2/ OTA's support services contract was terminated on 9/30/92 and replaced by 16 temporary employees.

3/ Includes individuals whose services are obtained under contract performing on-site services (in agency workspace) for six months or more during a twelve month period.

Schedule G

ITEM

11.1 FULL-TIME PERM. POSITIONS

14. Ten Year Quantitative Data

(in thousands of dollars)

FY1985 FY1986 FY1987 FY1988 FY1989 FY1999 FY1991 FY1992 FY1993E FY1994E

5,997 5,952 6,477 6,860 7,196 7,320 7,966 8,584 9,024 9,736

Obligations for regular compensation of employees in full-time permanent positions or employees in positions not included in full-time permanent positions, such as full-time and part-time temporary employees, part-time permanent employees, or public members of the OTA Advisory Council. Obligations for compensation for all appointed consultants who are paid at a daily rate when actually employed are also included in this object class.

Obligations for employers' share of employee retirement, life insurance, health insurance, Medicare, and Social Security.

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Benefits to Former Personnel

Obligations for unemployment compensation of former employees.

Travel

Obligations for all travel expenses for OTA employees or others, whether paid to traveler or commercial transportation charges (e.g., rental car). Included in this object class are obligations for transportation expenses incident to permanent change of station and per diem.

Obligations for transportation of things and for the care of such things while in the process of being transported, including General Services Administration for leasing and maintenance of the OTA delivery vehicles, U.S. Postal Service for penalty (franked) mail, Express Mail, services provided by USPS, private freight and mail services (this does not include local delivery service), and transport of household furnishings associated with a permanent change of station.

Obligations for space rental; rental of reproduction equipment; telegraph and teletype service; mail delivered by a messenger service (local delivery); C&P or other telephone companies for regular, WATS, telecopier, and data phone.

Obligations to the Government Printing Office (GPO) for reproduction of printing OTA reports for Congress; GPO or other vendors for printing of OTA letterhead, memo or note paper, and franked envelopes; graphics work done outside GPO for OTA reports and presentations; GPO or other vendors for forms used by OTA; and GPO or a printing firm for OTA sharing the cost of printing a publication with another agency. 25.1

Consulting Services

Obligations for services acquired by contract from non-governmental sources that provide management and professional support services; studies, analyses, and evaluations. Includes on-site (in-house) contractors, panelists and obligations for services associated with an OTA assessment or study. Excludes personnel appointments and advisory committees, which are classified under object class 11.

Obligations for building maintenance and repairs when done by contract, temporary secretarial services, training and meeting registration, court reporting, equipment services not covered under rental agreement, license fees for computer software, services of editors and proofreaders, maintenance agreements for office equipment, computerized information retrieval, development of software, and advertising.

Obligations for supplies and materials that are ordinarily consumed or expended within one year after they are purchased or that are used to form a minor part of equipment or fixed property; subscriptions for journals, magazines, newspapers, etc., pamphlets and leaflets or minor publications having an expected useful life of less than one year and that are not for the permanent collection; and ADP supplies (e.g. computer disks, tapes, or off-the-shelf software.

Obligations for personal property or equipment that is of a durable nature which normally may be expected to have a period of service of a year or more after purchase without material impairment of its physical condition, such as: (1) major purchased equipment and furnishings; (2) minor movable equipment for office use; (3) computer equipment; (4) audiovisual equipment; (5) books, bound reports, directories, etc., for OTA's (Information Services) permanent collection; and (6) charges for the initial installation of equipment when performed by the vendor. This object class consists of both non-capitalized equipment (purchase orders under $5,000) and capitalized equipment (unit cost of $5,000 or above).

16.A. Publications Printed and Delivered During Fiscal Year 1992

Formal Assessment Reports

NEW WAYS: TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT AND MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLES

October 1991

Demand for high-speed intercity transportation continues to climb in the United States. New technologies, tiltrotor aircraft and magnetically levitated (maglev) trains could help relieve congestion, but would require billions of dollars and substantial Federal support if they are to enter the marketplace.

To support congressional decisionmakers on these technologies, this study: 1) evaluated the state of technology development and additional work necessary to make tiltrotor or maglev economically attractive; 2) examined the potential demand for these technologies; 3) compared maglev and tiltrotor to other similar, but advanced technologies, such as high-speed rail and next generation helicopters; and 4) identified the Federal, State, and private sector roles for supporting these technologies.

The debate over U.S. energy policy, and specifically raising the efficiency of the U.S. automobile fleet by increasing new car fuel economy standards, intersects three key issues: 1) oil imports and national security, 2) global warming, and 3) competitiveness. This report examines the fuel economy potential of the U.S. fleet in an effort to assist Congress in establishing new fuel economy standards.

Requested by:

Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Hon. J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman

U.S. OIL IMPORT VULNERABILITY: THE TECHNICAL REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY

October 1991

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 triggered a request for OTA to update the conclusions of the 1984 report, U.S. Vulnerability to an Oil Import Curtailment: The Oil Replacement Capability. The Subcommittee on Energy And Power of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce subsequently joined in the request. This report examines the changes that have taken place in world oil markets and the U.S. economy since 1984 and provides revised estimates of the technical oil replacement potential that might be attained in the event of a severe and long lasting cutoff of imported oil. The analysis focuses on technologies that are commercially available today or will be within the next 5 years and that are among the most costeffective methods for replacing oil use in a applicable sectors. It also considers the economic impacts of adopting an aggressive oil replacement strategy in a severe oil emergency. The report presents a variety of policy options that could help accelerate the adoption of oil replacement technologies in preparation for, or in response to, a severe supply disruption, or as part of a long-term national policy to reduce import vulnerability.