for the fiscal year 1968 was $3,615,000 for approximately 32,000 pages. It is esti mated there will be 38,000 pages in the fiscal year 1969 and the cost will be $4,410,000.

2. Miscellaneous publications.—This item includes printed matter such as the Congressional Directory, Senate and House Journals, memorial addresses, nominations, United States Code and supplements, and publications not carrying a document or report number, such as laws, treaties, committee prints, and similar publications.

The expenditures for miscellaneous publications for the fiscal year 1967 were $2,866,938 for 3,814,577 copies, making 118,772 pages and included all work billed through January 31, 1968. It has been estimated that the incompleted orders will amount to $915,500. This will bring the requirements for this item to $3,782.438 for the fiscal year 1967. The amount estimated for the fiscal year 1968 was $3,450,000 for approximately 115,000 pages. It is estimated that $3,840,000 will be required in the fiscal year 1969 for approximately 120,000 pages.

3. Miscellaneous printing and binding.-This item includes letterheads, envelopes, blank paper, copy paper, notices, tags, labels, payrolls, blank books, stenographic notebooks, tablets, wall calendars, miscellaneous blank forms, and binding for both Houses.

The expenditures through January 31, 1968, for miscellaneous printing and binding amounted to $2,524,665 for the fiscal year 1967 for 67,088,901 separate units. Incompleted orders estimated at $14,350 will increase this item to $2,539,015 for the fiscal year 1967. The estimate for the fiscal year 1968 was $2,380,000 for approximately 70,000,000 separate units. The estimate for the fiscal year 1969 is $2,850,000 for about 75,000,000 units.

4. Publications for international exchange and the Library of Congress.—A provided by law, the Library of Congress is supplied with not to exceed 150 copies of Government publications, including the daily and bound editions of the Congressional Record and certain other Congressional publications of which not to exceed 125 copies shall be for distribution through the Smithsonian Institution. to such governments as may agree to send similar publications of their governments to the United States.

The charges through January 31, 1968, for these publications for the fiscal year 1967 orders amounted to $189,715 for 1,645,307 copies. It has been estimated that $65,235 will be required for the remaining outstanding orders resulting in a estimated requirement of $254,950 for the fiscal year 1967. The estimate for the fiscal year 1968 was $200,000 for 1,350,000 copies. It is estimated that $270,000 will be needed for about 1,700.000 copies in the fiscal year 1969.

5. Franked envelopes and document franks.-Franked envelopes for mailing speeches and documents are furnished to Senators and Representatives, who are also furnished with franks for mailing documents, printed singly or in sheets with perforations at the option of the Member.

The expenditures for franked envelopes and document franks in the fiscal year 1967 amounted to $575,556 for 131,806,434 envelopes and 5,219,230 franks. It was estimated that $615,000 would be required in the fiscal year 1968 to print approximately 130 million envelopes and 5,500,000 franks. It is estimated that $680,000 will be needed in the fiscal year 1969 for approximately 140 million envelopes and 5,800,000 franks.

6. House and Senate committee and business calendars.—This heading covers the printing of all House and Senate committee calendars which list the action of the various committees on pending and completed legislation. The House and Senate business calendars are also included in this item.

The expenditures for all House and Senate committee and business calendars for the fiscal year 1967 were $1,028,695 for 68,648 pages. The estimate for the cost of these calendars in the fiscal year 1968 was $980,000 for approximately 70.000 pages. It is estimated that $1,200,000 will be required in the fiscal ye 1969 for approximately 75,000 pages.

7. Bills, resolutions, and amendments.-This heading covers the printing of bills, resolutions, and amendments in all forms, including the prints as intro duced, referred, reported, and as finally passed.

The expenditures through January 31, 1968, for bills, resolutions, and amend ments in the fiscal year 1967 amounted to $2.256.008 for 175.130 pages. Inca pleted orders estimated at $4,600 will bring this item to $2,260,608 for the fis year 1967. The estimate submitted for the fiscal year 1968 was $1,800,000 fr about 120.000 pages. The estimate for the fiscal year 1969 is $2.880,000 for 17 proximately 180,000 pages.

8. Committee reports.-This item covers printed reports of Congressional Committees on pending legislation which carry a Congressional number.

The expenditures through January 31, 1968, for printing committee reports ordered in the fiscal year 1967 were $675,262 for 27,033 pages. It was estimated tha. $785,000 would be needed for approximately 28,000 pages in the fiscal year 1968. It is estimated that $900,000 will be needed for about 30,000 pages in the fiscal year 1939.

9. Documents.-This heading includes all classes of Senate and House Documents ordered printed by Congress which carry a Congressional number, such as annual reports, engineers' reports, special reports made by Government departments in response to resolutions, supplemental and deficiency estimates of appropriations, et cetera.

The expenditures through January 31, 1968, for House and Senate documents ordered in the fiscal year 1967 amounted to $767,636 for 26,436 pages. The estimate for the fiscal year 1968 was $840,000 for about 28,000 pages. The estimate for the fiscal year 1969 is $1,120,000 for about 35,000 pages.

