goals. Five plans are described showing increased participation by ESRO WITH ascending plan number. Each of these has sharing properties fulfilling particular requirements such as available ESRO budget level, extent of ESRO program responsobility, matching particular ESRO capability, and cost saving to ARC through sharing All plans apply to orbiter sharing only. A sharing plan based on the model Plan 4 may offer the most attractive division of Pioneer Venus between ARC and ESRO This plan allows ESRO to bear primary responsibility for the orbiter and to avoid an extensive financial burden Savings to ARC are commensurate with ARC loss of program control. Duplication of effort is avoided by using orbiter subsystems that are common to the probe bus and orbiter. Author N74-27384*# Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, Calif. (NASA-CR-137501) Avail. NTIS HC $5.00 CSCL 22B Pioneer Venus system test plans and trade studies which were first published as Study Tasks (References 1 through 5) are reviewed. The plan and trade studies are presented in a condensed form. Greater detail may be found in the referenced study tasks if desired. All significant conclusions and plan outlines of the original studies are, presented. Author N74-27441# Committee on Appropriations (U. S. House). DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1974. PART 5: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (EXCEPT RESERVE FORCES AND DEFENSE AGENCIES) Washington GPO 1973 1825 p refs Hearings before Comm. on Appropriations, 93d Congr., 1st Sess., Jul. - Aug. 1973 (GPO-22-550) Avail: Subcomm. on Dept. of Defense A Congressional hearing was held to present testimony on an increased FY 1974 budget request for DOD operations and maintenance activities. Major overall program increases are reported and key statistics for the following general areas are presented: (1) activity indicators: (2) financial obligations and outlays; (3) civilian personnel, (4) travel expenses. (5) Headquarters operation and administration; (6) aircraft inventories and utilization; (7) aircraft overhaul: (8) real property management: (9) telecommunication; and (10) dependents overseas education. Additional specific programs and requirements are presented for the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy concerning such operations as logistic support, automatic data processing, medical programs, all-volunteer considerations, base operations, etc. Revolving and management funds are also discussed. A.A.D N74-27442# Committee on Government Operations (US House) ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973 Washington GPO 1973 427 P Hearings on H.R. 11510 before Comm on Govt. Operations. 93d Congr., 1st Sess. 27-29 Nov. 1973 (GPO-25-108) Avail: Subcomm. on Legislation and Military Operations Congressional hearings were conducted to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new energy research and development administration and in a nuclear energy commission in order to promote more efficient management of such functions. The organization and functions of the organization are explained. Testimony is provided by selected witnesses to show the current level of effort in energy management and the expected benefits to be derived from the new organization. Author FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION Washington GPO 1973 307 p Hearings on H.R. 11793 before Comm. on Govt. Operations, 93d Congr., 1st Sess.. 10-11 Dec. 1973 (GPO-26-725) Avail: Subcomm. on Legislation and Military Operations Congressional legislation to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Federal Energy Administration is proposed. The organization and functions of the various offices are explained. Testimony from recognized experts in the energy field is reported to show the extent of the problem and their reactions to the government proposal. Author N74-27444# Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (U. S. House). ENERGY EMERGENCY ACT Washington GPO 1973 541 P Hearings on H.R. 11031. H.R. 11450, H.R. 11202, H.R. 11505, and H.R. 11509 before Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Com., 93d Congr., 1st Sess.. 14, 15, 27, and 28 Nov. 1973 (GPO-26-038) Avail: Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Com. Congressional hearings on an emergency energy act to give the President extraordinary powers to cope with the energy crisis are presented. The bill provides the President and State and local governments the power to develop contingency plans for reducing petroleum consumption, and assuring the continuation of vital public services in the event of emergency fuel shortages or severe dislocations in the nation's fuel distribution system, and for other purposes. Mandatory Federal actions to be taken to alleviate fuel shortages are described. Testimony of selected witnesses is reported to show the expected advantages of such action. Author N74-27445# Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (U. S Senate). NASA AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 An Act to Authorize Appropriations to NASA for Research and Development, Construction of Facilities, and Research and Program Management, and for other Purposes Frank E. Moss Washington NASA 1974 137 p refs Rept. to accompany H. R. 13998 presented by the Comm. on Aeron. and Space Sci., 93d Congr., 2d Sess., 6 May 1974 (S-Rept-93-818; GPO-29-156) Avail: US Capitol, Senate Document Room ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR CALIFORNIA: THE CURRENT CRISIS. 