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Purpose | Editorial Policy | Technical Information
Purpose
The Committee on Ocean Policy Web site is the official internet site of the Council on Environmental Quality. The site is the primary vehicle for informing the public of the Committee's activities.
Specifically, this Web site provides: (1) information on the Committee on Ocean Policy, their membership and objectives; and (2) information on the administration's ocean and coastal activities.
Editorial Policy
This site is managed by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). As a federal government site, all federal editorial policies apply, such as those on privacy, copyright, commercial promotion, etc.
Materials posted on this site are reviewed by the Council on Environmental Quality.
Technical Information
Browsers. This site is best viewed in Netscape Navigator 6.0 and above or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above; however, other browsers can also be used.
Organization of Pages and Exhibits. Pages are organized in a simple linear manner for easy reading and printing. Supplemental material or exhibits (Tables, Figures, and Supplementary Text) are numbered throughout the page.
Links. Some links are provided to other Web sites as reference or supplemental material. External sites accessed by such links will appear in a separate window.
Fonts and Type Sizes. Verdana is the default font for this site; 10 point is the default size. All browsers allow users to select specific fonts and type sizes for display. Some users select large type sizes for ease of reading, or specific fonts for personal tastes. The text and layout should not be adversely affected by a user's selection of alternative fonts and type sizes.
Printing Pages. This site has been designed to ensure simple printing. We recommend printing in portrait format at a scale of 85 to 100%.
Downloadable Documents. A number of documents are available on this site as downloadable files in Portable Document Format (pdf). These files can be viewed on microcomputers equipped with recent versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from the site.
Navigation. Navigation through the site is straightforward. There are three levels of hierarchy, most of which are always visible to the user. The first and second levels are on the left column on all pages but the third level. The third level is considered supplement pages which only allow users to return to the page they linked from.
Search This Site. This page appears on every page and provides additional access assistance. Search This Site is a standard word/phrase spider search through all text and documents (pdf) on the site's pages and other related sites.
For Further Technical Information. For questions or comments about the technical aspects of this site, e-mail: copwebmaster@noaa.gov.
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