69 



13 



1 (B) promulgating guidelines for the collection of 



2 information by the Department required for the sta- 



3 tistics under this paragraph to assure that the infor- 



4 mation is accurate, reUable, relevant, and in a form 



5 that permits systematic analysis; 



6 (C) coordinating the collection of information 



7 by the Department for developing such statistics 



8 with related information-gathering activities con- 



9 ducted by other Federal agencies; 



10 (D) making readily accessible the statistics pub- 



1 1 lished under this paragraph; and 



12 (E) identifying missing information of the kind 



13 described under subparagraph (A) (i) and (ii), re- 



14 viewing these information needs at least annually 



15 with the Science Advisory Board, and making rec- 



16 ommendations to the appropriate Department of En- 



17 vironment research officials concerning extramural 



18 and intramural research programs to provide such 



19 information. 



20 (2) Nothing in the provisions of paragraph (1) shall 



21 authorize the Bureau to require the collection of any data 



22 by any other Department, State or local government, or 



23 to establish observation or monitoring programs. 



24 (3) Information compiled by the Bureau of Environ- 



25 mental Statistics, which has been submitted for purposes 



•S 171 IS 



