JFFICIAL USE ONL. Ae approximately 20 agencies. DBM provided funds in 1967 and 1968 for operarion of the Na-:onal Committee; no support has been provided the Committee in 1969. However, $50,000 was provided for stidy of the Grassland Biome of the Ecosystem Analysis Program in FY 1968, DBM favors IBP concep: and will continue support and consider IBP proposals on an individual basis, The 120 equare miles for Arid Land Ecology research at Hanford has been appr3ved as a site for studies by the Desert Biome Committee. Dr. Stanley Averbach, Director of the Oak Ridge Ecology Program, heads the planning for she Deciduous Forest Biome. Tholeincider.c:. The Committee was pleased to learn that the clean-up activii1es at Trhlic, Greenland, had been satisfactorily concluded and that the banish Goveramern: agrees that no significant radioisotopic contamination has been rntrod-ced into the ecological systems ot the area, Joic«ly Sponsored Medical Seminars, Dr, Doran announced that the first in a series of traigi.g seminars for physicians in the medical care and Ereaiment of radiasion accident victims was held at Richland, Washington, in July 1968. These sessions are primarily tor licensee and contractor ciaff phvsicians but some key doctors from cooperating community hospitals are also included the second seminar is scheduled for October 19685 at the Brookhaven National ‘aboratory. Meeting on Radiation Protection. Dr. Duda iniormed the Committee of a meeting held at Arvonre National Laboratory on july 9, 1968. cto discuss chemical procection avainst radiation attended by various DBM scraff members and other invitees The suggestions and recommendations of the discussants were 1} that the rad:cprotectants developed by the Walter Reed group should be brought to the at entton of and made available to interested scientists; 2) that more stuaies need to be conducted on the biochemistry of cysteamine, the oxygen etfect, and repair mechanisms; 3) more emphasis should be placed on studying chemical procecricn in cel! suspension, Lt was not recommended that a critical crea:ive reyiew be enco raged at this time. A second meeting is tentatively scheduled for Jaruary 13, 1969, art Gainesville. Fla. HENREilProgram. Mr. Deal briefly brought the Committee up to date on the discussions about the funding ratio for the ORNL Civil Defense Research Project. The Commissicn approved discussions with the BOB and che Joint Committee's staff aimed at eliminating the ceiling approach. There was a brief discussion cf the work which will be done fcr the DHUD (Department /of Howsing amd Urbar Development) and he reported on the success of the accelerator for Phase if of Operation HENRE. MarineResourceCouncilActivities, recentiv formed groups. Dr, Osterberg announced that two The National Council of Marine Resources and OFFICIAL USE ONLY