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The Honorable John J. McFal, ChairmanIllIIIIIllll Ii
' ! Subcommi LtCe on Transportation LM095795
* K Committee on Appropriations 3 12_
House of Representatives uP- uMuGiVir- AVILO
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Your letter of March 14, 1973, requested that we furnish your
Subconmittee with information concerning theuse made of funds
Sapproriated for fiscal year 1973 to the Federal Railroad-ld js- 'I3
/ t rat ion fo 43 o ad =posi io.ns-i t1.i Bu.re eau of Railroad
Saety. On Narcf 27-, 1973, we provided your office with informa-
tion as summarized below.
S- C'How many of the 43 additional positions funded by the Congress have
/ been filled?
Information obtained from the Federal Railroad Administration
indicated that none of the 43 additionn! -nrpector positions for
which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 1973 had been or
would be filled in fiscal year 1973. Although the fiscal year 1973
appropriation would support a level of 336 authorized positions for
the Bureau, the level was administratively held at the 272 positions
authorized for fiscal year 1972. This action, in effect, prevented
expansion of the inspector force by the additional 43 positions
authorized by the Congress.
The Bureau did hire eight field inspectors and engineers during
the first 9 months of fiscal year 1973; however, the! new employees
filled positions which were authorized, but unfilled, prior to fiscal
year 3973.
If these positions have not been fjl]ud(l what use. was made of the
funds 1,.hi.chl .,r app epri ed tor t.ht (-- posi.Lions? Were funds ob]i-
get-el for anyotc rs on ctiv! 1 t F;s ol thei !t L(ratU i or thiich no funds
were i'iethcd b, the1 ]delaJ ,- i L ead Adii of st ration or app.-p r!ated.I
by_ t he Cu , ieS?
As of March 31, 1973, the funds authorized for the 43 addit ional
inspector positions had not been spent or obligated, but -$5-/7000
originally budgeted for personnel coiiipensat ion and bene]its was reprco-
graied. lhe budget for oLher se'rvjcc was increased by .38,000, and
the budget lor printing and reproduct ion was increased by $9 000.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaafok0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)