use in environmental management purposes. It operates the EROS Data 

 Center (EDC), which provides access to the imagery. 



It also maintains the National Earthquake Information Service 

 (NEIS), which provides information on location, magnitude, and inten- 

 sity of recent earthquakes. 



410. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: DOS 



The primary function of DOS is to provide the President with 

 advice in the formulation and execution of foreign policy, including 

 matters relating to ocean policy. The United States has a special 

 representative at the Law of the Sea Conference (UNCLOS), and there 

 is an Assistant Legal Adviser for Ocean, Environment, and Scientific 

 Affairs. 



A Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 

 Affairs (OES), organized in 1973, formulates and implements policies 

 and proposals for the scientific and technical aspects of marine sci- 

 ence activities as they relate to other countries and international 

 governmental organizations; represents DOS in international negotia- 

 tions in its areas of responsibility; and provides guidance to the 

 U.S. scientific community on activities and programs affecting for- 

 eign policy issues. Subunits of the Bureau are the Scientific and 

 Technical Affairs (OES/SCI), Environmental and Population Affairs 

 (OES/ENP), and Ocean and Fishery Affairs (OES/OFA). An Ocean 

 Affairs Advisory Committee (OAAC) provides advice to the Secretary 

 of State and to OES on matters relating to international cooperation. 



The Department's Agency for International Development (AID) helps 

 developing countries use their resources and assists in programs to 

 train marine technicians in the developing countries. 



DOS was closely involved in the negotiations establishing the 200- 

 mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and is responsible for negotiating 

 Governing International Fisheries Agreements (GIFA) making surplus 

 catches of fishes in the EEZ available to foreign governments. 



411. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: DOT 



DOT, established in 1966, is responsible for coordinating the 

 Nation's transportation systems and for developing national programs 

 and policies to promote transportation. 



Its concerns with marine science activities are limited to the 

 Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) under the Assistant Secretary for 

 Environment, Safety, and Consumer Affairs and to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

 OPS is concerned with offshore drilling for gas and oil and the estab- 

 lishment of deepwater ports (DWPS). The U.S. Coast Guard is described 

 in the following entry. 



412. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD: USCG 



USCG was formally established in 1915, though its antecedents 

 date back to 1790 when it was the Revenue Cutter Service, a law en- 

 forcement agency. Over the years its functions and activities have 

 broadened from that solely responsible for maritime law enforcement. 

 Today it routinely collects oceanographic and meteorological observ- 

 ations on regular patrols and on International Ice Patrols (IIP), 

 for which it is responsible under international agreements. The 

 Coast Guard Oceanographic Unit (CGOU) provides scientific support to 

 these activities, many of which are carried out in its Search and 

 Rescue (SAR) program which involves efforts to obtain pertinent 

 oceanographic data to develop a steady state model of seas for search 

 and rescue operations. Most of its oceanographic projects are rou- 

 tine; however one was identified by an acronym, WEBSEC, for Western 

 Beaufort Sea Ecological System. It has Airborne Radiation Thermometer 



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