4: REGULATORY ASPECTS OF ENERGY POLICY William R. Harris Jan. 1974 19 p refs (P-5158) Avail: NTIS HC $4.00 A study on energy alternatives for the State of California was conducted. The study contains the following considerations. (1) sources and uses of energy for California, (2) conservation of energy. (3) planning for fuel shortages and other energy emergencies, and (4) Federal-State interactions on energy policy. Emphasis is placed on short range solutions to immediate problems resulting from Arab oil export policies and the resultant impact on the availability of required sources of power in California. Author DRAFT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE MORE Washington GPO 1973 83 prefs Presented to Comm. on Congressional action to draft a proposed legislation to promote more effective management of certain related functions of the Executive Branch was conducted. The proposal involves reorganizing and consolidating those functions in a new department of energy and natural resources. Also considered in a new energy research and development administration. The interrelated operations of the energy administration with other governmental functions are examined. Author REGIONAL PROBLEMS OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL PROGRESS N. N. Nekrasov and V. I. Duzhenkov 3 Jun. 1974 19 p refs Transl. into ENGLISH from Priroda (Moscow). no. 2, 1974 P 2-9 (JPRS-62140) Avail: NTIS HC $4.00 The report contains an examination of the rational distribution of the country's scientific potential according to economic regions. The charateristics of the regions of the USSR which determine the type of scientific activity to be conducted are analyzed. It is concluded that proper distribution of the country's scientific potential according to economic regions will make it possible to solve the most important scientific problems connected with natural wealth and for raising the standard of living in the U.S.S.R. Author N74-27453*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. AN EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PROJECTED AND ACTUAL COSTS Kent A. Kwiatkowski and Charles Buffalano Washington Jun. 1974 16 p ref (NASA-TN-D-7644; D-7644; G-7407) Avail: NTIS HC $3.00 CSCL 05C GSFC contractors with cost-plus contracts provide cost estimates for each of the next four quarters on a quarterly basis. Actual expenditures over a two-year period were compared to the estimates, and the data were sorted in different ways to answer several questions and give quantification to observations, such as how much does the accuracy of estimates degrade as they are made further into the future? Are estimates made for small dollar amounts more accurate than for large dollar A study was conducted to identify new uses and users of the new Space Transporation System (STS) within the domestic government sector. The study develops a series of analytical techniques and well-defined functions structured as an integrated planning process to assure efficient and meaningful use of the STS. The purpose of the study is to provide NASA with the following functions: (1) to realize efficient and economic use of the STS and other NASA capabilities, (2) to identify new users and uses of the STS, (3) to contribute to organized planning activities for both current and future programs, and (4) to air in analyzing uses of NASA's overall capabilities. Author N74-27457# Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT FIELDS (AGARD-LS-69) Avail: NTIS HC $9.00 · The principles of information systems are outlined that provide storage, retrieval, and dissemination of technical information to N74-27460 Farbwerke Hoechst A.G., Frankfurt (West Germany). INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS Georg E. Unger In AGARD How to Obtain Inform. in Different Fields of Sci. and Technol. May 1974 7 p The flood of information especially in medical sciences can with no means, and especially not with the well known conventional means, be accomplished today. Even the creation of localized medical information systems can not cover the demands the medical profession is bringing forward. With the use of