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STATEMENT OF 



DIANA H. JOSEPHSON 



DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



BEFORE THE 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY, GULF OF MEXICO, AND THE 



OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 



MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES COMMITTEE 



U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



NOVEMBER 3, 1993 

 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: 



I am Diana H. Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and 

 Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

 (NCAA), U.S. Department of Commerce. 



I am pleased to appear before this Subcommittee to discuss the 

 reauthorization of the so-called "wet side" programs of NOAA. 

 Before I begin I wish to thank the Chairman and Members of this 

 Subcommittee for their continuing support and patience as we 

 build our new senior management team and reshape NCAA's structure 

 to reflect the Administration's priorities. 



The Administration believes that a healthy economy and a healthy 

 environment go hand in hand. The new team at NOAA is working 

 extremely hard to reach the goal of achieving a healthy 

 environment through research, management, and services efforts 

 associated with its marine fisheries, protected species, and 

 coastal zone management missions. 



