REVISED CEILING ALLOCATION FOR FY 1972 AND 1973

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2000
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DD/S 72-0136
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V E-MORANDUM FO.R : Director of Finance
SUBJECT : Revised Ceiling Allocation for FY 1972 and 1.973
1. Attached for your information, guidance and action. is the Executive
1)'rec*_or-Coniptro1ier's memorandum of 7 January 1972, which transmits
ircctorate ceiling revisions and provides policy guidance for FY 1972 and
1973.
2. Revised personnel ceilings for your Office are as follows:
FY 1972 FY 1973
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Staff
Contract
Staff reductions of 2 in 1972 and 9 in 1973 indicate
the effect of Presidential "5 pcrceiit reductions. The
reduction of 2 contract positions simply reflects the policy
change whereby co-ops are charged at 1/2 ceiling positions
each.
There ?evised ceilings will be used both in the FY 1973 Congressional Budget
and as the basis for projection of your FY 1974 Program.
3. The last paragraph of the attached memorandum of 7 January 1972
r}ffers the lower of two options regarding promotion authorizations. In practice,
However, this will limit promotions in your career service to those within your
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pproved Career Service Grade Authoriza
Robert S. Wattles
Assistant Deputy Director
for Support
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT: Revised Personnel Ceiling Allocations for
1972 and 1973
1. As you are aware, during the past few months we have been
negotiating with the Office of Management and Budget on personnel
'.imitations to be imposed in accordance with Presidential directives
on cutbacks in numbers and average grade of employees. We have
been given considerable relief from the original directives. The
personnel ceiling reduction of 5 percent to be taken by 30 June 1972
can be taken over a period of 18 rather than 6 months. In other words,
it must be accomplished by 30 June 1973. More significantly, we have
been relieved of the requirement to roll back average grade of employees
' v . 1 is FY 1972 and an additional 1 in FY 1973.
2. We are now at that juncture in the program and budget
cycle when plans must be made and actions taken to reach the new and
reduced personnel ceilings. Your statements concerning the impact of
the reduced levels have been given careful consideration. Unfortunately,
we don't have much flexibility to provide relief. We can, of course, make
a more gradual phasing of staff reductions between 1972 and 1973, and
we can give some relief in contract ceiling. Your revised ceiling
allocations for both staff and contract personnel for FY 1972 and 1973
are provided in Attachment A. The distribution of these positions is
essentially in accordance with your submissions. You may make adjust-
i-rents within the totals assigned to your Directorate. O/PPB should be
advisedl. promptly of any changes you wish to make. The forthcoming
1'l73 Congressional _gt w~.lt be prepa:red_ in consonance with the levels
he attachment after appropriate adjustments are made.
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3. Revised staffing complements to reflect the new FY 1973
year-end ceiling should be prepared for each component under your
jurisdiction and submitted to the Office of Personnel not later than
- . tpYril 1972 so that we can begin FY 1973 with a current position
,t:ructure. These reduced staffing complements must be established
at an average grade no higher than currently authorized. Exceptions
will be rare indeed and can be considered only when the strongest of
justifications is presented. When one office within a Directorate
reauires a slight increase, an offsetting reduction in other offices
should be planned. You need not prepare staffing complements based
on the revised FY 1972 ceilings, but the levels provided will serve as
goals for reduction in on-duty strength to be achieved by 30 June 1972.
4. I believe that escalation of on-duty average grade can be
adequately controlled by limiting promotion rates to approximately
the same rates experienced last year. You are, therefore, authorized
'co promote to the extent that your Career Service Grade Authorizations
will allow or up to 25 percent of the General Service (GS) position
strength in your FY 1972 ceiling, whichever is lower.
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L. K. White
Executive Director-Comptroller
Attachment
As stated
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