Current federal government inadequacies and the monumental demands that will face the nation in the years ahead require new and innovative approaches. That’s why creation of a .”new Hoover commission,” as proposed in legislation which has cleared the Senate, makes sense, Recommended by William Roth, R-De . and Thomas Eagleton, D-Moi in the Senate and Rep. Richard Bolling, D-Mo. in the House, a bipartisan 18member citizens panel would research the question and recommend sweeping reforms. The board would be modeled along lines of the influential commissions headed by former President Herbert Hoover in the 1940s and 1950s. It would conduct a twoyear study before proposing ways to streamline the bureaucracy and make government at all levels more responsive and accountable to the people. The Senate passed the Roth-Eagleton bill 79-4 before the mid-December Congressional recess. House action is anticipated this year. Former President Gerald Ford has been mentioned as a potential chairman of the commission. Creation of the panel is supported by the Reagan Administration and various citizen, business and governmentassociated groups. Six members would be appointed by the President, six by the Senate, and six by the House. “For many years,” Roth said, “Congress has tried to reform and reorganize government in a peacemeal fashion. This approach to our bloated and inefficient government is like painting racing strripes on a camel-it might look a little different but it’s still the same unsightly beast.” The new commission would focus on two main areas: Overall organization of the federal govemment, and the relationship between the federa, system and state and local governments and tig private sector. Sponsors of the plan are on the right track. The need for streamlining of govemment has been obvious for a long time-not only to reduce taxpayer costs but to improve services, speed decisionmaking, and build public confidence in government.