Annual Report 

of 

The Public Printer 

Fiscal Year 1973 
CONTENTS 

Preface...................................................... IV 

Staff Activities: 

General Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . • • . . • • . . 1 

Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Community Affairs.... 1 

Office of Audits.......................................... 3 

Operations Departments: 

Printing Procurement Department........................... 4 

Planning Department....................................... 8 

Planning Service Division. . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Plant Planning Divis ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . .. . . 9 

Typography and Design Division.......................... 11 

Production Department..................................... 13 

Composing Division. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 13 

Letterpress Division.................................... 15 

Offset Division......................................... 16 

Binding Division........................................ 18 

Electronic Photocomposition Section..................... 19 

Night Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 20 

Delivery Section........................................ 20 

Library of Congress Branch.............................. 21 

Management and Administration Departments and Services: 

Administrative Office..................................... 21 

Plant Security............................................ 21 

Office Services........................................... 21 

Industrial Cleaning....................................... 22 

Space Management.......................................... 22 

Paperwork Management...................................... 22 

Personnel Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 22 

Financial Management Service.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Data Sys terns Servi•::e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 24 

Engineering Service....................................... 25 

Tests and Technical Control Service....................... 26 

Materials Management Service.............................. 27 

Public Documents Department... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Statistical 

Table 1 

Table 2 

Table 3 

Appendix: 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 

Revolving Fund - Comparative Statement of Income and 

Expenses 

Other Funds - Status of Appropriation and Other Fund 

Balances 

II 
Table 4 

Table 5 

Table 6 

Table 7 

Table 8 

Table 9 

Table 10 

Table 11 

Table 12 

Table 13 

III 

Other Funds - Statement of Payments From Appropriations 

to the Revolving Fund 

Revolving Fund - Amounts Due U.S. Treasury from Sale of 

Publications 

Revolving and Other Funds - Statement of Changes in 

Financial Position 

Statement of Classes and Billings for Work, GPO, Field 

Printing Offices, and Commercially Procured Work 

Statement of Classes and Billings for Work, GPO, Exclusive 

of Work Performed by the GPO on Commercially Procured Work 

Statement of Classes and Billings for Work, Commercially 

Procured Work Including GPO Work Performed Thereon 

Billings to Congress and Federal Agencies 

Publications Furnished Congress, Executive Departments, 

and Independent Government Establishments 

Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Government Agencies 

(Printing and Binding Operations) 

Comparative Statement of Billings for Work During Fiscal 

Years 1964 to 1973 Inclusive 

Table 14 Schedule of Equipment and Building Appurtenances 

Table 15 Production of Principal Items 

Government Printing Office Organization Chart •.•..•. Inside back cover 
PREFACE 

The Annual Report of the Public Printer is prepared and submitted to 

Congress at the opening of the legislative process. This report 

contains information on all major activities, in a brief narrative 

form, and an appendix with statistical information and data on the 

financial condition of the Government Printing Office. 

Fiscal Year 1973 saw many changes occurring at the Government Printing 

Office. A new Public Printer, Thomas F. McCormick, was appointed and 

many longtime officials retired. A major reorganization took place 

with the functions of the Office being divided between the newly 

appointed Deputy Public Printer, Assistant Public Printer (Management 

and Administration), and Assistant Public Printer (Public Documents). 

Income from both printing and binding and Public Documents sales 

increased, with the dollar volume for Fiscal Year 1973 at $342 million 

compared to $291 million for Fiscal Year 1972. Both commercially 

procured and in-house printing and binding showed substantial gains 

with the commercial work increasing by $24 million and the work 

produced in the plant increasing by $5 million. The bulk of the 

increase in commerc~ally procured work can be attributable to the 

regional offices which would indicate a further implementation of 

the Federal Printing Program. A new regional printing procurement 

office was established in Hampton, Virginia, bringing the total 

number of offices to fourteen within the ten regions. 

As the result of a nationwide paper shortage, this Office experienced 

sharp cost increases for blank paper, envelopes, and cartons with the 

cumulative effect of a 49-percent price rise for this year as compared 

to Fiscal Year 1972. Overall tonnage delivered to GPO declined by 

10 million pounds from Fiscal Year 1972, and 30 million pounds front 

Fiscal Year 1971. 

At the direction of the Public Printer, a Systems Task Force was 

established for the express purpose of centralizing the GPO mail 

operations and the designing of an automated system for mail order 

processing, inventory control, sales analysis, and other similar 

records. This group is composed of members of the National Archives 

and Record Service and personnel from the Government Printing Office. 

The Public Documents Division opened bookstores in Seattle, Washington, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Forrestal Building in Washington, 

D.C., bringing to 22 the total number of retail bookstores. This 

Division continued its effort to automate its mailing lists and on 

June 26, 1973, this undertaking was completed. A new high in depository libraries was also reached with 37 additional libraries added 

during the year. 

IV 
STAFF ACTIVITIES 

General Counsel 

The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Government Printing 

Office and is responsible for providing legal services primarily in the 

areas of business and commercial law, legislation, torts, claims and 

litigation. 

In discharging its responsibility the Office of the General Counsel 

(i) provides all legal services relating to the procurement and disposal 

of all real and personal property, including assistance in settling all 

disputed contracts and claims, (ii) drafts or comments on all legislation 

affecting the Office, (iii) investigates tort claims and makes recommendations for their disposition, and (iv) determines the legality of any 

proposed internal instruction or policy, including those relating to 

personnel. In addition, the Office of General Counsel provides hearing 

examiners for adverse action appeals and grievances processed under 

internal Government Printing Office procedures, and investigators for 

internal Equal Employment Opportunity complaints. Upon special request, 

the Office has also provided an Appeals Examiner for Equal Employment 

Opportunity complaints originating in other Federal agencies. 

The total volume of work has been steadily increasing, often making it 

difficult for the legal staff to stay abreast of the load. Additional 

attorney positions have already received all necessary approvals. 

The office has been building its legal library and forecasts a continuing 

need for further acquisition of additional library materials. A major 

concern is sufficient space to house the library and consideration is 

being given to the acquisition of reference material on microfiche where 

available. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Office 

The EEO Office is responsible for assisting the Public Printer of the 

United States in the implementation of a program designed to promote 

equal opportunity in employment and personnel practices within the 

Government Printing Office. The program is conducted in accordance 

with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and current Civil 

Service Commission rules and regulations published in the Federal Personnel Manual, Chapter 713. 

In order to assure the sufficiency of such a program, the EEO Office 

assists in the formulation and implementation of an affirmative action 

plan covering such elements as: recruitment, skills utilization, upward 

mobility, training, supervisory and employee orientation, community 

involvement, program evaluation and processing of complaints from 

aggrieved employees or qualified applicants alleging discrimination on 

the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In addition, 

the office periodically advises the Public Printer on procedures, regulations, and other matters pertaining to the EEO Program. 
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The EEO Office, through its continuing practice of reviewing promotion 

actions, assured fair and equal consideration of minorities and women 

in filling responsible positions. 

In accordance with GPO Federal Merit Promotion Program procedures, the 

EEO Office is represented on each promotion panel. During the past year, 

staff members served on 25 promotion panels and reviewed 52 promotion 

actions. 

The EEO Office provided pre-complaint counseling service and processed 

complaints of discrimination as follows: 

1973 1972 1971 

No. of employees 

counseled 674 681 163 

No. of formal 

complaints processed 10 2 3 

No. of informal 

resolutions 130 110 66 

The statistics above include employees who had problems which were not 

EEO related, and were referred to appropriate sources for assistance. 

Counseling activity has increased significantly due to the 24-hour 

operations of the EEO Office. Employees and supervisory personnel alike, 

are showing an increasing interest in the agency's EEO efforts. 

