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UNTTCO STATCa DEPARTIMEIMT OF COMMERCE 

 National Ooaaruo and AfciT>oapHar«o Admlnt«cr««ton 



S.ivef- Spf-ing. MD 20310 



OFFICE OF OCEANIC ArjD ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 



?W I i 1993 



The Honorable Curt Weldon 

 Ranking Minority Member 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography, 



Gulf of Mexico, and the 



Outer Continental Shelf 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 

 House of Representatives 

 Washington, D.C. 20515-6230 



Dear Congressman Weldon^ 



Thank you for your letter regarding my testimony 

 on the National Undersea Research Program before the 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the 

 Outer Continental Shelf. 



In your letter regarding the National Undersea 

 Research Program there were further questions submitted 

 by you and the Subcommittee. I am pleased to answer 

 these questions. The responses are enclosed. 



Your interest in the National Undersea Research 

 Program is appreciated. 



Sincerely, 



^^^:=^=- 



>fed A. Ostenso 

 Assistant Administrator 



Enclosure 



-SiSEj. 





