Purpose: The yearbook provides a statistical record and analysis of major departmental program activities to supplement the annual report submitted to the Congress. Program progress is measured, and the projects' characteristics and effectiveness to recipients are assessed. Included also are data on the sources and availability of funds for mortgage lending and indexes on housing production costs. Input: Input is from the Assistant Secretaries for Housing, Community Planning and Development, Administration, and Policy Development and Research. In addition, data are obtained internally from the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Insurance Administration, the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, and the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and from outside the Department, from the Census Bureau, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, FNMA, and the National Association of Realtors. Content: This document provides data on Department program and financial operations, and statistical information on housing and urban activities. The first ten sections present HUD program status and activity data compiled by the administering offices. Arrangement of programs is in accordance with the organization of the Department as of December 31, 1976. The eleventh section ("General Statistics") contains data published by other government departments and some private organizations. At the end of the Yearbook is an alphabetical index, arranged by subject. Agency Contact: (202) 557-0615. 100600-006 Programs of HUD. March 1977 OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 86-0143-0-1-450. Program: All Programs Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Authority: Housing Act of 1948, as amended (P.L. 89-901). Geographic Relevance: National; State; SMSA; County; City; Purpose: This document is a compilation of programs for those who wish to use HUD aids or to obtain further information about the Department's activities. It contains a brief description of each program, and of aid available from HUD in the form of grants, guaranties, loans, mortgage loan insurance, homeownership and rental subsidies, and technical assistance. Input: Input is from each of the major program areas of the Department. Content: This document is designed to be an introductory guide to those interested in using HUD's aids and programs. Contents include material on community planning and development, housing, research and technology, assistance to new communities, fair housing and equal opportunity, consumer and regulatory functions, insurance programs, and disaster assistance. Alphabetical, numerical, and subject indexes are provided at the end of the annually updated publication. A contact is given for questions concerning program changes. Agency Contact: (202) 755-5284. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 100602-001 Community Development Block Grant Program: Directory of Allocations. 1977; 115 pp. OMB Funding Title/Code: Community Development Grants / 860162-0-1-451. Program: Grants and Related Expenses Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Authority: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-383). Availability: Agency Contact Purpose: The document provides information on the distribution of funds appropriated in fiscal years 1975-1979 under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 by entitled units of Government. It reflects, too, how other funds (discretionary balances) are allocated geographically and is used to answer inquiries on such topics as entitlement amounts and relative rates of funding. Input: The grant amounts are determined by Data Systems and Statistics Divsions of CPD based on demographic data obtained from the Census Bureau, and previous program levels obtained from categorical program data bases. Content: The Directory describes the legal background for the Community Development Block Grant program, and details the formula used to determine objective needs in fund allocation. The report contains an entry for every unit of Government, showing the entitlement amounts for each, if applicable, over the first five years of the program. Also shown are the amounts of discretionary balance funds allocated to each SMSA and to the nonmetropolitan portions of each State. The document is updated annually with new entitlement data for the additional year. Agency Contact: Community Planning and Development. (202) 755-6287. 100602-002 Community Development Block Grant Program: Directory of Recipients. 1977; 275+ pp. OMB Funding Title/Code: Community Development Grants / 860162-0-1-451. Program: Grants and Related Expenses Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Authority: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, P.L. 93-383. Availability: Agency Contact Purpose: The Directory provides information, by unit of Government, pertaining to the receipt of CDBG funds from the FY 19751977 appropriations. The report is used to answer inquiries concerning specific units of government, size of governmental units receiving grants, etc. Input: The report reflects data provided on HUD Form 7082 - Funding Approval. This document is completed by the approving official and is the official record of action. Content: Annually, Data Systems and Statistics Division prepares a report reflecting the grants received by units of Government since the inception of the program. The report is updated each year immediately after the completion of the major funding actions and reflects, by unit of government, the cumulative approved amounts. Agency Contact: Community Planning and Development. (202) 755-6287. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 100609-001 National Solar Heating-and Information Center (NSHIC). OMB Funding Title/Code: Research and Technology / 86-0108-01-451. Program: All Programs CFDA NO.: 14.506 Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. House Committee on Appropriations: TreasuryPostal Service-General Government Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee. Authority: Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (P.L. 91-609). Availability: Agency contact; GPO Geographic Relevance: National; Other--Pennsylvania Purpose: This information center was established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Energy to increase awareness of and disseminate information on current solar technologies and to encourage the use of solar energy systems in homes and commercial buildings. Content: The Center can provide a wide variety of information on solar heating for residential and commercial buildings, including the results of demonstration projects, construction casts, and performance data for solar heating systems. Agency Contact: Policy Development and Research. (202) 7550640. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 100700-001 National Natural Resources Library and Information Systems (NNRLIS). OMB Funding Title/Code: Departmental Operations 14-0108-01-306. Program: Library and Information Services Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Authority: P.L. 30-108. Availability: The data are publicly available and the source varies. Purpose: The system provides library and information services to employees of the Department and its bureaus and offices. It also provides natural resources information to researchers from State, regional, and local governments and from the private sector. Input: Information is gathered from all sources of natural resources data. Content: The content consists of natural resources data as contained primarily in published materials. It covers current and retrospective periods, updated continually in many regular and irregular publishing cycles. It is concerned primarily with the United States, but foreign materials on natural resources are collected in large amounts. Output: The output includes the Catalog of the Natural Resources Library (cards and books), Libraries and Information Services Directory (annual), Union List of Serials (NNRLIS), and specialized bibliographies on demand. Agency Contact: (202) 343-5821. 