EEO involvement with other Government agencies during the past year, 

included EEO staff attendance at Interagency Group meetings at the Civil 

Service Commission, D.C. Metropolitan Area EEO Council meetings, and the 

Community Advisors on EEO. In order to keep abreast of new methods dealing with EEO matters, staff members attended various training sessions and 

institutes. The FWP Coordinator and EEO Officer attended an institute on 

the development of Affirmative Action Plans. EEO Specialists attended 

courses in Federal Personnel Management, a workshop sponsored by the 

Conference on Minority Public Administrators, and other meetings dealing 

with Equal Employment Opportunity. 

In February the EEO Office completed a comparative analysis of GPO's 

departments and services. This data, reflecting trends by race, pay, and 

sex, was printed in chart form and distributed to top management officials. 

Such data was instrumental in setting goals and objectives of EEO, measuring EEO action plan effectiveness, identifying trends in employment 

practices, and determining areas requiring special emphasis. 

In accordance with Civil Service Commission regulations, GPO's affirmative 

action plan was revised, emphasizing goals and timetables, and submitted 

to the Commission for review. 
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In compliance with recent legislation and Civil Service Commission guidelines covering Chapter 713 (EEO), GPO Instruction 650.1 was revised, 

reflecting changes brought about by the Civil Rights Act of 1972. The new 

GPO Instruction 650.1A was printed and distributed to each employee. 

Annually, the EEO Office gathers data on GPO's production and administrative employees to compare statistics with the previous year's pay schedule. 

The employment status of minorities is shown by percentages at various pay 

levels. Fiscal Year 1972 provides a basis for comparison to show increases 

or decreases in Fiscal Year 1973. (See table below:) 

Increase or 

WB Pay Plan (Production) 1972 1973 Decrease 

Up to $5,999 .2 0 .2 

$6,000-$7,999 65.1 16.8 -48.3 

$8,000 and up 34.7 83.2 +48.5 

GS Schedule (Admin.) 

1-4 62.4 61.3 1.1 

5-8 31.6 32.1 + .5 

9-11 3.1 3.9 + .8 

12-13 2.8 2.4 .4 

14 and above Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1% 

The EEO staff, in a joint effort with the GPO Cafeteria, Recreation, and 

Welfare Association, presented "A Community Children's Day" as part of 

GPO's Annual Open House Christmas Program. More than 350 children attended 

the affair. 

The GPO continued the practice of providing its employees with the opportunity to attend Easter religious services in Harding Hall. Various 

community clergymen again assisted in this effort. 

A new Director of EEO was appointed on June 24, 1973. 

Office of Audits 

The Office of Audits is responsible for conducting independent and comprehensive audits of GPO operations, functions, and/or organizational units 

both in Washington, D.C., and at the various field locations, for performing 

such external audits, including contract audits, as are deemed necessary; 

and for reporting its findings and recommendations to the Public Printer. 

During the year, audit work was performed on management and operating 

practices pertaining to field printing and procurement activities; contracting policies, practices and procedures; financial accounts and related 

transactions; selected contractors' shipping documentation; data processing 

and certain GPO bookstores. In addition, pre-award surveys of the financial 

capability of printing contractors were performed and reported on and verifications were made of GPO change, coupon and imprest funds. We also 

reviewed contractors performance in certain areas. We worked with and 
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assisted representatives of the General Accounting Office in their audit 

of GPO operations and financial statements and related transactions. 

The number of reports issued in Fiscal Year 1973 decreased from 42 to 28 

primarily due to staff details and to an increase in work which required 

no audit report. 

1973 1972 1971 

Audit Reports Issued 28 42 15 

Audits in progress at yearend included reviews of changes to printing 

and binding contracts; customer complaints and quality assurance programs; 

GPO Cafeteria, Recreation, and Welfare Association; management controls 

and administrative practices of Engineering Service; utilization of GPO 

transportation vehicles; procedures for the preparation and processing 

of Standard Form 52 - Request for Personnel Action; followup review on 

the management practices of Data Systems Service; review of GPO bookstores 

operations; and Fiscal Year 1973 financial audit work. 

As a result of our audit work, operating procedures and management controls 

were strengthened and improved. A computer program was developed to assist 

us in our annual fiscal yearend audit work. We worked very closely with 

Public Documents Department in developing a statistical sampling plan that 

could be used by Public Documents Department to determine the value of the 

inventory of publications for sale. During Fiscal Year 1973, we initiated 

~ program whereby all imprest and coupon funds in GPO field units and the 

Central Office are reviewed and verified on a regular basis. Also $18,332 

was recovered from printing contractors for nonassessed liquidated damages. 

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTS 

Printing Procurement Department 

The Printing Procurement Department is responsible for providing printing, 

binding, and related products and services required to be produced in 

field printing offices or procured from commercial sources. Contracts are 

established and administered for printing procured commercially. These 

functions are accomplished under the direction of the Printing Procurement 

Manager by coordination of the activities of the Commercial Printing Specifications, Central Office Printing Procurement, Regional Printing 

Procurement, and Field Printing Divisions. 

Administrative Order No. 14, revised December 15, 1970, superseded by 

Government Printing Office Instruction 105.1, July 9, 1971, established 

the Department of Printing Procurement, combining into one department the 

activities of Central Office Printing Procurement, Commercial Specifications, and Regional Printing Procurement, formerly under Purchasing Division; 

and Field Service activities, formerly a separate division. 
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The value of printing procured commercially during Fiscal Year 1973 

increased $17,321,483 (46%) in the Regional Printing Procurement Division 

and $6,462,978 (7%) in the Central Office Printing Procurement Division. 

This is a total increase of $23,784,461 (18%) for the Printing Procurement 

Department. 

A portion of the large increase in the total value of printing procured 

commercially can be attributed to the general inflationary market. The 

marked increase in the Regional Printing Procurement Division indicates 

that Government agencies are further implementing the Federal Printing 

Program. 

A new regional printing procurement office was established in the Hampton, 

Virginia, area bringing the total number of offices to 14. The 14 regional 

offices are operational in 10 regions with four regions having two offices. 

The regional offices have assumed the responsibility for administering 

some of the term contracts formerly handled by the central office. This 

will explain the decrease (5,387) in the number of jobs procured by the 

Central Office Division. 

Inplant production of the Field Printing Division decreased slightly in 

Fiscal Year 1973 as continued emphasis was given to commercial procurement 

of printing. The number of personnel on the rolls was reduced significantly as many vacancies, resulting from normal attrition aided by 

increased retirements, remained unfilled. 

Comparison of Major Activities 

Printing and binding 

procured commercially: 

Central Office (est.) ..... 

Regional Printing 

Procurement (est.) ••••.• 

Field Service (est.) ••.•.• 

Total value ••••••••.•• 

Number of individual 

bid jobs ................. . 

Number of print order 

jobs . .................. . 

Total jobs .......... . 

F.Y. 1973 F.Y. 1972 F.Y. 1971 

(in thousands of dollars) 

$ 98,752** $ 92,289** $ 82,318H 

54,852** 37,53l*i> 15,952''<* 

$153,604* $129,820* $101,993* 

31,951 26,864 16,433 

146,534 138,002 96,984 

178,485 164,866 113,417 
Printing and binding 

produced in Field 

Printing Offices ••••..• 

Printing and binding 

procured in Field 

Service Offices ...••... 

Total value (est.) ••• 

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F.Y. 1973 

$7,909 

$7,909 

F.Y. 1972 F. Y. 1971 

(in thousands of dollars) 

$8,476 $ 8,286 

*** 3,723** 

$8,476 $12,009 

*The value of commercial printing procured was computed by taking the sum 

of all payments made on items ordered and delivered in this fiscal year and 

adding thereto the sum of the items on undelivered orders plus the sum of 

items delivered but still unpaid during the period, then deducting the sum 

of items remaining undelivered in the previous fiscal year and paid in the 

present year. These figures, as furnished by the Office of the Comptroller, 

do not include applicable surcharges or the value of paper furnished to 

commercial contractors. 

