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Strategic Plan Contents:

I. Introduction

II. Program Goals and Management Strategy

III. Science Elements

IV. Cross-Cutting Elements

V. The NABIR Field Research Center (FRC)

VI. Linkages to Genomics Programs in Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

VII. Interface with the DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences

VIII. Interface with the DOE Office of Environmental Management

IX. Coordination With Other Federal Agencies

X. Points of Contact for NABIR Program

IX. Coordination With Other Federal Agencies

The NABIR program is coordinated with bioremediation research by other federal agencies. The Interagency Working Group on Environmental Biotechnology, which is part of the Biotechnology Research Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council, is the primary vehicle for interagency coordination. Members include the Department of Defense (DOD), the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). DOE is a partner in SERDP with DOD and EPA, and the NABIR team is represented on the Technical Thrust Area Working Group on Cleanup. SERDP serves as another potential transition route for NABIR science to applied research and technology demonstration.