Agency's use of property or facilities under lease or otherwise. The incumbent will also perform such other legal services as needed.

The second position will service the two principal areas of procurement and real estate. The incumbent will be an attorney with experience background in the preparation of legal opinions, the preparation and trial of matters before administrative bodies and/or courts. He will work under the supervision of the senior attorney for procurement or land acquisition as the case may be.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

The Office of Public Information and Community Services is responsible for the public information and public relations programs of the Agency as well as the internal information facilities. The Office also maintains the necessary liaison with the various media-press, radio, and television as well as the general public. In this latter function, the Office of Public Information and Community Services deals with federations and groups representing more than 500 organizations in the National Capital region. The present staff consists of an information officer, GS-15 (Director), a public information specialist, GS-9, and a secretary, GS-6. No additional staff is proposed this fiscal year.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The Office of Administration is responsible for all internal management services including personnel, budget and fiscal, mail and records, space, equipment, and similar matters. The present staff consists of an administrative officer, GS-15 (Director), a staff assistant, GS-12, a clerk-stenographer, GS-5, an administrative clerk, GS-5, and a clerk-stenographer, GS-3 (currently filled on a temporary basis).

In order to meet the expanded workload created by the enactment of the authorizing legislation, it is proposed to increase the staff by three positions. These will include a budget analyst, GS-13, a personnel specialist, GS-13, and a clerk, GS-5. The Agency will continue existing arrangements with the General Services Administration for certain "housekeeping" support but the importance of the budget functions for the appropriation for "Construction" makes it necessary to assign a full-time position to this work. Similarly, the overall staff increases for the Agency in fiscal year 1966 make it desirable to provide a full-time position for this function, particularly for recruitment, placement, and classification. The third position will be used to meet the increased requirements for administrative services such as supplies, reproduction, mail and records, and related support functions.

OTHER NEW FUNCTIONS

Real estate. It is also proposed to add one full-time position as real estate specialist, GS-14, to provide staff coverage for this important function. The first year's program for the acquisition of easements and the purchase of land is in the order of magnitude of $3.1 million. The proposed position will be filled by an experienced real estate specialist who will concentrate during the first year on developing the necessary procedures and requirements for implementing the Agency program. In general it is proposed to utilize outside firms for appraisal work, but negotiations and subsequent legal procedures for settling by purchase or by condemnation will be accomplished by Agency personnel. This will require close collaboration with the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Engineering.

Contract administration. In view of the proposed use of contracts to accomplish much of the Agency's work, it is planned to create a contract administration unit with general responsibility for (1) negotiations, (2) administration, including monitoring progress, progress payments, change orders, compliance, price adjustments, review of expenditures under cost-type contracts, (3) terminations, and (4) audit. In general, it is expected that the personnel of this office will collaborate with program officers and the Office of the General Counsel particularly in precontract negotiations, monitoring activities, etc.

The initial position will be utilized to recommend basic policies to be adopted by the Agency and to develop internal procedures and implementing instructions. The organizational placement of this unit is being held in abeyance pending further study.

Stenographic pool.-It is proposed to establish a pool to consist of five positions to provide the necessary support services for the additional professional personnel to be added in fiscal year 1966 (no clerical positions have been included in the

staffings proposed). Pending further study of the advisability of providing this service through a pool arrangement, the five positions have not been allocated to any particular office in this budget presentation. The requirement for five additional positions appears to be minimal, however, irrespective of the organization decision.

SPECIAL CONTRACTS

Funds totaling $155,000 are requested to cover the following projects:

(a) Development and refinement of rapid transit forecasts.--The project would develop the following data:

(1) Year 1980 peak hour, maximum load traffic.

(2) Annual traffic volumes by stages of development of the rapid transit system.

(3) Downtown station loadings and destinations.

(4) Origins and destinations of today's bus riders.

(5) Characteristics of off-peak, reverse flow, and local ridership.

The information to be developed by this project would serve a variety of needs in connection with individual station design with respect to capacity and traffic flow factors, revenue analyses, and will serve a most necessary purpose in preparation for the public sale of bonds to complete the financing of the system. The project will be directed by the Office of Planning and Finance.

(b) Project related to the issuance of revenue bonds.-This project would develop and delineate the steps and procedures to be taken in preparation for the public sale of the revenue bonds. It is intended to serve as a continuing source of guidance and advice by the agency in the development of financial plans beyond those presently authorized ($150 million). The project will be directed by the Office of Planning and Finance.

