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projections based on these programs. The Division also conducts specal studies and surveys relating to specific problem areas of the client agencies, with particular attention to areas of common interest among them, with a view toward improvements in coordination, program effectiveness, economy of operation, and utilization of resources.

To cope successfully with the workload of the Division, staff members are assigned, to parallel the management structure of the agencies. For example, this requires assignments to 48 major appropriation accounts, 10 programs and four military services

(f) Natural Resources Programs Division (estimated position requirements: 1968-48, 1969-48)

This Division is responsible for examination of budget requests, programs. operating methods, and legislative proposals of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the civil functions of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Power Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and other related agencies. The Division also undertakes a financial review of public works project reports in the water resources area, submitted by the Federal agencies prior to the transmittal of these reports to the Congress for authorization. The Division further gives attention to the planning and analysis of special problems affecting electric energy, minerals, and other natural resources. AGENCY AND PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO: ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS DIVISION

Administrative Conference of the United States.

Appalachia Regional Commission.

Atomic Energy Commission.

Civil Aeronautics Board.

Commerce Department.

Communications Satellite Corporation.

Coastal Plains Regional Commission.

Commission on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources.
Executive Office of the President:

Council of Economic Advisers.

Office of Science and Technology.
Office of Emergency Planning.

Federal Communications Commission.

Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska.
Federal Maritime Commission.

Federal Trade Commission.

Four Corners Regional Commission.

Interstate Commerce Commission.

National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development.
National Aeronautics and Space Council.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

National Science Foundation.

New England Regional Commission.

Office of Coordinator for Meteorology.

Office of Telecommunications Management (OEP).

Ozarks Regional Commission.

Renegotiation Board.

Securities and Exchange Commission.

Small Business Administration.

Smithsonian Institution.

Southeast Hurricane Disaster (FAP).

Transportation Department.

Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.

Antarctic program.

General scientific and basic research programs.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Civil Rights, Commission on

Civil Service Commission.

Defense Production Act.

District of Columbia.

Executive Office of the President:

Bureau of the Budget.

White House.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Fine Arts, Commission of

General Accounting Office.

General Services Administration.

Interagency Committee on Mexican-American Affairs.

Judiciary, The

Justice Department.

Legislative Branch.

National Capital Housing Authority.

National Capital Planning Commission.

Obscenity and Pornography, Commission on

Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund, Permanent Committee for the

Parcel Distribution, Advisory Commission on

Political Activity of Government Personnel, Commission on

Post Office Department.

Potomac River Basin, Interstate Commission on the

Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, National Commission on
Select Commission on Western Hemisphere Immigration.

Subversive Activities Control Board.

Tax Court of the United States.

Treasury Department.

United States-Mexico Commission on Border Development and Friendship.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Automatic data processing management.

Personnel management.

Property and supply management.

Public buildings construction.

HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS DIVISION

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

Consumer Interest, Presidents Committee on

Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission.

Economic Opportunity, Office of Employment of the Handicapped, President's Committee on

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Equal Opportunity, Council on.

Federal Home Loan Bank Board.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Federal Radiation Council.

Health. Education, and Welfare Department.

Housing and Urban Development Department.

Labor Department.

Labor-Management Policy, President's Advisory Committee on Manpower. President's Committee on Missile Sites Labor Commission.

National Commission on Product Safety.

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities.

National Labor Relations Board.

National Mediation Board.

National Railroad Adjustment Board.

Railroad Retirement Board.

Selective Service System.

Veterans' Administration.

Youth Opportunity, President's Council on Consumer protection.

Environmental health.

Hospital affairs.

Poverty programs.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION

Agency for International Development.
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Export-Import Bank.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
Peace Corps.

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Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission.
Canal Zone Government.

Corps of Engineers (civil functions).

Delaware River Basin Commission.

Farm Credit Administration.

Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review.

Federal Power Commission.

Indian Claims Commission.

Interior Department.

International Boundary and Water Commission.

Panama Canal Company.

Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Survey.

Public Land Law Review Commission.

Rural Poverty, National Advisory Commission on

Tennessee Valley Authority.

United States-Puerto Rico Commission on Status of Puerto Rico.
Virgin Islands Corporation.

Water Resources Council.

Historical and memorial commissions.

Interstate compact commissions on water.

Natural resources.

