$0.65 for microfiche. The prepaid coupon is the customer's method of payment, order form, shipping label, and receipt of sale. The coupon expedites order handling and shipment. Fast Announcement Service.-The Fast Announcement Service (individual announcements of significant selected new documents, grouped by industrial interest categories) was changed from a free to a paid service. For an annual charge of $5.00 subscribers may receive announcements in any or all of 57 subject categories. Descriptive Cataloging of Documents.-The Clearinghouse played a major role in the preparation of the Government-wide Standard for Descriptive Cataloging of Government Scientific and Technical Reports. This standard, approved by the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, provides rules to be used for documentative lists in Federal agencies in an effort to gain consistency in catologing. Announcement Journals.-Major changes and improvements were made in the format, preparation, sales, and distribution of U.S. Government Research and Development Reports (USGRDR), Government Wide Index to Federal Research and Development Reports (GWI), and Technical Translations (TT). The Clearinghouse now sells and distributes the three publications formerly sold and distributed by the Superintendent of Documents. USGRDR is now completely computer-produced using Linofilm equipment at the Government Printing Office. The format of USGRDR was improved to make the journal more readable and the two sections for DoD and nonDoD reports were consolidated into a single subject sequence. New Document Input.-The Clearinghouse expanded its Federal agency coverage in acquisitioning technical information. New material was acquired from HUD on mass transportation research; the Labor Department on manpower, automation, and training; San Francisco Rapid Transit Authority on area transportation developments. Census import/export data are available for the first time on a subscription basis. Special economic data reports are also sold by the Clearinghouse as part of the Commerce Department's general program to make more international marketing information available quickly to more businessmen. APPENDIXES ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS* The Bureau is headed by a Director who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director is assisted in the overall management of the Bureau by a Deputy Director. In addition, there are two Associate Directors and an Executive Officer for Boulder (Colorado) Support who are responsible for the planning and operation of various technical and administrative management services in support of the Bureau's technical programs. Technical program activities are conducted in organizational units known generally as Institutes. Each is headed by an Institute Director who is responsible for the development and direction of research programs and central national services essential to the fulfillment of a broad segment of the Bureau's mission. These major organizational units are (1) The Institute for Basic Standards, which includes 13 divisions (4 in Boulder, Colo.), each serving a classical subject matter area of science and engineering; (2) The Institute for Material Research, which consists of 7 divisions (1 in Boulder, Colo.), organized primarily by technical field; and (3) The Institute for Applied Technology, which includes 11 divisions oriented to high-technology industries. Office of Industrial Services Office of Public Information A. V. GENTILINI Associate Director for Academic Liaison Office of Engineering Standards Liaison and Analysis Office for Program Development and Evaluation SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS |