Distribution of Saltonstall-Kennedy Programs and Relative Ratios of Each 1/ In addition, administrative assessments have also been applied to the S-K programs listed above in the amounts as shown hem for the respective years. 298,859 4.1 718,350 9.0 501,100 6.1 572,800 7.4 S-K FUND BALANCES Mrs. HANSEN. What was the balance of S-K funds on hand as of June 30, 1969? Mr. PATTON. $654,000. Mrs. HANSEN. Has your estimate of total S-K funds available in 1971 changed since the preparation of this budget estimate? Mr. PATTON. It has. We have just recently had a new estimate from the economics group, and it is virtually the same amount. Dr. Hutchings, I believe, it was $7,650,000; was it? Dr. HUTCHINGS. Yes. We were saying $7.7 million. There were preliminary estimates, but we took another look at it in terms of more data available and it is almost the same-$7,650,000. REORGANIZATION OF WASHINGTON OFFICE HEADQUARTERS Mrs. HANSEN. Has there been any reorganization of the Washington headquarters office during the past year? Mr. ROEDEL. Rather considerable. Within the past couple of days, Mr. Bullis has come aboard as an Associate Director for Fisheries, and that was one of the key positions created as a result of the reorganization plan. Mrs. HANSEN. Have you had any other changes? Mr. MEACHAM. I will speak on this just to start off with it. Dr. Alverson was the Acting Director for a short period of time and, due to an illness in his family, he was unable to assume the position on a full time basis. As I mentioned this morning, Director Roedel came on board January 5. I will let Director Roedel pick up the changes beneath him. Mr. ROEDEL. The significant one is filling the position of Acting Associate Director of Fisheries, Mr. Bullis, and the Assistant Director of Fisheries Programs, another new slot under the reorganization, Dr. Edwards. We are still in the process of filling positions at lower levels within the fisheries' program unit. Some changes in the field, as Mr. Terry reminds me several of the associate regional directors for fisheries and associate regional directors for fishery economics and services have been appointed. INCREASE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE Mrs. HANSEN. Overall you show your administrative expenses increasing by $305,600 in 1971. Please justify the increase, in view of the fact that you have cut your level of spending by $7 million. Mr. PATTON. Part of this increase is a bookkeeping method, partly in the reorganization because there has been established the Associate Director for Fisheries and the Assistant Director for Programs. Since these offices will apply virtually Bureauwide There is an offsetting minus, is what I am leading to. Since they apply bureauwide, a decision was made that these would be funded as part of our so-called executive direction and administrative funding. Mrs. HANSEN. You aren't going to have anything left to direct pretty soon. Mr. PATTON. There will be people transferred into that group, or there will be positions reduced in other Washington office groups who have heretofore been a direct charge, so that the overall total of the Washington office will not vary as much as we indicated here. Mrs. HANSEN. I don't like fancy bookkeeping. Mr. PATTON. It is not intended as fancy bookkeeping, Madam Chairman. Mrs. HANSEN. It just shows up that way. Mr. PATTON. We will be glad to give you some figures on it. Mrs. HANSEN. Please insert in the record the positions that will be added or reduced and the salaries. Mr. PATTON. That go to make up these figures? Mrs. HANSEN. That is right. Mr. PATTON. We will be happy to do that. (The information follows:) 1. Annualization of Positions for Assistant Director for Program $184.700 1/ Title Decrease in Program Positions increase $305,600 Fishery Biologist 12 14,460 Clerk Steno 5 6,670 Program Assistant 9 13,088 Chief, Div. of Prog. Div. 15 23,316 42-423 70 - pt. 2 - 30 2. Annualization of Positions for Regional Associate Directors--$85,800 1/ Decrease in Program Positions Increase in Executive Direction and Administrative Pos. NOTE: The increase in positions and funds is offset by a general reduction in programs. No specific positions can be identified. 1/ Increase required in FY 1971 is to provide funds for all of the positions for a full-year. The positions were not filled for a full year in FY 1970. However, the increase in FY 1971 is offset by a decrease in funding for Program positions. 2/ Personnel Services costs (include 8% fringe benefits). |