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liarshall lslands helated Projects to be Transferred from the Biolocical and
Invironnental Research Program in the Office of Enersy Research to the ¢ssistant
Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety, and Energency Preparedness

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In accordance with the recently ennounced departmental organization which
transferred the Biological and Environmental Research

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the former Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environment to the Office
of [nergy Research (ER), a review of “nonresearch" ifarshall Islands related
activities hes been mode.As a result of this review, a numer of projects
have been identified which, because of their “nonresearch" nature, should be

treusferred into the nev Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environrental
Protection, Safety, and Emergency Preparedness (ASEP).- These projects
include activities related to the medical surveillance of Marshall Islands
inhabitants and Spanish inhabitasts who may have been exposed to radiation

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from weapons testing oy accidents involving nuclear Weapons; and activities

concerning, dofe reassessrent and radiological surveys of the Marshall Islands,

Nevada test site fallout in the Southwest,

and related projects.

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Attachnent A to this rermorandur identifies the specific projects which should
transfer from ER to ASEP.
Attachment B identifies projects currently located in ASEP which, in conjunction
with those projects listed in Attachment A, comprise a unified progran-

Upon receipt of your concurrence, appropriate action will be taken,
with procedures

to be issued by the Controller’s

office,

in accordance

to effect these

tranefers to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety, anc
Emergency Preparednesee
Finel arrangements regardirns transfer of personnel

focluded in the recently announced departmental organization will be concluded
in the neer future.

HR. Douglas Pewltt, Acting Director
Office of Lnerpgy hesearch
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