Another advisory board is the Outer Continental Shelf Advisory 

 Board (OCSAB), established in 1975 and composed of representatives 

 from the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Transportation, and the 

 Environmental Protection Agency. 



360. COMMISSIONS 



The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) authorized the 

 establishment of an independent commission, known as the Marine Mam- 

 mal Commission (MMC) to develop and review information, actions, and 

 policies to obtain the objectives established by the Act. It com- 

 prises three members appointed by the President from the private sec- 

 tor, and in turn it may establish committees and appoint members to 

 them. 



361. INTERAGENCY BODIES 



The Interagency Committee on Oceanography (ICO) was established 

 in 1960 to develop a National Ocean Program (NOP). It supported a 

 number of committees or panels including the Coordinating Committee 

 on Oceanography (CCO), the Marine Biology Sub Panel, the Ocean Survey 

 Advisory Panel, and the Panel on International Program of the Inter- 

 agency Committee on Oceanography (PIPICO). PIPICO remains as an 

 interagency panel under the aegis of the Department of State. The ac- 

 ronym has been carried on and the present title is now the Panel on 

 International Programs and International Cooperation in Ocean Affairs. 

 Its purpose is to coordinate U.S. participation in international pro- 

 grams. 



The ICO terminated in 1967 upon creation of the National Council 

 on Marine Resources and Engineering Development (NCMRED) following 

 passage of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 

 1966 (MREDA). The Council, sometimes called the Marine Sciences 

 Council (MSC), or Marine Resources Council (MRC) was chaired by the 

 Vice-President of the United States and comprised officials from the 

 several Federal agencies with marine science interests. It came under 

 the Executive Office of the President, and its mission was to provide 

 assistance to the President in the development and coordination of a 

 national oceanographic program and to assure that marine science and 

 technology were used effectively in the interests of national security 

 and the general welfare. Its plan for the U.S. Federal effort was 

 known as the Ten-Year Plan for Ocean Exploration (TYPOE). 



The Council created four interagency committees to coordinate 

 policies and programs and to develop recommendations as to issues re- 

 quiring the Council's attention: Marine Research, Education, and Fa- 

 cilities (CMREF) or (ICMREF); Ocean Exploration and Environmental Ser- 

 vices (COEES or ICOEES), later superceded by the Committee on Policy 

 Review; Food From the Sea (CFFS or ICFFS); and Multiple Use of the 

 Coastal Zone (CMUCZ or ICMUCZ). The Secretary of State established a 

 fifth committee, the Committee on International Policy in the Marine 

 Environment (CIPME). 



In 1968 ICMUCZ sponsored a Task Group on Identification of Prob- 

 lems, Opportunities, and Needs (IPON) and a Task Group on Interagency 

 Coordination, Federal-State Relationships, and Legal Problems (COSREL). 

 Both groups were short lived. 



In 1971 the Council was superseded by the Interagency Committee 

 for Marine Science and Engineering (ICMSE) created by the Federal 

 Council for Science and Technology (FCST). ICMSE comprised officials 

 from 11 departments and agencies involved in marine science activities. 

 The NOAA administrator was appointed the chairman. ICMSE was respon- 

 sible for ensuring, planning, and coordinating Federal activities in 

 marine sciences and related matters; identifying the need for and 



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