There is some business going on, mind you, but we cannot give our full attention and thought to policy, planning, and production. The men are out there working, supposedly the plant is going, the maintenance and repair is going on, but I know it isn't. It isn't going on the way it should if I was there. But I am giving my attention to what I consider at least twice as much unnecessary paperwork than is necessary in my industry, which is a product that sells for less than one-fourth of a cent a pound. That is the manufactured price at the plant is one-fourth of a cent a pound. With wages in the $2 an hour bracket, electric power in the 3 cents a kilowatt-hour bracket, and I use $4,000 worth of electric power a year-I even brought a photostated copy of my income tax report if you would like copies of these to clutter up your records. You are welcome to them. Mr. OLSEN. We are pretty familiar with the income tax return forms. We wondered if there are any peculiar forms that you are required to complete that are different from other business, and if so, what are they. Mr. MASICK. Yes. The ones that want the records of the accidents in quarries, which is a noble venture, I admit, the accidents and the dollar volume and tonnage and the cubic yards of waste material we remove, all these facts which we work at, and it is money over the bank, and we hope we don't have to think of it again but we have to on these reports. There are at least 2 days spent in preparing these reports which, I think, go to Pittsburgh to the Bureau of Mines, which in our case, in an open pit quarry, I don't feel is at all necessary, I don't believe it has any significance or bearing to anything. Mr. OLSEN. Would you furnish us with the forms or the names of the forms that you are required to make to the Bureau of Mines by reason of being in the quarrying business? Mr. MASICK. I would be glad to mail you these reports or copies of them. Mr. OLSEN. They don't have to be the completed form. If you would supply us with the examples and a very short note on what you think is unreasonable about them. We would like to know that. That would give us the basis for forming questions for the Bureau of Mines, because we are going to have them testify, too. We would like to hear from you on what you think is unnecessary in those forms. I don't want to burden you with a lot of work. This is the only method we have. This is a strange business to us, too. Mr. MASICK. I realize that. Mr. OLSEN. You are more familiar with that business than we are. We would like to be armed with your complaint when we call the Bureau of Mines to testify. Please do that. Mr. MASICK. Thank you. (The information follows:) MASICK SOIL CONSERVATION CO., Hon. ARNOLD OLSEN, Congress of the United States, Washington, D.O. DEAR SIR: With reference to our comments at Albany, N.Y., on May 1, 1964, on page 76 of the testimony of that date enclosed please find a few copies of reports I was referring to. A casual glance makes you wonder what we get so excited about, but there are these factors to consider. 1. We, as business people, are suspicious of any forms we have to fill out regarding our business operations because of its implications of possible antibusiness legislation 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years hence. We have seen this happen, especially in anything to do with the transportation of our products. The State of New York requires more reports and paperwork of truck miles traveled than Russia or Cuba. 2. A man's home is his castle, by the same token we regard our business as our castle, we have come to regard every demand of a State or Federal form to be filled in as an invasion. We regard it with suspicion. We know it will get into the hands of the all too powerful labor unions and used against us in many ways. 3. This business we are in is a digging and blasting operation. We dig hard, and we dig deep, and we are inclined to feel this way about any reports that we have to make, no matter how reasonable they might look. May I again thank you and your committee for letting me express my unvarnished and unbrainwashed opinions. I think the hope of our Nation rests on dedicated statesmen like you. Sincerely yours, ALBERT A. MASICK, Sole Owner. Fase return this term, Betaine topy for your files BUREAU OF MINES Budget Bureau No, 42-R249.9. MINES 3093 4800 FURBES AVE. Approval expires June 30, 1984. PITTSBURGH 13, PA. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY ved will be subject le DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE IN 1962 (CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE) Masick Soil Conservation Co., 4 N.Y. A. Arthur Masick Copy DATA-CONFIDENTIAL If permission to disclose is withheld by checking the box marked "No" in question immediately preceding the signature, the data furnished in this report will be treated in confidence by the Department of the Interior, except that they may be disclosed to defense agencies. Please make any change necessary for correct name and address. Please reply to the following questions and return the schedule as promptly as possible in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage. A separate report should be prepared for each mine, processing plant, quarry, pit, or claim that was in operation for production or development purposes during the calendar year. Additional blanks will be furnished upon request. Your cooperation is appreciated. Even if you have nothing to report on this form for this commodity for the property covered by mailing address, please sign and return form. Also please answer relevant questions about this property on mine and quarry information supplement, referred to at end of this survey form. TV Report quantity of all stone shipped, whether produced for sale, for your own use, or for use on Government projects, and the selling price f.o.b. quarry or mill shipping point. State quantity, in unit of measure usually employed, in actual figures if possible; otherwise estimates will be acceptable. & SHIPMENTS OF STONE FROM PLANT DURING THE YEAR, BY METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION: Estimate if necessary. Total shipments in this section should equal total shipments reported in Section 2. 4. STONE FOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS DURING THE YEAR: Attach a (a) Stone produced and used by you as a general contractor or subcontractor on Federal, State, or local government projects. Give names and addresses of those for whom the contract work was performed. QUANTITY VALUS F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT (b) Stone sold under contract to Federal, State, or local governments. Give names and addresses of purchasers. None None Less than 270 Mg Co3 No (c) Check composition range of your stone: High calcium (95+ percent CaCO,) quantity and value $.... (e) In addition to your production at this establishment, did you produce elsewhere any stone or other types of aggregates that have not been reported? Yes No If so, give locations of plants and types of aggregates produced, and request appropriate forms for reporting each plant separately (f) Please give names and addresses of any new stone producers in your vicinity Mone (g) Reports containing final annual statistical information for Limestone and Dolomite are published in two forms-Commodity (covering domestic and foreign data for Stone, including Limestone and Dolomite) and State (covering all mineral commodities in a geographical area). If you desire a copy of one or both of these reports please check the appropriate space-Commodity State Both Please complete also the MINE AND QUARRY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT (6–1017-A) which contains questions on location, operating status, and mining and/or milling methods. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES Budget Bureau No. 43-21297.5. Approval expires June 30, 1963. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY DATA-CONFIDENTIAL If permission to disclose is withheld by checking the box marked NO in question immediately preceding the signature, the data furnished in MINE AND QUARRY INFORMATION this report will be treated in SUPPLEMENT FOR YEAR 1962 DUPLICATE COPY FOR YOUR FILE LIMESTONE confidence by the Department of the Interior, except that they may be disclosed to defense agencies. OFFICIAL USE ONLY When used in this report the word “Mine" includes quarry, placer, pumping and brine operation. If no man-hours were spent on the property during the year, check question II, 1 sign report and return to the Bureau of Mines. If the mine was inactive during the year but there were shipments from stockpile, assessment work, maintenance work, and/or exploration and development, this form should be completed. 5. Distance and direction from nearest town or nearest intersection of State or U.S. numbered highways, or from fork of nearest creeks, or other prominent geographic feature; indicate whether land miles or air miles II ACTIVITY STATUS OF MINE AS OPERATED BY YOU DURING YEAR (Check the ONE most applicable) B. Give name and address of operator if operated by someone else part of year ---------- IIL NATURE OF PRODUCTION WORK DURING YEAR (Check ALL applicable) IV. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING STRIPPING) FOR MINERALS DURING YEAR. Include contract work done for you by contracting firms and work done by other units or subsidiaries of your company. IF NONE WAS DONE ON ANY BASIS BY YOU OR FOR YOU, CHECK HERE O. ▲ Identify the Major commodity and Minor commodity for which exploration and/or development work was done during the year. 1. Major commodity Amestone 2. Minor commodity B. Exploration and Development Activities by type of activity, footage and quantity of material produced during the year: V. (A) Did you modernise or improve your mine or plant by installing or changing equipment? Yes (B) Were your operations affected by any important events or outside economic conditions? Yes Steady Constant demand Cristant production |