ad necessary by the DOE and the Director of the MPML. Under the current operating conditions, this committee includes, but is not restricted to, representatives from the DOE, the Director or Associate Director of Research of the University of Hawaii, the Administrator of RCUH, and other persons familiar with problems of Enewetak Atoll and the Marshallese people. The Proposal Review Committee includes persons familiar with both the scientific programs and the facilities at Enewetak and the possible problems that various kinds of programs may encounter. The committee has the flexibility to call on other disciplines in order to determine the merit of a given program. ‘It is the committee's task to advise the Director on a continuing basis on proposals as to their (1) scientific merit, (2) relevance to the mission of MPML, (3) feasibility under current conditions at Enewetak, and (4) expected socio-cultural and environmental impact. On the basis of the committee's recommendations, the Director decides on the priority to be given to each research program. In accordance with the new demands on the MPML operation, the following changes in personnel are reflected in the budgets for FY 79 and FY 80. The position of Scientific Project Coordinator is” up-graded to reflect the increased responsibility of this job. position of Research Associate is again requested. The A new position, Facilities Maintenance Engineer, is proposed. Justifications for these positions are as follows. Scientific Project Coordinator (SPC) As the MPML moves into its more diversified and hence complex nN (1)