**These figures were developed by using Printing Procurement Department's 

fiscal year records as a basis for estimating. 

***Procurement of commercial printing transferred to Regional Printing 

Procurement Division. 

The critical paper shortage that has plagued the printing industry during 

Fiscal Year 1973, severely hampered the efficient operation of the Department. 

Numerous bid invitations resulted in "no bids" because contractors could 

not secure the paper in sufficient time to meet the shipping schedule. 

The business forms industry was particularly hard hit by the paper shortage. 

Calls were received from agencies in all areas of the country seeking 

assistance in obtaining requirements that normally were procured direct on 

the contract for Marginally Punched Continuous Forms. An aggressive 

campaign to both inform our customers and offer suggestions for combating 

this serious situation was started by GPO Circular Letter 88, dated 

November 16, 1972. Meetings were held at the Government Printing Office 

with both the Departments and industry to discuss the problem in depth. 

A new system for small purchases was implemented which has greatly reduced 

the administrative cost for purchases under $500.00. The new system 

utilizes a combination specification-purchase order form that reduces much 

of the paperwork. In addition to the reduced cost, the in-house processing time on jobs placed by this method was reduced by from three to four 

weeks enabling us to better serve our customer agencies. 
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Because of the increased usage of continuous personalized letterheads by 

Members of Congress, a term contract was developed for their specific 

needs. This has enabled us to provide Congress with both the quality 

and service they require. 

A committee was assigned to study the pricing structure of the more than 

1,100 term contracts that we administer. Their objective was to simplify 

language and pricing structures by: (1) combining production items, (2) 

standardizing item description and format, and (3) structuring prices for 

a complete product as often as the requirements allow. Some of the 

recommendations of the committee have already been adopted, other recommendations are being considered for future contracts. 

Our program of seeking greater participation by small business through 

expanding the list of bidders to 20 or more with concentration on small 

business firms continues to prove successful. During Fiscal Year 1973, 

a total of 172,601 orders were placed with small business firms compared 

to only 5,884 with big business. 

Savings to government agencies in excess of $600,000.00 were realized as 

a result of preplanning and refusing to award contracts for bids that are 

unreasonable and unrealistic. The utilization of suggestions offered by 

this Department to the Social Security Administration resulted in savings 

estimated to be in excess of $200,000.00. 

The income tax program required preparation of 276 specifications, an 

increase of 47 over the previous fiscal year. The total dollar value of 

this program increased to $7,194,576.00. 

The quality control inspection program administered by the Commercial 

Specifications Division is proving its worth. In Fiscal Year 1972 we 

found 1,316 deficiencies in 8,848 samples. In Fiscal Year 1973 the 

number of deficiencies dropped to 799 out of 10,389 samples inspected. 

Several requirements for microfiche were procured for the first time in 

Fiscal Year 1973. One requirement alone exceeded $260,000.00 in value. 

A computer program was developed for the abstracting and evaluating of 

print orders for the flat sheet forms general usage term contract in the 

Washingt<>n Regional Office. A remote terminal has been installed in the 

Office and the program is in the process of being tested with very 

favorable preliminary reports. Long range plans call for the program to 

be expanded to other term contracts and for terminals to be installed in 

all offices with sufficient volume on the selected contracts. 

The function of checking and certifying contractor's vouchers was assumed 

by three regional offices. With the exception of the Washington and 

Hampton offices, this function is now being performed in all offices. 
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Planning Department 

The Planning Manager directs and coordinates the activities of three 

divisions: Planning Service, Plant Planning, and Typography and Design. 

Planning Service Division 

The duties and responsibilities of this Division are liaison between the 

Office and its customers in the Federal Government in connection with 

their printing and binding orders; the receiving, reviewing, recording, 

preliminary planning and processing of same; coordinate in the developing of 

schedules for printing and binding services in cooperation with other 

Office personnel; maintaining informational and communication services 

related to work in progress; picking up and delivering of copy, proofs, 

"hot" jobs, and portions of jobs inter-Office and for the agencies and 

the Congress; and related incidental similar work. 

Production Analysis 

Orders received: 

Requisitions •..•..•••.•.••.. 

Print orders .•.•••.•••••••.. 

To tal ••.•••••...••••..••• 

Jackets issued ••••..••••••.. 

Open jackets issued •••••.... 

Schedules established •.....• 

Informal estimates •........• 

Spoilages processed •.•..••.. 

Waivers issued •.....••••..•. 

Depository library, 

distribution SC'lemes 

developed •...•...•....•... 

FY 1973 

72,215 

54,007 

126,222 

47,121 

7,307 

30,891 

238 

891 

302 

14,193 

FY 1972 

74,720 

61,116 

135,836 

49,900 

7,518 

38, 720 

291 

983 

349 

14,934 

FY 1971 

73,942 

87,762* 

161,704 

49,681 

7 '986 

39,923 

179 

1,182 

451 

15,207 

*Includes print orders processed directly through regional procurement 

offices. (This policy was discontinued in FY 1972.) 

The total number of requisitions received and jackets issued has begun to 

show a significant decrease as the Federal regional procurement concept 

begins to expand and more Government printing is procured directly through 

the regional procurement offices. This trend should begin to level off as 

the local agencies continue their normal volume of work, and at the same 

time produce less work in-house. The number of print orders received also 

has decreased significantly because of the estahlishment of new regional 

contracts and the option of the local Federal agencies to procure directly 

through the regional procurement offices. This marked change in receipt 

of print orders is also reflected in the total orders received. However, 

there has been no appreciable change in the overall workload because of 

the increase in high priority and special handling requirements in addition to an increased variety of distribution requirements. 
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There was also a decrease in the number of open jackets issued, caused 

by the number of new programs accepted for regional procurement, and the 

number of Central Office commercial programs converted to the regional 

procurement offices. Much more activity is expected as the regional 

procurement program continues to expand. As more and more jobs are produced commercially, the number of schedules will decline, with a resulting 

increase in the workload of the Special Services Section in handling and 

administering these programs. This year, the departmental estimates 

approximated last year's in number but were more complicated because the 

departments were able to use the revised "Simplified Estimating Scale" 

for the simpler ones. However, the congressional informal estimates have 

actually decreased 26 percent. Since we are now reporting on spoilages 

valued at $100.00 or more rather than on $50.00 or more used in previous 

years there was a continued decrease in the number of spoilages processed 

in FY 1973. The number of waivers issued continued to decline reflecting 

careful screening in accordance with the established policy of producing 

and procuring Government printing by and through this Office. The 

issuance of waivers by regional procurement offices also would contribute 

to the decline in our figures. The number and size of congressional 

orders placed in this fiscal year has increased as shown in this report. 

In addition, the demands placed upon this Office by the present Congress 

have surpassed any previous session. Among the most demanding and timeconsuming jobs have been the production of HR 1 and SR 92-1230 (Social 

Security Amendments of 1972). 

Division personnel participated in approximately 267 meetings with Department officials and/or representatives from various divisions of the Office, 

for the evaluation, planning, scheduling, and development of new programs 

of work, special jobs, and changing requirements in programs or individual 

jobs. Meetings were also held between our customer agencies and our suppliers for the resolution of problems arising from contractual or procedural 

changes or difficulties. Meetings of one or more hours duration with five 

to ten people in attendance were not uncommon. 

