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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BRIEFING HANDBOOK
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
*
*
UNITED AMERICA
STATES OF
POLICY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
- BRIEFING BOOK --
November 1976
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Mission
II. Major Statutory Authorities
III. Historical Background
IV. Organization
V. Principal Officials
Key Staff
VI. Major Programs
VII. Resources
VIII.
Key Issues
IX. Outside Contacts
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Assistant Secretary
for
Policy
Special
Assistant
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Director, Office of
Deputy Assistant Secretary
International Economic Policy
Energy and Strategic
Regulatory Economics
for Policy Development
and Research
Resource Policy
and Policy
and Coordination
Deputy Director, Office
of Policy Development
and Coordination
International
International
International
Economic
Foreign
Energy
Strategic Resources
Oceans
Special
Coordination
Trade
Finance and
Trade
Research
Investment
Policy
and International
Policy
Studies
and Liaison
Policy
Investment
Analysis
in the U.S.
Commodities Policy
MISSION
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
Assistant Secretary for Policy: Richard G. Darman
The Assistant Secretary for Policy serves as the principal
advisor to the Secretary on matters regarding international
economic policy, energy and strategic resource policies, regula-
tory policy, and other matters of direct concern to the Secretary.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is responsible
for coordinating and integrating all policy matters concerning
more than one operating unit of the Department of Commerce.
The Assistant Secretary serves as the Executive Director
of the Commerce Policy Council and as the Department's principal
policy liaison with other Agencies of Government--including the
Energy Resources Council, the National Security Council, the
Domestic Council, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, the
Agricultural Policy Committee, the Commodities Policy Coordinating
Committee and the Economic Policy Board.
In carrying out the Office's mission, the Assistant Secretary
oversees the efforts of four units within the Office:
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research.
The Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research
(BIEPR) develops, coordinates, and recommends positions and
policies on trade, finance, and investment issues to ensure that
the broad national objectives of the U.S. business, consumer,
and other major sectors of the U.S. economy are represented
effectively in the formulation and implementation of U.S. inter-
national economic policy. In carrying out this mission, the
Bureau participates in policy-level meetings and multilateral
negotiations, develops statistical data in support of its
international economic and commercial activities, and conducts
research on both foreign investment in the United States and
U.S. investment abroad.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic
Policy and Research is the Director of the Bureau.
Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy.
The Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy (OESRP)
has the mission of developing and coordinating policy on
strategic resource issues of direct concern to the Secretary
of Commerce and the Assistant Secretary for Policy, particularly
in the areas of energy, commodities, and oceans policy. OESRP
also provides staff assistance for Secretarial (as Chairman)
and Departmental participation in the Energy Resources Council,
and for Departmental participation in the Economic Policy Board/
National Security Council Commodities Policy Coordinating
Committee.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Strategic
Resource Policy is the Director of the Office.
Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy.
The Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy (OREP) provides
analysis, review, and coordination on regulatory policy matters
of significance to the Department and its Regulatory Policy
Committee. The Office also provides assistance in representing
Departmental views on regulatory matters to the Office of
Management and Budget, the Economic Policy Board, and the
Domestic Council.
The Office is headed by a Director.
Office of Policy Development and Coordination.
The Office of Policy Development and Coordination (OPDC)
coordinates and monitors the development of Departmental policy
issues of Secretarial concern and provides research and analytical
support for selected priority policy matters. OPDC also provides
staff assistance for the Commerce Policy Council and serves as
the Departmental liaison with the Water Resources Council and
the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Coordination is the Director of the Office.
Major Statutory Authorities
------------
MAJOR STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
The position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce, established
by the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1504), was designated
on February 2, 1976 (Department Organization Order 10-2) as the
Assistant Secretary for Policy. The Assistant Secretary is
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
The Assistant Secretary for Policy is delegated the
authority of the Secretary of Commerce under:
a. The Act of February 14, 1903, (15 U.S.C. 1512 et seq.,
15 U.S.C. 171 et seq.) as amended, as necessary to carry out
the functions of the offices under him;
b. Section 4221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended
(26 U.S.C. 4221) and the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 1309), insofar as they relate to findings with respect
to exemptions from taxes and import duties on supplies and
equipment for aircraft;
C. Sections 135 and 104 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1978,
19 U.S.C. 2155 and 2114) and Section 4 (d) of Executive Order
11846 of March 27, 1975, relating to direct negotiation support
and the policy matters associated with industry policy and sector
advisory committees;
d. Sections 5 (b) and 5 (c) of Executive Order 11846 of March 27,
1975, relating to quantitative import restrictions and monitoring
of imports under orderly market agreements;
e. The Foreign Investment Study act of 1974 (Public Law 93-479,
88 Stat. 1450, 15 U.S.C. 78b. note), which provides for a
comprehensive, overall study of foreign direct investments in
the United States. The functions thereunder shall be carried
out in close coordination with the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(Department Organization Order 35-1A, subparagraph 3.01d.),
including thereunder to the extent feasible the division or
assignment of responsibilities. Any regulations established
to carry out functions under the Act and reports to be submitted
to the Congress are to be issued by the Secretary; and
f. Executive Order 11858, of May 7, 1975, relating to foreign
investment in the United States.
None of the four Departmental Offices comprising the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy has any major statutory
authorities pertaining exclusively to it.
Historical Background
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
The position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce, established
in the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1504), was designated
on February 2, 1976 (Department Organization Order 10-2) as the
Assistant Secretary for Policy.
Prior to the May 19, 1976 consolidation of policy
functions and the creation of the new Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, the Department had little or no compre-
hensive, Secretarial-level policy development capability. The
work of the predecessor policy office tended to be "special
projects" work. And, in the view of the Secretary of Commerce,
the Department's broad policy analytical and interagency
policy development capabilities were not as strong as they
should be. The May 19, 1976 organization--and the further
development of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy--were intended to remedy these deficiencies.
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research (BIEPR).
During the late 1950s Departmental officials increasingly
became aware that the U.S. domestic economy was influenced by
international trade, finance, and investment policies. This
led in the early 1960s to the establishment of the Office of
Commercial and Financial Policy within the Bureau of Inter-
national Commerce. That Office was organized on a functional
basis, with component units staffed to deal with policy issues
in the areas of trade, international finance, international
investment, foreign business practices, commodity problems,
insurance, and transportation.
