The Interagency Committee on Oceanography of the Federal 
Council for Science and Technology has, through its Ocean 
Surveys Advisory Panel, developed the following plan as a 
framework within which this cuuntry will carry out Ocean 
Surveys. What data are collected is determined by the require- 
ments of the various federal agencies with oceanographic 
responsibilities and by the various research problems to which 
Ocean Surveys can contribute. The specific areas for each 
year's operations will be determined by the overall national 
requirements, considering both the specific applied objectives 
and the basic research objectives as modified by the availa- 
bility of ships, equipment, and navigational control. 