Plant Planning Division 

The principal responsibilities of the Plant Planning Division are to 

plan, firm-estimate, prepare and schedule jackets for printing and 

binding requisitions and print orders accepted for Plant production; 

make such further firm and informal estimates as requested by the 

Congress, Public Documents and Printing Procurement Departments of this 

Office and the other governmental departments and agencies; develop 

sales prices on publications sold by the Public Documents Department; 

prepare and schedule jackets for purchase orders and requisitions for 

blank paper and miscellaneous supplies; and govern and control maintenance of inventories of paper, envelopes, etc., in the Office and 

commercial contractor's plants. 
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Production Analysis 

Printing and Binding: 

Production Plans developed •........ 

Estimates made--

Formal (firm) •••••.•..•••.•••.... 

Inforntal . ........................ . 

Spoilage ...••..•••...••••.•.••... 

Line Count, Cong. Hearings--

25-line pages .•.....•.•...•...... 

Sales Prices developed ••.••....•... 

Map orders ....•..•....•••••.••...•• 

Jackets prepared--

Regular and Print Order ••••.•...• 

Open . ...........•.......••••..... 

Jackets Scheduled ..........•••..... 

Jackets, etc., copied (Xerox) ..... . 

Paper and Materials: 

Purchase Requests prepared--

Inventory control ••....•.•..•.... 

Special purchases ......•.•....... 

Stores Orders prepared .•.•.•.•.•... 

Transfers processed--

Commercial procurement ....••.•.•. 

Field Service •.•.....•••.••••...• 

Blank Paper & Supplies--

Requisitions received············ 

Jackets prepared ••....••....••... 

Releases granted •.•..••••••...•.• 

FY 1973 

20,035 

14,450 

3,292 

885 

132,660 

13,458 

78 

31,498 

1,337 

20,035 

193,415 

3,468 

748 

401 

2,193 

1,074 

7,325 

12,171 

8 

FY 1972 

20,828 

16,426 

3,307 

819 

175,954 

11,852 

86 

31,758 

1,326 

20,828 

232,989 

3,575 

674 

487 

8,195 

13,136 

3 

FY 1971 

20,708 

16,312 

2,582 

870 

131,181 

10,926 

96 

31,584 

1,321 

20,708 

255,094 

3,759 

967 

1,263 

2,686 

1,511 

8,634 

13,939 

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During fiscal year 1973 the Planning Service Division processed a total 

of 126,222 print orders and requisitions. This total, which does not 

include Congressional orders, is a decrease of 7.1% from the total of 

135,836 in FY 1972. In FY 1971 161,704 total orders were processed. 

Most of the decrease in total orders was brought about by the decrease 

in print orders. Print Orders decreased by 11.6% in Fiscal 1973 because 

of the establishment of more regional contracts, where the customer 

agencies procure the work directly through the Regional Procurement 

Offices. 

The decrease in print orders and requisitions did not bring about a proportionate decrease in the workload of this division in FY 1973. The 

servicing of Congressional orders soared from 20,455 in FY 1972 to 25,102 

in FY 1973, an increase of 4,647 orders or approximately 23 percent. 

Furthermore, there was a 7% increase in recorded meetings held or attended 

by Planning Service personnel. The increase in priority work and special 

handling requirements were responsible for the increase in meetings 

attended. 
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Typography and Design Division 

The principal responsibilities of this Division are: To provide a 

personal service to representatives of all Government agencies through 

conferences held at the Government Printing Office on specifications, 

format, typography, and artwork to meet the agencies' requirements, and 

to provide layouts, designs, and finished art as ordered; to perform a 

review operation by examining finished art and camera copy primarily for 

printing in two or more colors of ink to determine its conformation with 

the requisition and the guidelines laid down by the Joint Committee on 

Printing in their Government Printing and Binding Regulations, and to 

evaluate it for its acceptability in meeting government standards for 

printing and reproduction; to collaborate with the other Planning and 

the Production Divisions as outlined in GPO Instruction 105.1; to assume 

responsibility for quality control as required by the customer agencies; 

and to provide a photographic service for the customer agencies and the 

Government Printing Office. 

Comparison of Activities 

Conferences with departmental 

representatives ..••......•.•••••..• 

Number of persons ••.•••.••.••••..••.• 

Agencies represented ..•...•.•••...... 

Jackets received from Scheduling Committee and processed 

for reference to color, etc •.••••.• 

Total number of jackets 

processed •..••.••••...••••••••••..• 

Orders for photoengravings •.•.....••. 

Halftones and linecuts ordered ..••..• 

Finished art pieces .•..•.•...•••••••• 

Layout sketches .•..••..•••••••••••••• 

Illustrations retouched (pieces) ••••. 

Dummy pages pasted .••.•...•..•...•.•. 

Photographic requests ....•.•.....•... 

Finished photo pieces ••.••••••....•.• 

Recovery by direct charges to 

Jackets: 

Artwork, Layout, etc .••.•..•••••.•. 

Photographic work ..........•....... 

FY 1973 

926 

1, 775 

165 

7,053 

9,225 

1,5 79 

9,158 

11,781 

1,980 

946 

8,167 

3,187 

30,183 

$221,804 

$ 60,819 

FY 1972 

842 

1,442 

156 

7,644 

8,613 

1,738 

9,091 

8,105 

1,328 

1,071 

4,135 

3,045 

22,656 

$196,630 

$ 44,154 

FY 1971 

751 

1,232 

183 

5,045 

5,885 

1,541 

8,485 

8,991 

1,602 

1,576 

5,133 

3,063 

28,666 

$185,371 

$ 41,316 

The total jackets processed through the Division of Typography and Design 

in FY 1973 was 9,225. In FY 1972 the total jackets processed was 8,613 

and in FY 1971, 5,885. Jackets processed in FY 1973 show a percentage 

increase of 7% over FY 1972. There was no appreciable change in the 

general measurable workload in the Typography and Design Division, indicating 

a stable situation. However, records reveal a 45% increase in furnished 

artwork, a 5% increase in layout sketches and a 50% increase in the number 

of dummy pasteup pages. It was also significant to note an increase of 

10% in the number of conferences held in the division. In FY 1973 926 

conferences were held as opposed to 842 in FY 1972. 
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As part of our regular work the Division was concerned with the printing 

of a number of important or unusual books or programs which should have 

special mention. 

Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard Nixon, 1971, Jacket 71-234. 

This year in addition to the frontispiece a 16 page full color signature 

was added to the book. Typography and Design designed the signature, 

made mechanicals, inspected press sheets, and processed the entire book 

of 1362 pages from manuscript to finished product through the plant. 

The book was printed on 50% rag English finish and was casebound in dark 

navy blue cloth, stamped in light blue and gold. 

1972 National Register of Historic Places, Jacket 447-895, Interior - The 

second edition of this series contained 616 pages with 275 illustrations. 

The page layout and typogr~phic format was designed in Typography and 

Design. The text was set on magnetic tape. The Federal Editors Association gave this publication the "Blue Pencil Award" with a third place 

designation in the category of "The Big Story", hardbound publications, 

popular or technical, of any length and number of colors. 

1972 White House Fellows, Jacket 464-981, Civil Service Commission - This 

24 page booklet with separate cover was completely designed in Typography 

and Design. The layouts, dummy, illustration sizing, and mechanicals 

were handled entirely in this Division, due to the department's request 

for typographic and design quality control. 

Artists in Schools, Jacket 494-648, National Foundation for the Arts and 

Humanities - "Artists in Schools" is a book intended to capture the excitement of artists working with students and teachers in the classroom. 

It is part of the overall desire of the President and the Congress to have 

the arts made available to more Americans. Typography and Design spent 

considerable time quality controlling all phases of production from film 

making through press inspection. Special effects desired by the agency 

even required the reformulation of ink on the press. 