Water resources.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

(Estimated position requirements: 1968-101: 1969-110)

Leadership, direction, and coordination of the work of the Bureau of the Budget are provided by the Director, assisted by the Deputy Director, three Assistant Directors, a Special Assistant to the Director, and the Assistants to the Director.

The Office of the Director includes the Office of the General Counsel. This office provides legal advice to the Director, his immediate associates, and other parts of the Bureau. It further performs the same kind of clearance function with respect to proposed Executive orders and proclamations that is performed by the Office of Legislative Reference with respect to legislation. Under instruetion by the President. Executive orders and proclamations are submitted to him through the Bureau for coordination within the executive branch.

Also located in the Director's Office, under the guidance of an Assistant Director, are two small staffs concerned with improving the analytic basis for program decisions. The program evaluation staff provides executive branch policy and technical leadership and direction for the planning-programing

budgeting system. The resources planning staff will guide the development and maintenance of a 5-year projection of the cost implications of past decisions and the development of a summary presentation of the costs and benefits for groups of proposed programs to assist decisionmakers in the establishment of priority determinations.

A small management information systems staff is also being established. The objective is to develop a current reporting system that will provide information on the status and progress of Federad programs, with the minimum number of sensitive and accurate indicators required to interpret trends for selected programs.

In addition, the common management and service activities required for the effective operation of the Bureau of the Budget are centered in the Office of the Director. These activities, under the general direction of the special assistant to the Director, consist of support operations for the Bureau's top management and the conduct of general administrative services.

The principal internal management functions are personnel administration and position management, budget planning and control, personnel and documentary security, clearance of Bureau issuances, and analysis of particular operations in the Bureau to assure efficiency and economy in the performance of the Bureau's work. The general administrative services furnished centrally include payroll and fiscal services; the provision of office equipment, supplies, duplicating, and graphics services; the maintenance of messenger and mail services; the distribution of reports and other materials needed by the offices and divisions, as work copies; the administration of the Bureau's records; and the management of the Bureau's specialized library as a reference source in the professional work of the Bureau's staff.

The personnel of the Office of the Director breaks down into functional units as follows:

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Personnel compensation (11), $8,420,700

Together with estimated reimbursements, the funds requested by the Bureau for fiscal year 1969 will be sufficient to support 555 permanent positions which includes nine new positions requested for 1969. Man-years of employment are estimated at 542 for 1969 and 509 for 1968. Details on personnel assignments are set forth in attachments B through M.

Personnel benefits (12), $606,500

This estimate is for the Bureau's agency contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System, the social security program, the Federal group life insurance program, and the Federal employees health benefits program.

Travel and transportation of persons (21), $262,000

This estimate is to provide travel funds for the study of executive branch activities outside Washington by budget and management examiners responsible for review of agency budget proposals, operations, and management procedures. Payments to GSA motor pool, $7,000.-This estimate is for the cost of automobiles furnished from the General Services Administration interagency motor pool.

Transportation of things (22), $9,000

This estimate covers cost of shipments of supplies and materials and costs of moving household goods as provided by law. The estimate includes the transportation of household goods for employees on extended training.

Rent, communications, and utilities (23), $268,000

This estimate includes reimbursement to the General Services Administration for the Bureau's share of the cost of operating the new Executive Office joint telephone switchboard, including salaries of telephone operators, for use of telephone equipment and for local telephone service.

Printing and reproduction (24), $346,000

This estimate covers work done for the Bureau by the Government Printing Office, principally the printing of the budget document and related materials, printing forms and binding, and other printing and duplicating work which cannot be handled by the Bureau's small duplicating unit.

Other services (25), $241,000

This estimate includes charges for personnel security investigations conducted by the Civil Service Commission, automatic data processing tabulations performed by other Government agencies particularly on the expanded Governmentwide budget formulation program, the planning-programing-budgeting system, the clearance of statistical forms and reports, and payroll preparation for the Bureau; reimbursements to the General Services Administration for furnishing miscellaneous services; reimbursements to the Public Health Service for the Bureau's share of maintaining an expanded employee health program for employees of the Executive Office Building; repairs to equipment and payments to the Department of Labor.

Supplies and materials (26), $82,000

This estimate is for the purchase of office supplies for the Bureau, and additional work materials such as legislative bills, reports, enacted legislation, and periodicals.

Equipment (31), $87,800

This estimate covers purchase of office equipment, including adding machines, calculators, and typewriters, and books for the library. Included in the estimate is an amount to cover basic furniture costs of new positions.

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