Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)-Continued obligations incurred in any one year are not necessarily indicative of the level of work actually performed. In order to provide flexibility required in programing research projects, funds in this appropriation are available until expended and authority to modify cost-type prior Program by activities—Continued year contracts from current funds is provided to the extent of $2 million. 4. Maintenance service.. 5. Vehicle service.. Adjustments to accrued annual leave due to pay increases. Total program costs, funded.. Change in selected resources'. Total obligations.____ Financing: Positions other than permanent.... Other personnel compensation... For expenses necessary for postal operations, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); for repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the postal service, and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law; [$3,925,000,000 $4,034,900,000: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year may be transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any other such appropriation or appropriations; but the appropriation "Administration and regional operation" shall not be increased by more than $1,000,000 as a result of such transfers: Provided further, That functions financed by the appropriations available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be transferred, in addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise authorized in this Act and with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, between such appropriations to the extent necessary to improve administration and operations: Provided further, That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reimbursed for expenditures as fiscal agents of the United States on account of Post Office Department operations. (5 U.S.C. 73b-3, (5 U.S.C. 73b-3, 87c, 150, 785, 836-840, 922, 944, 2061-2066, 2091-2103, 2121-2123, 2131-2133, 2181-2185, 2301-2319, 3001-3014; 26 U.S.C. 4081; 31 U.S.C. 22a, 82a-1, 82a-2; 39 U.S.C. 309, 501, 502, 701, 703, 706, 2006-2009, 2011, 2202, 2304, 2331, 2501-2505, 2510, 3105, 3301, 3302, 3315, 3333, 3335, 3336, 3501-3582, 4301, 4302, 5001, 50065007, 5101-5103, 6001-6009, 6106, 6351, 6404, 6440; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1964.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) bility.... Stores.. Unpaid unde livered orders. Total selected resources-181,944 167 -205, 565 -217,882 -224,701 Funds provided in this appropriation pay the personal services and related expenses required to perform the primary function of the Post Office Department-collecting, sorting, and delivering mail. The Funds requested for 1965 total $4,034.9 million, an increase of $109.9 million over the estimate for 1964. additional funds will provide the manpower and cover the related expenses necessary to handle the estimated increase of 2 billion pieces of mail in 1965, service additional delivery areas, improve existing services, and cover the full year cost of the second step of pay increases granted under Public Law 87-793, effective January 4, 1964. 1. Administration of postal installations.-Services are performed under this activity by postmasters, assistant postmasters, supervisors, and technical personnel. These employees are engaged in the local management and supervision of all postal units. Technical personnel under this activity include accounting, station examiner, medical, safety, and personnel employees. NUMBER OF POST OFFICES BY CLASS-AS OF JUNE 30 CURRENT AUTHORIZATIONS OUT OF POSTAL FUND Continued OPERATIONS-Continued 2. Mail handling and window service. This activity provides for the separation and distribution of all mail received in the postal units, including highway and railway post offices. It also covers the rendering of window service to patrons, payment for the operation of contract stations, dispatch control of trucks, and reimbursements to Federal Reserve banks for handling deposits made by postmasters. It is expected that continued benefits from the efforts to improve operating procedures and cooperation of the mailing public in the pre-preparation of its mailings along with continued mechanization and other programs directed toward a more efficient postal service will enable the estimated increase of 2.8% in mail volume to be handled with an increase of 0.7% in clerical manpower in this activity. This compares with a 1.2% increase in manpower to handle a 2% increase in mail volume experienced in 1963, and a 1.7% increase in manpower to handle a 3.5% increase in mail volume expected in 1964. The following table shows a comparison of employment and workload: CLERKS AND MAIL HANDLERS 4. Maintenance service.-These services relate to the maintenance of equipment and the protection and cleaning of buildings used by the postal service. 5. Vehicle service. This activity provides for maintenance and operating cost of vehicles for local collection and delivery of mail and in some instances for transport of mail between cities. This includes employment of vehicle mechanics; the purchase of parts, gasoline, oil, tires, and contract maintenance; and the cost of hired vehicles used in lieu of Government-owned vehicles when economically advantageous. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 3. Collection and delivery service.-This service provides for delivery of mail to residences and business places in cities and their suburbs, collection of mail from over 309,000 street letter boxes and 13,900 building mail chutes in these areas, delivery of mail on rural routes, and delivery of special delivery articles. It also includes the local pickup and delivery of mail between stations and the general post office and other installations. In some instances drivers transport mail between cities. Possible city delivery stops per man-year worked in 1965 are estimated to increase approximately 1.7% on a comparable basis after considering the effect of the two extra workdays in 1964. The increase in number of possible stops is estimated to result from the continuous growth in housing. Due to conversion of rural delivery service to city delivery service and consolidation of rural routes for economic reasons, the number of rural routes and comparable man-years of employment is declining, while the average length of routes is increasing. CITY DELIVERY CARRIERS [Includes motor vehicle drivers] Man-years Total obligations.. Total number of permanent positions. year. $5,947 $5,312 433,874 438,710 149,197 4.5 $6,135 $5.583 $5.638 1 This figure includes (a) career-regular personnel, and (b) career-substitute personnel who temporarily replace postmasters and rural carriers. It does not include other career-substitute personnel who temporarily fill additional permanent positions. Such personnel totaled 12,618 in 1963 and are estimated at 12,495 in 1964 and 12,635 in 1965. TRANSPORTATION by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail, [$611,000,000 $601,000,000. (31 U.S.C. 22a; 39 U.S.C. 309, 501, 706, 2006, 2202, 2402, 6101-6103, 6105, 6106, 6201-6215, 6301-6304, 6351-6355, 6401-6410, 6414-6416, 6422-6425, 6431, 6434, 6435, 6439, 6440; 49 U.S.C. 1371-1376; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1964.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 1963 1964 1965 actual estimate estimate worked Possible stops Program by activities: 1. Surface transportation: (a) Water... (b) Highway. (c) Rail. 2. Air transportation. Total program costs, funded-obliga tions (object class 22). Unobligated balance lapsing........ New authority.... 1965 (estimate) 1964 (estimate). Payments lo carriers 1964 (estimate) 1965 (estimate). (c) Rail.-This covers transportation by railroad in the United States and Puerto Rico. The estimate provides for increased mail volume offset in part by necessary diversions of railroad short hauls to highway service. DATA RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION BY RAILROAD Pounds Average cost per pound 1961. (thousands) 1962. (thousands) (cents) 73,126 1963 $4,011 5.49 69,518 3,663 5.27 1964 (estimate).. 63,078 1965 (estimate). 2. Air transportation. This covers the transportation of mail by air between points within the United States, to U.S. possessions and to foreign countries. There has been no change in the average ton-mile rate for individual carriers for several years and none is contemplated in these estimates. Disproportionate volume changes among the carriers with varied average rates results in inconsistent overall average costs from year to year in both domestic and foreign airmail transportation. DATA RELATING TO DOMESTIC AIRMAIL TRANSPORTATION I Payments to Average cost carriers per lon-mile (thousands) Pounds (thousands) (thousands) (cents) 1961 1963. 1965 (estimate) 210,914 78,993 37.45 (b) Highway. This includes transportation of mail by star routes, mail messenger service, and highway post offices. Star route service, which includes short-haul truck service, is provided between post offices where other means of mail transportation are not available or are inadequate. The uptrend in the average cost per mile of highway transportation is caused by the use of larger and more expensive equipment where mail volume is steadily increasing, and the general growth in the national economy. DATA RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION BY STAR ROUTES 1961. 1962 1963 DATA RELATING TO FOREIGN AIRMAIL TRANSPORTATION 1 1964 (estimate) 2. 1965 (estimate). Ton-miles (thousands) per lon-mile (thousands) (cents) 1 Excludes military mail for which the Department is reimbursed. 2 Reduction in 1964 reflects transfer of Hawaii and Puerto Rico routes to domestic service. FACILITIES For expenses necessary for the operation of postal facilities, buildings, and field postal communication service; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); procurement of stamps and accountable paper, and postal supplies; and storage of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government; [$190,000,000 $205,069,000. (5 U.S.C. CURRENT AUTHORIZATIONS OUT OF POSTAL ments are applied to the purchase of additional sites for FUND-Continued FACILITIES-Continued 22a, 73b-3, 87c, 150, 785, 836-840, 922, 944, 1133, 2131-2133, 2181– 2185, 2301-2319, 3001-3014; 6 U.S.C. 14; 31 Ú.S.C. 22a, 82a-1, 82a-2; 39 U.S.C. 309, 501, 503, 704, 2001-2009, 2101-2116, 2202, 2501-2506, 3105, 3301-3302, 3315, 3333, 3335, 3501-3502, 35113542, 3551-3576, 3581-3582, 5102, 6003; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1964.) resale. Increased rental costs result from (a) the acquisition of additional postal space, (b) increased rental rates, and (c) replacement of inadequate or substandard space in Government buildings. LEASED AND RENTED BUILDINGS June 30, 1964 (estimate). June 30, 1965 (estimate). Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 87,387 61,325 4,201 93,663 98,872 66,201 4,802 105,537 2. Supplies and services.-This activity provides for procurement of supplies and services, including postal 56,543 supplies, stamps, and other accountable paper; the rental of equipment; certain types of contractual services; the warehousing and distribution of all postal supplies and equipment; the manufacture, storage, and repair of mailbags and other specialized mail equipment items; and the costs of field personnel engaged directly in these services. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 196,600 6,166 2,303 205,069 Total personnel compensation. 21 New authority: Appropriation 23 Rent, communications, and utilities. Travel and transportation of persons.. 22 Transportation of things... 60 1,496 110,036 123,049 137,806 Transferred from 6,069 5,860 25 "Administration and regional operation" (77 Stat. 62).. "Transportation" (76 Stat. 314 and 77 Stat, 62).. "Plant and equipment" (76 Stat. 314). Transferred to "Operating expenses, Public Buildings Service," General Services Administration (76 Stat. 728 and 77 Stat. 436)Appropriation (adjusted)... 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Other services.. 2,535 3,018 3,087 505 582 868 40,171 45,348 45,025 32 Lands and structures. 1,505 7,425 1,785 Total number of permanent positions. 1,430 1,430 1,430 36 4 1,397 1,414 1,418 1,430 1,430 0 0 0 4.5 $5,947 $6,135 $6,176 -45 -6.655 4,989 16,061 13,828 This appropriation provides for expenses of occupying postal facilities, for supplies and certain types of contractual services required by the postal service, and for field service organizations operated by the Bureau of Facilities. 1. Building occupancy. This activity provides for rental of postal facilities; costs of communications, fuel, and utilities; one-time payments for improvements to leased buildings; installments on lease-purchase contracts; and the acquisition and resale of sites to lessors under the commercial leasing program. The recoveries from the resale of such land shown under Advances and reimburse PLANT AND EQUIPMENT For expenses necessary for modernization and acquisition of equipment and facilities for postal purposes, including not to exceed $2,000,000 for increases in prior year orders placed with other Government agencies in addition to current increases in prior year orders or contracts made as a result of changes in plans, [$104,000,000] $90,276,000: Provided, That the funds herein appropriated shall be available for repair, alteration, and improvement of the mail equipment shops at Washington, District of Columbia, and for payment to the General Services Administration for the repair, alteration, preservation, renovation, improvement, and equipment of federally owned property used for postal purposes, including im proved lighting, color, and ventilation for the specialized conditions in space occupied for postal purposes. (5 U.S.C. 22a; 31 U.S.C. 22a; 39 U.S.C. 1, 301, 309, 501, 503, 2001, 2003-2007, 2101, 21032116, 2202, 2233, 2507, 2509, 6003, 6009; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1964.) Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1962. $175.702 thousand (1963 adjustments, $5.557 thousand); 1963, $200.587 thousand (1964 adjustments, $149 thousand): 1964, $220,296 thousand; 1965. $242,196 thousand. This appropriation provides funds to alter and improve Federal buildings used for postal purposes; for procurement of equipment, including installation of major mailprocessing machines; and for procurement of vehicles and garage equipment for the Post Office Department vehicle fleet. The program and financing schedule shows, in addition to obligations, the extent to which yearly costs are expected to be incurred with the corresponding increase or decrease in the amount of assets on order, as indicated by changes in selected resources applied to the program. 1. Federal buildings improvement.-This activity provides for modernizing and extending Government-owned buildings to make them adequate and efficient for postal purposes. Air-conditioning projects, heating plant improvements, and the purchase of additional land adjacent to Federal buildings are included in this activity. 2. Major mechanization projects.-This activity provides for the installation of major mailing process machinery and equipment in large postal facilities designed for such installation. It also provides for modification of existing installations to adapt to changing concepts of mail handling. This mechanization consists of bulk transport conveyors, tray transport conveyors, parcel sorting machines, and sack sorting machines. Since 1957 such mechanization has been installed in 30 facilities. By the end of 1964, 14 installations will be on order or in the process of completion, and 13 installations will be ordered in 1965. 3. Vehicle program. This activity provides for replacement of wornout vehicles, for additions to the fleet required by the growth of the service, for vehicles to augment the carrier mechanization program, and for the purchase of garage equipment. The estimate provides for the purchase of 5,833 vehicles of 2-ton capacity and over for focal transportation and special delivery, and 3,796 small vehicles for the carrier mechanization program. 1963 actual 1964 1965 estimate estimate |