world fire literature. Content: The journal is arranged in two sections: abstracts and indexes. The abstracts section contains the complete bibliographic description required for retrieval of each item, along with a description of the contents of the item, usually consisting of the author's abstract, summary, or conclusions. The patents entries contain, in addition, citations of the patent classes, in most cases in accordance with the international classification system, as well as filing and disclosure dates, priorities, and, if available, assignees and diagrams. The index section consists of four indexes: author, subject, source, and report number. Each entry in each index is keyed to an abstract number. Annual cumulative indexes are published. The subject index entries consist of up to three hierarchic descriptive levels to clearly identify the subject content. The source index displays source document names and organization names under the headings: books, codes, conferences, congresses, dissertations, journals, meetings, patents, reports, seminars, standards, and symposia. Agency Contact: National Fire Prevention and Control Administration. (202)634-3913. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 100316-001 Survey of Current Business. Monthly Carol Carson OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 13-1500-0-1-376. Program: Economic and Statistical Analysis; National Economic Accounts; Analysis of Business Trends; International Economic Ac counts Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary Subcommittee; House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce, The Judiciary Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Authority: Bretton Woods Agreement Act (P.L. 79-171). Foreign Purpose: This monthly report is the official medium for presenting the work of the Bureau, whose functions are to prepare the economic accounts of the United States and to interpret economic developments in the light of these accounts and other pertinent information. The measures and analyses produced by BEA are used in the formulation and execution of fiscal, financial, international, wage-price, and other policies. This information is essential for economic decisionmaking by business, State and local governments, labor, and other economic groups and individuals. Input: Inputs to the current business statistics and analyses published within the "Survey" come from the information systems of the Bureau. These systems receive inputs from numerous sources, including other Federal agencies and private and public organizations outside the Federal Government. Content: The "Survey of Current Business" is the official source of data on the economic accounts. Analyses of current business conditions and the near-term outlook are published in "The Business Situation" section of the "Survey." These analyses are prepared within the framework of the economic accounts. A review and interpretation of the preliminary GNP estimates and also a preview of them, based on data available 1 month earlier, are published quarterly. In addition, analyses of one or more specific aspects of the business situation are published. Statistics and explanatory notes are published in the "S-pages" of the "Survey." These carry approximately 2,500 separate series. Used in conjunction with the biennial "Business Statistics" supplements to the "Survey," they provide continuous and consistent series running back many years and cover all major aspects of the economy. Agency Contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis. (202) 523-0777. 100316-002 Business Conditions Digest (BCD). Monthly Feliks Tamm OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 13-1500-0-1-376. Program: Economic and Statistical Analysis; Analysis of Business Trends Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary Subcommittee; House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce, The Judiciary Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Authority: Bretton Woods Agreement Act (P.L. 79-171). Foreign Purpose: The "Business Conditions Digest" (BCD) is the monthly Bureau of Economic Analysis publication which disseminates short-term economic time series at the national level. Input: Inputs to the economic time series published in BCD are obtained from a variety of public and private sources including the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Department of Labor, the Bureau of the Census, Dun and Bradstreet, and the Department of Defense. Content: The “Business Conditions Digest” is a monthly compendium of economic indicators which presents approximately 300 monthly and quarterly seasonally adjusted economic time series, about 150 of which have been classified as cyclical indicators, i.e., they conform well to broad fluctuations in aggregate economic activity. The remaining series are useful in the interpretation of the economic situation and outlook, although they do not qualify as cyclical indicators. The series are shown in graphic and tabular form for the period 1953 to the present. Diffusion indexes, various analytical measures, and summary characteristics of individual series are also shown. The cyclical indicators-classified as leading, roughly coincident, or lagging-and the composite indexes derived from them, have been generally recognized as useful tools for economic forecasting. "Long Term Economic Growth," a report designed to complement the business cycle publications, presents approximately 1,200 annual economic time series needed in the analysis of long-term economic trends. The most recent report, covering the period 1860-1970, was published in June 1973. Agency Contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis. (202) 523-0777. 