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also referenced in Part VII as a part of the supoorting information 

 used in the preparation of this report. 



Since a most important part of this profile is to be an expression 

 of the States' views on the composition and management of a compre- 

 hensive National program for estuarine resources, special attention 

 was directed to this area. The individual State's views with respect 

 to responsibilities of Federal, State, and local governments on this 

 program were very diligently sought, not only through the mechanism 

 mentioned above but also by direct correspondence to the States 

 asking specifically for the official States' views. To assure in 

 every way possible that the States had adequate opportunities to 

 express their views, the preliminary recommendations for the compre- 

 hensive management plan, including a summary of the available States' 

 views, were sent to the States for review and then the States were 

 asked to attend Regional/State review conferences held in various 

 sections of the country. The responses varied widely. Because of 

 the emphasis on this topic, in accordance with Section 5g of the Act, 

 these views are presented separately, in section 6 of this chapter. 



The following Table V.2.1 presents a brief summary of information 

 received from and about the coastal States in the area of estuarine 

 management information. 