In 1973, an International Economic Policy and Research
staff unit, independent from and parallel to the Bureau of
Domestic Commerce, was established and became part of the
newly-created Domestic and International Business Administration
(DIBA). This staff unit, designated a Bureau in 1975, was
directed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Economic Policy and Research, who reported to the Assistant
Secretary for Domestic and International Business.
Because the diversity and typically promotional or
regulatory character of DIBA program responsibilities inhibited
the full exercise of the Department's international economic
policy responsibilities, and because the Bureau of International
Economic Policy and Research was virtually completely dedicated
to policy research and policy developments, on May 19, 1976
BIEPR became a component unit of the newly-created Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy.
The Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy, estab-
lished May 19, 1976, assumed in the Office of the Secretary the
energy policy and coordination responsibilities of the Office
of Energy Policy and Programs and the international commodities
functions formerly performed by the International Commodities
Division, Domestic and International Business Administration
(DIBA). The remainder of the Office of Energy Policy and
Programs was reconstituted in DIBA as the Office of Energy
Programs and was charged with administering the Department's
principal programmatic--as distinguished from policy-analytical--
functions.
The Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy assumed
Departmental oceans policy responsibilities in response to
Secretarial and Congressional concern and in view of the inter-
agency character of the Department's major maritime responsibilities.
Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy.
The Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy was established
on February 2, 1976. Its staff previously constituted the
Office of Environmental Economics, whose function was to analyze
and review environmental legislation, regulations, and related
matters. The Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy now
provides broader guidance on economic policy analyses, par-
ticularly with respect to economic impacts and cost/benefit
assessments, in the development of Departmental policy on
regulatory issues.
Office of Policy Development and Coordination.
In 1968 the Office of Program Planning was established in
the Office of the Secretary and through its two divisions--
Policy Development and Program Evaluation--was charged with the
development of long-range Departmental goals and objectives
and the design and implementation of program management,
evaluation, and information systems, respectively.
In fiscal year 1970, the Office of Program Planning was
renamed the Office of Policy Development and served, until 1976,
as a special project and conceptual policy unit focusing on
Departmental matters of direct concern to the Secretary. In
November 1975, the size and scope of the Office was expanded
through the transfer of the Domestic Business Policy Analysis
Staff from the Domestic and International Business Administration.
On February 2, 1976, the Office of Policy Development was
redesignated the Office of Policy Development and Coordination
and became a constituent operating unit of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy.
ORGANIZATION
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is comprised
of the immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, which
includes a Special Assistant, and four operating units: the
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research, the Office
of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy, the Office of Regulatory
Economics and Policy, and the Office of Policy Development and
Coordination (see organization chart on the following page)
There is no field structure associated with the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Assistant Secretary
for
Policy
Special
Assistant
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Director, Office of
Deputy Assistant Secretary
International Economic Policy
Energy and Strategic
Regulatory Economics
for Policy Development
and Research
Resource Policy
and Policy
and Coordination
Deputy Director, Office
of Policy Development
and Coordination
International
International
International
Economic
Foreign
Energy
Strategic Resources
Oceans
Special
Coordination
Trade
Finance and
Trade
Research
Investment
Policy
and International
Policy
Studies
and Liaison
Policy
Investment
Analysis
in the U.S.
Commodities Policy
PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
Biographical summary sheets are included on the following
principal officials:
Richard G. Darman, Assistant Secretary for Policy
S. Stanley Katz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Economic Policy and Research
Francis S. M. Hodsoll, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
and Strategic Resource Policy
Robert T. Miki, Director, Office of Regulatory Economics
and Policy
Robert S. Milligan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Coordination
Kenneth W. Tolo, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Development
and Coordination, and Visiting Faculty Fellow,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
(from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin)
In addition, biographical sketches are included on 14 other
key staff members, and summary information is provided for
each operating unit.
RICHARD G. DARMAN
Date & Place of Birth
Local Residence
May 10, 1943
1137 Crest Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina
McLean, Virginia
Education
1956 - 1960
Rivers Country Day School, Weston, Massachusetts
1960 - 1964
Harvard College, B.A. (cum laude)
1965 - 1967
Harvard University Graduate School of
Business Administration, M.B.A.
1964-65; 1967-69 Graduate Study at Universities of Paris,
Oxford and Harvard
Present Position
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Policy, confirmed by
U.S. Senate, February 1976
Experience Prior to Present Position
1975 - 1976
Principal and Director, ICF Incorporated
1974 - 1975
Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars
1973
Special Assistant to the Attorney General
(for Policy Analysis and Planning),
U.S. Department of Justice
1973
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(for Systems Analysis and Planning),
Department of Defense
1972 - 1973
Special Assistant to the Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare (for
Planning and Evaluation)
1971 - 1972
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare (for Planning
and Evaluation)
1967 - 1971
Management and Public Policy Consultancy--
for private firms and through Harvard
Center for Educational Policy Research
Honors and Professional Affiliations
Harvard B.A., cum laude; Editor, Harvard Educational Review
(1970) ; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars (1974-5) ; Trustee, Bennington College (1974-5);
Director, Johnson Products (1972-February, 1976) ; Director,
ICF Incorporated (1972-February, 1976).
S. STANLEY KATZ
Date & Place of Birth
Local Residence
October 21, 1928
8415 Westmont Terrace
Albany, New York
Bethesda, Maryland 20034
Education
1956-1966: American University, Ph.D., Economics
1954-1955:
Maxwell Graduate School, M.A.
1952-1954:
Syracuse University, A.B.
1950-1952: Siena College
Present Position
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy
and Research and Director of the Bureau of International
Economic Policy and Research
Experience Prior to Present Position
1974-1975: Deputy Director, Bureau of International Economic
Policy and Research
1973-1974:
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of International
Commerce
1967-1973:
Director, Office of International Finance and
Investment
1965-1967:
Economist, International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
1962-1965:
Foreign Service Reserve Officer - OECD, Paris, France
1959-1962:
Supervisory Finance Officer, AID
1955-1959:
Fiscal Economist, Bureau of the Budget
Honors and Professional Affiliations
Member of American Economic Association
Member of Political Sciences Honorary Society
Member of Economics Honorary Society
Senior Men's Honorary, Syracuse University
Who's Who in Government
Member of American Academy for the Advancement of Science
Member of National Economists Club
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University (1976-1977)
Department of Commerce Silver Medal
Department of Commerce Gold Medal
FRANCIS S. M. HODSOLL
ate & Place of Birth
Local Residence
May 1, 1938
2768 N. Quebec Street
Los Angeles, California
Arlington, Virginia
Education
1952 - 1955
The Cate School, Carpinteria, California
1955 - 1959
Yale University, B.A.
