Drainage Standards Input Needed

The Environmental Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will solicit public comments from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 2004, regarding revisions to three urban subsurface drainage standards, Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Urban Subsurface Drainage, Guidelines for Installation of Urban Subsurface Drainage and Guidelines for Design of Urban Subsurface Drainage.

The comments will be gathered using ASCE’s Web-based balloting system. Participants should contact Eileen Boeing, ASCE standards coordinator, at eboeing@asce.org, for specific instructions. Specify the standard on which you wish to comment.

National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of Sept. 1, 2004

The Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps announced on Sept. 1, 2004 an increase in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization, while Coast Guard total remains unchanged. The total number on active duty for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 135,011; Naval Reserve, 3,882; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 11,397; Marine Corps Reserve, 11,482; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 1,546. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been mobilized to 163,318, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently mobilized can be found at www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2004/d20040901ngr.pdf.

Small Business Report Released

Prime contract awards during FY 2003 to U.S. small businesses totaled $42.0 billion, compared with $33.3 billion for 2002, according to the newly released DOD annual report Procurement from Small and Other Business Firms (FY 2003). For 2003, large business prime contractors reported subcontracts totaling $86.5 billion, of which $32.0 billion or 37.0% was awarded to U.S. small businesses. The report can be found at www.dior.whs.mil/peidhome/procstat/procstat.htm.