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RECLASSIFYING POSITIONS

Mr. BENJAMIN. Let's go on. You are talking about reclassification of some positions. From what I can understand from the request submitted, I would have to say jointly, Mr. Chairman-if you will recall, Ms. Ringer was here and Mr. Curran from the Library, as well as Dr. Boorstin-requested-

Mr. BRENNAN. Four professionals, I believe, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. BENJAMIN. New positions were five, and then they have 13 original positions at $160,000. The new positions include two GS-18s requested by the Library because the commission wasn't appointed yet?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, that was resolved in conference.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Two GS-9s, one GS-6 and then I have no record before me as to the other 13 positions.

Can you give me a briefing on that, both those positions at this time?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, Mr. Chairman.

The joint Library of Congress-Copyright Office presentation provided an attorney spot, GS-14; three accountants, one GS-13, two GS-11s, and as I mentioned previously, an administrative assistant or administrative officer as a GS-13, which is a total of four professional positions.

Mr. BENJAMIN. And in lieu of this, you actually hired five personnel assistants?

Mr. BRENNAN. No. If you have in front of you, Mr. Chairman, the projection that was provided by the Library, they listed three GS-9 secretaries. A tentative decision was made that it would probably in the long run reduce the total number of staff persons to have as assistant to commissioners a person who was more than just a clerk-typist; but these are still GS-9 positions.

Mr. BENJAMIN. So you have at the present time five GS-18s and five GS-9s?

Mr. BRENNAN. That is correct.

Mr. BENJAMIN. You are not going to change these, obviously, but you do have changes possibly in eight other positions. Can you tell us what those are, from what to what?

Mr. BRENNAN. Actually, it is less than eight, Mr. Chairman, because the budget projection for the current fiscal year in fact did provide for four professional slots, so what is a possibility, and I want to emphasize it is only a possibility because we have not yet made decisions as to how many of these slots need to be filled. It will turn on the extent to which certain of these proceedings prove to be resolved in less formal ways than a full-blown trial.

Mr. BENJAMIN. You don't have any experience in that at this point?

Mr. BRENNAN. No, sir. I think next year we should be able to get a better reading as to how this will develop.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Why don't you give me a list of the eight positions as they are now specified and then whatever changes you want to make to those?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.

Perhaps I could supply this for the record at this point.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Yes, for the record, please.

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Mr. BENJAMIN. You would make no change in the administrative officer, GS-13 request?

Mr. BRENNAN. That was provided for in the earlier budget.

Mr. BENJAMIN. You make no change in the attorney, also a GS-13. You have a 1979 salary analysis. Do you have a 1978 salary analysis that I can compare this with?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.

Mr. BENJAMIN. If I understand this correctly, you had under the 1977-1978 budget a GS-14 attorney, one, and you would change that to one GS-13 and two GS-12s; is that correct?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Your confidential assistants you would retain at GS-9?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.

Mr. BENJAMIN. And then you had three accountants provided under the previous budget, of one GS-13, two GS-11s. You would change that to two GS-12 accountants and then instead of the number of clerk-typists that they have given you, you add two economists at GS-ii?

Mr. BRENNAN. That is correct.

Mr. BENJAMIN. And you retain one clerk-typist at GS-6 as they provided?

Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.

Mr. BENJAMIN. And this is your analysis after looking ahead as to what your workload would be?

Mr. BRENNAN. It is a very tentative analysis, Mr. Chairman, because it would be misleading you and the subcommittee to suggest that we are now in a position to make these judgments, but in terms of the budget process, obviously-

Mr. BENJAMIN. That is your best judgment. We may anticipate there might be changes when you come back again?

Mr. BRENNAN. I would hope, and I think I can speak for all my colleagues, in assuring you that we will certainly live within this amount and not be back for additional funds.

Mr. BENJAMIN. All of these add up to-the in-grades and reallocations of $65,101?

Mr. BRENNAN. That is correct. As to the other increases, again we really are in no position to say that these estimates reflect great wisdom on our part because we had no experience as to how much we will be spending for travel or for hearings or whatever it might be.

PAY INCREASES

Mr. BENJAMIN. Would you explain the annualization of pay increases, $7,907?

Ms. GARCIA. Yes, Mr. Benjamin. That is the pay increase for the GS-9, the secretary or confidential assistant. Presently the salary is $18,108. That is an increase to $19,000.

Mr. BENJAMIN. As to the $7,000 figure that we are looking at, I am reading the part of the budget justification which indicates the increases necessary to provide for annualization of the 1979 pay raise for general schedule employees effective October 1, 1978. Mr. BRENNAN. That is correct.

Mr. BENJAMIN. October 1, 1978 is not yet here.

Ms. GARCIA. Yes, but we are anticipating giving them the raise effective October 1, 1978, which would be included in this budget that we are discussing, because this budget is for 1979 and that fiscal year starts October 1, 1978.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Then it is not an annualization. You want a change or schedule pay effective in this fiscal year?

Ms. GARCIA. Correct.

Mr. BENJAMIN. That is just for one person?

Ms. GARCIA. No; five individuals.

Mr. BENJAMIN. The confidential assistants?

Ms. GARCIA. Yes.

Mr. BENJAMIN. You are raising it from what to what?

Ms. GARCIA. From $18,108 to $19,817.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Is that raising it to the GS-10?

Ms. GARCIA. No; still in the GS-9 category.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Is that on years of experience? You are not talking about any increment in the cost of living; you are talking about within the salary grade raising them a level?

Mr. BRENNAN. Correct.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Then you ask for one new position, GS-6, receptionist, to answer telephones, greet guests and I assume what you are saying is, if you just use the one clerk-typist instead of the number previously provided, that you will need this assistant in the office; is that correct?

Mr. BRENNAN. Correct.

TRAVEL

Mr. BENJAMIN. Travel increase, increment of $6,000. How much have you used on the Fiscal Year 1978 travel?

Mr. BRENNAN. Nothing as of this date.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Do you anticipate using the full $12,000?

Mr. BRENNAN. Again, Mr. Chairman, it will turn on the developments with regard to certain of these proceedings. If we are not able to get the proceedings resolved on a voluntary basis, obviously it will require a higher level of travel than if we are successful, and in all candor I have to say that we approached the estimates without too much experience on which to base them.

Mr. BENJAMIN. Mr. Chairman, your tribunal hearings are held in Washington, are they not? Do you provide for field hearings?

Mr. BRENNAN. I would think, Mr. Chairman, that some of the hearings would be held in areas where there are substantial copyright interests-New York, California, Tennessee.

POSTAGE

Mr. BENJAMIN. Postage-increase from $10,000 to $11,000. Do you anticipate that you will use the full $10,000 in the fiscal year? Ms. GARCIA. Mr. Chairman, that is strictly a current level plus an anticipation of postage rate and volume of mailing. As of this date I do not have the exact figure of what we have used for postage, but I anticipate that we will come very close to using the $10,000.

Mr. BENJAMIN. I assume your postage really amounts to your notice of hearings and the communications between those who are

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