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In addition to the U.S. Subseabed Program funding, the 

 expenditure in FY 1984 by other countries participating in the 

 Seabed Working Group is estimated to be approximately $12 

 million. 



Long-Range Strategies 



The longer range strategies of the Subseabed Disposal Program 



are: 



(1) to fund the research and development program to 

 report on the technical and environmental feasibility 

 in 1990; 



(2) to continue with site assessment leading to the 

 ability to recommend a subseabed repository site as a 

 future repository, if the concept proves feasible; 



(3) to continue participation in the NEA Seabed Working 

 Group and in multinational-funded field experiments 

 with the objective of increasing contributions by 

 other countries while reducing the percentage of U.S. 

 funding for deep ocean experiments; and, 



(4) to continue to participate in interagency and 

 international meetings on the subject of subseabed 

 disposal with the intent of fully assessing the 

 institutional aspects of subseabed disposal as a 

 longer-ranged objective. 



