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'DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'
Pages 294-306

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From page 294...
... This is partially explained by the fact that no social knowledge production and application activities were found in the two largest R&D agencies in the department -- the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey, both of which obligate over $100 million annually in R&D but support no social knowledge production and application activities. The Bureau of Mines is concerned primarily with metallurgy research, and the Geological Survey concentrates on geological research.
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From page 295...
... retary for energy and minerals, only the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration and the Office of Minerals Policy support any social knowledge production and application activities. Table 13-2 lists the agencies in the department that fund social knowledge production and application activities.
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From page 297...
... As Table 13-2 shows, most of the social knowledge production and application in the Department of the Interior is conducted for the improvement of department programs. The one exception is the Office of Water Research and Technology, an R&D agency that assists regions and states with the problems of water resources.
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From page 298...
... BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Social Knowledge Production and Application Obligations (Sthousands) Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evaiu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 120 408 30 558 120 608 728 1.286 1976 405 408 20 833 100 618 718 1.551 H77 1.300 216 20 1.736 100 620 720 2.456 A major objective of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is to encourage and train Indian and Alaskan people to manage their own affairs.
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From page 300...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstratioro ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 1.804 358 2.162 2.162 1976 2.095 60 2.155 2.155 1977 1.095 60 1.155 1.155 The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for the conservation, management, and development of 450 million acres of national resource lands. These lands are located primarily in the Far West and Alaska.
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From page 301...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 237 1.633 1 .870 192 192 2.062 1976 1.210 1.210 1.210 1977 1.210 1.210 1.210 The primary responsibility of the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) is to administer the enforcement provisions of public laws concerning health and safety standards for American miners.
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From page 302...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 3.313 78 3.391 50 85 135 3.526 1976 4.006 136 4.142 50 IM 230 4.372 1977 4.172 142 4.314 50 180 230 4.544 The National Park Service administers an extensive system of national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreation areas. In addition to preserving, managing, and interpreting to the public the land and resources under its administration, the service sponsors programs to identify and recognize natural and historical landmarks, to recover archeological remains, to record significant architectural and engineering works, and to assist in the preservation of nonfederal historical properties.
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From page 303...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials [nation Total TOTAL 1975 2.440 2.440 313 313 2.753 1976 2.069 2.069 329 329 2.398 1977 2.150 2.150 367 367 2.517 The Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) administers several programs of water resources research and training.
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From page 304...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 25 I50 18 193 55 55 248 1976 20 150 18 188 55 55 243 1977 :o 150 18 188 55 55 243 The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is responsible for promoting, coordinating, and developing effective programs related to outdoor recreation. Many of the activities of the bureau concern "recreation planning," which the bureau felt was not research.
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From page 305...
... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose tation Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstratioos ation Statistics Total imstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL \yn 184 184 184 1976 191 191 191 1977 160 160 M0 The Bureau of Reclamation plans, constructs, and operates facilities to irrigate lands, to furnish municipal and industrial or other supplies, and to develop related hydroelectric power and flood controls in 17 western states. Social research projects include: the economics of water management to determine the costs and benefits of various water conservation practices; improvement of reclamation planning by relating projects more directly to economic and social needs and values; and an assessment of the sociocultural impacts of water and coal development.
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... Knowledge Production Activities Knowledge Application Activities Policy Policy Formula- Program General Implemen- DevelopFiscal Re- tion Dem- Evalu- Purpose Ution Dem- ment of DissemYear search onstrations ation Statistics Total onstrations Materials ination Total TOTAL 1975 59 I50 209 209 1976 89 550 639 639 1977 89 285 374 374 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for wild birds, mammals (except certain marine mammals)
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