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Preparation for the hearings on the Cds sion ' s 1950 budget before the Independent Offices Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Cdt tee was given most attention during the first half of the month. The record was edited and supplemented during t h e following week. for the mid-year review but not all had cmpleted their transmission of such information by the end of the month. The Camnission's request fora supplemental appropriation of $11O,ooO,OOO i n cash t o liquidate l9m contract authority ma prepared and forwarded t o the Bureau of the Budget, and this amount was included by the Bureau i n the President's request for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1949. The hearings were held on February 16, - 17, and lg, and seemed to proceed very w e l l . All offices had responded tothe request for information Proposed Simplification G f Appropriation Structure ' This office has been working with representatives of the General Accounting Office, the Bureau of the Eudget, and the
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Commission's legal staff i n an effort to develop a satisfactory proposal f o r simplifying the Commission's appropriation structure. It has become apparent that the integration of the budget lrith the cost accounts can not be effected while the Canmission must operate with the present multiplicity of appropriations. Operations offices are sending this office abstracts of ' , supply contracts of $25,000 or Over executed since January 1, 194'7. examination of the eating fac ill ties at Los Alamos was completed and circulated f o r review by other divisions. The report of the Audit Branch on t h e general financial The procedure foq obtaining and fol lod ng up on all F.B.I. reports, other than those of personnel security and Violations of the Atomic Energy A c t , is being worked out, The developent of suitable audit procedures f o r the Cornmission has been hindered by the time-consuming special investigations which this Division is not staffed t o handle without delaying other necessary work. for establishing a Special Investigations Branch, h - k ici pati on in Atcmic Ekergy Developnent Plans have therefore been campleted A report completed during the month analyzed the extent It fist ed 204 business concern and educational and reof participation throughout the country i n t h e atomfc energy prosearch institutions that held prime contracts with the Canmiasion during the last three months of 1948 and indicated t o some extent the fanning out by the process of subcontracting. Additional Eanking Facilities at Hanford I n answer t o an inquiry from the Treasury Department regarding additional banking fac ill ties at Hanford the Commission stated its policy of promoting normal conrmunities at field install at ions insofar as this can be done under the At dc Energy Act and,its consequent preference for competitive banking vherever tions offices during the month and are being analyzed and discussed with staff members of those offices. Reports on a transportation survey were'made by some opera-
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The Post Office Department has Greed t o publish regulations that will permit t h e transportation of ore samples i n the mails up t o the same radioactive level as that permitted rail Training Course i n Records Management The Chicago Records Officer conducted a one-week trairiing program atthe Univer'sity of California i n Berkeleywkdch was attended by 33 persons of whom more than half were contractors' emA preliminary conference betueen technical representatives of the Cds sion and technicd representatives of insurance companies was held to explore the possibility of establishing workmen's .compensation rates i n connection uith isotope purchases so that insurance canpaniea can underwrite i n the normal manner the risks involved. financial. Appraisal of Physical Facilities The Hanford Operations Office has been proceeding according t o schedule on the financial appraisal of physical facilities. The O a k Ridge Operations Office startedwork on the financial appraisal during February. The New Pork Office initiated an bmentory of all eqvdpment; t h e Grand Junction Office continued work on a similar inventory; and the Washington Office initiated and completed its equip ent inventory, Report on Construction Work in Progress Controller's Release No. 9, Cost Report on Changes i n Plant and Equipment, was issued February 28, 1949 setting forth i n S t N C - tions for making a quarterly cost report on additions t o and retirements of plant and equipnent,