1960-61; 1963-64
Stanford University, J.D.
1961 - 1963
Cambridge University, M.A., LL.B.
1972
Foreign Service Economics Course, B.A. equivalent
(Distinction)
Present Position
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Energy and Strategic
Resource Policy since June 1976. (Mr. Hodsoll is a career Foreign
Service Officer on detail from the State Department.)
Experience Prior to Present Position
1974 - 1976 Executive Assistant to Under Secretary of Commerce
074
Staff Director, Secretarial Work-Education
Task Force, DoC
1974
Director, Energy Conservation, DoC
1973 - 1974 Special Assistant for NATO Committee on the Challenges
of Modern Society to Administrator of EPA
1972 - 1973
Special Assistant to the Chairman of CEQ
1969 - 1971
Officer charged with Oceans Policy, Office of
UN Political Affairs, Department of State
1968 - 1969 Assistant Political Adviser, Supreme Allied Commander
Europe, SHAPE, Belgium
1966 - 1968 Administrative Office, American Embassy, Brussels
1965 - 1966
Associate General Practice, Sullivan & Cromwell
1964
-
1971 Controlling Director of Warner, Barnes & Co., Ltd.
(U.K. firm in the Philippines)
1959 - 1960 Legislative Assistant, Congressman; Second Lieutenant
U.S. Army.
Honors and Professional Affiliations
New York Bar Association; American Foreign Service Association;
Yale Club of Washington; Stanford Alumni Association; Zeta Psi
Fraternity.
ROBERT T. MIKI
Date & Place of Birth
Local Residence
September 21, 1930
4701 Willard Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chevy Chase, MD.
Education
1948-1952
University of Hawaii, B.B.A.
1953-1954
University of Illinois, M.A.
1954-1957
University of Minnesota, Ph. D.
Present Position
Director, Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy
Experience Prior to Present Position
1975-1976
Director, Office of Environmental Economics
1967-1975
Senior Economist, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Economic Affairs
1965-1966
Deputy Director, Office of Economic Research,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Economic Development
1965
Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Economic Development
1963-1965
Economist; special assignments: Northeast
Corridor Transportation Model; Public
Works review
1957-1962
Faculty, Department of Economics, Williams
College (Joint appointments in economics,
mathematics and statistics, economic history,
athletics)
1957-1962
Staff, Ford Foundation Seminar in New
Developments in Business and Economics
1959-1962
Arbitrator, Paper Industry
1957-1962
Consultant, quantitative methods, economics
1961
Guest Professor, Institute for International
Education
Honors and Professional Affiliations
Omicron Delta Gamma (economics honorary); Ford Foundation Public
Affairs Research Award, 1961; Two Thousand Men of Achievement, 1971;
American Economic Association; Econometric Society; Southern Regional
Science Association (President, 1971-1972; Executive Council, to date) ;
American Association of Environmental Economists (Board of Officers,
1974-to date); Editor, The Review of Regional Studies; Who's Who in the
United States; Who's Who: South and Southwest; Who's Who in Government;
American Men and Women of Science; Personalities of the South; Asian
Who's Who in America; International Biography.
ROBERT S. MILLIGAN
Date & Place of Birth
Local Residence
December 2, 1944
5914 Woodley Road
Omaha, Nebraska
McLean, Virginia 22101
Education
1967
University of Nebraska, B.S.
1971
George Washington Law Center, J.D. (cum. laude)
1976
Graduate Study, University of Pennsylvania,
The Wharton School
Present Position
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Coordination
Experience Prior to Present Position
1974-1975 Director, Office of Policy Development
1973
Deputy Director, Office of Policy Development
1972
Director, Special Studies, Environmental Protection Agency
1971-1972 Trial Attorney, Tax Division, Justice Department
1970
Office of the General Counsel, Office of Special
Representative for Trade Negotiations
1967-1970 President and Chief Executive Officer, TransAmerican
Carrier Company
1965-1970
Member of Board of Directors:
Cornbelt Elevator Company
Big Missouri Grain Company
Cornbelt Swine Company
Deercreek Ranch Company
Honors and Professional Affiliations
Member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee
on Education
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Government
Outstanding Young Men in America
Admitted to the Bars of the Supreme Court, 1975, Nebraska
Supreme Court, 1971, U.S. District Court for District of
Nebraska, 1971, Superior Court of the District of Columbia,
1972, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1972,
U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1972
KENNETH W. TOLO
Date & Place of Birth
Local Residence
November 21, 1940
9116 Hamilton Drive
Bemidji, Minnesota
Fairfax, Virginia
Education
1958-1962
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), B.A.
(summa cum laude)
1962-1964
University of Nebraska, M.A. (mathematics)
1964-1968
University of Nebraska, Ph. D. (mathematics)
1970-1972
University of Minnesota, M.A. (public affairs)
Summer 1974
& Summer 1975 Harvard University, Institute for Educational
Management (Harvard Business School/Harvard
School of Education)
Present Position
Deputy Director, Office of Policy Development and Coordination,
and Visiting Faculty Fellow, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy (on special assignment from the Lyndon B. Johnson School
of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin)
Experience Prior to Present Position
976
Acting Dean
975
Associate Dean
1974
Associate Professor
1972-1974
Assistant Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of
Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
1971
Consultant (full-time), Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
Department of Health Education and Welfare
1970-1971
Administrative Fellow, Office of the Vice President
for Finance, Planning, & Operations, Univ. of Minn.
1968-1970
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics,
University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
1966-1968
Instructor, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Nebr. (Lincoln
1963
Mathematician, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin
Honors and Professional Affiliations
NASPAA Faculty Fellow (1976-1977) ; NSF and NDEA Graduate Fellow (1962-196
Director, LBJ School projects in State governmental operations, vocationa
education/manpower, policy, and postsecondary education policy (1973-1976
Consultant: Office of the Governor (Texas) ; Office of the Governor (Minn.
U.S. Department of HEW; Minnesota Systems Research Inc. (1972-1976) ;
Texas Associate, Institute for Educational Leadership (Wash. , D.C.) ; and
Director, Texas Educational Seminar for State legislators (1973-1976).
