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: