b"Inouropinion ,ascounselforMRCA,theActdoesnotapplytoroofer ' s '-'guarantees .ThisopinionissharedbycounselforNRCA. FROMOURDIRECTORS RickRosenow,MRCAdirector,Chicago,Illinois ,urgesyouractive supportofroofingapprenticeshipprograms.Hesuggests: Roofingapplicationsarebecomingmoreandmoretechnical eachdayandit isimportantthata napprenticeshipprogr ambe usedordevelopedbyallasameansofteachingourselvesand others .Toomanycontractorsonlyusetheprogramstoacquire cheapl abor.Thisisunfortunate . Eachcontractorhasthechancetotakeayoungmanandmold himintothetypeofjourneymanhisoperationrequiresanda journeyman ,whoiftaughtproperly ,willbecomeamajorfactor inthefutureofyourcompany. Trainingshouldnotbeleftuptoyourfe llowcontractors whileyousitbackandreapthebenefitsoftheirefforts. It isuptoeachcontractortoinstilli nthemindsofhis journeymenthattheyarenotjeopardizingtheirjobsbytra ining apprenticesbut ,r ather,arccreatingafutureforthemselvesas wellastheyoungandmaybelearningsomethinga longtheway. Itthereforebehoovesallcontractorstotakeapositive r atherthannegativeattitudetoappr enticeshipprogramsand tochanneltheirknowledgea ndtimetohelpthei rapprent iceshipprogramssucceed. Don 't forgetthattheapprenticesoftodayaretheforemen andsuperintendentsoftomorrow. STATEENERGYCONSERVATIONPLANS PartCofTitleIIIoftheEnergyPolicyandConservationAct,enacted in1975,encourageseverystatetocomeupwithaplantocutenergyconsumption5%statewideby1980.CompliancewiththeActisvoluntarybutall s t a teswillcertainlygiveseriousconsiderationtocomplyingwiththeAct andtheguidelinespromulgatedundertheActbytheFederalEnergyAdministrationsoastoshar einfederalfinancialaidauthorizedbytheActto assistin developmentandimplementationofstateconservationprograms . Tobeeligiblefora nyfederalassistance ,stateplansmust : Setmandatorylightingeffici encystandardsforpublicbuildings , .Promotecarpools ,vanpoolsandpublictransportation, .I ncludemandatoryprocurementstandardsandpoliciesforstates tofollowwhenmakingpurchasesandawardingcontracts ,and .Detailinsulationrequirementsfornewandr enovatedbuildings."