Office is required to relocate in FY 1999, additional funding will be sought in a supplemental request.

The following pages are comprised of Schedules A, B, C, and an explanation of the changes included in Schedule C.

Note: Columns and rows may not add due to rounding.

31 Equipment

(59)

(27)

(86)

(28)

(79)

(193)

EXPLANATION OF CHANGES SHOWN ON SCHEDULE C:

For salaries and expenses for the Office of Compliance, $2,286,000. This is a decrease of $193,000 from the FY 1997 appropriation of $2,479,000.

Mandatory Pay and Related Changes:

Personnel increases of $40,000 are attributed to a projected cost of living adjustment of three percent of staff salaries. As a result of staff attrition, a decrease of $99,000 is requested for staff salaries, as newly employed staff have been hired at lower salaries in some cases.

A decrease of $27,000 is requested in personnel benefits, based on FY 1997 actual expenditures.

Price Level Changes:

A decrease of $8,000 is requested in travel, based on FY 1997 actual expenditures that were less than anticipated.

In rent, communications and utilities, a decrease of $21,000 is requested for long distance data communications costs for Westlaw and related on-line services, as this expense decreased significantly in FY 1997.

An increase of $1,000 is requested for office supplies, due to inflation factors.

Program Type Changes;

Legislation:

Additional staff may be required if Congress decides that GPO, GAO, and/or the Library of
Congress are to fall under the purview of the Congressional Accountability Act, moreso than they
do presently. (The LOC and the GAO are covered by the safety and health provisions of the
CAA.) No such staffing increase was included in this request.

Workload:

A total decrease of $85,000 is requested in other services. This includes a decrease of $105,000 for hearings and mediations, based on FY 1997 actual costs, and an increase of $20,000 for personal services contracts providing safety and health inspections and technical assistance for