100316-003 Public Information Office. OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 13-1500-0-1-376. Program: Economic and Statistical Analysis; Analysis of Business Trends Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary Subcommittee; House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce, The Judiciary Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Authority: Bretton Woods Agreement Act (P.L. 79-171). Foreign Investment Study Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-479). International Investment Survey Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-472). P.L. 62-299. Purpose: The Public Information Office (PIO) serves as the central information source for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). PIO responds to requests for information on BEA programs from Congress, the White House, public and private organizations, and individuals. Input: PIO draws from all BEA divisions and offices, other statistical agencies, and public media to provide information on BEA programs and concerns. Content: PIO provides written and verbal information on BEA publications, programs, information sys DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 100400-001 Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). OMB Funding Title/Code: Operations and Maintenance / 97-01000-1-051. Program: Manpower Data and Statistics Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-106). Geographic Relevance: City Purpose: DMDC maintains automated inventory of personnel and manpower data on both a current and historic basis of the active duty military, reservist, civilian employee, and military retiree populations of the Department of Defense. Coverage generally dates from 1971. These data are utilized to support analytic projects and policy initiatives undertaken by or on behalf of the Department of Defense. Input: Data contained in the DMDC data base are provided by the military departments and DOD Agencies, the Civil Service Commission, the Veterans Administration, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce. Content: Most records contained in the data base contain such variables as SSAN, name, rank/grade, occupation, component location, age, race, sex, education level. A current inventory normally contains approximately 6 million records. Frequency of update ranges from monthly to annually. Aggregated summaries of individual records are provided upon request to various components of DOD and the Federal government. Agency Contact: (703) 325-0490. 100400-002 Information Requirements Control Automated System (IRCAS). OMB Funding Title/Code: Operations and Maintenance / 97-01000-1-051. Program: Office of Information for the Armed Services Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Availability: Agency Contact; NTIS Purpose: The IRCAS is an important tool for the information control function of DOD. Information requirements on reports and forms are available for duplication checks and information planning purposes within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Input: Reporting requirements and DD forms (forms used by two or more Defense Components) are coded to include management data and individual column and stub headings. This information is collected from DOD Public-Use Reports, interagency reports, Office of the Secretary of Defense reports, DD forms, and budget exhibits. Content: Information content of management data includes information on: report control symbols, title, cost, respondents, originator, prescribing issuance, manhours, whether subject to the Privacy Act or not, expiration date, and cancellation date. Data elements are derived from the column and stub entries and access information requirements by subject matter and keywords. Agency Contact: (202) 695-4470. 100400-003 Federal Procurement Data Center. OMB Funding Title/Code: Procurement, Defense Agencies / 970300-0-1-051. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-106). Availability: Agency contact Geographic Relevance: International; National; State; County; City Purpose: This information center collects, develops, and disseminates contract data designed to meet the information needs of the Congress, the Executive Branch, and the private sector. Content: Information maintained by the center includes detailed data for contract actions over $10,000 and summary data for contract actions under that amount. The detailed information covers such data as contractor name, action date, place of performance, service or commodity purchased, dollars obligated, type of business, and affirmative action program. Agency Contact: (703) 696-5065. 100400-004 Federal Acquisition Regulation. Federal Acquisition Regulation Project Office OMB Funding Title/Code: Procurement, Defense Agencies / 970300-0-1-051. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Availability: Other--not available at present Purpose: The Federal Acquisiton Regulation will be a single, coordinated, and to the extent feasible, uniform acquisition regulation for use by all executive agencies of the Federal Government. It will replace the Federal Procurement Regulation and much of the Defense Acquisition Regulation. Agency Contact: (202) 696-5016. 100400-005 Defense Pest Management Information Analysis Center. OMB Funding Title/Code: Operation and Maintenance, Army / 212020-0-1-051. Program: Operation and Maintenance: Army Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-106). Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-212). Availability: Agency contact Geographic Relevance: International; National; State Purpose: The Center collects, indexes, stores, and disseminate both published and unpublished technical literature in the areas of arthropod pest biology and integrated control/management. Input: The Center maintains 787 books, 95,500 accessions, 121 current journals, and 50,000 historical accessions: Content: The technical literature covers such areas as arthropod-borne diseases and their vectors, taxonomy and distribution of medically important arthropods, stored product pests, structural pests, and pests of Department of Defense natural resources. Other principal subjects include rodent and bird control; weed management; pesticide usage, training, and safe disposal; and various other noxious plant and animal problems. The Center supports authorized users with both periodic and onetime selective disseminations of information which are bibliographic subject print-outs with summaries. The Center also reviews and analyzes current awareness items for distribution to pest management professionals. Agency Contact: (202) 427-5365. AIR FORCE 100402-001 Air Force Geophysics Laboratory Research Library. OMB Funding Title/Code: Research, Development, Test, and Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-106). Availability: Other--DOD personnel and DOD contractor person nel Geographic Relevance: International; National Purpose: This library provides bibliographic and reference services to support the missions of the Air Force Geophysical Laboratory and the Electronic Systems Division, which are collocated at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Input: The library collections include 219,522 volumes, 7,300 journal titles (2, 235 current subscriptions), and 121,317 technical reports. Special collections include the Rayleigh Archives, an oriental language collection, and an AFGL and AFCRL contractor report archival collection. Content: This library is one of the largest environmental and sbace sciences libraries in the country. The collection is extensive in scope and intensive in coverage in the areas of geophysics, astronomy, astrophysics, geodesy, metallurgy, ceramics, chemistry, and environmental sciences. The library offers referral, interlibrary loan, selective dissemination of information, and translation services. On-line information retrieval systems include Lockheed's DIALOG, System Development Corporation's ORBIT, and Defense Documentation Center's RDT&E. Through its membership in FEDLINK, the library participates in OCLC, Inc.'s shared bibliographic and cataloging systems. Access to the library, except through interlibrary loan, is normally limited to Department of Defense and contractor personnel. Agency Contact: Air Force. (301) 981-2598. 100402-002 U.S. Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Center (ETAC). OMB Funding Title/Code: Air Force Management Fund / 57-39600-4-051. Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2208. Geographic Relevance: International Content: The library maintained by the Environmental Technical Applications Center contains over 5,000 monographs, 80,000 technical reports, 100 periodicals, and 4,500 original documents and projects. The major subjects covered by the materials are meteorology, climatology, weather effects on various systems, and environmental and aerospace sciences. Reference and interlibrary loan services are provided. Literature searches are conducted and bibliographies are produced on request. The library is on-line to OCLC and to the Department of Defense Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation data base. Agency Contact: Air Force. (618) 256-4413. 100402-003 USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Areomedical Library. OMB Funding Title/Code: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force / 57-3600-0-1-051. Program: Technology Base Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee. Authority: Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Availability: Other--DOD and DOD contractor personnel Purpose: This facility provides library materials and services to support the missions of the Air Force System Command's School of Aerospace Medicine and Aerospace Medical Division. Input: The library collections include 120,133 books, 2,018 journal subscriptions, and 133,776 technical reports. Special collections include archival records of the School of Aerospace Medicine's technical reports. Content: The library collections provide extensive coverage of aerospace medicine, life sciences, and bio-engineering, with particular emphasis on biochemistry, radio biology, bio-astronautics, and bio-nucleonics. The library offers referral, interlibrary loan, and selective dissemination of information services. On-line information retrieval systems include the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE, Lockheed's DIALOG, and System Development Corporation's ORBIT. The library is an active participant in the AMIGOS library network, CORAL, HOLSA, and TALON. It is on-line to OCLC Inc's shared bibliographic and cataloguing systems. Access to the library, except through interlibrary loan, is normally limited to Department of Defense and contractor personnel. Agency Contact: Air Force. (301) 981-2598. ARMY 100403-001 Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC). OMB Funding Title/Code: Corps of Engineers Funding Titles / 963124-0-1-301. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on the District of Columbia; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1902 (P.L. 57-154). Flood Control Act of 1917 (P.L. 64-367). Protection of Shores Act (P.L. 79-727). Coastal Engineering Research (P.L. 88-172). Hurricane Flood Protection Act. P.L. 84-71. Availability: Data are for internal use only--OSD, DOD, and components. Storm warning systems are for public use. Geographic Relevance: International Purpose: CERC provides thorough research and development computer programs and models to be used as tools in planning, design, and construction in the field of coastal engineering in order to provide a better understanding of coastal processes, winds, waves, tides, currents, and materials as they apply to problems relating to navigation, recreation, flood/storm protection, shore and beach erosion control, shore structures, and other offshore islands and structures. Input: Data input for programs and models is