A Congressional hearing was conducted to consider a resolution which would authorize production of petroleum from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve for national defense purposes and to provide for further exploration of the reserve The nature of the petroleum shortage in the US is examined. The capacity of the petroleum reserve to alleviate the situation is evaluated. Restrictions on the exploitation of the reserves are defined. The findings of the committee are based mainly on the testimony of selected witnesses who are knowledgeable of the crude oil situation PNF N74-28451# Select Committee on Small Business (U. S. House) THE TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION PROGRAM OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Washington GPO 1973 21 p Presented by the Select Comm on Small Business to the Comm of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 93d Congr.. 1st Sess., 10 Aug. 1973 (H-Rept-93-450; GPO-99-006) Avail US Capitol, House Document Room The achievements and significance of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in obtaining technology transfers for small business concerns is reviewed in preface to a Congressional recommendation that the SBA Technology Utilization Program be reinstated The continuation and possible expansion of the program is urged in a committee resolution and recommendations are outlined to aid the SBA in resuming its technology transfer N74-28453# Committee on Finance (U. S Senate). PROFITABILITY OF DOMESTIC ENERGY COMPANY OPERATIONS Washington GPO 1974 222 p refs Hearings before Comm on Finance. 93d Congr. 2d Sess, 13-14 Feb 1974 (GPO-28-572) Avail: Comm on Finance A Congressional hearing was conducted to present testimony relating to the problem for excess or windfall profits in the oil industry Tax legislation proposals are emphasized Information is presented by private firms and by petroleum trade associations. and the topics include the following: (1) percent of U.S. production by medium and small companies. (2) petroleum exploration and development expenditures, (3) profitability ratios. (4) sources of US sales of petroleum products and foreign investments, (5) imports of crude oil and refine products. (6) gasoline and residual fuel consumption, (7) return on petroleum shareholders equity. and (8) earning growth and return calculations Recommendations are made for the formulation of tax and price policies as well as effective government/industry roles in the management of the energy market AAD N74-28455# National Academy of Engineering. Washington, (PB-232123. NAE-COTTU-74) Avail NTIS HC $4.75 A study to identify Federal agencies conducting programs directed toward technology transfer and utilization, determine and describe the methods used in programs, evaluate the effectiveness of methods, assess the extent these methods have been evaluated, and recommend policies for NSF and Federal government consideration. It was found that technology developed by federally funded programs since World War II has not resulted in widespread secondary applications of technology An imbalance was found between the emphasis on collection, processing. and dissemination of technological information and the stimulation of secondary uses of technology. It is recommended the federal government redirect the emphasis and correct the imbalance by increasing funding for application, adaptation and utilization to at least the same level as that expended for information collection and dissemination Other recommendations are made . Author N74-28462*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. A MARKOVIAN MODEL FOR ASSESSMENT OF PERSONNEL HIRING PLANS Lawrence G Katz Washington Jun. 1974 17 p refs (NASA-TN-D-7640. G-7410) Avail NTIS HC $3.00 CSCL 05C As a result of the current economic environment, many organizations are having to operate with fewer resources. In the manpower area, these constraints have forced organizations to operate within well-defined hiring plans. Exceeding personnel ceilings is in most cases an intolerable situation. A mathematical model, based on the theory of Markov processes, is presented which can be used to assess the chances of success of personnel hiring plans. The model considers a plan to be successful if the final population size, at the end of the planning period, lies within a range specified by management. Although this model was developed to assess personnel hiring plans at the Goddard Space Flight Center, it is directly applicable wherever personnel hiring plans are used. Author Dixy Lee Ray 1 Dec 1973 182 p This report, developed under the general guidance of the Energy Policy Office, is in response to the directive of the President on June 29. 