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donorable Willia1e L. Dawenn Gainaan Ma'dttee on Govern.11ant %:arationa 2157 lisyburn lioude Office liuildluj; Womhiuston, D. C. 11ear bir. l'hainnen: Wie is in reply to yetir letter of February 17, requesting our comients on it. J. Res.4% "to muchorias a study and irivestie getiori of inforetation service systemis for States end localities designed'. e enable such litates and localities to participate numre etiectialy in federally essisted program1s and to provide Coligress and the t'resident. with a better sleasure of State and local neada and performance under these preraits." 111 she course of its attadies of the fiscal and strueturail interrel.atimiehips aang listiortal, State, and local governments, the Advisory GmunissLon hee becomte acutely aware of the need ter improved inforulation flow aang the three levels of goverment. In its mmprehensive stwiy, entitled Fiscal Balance in the &nerican Federal SymLan .Ehe OlegmiaBIOD agda #eVeral reCOBunendatiDas EOr improvin>i and expanding data that are new available and for deVeLoping na clata systelma. T'1e grant increase in the nualber of Federal grant-in-aid prograins in recent years niakes it abundantly clear that Congress, the. Executive Et-anch. and Beste and local governments need ready access e inform=tion concerating tlwee prograals, To this end, the Collaissiois reco1misunded that: ....the President antablish within an appropriate agency of the l'xecutive Branch a coalputerised systeis for storage and retrieval of information asseritisk for tire adatinistration of grants-in-aid, foranilation of Federal-State-local fiscal policies and other poticy and slanagessent purposes. Tbc 

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iionerable William L. Daumen ease 5 lhank you for the opportunity to comment an E. 3. Kes. 434. $$ncerely, Farris Bryant GileirliaB cc: W. H. Relumet, Hog Enclosure FB:DBW:llt