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to know specifically whether reserves were established by the Bureau of the Budget in the name of the President or were established as in your items 3 and 4 by the Bureau of the Budget under its authority as contained in the Anti Deficiency Act. In the various bureau reports enclosed we have used our best judgment based on the information available and we cannot guarantee that the items as shown are in all cases correct.

The amounts shown under examples 3 and 4 would be amounts reserved primarily because actual carryover balances of prior year appropriations exceeded the amount estimated to be available in the budget submission, savings. delays in prosecuting program or projects, and in some cases advance contract authorizations.

Sincerely yours,

GEORGE E. ROBINSON, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR-STATEMENT SHOWING BUDGET RESERVES FOR PERIOD FISCAL YEARS 1945

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1 $19,000,000 in reserve at end of year. This reserve was part of fiscal year 1942 and 1943 appropriations held in reserve as a result of war restrictions. No appropriations were made for fiscal year 1944, 1945, and 1946. These programs were financed from reserves for obligation in succeeding fiscal years.

2 $1,472,069 in reserve at end of year. Same explanation as footnote No. 1.

3 An additional $230,023 was in reserve at the end of the year. This amount was not included in catagory 3 because it represented appropriation for contract authorization which exceeded obligations,

$5,063,000 in reserve at the end of the year. $5,000,000 of this amount was withheld to comply with Senate requirements regarding the Intertie corstruction (S. Rept. 746).

$ $45,000 in reserve at the end of the year. $245,000 placed in reserve for reductions imposed by House Joint Resolution 888. $200,000 was released by 2d supplemental appropriation bill, 1968.

6 $1,475,500 was in reserve at the end of the year. $1,000,000 was withheld pending fulfillment of stipulations for the Southern Idaho Service line, and $475,500 was in reserve in response to House Joint Resolution 888. This $475,500 was included in the 2d supplemental request for appropriations, 1968, but deleted by congressional action.

7 Latest apportionment schedule (dated Jan. 16, 1969) reflects $643,000 in reserve pursuant to sec. 201 of Public Law 90-364. Release of these funds is required to finance pay increases not budgeted in fiscal year 1969.

8 Latest apportionment schedules (dated Jan. 16, 1969) reflects $998,000 under the same provisions as footnote 7.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Memorandum to: Acting Director of Budget.
From: Geological Survey.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Washington, D.C., March 14, 1969.

Subject: Report on budgetary reserves established by the Bureau of the Budget. The enclosed report is being submitted in response to your memorandum of February 24.

The General Records Schedule 5 issued by General Services Administration, pursuant to the Records Disposal Act (44 U.S.C. 369), authorizes the disposition of agency apportionment and reapportionment schedules, "2 years after close of fiscal year involved". Under the circumstances we have no way of determining the completeness of the enclosed report, other than for the most recent years.

F. G. USHER, Budget and Finance Officer.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-STATEMENT SHOWING BUDGET RESERVES FOR PERIOD 1945 THROUGH 1969 FISCAL YEARS

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1 Financial records did not indicate budgetary reserves during the 1945 to 1950 period.

2 In compliance with sec. 1214 of the General Appropriation Act of 1951, a reserve of $50,165,000 was established from funds available in fiscal year 1951 and a reserve of $6,030,000 was established which represented a cutback in the fiscal year 1951 program. An additional reserve of $6,878,000 was withheld independenty of sec. 1214 in accord with the President's directive to curtail projects that did not contribute directly to defense. This information is based on a Department of Interior press release dated Oct. 17, 1950. At the close of fiscal year 1951, an additional $8,367,783 had been placed in reserve for obligation in fiscal year 1952, and the reason for this additional reserve is not available.

3 Reserve established under sec. 1214. (See reference to press release in footnote 2.)

4 Reserves recommended by Bureau of Reclamation and represented available funds to be used in subsequent year. The above information based on an informal office memorandum of Sept. 12, 1951. It was assumed that fiscal years 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963 followed the same procedure.

Reserves recommended by Bureau of Reclamation during fiscal years 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1958 and represented available funds to be used in subsequent years. This information is based on internal communication of Apr. 18, 1958. 6 Reserve established by Bureau of Budget June 24, 1964, for future apportionment. This amount was subsequently apportioned for obligation in fiscal year 1965. This data based on a reapportionment schedule dated June 24, 1964. 7 Reserve recommended by Bureau of Reclamation for loan program and emergency funds and represented available funds to be used in subsequent year. This information based on reapportionment schedules dated Jan. 29, 1964, Mar. 1, 1965, Nov. 23, 1965, and May 27, 1966.

8 Reserve for contingencies established by Bureau of Budget representing funds for the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery as proposed by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, based on reapportionment schedule dated Jan. 6, 1965. T is amount was subsequently apportioned for obligation in fiscal year 1966.

• Reserve established by Bureau of the Budget for deferral from fiscal year 1967, to fiscal year 1968. Based on a Presidential directive to reduce expenditures.

10 Reserve established in accordance with the act of Dec. 18, 1967 (Public Law 90-218) to hold down expenditures. All reserves were released for obligation in fiscal year 1969.

Note: This report excludes non-Federal water users funds advanced for operation and maintenance work to be accomplished in the following year. Prior to fiscal year 1967, these funds were indicated as budgetary reserves. Also excludes permanent appropriations where budgetary reserves are required under existing laws.

Due to the establishment of apportionments and reserves on an annual basis and their expiration at the close of each fiscal year, records which would indicate in detail the basis for budgetary reserves are not maintained for long periods of time. The reasons for establishment of reserves as shown in this report for the 1951-63 period, were derived from the Bureau of Reclamation unofficial materials.

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7 Includes $18,000,000 contract authorization for fiscal year 1966. Includes $18,000,000 contract authorization for fiscal year 1967. Includes $19,000,000 contract authorization for fiscal year 1968. 10 1969 contract authorization.

11 Includes $30,000,000 of fiscal year 1970 contract authorization.

$1,115,000 426,000 39,000 11 41, 641, 765

Note: Information for fiscal years 1945 through 1958 inclusive, is not available. Reports disposed of in accordance with GSA regulations.

OFFICE OF TERRITORIES

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1 Information not available for the period 1945-64 as records have been discarded in accordance with disposal regulations put out by GSA. Actually, from 1945 through 1964, the Office of Territories had very few instances, if any, of amounts being placed in "Budgetary reserve." In any event, if there were such cases, the amounts placed in reserve are believed to have been very small. FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION

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Note: The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration was established Dec. 31, 1965. Previously, the Federal water pollution program had been conducted by the Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control, Bureau of State Services, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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1 Information not available as the records were disposed of in accordance with existing regulations.

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Note: This budgetary reserve was set up due to savings under our net billing arrangements in the purchase of energy and wheeling charges resulting from favorable water conditions.

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