4,904 3. Service direction... 510 590 877 9,950 9,800 41 Transferred to "Salaries and expenses, Office of Administrator" (77 Stat. 436).. -28 UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES General and special funds: OPERATING EXPENSES, UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the utilization and disposal of excess and surplus property, and rehabilitation of personal property, as authorized by law, [$9,512,500 $9,800,000, to be derived from proceeds from the transfer of excess property and the disposal of surplus property. (Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 23-15-0700-0-1-905 Program by activities: 1964 actual 1965 1966 estimate estimate 3,579 590 9,800 The selling price of property and rental income in 1964 was $101.4 million, and is estimated to increase to $116.4 million in 1965 and $122.5 million in 1966. Fair value of personal property received from other appropriations or funds without cost for use by GSA is as follows: 1964, $5 thousand; 1965, $6 thousand; and 1966, $6 thousand. 1. Real property. This activity provides for (a) utilization of excess and disposal of surplus real property, including national industrial reserve properties; (b) protection and maintenance of excess, surplus, and national industrial reserve properties; and (c) payments in lieu of taxes on certain properties as required by law. The estimate provides for utilization transfers of 130 properties in 1966 as compared to 125 in 1965 and sale of 300 surplus properties for $110 million in 1966 as compared to 295 for $105 million in 1965. 2. Personal property.-This activity provides for (a) utilization of excess personal property, thereby reducing new procurement; (b) donation of surplus personal property for public benefit purposes; (c) sale of surplus and exchange/sale personal property; and (d) rehabilitation of personal property owned by the Government to extend its useful life. The estimate for 1966 provides for: Utilization transfers and donations totaling $1,075 million at acquisition cost compared to $1,050 million in 1965; 9,800 proceeds from sale of surplus and exchange/sale property totaling $12 million compared to $11 million in 1965; and rehabilitation of personal property amounting to $70 million at acquisition cost compared to $63 million in 1965. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $124 thousand; 1965, $50 thousand; 1966, $50 thousand. Excludes adjustment of prior year costs of $39 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $175 thousand: (1964 adjustments-$51 thousand); 1964. $744 thousand; 1965, $426 thousand; 1966, $276 thousand. This appropriation, derived from proceeds from the transfer of excess property and the disposal of surplus property, provides for all utilization and disposal functions of the General Services Administration with respect to excess and surplus real and personal property and the rehabilitation of personal property to be performed by the Utilization and Disposal Service. Exceptions to this are fees of auctioneers, brokers, etc., and reimbursable services performed under the personal property rehabilitation program, both of which are financed through other Payment to interagency motor pools____ 73 22.0 Transportation of things... 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities. 31.0 Equipment..... 197 9,202 RECORDS ACTIVITIES General and special funds: OPERATING EXPENSES, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records management and related [activities] activities, as provided by law, including reimbursement for security guard services, and contractual services incident to movement or disposal of records, [$15,055,000, including $25,000 which shall be available for continuing to carry out the purposes of Sec. 2 of Public Law 88-195 approved December 11, 1963, for the period ending June 30, 1965] $15,956,000. (Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 3,500 1. Records management and centers. 10,071 10,369 10,492 2. Archives and related services.. 4,025 Relation of obligations to expenditures: 1 Excludes adjustment of prior year costs, $53 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders 1963. $345 thousand (1964 adjustment, -$52 thousand): 1964, $214 thousand; 1965, $214 thousand; 1966. $214 thousand. Appraisers, auctioneers, and brokers familiar with local markets are used to accelerate the disposal of surplus real and related personal property. Fees of appraisers, auctioneers, and brokers and costs of advertising and surveying are paid out of receipts from disposals within each year in accordance with 40 U.S.C.A. 485(b). Also paid from such proceeds is the direct expense in connection with utilization of excess real and related personal property (68 Stat. 1051). Properties sold by auctioneers and brokers totaled 9 in 1964 and are estimated at 20 in 1965 and 1966. Identification code Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1,000 1. Records management and centers.--Records of Federal agencies which must be retained for a period of time, but 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures). 72 Obligated balance, start of year. 991 1.111 1,525 74 Obligated balance, end of year.... -1,525 -1.881 77 Adjustments in expired accounts.. -25 Expenditures excluding pay increase supplemental.. 14,546 91 Expenditures from civilian pay increase supplemental.. are not needed for frequent reference, are brought into and administered in regional Federal records centers serving specified geographical areas. National centers at St. Louis administer records of veterans of the armed services and records of former civilian employees of the Government and maintain a locator file for civilians currently employed. In addition to civilian agencies, records center facilities are now furnished to the entire Naval Establishment, the Army and Air Force at the seat of government, and for selected Army records throughout the world. In 1966 records in custody of the National Archives and Federal records centers will total 9 million cubic feet. Reference services will total 5.3 million. The workload in Federal records centers is shown in the following table: 1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate Regional centers: Records administered (millions of cubic feet)... Unit cost per cubic foot of records administered.. Relation of obligations to expenditures: Reference services (millions). National personnel centers: 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures) 72 Obligated balance, start of year..... 74 Obligated balance, end of year.. Reference services (millions). Number of items processed (millions).. 8 Average number of all employees. 8 Average GS grade.. 5.9 $6,474 Average salary of ungraded positions. $5,866 $5,866 $5,866 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS General and special funds: OPERATING EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS For necessary expenses of transportation, communications, and other public utilities management and related activities, as provided by law, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), [at rates not to exceed $75 per diem for individuals, $5,465,000] $6,022,000. (Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1965.) 1965 1966 estimate estimate 370 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $21 thousand; 1965, $14 thousand; 1966, $5 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders; -$3 thousand); 1964. $133 thousand; 1963, $131 thousand (1964 adjustment, 1965, $133 thousand; 1966, $133 thousand. This appropriation provides for improving management of transportation, communication, and public utility services in all civilian agencies, and for providing specialized services to civilian agencies in each of these fields. 1. Transportation services.-Guides and procedures and educational programs for improving transportation practices and operations in civilian agencies are developed; reasonable rates are negotiated with carriers; and procurement assistance, rates, routing, and related services are supplied to executive agencies. 2. Communication services.-Networks are designed and engineered for a Federal communications system for general and national defense use, compatible with the National Communications System. Studies of equipment utilization, service, rates and economic factors are made, contracts negotiated, and management and control of operations are provided. 3. Motor vehicle management.-Government-wide policies and procedures are developed to improve the overall efficiency of the operation of the Government-owned motor vehicle fleet, and to assist the various Federal agencies with motor equipment management. 4. Public utilities services.-Reviews of utilities practices are made and management assistance is provided executive agencies. Negotiations are conducted with 630 public utilities companies on behalf of executive agencies and technical assistance is rendered in connection with regulatory proceedings. 119 743 Representation services are provided the Department of Defense in public utility cases generally and in pro6,022 ceedings relating to the semiautomatic ground environment system (SAGE). Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 3. Motor vehicle management. 1,783 1,895 6,022 2 5 1966 |