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I'm particularly glad to see this as a joint hearing. As others 

 have referred to, in the past, it has frequently been difficult to or- 

 ganize and to coordinate things in subjects as diverse as the oceans 

 because the agencies and activities have been spread over so many 

 congressional committees. 



I have occasionally had the feeling that one of the tasks of an 

 agency head or a senior official with such a responsibility is to 

 somehow find a way to coordinate committees of Congress. And I'm 

 delighted to see the Congress worrying about how it can present 

 a coordinated and useful set of policies that will view the oceans 

 as a problem which goes across a number of constituencies and a 

 number of agencies. 



And that cooperation is likely to be helpful to all aspects of the 

 Federal Government and to all levels of government Eind business 

 in creating the body of knowledge and technology and using it for 

 our total national benefit. 



I think this is a wonderful opportunity and a wonderful initia- 

 tive, and I thank you for the opportunity to testify on it. 



Thank you, Mr. Chairman 



[The prepared statement of Dr. Frosch follows:] 



