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measures the cost of the work done by the center for the contributing partici- 

 pating agency. The reimbursement shall be made pursuant to the provisions 

 of Sections 686, 686a, 686b, and 691 of title 31, United States Code. The initial 

 estimated annual cost of these services to each of the participating agencies is : 



(o) Department of the Navy $250, 000 



(&) Coast and Geodetic Survey 80,000 



(c) Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 80,000 



(d) National Science Foundation 80,000 



(e) Atomic Energy Commission 10,000 



(/) Weather Bureau 10, 000 



Proper adjustment on the basis of the actual cost of the services performed shall 

 be made on the ratio of the pro rata shares of each of the participating agencies. 

 Actual cost shall not be incurred in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) 

 in excess of the estimated cost without specific approval of the participating 

 agencies. These estimates shall be redetermined annually and reapportioned, 

 as necessary, by amendment to this Interagency Agreement to reflect actual 

 cost experience of the previous year and prospective changes in operational 

 requirements. In addition to the foregoing estimates and elements of cost, the 

 participating agencies will pay for data obtained from the Center at the cost 

 of the services performed. The Department of the Navy shall advise the par- 

 ticipating agencies of the date of activation of the Data Center. Each of the 

 participating agencies may, at its election terminate its participation under 

 this agreement upon reasonable advance notice to the other agencies, and, in 

 such event, the amount apportioned to it for payment for the year in which such 

 termination takes place shall be adjusted to such extent, if any, as the parties 

 hereto consider appropriate under the circumstances. 



4. Management and support of the Data Center shall be furnished by the 

 Department of the Navy through the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Oflice in accord- 

 ance with the provisions of this agreement as amplified by the policies and pro- 

 cedures established by the National Oceanographic Data Center Advisory Board. 

 The National Oceanographic Data Center shall be under the direct supervision 

 of a scientifically and technically qualified U.S. Civil Service employee who will 

 devote full time to supervising the operations of the Center as distinct from other 

 functions of the Hydrographic Office. With no intent to restrict by enumera- 

 tion, support shall include suitable space for offices, data storage and processing 

 and appropriate facilities to jnake the data at the Center readily available, such 

 as a reading room, a reference library and a catalog of Center holdings. Any 

 action taken by the Advisory Board in regard to the policies and procedures 

 which requires work to be done by the Department of the Navy shall be con- 

 sidered as orders made by participating agencies within the provisions of Sec- 

 tions 686, 686a, 686b, and 691 of title 31, U.S. Code. 



5. The National Oceanographic Data Center shall perform the functions 

 enumerated below: 



(a) The Center shall receive, compile, process and preserve appropriate 

 oceanographic data submitted to it. 



(6) The Center shall be responsible for acquiring by exchange, gift or pur- 

 chase oceanographic data of scientific value from domestic or foreign sources. 



(o) The Center shall establish procedures for insuring that the accuracy and 

 general quality of the data incorporated into the Center's repository meet the 

 criteria established by the Advisory Board and shall undertake analytical 

 studies necessary for this purpose. 



id) The Center is directed to prepare data summaries and tabulations show- 

 ing annual and seasonal oceanographic conditions. This may include annual 

 and seasonal means, departures from normal and examples of conditions exist- 

 ing within a specified interval of time (synoptic observations). 



(e) The Center shall prepare and make available to requestors, indexes of its 

 holdings and other information necessary for requesting data or services. It 

 shall perform or make arrangements for the performance of appropriate data 

 processing services at cost. 



(/) The Center is authorized to promote and encourage the routine collection 

 of time series and oceanwide survey data. 



(g) The Center is authorized to exchange or sell to the general public, in 

 accordance with existing law, summaries and tabulations prepared by the- 



