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)EPARTMENT OF STATE 



The Open Meeting on tne Draft Environmental Impact State- 

 ment for a Possible Regime for Conservation of Antarctic 

 Living Marine Resources, conducted Dv tne Bureau of Oceans and 

 International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department 

 of State, was convened on Friday, February 10, 1978, at the 

 hour of 2:12 p.m. in Conference Room 1107, New State Building, 

 Washington, D.C. with Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert C. 

 Brewster presiding as Chairman. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My 

 name is Robert C. Brewster. I'm Deputy Assistant Secretary 

 of State for Oceans and International Environmental and 

 Scientific Affairs. 



The purpose of this meeting is to hear your comments and 

 suggestions with respect to the Draft Environmental Impact 

 Statement for a Possible Regime for Conservation of Antarctic 

 Living Marine Resources (EIS), which was published by the 

 Department on February 1. 



This hearing represents, in a sense, a departure from 

 the ordinary EIS procedure. The specific purpose of this 

 meeting is to have your suggestions in advance of the final 

 formulation of the U.S. Government position on negotiating 

 the regime. The written comments, in accordance with stan- 

 dard procedures, are not due until mid-March. 



I believe you're familiar with the draft of the subject 

 matter, so I will only introduce some of the people who are 

 here to assist in either answering your questions or to hear 

 your suggestions. 



Beginning on my right, Dr. Katherine A. Green, bio- 

 logical oceanographer , who has drafted the EIS in large 

 part and who will be a member of the delegation in Canber 



Mr. R. Tucker Scully, from our Office of Oceans and 



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Tucker Scully, from our Office of Oceans and 

 Fisheries Affairs. 



Mr. Theodore Sellin, who is Polar Affairs Officer. 



Mr. Alan Ryan of NOAA. 



There are also other U.S. Government officials here 



With that I suggest we go directly to your comments 

 or questions. 



