The IPSC should facilitate the consultative process and provide for 
participation of nongovernmental institutions. In the event the 
consultations do not produce agreement, it is recommended that: 
* the IPSC present the matter to the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (page 30). 
Information Requirements and Program Monitoring 
An integral component of a National Primate Program is the development 
of a means to assess current and future requirements for primates and 
the availability of sources of supplies to meet these requirements. 
In order to accomplish this, it is recommended that; 
* each sponsor regularly assess its own needs for primates; 
and that 
* the IPSC assume responsibility for national assessment of 
overall needs and availability (page 31). 
Accurate and comprehensive assessment depends upon accurate and com¬ 
prehensive information. Accordingly, it is recommended that: 
* sponsors develop a capability to define primate requirements 
for all projects under their sponsorship (page 32); 
* the IPSC determine the availability of primates from foreign 
sources (page 30); and that 
* each sponsor periodically inform the IPSC of the status of the 
domestic primate production activities (page 33). 
In addition to information describing the immediate and short-range 
situations, information which provides an overall perspective of the 
supply/demand picture must be developed. It is, therefore, recommended 
that: 
* the IPSC, through the analysis of usage trends, research develop¬ 
ments, and other indices develop an overall perspective of the 
nation's long-term needs for primates (page 33). 
It is through the development of this national perspective, which is 
sensitive to national health needs, that the progress of the National 
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