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Recommendations 



Action through 



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 Ref. 



Place responsibility for Federal marine law enforcement in 



NOAA/Coast Guard; improve State enforcement Org. & Non-Fed. 



Strengthen data centers and provide coordination through 



NOAA Org. & Admin. 



Provide standards, calibration, and test facilities and more 

 effective procedures to ensure reliabiUty and com- 

 parability of marine data (NOAA) Leg./Admin. 



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Chapter 7 

 Effort 



Organizing a National Ocean 



In previous chapters the Commission has 

 recommended actions across a broad spec- 

 trum of marine activities to achieve effective 

 use of the seas. Such an effort requires re- 

 structuring of present scattered organizations 

 to pennit the Federal Government to provide 

 the necessary leadership and support. Tliose 

 marine activities which provide close opera- 

 tional support to existing depai-tments and 

 agencies with marine missions should be con- 

 tinued and strengtliened. Those which are 

 peripheral to parent agencies' missions need 



to be brought together to estahlish a new cen- 

 tral focus for scientific, technical, and service 

 functions related to tlie air and sea. 



However, consolidation is not sufficient : 

 new programs must be created under tlie 

 guidance of an operating agency with a broad 

 and coherent mission in marine, atmospheric, 

 and certain other geophysical sciences. A 

 means needs to be found for eliciting the 

 views of the marine community in planning 

 and assessing Federal activities. Responsibil- 

 ity for coordination has to be lodged in 

 appropriate machineiy at both operating 

 and Presidential staff levels. 



Recommendations 



Action through 



Page 

 Ref. 



Establish a major civilian agency (NOAA) for administra- 

 tion of Federal civil marine and atmospheric programs. Org. 



Transfer certain existing agencies and programs to NOAA. Org. 



Vest additional functions in NOAA Org. 



Establish NOAA as an independent agency Org. 



Vest the head of NOAA with coordination of Federal pro- 

 grams related to its central functions Org. /Admin. 



Establish a broadly constituted advisory committee 

 (NACO) to advise on progress in meeting national 

 objectives Leg. 



Continue the National Marine Council until decisions on 



KOAA are reached Leg./Admin. 



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