1973, to the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission to review Federal and private energy R and D and to recommend an integrated program for the Nation The report recommends (1) a national energy R and D program, (2) a five-year. $10 billion Federal energy R and D program, and (3) the FY 1975 Federal budget for energy R and D The recommended program, based on what is now known, is both necessary and sufficient to maximize energy R and D's contribution to the Nation's energy goals. even so. 1985 is the earliest date by which self-sufficiency can reasonably be expected By 1980. the recommended program can reduce oil imports to half those currently projected; other extraordinary measures will be required to displace the other half NSA N74-28470# Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, (PB-229297/7) Avail. NTIS HC $17.00 CSCL 138 The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development (OR and D) conducts and supports research. development, and demonstration efforts on a wide variety of A PLANNING METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANALYSIS AND A computer model is developed which evaluates the economics of offshore wind-power systems and simulates the behavior of alternate designs Wind-powered generators either satisfy consumer demand directly or produce hydrogen by the electrolysis of water. The hydrogen can later be transformed back into electricity by fuel cells. Using the characteristics of the system components as input parameters, the model simulates system performance over time using historical or computergenerated wind-speed and demand data. Various statistics associated with the energy produced and costs are used to evaluate and compare alternative systems. Dissert. Abstr. PROPOSED PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS Frank R. Eldridge Feb. 1974 147 p (Contract NSF C-831; Proj. 2950) (MTR-6613; NSF/RA/N-73-111) Avail: NTIS HC $10.50 A study of the NSF 5-year Solar Energy Research Program is presented. The goals. suggested approach, funding, phasing, basis for funding estimates and task priorities are described. that would be conducted during the course of the proposed program for photovoltaic systems. This proposed program was designed to demonstrate, by basic and applied research and proof-of-concept experiments, the technical feasibility, economic viability, environmental impact, sociological desirability, institutional constraints, and potential utilization of photovoltaic systems that would derive replenishable energy from the sun to help satisfy future U.S. energy needs. Author N74-28540# MITRE Corp., Washington, DC. DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH RESULTS Dec. 1973 67 p refs (Contract NSF C-831; Proj. 2950) (MTR-6544, NSF/RA/N-73-3) Avail: NTIS HC $6.50 Recommendations have been made for establishing groups within, or reporting to, the NSF Solar Energy Program Office, and initiating activities for the dissemination and utilization of solar energy research results. The primary recommendations include establishing an Advisory Commission and an information office reporting to the Program Director, and constructing visitor centers on the sites of each Proof of Concept Experiment. Training courses and public education would be conducted at each center following successful operation of the POCE system. Author N74-28578 Joint Publications Research Service. Arlington, Va. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL REGULATION OF INTERPERSONALITY RELATIONSHIPS IN A GROUP (EXPERI MENTAL INVESTIGATION) M. A. Novikov, A. A. Gerasimovich, G. V. Izosimov, T. V. Novikova, and F. N. Uskov In its Space Biol. and Aerospace Med., Vol. 8. No. 3, 1974 (JPRS-62553) 24 Jul. 1974 p 63-68 refs Transl. into ENGLISH from Kosm. Biol. Aviakosm. Med. (Moscow), v. 8, no. 3, 1974 P 39-43 The influence of psychopharmacological preparations (aminasine, haloperidole, phenamine) on the distribution of functional duties within a group is studied by evaluating stability of habits and tactics, verbal communicability and the level of conflict tension. the psychological cost of group and individual activity, as well as empathic perception of the partner. It is shown that intra-group personality interactions can be controlled using psychopharmacological preparations. Author N74-28635 Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt (West Germany). Inst. fuer Arbeitswissenschaft. STATISTICAL PLANNING OF ERGONOMIC EXPERIMENTS. POSSIBILITIES AND USEFULNESS [STATISTISCHE PLANUNG ERGONOMISCHER EXPERIMENTE MOEGLICHKEITEN UND NUTZEN] Holger Luczak In DGLR tech for Man-Machine-Invest. 1974 p 7-23 refs In GERMAN; ENGLISH summary Three types of ergonomic experiments are distinguished according to the number of independent variables. Objectives and content of experimental design are explained. For the design of ceteris-paribus-experiments, the maximization of homogeneity of experimental conditions, the control and elimination of the experimental error by randomized blocks. Latin and Greek-Latin squares, and the minimization of the number of experiments by sequential analysis are proposed. Deterministic and stochastic methods for optimum conditions determination of several experimental parameters, with respect to a response function. are mentioned. Author (ESRO) N74-28685# National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Systems and Software Div. CONTROLLED ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOP REPORT Final Report, Dec. 1972 Susan K. Reed, ed., Dennis K. Branstad, ed., P. S. Browne, C. G. Maple. W. H. Murray, and C. Weissman May 1974 89 p refs Presented at the NBS/ACM Workshop on Controlled Accessibility. Rancho Sante Fe. Calif., 10-13 Dec 1972 (NBS-TN-827; LC-74-600078) Avail: SOD HC $1.25 as C13.46.827 Access controls, audit. EDP management controls, identification, and measurements were discussed. The members, goals, and reports for each of the preceeding catagories were also presented. Author On the basis of comprehensive analyses of present and