computers new ways are opened. Various methods have been developed in order to analyze, organize and evaluate the present voluminous flood of information. Communication between existing printed information and the medical profession in all fields of this science is considered. A new automated on-line terminal oriented storage and information retrieval system is discussed on a worldwide international basis. Author N74-27523*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex. GENERAL SURVEY OF SOLID-WASTE MANAGEMENT Terrence G. Reese and Richard C. Wadle May 1974 36 p refs (NASA-TM-X-58133; JSC-08696) Avail: NTIS HC $3.25 CSCL 061 Potential ways of providing solid-waste management for a building complex serviced by a modular integrated utility system (MIUS) were explored. Literature surveys were conducted to investigate both conventional and unusual systems to serve this purpose. The advantages and disadvantages of the systems most compatible with MIUS are discussed. Author N74-27526# Committee on Government Operations (U. S. House). CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY, PART 3 Washington GPO 1973 698 p refs Hearings before Comm. on Govt. Operations and Comm. on Sci. and Astronaut., 93d Congr., 1st Sess., 11 Jul. 1973 Prepared in cooperation with Comm. on Sci. and Astronaut. 4 Vol. (GPO-24-682) Avail: Subcomm. on Conservation and Natural Resources The overall aspects of the energy production-transmissionconsumption system are considered and related environmental issues are stressed. An energy conservation policy is advocated that combines the efforts of government, industry, and private G.G. citizens. N74-27464 Syracuse Univ., N.Y. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS Research, academic and popular trends in the environmental fields and characteristics of information users, resources and systems, are explored. The multidisciplinary nature of environmental information is analyzed. The following operational definition is used: Ecology provides an inclusive and consistent structure for perceiving the world and accounts for the behavior of man within the world structure. Systems yielding environmental information are categorized as problem centered or discipline oriented. Author N74-27465# Select Committee on Small Business (U. S. House). PHASE 40IL REGULATIONS AND PETROLEUM MARKETING PROBLEMS Hearings before Select 1st Sess., 18 Sep. and Washington GPO 1973 584 p refs Comm. on Small Business, 93d Congr., 23-24 Oct. 1973 (GPO-24-574) Avail: Subcomm. on Activities of Regulatory Agencies A Congressional hearing was conducted to examine the petroleum products marketing problems of small businesses. The government regulations and procedures for controlling petroleum supplies are examined. The cost control actions are analyzed to determine their impact on the petroleum distributors. Statistical analyses of the petroleum industry are included in the form of tables and graphs to show the supply and demand aspects of the problem. Author N74-27466# Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Foreign Technology Div. REPORT ON THE PRODUCTION PROGRAM OF THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN 1972-1976 20 Feb. 1974 60 p Transl. into ENGLISH from Japan Aviation Ind. Assoc. Rept. (Japan). 31 Mar. 1973 p 1-51 (AD-776112; FTD-HC-23-810-74) Avail: NTIS CSCL 05/3 The aviation industry of Japan was re-established in 1952, and the industry is being developed slowly but steadily in both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The object of this study is to estimate and analyze the production scale and items required to deal with in the next five years, as references for industrial management and national policy implementation. GRA The major activities of the program staff from December 1. 1973 to May 31, 1974 are reported and include: (1) communication and instruction. (2) data and facilities; (3) research completed: (4) research in progress: (5) selected correspondence. (6) grant sponsored travel; and (7) seminars and newsletters. Detailed information and maps are given for the following selected projects (1) ERTS mapping of waterways in the Tug Hill region of New York State. (2) photo-archeological investigation of Great Gully. New York, and (3) evaluation of selected highway impacts using aerial photography. AAD N74-28030 American Petroleum Inst., New York. Wilson M. Laird In Bur. of Mines Technol and Use of Lignite 1972 p 105-111 Domestic gas and oil deliverability should reach a peak about 1974. Use of coal will be severely restricted by air quality standards. At present the only method to fill the energy gap is by increased imports of foreign oil. If no action is taken, the nation will be dependent for a major share of its energy supply upon sources over which there can be little control If such dependence is the