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[J.,:tE"---._-------------------------1- OF i"f:f·.:O', \'.n~1 W~IO~~ro CO::FE:R c,.:; -'lE-S-I•. 9:'T~1-63 0 -, 4-- 30- 1 t, nate7Jk_ A J Lvy V. -.--_.-'I Parr _________________ -. --1-~~ ,~,;._ __ _..,;;;;;; .-----~... G. CERTIFICATE OF ,~G~~JCY REPf/i:SC:in<\TIVE- ~77 - OFFICE OF TELECOHMUNICATIONS ii.f.:2,~~~2l-=!1r)1~Tlt- Gn Fe>hn_1Ary 9, 1970 t he Pr e s i.dent; I 'transm~ttcd to the Congress Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970. Pursuant to the plan Executive Order 11556, September 9, 1970 was issued Hhich e st ab Lishcd a new Office of 'I'e Lc commun Lc at Lons Policy (OIP) in the Executive Office of the I President. The new unit was headed by a Director and Deputy Director who would be appointed by the .President with the advice and consent of the I Senate. The existing office held by the Director of Tele- .:vE'f'Ad'--+~"r: aF communications N-:lnagemcnt in the (Jffice of Emer- a,MM~ gency Preparedness was abolished, and its func- tions were transferred to OTP, Executive Office CoN~IJ.e.-'F I..J .A-LL of the President. c1:f~I'J~-~! W\ 1'\-01(3' N~IN.1 /The Director, OTP, was made responsible for developing the Executive Branch position on • lr..ationaltelecommunications policy, coordinating 7.ct.~.? the planning and ope ra t Lon of the telecommunica- I tions systems of the Ferleral government, dis- lcharging responsibilities assigned to the Presi- 4-- :<'9176 i de nt; in the a rc.i s of spectrum manageruen t; and I I isatellite communications, and performing emer- I i gency p Lrnn Lng and cont.ro1 ftrnc t ions. I I i . 7~-40 · 4('1 .I IeM s, I ------------------ - -- --- ---}--- -- -_.---- "--- --- ~- ---_._- --- --------- ------------------------------_.-._--- rvut' "·:t:..~&:, i.lt ; '.).'~n·r G:i:!i \f.~/!" h.:- !$ui~,ul~l'r\ :'J :!~r:!.:"l~.cnal.l1J'"ch;v(" ]v-:,'...J~'')·l (.}I'-':' ·tt '/7/c» .~?t k' "'~.») OFFICE OF .. -- - ~ TELECOMMUNICATIONS - - - -- - .. I, I .I RECORDS CONTROL SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 1975 u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE • CONTENTS • ~a.8~. IN'fRODl.TC"fION ~ . ~-x~v AUT1IORITY ,.. ~ e •••••••• co . 1 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR . 5 Deput.y Director . 5 Assistant Director for Program Development and Eva l.ua t Lon e , ••••••• 7 Special Assistant to the Director . 9 Attorney-Adviser . 9 Public and Technical Information Officer . 12 (Technical Library) . 14 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION . 16 Administrative Officer . 16 Budget Ana Iys t .......................•........ 17 ( Pr' in t ou t s ) . 19 Hanagemerrt Analysis . 20 Personnel Program ' . 20 Security Officer . 21 Deputy Security Officer . 56 Administrative (Office) Services Staff . 23 SPECTRm1 N,ANAGENENT SUPPORT DIVISION . 25 Office of the Chief ..•........................ 30 Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) 33 !PAC Sccrct;:rriat . 43 Frequenc y As s ignmen t Subcommi ttee . 46 Spectrum Planning Subcommittee . 53 Technical Subeonnnittee . 54 (Printouts) . 55 (Punch Cards) . 55 Ad Hoc Cr-oups . 57 Spectrum Evaluation Croup ~......•...... 58 Data Base Br anch .......................•...... 59 Office of the Chief ~ . 59 Data Retrieval Section . 59 Application Processing Section . 59 Frequency Assignment Review Section . 60 Frequency Allocation Support Section . 60 Compu t.er Program De ve Lopment; Section . 60 , (Nagnetic Tapes) . 60 (Printouts) . 61 , (Punch Cards) . 61 Computer Systems and Operations Section . 61 Spectrum Engineering Branch . 62 JUN' 75 • CONTENTS (Cont'd) • TELECOHl1UNICATIONS ANALYS IS DIVIS ION . P6~e Office of the Chief . 85 (Hagnetic Tapes) .........................•. I 87 (Pr Lnt.out s ) ..... 0 ••••• _ •••••••• 0 •••••••••••• 87 POLlCY SUPPORT DIVIS ION .........•.•............ 89 Office of the Chief e ••••••••••••••••••••• 91 (Hagnetic Tape s) .............•.......... 94 (Pr Lnt out;s ) ..... e , ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 95 (Punch Cards) ........................•..•.. 96 Policy Support Division Detachment-Boulder ... 97 Office of the Chief ....................•... 98 (Compu ter Services) ....................•. 100 (Printouts) . 101 (Punch Car ds ) 0 ••••••••••••••••• 101 (Coding Forms) . 102 (Microfilms) .....•.... CI •••••••••••••••••• 102 (Word Processing System) . 102 INSTITUTE FOR TELECO~~illNICATIONSCIENCES . 