The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document is an annual report.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses citizen participation in the American federal system.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state community assistance initiatives.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state-local finances in recession and inflation.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses federal grant-in-aid programs to state and local governments.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses citizen participation in the American federal system.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses changing public attitudes on governments and taxes.

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the consolidation approach to restructuring federal assistance.

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Lubbock County, Texas.

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Bastrop County, Texas.

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of San Patricio and Aransas Counties, Texas.

Text describing the history of San Antonio, Texas with information about The Alamo, businesses, entertainment, colleges and schools, and recreation in the city.

Annual plan of the Bexar Metropolitan Criminal Justice Council for fiscal year 1980 outlining crime statistics, previous activities, and plans for the upcoming year.

Annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service describing activities of the organization, expenditures and receipts, and a discussion of other relevant topics for the fiscal year.

The following procedural points for geothermal well drilling and operation are presented: geothermal operators, definitions, geothermal unit, agent, notice of intention, fees, report on proposed operations, bonds, well name and number, well and property sale on transfer, well records, and other agencies. (MHR)

Detailed geologic mapping is described in, and immediately surrounding, the City of Susanville in order to determine the pattern of complex faulting controlling the subsurface hydrologic character of the area, and to explore for hot springs or areas of hydrothermal mineral alteration, which might suggest additional geothermal systems. (MHR)

Final findings and conclusions are presented on: conformity to the forecast of statewide and service area electric power demands; conformity of the proposed site and facility with applicable local, regional, state, and federal standards, ordinances, and laws; and the safety and reliability of the facility. Also included is a proposed decision approving the notice, with conditions, for consideraion by the full Commission. In addition, a description of the proposed project, a summary of the proceedings to date; local, state, and federal government agency comments on the Preliminary Report; and the Committee's view of those issues that require further consideration are included. (MHR)

Preliminary findings and conclusions are presented on the following: conformity to the forecast of statewide and service area electric power demands; conformity of the proposed site and related facilities with applicable local, regional, state, and federal standards, ordinances, and laws, including any long-range land use plans or guidelines adopted by the state or by any local or regional planning agency; the safety and reliability of the facility; and the relative merit of any alternative site and related facility proposed in the notice or in sufficient detail at the hearings. A Proposed Decision, approving the Notice, with conditions for consideration by the full commission is included. A description of the proposed project; a summary of the proceedings to date, comments from the general public, and government agency comments on the Preliminary Report are given. The comments of the applicant and the Commission staff regarding the Preliminary Report and the Committee's view of those issues that require further consideration are included. (MHR)

The preliminary findings of fact and conclusion adopted by the Commission Committee are presented. Also, a description of the proposed project, a summary of the proceedings to date, and local, state, and federal government agency comments on the proposal are included. Preliminary findings and conclusions are presented on: (a) conformity to the forecast of statewide and service area electric power demands; (b) the degree to which the proposed site and facility conform with applicable local, regional, state, and federal standards, ordinances and laws; (c) the safety and reliability of the facility; and (d) the relative merit of the proposed transmission line corridors. (MHR)

The preliminary findings of fact and conclusion adopted by the Commission Committee are presented. Also, a description of the proposed project, a summary of the proceedings to date, and local, state, and federal government agency comments on the proposal are included. Preliminary findings and conclusions are presented on: (a) conformity to the forecast of statewide and service area electric power demands; (b) the degree to which the proposed site and facility conform with applicable local, regional, state, and federal standards, ordinances and laws; (c) the safety and reliability of the facility; and (d) the relative merit of the proposed transmission line corridors. (MHR)

Information is presented under the following section headings: introduction; user guide; information sources; recent releases; and, literature review. The literature reviewed includes abstracts when available on the following subjects: general; geology; environmental quality; hydrology; vegetation; oceanography; regional planning and land use; data manipulation; and instrumentation and technology. An author index and document order form are included. (JGB)

This manual provides test procedures approved for the monitoring of water supplies, waste discharges, and ambient waters, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and Ambient Monitoring Requirements of Section 106 and 208 of Public Law 92-500. The test methods have been selected to meet the needs of federal legislation and to provide guidance to laboratories engaged in the protection of human health and the aquatic environment.

This areport explores the implications of an index-of-harm methodology that compares occupational risks among workers exposed to radiological and nonradiological harms. It extends the work of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) by considering American rather than European and Japanese industry groups, by treating the relative importance of various occupational harms as a parameter rather than an arbitrary constant, and by identifying several ways in which both the methodology and the data base could be improved. Unfortunately, the data base is too fragmented, and radiological risk estimates are too imprecise for quantitative comparisons across industries. Inclusion of subjective risk preferences is one way to make policy-relevant judgments based on a limited data base. Our study agrees with known accidental fatality rates by showing the riskiest industries to be mining; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; construction; transportation; and manufacturing - roughly in that order. Using a factor of five times the ICRP dose/risk parameter suggests that the index of harm for radiological workers exposed to 0.35 Rem/yr is still below that of the five riskiest industries. However, the rankings re altered considerably at the regulatory dose level of 5.0 Rem/yr. At that level, the nuclear industry would be significantly more risky, …

The following are included: membership of the Geothermal Advisory Committee to the California Energy Commission, April 1978 to January 1979; discussion of committee value to commission and participants; benefits to commission in extending committee through 1979; final report preparation; commission requesting recommendations; committee recommendations for commission priorities; committee recommendations for commission policies; comments on direct-heat, on-site, and small scale generation, and Geysers counties land use concerns; and sample procedures submitted by Imperial County. (MHR)