Bicentennial Posters, Brochures, Folders, Informational Literature, etc., 

Interior - Numerous pieces of printed material describing our upcoming 

200th anniversary were quality controlled by Typography and Design during 

Fiscal Year 1973. The quality control included preproduction conferences 

in Typography and Design plus the inspection of proofs and press sheets 

at commercial printing plants. The inspection trips were made with Bicentennial personnel and were very instrumental in achieving A-1 quality 

products and in effecting a smooth and timely delivery. 

The interagency Training Program "Editorial Planning for Printing Production" was held as scheduled during the past fiscal year. The fall 

1972 class was held from October 16 through November 9, and the spring 

1973 class was held from March 19 through April 12. A total of 262 

persons were enrolled in these two series of lectures, and 234 of these 

received a certificate of completion. There were 29 departments and 

independent agencies represented. 
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In addition to our regularly scheduled programs we held an additional 

accelerated 3-day program for Environmental Protection Agency personnel. 

A total of 51 people (49 from Environmental Protection Agency offices 

throughout the country and 2 from U.S. Armed Forces Institute, Madison, 

Wisconsin), attended the series of lectures and received a certificate 

of completion. 

Production Department 

The Production Department is responsible for all "in-plant" printing 

production. The administrative functions are the prime responsibility 

of the Production Manager and his staff. Reporting to the Deputy 

Public Printer, this department has direct responsibility for the 

Binding, Composing, Letterpress, Offset, and Electronic Photocomposition Divisions, and, to no less a degree, is responsible for the 

Library of Congress Printing Branch, as well as the small installations 

at the Smithsonian Institution and Interior Department. The Delivery 

Section, Congressional Record Indexers, and congressional details are 

vital responsibilities of this office. 

Composing Division 

The division's responsibility is to accept manuscript material from 

Congress and Federal Agencies, furnish galley and/or page proofs to 

the customer by "hot metal" process, correct returned proofs, and 

provide type or reproduction proofs to other divisions in the advancement of a publication to delivery. As a service, the division 

furnishes printing specialists to Congress and the agencies, resolves 

printing problems of others, and provides guidance and technical 

advice upon request. 

The division consists of six sections--Monotype, Job, Linotype, Hand, 

Proof, and Patents Sections. Each section operates on a two-shift 

basis and, where necessary, on a 24-hour basis to assure that the 

service that.is expected of the Office is forthcoming. In addition, 

there is a small Composing unit physically located in the Supreme 

Court building where the opinions and decisions of the Justices are 

processed under maximum security. 

The volume of congressional printing continued to increase at a rapid 

rate during the year. The unification of the two shifts which started 

a few years ago provides the cooperative efforts that are necessary 

to accomplish the congressional printing requirements and to satisfy 

the printing needs of the other Federal Agencies. The printing 

requirements of the 2d session of the 92d Congress continued to be 

very demanding up to the time of adjournment of October 18, 1972. 
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The 1st session of the 93d Congress convened on January 3, 1973, and 

the Office was alerted that the Appropriations Committees would attempt 

to have completed as many hearings as possible by the end of July. 

The Appropriations hearings combined with the average increase in size 

of the Congressional Record and the daily Federal Register are taxing 

the capability of facilities to their limits. 

Comparison of Activities 

Total Payroll •••••.••••••• 

Overtime hours, Shift 1 ••• 

Overtime hours, Shift 2 .•• 

Total ................ . 

FY 1973 

$29,801,922 

231,069 

351,612 

582,681 

FY 1972 

$30,492,816 

275,290 

451,899 

727,189 

FY 1971 

$26,084,533 

264,569 

376,097 

640,666 

The division payroll for the past fiscal year decreased by $690,894, for 

a total of $29,801,922. This decrease in the payroll is attributed 

directly to the decrease in the overtime hours worked. The night shift 

accounts for 53.4 percent of the payroll, and the day shift for 46.6 

percent. 

Composition of measurable type: 

Machine hours •..•••....•..• 

Ems (thousands) ••••...••••. 

Per hour (ems) ••.••..•.•••• 

FY 1973 

465,489 

2,075,144 

4,458 

FY 1972 

539,185 

2,368,844 

4,394 

FY 1971 

584,400 

2,565,074 

4,389 

There was an increase in the ems per hour average over last year. This 

is the second year where an increase has occurred to halt the slow 

decline that had been occurring. Diligent monitoring of production 

reports helped to achieve the increase. The apprentice production in 

the setting sections continues to climb as their proficiency increases. 

Care was exercised in the selection of the trainees as keyboard operators 

and their value to the Office should be reflected in the future since 

they form a nucleus of manpower for photocomposition expansion. A large 

amount of straight matter continues to be set in the keyboard sections 

in order to meet critical congressional schedules. This has been pinpointed as an area of below-standard production. However, constant 

monitoring of em reports when these are received in a reasonable time 

and conferences with operators has resulted in an increase in production 

in this area. The Patents Section, shift 1, continues to process a large 

number of chemical patents which tends to depress the production average 

in that section. This is caused by the complicated manuscript copy that 

must be handled. Monitoring of production reports will continue and 

this should be reflected by an increase in em production in the months 

ahead. 

The Congressional Record presents a never-ending challenge to the Night 

Composing Division -- their major responsibility. Careful selection 

and training of copy preparers and key personnel in depth is necessary 

to process Records to meet deadlines. This past year the largest Record 
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made 512 pages and was printed in two parts. Compared with last year, 

the Record had 44 fewer issues and was 12,260 pages smaller -- a 24 

percent decreasR in size. 

The Federal Kegister, a responsibility of day Linotype Section, is 

another of the vital publications requiring careful supervision to 

maintain its schedules. The Register is published under supervision 

of the National Archives and Record Service, and close liaison is 

maintained to smooth any production problems. Compared with last 

year, the Federal Register in Fiscal 1973 had 5 fewer issues but was 

5,244 pages larger -- a 21 percent increase in size. The Federal 

Register in 1970 totaled 17,709 pages in 251 issues; in 1973 it totaled 

29,596 pages in 252 issues -- an increase of 11,887 pages for the year. 

This is a 67 percent increase in size in the past 3 years. The 

Congressional Record and Federal Register pages for Fiscal Year 1973, 

as compared with preceding years, follow: 

Congressional Record .•. 

Record Index ....•...... 

Federal Register .•..... 

Federal Register Index. 

1973 

Issues 

176 

19 

252 

14 

Pages 

38,534 

2,299 

29,596 

664 

1972 

Issues 

220 

23 

257 

12 

Pages 

50,794 

2,255 

24,352 

589 

1971 

Issues 

311 

21 

255 

21 

Pages 

47,600 

2,383 

20' 311 

1' 227 

Patents work showed another decrease in hot metal production over the 

preceding year. A 3-year comparison shows: 

Year 

1972-73 

1971-72 

1970-71 

Number of Patents 

14,305 

19,083 

41,278 

Average issue 

275 

360 

794 

The above figures depict the continuing reversal in method of producing 

patents, which began during Fiscal Year 1970-71. There was a 19,083 

(23 percent) decrease in the total number of patents printed during 

the Fiscal Year 1972-73. Data base decreased 9,440 (15 percent) and 

hot metal decreased 4,778 (25 percent) from the previous fiscal year. 

Of the 14,305 patents processed in this division, most were the more 

difficult chemical patents. In addition, the division was also 

responsible for preparing and reading approximately 25,057 folios of 

photocomposition to supply repros to Electronic Photocomposition for 

data base patents. 

Letterpress Division 

The Letterpress Division is primarily concerned with the printing requirements of Congress that are performed by the Letterpress method. To 

accomplish this task there are two press sections; Main Press and Postal 

Card and three plate sections; Photoengraving, Stereotype and Electrotype. 
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There was a general decline in the volume of work in all areas except 

the Congressional Record and Federal Register. This decline was due 

to two factors; a shift to more camera copy requiring Offset and the 

loss of a considerable percentage of departmental work being assigned 

to commercial procurement. 