100700-002 Natural Resources Library. OMB Funding Title/Code: Departmental Management / 14-01020-1-306. Program: Office of Library and Information Services Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee. Authority: Department of the Interior Organic Act of 1849 (P.L. 30-1849; 9 Stat. 395; 43 U.S.C. 1451). Availability: Agency contact Purpose: The Natural Resources Library is the lead library in the National Natural Resources Library and Information System, which is composed of over 400 libraries and information centers. Input: The Interior Department agencies participating in the library include the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Mines, the U.S. National Park Service, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Content: The library's collection contains over 1,000,000 bound volumes, including 21,000 serial titles, 250,000 microfiche, and 8,000 reels of microfilm. Special collections include the Departmental Archives, more than 20,000 doctoral dissertations in the general areas of natural resources, a rare book collection, and a U.S. document depository. Agency Contact: (202) 343-5821. OFFICE OF WATER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 100702-001 Water Resources Scientific Information Center (WRSIC). Program: Water Research and Technology Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Water and Power Resources Subcommittee. Authority: Water Research and Development Act of 1978 (P.L. 95467). Availability: The products are publicly available. Purpose: The system disseminates scientific and technical information to the water resources community through a variety of services, including a twice-monthly abstracting bulletin, a computerized file of ongoing water research projects updated quarterly, topical bibliographies, state-of-the-art reviews, and computer searches. Input: The system contains data from State water resources institutes, water-related U.S. agencies, "centers-of-competence" in universities and elsewhere, secondary abstracting services, and foreign governments on exchange agreements. Input is in the form of abstract-index worksheets executed to WRSIC specification and accompanied by original document. Content: Content includes abstracted and indexed information dealing with water-related aspects of the life, physical, and social sciences, as well as related engineering and legal aspects of the characteristics, conservation, control, use, or management of water. It covers 1968 to the present, although earlier permanently valuable works are included. The coverage is worldwide, with English-language material predominating. The printed file is updated semimonthly; the machine-readable counterpart is updated monthly. Agency Contact: Office of Water Research and Technology. (202) 343-8445. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 100709-001 U.S. List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. OMB Funding Title/Code: Resource Management / 14-1611-0-1303. Program: Endangered Species Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Availability: Agency contact Geographic Relevance: International; National; State; Other--Life Science Purpose: The Department of the Interior is required by the Endangered Species Act as amended to publish annually a list of species protected pursuant to it. Input: Input consists of additions to the list accomplished through the rulemaking process and its publication in the Federal Register as required by the Act. Content: The following information is given for each species: Common name; scientific name; population protected (where applicable); known distribution; portion of range where endangered; status; date listed; and special rules (where applicable). Agency Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (703) 235-2771. 100709-002 The Migratory Bird Banding Laboratory. OMB Funding Title/Code: Resource Management / 14-1611-0-1303. Program: Wildlife Resources Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee. Authority: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (P.L. 85-624). Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (P.L. 86-686). Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-237). Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-186). Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act. P.L. 70-770. Availability: They are publicly available. Purpose: The Bird Banding Laboratory maintains banding records and supplies and provides reports on banding and band recovery of nearly 1,000 species of birds. Information covers the North American continent. The Canadian Wildlife Service participates with the Fish and Wildlife Service in this activity and uses the Bird Banding Laboratory facility. The intended audience includes ornithological researchers, bird management specialists, and other interested parties, both internal and external to the Service. Input: The primary providers of data are individuals or entities (governmental or private) who band birds (under permit procedures) and individuals who recover the used bands. The data received at the laboratory are processed by specialist staff, coded onto paper forms, and then keyed onto magnetic tape. Content: The principal subject matter coverage pertains to banding activity and quantity of bands recovered. This in turn relates to the migratory bird populations of the North American continent. Output: The laboratory relies on a number of interrelated computer subsystems that create, maintain, and retrieve information related to banding and recovery. The products of the computer system include reports to the bander and to the individual who reports a recovery and monthly reports to agencies and individuals involved in banding. The form, medium, and frequency of output vary in accordance with the purpose and nature of any given report or other output. Agency Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (202) 343-8286. Availability: Agency contact Geographic Relevance: State Purpose: The purpose of this survey, conducted every 5 years, is to collect, analyze, and publish data on the numbers of sportsmen, days of activity, expenditures, attitudes, and economic values of fishing and hunting activities. Content: Data for this study are reported by State and nationwide. The socioeconomic profile of American sportsmen is used by State and Federal agencies in the planning of fish and wildlife programs and in guiding policy decisions. When combined with other data bases, the survey produces data on trends and indices for the public demand for hunting and fishing in the United States. Agency Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (202) 343-4902. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 100710-001 General Management Plans. Variable OMB Funding Title/Code: Operation of the National Park System / 14-1036-0-1-303; Road Construction / 14-1037-0-1-303; Planning and Construction / 14-1039-0-1-303. Program: Park Management; Forest Fire Suppression and Rehabilitation of Burned Areas; Executive Direction; Park, Recreation, and Wilderness Planning; Cooperative Programs; Statutory and Contractual Aid; Roads, Trails, and Parkways; Buildings, Utilities, and Other Facilities; Statutory or Contractual Aid for Other Activities Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Authority: P.L. 91-383. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-87). Federal Aid Highway Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-280). Availability: Output is for internal use only. Geographic Relevance: National Purpose: The source serves as a reference to plans and projected programs for all areas of the National Park System. Input: It is primarily internal. The reports and plans are prepared with professional services support. Content: This is a Servicewide reference for approved plans and planning studies and reports in progress. Output: The output is hardcopy pamphlets and documents, including master plans, statements for management, environmental impact statements, development concept plans, interpretive prospectus, and developed area plans. Agency Contact: National Park Service. (202) 343-9377. BUREAU OF MINES |