The estimate for 1974 reflects declining temporary employment due to completion of relief assistance related to serious flooding which affected 1973 operations (principally Hurricane Agnes) and the completion of activities on some of the more recent disasters. The increase in 1975 relates principally to pay raises, within-grade increases and an extra day's pay. If additional substantial disasters should occur, the costs may be higher than these estimates.

The FDAA has continued the basic organizational framework which existed in the Office of Emergency Preparedness consisting of:

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Office of the Administrator, responsible to the Secretary for overall direction, management, and coordination of the program;

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Disaster Preparedness Division, responsible for disaster research, preparedness, training and readiness evaluation activities;

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Individual Assistance Division, responsible for direction, management and coordination of Federal and private relief programs for the rehabilitation of disaster victims;

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Public Assistance Division, responsible for the administration and coordination of disaster program authorities for providing assistance to public entities;

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Office of the Assistant Administrator for Management, responsible for providing program and management support; and

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Regional Offices, responsible for administration of the disaster preparedness and assistance programs in the field.

Travel expenses are incurred for the activities discussed above. The increase in 1975 relates to a projected increase in the level of disaster preparedness activity.

This category includes cost of authorized movement of household goods, parcel post costs, and shipment by government bill of lading.

This estimate includes cost of telephone and teletype equipment, rental of typewriters, copying equipment and computer terminals and miscellaneous space rental costs.

Includes cost of printing, reproduction, and binding services performed by GPO and commercial printers. The reduction in 1975 relates to expectation that printing costs incident to publication of manuals discussed above will all have been incurred by the end of the current year.

Office of Emergency Preparedness received a majority of its data processing services without charge from other agencies, principally the Department of the Army. Provision is made in 1975 to pay for these services, based on organizational realignments as the result of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973.

The President's Budget contemplates an increase in emphasis on preventive measures which can be taken prior to the occurrence of a disaster. The above estimates for studies zeller increas in this work in the current fiscal year, romeinuing at that ievel in 1975. It is estimated that a carefully planned program of disaster vulnerability analysis and disaster preparedness and mitigation has the potential for savines in future disaster relief costs. Studies such as advance earthquake vulnerability analysis and response planning, and studies and efforts to improve State Disaster preparedness legislation, are examples of steps which are being taken in the preventive arca.

Other services include a wide variety of other miscellaneous costs. Office moves in the current fiscal year result in a slight increase for space repairs and alterations. Costs are estimated to decrease in 1975.

This estimate represents an FDAA pro-rate share of Departmental expense including duplicating supplies, library subscriptions, GSA store supplies, and other consumable items. The increase in 1975 relates to increased activity in the area of Federal disaster-related research coordination activities discussed above.