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
Richard G. Darman -- Assistant Secretary for Policy
(See biographical summary sheet)
Patricia A. Gwaltney -- Special Assistant to the Assistant
Secretary for Policy. Education: M.P.A., Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University; B.A., Mary Washington
College of the University of Virginia. Previous experience
includes: Study Director for Social Policy, Domestic Council,
The White House; Program Analyst, Office of Planning and
Evaluation, U.S. Department of H.E.W.; and Special Assistant
to the Assistant Secretary for Management, U.S. Department
of H.E.W.
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research (BIEPR)
S. Stanley Katz -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Economic Policy and Research (See biographical summary sheet)
Forest E. Abbuhl -- Deputy Director, BIEPR. Education: A.B.,
Kent State University (1950) ; University of Maryland (1950-1952) ;
University of Beirut (1957) Colonel USAFR (1945 - present)
Previous experience includes: Director, Office of International
Trade Policy, BIEPR (1970-1976) ; Deputy Director and later
Director, Trade and Commercial Policy Division, Office of
Commercial and Financial Policy, Bureau of International
Commerce (1964-1970) ; and Foreign Service Officer, Department
of State (1952-1964). Recipient of Department of Commerce
Gold Medal (1975).
Frederick L. Montgomery -- Director, Office of International
Trade Policy, BIEPR. Education: B.A., University of Arizona;
M.A./J.D., George Washington University. Department of Commerce
Silver Medal Award. Previous positions include: Member of the
U.S. Delegation to the Kennedy Round of Trade Negotiations;
Director, Industrialized Nations Division, Office of International
Trade Policy; Director, Trade Negotiations and Agreements Division,
Office of International Trade Policy.
Vincent D. Travaglini --- Director, Office of International
Finance and Investment, BIEPR. Education: J.D. LLM, George
Washington University. Department of Commerce Silver and
Gold Medal Awards; several outstanding performance ratings
and commendations from Secretary of Commerce, Previous
positions include: Economist specializing in international
standards, commercial arbitration, restrictive business
practices, and taxation.
Franklin J. Vargo -- Director, Office of Economic Research,
BIEPR. Education: B.S., MBA Indiana University. Department
of Commerce Silver Medal Award; five Outstanding Performance
Awards. Previous positions include: Senior International
Economist in Office of the Secretary; Director of Planning
for Bureau of International Commerce, Senior Economist in
Export Strategy Staff.
Milton A. Berger -- Director, Office of Foreign Investment in
the U.S., BIEPR. Education: B.A., Union College; J.D. Harvard
Law School. Department of Commerce Silver and Gold Medal
Awards. Previous positions include: State Department intelligence
specialist; Commerce Department: Chief, China and Southeast
Asia Sections; Director, Foreign Business Practices Division;
Deputy Director, Office of Commercial and Financial Policy;
Deputy Director, Office of International Finance and Investment.
Frances L. Hall -- Director, Office of International Trade
Analysis, BIEPR. Education: A.B., University of Missouri;
Graduate work at University of Missouri, Harvard University,
and Radcliffe College. Department of Commerce Silver and
Gold Medal Awards; Board of Trustees Federal Woman's Award.
Previous positions include: Institute for Consumer Education,
Stephens College; Consumer Division, National Defense Commission;
War Food Administration, Department of Agriculture; Foreign
Economic Administration; UNRRA, British Commonwealth Division,
Department of Commerce.
Total Professional Staff -- Of the 216 staff members in the
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research approxi-
mately 160 are professional economists or trade specialists
while the remaining number provide statistical, administrative,
and clerical support.
Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy (OESRP)
Francis S. M. Hodsoll - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
and Strategic Resource Policy (See biographical summary sheet)
Edward M. Miller -- Deputy Director, Energy Policy, OESRP.
Education: Ph.D., Economics, MIT (1970) ; B.S., Mechanical
Engineering and Economics, MIT (1965). Previous experience
includes: Senior Economist, Energy Branch, Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; positions in the President's Energy Policy
Office, the Treasury Department (Office of Tax Analysis), and
the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; and consultant
on energy and environmental issues.
Antonio J. Macone -- Associate Director, Strategic Resource
Policy, OESRP. Education: M.A., Boston University; B.A.,
Harvard University. Previous experience includes: Deputy
Director, Office of Import Programs (OIP), Domestic and
International Business Administration; 14 years service in
the World Bank's Trade Policy and Export Projections Division;
8 years service as an economist with the Department of State.
Frederic W. Siesseger -- Director, International Commodities Staff,
OESRP. Education: B.S. School of Foreign Service, George-
town University. Previous experience includes: 8 years as
an economist in the Department of Commerce; served on the
staff of the Director, Bureau of Resources and Trade Assistance,
OIP, and in the International Commodities Division, OIP; worked
in the Office of Trade Policy and as a Country Desk Officer,
Office of International Commercial Relations.
Total Professional Staff -- The OESRP professional staff also
includes 6 economists. The position of Associate Director,
Oceans Policy, is unfilled. (Its functions are performed by
a Special Consultant for Fisheries Policy.)
Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy (OREP)
Robert T. Miki -- Director, Office of Regulatory Economics
and Policy (See biographical summary sheet)
William B. Sullivan -- Senior Economist and Acting Deputy
Director, OREP. Education: Ph.D. course work (1970-1972),
University of California, Riverside, M.A. (1970) and B.S. (1969),
Economics, University of Arizona. Previous experience includes:
Economist, Office of Environmental Economics (1975-1976) and
Environmental Studies Research, Bureau of Economic Analysis
(1973-1975), Department of Commerce; work for the State of
Arizona legislature; and teaching at the University of Arizona.
A. Ray Grimes -- Senior Economist, OREP. Education: Ph.D.
(1970) M.S. (1967) and B.S. (1964), Economics, Oklahoma State
University; postdoctoral study, University of Pennsylvania.
Previous experience includes: Chief and Senior Economist,
Economic Growth Branch, Business Outlook Division, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (1974-1976); teaching
positions at Oklahoma State University and the University of
Georgia; and Assistant Director, Division of Research and
Services and Director, Georgia Economic Forecasting Project
at the University of Georgia.
Total Professional Staff -- The professional staff of the Office
of Regulatory Economics and Policy consists of the Director and
three senior staff economists.