103 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR . 114 Deputy Director .........•.............•.... 118 Consultants to the Director . 119 Execut.Lve Of'f Lccr .. , .. e t" •••••••••• , •••• to, I 120 Technical Assistant for Administration and Fiscal Officer, ITS . 128 (Printouts) - . 130 Budget and Finance Officer ' 132 Public and Technical Information Officer . 136 DIVISION 1 - SPECTRill1UTILIZATION . 142 Office of the Associate Director . 144 Consultant to the Associate Director· . 147 Assistant..to the Associate Director for Adm i.nLstration . 147 (Printouts) . 149 Telecommunications Service Center .....•.... 150 Ionospheric Forecaster . 150 (Printouts) .........................•.... 152 Groups (also called "Sections") . 154 Project Leaders .......................•.. 159 (Microfilm) .......•............•.••.... 159 (Tapes) ........••....•...•.......•..... 159 (Printouts) ".•.............. e •• 160 (Pu11C}1 Cards) ..........•....•.......•.. 161 JUN 75 CON1~NTS (Cont'd) • DIVISION 2 - SYSTEHS TECHNOLOG\: AND STANDARDS .. Office of the Associate Director and Assistant to Associate Director for Program ., Development: ..... ~ 0 ••••• .-• •• •• •• •• •• • • ••••• • • • 166 Assistant to the Associate Director for Administration 168 Groups (also called "Sec t Lons!") ...•.•..•...•• 171 Cr oup Leaders........... 171 Proj ect Leaders 172 (Magnetic Tapes) 0 ••••••• 175 (Pr in t ou t s ) .............•.............•.. 176 (Punch Cards) 177 (Mag; Car ds ) , .................•.... c. 178 DIVISION 3 - APPLIED ELECTROHAGNETIC SCIENCE ... 180 Office of the Associate Director ......•...•.. 183 Consultant to the Associate Director 184 Assistant to the Associate Director for Program Development 185 Assistant to the Associate Director for Administration 186 (Printouts) 193 Groups (also ca LLed "So ct i.onsII) ........•... 194 Group Leaders 194 Project Leaders ................•......... 197 (Magnetic Tapes) 200 (Pr Lnt out s ) ..... e••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • •• 200 (Punch Cards) ..................•....... 201 (Property Liaison Officer) 202 ALL UNITS .....•••..•.••.•.•.•.•••••...•• 0....... 203 \ \ • JUN 75 sec-an 13 of the orrle r sta t e s t h.i t t.he secret.>, of Commerce shall support the D'i.r cc t or , OT1', in p er formanc e o f h i s f'unc « tions , sha l.I b« ,1 pr~j'1,l1:'Ysource of t cchn LcaL research and analysis and, operatipg under the policy guidance of the Director, OTP, shall: o Perform analysis, engineering and administrative functiuns, including the maintenance of necessary files and data bases, responsive to the needs of the Director in the performance of his responsi- bilities for management of the rad Lo spec t rcm , o Conduct technical and economic research upon request to provide information and alternatives required by the Director, OTP, o Conduct research and analysis on radio propogation, .radio systems characteristics, and operating tech- niques af£ecti~g the utilization of the radio spec- trum in coordination with specialized, related research and anD lysis performed by other Federal agencies in their areas of responsibilities, o Conduct research and analysis in the general field of telecorrununications sciences in support of other Government agencies as required and in response to specific requests from the Director, OTP, o Conduct such other activities as may be required by the Director, DIP, to support him in the performance of his functions. Accordingly, a new Office of 'I'eLecommun Lca t Lon s (OT) wa s established as a primary operating unit of the Department of Commerce on September 20, 1970 by Department Organization Order 30-SA. The same order abolished a predecessor con- stituent operating unit of the Department also designated "Office of Telecormnunications" which had been in existence since December 3, 1967, and transferred its functions to the new OT. The Institute for Telecornmunications Sciences (ITS) was also transferred to OT from Environmental Science Services Administration with its functions, funds, personnel, property and records. , The Institute is located in Boulder, Colorado. Responsibilities. The responsibi~ities of OT include those which the Secretary of Corrnnerceis directed by Executive Order 11556 to ·perform. With these responsibilities the mission of OT is to assist the Secretary in fostering, 2 ser.:i.ng, and rroTr.otlngthe. Nation's economiaevelopment and technological advancement by improving man's comprehen- sion