less revenue, not more, Cyr says. No one expects other government departments to b e self-sustaining so why single out the Patent Office, asks Fritz J . Lanham, an ex-Congressman now with National Patent Council. Any increase in fees would tend to squeeze t h e small inventor out, he says. Biggest bone of contention among patent lawyers seems t o b e t h e charge for claims. There's some support for raising the maximum t o 1 0 claims be fore t h e $ 2 fee is charged. Chemical patents, often running over five claims, would benefit. R e p . Willis left t h e record open for more opinions.
New Look for WOC's The Commerce Department has long been u n d e r fire from Congress for using W O C ' s (industry men serving without compensation ) to head industry divi sions i n Business a n d Defense Services Administration. Last week, Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks an nounced that WOC's will no longer b e appointed as directors of BDSA's in dustry divisions. As the terms of industry men serving as industry division h e a d s expire, the W O C ' s will b e replaced b y government career employees. Carl R . Faust, w h o just took over last week, will b e the last W O C to head BDSA's Chemical and Rubber Division. Commerce will con tinue to u s e WOC's, b u t in t h e future they will be appointed to such BDSA posts a s adviser to the director, assistant division director, branch chief, and con sultant. Said Secretary "Weeks, " W O C ' s have earned well-deserved praise for the vital contribution their know-how is making t o the defense production pro gram. T h e new arrangement should strengthen the program b y integrating the skills and experience of industry specialists and government career officials." Rep. Emanuel Celler (D.-W Y.), severe critic of W O C ' s in t h e Com merce Department, called Secretary Weeks* new program "a step in t h e right direction.'" But he frowned on Weeks' plan to use W O C ' s as assistant division directors and branch chiefs in BDSA, because of possible conflicts of interest.
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