1 DR. KRAEUTER: There is not going to be that many. We might as 



2 well get some information from somewhere. We may not do this for any 



3 other area. 



4 DR. VALENTINE: They do not ever have to do it. 



5 DR. KRAEUTER: We do not want to recommend just this area and then 



6 say it has not been recommended, therefore we are not going to do it 



7 anywhere. 



8 DR. VALENTINE: This does not require them to do anything. 



9 MR. VILD: I personally would like to see, if it is available, 



10 more information from the Hudson Canyon, because that is where they 



11 had--it was almost a commercial find, we were told, of gas. 



12 DR. VALENTINE: If drill ing occurs. 



13 MR. VILD: If there is any sort of impetus for production in the 



14 whole Atlantic, it is going to be right there. 



15 DR. GRASSLE: "If drilling occurs close to the boundary of a 



16 submarine canyon in the north Atlantic or middle Atlantic regions, 



17 processes associated with potential impacts should be studied." 



18 DR. VALENTINE: How about saying "drilling is planned" instead of 



19 "if drilling occurs?" That way you can start- -what we want is a study 



20 that has a before and during, at least. 



21 DR. KRAEUTER: If they are going to study it, I can tell you 



22 scientifically they would recommend that they do it beforehand. They 



23 usually start these beforehand, that is just almost a matter of record. 



24 When they are going to do a study they get [data] before. I don't think 



25 we need to tell them that. 



26 DR. GRASSLE: Instead of "occurs" it should be "is to occur." 



27 DR. MACIOLEK: Or "is planned." 



28 DR. GRASSLE: Somehow planning sounds too nebulous. 



29 DR. KRAEUTER: "Is to occur." You have got this whole thing in 



30 California right now. They started that study and have 5 years of data 



31 now. It is costing millions and you are standing there saying, okay, 



32 now what do we do? Do we continue this for another year, figuring that 



33 they are going to-- 



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