-238- tion. The schedule shows the three principle phases of research and corresponding six tasks. Phases ] and 2 are planned to occur within 18-month segments or 36 months total and Phase 3 is scheduled to occur within a 12-month period. Research activities are synchronized with the time schedule allotted for the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll. Enewetak is scheduled for resettlement in late 1980 and by that time most tasks will have been completed. A series of summary and technical reports are planned. In addition to quarterly reports describing ongoing activities and progress, investigators plan to prepare and submit technical reports following the completion of each research phase and a final technical report containing descriptions of research tasks, findings and interpretations. HUMAN SUBJECTS STATEMENT The research plan involves interviewing samples of federal agency representatives, representatives of Marshall Island communities and Marshallese communities. In all cases investi- gators will seek written informed consent from respondents and key informants. At the time of the interviews, investigators will explain the nature and purposes of the study, answer any questions, request the respondents’ voluntary cooperation and obtain signed consent forms. Investigators are sensitive to what is a persistent problem in sociocultural field research: recalling experiences that have brought grief and hardships upon respondents may provoke a