Office of Policy Development and Coordination (OPDC)
Robert S. Milligan -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Coordination (See biographical summary sheet)
Kenneth W. Tolo -- Deputy Director, Office of Policy Development
and Coordination, and Visiting Faculty Fellow, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy (on special assignment from the
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of
Texas at Austin) (See biographical summary sheet)
Paul A. Crowe -- Senior Economist and Acting Associate Director,
OPDC. Education: B.A., Wabash College; graduate work in
economics at the University of Florida and Tulane University.
Previous experience includes: positions in private industry
(Chief Economist, Cook Industries); the Federal Reserve System
(Atlanta); the Department of Commerce (Staff Economist to the
Assistant Secretary of Economic Affairs); and university teaching.
Claron A, Robertson, Jr. -- Acting Associate Director, OPDC.
Education: B.S., Engineering, U.S.M.A.; M.S., Structural
Dynamics, University of Illinois; P.E., State of New York.
Previous experience includes: service with the Federal Disaster
Assistance Administration and with private industry (in such
areas as systems analyses and resource allocation modeling).
Total Professional Staff -- Of the 24 professional staff in
OPDC, there are 12 economists, one lawyer, one administrator/
educator, one MBA, one engineer, one hydrologist, one consultant,
and six other professionals. Two of the professionals are on
interchange programs.
MAJOR PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
I. Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research (BIEPR)
A. Major program activities in the International Trade Policy
area include:
Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) -- The Department of
Commerce is assuming an active and influential role in the
formulation of U.S. policies and the preparation of position
papers for the MTN now in progress under the auspices of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
GATT Non-MTN Negotiations --- Continuing bilateral and
multilateral negotiations are undertaken under GATT
provisions dealing with restrictive or injurious trade
measures.
Industry Consultations Program -- The consultations program,
operated jointly with the Office of the Special Representative
for Trade Negotiations (STR), is mandated by Section 135 of
the Trade Act of 1974. In the past two years, seven meetings
have been held with each of the 27 Industry Sector Advisory
Committees and with the high-level Industry Policy Advisory
Committee to obtain policy views on U.S. objectives in the
MTN and on tariff/nontariff barriers.
Bilateral and Regional Policy Issues -- The Bureau continually
monitors trade restrictions and unfair competitive practices
by individual countries and groups of countries, e.g., the
European Community and the European Free Trade Area.
Trade Legislation -- The Bureau is responsible for implementing
trade legislation including sections 201-203 and 301 and
Title V of the Trade Act of 1974.
B. The major Economic Research and Trade Analysis studies, which
provide the basis on which policy options are formulated, include:
Trade and Payments Forecasting/Simulation -- Using the best
available techniques of economic and econometric analysis,
this program's activities directly provide policy officials
with both long- and short-term forecasts of key international
economic indicators and simulations of the potential economic
effects of possible policy actions. Present activities
focus on forecasting real economic growth and its impact
on the U.S., industrial nations, and LDCs; and on the longer-
term ability of the United States to compete in world
markets given the investment, productivity, and price trends.
Economic Policy Studies -- Issues on which studies are
underway include: the domestic economic significance of
the current U.S. trade deficit, the structural consequences
of rapid U.S. import growth, the impact of foreign trade
and investment on domestic employment, the LDC debt burden,
and the international economic impact of OPEC oil price
increases.
Trade Analysis - The Bureau prepares and publishes
statistical series and interpretive reports on the foreign
trade of the U.S. and other nations.
C. Major program activities in the International Finance and
Investment Policy area include:
Financial Policies -- Departmental policies and positions
on international monetary issues and export financing
transactions are developed.
International Taxation -- The impact of the U.S. tax structure
and policies in American business is assessed continually.
Investment Policies -- Departmental policy guidance on U.S.
investment abroad and multinational enterprise operations is
provided.
Competitive Business Practices -- Diverse information is
provided to U.S. businesses.
D. Responsibilities in the area of Foreign Investment in the
United States is carried out per Executive Order 11858. The
Bureau monitors individual foreign investments, analyzes the
impact of foreign investment on the U.S. economy and significant
industrial sectors, and obtains and consolidates statistical
information.
Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy (OESRP)
A.
Energy Policy -- The Office drafts and reviews policy
papers for the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for
Policy on selected issues of importance before the
Energy Resources Council (ERC), and provides staff
coordination on such matters with the Federal Energy
Administration and other energy-related agencies. OESRP
prepares or coordinates testimony for the Secretary, both
as Chairman of the ERC and Secretary of Commerce. OESRP
coordinates Departmental positions on energy policy matters,
provides policy guidance to Departmental operating units,
and co-chairs the Commerce Policy Council's Energy Policy
Committee.
B.
Strategic Resources and International Commodities Policy --
OESRP provides policy analysis of developments affecting
U.S. imports of, and international trade in, primary
commodities, including copper, bauxite, coffee, cocoa,
bananas, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, and rubber. OESRP
is a member of the U.S. delegations to most international
commodity discussions, including CIEC's Raw Materials
Commission and UNCTAD's Common Fund meetings. OESRP also
contributes analysis on strategic and economic stockpile
issues and provides staff assistance to the Assistant
Secretary as a member of the EPB/NSC Commodities Policy
Coordinating Committee.
C.
Oceans Policy --- OESRP, working closely with NOAA and
MarAd, provides analyses of oceans policy issues to the
Assistant Secretary and the Secretary. OESRP participates
in international fishery negotiations, as well as inter-
agency discussion in connection therewith, and co-chairs
the Department's Coastal Zone Management Policy Committee.
III.
Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy (OREP)
The Office provides economic guidance in the preparation
of major Departmental reports on environmental issues. It
reviews EPA guidelines and proposed regulations on air, solid
waste, toxic substances, and noise; OSHA regulations; other
regulatory proposals, such as transportation and communication;
and environmental and inflation impact assessment processes.
The Office conducts economic analyses regarding clean
air, water pollution control, solid waste, and noise. It
assesses national, regional, and industrial impacts of
environmental, safety, and health regulations.
The Office formulates and coordinates implementation
of the Department's regulatory work plan and priorities
and procedures for the DoC Regulatory Policy Committee.
IV. Office of Policy Development and Coordination (OPDC)
A. Special Studies -- The Office of Policy Development and
Coordination provides analyses of policy issues of
special Secretarial interest, primarily emanating from
Secretarial interagency committee responsibilities for
the Economic Policy Board, the Agriculture Policy
Committee, the Council on Wage and Price Stability,
and the President's Committee on Urban Development and
Neighborhood Revitalization.
