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~ Mr. Rocrrs. And can be used in your program ? 
Commander Nyreren. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Rogers. So the work is being done then ? 
Commander Nyeren. The work is being done as it has always been 
done, and we are attempting to meet some of the recommendations of 
the National Academy with the equipment that is today available. 
There is a percentage of the survey dollars which is ocean survey 
m response to NASCO’s recommendations. Most of it is not—most 
of it is what we have chosen to call mission-oriented surveys. 
Mr. Rogers. What I am wondering is, is this just carrying on a 
Navy program and getting funding from somewhere else, or is this 
funding from the Navy, or what ? 
Commander Nyeren. The ocean surveys work ? 
Mr. Rocsrs. Yes. 
Commander Nyrecren. No. The Navy’s requirements are based on 
military requirements. This is entirely different. The Coast and 
Geodetic Survey problems are separate. The National Academy did 
recommend that the ocean survey plan be set up and be followed. This 
we are attempting to do as part of the national program. 
To date, the only agency that has been able to divert ship time spe- 
cifically to this has been the Coast Survey. The Navy ultimately con- 
tributes to this body of knowledge as it is declassified. There is no 
question about this. Their surveys are not tailored to the reeommenda- 
tions of the National Academy. 
Mr. Rocmrs. This $14 million, does that come from the Navy budget ? 
Commander Nyerren. I would rather you direct that question to 
Captain Treadwell, who follows me, who will be able to discuss the 
Navy funding much better than I. 
Mr. Rocrrs. I thought you might know generally the funding of 
your Panel. 
Commander Nyerren. This comes from the Navy budget. If you 
want to pursue—— 
Mr. Rogers. It is carrying on a Navy function and it is funded by 
the Navy ? 
Commander Nycren. Yes. 
Mr. Rocsrs. So there is no money coming from other agencies, or 
some other source; it is a Navy source ? 
Commander Nycren. Yes. 
Mr. Rocrrs. And it is carrying on a Navy function that can con- 
tribute, but it does not necessarily fall within the national plan set up 
by the National Academy of Sciences ? 
Commander Nyerren. May I suggest Captain Treadwell can better 
answer this. I say this not to be evasive, but it is a matter of definition 
again. 
What is the ultimate objective of this work ? 
Mr. Rocrrs. The only two ships that are really carrying out the 
plan are the Coast and Geodetic Survey ships? 
Commander Nyeren. Yes. And as of today, there is no ship as- 
signed to this. 
Mr. Rocrrs. I thought you said you had pulled a couple off. 
Commander Nycren. One has been sent to the Indian Ocean, and 
one had to be diverted to Alaska in response to the earthquake damage, 
so today there are no ships on the ocean survey plan as such. 
