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OOlJH has been named to oversee this program. They are working directly with the local governments in the coastal zones, and can provide information on how planning for energy projects fits into their planning. The State office responsible tor coastal zone planning in each State is listed in Table 2 on page 46. Federal Regional Councils F Re's were created to permit closer working relation- ships between the major Federal domestic agencies and State and local governments. There;s a council for each of the ten standard Federal regions with eleven agencies represented: Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Health, Education and Welfare Department of the Interior Department of labor Department of Transportation Community Services Administration Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Administration Law Enforcement Assistance Administration The Federal Regional Council can help in two ways: 1) Directing States and communities to the appropriate Federal agency or program; 2) Coordinating the efforts of two or more Federal agencies in studying or responding to the problems of impacts in specific communities Contact: The HUD Assistant Regional Administra- tor for Community Planning and Develop- ment, listed on Inside Back Cover, can put you in touch with the chairman, executive director or members of your Federal Regional Council. The Denver FRC (Region VIII) has appointed a special committee which has studied the problems facing communities within its six State area. Results of their complete survey were presented earlier, on pages 13 and 19. Refer to: Socioeconomic Impacts of Natural Resource Development Committee. Contact: Russell Fitch (Chairman) Federal Energy Administration. 1075 S, Yukon St.. P. O. Box 26247, Belmar Branch, Lakewood, Colorado 80226 (303) 234-2420 Regional Commissions The eight regional commissions are formal partner. ships of the Federal Government and a group of States to promote sound economic development. Energy projects are providing development in these regions, and the commissions are working to respond to the opportunities and problems created. The commissions include the Appalachian Regional Commission and seven others coordinated through the Department of Commerce: Coastal Plains, Four Corners, New England. Old West, Ozarks, Pacific Northwest and Upper Great lakes, The States wholly or partially within each regional commission are listed in Table 2 and 4. The regional commissions can offer information on other communities within the region, and direct you to specific sources of financial aid. Each commission can also provide financial assistance - these programs are described on pages 41 and 44. Contact: Governor's Alternate for your State, OR Main office or office of Federal Co- Chairman, listed in Table 4 on page 48. Rural Development Service RDS is responsible for coordinating a nationwide rural development program using all the resources of Federal and State agencies. All towns of 10,000 popu. lation or less are defined as rural, and towns of up to 50,000 population are eligible for some forms of assistance. The A DS has put together a computer-based informa- tion system which covers all the potential programs in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Communi. ties can submit their needs and find out the programs they are eligible for, considering their size, geographic location and availability of funds. Contact: State and Local Coordinator, Aural Development Service, Department of Agriculture, South Building, Room 4110, 14th St. and Independence Ave., S.W.. Washington, D.C. 20250. (202) 447.5941 Department of the Interior Interior is heavily involved in the production of energy. Offshore oil and gas from the Outer Continen- tal Shelf laCS) is under the control of the Bureau of land Management (BlM). 36