And the last third of the $100,000 increase is to document what we've done in the past and plan what we should do in the future. And there is still about $70,000 in the Department of Performing Arts budget after the transfer of both positions and some support.
PAUSE IN ZOO CONSTRUCTION
We are constantly working on graphics and designing the central area for great apes, small mammal house remodeling, reptile remodeling. We also expect to have in fiscal year 1981 construction of the aquatic habitats which will be the last major building in the construction program.
MHT LIBRARY AND STUDY CENTER
Therefore, this requires an addition to the normal maintenance budget, which was very surprising to me, and I asked Dr. How are we going to go back to Congress for appropriations when we really don't have them.
COST PER SQUARE FOOT
PURPOSE OF SIXTH FLOOR ADDITION Senator Stevens. This addition is for a library?
The shelf space on the sixth floor is 215,000 volumes, and you can notice on this chart that our total inventory at this time is 146,000 volumes. Of the allotted space on the sixth floor, about 77 percent, or approximately 33,000 square feet, is devoted to the library, including two stacks, the librarians' workspaces and offices, and reading and reference areas.
SERVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Eight percent, or 3,400 square meters, is allocated to the study center; i.e. the Eisenhower Institute, visiting scholar offices, and the dual-use conference room. From the beginning, we planned study and conference opportunities that expanded on those already in the building and were specifically tailored to the library's focus.
PHASED FUNDING ALTERNATIVE
In addition, freeing up the current fifth floor library space will allow for the placement there of a central facility for the museum's documentary holdings, thereby increasing their accessibility to the interested public. So the sixth floor library building would have a bridging effect by freeing up the space and allowing the museum to function in a way it wasn't able to before.
REMAINING MALL SITE AS AN ALTERNATIVE
It is unique because of the staff experts present here in collaboration with what are the largest collections in the world in many of our areas of responsibility. Our good professional staff cannot function as well in the current circumstances as they could with a properly functioning library.
NEED FOR CONFERENCE FACILITY
One conference room (20 feet by 30 feet), basically a seminar room with a single table in it, is projected for the eastern end of the floor. All the furniture was purchased with the intention of moving it to the Sixth Floor.
MOUNT HOPKINS DORMITORY
Additionally, alternative use of conference facilities, such as the Belmont Conference Center in Elk Ridge, Maryland, or those in other Smithsonian buildings, for regular meetings and seminars integral to the work of the Museum of History and Technology would be ineffective. and impractical. A road leads to the telescope itself at the top of the mountain.
MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER AUTHORIZATION
However, we expect that the facility we are proposing will meet the needs of the Museum of Natural History in the coming decades and relieve storage and exhibition spaces in other parts of the institution.
CONSERVATION COST
The most important consequence of this reduction is the elimination of a substantial growth factor space included in the original proposal. This is not just a national problem, but one that affects all parts of the world.
AVAILABILITY TO SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC Senator Stevens. Is that going to be open to the general public
LAND ACQUISITION
Would you like to give us a brief history of the Fort Pierce Bureau - whether there is any federal funding for the. The Fort Pierce Bureau, located on the inland waterway between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce, Florida, was established in October 1971.
PROPOSED INCREASE FOR MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Senator Stevens. In the Museum of Natural History, you are seeking
Initially the Bureau helped develop and operate the research submersible, Johnson-Sealink, for scientific investigations of shallow marine waters. In September 1973, the Bureau initiated the Indian River Study, a long-term environmental program to obtain basic information on the diversity of organisms in the Indian River Lagoon and the quality of their environment, as well as the sources of pollution and its effects on the organisms.
POSITIONS FINANCED BY CONTINGENCY FUND
The three technicians mentioned in the rationale will support the existing staff and move towards our immediate goal of achieving a ratio of two technicians to every practicing scientist. There is also a fourth unfunded position, a linguist, which we badly need to continue our study of Indian languages.
