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position be fully incorporated in these contributions. After submission of OSI-approved contributions to the various subcommittees, etc., these contributions are then merged into SIC or GMAIC contributions, approved by the Committee concerned and subsequently submitted to the BNE. An independent OSI contribution would go directly to the BNE after approval by the IB. After BNE approval, the estimates are submitted for USIB approval. Throughout the entire review and process, OSI through its membership on the subcommittees and committees as well as through its project officers and Estimates Officer monitors the estimate until final USIB approval.
Planning
Planning of the estimates program is primarily the responsibility of the Board of National Estimates and the USIB. After estimates are approved and scheduled draft Terms of Reference are prepared by the BNE and these TRs are reviewed by both OSI and various interested committees and subcommittees with OSI membership. OSI participation in planning of estimates does not extend beyond this review, but OSI does determine which estimates the Office will contribute to.
Subject and Area Coverage
Determination of both substantive and geographic area coverage in national estimates has always been to
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