Considerable changes have been made in this Division in the past year 

concerning machinery. Two Group 34 presses and one Group 4 press were 

removed from the floor as surplus. One Group 22, 19-1/2" x 27" Miller 

S.W. press #855 was moved from the Book Unit to the Job Unit. The 

transfer and installation of a 27" x 41" Miller press from the Chicago 

Field Office has been completed and is now in operation. A second 

automatically fed Embossing Press to replace the old obsolete hand fed 

press was requested and approved. This new Embossing Press is now in 

operation. The purchase of a 28" x 41" Miller S.Y. was approved and 

the press is now in operation in our security area. The installation 

of the new Congressional Record Press has been completed. Two new 

casting boxes and two routers have been installed in the Stereotype 

Section. 

Comparison of Activities 

No. of forms put to press •.••• 

Congressional Record issues ••• 

Congressional Record pages •••• 

Federal Register issues .•••••• 

Federal Register pages ...••••• 

Postal Cards produced .....•.•. 

Platemaking facility major 

production items (sq. in.): 

Electrotype Flat Plates ••••• 

Electrotype Curved Plates ••• 

Stereo Flat Plates .........• 

Stereo Curved Plates ••.••••. 

Photoeng. Copper Plates ••••• 

Photoeng. Magnes. Plates 

(all types) ••..••.•.•.••• 

Dycril plates, all flat & 

curved . ................ . 

Magnes. Wraparound Plates ••• 

FY 1973 

95,869 

176 

38,680 

252 

30,492 

690,980,000 

265,918 

102,599 

512,983 

5,015,225 

60,343 

451,886 

236,567 

268,750 

Offset Division 

FY 1972 

99,905 

220 

50,996 

257 

25,336 

809,740,000 

242,578 

128,165 

582,906 

5,397,495 

66,569 

528,987 

228,078 

303,150 

FY 1971 

109,562 

211 

47,776 

255 

21,158 

947,332,000 

351,423 

269,659 

483,484 

6,106,650 

54,275 

463,246 

218,668 

311,750 

The Offset Division is required to process any reproducibles, including 

manuscript copy for phototypesetting and products thereof, through 

lithographic photography, platemaking and presswork. Preparatory tasks 

according to specification are performed for work to be procured from 

commercial sources. Inspection and storage of lithographic reproducibles manufactured in the plant or commercially are also accomplished 

by the division. 
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During the last fiscal year, the use of offset web presses for printing 

of the Congressional Record and Federal Register continued to increase, 

7452 pages of Record and 7800 pages of Register. To accomplish this, 

158 forms were run on the Group 88, and 57 forms were run on the Group 

91. Total impressions to produce the Congressional Record were 4,090,254. 

Impressions to produce the Federal Register were 5,522,417 for a grand 

total of 9,612,671 impressions. Increased use of the offset process to 

produce congressional bills is evident by a 42 percent increase in the 

number of bills processed in fiscal 1973. 

Conversion of bimetal platemaking to a photopolymer presensitized plate 

process was completed during the fiscal year. The polymer plate has 

proven to be very satisfactory for press runs over 100,000 impressions 

and has greatly reduced processing of long-run plates from approximately 

two and one-half hours to one third of this time. 

Comparison of Activities 

Offset Copy Preparation Section: 

Plant .............•.•......... 

Commercial .....•.............. 

Commercial (Print Order) ..... . 

Total .•••.•.••••...•• 

Congressional Work (Pages) .•.•.• 

Official Gazette and Trade Marks: 

Pages . ......•••.•.•••...•..•.. 

Illustrations •••••...•...••.•. 

Photocomposition Hand Work: 

Data Base Official Gazette (Pg) 

Data Base Specifications (Pgs). 

Xerox Proofs ..•........••....• 

Offset Negative Section: 

Negatives or Positives ....... . 

Square Inches of Film •..•..••. 

Proofs ..•.........•.•..•...... 

Proofs (Color Key) ...•........ 

Offset Plate Section: 

Number of Plates ...•.......... 

Offset Press Section: 

Makereadies ...•..•...•••....•. 

Impressions ..•••...•.••••••••• 

FY 1973 

10,804 

6, 770 

2' 791 

20,365 

961,135 

23,704 

60,084 

16,516 

268,112 

743,765 

1,104,869 

72,378,248 

504,479 

11,791 

74,354 

74,573 

301,526,610 

FY 1972 

10,931 

7,598 

1,830 

20,359 

1,064,798 

23,104 

70,239 

15,401 

273,741 

760,946 

1,013,675 

62,106,664 

777,707 

11,529 

71,894 

74,165 

315,706,835 

FY 1971 

10,211 

8,353 

2,461 

21,026 

797,080 

23,197 

61,426 

6,837 

117,822 

708,672 

1,037,565 

60,430,230 

688,871 

14,121 

63,326 

66,5 72 

315,534,605 
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Binding Division 

The Binding Division includes the Pamphlet, Blank and Book Sections. 

The Pamphlet Section operates on a three-shift basis. In addition to 

most of the folding, gathering and inserting work this section binds 

and distributes the Congressional Record and Index, the Federal Register, 

U.S. Passports and most of the drilling, punching, wire and plastic 

binding, wrapping, banding and distribution for the Office. The Book 

Section performs hand binding, specialty work, case binding, sewed 

paper cover books and stamping operations. 

Comparison of Activities 

FY 1973 FY 1972 FY 1971 

(In thousand units) 

Folding (sheets) •.•.••.....•.•••••. 289,992 323,189 342,743 

Gathering (complete books) .....•.•. 22,298 22' 6 71 18,389 

Inserting (complete books) ......•.. 57,555 58,000 66,801 

Congressional Record Copies •••••••. 8, 705 10,836 10,426 

Congressional Record pages ..•••..•• 39 51 48 

Federal Register Copies .•••.•.••••• 9,555 7,052 5,533 

Federal Register pages ....•.•..••.. 29 25 22 

Passports (2 up) .. • • ......... • ... • • . 1,498 1,487 1,368 

Gathering (flat sheets) •...•.•••••. 5,877 7,033 8,349 

Drilling (sheets, etc. ) .•...••.••.• 803,840 884,676 1,012,030 

Punching (sheets, etc.) .•.••••.•••• 12 '923 18,466 23' 728 

Cutting (sheets) ................... 95,534 169,835 191,940 

Wrapping (hand and machine) ..•..•.• 1,329 1,762 1,811 

Banding (hand and machine) .•..•.••. 1,586 1,423 1,870 

Adhesive Bound Books ..•...••••••••. 1,142 

Sigs sewed--machine •......•.•••.••• 86,018 90,131 85,271 

Books cased-in ..................... 1,367 1,984 1, 720 

Cases made . ......................... 1,371 2,395 1,819 

Pamphlets covered •..•........•..... 2,951 3,151 3,214 

Gathering--books, etc . ............. 3,286 4, 207 4,432 

Statistical analysis for Fiscal Year 1973 production indicates fluctuations 

which are not necessarily abnormal. There was a decline in production 

requirements for producing the Congressional Record while that for the 

Federal Register shows a substantial increase. There has been a steady 

decline in flat sheet cutting for press work during the past three years, 

which is due to increased web press work. Pamphlet work was on par with 

that of last year. A 6% decline in casebound work will be noted and this 

can be partially attributed to the innovation of adhesive binding. It is 

anticipated that the demand for paper covered adhesive bound books will 

increase during the current fiscal year. 

During the past fiscal year the Binding Division received and installed 

several large pieces of manufacturing equipment: In-line Crawley Nipper, 

Gluer, and Dryer to replace two antiquated machines. This machine was 
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installed in August 1972 and has increased production on nipping and 

gluing of casebound books. A Sheridan Adhesive Binder was installed in 

January of 1973 and began producing adhesive bound books in March. The 

machine is producing good quality adhesive bound books and is handling 

more and more Congressional work. 

