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Activity Three: Preparation of Draft National Assessment Report. (January 1977- March 1977) During this activity, a draft of the national assessment report will be prepared by the WRC staff and the NPA Committee. It will contain the following major elements: . The synthesized results of the nationwide analysis which will be made available to the regional sponsors for use in the specific-problem analysis, but will be updated to correct any technical inaccuracies noted by the regional sponsors. . The results of the specific-problem analysis which will be available to the Council for use in the national priorities analysis. " .. . The results of the national priorities analysis which will be provided to the regional sponsors for their comment. 'I . Recommendations for fuhlre activities directed toward establishing a continuing assessment process. Subsequent to its preparation, the draft national report will be provided to the regional sponsors and others for their review and evaluation. As the report is being prepared, a user awareness plan will be developed by the NP A Committee with regional sponsor consultation to insure that the results of the Assessment are known by potential users throughout the Nation. Preimplementation activities include the development of a detailed report outline and assignment of responsibilities for preparation of portions thereof. Actil'ity Four: Development of Council's Conclusions and Recommendations., (Janu- ary 1977-March 1977) During this activity and as the draft national assessment report is being written, the NP A Committee with WRC concurrence will develop four categories of conclusions and recommendations for inclusion in the national assessment report: . Degree of the Federal role-Indicate potential changes in the Federal role in helping to resolve each of the high-priority problems, including needs for implementation, planning, research, and data-collection activities. . Needs for planning- Recommend geographical areas where more detailed planning studies should be conducted, both between 1975 and 1985 and between 1985 and 2000-those areas with concentrations of severe problems which are interdisci- plinary in nature and so complex that more detailed planning activities are needed in order to adequately delineate the alternatives and eventually resolve the problem. I " \ . Needs for research and data collection-Identify those research and data-collection program modifications that are necessary to provide the information to support both future planning activities and an improved continuing assessment process. WRC will recommend which of these activities are most critically needed and recommend that these activities receive appropriate effort and funding. 26