future production processes, a real time information system was developed for the operative control and design of the rapidly changing production processes in a production plant. The control measures in the operative control of the production processes are triggered by events in the production process. Data which are subject to random laws appropriate for the actual production process correspond to such events. An initial concept for the component system to be used (29 data-input and 29 data-output units, 3 control units with associated transfer lines, 1 central unit R 21 with direct access memory and operational system) and the application program system (10 programs for the control and guidance of the production process) is available. The central unit is used in the multiprogramming operating mode: the real time programs are run in hierarchical sequence within a clearly defined core memory range over other programs. Author (GRA) N74-28733*# Logistics Management Inst.. Washington, D.C. (Contract NASW-2306) (NASA-CR-138832) Avail: NTIS HC $7.25 CSCL 22D The extent which supply support for Jet Propulsion Labora tory's Deep Space Network and Goddard Space Flight Center's Space Flight Tracking and Data Network should be consolidated is considered along with the Identification of opportunities for improvements in each of the supply systems without regard to consolidation. There is a considerable amount of commonality between the items in the stock catalogs at the two network depots, 58% for federal stock number items and 30% overall. The workload at the DSIF Supply Depot (DSD) is small (less than 20%) compared to the Network Logistics Depot (NLD). A number of important benefits in supply support would result from a consolidation of DSD into NLD. LMI found that a consolidation as is, without any changes in inventory management techniques, would reduce annual operating costs by from $208,000 to $358.000. However, if the consolidation were coupled with a change to use of economic order quantities, the annual operating cost reduction would range from $930,000 to $1,078,000. Author N74-28802* + National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE. CUMULA TIVE NON-US STANDARD CATALOG, 23 JULY 1972 23 JULY 1973. VOLUME 1: OBSERVATION ID 23 Jul. 1973 502 p (NASA-TM-X-70134) Avail: NTIS HC $28.25; EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, S. D., 57198 HC $1.25 CSCL 05B A catalog cantaining data pertaining to the imagery acquired by the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) from its date of launch, July 23, 1972 through the first year of activity is presented. The catalog supersedes the previous catalog which supplied data available through May 1973 Two listings of the imagery are included: (1) an observation identifications listing and (2) a listing of the imagery based on geographical location, the coordinate listing. Author ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF THE ORMAK PROGRAM M. Roberts 1973 11 p refs Presented at the 5th Symp. on Eng. Probl. of Fusion Res.. Princeton, New Jersey, 6 Nov. 1973 Sponsored by AEC (Conf-731114-41) Avail: NTIS HC $3.00 A review of the ORMAK program is given. The review briefly covers the engineering development of the ORMAK program in terms of injection research, high-field ORMAK, ORMAK F/BX. magnet development, and liner surface development Management requirements of the ORMAK program are also discussed NSA N74-29343# Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Environmen tal Policy Div. SOME SIMPLE CALCULATIONS TO SUGGEST THE Warren H. Donnelly 11 Mar. 1974 18 p ref Policy options for total national energy use and supply from domestic and imported sources are considered Estimated balances for the years 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1985 for domestic and imported energy supplies are presented to illustrate the use that can be made of single energy models, and to test the major implications of any policies that may be proposed. Synthetic fuel production is considered in the analysis of a policy based on energy independence. Best and worst energy supply situations are also calculated as an additional aid in policy decision making. A.A.D N74-29346# Committee on Public Works (U. S. House) TO CONSERVE ENERGY ON THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS Washington GPO 1973 97 p refs Hearing on H.R. 11372 on Comm. on Public Works. 93d Congr., 1st Sess., 27 Nov. 1973 (GPO-25-702) Avail. Subcomm. on Energy A Congressional hearing was conducted to investigate means of conserving energy on the interstate and defense highway systems. The legislation was concerned with establishing a maximum speed limit on any highway on the United States. territories, and possessions. The Secretary of Transportation was given authority to impose the lower speed limits after consulting with the Governor of the jurisdiction involved. Author N74-29347# Committee on Public Works (U. S. House). ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT ENERGY USE Washington GPO 1973 38 p Hearing on H.R. 11714 before Comm. on Public Works. 93d Congr. 