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remind them of their purpose. There is a Technical Steering Group which 

 coordinates the activities of the techiucal committees. 



There is also a Citizens Advisory Committee. Each state has five 

 representatives on the committee, and each represents a constituency, e.g. 

 agriculture, tourism, environmental, industry, etc. They are appointed by 

 the Governors. 



In the final analysis, decisions are made by EPA Headquarters. The 

 Program does not have a Congressional mandate, although there are some 

 bills in the hopper that may change that. The Policy Review Board is set 

 up under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, although that was an 

 afterthought. 



The way they ensure that EPA does not get crossways with the Policy 

 Group is that there are key EPA staff at all levels of the structure, so that 

 EPA management is never taken by surprise. The issues usually get 

 resolved before EPA management and the Policy Board get at ctoss 

 purposes. [While this has worked with the Gulf of Mexico Program, it 

 apparently hasn't worked as well in some other EPA Programs.] 



One of the keys to success is a considerable effort to keep everybody 

 informed. With all the various corrunittee members and staff there cire 450 

 people who play some role in the structvire. There is an electronic bulletin 

 board that can be accessed by anyone with a computer and a modem. 

 There is also a bi-weekly bulletin to everybody in the program, as well as 

 a regular newsletter. 



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