obtained from field data collection and observations. Content: The center has developed and is using the following programs and models in their research and development efforts: 1) Wave Refraction-accurately predicts the changes, height, and direction of wind-generated waves through calculations based on hydrodynamic equations and local depth fields; 2) Wave Data Analysis-produces standard monthly summaries of objectively determined wave heights and periods from data collected at coastal observation stations; 3) Storm Surge-provides a numerical model to determine the flood level expected from specific hypothetical storms based on hydrodynamic equations and local depth fields; 4) Beach Evaluation Program system-provides graphical and statistical data related to the response of beaches to waves and tides of specific intensity and duration; used as part of a storm warning system for low-lying coastal communities; and 5) Littoral Environmental Observation-analyzes data on meteorological and oceanographic forces which affect the shoreline to provide meaningful correlations between various recorded parameters and to lead to better understanding of the shoreline physical characteristics and littoral processes. Output: The Center produces a wide variety of reports and forecasts on tides, wave analysis, storms, beach erosion, and shorelines. Agency Contact: Army. (202) 625-7386. 100403-003 Engineering Computer Program Library (ECPL). OMB Funding Title/Code: Corps of Engineers Funding Titles / 963124-0-1-301. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1902 (P.L. 57-154). Flood Control Act of 1917 (P.L. 64-367). Protection of Shores Act (P.L. 79-727). Coastal Engineering Research (P.L. 88-172). Purpose: The library, located at the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, provides a central repository for the documentation and source code material for all approved engineering computer programs. Input: Computer programs and related documentation are submitted to the library from all Corps components. Content: The DCPL functions as a distribution center for disseminating information to all Corps of Engineers activities on the status of engineering computer programs development within the Corps of Engineers as well as the status of engineering computer software development in the scientific community which pertain to Corps activities. The library functions also as a repository and lending library for the distribution to divisions, districts, and other Corps offices of visual-aid materials acquired for the training of engineering personnel in Automatic Data Processing appreciation and computer programming. Output: Output is computer software and documentation. Agency Contact: Army. (202) 272-0273. 100403-002 Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC). OMB Funding Title/Code: Corps of Engineers Funding Titles / 963124-0-1-301. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1902 (P.L. 57-154). Flood Control Act of 1917 (P.L. 64-367). Protection of Shores Act (P.L. 79-727). Coastal Engineering Research Act (P.L. 88-172). Availability: Reports are for internal use only. Purpose: The Center was developed to conduct research in hydrologic engineering. Input: Data are developed from regions and field applications. Content: The Corps' Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) conducts extensive activities in the area of hydrologic engineering. In its efforts to relate academic research and development to practical needs in the field, HEC has developed a variety of systematic procedures for hydrologic engineering and planning applications, including 28 computer programs and models for such applications as flood hydrographs, water surface profiles, reservoir system analysis, streamflow simulation, rating and flood routing, basin rainfall and snowmelt computation, urban storm water runoff, and others. The Corps is continuing to develop and test new computer programs and models as well as modify existing ones to stay abreast of new research and methodology. Output: The Center produces a variety of reports and forecasts on hydrologic engineering. Agency Contact: Army. (916) 440-3285. 100403-004 Hydraulic Engineering Information Analysis Center (HEIAC). OMB Funding Title/Code: General Investigations / 96-3121-0-1301. Program: Collection and Study of Basic Data Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Authority: Flood Control Act of 1944, as amended (P.L. 78-534). River and Harbor Act of 1930, as amended (P.L. 71-520). P.L. 76396. P.L. 75-685. Availability: Agency contact; NTIS Geographic Relevance: International; National; State; County; City; Congressional District; SMSA; Other--universities and colleges Purpose: This information center collects, analyzes, and distributes information in the field of hydraulic engineering. Input: The Center does not maintain a separate collection of materials. It is served by the Library, Technical Information Center, WES, whose collection exceeds 250,000 items, of which about 50,000 are relevant to HEIAC subject fields. Content: Hydraulic engineering subject fields covered by the information center include river, harbor, and tidal hydraulics; flow-through pipes, conduits, channels, and spillways as related to flood control and navigation; hydraulic design and performance of dams, locks, channels, and other naviqation structures; and water waves and underwater shock effects. Services provided by the center include literature searches in specific areas of interest, development of state-of-the-art reviews and bibliographies, responses to requests for specific data and technical information searches, performance of technical analyses and evaluations, and directing persons seeking information to organizations or qualified individuals with specialized knowledge for advisory and concultant services. Agency Contact: Army. (601) 636-3111, ext. 3368. |