B. Coordination and Liaison - The Office provides liaison
with the Water Resources Council and staff support for
the Secretary as a member of the Council. Liaison also
is effected with the National Center for Productivity
and Quality of Working Life, with staff support provided
for the Secretary in his role as a member of the Center's
Board of Directors. Coordination and staff support are
provided for the Commerce Policy Council and for special
Departmental initiatives and studies. Coordination of
the activities of the Departmental Regulatory Policy
Committee also is a responsibility of the Office. In
addition, the Assistant Secretary for Policy is responsible
on an ongoing basis for coordination with the Energy
Resources Council, the National Security Council, the
Domestic Council, the Council on Wage and Price Stability,
the Agricultural Policy Committee, the Commodities Policy
Coordination Committee, and the Economic Policy Board and
assigns associated specific responsibilities, as appropriate.
Resources
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The
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SL ETARY FOR POLICY - RESOURCES
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is authorized 279 permanent positions
and 11 reimbursable positions for FY 77. Authorized funding totals $9,083,000.
FY 1976 (Actual)
FY 1977
FY 1978
Offices
Positions Amount
Positions
Amount
Positions
Amount
($000)
($000)
($000)
Assistant Secretary
6
122¹/
6
177
6
186
Bureau of International Economic
Policy and Research
Office of the Director
5
137
7
450
7
450
International Trade Policy
86
2,190
84
2,170
84
2,170
International Finance & Investment
50
1,482
41
1,240
44
1,265
Foreign Investment in the U.S.
15
272
25
840
25
840
International Trade Analysis
47
908
38
953
38
953
Economic Research
16
453
21
801
21
801
Competitive Assessment
72/
292
Office of Energy and Strategic
Resource Policy
9
1153/
18
655
20
715
Office of Regulatory Economics
and Policy
7
179
6
196
6
197
Office of Policy Development
and Coordination
25
1,367
44
1,601
44
1,576
TOTAL
266
7,517
2904/
9,083
2954/
9,153
1/ Partial FY 1976
3/ Transition quarter only
2/ Office abolished during FY 1976
4/ Includes 11 reimbursable positions
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
CONSOLIDATED KEY ISSUES LISTING
Annotated to identify issues recommended
for priority consideration, issues where a
Departmental/Secretarial position is required
or desired (by calendar year 1977 quarter),
and issues with specific pacing events during
1977.
December 6, 1976
KEY ISSUES LISTING
Organization
Page in this Listing
General Counsel
1
Administration
2
Policy
4
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
7
Administration
Domestic and International Business
8
Maritime Affairs
10
Tourism
11
Science and Technology
12
Economic Development
15
Fire Prevention and Control
16
Chief Economist
17
Minority Business Enterprise
18
Regional Economic Coordination
19
General Issues of Special Departmental
20
Concern
Priority/Scheduling Notation
P = Recommend for priority consideration
D = Departmental/Secretarial position
required or desired during quarter
* = Specific pacing event during quarter
-1-
1977
,P 1234
GENERAL COUNSEL
Arab Boycott of Israel
P
D
Disclosure of Boycott Reports
P
*
Questionable Corporate Payments Abroad
*
Amendments to the Clean Air Act
P
Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control
P * *
Act
Secretarial Delegation of Rulemaking and Adjudica-
D
tion Authority
Application of Davis/Bacon Standards to "Force
Account" Projects Funded under the Public Works
Act
Consumer Communications Reform Act
*
-2-
1977
P 1234
ADMINISTRATION
Transfer of Contract Compliance Responsibility
from the Department of Transportation to the
Department of Commerce.
Ensure that the Equal Employment Opportunity
*
Enforcement Activities of the Economic Develop-
ment Administration do not duplicate the
Enforcement Activities of other Federal
Agencies.
Administration of Public Law 89-306 in Regard
*
to the Procurement of ADP Resources
Application of Policies for Reliance on the
*
*
Private Sector (OMB Circular A-76) to ADP
Requirements
Consolidation and Strengthening of Department
ADP Management
*
System of Source Evaluation Boards and Source
Selection Officials
*
Automated Procurement Data System
Office of Minority Business Enterprise Program
Contracts
*
Productivity Management Program
*
Office of Administrative Services and Procurement
Quality Standards
Need for More Effective Controls Over Computerized
Payroll Processing Operations
Study of Department Utilization of Economic
D
1/
Intelligence to Improve Intelligence Support, and
Creation of a Secure Environment for the General
Handling of Intelligence Information
Organization and Mission of the Department
P
2/
Impact of Federal Reorganizations on the Department
P
Role and Organization of the Domestic and
International Business Administration
1/ Classified
2/ In Preparation
-3-
I
1977
P 1234
Information Policy Issues
D
Impact of the Consolidation of Federal Statis-
*
tical Function
Status of the National Technical Information
D
Service
Joint State/Commerce Evaluation of the
D
Commercial Function
-4-
1977
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
IP 1234
International Trade and Investment Policy Issues
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
P
*
Special and Differential Treatment for
D
Developing Countries
Protection of U.S. Foreign Investments
*
*
Foreign Expropriation of U.S. Assets Abroad
*
Foreign Investment in the U.S.
Domestic International Sales Corporation (DISC)
*
*
and Foreign Export Tax Incentives
Export Financing
*
*
D
U.S. Tax Treatment of Foreign Income
D
Trade Practices of the European Community
*
Trade and Investment Practices of Canada
*
Japan's Trade Surplus with the U.S.
