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|   | Setting a New Course for U.S. Coastal Ocean ScienceFinal Report of the Subcommittee on U.S. Coastal OceanSciencePhase I: Inventory of Federal ProgramsPhase II: The Strategic Framework
 

****July 1995****

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****NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL****

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****Committee on Environment and Natural Resources****

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*****Setting a New Course for U.S. Coastal Ocean Science--Final Report     of the Subcommittee onU.S. Coastal Ocean Science* was completed in December     1994. The Subcommittee was partof the Committee on Earth and Environmental     Sciences of the Federal CoordinatingCouncil for Science, Engineering and Technology.     This organization was the predecessorof the Committee on Environment and Natural     Resources of the National Science andTechnology Council (NSTC). Because "Phase     I: Inventory of Federal Programs" and"Phase II: The Strategic Framework" make     recommendations for the future coordinationof Federal activity in the coastal     ocean, NSTC believes it is important that this Final Reportbe made widely     available as a reference for current activity and planning.************
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****THE WHITE HOUSE****

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**July 5, 1995**

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**Dear Colleague:**

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**I am pleased to release Setting A New Course for U.S. Coastal Ocean Science--Final     Report ofthe Subcommittee on U.S. Coastal Ocean Science. The Subcommittee     on U.S. Coastal OceanScience (SUSCOS) was part of the Committee on Earth and     Environmental Sciences (CEES)under the Federal Coordinating Council for Science,     Engineering and Technology. With theestablishment of the National Science     and Technology Council (NSTC), announced by PresidentClinton on November 23,     1993, the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR)has assumed     many of the responsibilities of CEES. Many of CENR's efforts relate to coastalocean     issues. Therefore the SUSCOS Final Report represents a significant building     block forCENR's overall efforts.**

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**The report inventories Federal coastal ocean science efforts for 1991-1993     and outlines aframework for improving predictive capabilities for coastal     ocean systems that link terrestrial andmarine physical processes, biogeochemical     cycles, and the interactions of living resources. Such ascientific predictive     capability is required to integrate protection and use of the coastal zone     andcoastal ocean resources. The research priorities outlined in the SUSCOS     Final Report reflect thedevelopment of a consensus among Federal science agencies,     the university community, andnatural resource managers as to national needs.**

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**The publication of the Final Report will provide an information bridge     that links previous effortsto coordinate Federal coastal ocean science activities     with current ones, and NSTC is pleased tofacilitate its publication.**

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**Sincerely,**

**[signed]**

**John H. Gibbons**

**Assistant to the President for Science and Technology**

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