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that the date of actual release to the holding agency is, in fact, the final action on that particular declaration.

I trust this information provides your committee with the data requested, but if any additional details are desired we shall be very glad to supply them. Sincerely,

ROBERT B. BRADFORD,
Regional Director.

List of excess property declarations of $50,000 or over, acquisition cost, received from Sharpe General Depot, Stockton, Calif., period Feb. 1, 1953, to Oct. 31, 1953

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1 Pending Department of Health, Education, and Welfare screening. Pending GSA Washington office clearance.

NOTE.-Tabular data presented does not indicate time consumed in processing excess property declarations through the General Services Administration's main office in Washington, D. C.

Mr. BALWAN. What other reasons might account for the increase of the amount of excess property on hand?

Captain DEGARMO. I would say that another reason would be the increase in pressure to expedite action. We have had pressure to get rid of surplus property.

Colonel Cook. We have noticed in the last 90 days increased clearances to the disposal officer. This tremendous amount of receipts would point to what the Engineer Supply Section and I have noticed, much faster handling.

Mr. BARRON. These charts reveal only the work of the surplus property disposal officer. There is no technical service distinction.

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REMARKS

DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY

Sales have been the predominant means of disposal of property in the Salvage Branch. The depot is favorably located in an agricultural area having need for the type of equipment processed. Proximity to a seaport permits shipping by water to other continental markets. Location near four metropolitan areas is another major advantage.

Donations under the provisions of existing laws to school and charitable agencies have been relatively heavy in the last two quarters.

Transfer of property back into service and Federal agency use has been relatively light, although increasing in recent quarters.

Continual reviews of procedures and installation of improved invitation to bid and contract handling have reduced the average length of time for disposal by sale to 60 days.

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SHARPE GENERAL DEPOT EXHIBIT NO. 4B

SALVAGE BRANCH, SHARPE ARMY GENERAL DEPOT

General data on surplus and sec. 201 (c) replacement property, fiscal year 1953 and first 4 months of fiscal year 1954

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1 Sales of replacement property as authorized by sec. 201 (c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

Captain DEGARMO. This chart shows disposal of property; the shaded area is disposed of by sales, diagonal lines show disposal by donation and dotted lines by transfer to other Departments of Defense agencies.

Mr. BALWAN. What is the acquisition value of the amount donated to Government agencies?

Captain DEGARMO. I do not have that figure available.

Mr. RIEHLMAN. Since property transferred to Government agencies is probably the cream of the crop, and probably more valuable than the property disposed of through all sales, I would like to have a report on the acquisition value of this material donated.

Captain DEGARMO. The donation program is to the Boy Scouts and public schools that are Federal supported. The large tonnage has been going to schools in west-coast States.

Mr. BALWAN. Could we ask your disposal assistant why the high amount of property was donated in the fourth quarter?

Captain DEGARMO. Mr. Ivie, could you throw any light on why that large amount of material shipped in the fourth quarter was donated?

Mr. IVIE. The primary reason is that we just recently inaugurated an arrangement with the school authorities in Sacramento. Because of our shortage of personnel we were not previously able to accomplish shipping documents to maintain an even flow of donable property. We asked the school authorities in Sacramento if they would give us a hand and write, from the lists that came in from General Services Administration, shipping documents for all materials set

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