808 F. General OLR(1982} 29 (12)

lnfo. Center, P.O. Box 50027, Honolulu, Hawaii 96580, USA.

82:6336 Rogers, Peter, 1982. The social and economic impact

of tropical cyclones. Impact Sci. Soc., 32(1): ! 5-23.

In terms of lives lost or economic resources de- stroyed, the tropical cyclone is the most serious natural disaster. The World Meteorological Organ- ization is assisting the fifty most-affected countries to improve their storm track prediction capabilities and to organize national warning services. World Meteorol. Organ., 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.

82:6337 Rudzitis, Gundars, 1982. Resolution of an oil-shrimp

environmental conflict. Geogrl Rev., 72(2):190- 199.

The history of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program and the conflict of this program with the shrimp fishing industry are reviewed. The conflict, primarily between two federal agencies (Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency), was finally resolved via cost-benefit analysis; using this approach in the decision-making process is dis- cussed. Complexities of energy-environment trade- offs are highlighted. Univ. of Texas, Austin, Tex. 7,8712, USA. (bwt)

F280. Policy, law, treaties 82:6338

International Court of Justice, 1982. [Case con- cerning the 'Continental Shelf': Tunisia/Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]. Reprinted in: Int. leg. Mater., 21 (2): 225 -317.

82:6339 Malone, J.L., 1982. U.S. participation in the Law of

the Sea conference. Statement before the [U.S.] House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com- mittee on February 23, 1982. U.S. Dep. St. Bull., 82(2062):61-63.

Outlined are the objectives which must be met before the U.S. would ratify the LOS treaty. (1) Deep seabed mining must not be deterred. (Presently, President Reagan claims there is a 'protectionist bias.') (2) The treaty must assure that qualified private applicants sponsored by the U.S. government will be awarded contracts, that the rights of private companies which made the pioneer investments will be protected, and that there will be no discrimi- nation against the independent operation of private

miners. (3) Decision-making in the deep seabed regime must be fair and protect the interests of participating nations. (4) Amendments should not be adopted without approval of the participating states: the present draft permits two-thirds of the parties to adopt amendments binding on all participants. (5) No 'undesirable precedents for international organ- izations' should be set. (6) The treaty 'must be likely to receive the...consent of the Senate.' Supt. of Documents, U.S. GPO, Washington, D.C. 20402, USA. (dgs)

82:6340 Ratiner, L.S., 1982. The Law of the Sea: a crossroads

for American foreign policy. Foreign Affairs, 60(5): 1006-1021.

The U.S. voted against the final treaty of UNCLOS III because it fell short of the Reagan Adminis- tration's goals concerning deep seabed mining. 'The guardians of pure conservative ideology may have won a battle...but the U.S. may lose a very important war': our Western allies might "join the Law of the Sea Treaty and refuse to create a mini treaty with us: our companies might flee to other flags so as to operate under the treaty and gain universal accep- tance of their mining claims: and vitally important freedoms of the seas will now be subject to legal argument and potentially will be decided' against the U.S. Ratiner recommends steps that the U.S. should take to avoid 'premature breaking of ties with the conference.' Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, Wash- ington, D.C., USA. (dgs)

82:6341 Scott, J.M., 1982. Federal policy and coastal com-

munities [U.S.I. Shore Beach, 50(3):8-10.

The impact of various governmental actions and policies on coastal development is detailed, partic- ularly 2 Carter Executive Orders, Federal Emer- gency Management Agency regulations, the Om- nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. As unwise coastal development is not addressed by these initiatives, an approach that is cognizant both of the variability of the coast and of proven coastal construction meth- ods is required. Coastal Properties Inst., lnc., Hilton Head, S.C., USA. (jch)

82:6342 United States (District Court for the Southern

District of Texas), 1982. [Memorandum and order 'In the matter of the complaint of Sedco, Inc.'] (Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; Ju- risdiction in Offshore Drilling Disaster; Limi- tation of Liability Act.) Reprinted in: Int. leg. Mater., 21(2):318-341.