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THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS HAS PLANNED A COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS TO PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAMS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS OUTLINE FOLLOWS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION, A SURVEY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS REPORTED IN "FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES." PART I OF THE COMPENDIUM WILL BE AS ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND GOALS FOR 1975. PART II WILL BE AN EXAMINATION OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND MATCHING JOBS AND PEOPLE, INCLUDING AN INVENTORY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDS NOT BEING MET, DESIGN OF PROGRAMS FOR MEETING EDUCATIONAL TRAINING GOALS, AND EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC EFFORTS OF SUCH PROGRAMS. PART III IS CONCERNED WITH THE ECONOMICS OF INCOME MAINTENANCE AND FAMILY SUPPORT. PART IV WILL COVER THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE ILL, PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, TRAINING OF MEDICAL MANPOWER, AND BUILDING MEDICAL FACILITIES. PART V WILL PRESENT THE ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THIS DOCUMENT, JOINT COMMITTEE PRINT 90TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. 14 PAGES. (AJ)

Twelve papers dealing with the meteorological aspects of air pollution were translated. These papers were initially presented at an international symposium held in Leningrad during July 1968. The papers are: Status and prospective development of meteorological studies of atmospheric pollution, Effect of the stability of the atmosphere on the dissemination of gaseous pollutants, Method of determination of average impurity concentration near an electric power plant by means of an electronic computer, Methods of calculation of the surface concentration of a gaseous impurity discharged from an elevated source, Results of experimental study of smoke plumes from thermal power plants, Atmospheric diffusion and structure of the air flow about a nonuniform underlying surface, Procedure for calculating the pollution of the atmosphere with discharges of industrial plants and thermal power plants, Statistical forecasting average atmospheric pollution, Method of calculating the degree of atmospheric pollution, On the determination of diffusion parameters for actual locations, Turbulence in the lower 500 M layer and diffusion of impurities, and Atmospheric turbulence at small heights. (Author/RH)

Fifteen papers were translated: On the removal of impurities from the atmosphere by clouds and precipitation; Some aspects of the adoption of automatic methods of determining atmospheric pollutants; Recording of sulfur dioxide content at the outskirts of a city. Comparison of measurement results for a valley and an elevation; Theoretical and Experimental study of the aspiration coefficient of aerosols; Mechanism of photochemical pollution of the urban atmosphere; Procedure for determining the content of trace elements in precipitated water; Content of heavy metals in the air of certain regions of the USSR; On the design of a measuring network for air pollution in the German Democratic Republic; Content of photooxidants in urban air; Study of air pollution and atmospheric precipitation resulting from artificial modification of clouds; Microclimate characteristics and hygienic evaluation of the relative emplacement of industrial and residential complexes in the regions of Siberia; Numerical characteristics of meteorological conditions associated with periods of heavy atmospheric pollution in western Siberia; Experience in simulating the propagation of noxious substances in the surface atmospheric layer over plant sites and surrounding grounds; Special cases of Vertical currents; and Synoptic conditions of formation of a very stable atmospheric boundary layer. (Author/RH)

Doubts about the accuracy of measured concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) in ambient air have led the Environmental Protection Agency to reassess both the analytical technique and the extent to which nitrogen oxides (NO equals x) control will need to satisfy federal laws. (BL)