result of a conscious, studied policy decision with full understanding of the consequences, the situation may be acceptable A national energy policy should be formulated with a clear understanding of all facets including environmental considerations. An organization for formulating and articulating the policy is necessary. A strong team effort of government and industry is important to integrate and activate a national energy policy. Author N74-28169*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. REPORT OF THE PLASMA PHYSICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATION LABORATORY (PPEPL) WORKING GROUPS. VOLUME 1: PLASMA PROBES, WAKES, AND SHEATHS WORKING GROUP Mar 1974 44 p refs 3 Vol. (NASA-TM-X-64856-Vol-1) Avail: NTIS HC $3.25 CSCL 201 It is shown in this report that a comprehensive in-situ study of All aspects of the entire zone of disturbance caused by a body in a flowing plasma are studied resulting in a large number of requirements on the shuttle-PPEPL facility. A large amount of necessary in-situ observation can be obtained by adopting appropriate modes of performing the experiments Requirements are indicated for worthwhile studies. of some aspects of the problems, which can be carried out effectively while imposing relatively few constraints on the early missions. Considerations for the desired growth and improvement of the PPEPL to facilitate more complete studies in later missions are also discussed. Author N74-28170*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Mar 1974 52 p 3 Vol. (NASA-TM-X-64856-Vol-2) Avail. NTIS HC $3.75 CSCL 201 The area of wave experiments for the PPEPL is considered in broad terms. It was found that most experiments in this area can be classified typically by a few generalized experiments. These experiment possibilities are discussed in terms of advantages, disadvantages, and probable areas for future investigation It was concluded that the areas where wave experiments have the most promise are wave sources. wave propagation, and nonlinear interactions and should be implemented in that order. It was recommended that the PPEPL facility remain sufficiently flexible to handle new ideas as they appear, and a continuing effort should be made to solicit new ideas and approaches. It was also felt that detailed investigations should begin as soon as possible in the areas of antennas, both conventional and particle types, and wave-particle interaction experiments. Author N74-28171 # National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Marshall Space Flight Center. Huntsville, Ala. REPORT OF THE PLASMA PHYSICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATION LABORATORY (PPEPL) WORKING GROUPS VOLUME 3: MAGNETOSPHERIC EXPERIMENTS WORKING GROUP Mar 1974 70 p refs 3 Vol (NASA-TM-X-64856-Vol-3) Avail NTIS HC $3 75 CSCL 201 A number of general studies that were proposed for the PPEPL-shuttle program are considered in qualitative detail from both the theoretical and practical points of view The selection of experimental programs was restricted to those which may be considered active as opposed to refinements of the passive observational programs done previously. It is concluded that. while these new studies were scientifically worthwhile and could be performed in principle, in most cases insufficient attention was paid to the practical details of the experiments. Several specific areas of study. stressing in particular the practical feasibility of the proposed experiments, are recommended. In addition, recommendations are made for further theoretical study. where appropriate. N74-28316*# Author National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center. Langley Station, Va. AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONMAKING IN THE DEFINING OF MARS PROJECT VIKING Ph.D. Thesis Union College James Francis McNulty Jun 1974 566 p (NASA-TM-X-70208) Avail NTIS HC $31 50 CSCL 22A An analysis of the history and background of the Mars Project Viking is presented The organization and functions of the engineering group responsible for the project are defined The design and configuration of the proposed space vehicle are examined Illustrations and tables of data are provided to complete the coverage of the project Author N74-28327*# Battelle Columbus Labs. Ohio. SPACE SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TECH- (NASA-CR-120259) Avail. NTIS HC $8.25 CSCL 22B The problem of obtaining new uses for the Shuttle Transportation System (STS) was treated in the same way marketing problems are handled by industrial organizations. Techniques used by industry to obtain new ideas and customers were evaluated and analyzed for their relevance to the STS Marketing barrier-data were used to develop strategy which called for a middleman organization to assist NASA in achieving its objectives The importance