In February 2002, a cabinet-level organization was created to improve government-wide management of climate science and climate-related technology development. Two collaborative interagency programs were launched as a result: the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and the Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP). Developed under the CCSP, the Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program presents a number of issues including “human contributions and response to climate change.” In response to the Strategic Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are collaborating on an assessment that includes the development of elevation maps that depict areas vulnerable to sea-level rise and planning maps that depict how state and local governments could respond to sea-level rise. EPA has established a federal advisory committee, the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC), to offer advice on the specific issues which should be addressed in the assessment, appropriate technical approaches, the nature of information relevant to decision makers, the content of the assessment report, and other scientific and technical matters that may be found to be important to the successful completion of the assessment.