D
International Trade and Investment in Services
*
U.S. Generalized System of Preferences
*
*
*
Receptivity of LDCs to Foreign Investment
LDC Foreign Indebtedness
Technology Transfer and U.S. Trade
*
*
Brazil's Aviation Fuel Tax
D
Energy Policy Issues
Natural Gas Pricing
P
*
Decontrol of Petroleum Prices
P
*
Energy Tax Policy
1977
-5-
P 1234
Energy Conservation Policy and Implementation of
P
D
Current Programs
Impact of Clean Air Act on Coal Use and Development
D
Synthetic Fuel Financing
*
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Legislation
*
*
*
Alaskan Oil Transportation
P
D
ALaska Natural Gas
D
Oil Company Divestiture and Petroleum Marketing
D
Practices Legislation
Energy Development Impact Assistance for
*
Interior States
Energy Conservation Contingency and Rationing
*
Plans
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
International Energy Supply and Denand
Energy Trade with Canada and Mexico
U.S. Role in the International Energy Agency
U.S. Role in the Conference on International
Economic Cooperation (CIEC)
Role of Department of Commerce in Energy
D
Resources Council
Strategic Resources and International Commodities
Policy Issues
North/South Dialogue on Commodities- Process
P
*
*
*
*
Common Fund
D
Individual Commodities Discussions under UNCTAD
*
*
*
*
Resolution 93 (IV)
*
*
Food Import Policies
International Grain Reserves Policy
1977
-6-
P 1234
Strategic versus Economic Stockpiles
*
Interagency Decisionmaking on Commodity Policy
D
Oceans Policy Issues
Oceans Policy Formulation and Organization
P
D
Implementation of the Fisheries Conservation
P
D
and Management Act (1976)
Deep Seabed Legislation
P
D
Energy Issues Related to Implementation of
D
the Coastal Zone Management Act
Special Studies
Broadened Employee Stock Ownership
*
Locks and Dam 26
D
User Charges on Inland Waterways
D
Extending Right of Privacy Legislation to the
*
Private Sector
Ensuring Adequate Health Care at Reasonable
*
Costs
Impact of National Health Insurance on Business
The Civil Air Transport Industry: Implications
for U.S. Government Policy of Domestic and
International Trends
Government Policy and International Civil
D
*
Aviation
Shifts in the Inflation-Unemployment Trade-Off
Relationship
National Economic Planning: Processes,
Targets, Techniques
First Amendment Considerations Relating to
*
Federal Financial Assistance for Cable-TV
Systems
Improving Municipal and Social Services: The
*
Private Sector's Role
Corporate Social Responsibility: The
Government's Role
-7-
1977
,P 1234
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Oceans Policy Formulation and Organization
P
D
Implementation of the Fisheries Conservation and
P
D
Management Act (1976)
Deep Seabed Legislation
P
D
Energy Issues Related to Implementation of the
D
Coastal Zone Management Act
Reducing Porpoise Mortality
**
Marine Minerals Jurisdiction
D
Resources for Implementing New Legislation
-8-
1977
P 1234
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Bureau of International Commerce
Need for and definition of Export Promotion Policies
P
D
Role and composition of President's Export Council
D
State/Commerce Commercial Relationships
D
Bureau of Domestic Commerce
Materials Policy and Federal Organization for
Materials Policy
Economic Health of the Aerospace Industry
*
U.S./Canadian Automotive Products and Parts
*
Trade Imbalance
Telecommunications-Government Regulation and
Monopoly versus Independence
Products Liability Program
P
D
International Labor Organization Withdrawal
*
+
D
Question
Workers' Compensation
*
Business-Consumer Relations
D
Ferrous Scrap
Bureau of Resources and Trade Assistance
Implementation of GATT arrangement regarding
International Trade in Textiles
PRC Textile trends
Renewal of the Multifiber Arrangement
*
Footwear imports
*
*
Import Problem--Steel
Import Problem- Specialty Steel
-9-
1977
,P 1234
Import Problem--Consumer Electronics Products
* * *
Bureau of East-West Trade
Normalization of Trade Relations with People's
Republic of China
The Trade Act of 1974 and East-West trade
P
Appropriate role of the Department in East-West
D
policy
Controls on the transfer of technology and
P * *
export of high technology goods to Communist
countries
Normalization of commercial relationships with
*
Cuba
Office of Energy Programs
Relationships between DOC and the Business
Community
Industrial Conservation: Division of Responsi-
*
bilities between FEA and DOC.
Energy Export Policies and Levels
D
-10-
1977
P 1234
MARITIME AFFAIRS
U.S./U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement
P
Dry Bulk Carriers
Outlook for construction contracts
CDS rates
Seatrain Yard
Proposed regulations for CDS program
*
Cargo Preference
P
Virgin Islands - Jones Act
*
West Coast Oil Surplus and U.S. Flag Tankers
P
*
LNG Ship Construction
Maritime Administration claim for Breach of
*
Contract by Hawaiian International Shipping
Corporation
- Pursuit of litigation regarding default
on CDS contracts
Renewal of current ODS contracts
*
*
OD Subsidies - Examination of the system
*
Position of M&R, H&M, P&I subsidies
Maintenance and repairs on ships receiving
*
ODS
Third Flag Competition
National Defense Policy
Disposition of the NS Savannah
*
Disposition of the SS United States
*
-11-
1977
? 1234
TOURISM
Federal Recognition of Expo '81
D
Federal Recognition of Expo '82 and Subsequent
D
Expos
Federal Funding of Expo '81 and other U.S.
Expositions
Departmental Position on Senate's National
*
D
Tourism Policy Study
Legislative Extension of Department's
D
Tourism Authority
Future Direction of Joint Government Travel
D
Industry Domestic Tourism Promotion Program
Travel Advisory Board Agendas and Appointments
-12-
1977
P 1234
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Resource Assurance: Skilled S&T Manpower
Development.
Resource Assurance: Adequate and Stable Basic
R&D Support.
Government Loans and Grants for Industrial
Research and Development
Federal Support of Industrial R&D: Tax Measures
Educational Publications
Credibility of Scientific Information
Innovation Information for State and Local
Governments
Consumer Technology Information Services
Standards Generation
Funding of Commercialization of Selected
Government Inventions
Stimulation of Innovations Through Federal
Procurement Policy
Federal Patent Policy
D
Modifications of Antitrust Laws to Permit
Cooperative R&D
Modification of Regulatory Inhibitions of
Innovation
Treasury Initiatives for New Technical Enterprises
International Standards
Improved Export Control of Design and Manufac-
turing Technology
Technological Support of Less-developed Countries
-13-
1977
,P 1234
Office of Environmental Affairs
Environmental Energy Conservation in Industry
*
*
*
*
Improvement of Environment Impact Procedures
for Industry Projects
*
Impact of Environmental Law and Regulation
P
Office of Product Standards
Implementation by Department of Commerce and
*
other members of the Interagency Committee of
Standards Policy (ICSP) of the policy princi-
ples developed by ICSP to be followed uni-
formly by all Federal agencies in working with
non-Federal standards-setting bodies.
