This appropriation provides for the research, development, and engineering programs of the postal establishment. The budget estimate for 1964 is $13.7 million, an increase of $1.6 million over 1963 and $7.1 million over 1962. Prior to 1963, this program was included with the appropriation Administration and regional operation. 1. Direct operations. This activity provides for the administration of all research, development, and engineering programs of the postal establishment and the conduct of all research, development, and engineering activities not performed under contract. 2. Contract engineering.-This activity provides for contract procurement of engineering services used primarily in the replacement and modernization of facilities and equipment. There is no change in the program level planned for 1964. 3. Contract research and development. This activity provides for research and development work performed under contract. It includes (a) the design, development, and testing of new postal equipment and materials; (b) development of better work methods, production measurement standards, and manpower utilization systems; and (c) recommendation of general location, functional design, building modifications, layouts, and mechanization requirements of facilities. Work performed under most research and development contracts runs over a period of more than one year and, because of its nature, is generally done on cost-plus-afixed-fee basis. At times the scope is of such magnitude as to require several years for completion. Therefore obligations incurred in any one year are not necessarily indicative of the level of work actually performed. The cost of work actually performed each year is indicated by the funded operating costs shown in parentheses in the program and financing table. 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 year contracts from current funds is provided to the extent of $2 million. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) OPERATIONS For expenses necessary for postal operations, not otherwise provided for, 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; [$3,535,000,000] $3,959,814,000: 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 addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise authorized in this and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be transferred, in 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, 87c, 150, 785, 836-840, 922, 944, 2061-2066, 20912103, 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, 5006-5007, 5101-5103, 6001-6009, 6106, 6351, 6404, 6440; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Program by activities: 1. Administration of postal installa- 2. Mail handling and window service 3. Collection and delivery service (ob- 4. Maintenance service (obligations 5. Vehicle service (obligations). Total program obligations Unobligated balance lapsing Financing: 4,578 9.189 9,978 6,582 12,115 13,700 New authority.. New authority: Appropriation... Transferred to (—)—. "Administration and regional opera tion" (76 Stat. 310). -240 "Facilities" (75 Stat. 393). -6,500 The funds provided in this appropriation pay the personal services and related expenses required to perform the primary function of the Post Office Department-the collecting, sorting, and delivering of mail. The The funds requested for 1964 total $3,960 million, an increase of $258 million over the estimate for 1963. additional funds will provide the manpower and cover the related expenses necessary to handle the estimated increase of 2.4 billion pieces of mail in 1964, service the additional delivery areas, improve existing services, and cover the pay increases granted by Public Law 87-793. 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 CLASSES AS OF JUNE 30 CLERKS AND MAIL HANDLERS Mail volume Man-years (millions) Average pieces per man-year 262, 190 63,675 242,858 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 300,000 street letter boxes and 14,000 building mail chutes in these areas, delivery of mail on rural routes, and delivery of special delivery articles. This service also includes the local pickup and delivery of mail between stations and the post office and other installations. In some instances drivers transport mail between cities. In the tables below, possible stops per man-year worked in 1964 are estimated to increase approximately 1% on a comparable basis after considering the effect of the two extra workdays in 1964. 1960. 1961. 1962 38,387 248.8 159,071 39,692 249.5 4. Maintenance service. This service relates to the maintenance of equipment and protection and cleaning of buildings used by the postal service. 5. Vehicle service. This activity provides for the maintenance and operating cost of vehicles used for local collection and delivery of mail and the 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 it is economically advantageous. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Total post offices. Stations and branches....... Total installations... 2. Mail handling and window service.-This activity provides for separation and distribution of mail. It also covers the window service to patrons, 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 mechanization program, the Nationwide Improved Mail Service program, and the work measurement system will enable the increase of 3.5% in mail volume to be handled with an increase of 2.0% in clerical manpower in this activity. This productivity increase of 1.5% is the same as that projected for 1963 and achieved in 1962. For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail, [$594,500,000] $611,750,000. (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, 1963.) 1964 (estimate) (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. DATA RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION BY STAR ROUTES 1962 actual 1963 estimate funded operating costs): (a) Water.. 21,700 107, 182 357,622 22.091 21,965 111,021 114,120 359,500 363,786 89,036 99,888 111,879 Mobile highway post offices provide mail distribution en route in contract highway vehicles where adequate train service of this nature does not exist. DATA RELATING TO CONTRACT HIGHWAY POST OFFICES New authority........... 