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(d) Analyze proposed marine programs in relationship to the Department's 

 phuniing, programing and budgetary system to assure the development of In- 

 terior marine programs. 



(e)« Review Departmental reports and studies on marine re-s-ources programs 

 and marine related legislation. 



(/) Serve as the chief focal point for the Department's broad, multi-bureau 

 relationships in the field of marine resources with Federal, State, and local gov- 

 ernment agencies, international organizations, private industries, universities 

 and scientific representation on interagency committees, commissions, and panels. 



iff) Contract or arrange for special studies related to marine resources and 

 oceiin technology. 



Sec. 3. Relationship to Marine Affairs Action Group. The Office of Marine 

 Affairs will provide staff assistance to the Marine Affairs action group and 

 otJier support necessary for the completion of its plan for Departmental reor- 

 ganization as specified in this Department's Secretarial Order No. 2928 of 

 January 28, 1970. 



Sec. 4. Program and Sfoffiiir; Plan. The Director of the Office of Marine Affairs 

 will prepare a program plan for the work of tiie Office. Staffing to carry out the 

 purposes of this order will be provided by the Assistant Secretaries upon 

 recjuest fi-om the Director of the Office of Marine Affairs. 



Sec. 5. Rescission. This order rescinds Order No. 2909 dated October 22, 19t>8. 

 Tlio Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Marine Resources, is 

 hereby renamed the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. 



Sec. 6. Effective Date. This order is effective immediately. 



Walter J. Hickel, 

 Secretary of the Interior. 



jNIr. Stang. It specifies tliat new staff will bo made available for this 

 office througli consultation with and cooperation of the Assistant Sec- 

 retary for Administration. 



The Acting Director of the new office, Mr. Iloward Eckle.s, immedi- 

 ately to my left, can fill you in with more substantial details about tlie 

 present activities of this office and its plans for expansion. 



Senator HomnsrCxS. Can you describe those briefly for us, please? 



^Tr. EcKLES. Mr. Chairman, our present situation is Ave have on our 

 staff four professional men. And our plans which we will put forward 

 as an interim arrangement to get started with the problem of coastal 

 zonino; mana<iement and other aspects of management, will be a staff 

 of between 8 and 10 pi-ofessional men and the Secretary's and 

 Assistant's staff. 



Senator Holltxgs. But the four would have conti'ol of the coastal 

 zone management problems ? 



Mr. EcKLES. They are both a coordinating and planning office on 

 behalf of the Secretary fo!' this function. 



We are going to focus on this problem with planning and leadershi}) 

 and also help develop future programs eithei- in subject mattei' and 

 legislation, and so forth, that we think is needed. So the |)urpo«e is to 

 centralize in one place sti-ongly fixed responsibility in the Office of 

 the Secretary on this matter of coastal zone affairs. 



Senator Hollings. Again, if T were that chemical engineer with a 

 grocery list trying to find out what the guidelines would ho for my 

 particular industrv to adhere to on pollution, would T also come to vour 

 office? I go to the Fish and Wildlife Office, the Water Quality "Ad- 

 ministration, and would I also come to your office, too ? 



]V[r. EcKLES. If he comes to our office, we will make sure he gets 

 answers from the Depai'tment of Interior and it would come from 

 several places, because there are a lot of different elements of the 

 Department involved. 



