FUNDING:
The Department of Energy will provide funding of
such sums as are necessary to implement the public
law after allocation by appropriate Congressional
committee.
ANALYSIS:
l.
Actually, Ted Mitchell (working via Representa-
tive Philip Burton) is attempting to influence the
composition of the "Advisory Council".
Our pre-
liminary discussions with Ted indicated that he felt
that BNL should be the “lead Lab".
This first planning meeting at the Department of
Interior (10:00 A.M. - April 23, 1980)
a "pre-planning meeting", according to
is actually
John DeYougra
The meeting will include DOI, DOE and BNL repre-
sentatives.
The goals are to develop an agenda
for the first formal planning session for the
organization of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
I feel this is a critical meeting because:
a.
The chances are excellent that the Department
of Interior will "defer"
responsibility to the
Public Health Service, much like the Indian Health
Services arrangement via the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
T£ this happens,
the PHS, serving as the functional
professional base, will be guided by the Scientific
Advisory Council, set up by the National Academy of
Sciences.
I seriously doubt if DOE or HEW (except
for their PHS input) will have much to say.
I am
afraid this will be the least desirable management
alternative because: