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in the time that we have allotted. If anybody has any particular 

 hardship with that 10 minute rule, we will be glad to accept appli- 

 cations for hardship exemptions, but only upon application. Other- 

 wise, we will expect that the testimony will be completed in 10 

 minutes. 



So with that, and as determined by whatever batting order, you 

 would like to select, go ahead. 



STATEMENTS OF MARY ROSE HUGHES, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC- 

 RETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RE- 

 SOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ACCOMPANIED BY SCOTT 

 HAJOST, LEGAL ADVISERS OFFICE, AND DAVE SCHIELE, IN- 

 TERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER, OFFICE OF ENVIRON- 

 MENT AND HEALTH; GLEN SJOBLOM, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF 

 RADIATION PROGRAMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

 AGENCY, ACCOMPANIED BY TUDOR DAVIES, ACTING DEPUTY 

 ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR WATER, EPA; MICHAEL LAW- 

 RENCE, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RA- 

 DIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 

 ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN E. BAUBLITZ, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF 

 REMEDIAL ACTION PROJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 



STATEMENT OF MARY ROSE HUGHES 



Ms. Hughes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I will lead off for the Department of State. My name is Mary 

 Rose Hughes, I am Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Envi- 

 ronment, Health and Natural Resources. Accompanying me today 

 from the State Department is Mr. Scott Hajost, of our Legal Advis- 

 er's Office, and Mr. David Schiele, of our Office of Environment, 

 Health and Natural Resources. 



I will summarize where I can, although I believe my prepared 

 statement is very succinct and I ought to be able 



Mr. D' Amours. Your statement is rather short. You could prob- 

 ably read it in 10 minutes. That is your choice. 



Ms. Hughes. With your permission, I propose to do that. 



Thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for this opportunity to see you 

 again and to appear before the subcommittee to discuss the activi- 

 ties of the Department of State regarding ocean disposal of radioac- 

 tive waste. 



I propose to cover the following areas in my prepared statement: 



First, the administration response to proposals to ban all ocean 

 disposal of radioactive wastes, and foUowup to the relevant deci- 

 sions taken at the consultative meeting of the parties to the 

 London Dumping Convention in February 1983; 



Second, preparations for a meeting of legal experts to discuss 

 seabed emplacement of high level radioactive wastes and; 



Third, U.S. participation in negotiations for a marine environ- 

 ment convention for the South Pacific region, in which there is a 

 proposal for a regional ban on storage, dumping or other disposal 

 of radioactive wastes. 



You are already informed of the decisions that took place at the 

 February 1983 meeting of the London Dumping Convention. Let 

 me summarize that the issue at that time was a proposal by the 

 Pacific Island States of Kiribati and Nauru to amend the annexes 