NEW COMPUTER FOR SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
Chairman, will either lease or lease/purchase, whichever is more economical, a new computer to operate through our computer cost center. It is estimated that the requested $325,000 that we sought to purchase the additional computer time needed will be sufficient along with the funds available in the SAO database and the income generated.
LANGLEY-ABBOT PROGRAM
The cost center principle implies that all costs incurred by the cost center must be recovered from the users through an hourly rate.
MULTIPLE MIRROR TELESCOPE
It is probably less than half as expensive as the smaller telescope, the 156-inch, which is now the third largest. However, likely as a result of the Mansfield amendment, the U of A was unable to qualify for the DOD grant because the program was not DOD mission oriented.
PROPOSED INCREASE FOR SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Senator Stevens. On the Tropical Research Institute, why do you
TRAVEL REQUEST FOR RADIATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY
REDUCTION IN EXHIBITS BASE OF AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
SILVER HILL EXHIBITS
ZOO INCREASE
HEALTH CONDITIONS AT FRONT ROYAL
However, when we took over Front Royal, the disease had already been under control for several years. We were made aware of previous issues and we thought we could resolve them.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON ZOO
Recently there have been a number of articles alleging mismanagement at the National Zoological Park. Another question that has been raised concerns the propriety of the exchange of birds between the National Zoo and Mr.
OUTSIDE SERVICES OF ZOO VETERINARIANS
STATUS OF ZOO MASTER PLAN
The animals will be cared for as always until we have a completely modern and adequate space for each animal in the zoo. I am pleased - in fact I am very pleased with the progress that has been made, knowing that it would be impossible to do everything.
ANIMAL ACQUISITION FUNDS
NEED FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITIONS FUND
SALE OF ANIMALS
DOLLAR VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS
USE OF FEDERAL VERSUS CHRYSLER FUND
Sometimes, because of the restrictions on how we handle federal money, it is easier and more convenient to use the Chrysler fund than federal money. I mean, it's easier to spend Chrysler money than federal money, and because sometimes some of our deals are very complicated, that's the way they have to be.
CHRYSLER FUND BALANCE
Instead, people don't want to wait for a federal purchase order and then a final payment. Of course, when there is a large expense involved in purchasing a pair of very expensive animals, there have been times in the past when we have used federal funds to purchase one and a Chrysler fund for the other.
ANIMAL SMUGGLING
Burmanski Thamin San Diego Zoo 2750 $ Rojen NZP Greater Galago (2) Cathedral Pines 50 Rojen NZP Lesser Oriental. Greater Galago Int'l.Animal Exchange 50 Born NZP Pygmy Hippopotamus Trefflich's 3.500 Born NZP Spiny Mouse (4) Cheniere Lake Park 10 Born NZP.
PEKING ZOO
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF MAN— CSM
I would like to point out that during fiscal year 1976 and the transition quarter, the Center received receipts from Federal sources, both NIH and NIH. Proposed Federal Budget for the 1978 Fiscal Year of the National Anthropological Film Center compared to the Fiscal Year 1976 and the Fiscal Year 1977. The budget request for the Fiscal Year 1978 of the National Anthropological Film Center totals $139,000.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL FILM CENTER
We are asking for $95,000 in fiscal year 1978 and five temporary appointments to maintain a core operations staff member at the center. We have not yet heard from the National Endowment whether these grants have been approved.
COUNTRIES INVOLVED WITH FILM CENTER
I don't think we've heard anything to suggest that there's a firm policy that they can't support work of this type. I want to say that the handling of this budget item was done very carefully within the overall priorities of the Smithsonian - we have an existing base, as you pointed out, of $43,000.
GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES
This request is the result of a careful assessment by Smithsonian management of the immediate needs of the Film Center balanced against the overall requirements of the institution. The following positions are requested: a research assistant to obtain, collect and prepare research data related to film studies; a secretary to provide the full range of secretarial and clerical assistance typically in an active center; a coordinator of research film projects to develop and coordinate research fieldwork and maintain established procedures for the preparation of research film documents obtained in ongoing field projects; a research film catalog to prepare reel-by-reel identification of the visual data contained in the research film records and to prepare abstracts, catalogs and indexes of the film studies; and an Executive Administrator to manage expenditures and accounts to coordinate the staff programs, to oversee logistical support and supplies for the operation of the Center's projects, and to develop sources of private support for additional documentary projects.
SMITHSONIAN REQUEST FOR FILM CENTER
Equipment must be maintained and adapted for specialized investigative filming, which often takes place in areas with rugged terrain and severe weather conditions. 16mm film stock and recording tape must be purchased, and the exposed film must then be shipped from the field, processed, printed, and duplicated for safekeeping.
FREER GALLERY
The Freer Gallery's eight-person curatorial staff referenced on page A-43 of the Smithsonian's Fiscal Year 1978 Budget Justifications includes the two part-time curators whom the $5,000 increase appropriated to the Freer for fiscal year 1977 allowed to remove them. Fiscal year 1976, however, found the Freer attended by over 10,000 more visitors than the year before, a 5 percent increase.
AREA DIRECTOR FOR ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART
When we charged an additional $5,000 for custodial services at the Freer last year, we had every expectation that the two part-time janitors the increase would allow us to hire would be able to meet the expected workload. These statistics, coupled with increased public interest in the art and culture of the Near and Far East, as evidenced by the overwhelming response to the National Gallery of Art's two recent exhibitions on archaeological treasures from China and objects from the tomb of King Tutankhamun, led us to the conclusion that further support for captures for the Freer Gallery of Art was both a necessary and a sensible request.
ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTODIAL STAFF
REMAINING MALL SITE
RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH GRANTS
INCREASE FOR PROTECTION
The increased estimate also reflects the effects of inflation on the purchase of supplies and materials that are an integral part of the day-to-day operations of the institution. Workers' compensation was budgeted centrally in the Office of the Treasurer, which distorted this Office's costs, therefore the budget was distributed to the units.
FISCAL YEAR 1977 INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS
TRAVEL AND PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS
REORGANIZATIONS
Broomfield (AIIS) Universiteti i Miçiganit, Ann Arbor MI - Kari Gluski (AIIS) Universiteti i Minesotës, Minneapolis MN - Philip Engblom (AIIS) Universiteti i Minesotës, Minneapolis MN - David Nelson (AIIS) Universiteti i Minesotës, MinneapolisMN- Jennifer C. University of Arizona, Tucson AZ -Robert Varady (AIIS) University of Arizona, Tucson AZ -Evelyn Varady (AIIS) University of California, Berkeley CA - Stuart Blackburn (AIIS) University of California, Berkeley CA - James Ebin (AIIS) University of California, Berkeley CA - GeorgeHart (AIIS) University of California, Berkeley CA - Mary-Ann Lutzker (AIIS) University of California, Berkeley CA - Kent Weeks (ARCE) University of California, Davis CA - Faith Boucher (AIIS) University of California , Berkeley CA , Los Angeles CA - Jill Cogen (AIIS) University of California, Los Angeles CA- CynthiaDubin (AIIS) University of California, Los Angeles CA - Speros Vryonis (ARCE) University of California, San Diego CA - Frederick Bailey (AIIS ) Universiteti i Çikagos, IL - Norman Cutler (AIIS).
LOANS OF SMITHSONIAN OBJECTS
The Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Smithsonian. Congress was regularly informed of the programs and plans for the Chesapeake Bay Center.
CONCLUSION OF HEARINGS
As an institution concerned with the increase and dissemination of knowledge among mankind, the Smithsonian is naturally also aware of the need for accuracy and responsibility in reports of its activities in many and diverse academic disciplines. I believe that a careful analysis of all the facts by media representatives will clearly demonstrate a continuing record of legal and business-like steps to acquire property for the significant scientific research and educational purposes at the Chesapeake Bay Center.
