OCEANOGRAPHY 



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OCEANOGBAPHIC DaTA CeXTER Pa.VEL 



1. Membership has been requested from the following agencies : 

 Navy : U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, Office of Naval Research. 

 Commerce: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Weather Bureau. 

 Interior : Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 



National Science Foundation. 

 Atomic Energy Commission. 

 Smithsonian Institution : Official observer. 



National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council : Official ob- 

 server. 



2. Tasks outlined for the Data Center Panel : 



(a) Prepare for consideration by the Interagency Committee on Oceanography 

 a charter for the establishment of the National Oceanographic Data Center. 



(ft) Consult with the data center administrator (U.S. Navy Hydrographic 

 Office) on matters concerning personnel and equipment requirements, organiza- 

 tional structure, fiscal requirements, and the like. 



(c) Assist as appropriate in establishing procedures for handling and proc- 

 essing data within the c-enter. 



(d) Establish requirements for format of data submitted and criteria for 

 accuracy of data. Determine what types of data should be collected by the 

 center. 



(e) Establish means to obtain maximum data from available sources, includ- 

 ing civilian aLd international sources, on a reasonable time scale. 



(/) Determine most reasonable means for individuals or activities to obtain 

 data on request : establish uniform reimbursable cost basis. Such basi? shall be 

 in accordance with existing regulations. Review for adequacy existing Federal 

 regulations pertaining to provision of data to non-Government activities. Rec- 

 ommend to Interagency Committee on Oceanography legislation, if needed, to 

 make the data center a valuable asset to the oceanographic community. 



(g) Consult with officially recognized and other scientific groups as may be 

 appropriate in the interests of the National Oceanographic Data Center. 



(h) Recommend to the oceanographic community deficiencies in types of data, 

 area coverages, data collection techniques, etc. 



Estimate of Cost of 10- Year National Program in Oceanography Made by 

 Interagency Committee on Oceanography 



NATIONAL OCEANOfiflAPHIC PROaRAM 



FISCAL YEARS 



