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Hawaii Undersea Research Lab (HURL); Caribbean Marine Res. Center 

 (CMRC); Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF); New York Bight at 

 Rutgers Univ . ( NYB ) . 



Note: Some administrative expenses are allocated to operations. 



The greatest expense at the Centers is the cost of providing 

 operational support for field programs. Quality operations 

 support is absolutely necessary for assuring safety and 

 effectiveness in the operations and facilities leasing. NURP's 

 unblemished record of safety is the direct result of qualified 

 and experienced staff and adherence to established procedures. 



The percentage of administrative costs vary at the Centers. The 

 administrative costs at the University of Alaska are high on a 

 percentage basis because there is a minimum staff required to 

 operate a Center and their budget is the lowest. For a similar 

 reason, the percentage at the University of North Carolina- 

 Wilmington is low because they have the largest budget. 



Question: In the Economic Stimulus package that recently passed 

 the House, were there monies included for NURP? If so, how much 

 and what for? 



Answer: The Economic Stimulus Package had $1,500,000 for the 

 purchase of Remotely Operated Vehicles. 



Question: Finally, Dr. Ostenso, besides federal monies, does the 

 NURP program receive any other private funds? 



Answer: The only private funds received are those by the Perry 

 Foundation which are in the form of facilities made available to 

 the Caribbean Marine Research Center field station on Lee 

 Stocking Island and the CMRC office in Lynchburg, Virginia. Some 

 of the Universities where the regional centers are located 

 contribute full or partial state-funded positions of center 

 personnel as an "in kind" contribution. 



