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means ot access, determination of relevant data, response
time, approximate costs., hardware and software, storage media,
related systems, and principal contact.
Most of the systems described in the Handbook are in some part
repositories for coastal and estuarine data and/or informa
tion. Those systems can be placed under two catagories; NOAA
USDA
USCG
EPA
NIH
NAVY
ARMY
USGS
FWS
MMS
DOE
FIGURE 4
ACCESS TO INTERAGENCY RESOURCES
ACRICOLA - Agricultural Online Access
CALS - Current Awareness Literature Service
CR1S • Current Research Information System
CHR1S-HACS - ChemicalHazards Response Information System/
Hazard Assessment Computer System
P1RS • Pollution Incident Reporting System
STORET • Water Data Storage and Retrieval System
CBP - Chesapeake Bay Program ComputerCenter
ODES - Ocean Data Evaluation System
PCS Permit Compliance System
MEDLARS - Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
MICRO-IS• Microbial Information System
NEPSS • Naval Environmental Protection Support Service
MESO • Naval Ocean Systems Center
WES • Waterways Experiment Station
WATSTORE - National Water Data Storageand Retrieval System
NAWDEX - NationalWater Data Exchange
National Coastal Ecosystem Team. Slidell, LA
Regional OCS Offices
OST1 - Technical Information System
and othor Department of Commerce (Figure 3), and other Federal
system resources (Figure 4).
During FY87, the Handbook will be automated to facilitate more
timely and efficient searches of its contents in response to
u^er requests. An outreach effort is already underway to
identify and describe those Federal systems for marine pollu
tion data and information that have, to date, escaped the
awaranoas of the Network.