However, the cabinet decision of December 2007 regarding plans to streamline independent administrative institutions stated that the running of the facility should be entrusted to the private sector, and based on an evaluation by an independent committee, proposals around how it should be operated and whether it was necessary should be made within a year.
しかし2007年（平成19年）12月の閣議決定（独立行政法人整理合理化計画）において、運営を包括的に民間委託し、第三者委員会による外部評価結果を踏まえて１年以内に存廃を含めその在り方について検討を行うこととされた。