3. Dennis Olsen Mr. Coleman, I am afvaid that I don't understand what kind of arrangement is being made. In your first statement, you. said that you are restricted to channel communications within the Department of Interior. Peter T. Coleman I am not restricted to that. Department of Interior. I work through the I have found that by working _through them that more lines of communications to the rest of the agencies are available. Dennis Olsen Are you telling us in effect that all our correspondence inquiries should be channeled through the Department of Interior? Peter T. Coleman No, you don't have to, but we are available. You can channel your communications, as I said, directly to the agency representatives here. But Russell has suggested that you can have some sort of coordinating office for the solicitation of information. We will be glad to do that but that does not remove any independence that you might have for seeking. informtion. Dennis Olsen TRC ROMESIAK AFGAC SELVILES j want to clarify this. Let's say that in a one week éperiod, there is something very pressing that we want to know that only the AEC can answer. If we are to direct that inquiry to you would you in turn directly contact the AEC or would you go through normal] channel? We would contact the AEC and also contact the Department Dery Meu Gunsicam ef Interior to follow up. We would phone them and -ask, "There was @ request two days ago concerning the such Peter T. Coleman rand such commission, how are we doing on it". Dennis Olsen The reason that I am pressing this, since I liked the original tenor of Russell's question which was trying to remove some of the departmental hurdles that normally exist when there are so many people drawn from so many different agencies. Such hurdles are involved in a situation like this. 7 Peter T. Coleman Me all may communicate directly with one another. Roger Ry Perhaps, I could just add, speaking for my own agency, that if you write to us, you will get an answer. I thin’: your suggestion was that Pete perhaps will be in a better Position to find the proper place to get the answer that ryou are looking for. :I think I could almost speak for fil of the Federal agencies concerned. If you do have a question that we're able to answer, you will get the yanswer directly no matter what channel you used. 9002549 -14-