(Rev. 2/16/79)

OBJECT CLASS SUMMARY

The estimated obligations for FY 1978, FY 1979, and FY 1980 are compared below and explained in more detail in the following narrative.

An explanation of our requirements by object classification follows:

11.1 Permanent Positions

This classification covers the salary costs of positions which are expected to exist for periods greater than a year.

This classification includes public members of the OTA Advisory Council, members of assessment committees, panels, and individual consultants who are paid at a daily rate when actually employed. The increase in this object class provides primarily for increase in the number of assessment panels and panel meetings.

12.0 Personnel Benefits

This classification provides for required employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement fund, group life insurance, and group health insurance.

21.0 Travel

This classification covers the cost of travel related to testimony, program operations such as monitoring technology assessment contracts, attendance at panel meetings, council hearings, and other purposes.

The FY 1980 requirements of staff for travel funds are compared to that of panels and consultants, below:

(Rev. 2/16/79)

OBJECT CLASS SUMMARY

The estimated obligations for FY 1978, FY 1979, and FY 1980 are compзr below and explained in more detail in the following narrative.

An explanation

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arize some of the high points. irman of the Technology Aspresent the fiscal year 1980 nology Assessment.

11.2 million, was approved by the ward modification of the request The consensus of the board-and cameral board, six from each body each body-was that we were preo confront the current national convernment spending by approving a

a constant, rather than increased, ng fiscal year 1980. The $11.2 million gation authority provided to the office h included carryover and supplemental e justification of estimates demonstrates, in the number of authorized staff employ

t a small increase. The Board felt that we on total staff.

hat the authorization of this budget request tinue its fine record of producing high quality which is responsive to the needs of its many

VELOPMENT OF OTA-WORK PLANS

personally, during my tenure on the board-and I e since the beginning-I have enjoyed watching In building this record, to the point where it is now and effective course. After that difficult period in the titution as it becomes established, our growing pains g to subside. This progress is due in large part to the nator Kennedy, who chaired during the last Congress, sman Winn of Kansas, who was the Vice-Chairman ast Congress, and I must also say-to the fine work of

man, the justification of estimates explains in some pecific projects which OTA is currently performing. It some of the studies which the Director may present to the board for startup later this year and in fiscal

This classification provides for the transporting of technical documents to our committees and panel members and contractors, and for other miscellaneous transportation charges.

23.0 Rent, Communications and Utilities

This classification covers the cost of rental of office space and equipment, telephones, postage, telegrams, etc.

24.0 Printing and Reproduction

This classification covers the cost of printing assessment reports and other day-to-day printing requirements such as stationary, envelopes, and special reports.

25.0 Other Services

This classification covers the cost of technology assessment contracts and other government and non-government services.

26.0 Supplies and Materials

This classification provides for the cost of day-to-day operating supplies and materials.

31.0 Equipment

This classification provides for the purchase of typewriters, adding machines, calculators and other office machines, and for office furniture and equipment, technical books and publications.