TAX RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT HEARINGS s. home. BEFORE THE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TAX RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT 50-374 O SEPTEMBER 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, AND 17, 1970 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 BACKGROUND MATERIAL Press release dated August 12, 1970, announcing public hearings on the tax Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Speaker of the House of Representatives dated July 30, 1970... Draft bill to extend excise taxes on communication services and auto- BY GOVERNMENT WITNESSES Commerce, Department of: Ragone, Dr. David V., chairman, Technical Advisory Board Panel on Automotive Fuels and Air Pollution____ Environmental Quality, Council on, Hon. Russell E. Train, Chairman_ Veneman, Hon. John G., Under Secretary_ Middleton, Dr. John T., Commissioner, National Air Pollution Control Stork, Eric O., Assistant Commissioner for Mobile Source Pollution Kennedy, Hon. David M., Secretary.. BY PUBLIC WITNESSES Nolan, John S., Acting Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy Division__ Covey, Richard B., special counsel.. Fleming, Austin, Northern Trust Co. of Chicago- American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations: Biemiller, Andrew J., director, department of legislation__ 135 135 Barnes, William T., chairman, division of Federal taxation__ Simonetti, Gilbert, Jr., director, division of Federal taxation___ (III) Ashland Petroleum Co.: Yancey, Robert E., chief operating officer (statement presented by Page 355 Zandona, Oliver J., vice president (presenting statement of Robert E. 355 Barnes, William T., chairman, division of Federal taxation, American 255 Biemiller, Andrew J., directior, department of legislation, American Fed- Blanchard, Lawrence E., Jr., executive vice president, Ethyl Corp- Statham, Robert B., taxation and finance manager Winter, Walker, member, board of directors, and chairman, taxation Chrysler Corp., Brian T. O'Keefe, director, Government liaison Juren, Dennis, vice president, Refined Products Marketing (present- 135 434 163 139 139 157 395 Winzenried, Jesse D., chief operating officer (statement presented by 395 Coastal States Refining Gas Co., Jesse D. Winzenried, vice president (also chief operating officer, Coastal States Marketing, Inc.), statement presented by Dennis Juren.......... 395 Colson, Earl, chairman, tax section on estate and gifts, American Bar Conway, Hewitt A., chairman, income taxation of estates and trusts, tax section, New York State Bar Association. 267 Covey, Richard B., special counsel, American Bankers Association 233 146 DeMaras, James H., Jr., executive vice president, Independent Refiners 391 Diggs, Dr. Donald, chairman, emission task force, environmental quality committee, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co... 422 Dryer, Edwin J., Washington representative, Independent Refiners Association of America_. 384 E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Diggs, Dr. Donald, chairman, emission task force, environmental quality committee___ 422 Gee, Dr. Edwin A., Jr., vice president_-_. 422 Welch, Charles E., member, environmental quality control committee_ 422 Ethyl Corp.: Blanchard, Lawrence E., Jr., executive vice president_. 434 434 Fleming, Austin (Northern Trust Co. of Chicago), on behalf of the American 233 Flint, Robert N., assistant treasurer, American Telephone & Telegraph 151 Foosaner, Samuel J., Newark, N.J., on behalf of New Jersey Manufacturers' 259 Foulis, Ronald J., consultant, U.S. Independent Telephone Association. Hesselberg, Howard, coordinator of air conservation, Ethyl Corp. -- Dryer, Edwin J., Washington representative_. 154 365 340 422 135 434 163 340 263 384 384 McCarthy, Frank E., executive vice president, National Automobile Independent Refiners Association of California, James H. De Maras Jr., Juren, Dennis, vice president, Refined Products Marketing, Coastal Logan, Harry A., Jr., on behalf of National Petroleum Refiners Associa- Page 391 395 399 399 219 361 160 McComas, Harrold J., Milwaukee, Wis.. 270 McDowell, Sherwin T., chairman, section of taxation, American Bar 246 MacKethan, Edwin R., president, trust division, American Bankers 233 National Automobile Dealers Association: McCarthy, Frank E., executive vice president___ 160 160 National Petroleum Refiners Association, Harry A. Logan, Jr., on behalf of 361 259 New York State Bar Association, Hewitt A. Conway, chairman, income taxation of estates and trusts, tax section_. 267 O'Keefe, Brian T., director, Government liaison, Chrysler Corp. Peterson, Ronald J., president, Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America _ _ . 157 448 Pittinger, J. H., president, Independent Refiners Association of America, also on behalf of APCO Oil Corp--- Rogers, Hon. Paul G., a Representative in Congress from the State of 337 Sierra Club, Prof. A. Myrick Freeman III, on behalf of 365 Simonetti, Gilbert, Jr., director, division of Federal taxation American 255 Smith, Dr. Eddie G., director of health service, Community-Group 219 Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America, Ronald J. Peterson, president 448 Statham, Robert B., taxation and finance manager, Chamber of Commerce of the United States 139 Stevens, William K. (First National Bank of Chicago), on behalf of the 233 Sutter, William P., third vice president, Illinois State Bar Association___ 263 146 U.S. Independent Telephone Association: Foulis, Ronald J., consultant. 154 Wilbourn, Hugh R., Jr., chairman, committee on legislation_ 154 422 Wilbourn, Hugh R., Jr., chairman, committee on legislation, U.S. Independent Telephone Association__ 154 Winston, John P., counsel, National Automobile Dealers Association. Winter, Walter, member, board of directors, and chairman, taxation committee, Chamber of Commerce of the United States.. 160 139 Winzenried, Jesse D., vice president, Coastal States Gas Producing Co. (statement presented by Dennis Juren, vice president, Refined Products Marketing, Coastal States Marketing, Inc.). 395 Yancey, Robert E., chief operating officer, Ashland Petroleum Co. (state- 355 355 |