10. Hearings.-This item covers all hearings before congressional committees. The expenditures for hearings in the fiscal year 1967 through January 31, 1968, were $4.947,957 for 230,560 pages. Outstanding orders have been estimated at $394.400, resulting in a total requirement of $5,342,357 for this class of work for the fiscal year 1967. The estimate for the fiscal year 1968 was $5,040,000 for approximately 210,000 pages. The estimate for the fiscal year 1969 is $5,750,000 for about 230,000 pages.

11. Federal Register, including the U.S. Government Organization Manual, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.—The Archivist of the United States and the Public Printer are charged with the printing and distribution, in a serial publication titled "Federal Register," of documents authorized to be published under the act of July 26, 1935, and the act of June 11, 1946. Funds to cover the cost of printing this publication are provided for in the appropriation for congressional printing and binding. The National Archives and Records Service has been authorized (13 F.R. 5935; 1 CFR pt. 31) to handle the U.S. GovernTent Organization Manual as a special edition of the Federal Register. On November 6, 1957, the National Archives and Records Service was authorized (22 F.R. 8895; 1 CFR pt. 32) to begin printing as a special edition of the Federal Register the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States starting with the calendar year 1957 and specified calendar years prior to 1957 as authorized by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register. The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, which began publication on August 2, 1965, is published pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. ch. 8B), under regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved of the President (1 CFR pt. 32). The cost of printing the U.S. Government Organization Manual, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is charged to the cost of [rinting the Federal Register (Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 501; 44 U.S.C. 306).

The expenditures for the Federal Register for all work ordered in the fiscal year 1967 amounted to $1,239,499 for 18.854 pages. This included $107,811 for 1.883 pages of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. One volume of the Presidential Papers (Johnson, 1966) estimated at $50,000, and the U.S. Government Organization Manual estimated at $30,000, remain outstanding for this fiscal year bringing the total requirement to $1,319,499. It was estimated that $1.710,000 would be sufficient to cover the cost of approximately 20.000 pages of the Federal Register and for printing the U.S. Government Organization Manual, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and the Public Papers of the Presidents in the fiscal year 1968. It is estimated that $1,730.000 will be required in the fiscal year 1969 for printing an estimated 20,000 pages of the Federal Register and for printing the U.S. Government Organization Mormal, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States as supplemental editions of the Federal Register.

12. Supplements to Code of Federal Regulations.-The cost of printing the supplements to the Code of Federal Regulations amounted to $533.821 for 49.425 Jeges ordered in the fiscal year 1967. Incompleted orders estimated at $17.500 Il increase this item to $551,321 for fiscal year 1967. It was estimated that $85,000 would be sufficient for printing 45,000 pages of the supplements during 'he fiscal year 1968. It is estimated that $770,000 will be required to print 55,000 14zes of the supplements during the fiscal year 1969.

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Congressional printing and binding, billings for work ordered in fiscal year

With the inception of the revolving fund accounting system in fiscal year 1954, all billings for each fiscal year are based on the orders received during the respective fiscal year.

1 Based on information developed annually for hearings before the Committee on Appropriations.

1 Beginning with fiscal year 1963, totals included individual orders on open requisitions.

TURNOVER RATE

Mr. ANDREWS. What did you say your rate of turnover was percentagewise?

Mr. HARRISON. About 14 percent.

Mr. ANDREWS. Is that more than the national average of Federal employees?

Mr. HARRISON. It is lower than the average.

Mr. ANDREWS. What about your absentee problem? Does that cut any figures with you?

Mr. HARRISON. Of course it always does, particularly when you operate on a crash program as we do all the time. However, our people are loyal. As long as Congress is in session I think our absenteeism is low.

Mr. ANDREWS. They operate around the clock, 7 days a week?

NUMBER OF WORK SHIFTS

Mr. HARRISON. We operate two full shifts and a staggered intermediate shift.

Mr. ANDREWS. You do have three shifts?

Mr. HARRISON. Yes; but not completely over the intermediate shift. Mr. ANDREWS. Are you closed over the weekend?

Mr. HARRISON. Hardly ever.

Mr. ANDREWS. Do you operate on Sunday?

Mr. HARRISON. Sunday and holidays.

Mr. ANDREWS. So you have a full-time operation 24 hours a day? Mr. HARRISON. We try to keep our Sunday work down as much as

we can.

Mr. ANDREWS. Do you pay extra for work on Sunday and holidays! Mr. HARRISON. Time and a half; yes sir.

Mr. ANDREWS. Did you tell us the total number of employees you had; is it 7,800?

Mr. HARRISON. 7,825.

Mr. ANDREWS. Is that on the payroll today?

Mr. HARRISON. On the payroll as of January 31, 1968. This is the total. It includes the Superintendent of Documents, his WAE employees, the main plant employees, and 517 in our field offices.

LINOTRON MACHINE

Mr. ANDREWS. On page 3 of your statement where you refer to the Linotron machine, tell us more about the details of the first job you produced with this new system at an estimated saving of $320,000. That is a striking amount.

Mr. HARRISON. Yes.

Mr. ANDREWS. How many of those machines do

you have?

Mr. HARRISON. One. Another will be installed this spring.

Mr. ANDREWS. Has the second one been funded?

Mr. HARRISON. Yes. The original contract was for the two machines. Mr. ANDREWS. How much do those machines cost?

Mr. HARRISON. $2,100,000.

Mr. ANDREWS. Each?