1962 actual 1963 1964 estimate estimate Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $2 thousand (1962 adjustments. -$1 thousand); 1962, $4 thousand; 1963. $4 thousand; 1964, $4 thousand. 1. Coordination of oil and gas activities.-This activity provides advice to the Federal Government and international organizations on all phases of petroleum and gas. Studies, domestic and worldwide, are made to maintain data on adequacy of petroleum and gas, to define deficient areas or elements, and to develop ways to alleviate actual or potential deficiencies. 2. Administration of oil import program. This appropriation finances the Oil Import Administration which establishes quotas for importers of crude oil and oil products under the mandatory quota system. 3. Oil import appeals board. The Oil Import Appeals Board has been established to conduct hearings on appeals 650100-63--34 publication of information concerning such resources; promotion of education and training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other functions related thereto, as authorized by law; [$15,225,000] $19,028,000. (5 U.S.C. 133t; 15 U.S.C. 521-522; 16 U.S.C. 661– 666c, 744-752, 755–759, 760a-760g, 772-772i, 776-776f, 781-785, 916-916l, 921, 931-939c, 951-961, 981-991, 1021–1032; Act of May 19, 1949, 63 Stat. 70; Act of Aug. 19, 1950, 64 Stat. 467; Act of July 1, 1954, 68 Stat. 376; Act of Aug. 8, 1956, 70 Stat. 1119; Act of Aug 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 479; Act of Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 563; Acts of Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1710; Act of Sept. 16, 1959, 73 Stat. 563; Act of July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 314; Act of Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 356; Act of Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 923; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) -15 -1,900 -8,821 -35 -1,800 -2,558 Proposed supplemental due to pay in 272 creases.. 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders 1961. $1,736 thousand (1962 adjustment, $514 thousand); 1962, $2,944 thousand; 1963. $2,944 thousand; 1964, $2,944 thousand. 1. Management.-This activity covers enforcement of international agreements pertaining to fish and whales. 2. Marketing and technology.-This includes (a) collecting and disseminating economic data on the fishing industry, including business trends and foreign trade; (b) exploring for fish and improving fishing gear and methods; (c) operation of market news offices; (d) compiling and publishing commercial fishery statistics; and (e) developing and demonstrating more efficient means of handling, processing, storing, and marketing, including inspection and grading, of fishery products. A supplemental appropriation for 1963 is anticipated for separate transmittal. 3. Research.-Research is conducted (a) on variations in the abundance of important commercial food fishes and other aquatic animals; (b) on declining species and fishery resources; (c) on cultivation of aquatic animals, including shellfish; and (d) in the design of fish protective devices. 4. Research on fish migration over dams.-Investigations are conducted to determine factors influencing direction and rate of movement of anadromous fish over dams, for consideration in designing future dams. MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES-continued 5. Fishing vessel mortgage insurance. This activity provides for administration of the fishing vessel mortgage insurance program, designed to aid the fishing industry to finance the construction of fishing vessels. 6. Columbia River fishery facilities. This activity reflects recurring costs of operation, maintenance, and alteration of hatcheries under the Columbia River fishery development program. Funds for 3 of the above activities are supplemented by moneys appropriated under the permanent account, Promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to American fisheries, as follows (in thousands of dollars): Marketing and technology. Research on fish migration over dams... 1962 actual 1963 estimate 1964 estimate Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 250 MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act, $300,000, which shall be available to purchase only those currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $0; 1962, $296 thousand; 1963, $296 thousand: 1964, $296 thousand. Activities in foreign countries under this appropriation 20 complement domestic programs financed by the regular appropriation for management and investigations of 19,061 1,075 1,392 8.4 $7,340 $6,869 1964 estimate resources. 1. Marketing and technology.—These funds are to finance technological research involving protein, nutritional, and fish preservation studies. 2. Research. These funds are to finance biological research conducted on (a) variations in the abundance of important commercial food fishes and other aquatic animals; (b) discovering and conserving declining species; and (c) cultivation of fishery resources. CONSTRUCTION For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required for the conservation, management, investigation, protec tion, and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, [$8,473,000] $5,753,000, 10 remain available until expended. (5 U.S.C. 1331; 16 U.S.C. 661666c, 755-757; Act of July 1, 1954, 68 Stat. 376; Act of Aug. 8, 1956, 70 Stat. 1119; Act of Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 409; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) 1. Fishery facilities. Construction projects proposed for 1964 include a shellfisheries research center at Milford, Conn., a research vessel for use in the North Pacific and Bering Sea and unmanned buoys for use in the Eastern Pacific and in other areas. Design of the following facilities is proposed: a biological research laboratory for the Tropical Atlantic area; an exploratory fishing vessel for the North Pacific and Bering Sea; a replacement for the exploratory fishing vessel Oregon used in the Gulf of Mexico; a replacement for the research vessel Mackinaw used in Alaskan waters; an inshore research vessel for use in the New England area; a hydrobiological vessel for use in the Great Lakes; and a gear research vessel for use in the North Pacific. Also proposed is the purchase of equipment for the new biological laboratory at Ann Arbor, Mich.; construction of an oceanographic research vessel for the Gulf of Mexico, for which additional funds are requested; and advance planning for the construction of future laboratories and vessels. 2. Columbia River fishery facilities. This program provides for continuation of operational studies; the construction program in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho of fish screens on water use diversions, primarily those for irrigation; construction of fish ladders as migration aids for salmon and steelhead; and clearance of obstructions from streams. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) |