avoiding the necessity for budgetary amendments. We have prepared the 1969 estimates with the assumption that they will be adequate to avoid the necessity for requesting use of the Reserve for Contingencies in that year. There is a greater public interest in the publications of the U.S. Government today than at any other time in our history. We expect to sell more than 76 million publications in 1969, and estimate that income from that sale for return to the U.S. Treasury will reach $8 million. The continued increase in the cost of operating this service and in the cost of all of the other functions for which the Office of the Superintendent of Documents is responsible, and which produce no revenue, make it imperative that early consideration be given to a revision of the formula used in establishing the prices of Government publications offered for sale, which has remained unchanged for many years. We are taking initial action to have a complete review of the pricing formula made. A tabular breakdown of the increases requested follows: Additional personnel compensation for part of year for fiscal year 19, 700 Hourly increases approved by the Public Printer for Printing Plant Less: Equivalent of 16 employees not needed for Zip-coding 369,766 -79, 800 Total personnel compensation___-. 289, 966 Personnel benefits: Travel and transportation of persons: Increase requested for contributions for retirement, health bene- 36, 534 Increase requested for inspection of depository libraries, inspec- 7,300 Rent, communications, and utilities: Rentals: Amount needed to cover increased cost of rentals of equip- Postage: Amount needed to pay postage costs on mailings of depository Amount needed to pay postage costs on mailings of depository Amount needed to pay postage cost on Non-GPO material to $10, 800 6, 500 936 1,950 8, 850 Amount needed to pay postage costs of depository copies of 41, 394 Amount needed for official mailings due to postage rate in- 18, 780 Telephone service: Amount needed for installation of new telephone system for 8, 400 Utilities: Additional amount needed to cover heat, light and power 2,000 99, 610 Total rent, communications, and utilities__ Printing and reproduction: Additional amount needed to cover printing costs of depository library copies of GPO material for presently established libraries Additional amount needed to cover printing costs of depository library copies of GPO material for estimated 40 new libraries in fiscal year 1969 200, 000 51, 400 Total printing and reproduction___ 251, 400 Other services: Amount needed for computer services for the Selected List of U.S. 52, 700 Additional amount needed to cover costs of repairing and maintaining equipment and alterations and additions to workroom areas 12, 000 Amount needed to cover cost of overhauling conveyor system--- 10, 000 Total 74, 700 Total other services. Less 1968 contractual services to convert mailing list of Selected List of U.S. Government Publications to computer tape for Zip-code identification of addresses and modernizing mailing operations_ Supplies and materials: -190.000 -115, 300 Additional amount needed to cover the increased costs of purchasing mailing supplies-‒‒‒ 14,990 Equipment: Amount requested to equip and furnish three additional Bookstores outside Washington, D.C‒‒‒‒‒ 19.800 Amount requested to relocate Chicago Bookstore (shelving and sales counters). 3, 700 Total equipment--- Total of 1969 budget increases requested-- 23.500 608.000 Increases requested distributed to programs Increases requested for sales, agency and congressional distribution, and cataloging and indexing program: Salaries: Annual within-grades. Additional personnel compensation for part of year for fiscal $37, 887 Hourly increases approved by Public Printer, Administrative 19, 700 34, 437 13, 700 105, 724 One extra day in 1969__ Total Retirement, health, and insurance contributions__. Travel and transportation of persons_ Rentals of equipment-- New telephone installation____ Postage, administrative office mailings--- Repairs and alterations_ Computer services__ Mailing supplies___ Total Less: 1968 programs not requiring funds in 1969: 16, 728 1,500 10, 800 8,400 18, 780 2,000 22, 000 52, 700 14, 990 3,700 257, 322 190, 000 Zip-coding all remaining mailing lists of the Superintendent of 79, 800 Total -269, 800 Net decrease for sales, agency and congressional distribution, and cataloging and indexing programs- Increases needed to initiate new activities within the authorized pro- Opening three branch bookstores in fiscal year 1969: Retirement, health, and insurance contributions__ Travel expense for personnel to survey, train, and stock Equipment and fixtures for bookstores_‒‒‒‒‒ $33, 594 2, 520 5,800 19, 800 22 Transportation of things. Transportation of sales publications ordered by Members of Congress for local delivery and delivery of publications to local branch bookstores. 23 Rents, communications, and utilities.... Postage required for necessary official correspondence and mailing of publications to depository libraries; also, rentals of equipment, and costs of heat, light, and power. 24 Printing and reproduction. Printing of copies of publications produced by GPO, for distribution to depository libraries. Also covers printing of catalogs and indexes of Government publications required by law, and pricelists, price circulars, and the Selected List of U.S. Government Publications. 25 Others services.. Covers repairs to office and plant fixtures and equipment; maintenance of electrical trucks; alterations to work areas; cleaning of work areas and rest rooms; and computer services. 26 Supplies and materials.. Cost of such supplies and materials as wrapping paper, cardboard, envelopes, shipping bags, mailing tubes, tape, glue, stencils, and general office supplies, including pens, typewriter ribbons, staples, clips, rubber bands, blank forms, etc. 31 Equipment... Mailing, addressing, inserting and sealing machines, power lift trucks, pneumatic tube and conveyor systems, bookkeeping machines, typewriters, stencil cutters, tying machines, tape and label dispensers, etc. Contingency fund... To be used only with permission of the Public Printer when work volume exceeds that which could have been normally anticipated. Cannot be used to employ permanent personnel. 6,300 6,300 |