REASON FOR EXTENSION: TO ASSURE ADEQUATE COMPLETION OF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK WITHIN THE FUNDS ALREADY MADE AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL TIME IS NECESSARY DUE TO FURTHER WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE. WE WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS OF METHODS TO DETERMINE THE ORIENTATION VELOCITY AND STRUCTURE OF MAGNETIC RECONNECTION REGIONS. WE WILL ALSO SUPPORT OTHER GROUPS OF THE MMS SCIENCE TEAM IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS.