A. Federal 



1 . Geological Survey 



The principal objective of the Geological Sur- 

 vey's marine program is to make a three-dimen- 

 sional geological analysis of the continental shelves 

 and slopes in order to:"" 



—Appraise the undeveloped mineral, water, and 

 energy resource potential on and beneath the sea 

 floor, delineate broad target areas to stimulate 

 detailed intensive exploration by private industry, 

 and insure the public a fair income from the 

 mineral resources exploited from the offshore 

 public domain. 



—Study marine geologic processes to develop new 

 criteria to aid in the search for resources both on 

 land and beneath the sea. 



—Acquire geologic knowledge to alleviate loss of 

 life or property resulting from geologic hazards 

 such as earthquakes or engineering hazards related 

 to slope or sea floor stability and to guide private 

 and goverrunental construction and other subsea 

 operations. 



—Provide geologic and hydrologic analyses and 

 interpretations in coastal areas and estuaries in 

 order to analyse the interaction of man-made 

 pollutants with geologic environment, and the 

 control exercised by the geologic environment on 

 the dispersal of pollutants. 



—Assemble geologic information essential to man- 

 agement or policy decisions relative to marine 

 mineral resources and to planning for compatible 

 multiple uses of coastal areas and sea beds. 



—Contribute fundamental knowledge of the his- 

 tory and origin of the continental margins and 

 deep ocean basins and the relation of this history 

 to the localization of mineral resources. 



—Contribute to National and international pro- 

 grams of exploration and development of the 

 world's ocean resources by providing geologic data 

 needed to guide sovereignty determinations and by 



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From statement by Director, Geological Survey, to 

 the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and 

 Resources, Oct. 12, 1967. 



assisting emerging nations in development of their 

 marine resources. 



—Provide a focus for the assimilation and interpre- 

 tation of geologic data derived from programs of 

 other Federal and State agencies, universities and 

 institutions, and industry. 



The Geological Survey is subdivided into seven 

 divisions: Geologic, Topographic, Water Resources 

 Conservation, Pubhcations, Computer, and Admin- 

 istrative. The marine geologic and hydrologic work 

 of the Survey is conducted by the Office of Marine 

 Geology and Hydrology of the Geologic Division. 

 Direct funding in FY 1968 was $1.2 million. 

 Additional funding of $1.4 million was provided 

 by the Heavy Metals Program, making a total 

 budget of $2.6 million. Total budget requested by 

 the President for FY 1969 was $2.4 million. 



The work of the Survey is accomphshed in four 

 ways: by in-house research; through research 

 contracts with universities and institutes (currently 

 11 university contracts total about $900,000); 

 service contracts with industry; and cooperative 

 programs with other Federal agencies, including 

 Bureau of Mines, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 

 Naval Oceanographic Office, Naval Undersea War- 

 fare Center, and ESSA. 



The supervision and management of marine 

 mineral resources is the responsibility of the 

 Branch of Oil and Gas Operations, Conservation 

 Division of the Geological Survey. The level of 

 funding in FY 1968 was $0.6 million. An increase 

 in funding to about $1.3 million for FY 1969 has 

 been recommended. 



2. Bureau of Mines 



The marine program of the Bureau of Mines can 

 be divided into two sections: the heavy metals 

 section dealing with placer deposits and the "core" 

 section which include BM activities relevant to all 

 other types of marine mineral resources. Each of 

 these programs can be further broken down into 

 two parts: 



-Delineation technology. Programs in this part are 

 concerned with the development of tools, instru- 

 ments, and techniques for the identification of all 

 distinguishing features of marine mineral deposits. 

 (In support of this objective the Bureau operates 



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