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. . Hr. Clifford I. Barrett October 14, 1988 Page Four of study is being discussed here. Furthermore, the three areas of focus do not seem to be those identified in the Assistant Secretaries' June 16, 1988 letter concerning the GCES. Category 4 -- This section should be expanded to more clearly indicate what is being proposed. For example, the second sentence of this section states: "Certain elements of the data collection will proceed as necessary to ensure no loss of data or opportunity." This section should describe the data collection activities that might need to take place, what data or opportunity might be lost if these activities do not proceed, and what events might make these data collection activities necessary. The Commission and the States representatives suggest that the language contained in the Assistant Secretaries' June 16th letter be utilized when discussing the operational limits within which the study will be conducted as well as elsewhere in the GCES Program document. Reference to "study goals" has been made several times in the text without specifically stating what those study goals are. These goals should be specifically stated. It is also suggested that phrases such as "specific aspects," "specific contingency plans" and other vague wording either be eliminated or adequately defined. Category 5 -- The title of this section should be renamed "Preparation of the Executive Review Committee Report" to be con- sistent with Figure 1. The first paragraph of this section belongs under the discussion of study organization that occurs within category 2. Consultation with the Commission and States representatives is essential prior to finalization of the revised Executive Review Committee Report. The Commission and the States representatives suggest that ca~egory 5 contain two major activities: (1) Prepara- tion of the draft Executive Review Committee Report, including a review by the constituents, and (2) Finalization of the Executive Review Committee Report through consultation with the States repre- sentatives. This section of the GeES Program document should be revised to reflect completion of those two activities. Category 6 -- The title of this category should be changed to "Department of the Interior Action." Within this category the Depart- ment of the Interior will evaluate the recommendations contained in the Executive Review Committee Report and, after consultation with the States representatives, will take the appropriate action.