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other purposes including the following: 



1) A central storehouse of basic estuarine 

 information; 



2) A delineator of data information needs; 



3) A link between existing Federal data systems; 



4) A mechanism for evaluation of estuarine-related 

 programs (such as sampling networks); and 



5) A device to provide data for estuarine systems 

 analysis studies. 



In the final analysis, the Inventory and the programs outlined 

 in this Part are designed and submitted as integral parts of a 

 national program of rational management, preservation and use 

 of the nation's estuaries and estuarine zones. 



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