1st Sess., 11 Dec. 1973 (GPO-28-428) Avail: Comm. on Public Works A Congressional hearing was conducted to provide for the development of improved design lighting, insulation, and architectural standards to promote efficient energy use in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. The administrator of the General Services Administration in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. and the National Bureau of Standards is authorized to carry out the provisions of the legislation. Testimony regarding the need for such action and the benefits to be derived was provided by selected witnesses. Author N74-29341# Committee on Appropriations (U. S. House). Washington GPO 1974 494 p refs Hearings before Comm. A Congressional hearing was conducted to determine additional Federal appropriations for: (1) Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (2) the National Science Foundation, and (3) the Veterans Administration. Testimony by selected witnesses is presented to show the needs of the various organization for funds to continue their operations. The projects conducted by the organizations and the proposed programs are explained. Financial requirements for the organization are presented in table form to show the extent of the funding requirements. Author Gen. Meeting of Internet UK, London, 7 May 1974 The possibility of integrating networking into a comprehensive management plan is exemplified for a project. At an early stage. the project is divided into suitable segments, and then a project cost plan is developed. Monitoring and control during project execution is explained. ESRO N74-29364# National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, D.C. Board on Science and Technology for International Development. MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION: A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIALIZATION INSTITUTE Aug. 1973 145 prefs (Contract AID/CSD-2584) (PB-228348/9; LC-73-11740) Avail: NTIS HC $4.75 CSCL 05C p 5-499 (AD-779172; FTD-MT-24-604-73) Avail: NTIS CSCL 01/3 A handbook for military specialists involved in rear provisioning of aviation units and their subdivisions is presented. The handbook is also useful for managerial, technical, and engineering personnel and for specialists in ground based logistic services of civil and official government aviation. Some of the subjects discussed are: (1) operational maintenance of airfields, (2) airfield provisioning; and (3) technical support of flights. Data are presented which reflect the peculiarities of solving military logistics problems. Author The purpose of the executive summary is to supplement the management summary report. The quality and command program assessment portion of this report is designed to provide an overall picture of quality on aircraft or components. The report assesses quality-related problems experienced in the field by the user as well as quality problems occurring at the Army plant activities, and their impact on delivery schedules to the user. Quality and command program assessments are covered in this report. MDS assessment and comparative fleet evaluations, command statistics and problem summary, are covered in a companion report. Author (GRA) The purpose of the executive summary is to supplement the management summary report. It is an overview and summarization of the material contained therein. The parameters presented provide management perspective of the CH-54A fleet. in addition to comparative fleet evaluations. Various presentations of RAM related parameters give the present system posture of the CH-54A fleet. MDS assessment and comparative fleet evaluations are covered in this report. Quality and command program assessments and the command statistics and problem summary are the other reports which make up the total executive summary for the CH-54A. Author (GRA) N74-29459*# Essex Corp., Alexandria, Va. MANIPULATOR SYSTEM MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE EVALUATION PROGRAM Thomas B. Malone, Mark Kirkpatrick, and Nicholas L. Shields Jan. 1974 102 p N74-29530# Germany). Technische Hochschule. Darmstadt (West COMPUTERIZED PROCESSING TREND MODEL FOR THE Mohamed Shahata 1973 206 p refs In GERMAN A standardized technical control concept for on-line analysis and management of industrial processes is developed. Modern control principles as well as practical aspects of real processes and calculation techniques are considered in modelling and analyzing the real process. Transl. by G.G. Unit. Allan Humphreys and Thierry Scheurer May 1973 67 p refs (Rept-19) Avail: NTIS HC $6 50 A new dynamic programming type algorithm for optimal project scheduling under multiple resource constraints is presented. This procedure belongs to a class of algorithms whose common features are initially described in a unified approach. This common approach makes it possible to relate some important characteristics of the new algorithm to the corresponding characteristics of another algorithm in the same class, much more closely than could be done otherwise. Some of the results obtained so far from this comparison are given and proved. Author N74-29551# Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio. Foreign Technology Div. PROBLEMS AND BASIC STAGES IN THE DESIGNING OF SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATION OF EXPERIMENTS V. M. Vegipko 17 Apr. 1974 24 p refs Trans! into ENGLISH from Upravlyayushchie Sistemy Mashiny (USSR), no. 1, Sep. Oct. 1972 p 71-78 (AD-778518; FTD-MT-24-542-74) Avail: NTIS CSCL 09/2 Systems for automation of experiments are analyzed and problems occurring in the design of such systems are discussed. E.J.O. |