leapsecond notice

SCCS-file: leapseconds
SCCS-SID: 7.14

leapseconds

@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ Leap	1994	Jun	30	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	1995	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	1997	Jun	30	23:59:60	+	S
 Leap	1998	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
-# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION SERVICE (IERS)
-# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
+
+#                  INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION SERVICE (IERS)
+#   	       SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
 # 
 # SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
 # OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
@@ -53,12 +54,26 @@ Leap	1998	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 # FAX       : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
 # Internet  : iers@obspm.fr
 # 
-# Paris, 11 January 2001
+#                                                Paris, 25 June 2001
 # 
-# Bulletin C 21
+#                                                Bulletin C 22
 # 
-# To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time
+#                                                To authorities responsible
+#                                                for the measurement and
+#                                                distribution of time
 # 
-# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
+#                           INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
 # 
-# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2001.
+#  NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2001.
+#  The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is :
+# 
+#      from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s
+# 
+#  Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
+#  or June,  depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
+#  six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
+#  will be no time step at the next possible date.
+# 
+#                                              Daniel GAMBIS
+#                                              Director
+#                                              Earth Orientation Center of IERS