Electronic Photocomposition Division 

The Electronic Photocomposition Division produces photocomposition on 

manually-operated photomechanical and tape-operated electronic phototypesetting machines. Computers are utilized to control automated 

phototypesetting systems. The Division develops information and provides services to the agencies to enable them to adapt suitable 

publications to this equipment. 

Linofilm keyboards and photographic units are used primarily to set 

manuscript containing complex mathematical equations and technical 

information. Fotosetter machines produce paper or film positives which 

are converted to camera copy of forms, certificates, and other suitable 

publications. Auxiliary equipment such as paper tape perforators and 

tape converters contribute input to the photo units. 

The Linotrons produce complete page photocomposition at high speed using 

magnetic tape. The magnetic tape which drives the Linotron is written 

on the Government Printing Office and commercial contractor computers 

which have been programed to convert magnetic tape furnished by agencies 

to a configuration required by Linotron. 

Film and paper processors are used in conjunction with the phototypesetting machines to develop the images to either positive or negative form. 

Proofreading and revising is performed on all manually keyboarded material, 

and photocomposed pages produced on the Linotron are inspected and assembled 

within the Division. 

Comparison of Major Activities 

FY 1973 FY 1972 FY 1971 

Linotron {pages) .................... 628,888 707' 280 407,163 

Linofilm keyboards (folios) .••...•.. 9,598 8,428 9,309 

Justowriter Keyboards, tape perforated for Linofilm (1/2 galleys) 730 704 1,003 

Linofilm Photographic Units: 

Keyboarded tape (1/2 galleys) •.•.. 7' 198 6,321 6,982 

Furnished magnetic tape 

(1/2 galleys) •••••....•...•..... 2,486 3,716 5,008 

Linotron page production decreased 11 percent during Fiscal Year 1973 

from a total of 707,280 pages in 1972 to 628,888 pages in 1973. By 

reducing Fiscal Year 1972 production total of 707,280 pages by lost 

pages (MCRL and Census program) an increase of 30,698 pages of new work 

in Fiscal Year 1973 is indicated. 
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The Linofilm keyboards, photographic units, and supporting operations 

reported increased activity in Fiscal Year 1973. The Linofilm keyboards 

showed an overall increase of 3 percent in chargeable hours from 14,574 

hours in 1972 to 15,057 hours reported in 1973. Author's alterations 

consumed over 33 percent (5,539 hours) of the chargeable Linofilm hours 

and consisted primarily of changes set on Patent Specifications. Book 

composition increased 29 percent on the keyboards in Fiscal Year 1973 

from 2,504 hours reported in 1972 to 3,228 hours reported in 1973. 

The photographic unit operation increased a comparable 28 percent for 

this class of work from 3,982 hours in 1972 to 5,090 hours reported in 

1973. The overall photographic unit operation increased 26 percent in 

Fiscal Year 1973. 

Modernization approval was granted for the purchase of an Optical Character 

Reader and Text Editing System which will provide an economical means for 

capturing source data and the updating of existing data files. The total 

system is responsive to agency needs to reduce composition costs and to 

provide increased work for the Linotron photocomposers. 

Night Production Manager 

The primary responsibility of the Night Production Office is to supervise 

the printing and delivery of the Congressional Record and to correlate 

this delivery with the production of congressional bills, committee prints, 

documents, hearings, reports, and committee print tables while rendering 

all possible assistance to requests for help in advancing departmental 

work. 

Congressional Record 

Number of issues •••••••...••••••• 

Number of type pages .....•....•.. 

Average paper pages per issue .... 

FY 1973 

176 

38,534 

220 

FY 1972 

220 

50,794 

232 

FY 1971 

211 

47,600 

226 

The largest single issue, published October 18, 1972, totaled 352 pages. 

During the fiscal year, 3,328 Record pages were printed by the Offset 

Division. In all, in Fiscal Year 1973, there were 41 issues printed 

which consisted of 288 pages or more while 23 of these Records exceeded 

300 pages. Eight issues were published in two parts. 

Delivery Section 

The Delivery Section is responsible for delivery of finished work in the 

metropolitan area, covering more distant points such as Gaithersburg and 

Germantown in Maryland, and Langley and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Other 

basic duties are delivery and pickup of supplies between our branch offices, 

contractors, the shipping of classified material regardless of destination, 

the return of empty skids, and providing passenger car and bus service as 

may be required. 
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Comparison of Activities 

Shipments ••••.•••••••••• 

Mileage ..•••••••••••••.• 

Pickups .••••..••.•.••••. 

Accident Rate ••..••.•••• 

FY 1973 

172,195 

449,826 

6,825 

8.89 

FY 1972 

169,800 

430,516 

6,535 

11.61 

Library of Congress Branch 

FY 1971 

171,225 

410,941 

6,240 

11.72 

Of the many services rendered, the main function of the Library Branch 

is the production of catalog cards and proofsheets. This is accomplished with a combined letterpress and offset reproduction process. 

Total 

Total 

Total 

Total 

Total 

Comparison of Activities 

FY 1973 FY 1972 

Catalog Cards ••••• 109,967,957 122,937,275 

proofsheets ••••••. 13,849,415 15,961,925 

forms printed ••••• 91,849 96,229 

press impressions. 27,040,459 29,967,351 

copies printed •.•• 130,380,333 146,821,955 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES 

Administrative Office 

FY 1971 

140,031,402 

16,382,846 

99,125 

31,838,672 

165,764,294 

The Administrative Office is primarily responsible for directing the Security, Office Services, Housekeeping, Space Management, and Paperwork 

Management, for the Government Printing Office. 

The Administrative Office, established December 15, 1970, commenced operation in June 1971. The Office has been organized into five functional 

components: Plant Security, Office Services, Industrial Cleaning, Space 

Management, and Paperwork Management. 

Plant Security 

The Security Office is responsible for the conduct of the investigative, 

personnel, and physical security of the Government Printing Office. 

Office Services 

The Office Services Section is primarily responsible for administering 

the Parking, Mail and Messenger, and Telephone and Cummunications Services 

for the Government Printing Office. As of June 30, 1973, the Government 

Printing Office had 19 parking lots with 1,796 parking permits issued, 

which is an increase of 97 spaces over the previous year. Additionally, 

the following tables reflect the FY 1971, 1972, and 1973 statistical 

comparisons for Mail and Communications operations respectively: 
Letters •..•.••••..••.•.•...• 

Local Message Cost ..••..•••• 

Telephone Charges •••••.•••.• 

Federal Telecommunications 

System Cost •••••••••.••••• 

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FY 1973 

403,325 

$ 29,862.97 

183,314.01 

83,415.00 

Industrial Cleaning 

FY 1972 FY 1971 

103,970 71,317 

$ 28,891.97 $ 20,620.98 

139,381.72 130,220.64 

86,000.00 76,000.00 

The Industrial Cleaning Section, under the direction of the Executive 

Housekeeper, is responsible for handling the total cleaning functions of 

the Government Printing Office. The major reorganization of the section 

undertaken in FY 1972 is still being implemented. Emphasis has been 

placed on (1) establishing a program of standardization and simplification 

of supplies and equipment within the section, and (2) observing and evaluating each employee for possible promotional opportunities. Significant 

improvements continue to be made in the management of the Industrial 

Cleaning Section, resulting in a more responsible attitude to the general 

cleaning problems in GPO. 

Space Management 

The Space Management Program is responsible for space planning within the 

Government Printing Office and coordinating programs concerning acqulsltion, utilization, assignment, and inventory of all office space and 

special purpose space used by the Government Printing Office. Approval 

was given in FY 1972 for a plan of action which affected over 44,000 

square feet of space. 

