His agency is drafting a master plan, due in 2002, for the beaches from Fire Island to Montauk.

Four years later, in the shadow of another midterm campaign, the agencies are again drafting a formal assessment on Iraq.

Mr. Clarke said his agency was drafting "an absolute mountain of regulations, guidelines and restrictions" to be imposed on banks.

The agency has drafted elaborate plans for the payments, and Alan Woods, the agency head, is expected to approve the program soon, the officials said.

The agency is drafting guidelines to protect patients against infection with the AIDS virus by health care workers.

The agency is drafting a specific AIDS statute to spell out the rights of the individual and state.

In addition, he said, the agency is drafting a new business plan that will seek to increase the Government's return from the disposition of assets.

Over the summer, the agencies drafted guidelines for their bank examiners to use in enforcing the new regulations.

Later this year, the agency will draft similar rules for newer 737's, and issue them for public comment, Mr. McSweeney said.

The agency is now drafting the legislation.