NIS SECTION 61. BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SUPPLY SUBSECTIONS AND FOR COORDINATION OF THESE WITH THE SUBSECTIONS ON FISHERIES AND FORESTRY, FY 1968, FY 1969, AND FY 1970

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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NIS Section 61. Budget estimates for the Agriculture and Food Supply
Subsections and for coordination of these with the Subsections on
Fisheries and Forestry, FY 1966, FY 19 9, and FY 1970.
Below is our current projection of funds and personnel for FY 1968.
Revised estimates for FY 1969 and projected estimates for FY 1970, calculated
at current salary rates, are on the following page. All are based on a pro-
duction schedule calling for the annual submission of 7 NIS-61 sections,
written essentially according to the outline in use since 1961.
Number Grade
1.0
1.5
2.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
10.6
Total Salaries
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Soils Sub-contract
Other Sub-contracts
Supplies, equipment, duplicating
Administrative Expenses
FY 1968 25X1 Al a
Grand Total
The cost breakdown given for FY 1968 differs considerably from that
indicated in the budget submitted in the spring of 1967. Funds freed by
the decline in salary costs from those originally set up were used to pay
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for work done on NIS studies on a contract basis and to pay for a small part
of the cost of work done on NIS studies by Foreign Regional Analysis Division
personnel temporarily assigned to NIS work.
The staff projected for FY 1969 and FY 1970 is indicated in the budget
submission for those years, shown below:
Number Grade 25X1 Al a
1.0
1.5
3.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Total Salaries
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Soils Sub-contract
25X1A1a
Supplies, equipment, duplicating
Administrative Expenses
Grand Total
FY 1969
FY 1970
One-half man-year less is provided than originally set up for FY 1969. The
salary costs shown provide for 11 positions at GS 12, which are at present
unfilled. It is our intention to make a strenuous effort to recruit a well
qualified person to fill one vacancy, and use the funds from the other half
man-year for sub-contracting. We expect a personnel change in the following
year which may make it possible to rearrange the position schedule, but
prefer to carry it for the time being the same as in FY 1969.
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The cost of the soils section is shown at the same level as in FY 1968,
but will probably be lower. Until we have the schedule for FY 1970, it is
not possible for the sub-contractor to estimate the cost, as the schedule
for the soils subsection is one-half year ahead of that for the rest of
Section 61. Since most of the subsections have already been done on the
same basis as is now called for (including colored maps) it is probable that
the maintenance cost will be lower. 25X1 Al a
No promotions are scheduled for FY 1969 or FY 19'70. The salary costs
continue to carry the salary of one to represent the
work usually put in on NIS sections by the various regional branches in the
Foreign Regional Analysis Division. While the Special Projects Branch
carries the burden of drafting Subsections B and D, there continues to be
close cooperation between it and the other branches in preparing, reviewing,
and revising the first drafts.
The revised budget for FY 1969 is approximately the same as our current
projection of expenditures for FY 1968, after allowing for current higher
salary rates throughout FY 1969 instead of only 9 months in FY 1968, and the
usual within-grade salary increases. The estimate for FY 1970 is the same as that
for FY 1969 after allowing for within-grade increases.
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