(c) Requirements for non-fare-box revenue facilities.-This project will entail an examination of the types, numbers, space requirements and possible revenues from concessions and advertising. Particular emphasis will be placed on downtown and terminal stations. The project will be used to develop more definitive forecasts of revenues from these sources and will also contribute data for use in completing the final design of the stations and passenger facilities. project will be directed by the Office of Planning and Finance.

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(d) Integrated budget-accounting project. This project would involve the development of a unified system of planning, scheduling, budgeting, and accounting for the construction of the rail rapid transit system. The size and time phase involved in the construction program make it mandatory for the development of a system of performance budgeting and accounting to serve management in coordinating the program effectively. The project will involve collaboration with the Bureau of the Budget, General Accounting Office, and other Government activities and will be directed by the Office of Administration.

(e) Technical economic determinations for Federal representative, interstate compact negotiations.-These funds would be utilized by the Federal negotiator to enable him to engage independent professional counsel to assist in making determinations of a technical economic nature needed to advise the President on the operation of the financial plan to be adopted by the Interstate Compact Agency for transit in the National Capital region. Among the subjects encompassed in these determinations will be (1) the marketability of non-taxexempt bonds issued by an interstate compact to which the Federal Government is not a signatory, (2) financial liability of transit districts which contract with a compact agency for specified transit services.

SUMMARY OF INCREASES BY OBJECT OF EXPENSE

Personnel compensation. The estimates include $197,726 to finance the 27 additional full-time positions and $106,610 to cover additional temporary and intermittent employment. The increase in this latter category will be utilized to obtain the services of experts and outstanding technical personnel for specialized assignments of short duration. The Agency expects to avail itself of this method of appointment in order to obtain the specialized talents that will be needed to augment the skills of the regular staff. It is also expected to use Government personnel on reimbursable detail and $15,000 has been included in these estimates for personnel compensation of this type.

Personnel benefits. An increase of $10,881 is requested to cover personnel benefits authorized by law including retirement contributions, health benefits, life insurance, and Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes. The estimate is based on the net personnel costs under "Personnel compensation."

Rent, communications, and utilities.-An increase of $5,000 is provided to meet additional costs in operations, principally in communications, for the increased staff.

Other services.-An increase of $155,000 is provided to cover the following projects:

(a) Development and refinement of rapid transit forecasts.

(b) Project related to the issuance of revenue bonds.

(c) Requirements for non-fare-box revenue facilities.

(d) Integrated budget-accounting project.

(e) Technical economic determinations for Federal representative, interstate compact negotiations.

Services of other agencies. An additional $5,000 is provided to reimburse the General Services Administration for additional support services, particularly in the processing of additional personnel, payroll, and for fiscal and reporting services for the additional contracts to be entered into by the Agency in fiscal year 1966.

Supplies and materials.—An additional $5,000 is requested to cover the increased usage of consumable drafting and engineering supplies by the increased staff of the Office of Engineering and the new Office of Architecture.

Mr. DENTON. Rapid transportation for the District of Columbia has been the subject of considerable discussion for many years. Surveys, studies, and recommendations for a system of mass transit have been conducted almost continually since 1948. Finally, on September 8, 1965, the President signed Public Law 89-173, authorizing the construction of a rail rapid transit system.

There are many who feel that this is the only practical solution of the transportation problems of this area. On the other hand, there are those who have argued strenuously for other approaches to the problem of moving our increasing population in this area.

The Congress has made its decision, and notwithstanding any comments that may have appeared in the papers, I wish to go on the record at this point-and I think I can speak for the members of this subcommittee that consideration of this budget estimate by members of this subcommittee will be wholly without bias, notwithstanding any personal convictions we may have had heretofore in this connection.

I would like to add, however, that this project is a tremendous undertaking and there has been extensive discussion as to what the actual construction cost will be. The estimates before us today indicate you can construct this project for $431 million exclusive of interest charges on the bonds you plan to issue. You have been studying this project for a long time and you have expended about $7.5 million in the preparation of plans for this project, so the estimated total cost you are presenting today should have some validity.

However, I would like to say at this time that this subcommittee will be following the progress of construction on this project very closely, and it will take a very dim view of any untoward developments that might greatly increase the estimated cost of this project.

BIOGRAPHY OF ADMINISTRATOR

Mr. McCarter, this is your first appearance before this subcommittee and we are very glad to have you with us this morning. Everything the committee has heard about you is good and indicates a high degree of competence by you in this field of endeavor. I believe it would be well for you to insert your biography in the record at this point. (Mr. McCarter's biography follows:)