590,000 594,500 611,750 -8,000 -2,000 582,000 592,500 611,750 This appropriation covers transportation of mail by air, land, and water. 1. Surface transportation. This includes transportation of mail by water, highway, and rail. (a) Water-Domestic water transportation service is utilized for the transportation of mail on the inland and coastal waterways at per annum contract rates ($0.9 million in 1964) and at pound rates ($4.4 million in 1964). Pound rate service is utilized for Alaska and Hawaii, where there is a substantial increase in mail volume, and also for Puerto Rico. DATA RELATING TO DOMESTIC WATER TRANSPORTATION Pounds (thousands) (thousands) 1960. 1960. 1961. 69,669 $3,750 5.38 1961. 73.126 1962. 1962. 69,518 1963 (estimate). 1964 (estimate) 1963 (estimate) 1964 (estimate). 212,013 Payments to Average cost carriers per ton-mile (thousands) (cents) $49,916 37.98 55,769 36.79 62,626 36.78 70,500 37.13 79,208 37.36 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 reimbursements are used for the purchase of additional sites for resale. In addition to the recoveries, $9.5 million for site acquisition is included in the appropriation request for 1964. 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 1 [In thousands] Annual rate of rental FACILITIES For expenses, not otherwise provided for, 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; [$167,000,000 $195,000,000. (5 U.S.C. 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 U.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, 3511-3542, 3551-3576, 3581-3582, 5102, 6003; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) June 30, 1960 June 30, 1963 (estimate) Square feel Loading Open $48,026 44,380 2,239 44.075 56,322 48,203 2,686 55,959 67,401 52,598 3,277 70,958 77,250 57,032 3,720 79,472 85,580 60,555 4,112 87,473 1 Does not include space for which payments are made to other Government agencies in lieu of rent, or space rented fully equipped and maintained by lessor at Providence, R.I. 2. Supplies and services. This activity provides for procurement of supplies and services for the postal field service, including postal 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 mail bags and other specialized mail equipment items; and the costs of field personnel engaged directly in these services. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) (187) 50,227 (46,001) (4,467) (-360) (119) (-------) (-------) (195) (205) 56,743 58,100 (53,071) (54,100) (3,000) (4,000) (672) (.. Total personnel compensation.. 21 25 Other services.. 24 Printing and reproduction.. Travel and transportation of persons. 22 Transportation of things..... 23 Rent, communications, and utilities. 556 592 620 28 35 45 1,360 95,093 112,108 123,042 4,390 4,980 5.188 4,289 4,270 4.552 32 Lands and structures.. 33,992 39,367 40,508 159,000 9,199 1,915 11,425 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 improved 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, 2102-2116, 2202, 2507, 2509, 6003, 6009; Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) (Funded operating costs). (Funded capital outlay).- 2. Major mechanization projects (obligations)... (Funded capital outlay)....... (Change in resources on order). 3. Vehicle program (obligations). (Funded capital outlay). (Change in resources on order). 4. Other equipment (obligations). (Funded operating costs).. (Funded capital outlay).... (Change in resources on order). Total program obligations. (Total funded operating costs). (Total funded capital outlay). (Total change in resources, etc., net). 1962 actual 54,806 1963 1964 estimate estimate 46,000 46,000 (601) (600) (600) (20,538) (55,947) (50.853) (33,667) (-10,547) (-5,453) 5,354 4,500 18,900 (9,440) (5,500) (13,900) (-4,086) (-1,000) (5,000) 12,724 18,500 18,500 (16,677) (14,500) (16,500) (-3.953) (4,000) (2,000) 26,429 30,000 27,600 (4,119) (3,600) (4,200) (21,112) (22,429) (28,400) (1,198) (3,971) (-5,000) and equipment in large postal facilities where justified by mail volume. 3. Vehicle program.-This activity provides for purchase of replacement motor vehicles and garage equipment, additional vehicles and garage equipment required by growth of the service, and vehicles for the carrier mechanization program. 4. Other equipment. This activity provides for equipment procured for the postal field service except major mechanization, vehicles, and garage equipment. It includes building operation and maintenance equipment, furniture and office equipment, mail and material handling equipment, and equipment for the mail equipment shop and mail bag repair units. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Appropriation Transferred to (-)— "Operations" (75 Stat. 393). "Facilities" (76 Stat. 310) "Research, development, and engineering" (76 Stat. 310)... Appropriation (adjusted). Proposed transfers due to pay in creases (-): "Operations". "Administration and regional operation". 5,687 105,000 99,000 111,000 1. Executive direction and administration... 2. Mail handling and window service: 110,000 120,000 111,000 -5,000 -3,512 -115 Justice).. (c) Sale of savings bonds and stamps (Treasury Department). (d) Sale of Coast Guard boat stamps (Treasury Department). This appropriation provides funds to alter and improve Federal buildings used for postal purposes; for procurement of equipment used in post offices and other field installations, including installation of major mail-processing 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. 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 installation of major mail-processing machinery 8. Research, development, and engineering: Services performed for contractors.. 9. Fines and penalties.. 1 Reimbursements from non-Federal sources consist of receipts from the sale of postal vehicles and equipment (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), from the sale of scrap material from mail bag repair units and equipment shops (39 U.S.C. 2203(b)), from the sale and lease of real estate (39 U.S.C. 2113), and from the refund of annual leave payments (5 U.S.C. 61(b)). |