ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) —Continued 
PROGRAM TITLE AND PURPOSE 
Power Package Recovery 
The recovery of nuclear power packages from aborted space 
shots to a depth of 2,000 meters. 
Supporting activities: Contractors, NASA, Navy, Coast Guard. 
REMARKS 
Requires infrequent, intermittent use 
of submersibles to locate and recover 
power supplies. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 
Assessment of Marine Waste Disposal Areas 
Measure and describe, through observations and collection of 
water sediment and biota, the fate and effects of various types 
of wastes (sludges, dredge spoils, and municipal sewage) in 
coastal waters and the Great Lakes. 
Lead agency: Office of Research and Monitoring. 
Water Quality and Ecology 
Measure and describe the influence of water quality on marine 
ecosystems and the origin and fate of materials and substances 
detrimental to water quality. 
Lead agency: Office of Water Programs. 
Enforcement Action Evidence Collection 
The collection of evidence of environmental damage and the 
source of the damage-producing substances for use in civil and 
criminal litigation “against alleged polluters of coastal waters 
and the Great Lakes. 
Lead agency: Office of General Counsel and Enforcement. 
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Diver, habitat, and submersible appli- 
cations, particularly the latter; work 
by in-house labs., academia, and in- 
dustry; cooperative activities with 
NOAA-MUSA&T; no programmed reg- 
ular use of platforms. 
Diver, submersible, and habitat appli- 
cations, particularly the latter for 
process studies; cooperative activities 
with NOAA-MUS&T; no programmed 
regular use of platforms. 
Intermittent need to collect firsthand 
observation evidence. Platform use, 
primarily submersibles, would depend 
on pending cases. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) 
Oceanographic Research 
The collection and analysis of physical, biological, chemical, and 
geological oceanographic data to extend man’s knowledge of the 
oceans and their resources. 
Lead agency: Division of Environmental Sciences. 
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Responds to unsolicited proposals and 
may fund platform utilization as part 
of overall research; cooperative ac- 
tivities with NOAA-MUS&T: no spe- 
cific fund set aside for platform use. 