The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation
Program
*
*
*
*
Institution of the National Voluntary Consumer
Product Information Labeling Program
D
National Bureau of Standards
DOC Responsibility for Governmentwide ADP
Planning System and PL 89-306
*
Recycled Oil - Congressional Pressures and
Measurement Realities
*
Department of Commerce Response to S. 3555
"The National Voluntary Standards and Certifi-
cation Act of 1976. "
Office of Telecommunications
Rewriting the Communications Act of 1934
Consumer Communications Reform Act
Formulation of a National Telecommunications
Agenda
*
Telecommunications Organization and Roles
-14-
1977
!P 1234
Patent and Trademark Office
O
Patent Reform Legislation
*
O
Patent Examination Quality
D
O
Improved Paper Handling
Trademark Registration Treaty
D
-15-
1977
P 1234
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Lack of Federal economic development goals and
P
objectives
Proliferation of programs affecting economic
development
Reexamination of EDA's investment strategy
D
Optional levels of funding for EDA including new
P
*
program authorities
Demand for Local Public Works Capital Develop-
*
ment and Investment Program Funds
Use of EDA's Title I Funds for the 1980 Winter
*
Olympics
-16-
1977
P 1234
FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Develop Academy training programs
Develop the Public Education Assistance Program
(PEAP)
Develop the Fire Data Center
O
Claims program by which reimbursement is
*
authorized for the costs to local fire services
for firefighting on Federal property
O Obtain supplemental appropriation for purchase
and renovation of the Majorie Webster site
Awards for Public Safety Officers
Master Planning Report
Implement and administer an education and train-
ing assistance program
Model state fire organization
-17-
1977
P 1234
CHIEF ECONOMIST
Capital requirements for the future
P
Promoting productivity growth
P
Policies to alleviate unemployment
P
Current economic outlook and macroeconomic
policies
P
D
Inflation and the incomes policies option
Bureau of the Census
Survey of Registration and Voting Statistics
*
Definition of a Farm
Impact of reporting reduction program on
statistics
*
STATUS - A chart book of Social and Economic
*
Trends
Bureau of Economic Analysis
*
Advisory Committee on GNP statistics
Implementation of the International Investment
*
*
Survey Act of 1976
-18-
1977
P 1234
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
Use of Contracts versus Grants
Status of Women in the Minority Business
*
Program
Venture Capital Needs for Minority Business
*
Minority Entrepreneurship vis-a-vis Minority
*
Economic Development
Extent of Administration's Commitment to
*
Minority Business Development
Possible Obsolescence of Current Strategies
*
for Minority Business Development
-19-
1977
P 1234
REGIONAL ECONOMIC COORDINATION
Need for Appointment of Federal Cochairmen
D
Designation of New Commissions
*
Funding Levels
*
Program Tools; and
Excess Property Phase-out
****
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GENERAL ISSUES OF SPECIAL
DEPARTMENTAL CONCERN
1. Arab Boycott Policy: Legislative Analysis
2. Capital Formation and Investment Policy
3. Direction of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise
Program
4. Department of Commerce Reorganization Analysis
5. East/West Trade
6. Economic Outlook/Approaches to Recovery
7. Energy Issues
8. Implementation of Fisheries Conservation and
Management Act of 1976
9. High Technology Export Policy Review
10. Intelligence Community Support Study
11.
Jobs Program
12.
Legislative Priorities Analysis (see separate Legislative
Issues volume)
13. Law of the Sea/Deep Seabed Mining Policy Review
14. Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) Choices and
Strategy
15. North/South Policy Review
16. Questionable Payments/Code of Conduct
17. Role of the Bureau of the Census
18. Social Indicators/Quality of Life
19. Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments Review
OUTSIDE CONTACTS
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
Assistant Secretary for Policy
The Assistant Secretary serves as the Department's principal
policy liaison with other Agencies of Government--including the
Energy Resources Council, the National Security Council, the
Domestic Council, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, the
Agricultural Policy Committee, the Commodities Policy Coordinating
Committee and the Economic Policy Board
Bureau of International Economic Policy and Research
Government Agencies: Departments of State, Treasury, Labor,
and Agriculture; Council of International Economic Policy;
Council of Economic Advisors; Office of the Special Rep-
resentative for Trade Negotiations and various interagency
task forces; National Security Council; National Advisory Council,
President's Advisory Committee on Trade Negotiations; Industry
Policy Advisory Committee; Industry Sector Advisory Committees;
Development Coordination Committee; Export-Import Bank.
Congressional Committees: Joint Economic Committee; Senate
Finance Committee and Subcommittees on International Trade and
International Finance and Resources; Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations and Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations; House
Committee on International Relations and Subcommittees on
International Economic Policy, International Trade and Commerce;
House Committee on Ways and Means and Subcommittee on Trade.
International Organizations: General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;
various United Nations economic entities; International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development; International Monetary Fund;
International Labor Organization.
Private Sector Contacts: The Bureau maintains ongoing contacts
with a variety of private sector groups including trade
associations such as the National Association of Manufacturers;
United States Chamber of Commerce; and individual business firms
and academic institutions.
Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy
The Office of Energy and Strategic Resource Policy (OESRP)
has extensive contact with the Senate Commerce Committee and
the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on oceans
policy questions, and with the Senate Commerce Committee on
energy policy questions. OESRP also has contact with various
elements of business and industry on energy and commodities
issues. In this regard, OESRP provides policy guidance for
the Office of the Secretary to the Executive Director of the
Commerce National Industrial Energy Council and convenes
meetings with industry on selected international commodity
questions. OESRP also has limited contacts with environmental
groups in connection with oceans policy issues.
Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy
The Office of Regulatory Economics and Policy has con-
tinuing contacts with the Domestic Council Review Group
(Regulatory Reform); the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Working Group on
Harmonization of Air and Water Standards (U.S.-U.S.S.R.
Project XI-2.1); and interagency groups within the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental
Quality, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, the National
Center for Productivity and the Quality of Working Life, and
the National Science Foundation.
Office of Policy Development and Coordination
The Office of Policy Development and Coordination has
extensive ongoing contacts with other Government Agencies
including the Departments of Treasury, Labor, Agriculture, and
Interior; Council of Economic Advisors; Economic Policy Board;
Council on Wage and Price Stability; National Center for
Productivity and the Quality of Working Life; Privacy
Protection Study Commission; Agriculture Policy Committee;
Council on International Economic Policy; Domestic Council;
Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization;
and the Water Resources Council.
Ongoing contact is also maintained with the Senate Finance
and Commerce Committees and the Joint Economic Committee.
Less formal contacts are maintained with a wide variety
of organizations in the private sector including private
business firms, trade associations, academic institutions,
and consulting groups.