The Energy Research and Development Administration was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1234; 42 U.S.C. 5811). The Energy Research and Development Administration was activated on January 19, 1975, by Executive Order 11834 of January 15, 1975. Additional responsibilities were assigned to ERDA by the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1878); the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1069); the Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1431); and the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1079). The Energy Reorganization Act brought together into ERDA functions of the Department of Interior related to coal research, energy research centers, and underground electric power transmission research; functions of the National Science Foundation related

Development, and Demonstration Act, had temporarily been assigned to the National Science Foundation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Power Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Federal Energy Administration.

Activities

The energy acts listed above contain requirements which direct ERDA to encourage and conduct research and development, including demonstration of commercial feasibility and practical applications of the extraction, conversion, storage, transmission, and utilization phases related to the development and use of energy from fossil, nuclear, solar, geothermal, and other energy sources. ERDA is also required to utilize the facilities and capabilities of Federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, nonprofit organizations, industrial and other non-Federal entities for energy research, develop

ment and geothermal power development; functions of the Environmental Protection Agency related to research, development, and demonstration of alternative automotive power systems; and the military and production activities and nuclear research and development activities of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Also transferred to ERDA were functions that under the Solar Energy Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act, the Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act, and the Geothermal Energy Research,

ERDA encourages and participates in international cooperation in energy and related environmental research and development.

ERDA is undertaking national solar energy research, development, and demonstration projects, including specific energy technologies of direct solar heat, thermal energy conversion of cellulose and other organic materials, including wastes; photovoltaic and other direct conversion processes; sea thermal gradient conversion; windpower conversion; solar heating and cooling; and energy storage. ERDA is under

Office

Albuquerque Operations Office.

Chicago Operations Office..
Grand Junction Office.

Idaho Operations Office.
Nevada Operations Office.
Oak Ridge Operations Office.
Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office.
Richland Operations Office.
San Francisco Operations Office.
Savannah River Operations Office..
Schenectady Naval Reactors Office.

Manager

Address

P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87115. 9800 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, III. 60439. P.O. Box 2567, Grand Junction, Colo. 85501. 550 2d St., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. P.O. Box 14100, Las Vegas, Nev. 89114. P.O. Box E, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830. P.O. Box 109, West Mifflin, Pa. 15122. P.O. Box 550, Richland, Wash. 99352. 1333 Broadway, Oakland, Calif. 94612. P.O. Box A, Aiken, S.C. 29801. P.O. Box 1069, Schenectady, N.Y. 12301.

taking a comprehensive program of development and demonstration of solar heating systems and solar heating and cooling systems, working with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and other Federal agencies and private organizations. ERDA is also undertaking a national geothermal energy research, development and demonstration project, including the determination and evaluation of the resource base; research and development with respect, to exploration, extraction, and utilization technologies, and demonstration of technologies.

Comprehensive program reports were made to Congress during the 1976 calendar year.

Sources of Information

ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY

Information on the possible environmental impact of energy research and

development on health and safety is available from the Office of the Assistant Administrator for Environment and Safety, ERDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20545.

PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM

ERDA has a public document room located at 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, D.C.

PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Detailed information on how to do business with ERDA and on programs to assist small businesses is available from the Division of Procurement, ERDA Headquarters, and from the field offices.

PUBLICATIONS

Publications describing the research and development programs of ERDA are available from the Office of Public Affairs, ERDA Headquarters.

EMPLOYMENT

ERDA's employment activities are exempt from civil service requirements

the Manager of the field office concerned.

FILMS

ERDA produces and distributes both popular-level and professional-technical-level films on energy. These are designed for use both in schools and by public and industrial organizations. Information concerning this program may be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs, ERDA Headquarters.

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

The ERDA telephone directory is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

For further information, contact the Division of Personnel, Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, D.C. 20545. Phone, 202-376-4215.

Approved.

Administrator

Deputy Administrator______

ROBERT W. FRI, Acting Administrator.

DOUGLAS M. COSTLE.

BARBARA BLUM.