of prompt initiation of the recommended strategy was established Author (NASA-TM-X-64850) Avail: NTIS HC $3.75 CSCL 13L Design criteria statement applicable to a wide variety of flight systems, experiments and other payloads, associated ground support equipment and facility support systems are presented. The document reflects a composite of experience gained throughout the aerospace industry prior to Skylab and additional experience gained during the Skylab Program. It has been prepared to provide current and future program organizations with a broad source of safety-related design criteria and to suggest methods for systematic and progressive application of the criteria beginning with preliminary development of design requirements and specifications Recognizing the users obligation to shape the checklist to his particular needs. a summary of the historical background, rationale, objectives, development and implementation approach, and benefits based on Skylab experience has been included. Author N74-28442* National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ROLE IN SAFETY R. C Callaway Jun. 1974 31 p refs Revised Previously announced as N73-28937 (NASA-TM-X-64764) Avail. NTIS HC $3.25 CSCL 13L Techniques to be utilized by project management in planning. implementation, and administration of a project safety program are presented Safety functional responsibilities are classified into the categories of safety management and safety engineering. The emphasis is on the safety management role, and how safety activities are to be integrated throughout the project and made visible in the work breakdown structure and cost accounting and reporting. Visibility into systematic identification and control of hazards are discussed. Author N74-28443*# Jet Propulsion Lab., Calif. Inst. of Tech., Pasadena. CALIFORNIA FOUR CITIES PROGRAM, 1971 1973 HL Macomber and James H. Wilson 15 May 1974 44 p refs (Contract NAS7-100) (NASA-CR-138768. JPL-SP-43-4) Avail. NTIS HC $5.25 CSCL 05K A pilot project in aerospace-to-urban technology application is reported Companies assigned senior engineering professionals to serve as Science and Technology Advisors to participating city governments. Technical support was provided by the companies and JPL. The cities, Anaheim, Fresno, Pasadena, and San Hose, California, provided the working environment and general service support. Each city/company team developed and carried out one or more technical or management pilot projects together with a number of less formalized technology efforts and studies. An account and evaluation is provided of the initial two-year phase of the program. Author Consolidated information is presented for the study whose purpose was to identify products, processes, and services to be produced in future spacecraft environments for direct utilization on earth Discussion of methodology for selecting from among potential space processing approaches, definition of requirements for experiments and tests needed to acquire sufficient knowledge for proof testing of selected processes, formulation of research and development schedules to achieve proof testing. and documentation of the decision processes involved in the programs are presented Technology and programmatics are reported for the following select studies (1) surface acoustic wave components, (2) transparent oxides: (3) high purity tungsten X-ray targets; and (4) high specificity isoenzymes AAD N74-28449# Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (US Senate) RETAIL PRICING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Washington GPO 1973 99 p Hearings on S. 2415, S 2400, and S 2453 before Comm. on Banking. Housing and Urban Affairs, 93d Congr., 1st Sess. 9 Oct. 1973 (GPO-23-614) Avail Comm on Banking. Housing and Urban Affairs A Congressional hearing was conducted to consider the retail pricing of petroleum products. The specific purposes of the the hearing were: (1) to amend the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 to permit the passthrough of certain cost increases. (2) to amend the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 to adjust ceiling prices applicable to certain petroleum products and to permit retailers to pass through the increased costs, and (3) to amend the Economic Stabilization Act with regard to the authority conferred by Section 203 with respect to petroleum products The findings of the committee are based on the testimony of selected witnesses with experience in the petroleum market. P.NF. N74-28450# Committee on Armed Services (U. S Senate) NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1, ELK HILLS, CALIFORNIA Washington GPO 1973 114 p refs Hearing on S.J. Res. 176 before Comm. on Armed Services, 93d Congr. 1st Sess., 10-11 Dec. 1973 (GPO-25-650) Avail Subcomm. on Natl. Stockpile and Naval Petrol Reserve |