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mental responsibilities for the marine environment by requiring additional at- 

 tention to resources of the continental shelves, an area of at least one million 

 square miles of the ocean. 



In addition, the Water Quality Act of 1965 and the Clean Waters Restoration 

 Act of 1966 have greatly expanded the Department's authority and responsibility 

 for improving the quality of our water resources in marine environments. Thus, 

 through the combination of water and other resource development and responsi- 

 bilities for planning, coordination and support of outdoor recreation, the De- 

 partment has an extensive involvement in marine scientific and technological 

 affairs. 



In response to the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act, Secre- 

 tary Udall assigned new responsibilities to several of his top administrators for 

 the purpose of coordinating the Department's many programs for developing 

 and utilizing marine resources. I was named to lead the team which consists 

 of nine Interior Bureaus and Offices. Dr. Walter Hibbard, Director of the Bureau 

 of Mines, is my Deputy Administrator in this program and an appointment is 

 now pending which would name Mr. Howard Eckles, from the Office of the 

 Science Adviser in the Department, as Program Manager. 



As shown on the accompanying organizational chart, we have also appointed 

 a non-governmental Advisory (Committee. The members are outstanding men 

 from universities and industry who can represent broad fields of marine re- 

 search and resiource development. Assistant Secretaries of Interior who have 

 responsibilities for marine resources also act as an Advisory Council to me 

 and to Secretary Udall in the discharge of our duties in the coordination and 

 administration of marine resource programs which are of concern to more than 

 one Bureau or Assistant Secretarial offices. 



I should point out, too, as a further step in strengthening our capabilities in 

 marine science that Dr. Milner B. Schaefer, who was formerly the Director of 

 the Institute of Marine Resources of the University of California and also for- 



INTERIOR'S ORGANIZATION FOR ITS IVIARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 



ADVISORY COMMITTEE 



NONGOVERNMENTAL 



PROGRAM STAFF 



DETAILED FROM 

 BUREAUS & AGENCIES 



SECRETARY 

 UNDER SECRETARY 



PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 



ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 

 FISH & WILQLIFE & PARKS 



DEPUTY PROGRAM 

 ADMINISTRATOR 



DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF MINES 



PROGRAM MANAGER 



DIRECTORS 

 OF 



ADViSOHY COUNCIL 



FROM OFFICE 

 OF THE SECRETARY 



-A/S MINERAL RESOURCES 



-A S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 



A/S PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 



A/S WATER a POWER 

 -SCIENCE ADVISER 

 — SOLICITOR, 



