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Answer: In FY 1993 approximately 15% of NURP (center and 

 National Office) funds will be used to support projects outside 

 the U.S. EEZ. Approximately 15% of those funds were allocated by 

 the National Office for ALVIN support. 



7) In your testimony you mention that the National office 

 annually updates its guidelines for identifying high priority 

 research and technology themes. Could you describe in detail the 

 process and list some of the factors which are weighed in 

 determining guidelines for priorities? 



Answer: A combination of factors are used to update the annual 

 guidelines. Suggestions from the centers, peer review panels, 

 National Office staff, interagency workshops, and NOAA goals are 

 all used to identify the science and technology priorities. In 

 FY 1993, funds permitting, NXJRP plans to have several workshops 

 involving academic and NOAA scientists in order to continue to 

 identify the most important and highest priority research themes 

 for undersea research and technology. 



8) You mention in yo»ir testimony that one of your primary 

 missions is to develop new techniques and technologies in support 

 of Section 21(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 

 1978. Does NURP fund annual research in support of this mission? 

 If so, what percentage of NURP funds are allocated to this 

 mission, and what has historically been the geographical 

 distribution of these funds? 



Answer: NURP supported Diving Safety & Physiology studies 

 through the UNCW Center and the National Office until 1992 when 

 UNCW dropped their support. In descending order, the funds have 

 gone to North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, 

 Pennsylvania, and Florida. 



FY89 FY90 FY91 FY92 FY93 



NURC-UNCW $ 73,200 $ 181,700 $ 390,700 $ $ 



National Of. 309,100 346,300 252,600 183,000 * 



* Not yet completed. 



The decline in support after FY 1991 at both UNCW and the 

 National Office was due to diminishing resources resulting from 

 Congressional earmarking of funds for specific centers without a 

 concomitant increase in the NURP budget. In FY 1993 NURP expects 

 to support a few of the projects approved and continuing from 

 previous years. 



9) What percentage of overall NURP funds are used for 

 administration of the Program and what percentage is dedicated to 