Paperwork Management 

As a result of the National Archives and Records Service (NARS) survey 

and evaluation of paperwork practives in the Government Printing Office 

in June 1971, the Paperwork Management Staff was assisted in formulating 

a meaningful program for the Government Printing Office. At the request 

of the new Public Printer, the National Archives and Records Service 

again entered the Government Printing Office to conduct a study of 

Government Printing Office mail operations and distribution methods, 

assisted by the Paperwork Management Staff. Their report to the Public 

Printer in May 1973, gave impetus to the establishment of the Systems 

Task Force now in operation. Their responsibility is basically to 

centralize and design an automated administrative/operational system 

for the Government Printing Office. 

Personnel Service 

Personnel Service is responsible for advising the Public Printer and 

his staff on personnel policies and personnel programs which will 

enable the Office to carry out its mission in the most effective manner. It is also responsible for administering personnel programs in 

accordance with pertinent laws, civil service rules and regulations, 

and the policies of the Public Printer. 
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Comparison of Activities 

Training Projects ••••••••••.•••.•.• 

Employees Trained •.••••..•.•••.•.•. 

Treatments in Occupational 

Health Section ...•......•••.•..•. 

Total issuances •...•...•••.•.••.••. 

Appointments ....................... . 

Separations .....•..•••...••.••.••.. 

Total Personnel Actions •.•.••••••.. 

Positions classified (by survey) ..• 

Individual classification actions 

(including appeals completed) .... 

Labor-Management Agreements 

Negotiated .•••.•........••••••..• 

Corrective Actions •••••..•.•••••••. 

Special Achievement Awards •...••... 

Outstanding Performance Awards ..•.. 

FY 1973 

3,099 

42,995 

87 

1, 721 

2,008 

18,453 

559 

2,963 

5 

265 

656 

18 

FY 1972 

456 

2,198 

43,891 

112 

1,840 

1,421 

19,502 

1,260 

1,977 

5 

249 

661 

22 

FY 1971 

368 

3,184 

46,304 

27 

1,817 

1,751 

23,743 

1,040 

347 

4 

267 

650 

7 

Three apprentice classes graduated during a combined ceremony on May 18, 

1973. Sixty-six apprentices reached the journeyman status during the 

fiscal year. 

The manpower control system is now operating for all organization components except: Printing Procurement Department, Data Systems Service, 

Production Department, and Public Documents Department. 

The Joint Negotiated Grievance System was approved by the Public Printer 

and ratified by the labor organizations in July of 1972. 

A total of 125 vacancy announcements were issued, as compared to 92 in 

Fiscal Year 1972. With the new policy of posting all vacancies except 

those filled from promotion rosters, this trend will continue to accelerate. 

Financial Management Service 

The Financial Management Service js responsible for development, maintenance, and administration of a total financial management program for 

the Government Printing Office. This program is consistent with modern 

practices, applicable laws and regulations, and the policy of the Public 

Printer. The Comptroller, who heads the Financial Management Service, 

must provide for such finance, accounting, policy development and advisory services as required by the Public Printer, other officials, and 

employees of the Office. Functions include budget preparation and 

operation, general accounting, payroll and time accounting (including 

leave, retirement and disability records), cost accounting, accounting 

systems design, rates development and maintenance for services and products provided by the Office, composition measurement, computing and 

billing, GPO Forms control, travel service, disbursing and collecting 

of Public Funds. 
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Comparison of Activities 

FY 1973 FY 1972 FY 1971 

Collections .•.••••••••••.••.•• $370,904,361 $272,170,747 $252,163,281 

Disbursements .••.••.•••.•••••• $460,651,704 $342,564,731 $291,013,824 

Pieces of mail handled ...•..•. 5,538,550 4,752,200 5 '303 ,371 

Number of Savings Bonds issued 81,627 75,468 76,759 

Vouchers processed ••.•••.•.•.• 258,000 237,000 173,000 

Commercial print orders 

processed .•.•••.••..••••••.• 146,385 127,634 98,607 

Government bills of lading 

accounted for and paid .••.•. 42,719 39,038 30,223 

Payroll disbursements ••.••.••• $108,518,000 $101,977,000 $ 91,467,000 

Personnel actions processed .•• 15,650 20,171 40,812 

Employee Data Base Submissions 26,936 13,735 NA 

Number of jackets billed •..••. 121,792 115,938 112,857 

Type measured (thousand ems) •• 1,980,516 2,249,819 2,452,722 

Deposit orders processed ..••.. 580,299 465,384 430,070 

Through the preparation of timely Expense Budget Reports and follow-up 

review with applicable officials by Budget Staff members, managers 

should become more alert to expenditures from a cost-benefit point of 

view and more accurate distribution of costs will be realized. 

Conversion of Public Documents Department depositor's accounts from a 

manual to an automated system was underway at the close of the fiscal 

year. This new system will provide timely processing of transactions, 

records reflecting current information, and monthly statements for 

accounts having activity. 

Production standards were developed for large machines and were added 

to the Daily Foreman's Report and Monthly Detailed Listings. These 

standards enable the users of the reports to quickly recognize significant production variances and provide a tool for necessary managerial 

decisions pertaining to the variances. 

The Government Printing Office has participated in the government-wide 

Joint Project for Measuring and Enhancing Productivity in the Federal 

Sector. A GPO permanent productivity reporting system is currently 

being designed to collect and analyze future production data. Productivity indicators are useful to Top Management in evaluating current 

policies for future productivity. 

Data Systems Service 

The Data Systems Service is responsible for all data processing services 

for the Government Printing Office. This includes computer systems 

analysis and design; computer programing; and operating card punch and 

electric accotmting machines, computers, and related peripheral and 

auxiliary equipment. 
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Comparison of Activities 

Computer Systems Surveys completed ..•.•• 

New Computer Programs completed .•.•...•. 

Revised Computer Programs completed •.... 

System/360 Converted Programs completed. -Jd( 

Tabulating Card Processed (millions) .•.. 

Magnetic Tapes Processed (estimated) ..•. 

Computer Jobs Processed (estimated) ••••• 

*Reports produced. i~*Project completed. 

FY 1973 

24 

120 

347 

0 

31.4 

49,525 

61,316 

FY 1972 FY 1971 

15 14 

131 115 

410 344 

42 47 

29.6 31.0 

43,000 42,840 

34 '968>'( 33,000>'( 

Payraises for a given craft of the Central Office can now be calculated, 

files updated, detailed and summary reports developed and payroll salmon 

cards produced in a greatly reduced time frame. Increased speed and reduced clerical time has been accomplished by automatically calculating 

all required rates based on the submission of the new journeyman rate. 

The Employee Data Base (EDB) and Individual Earnings systems were interfaced for employee name and address changes. Redundant submission of 

changes and/or corrections has been eliminated (approximately 100 every 

biweekly period). Changes are now routed to Personnel Service where 

they are coded for entry to the EDB. 

The G.P.O. Directory of Employees system was rewritten in ANS COBOL. 

The new system reflects expanded data editing and display features to 

more precisely identify the errors and omissions. A series of card and 

tape files were omitted by retrieving the Directory information from the 

Employee Data Base. 

Changes were incorporated in the multi-mailing list system to accommodate 

processing Standard Periodicals. Modifications were made to allow for 

controlling the length of subscription service, mailing label generation, 

renewal notification, subscription expiration and customer purge and 

delete. Control is by date or number of issues and provides the P.D.D. 

with the ability to handle the sale of subscriptions on a time frame 

basis or by a predetermined number of issues. 

Engineering Service 

The paramount function of Engineering Service is to maintain all buildings, 

machinery and equipment at a cost effective level which will provide the 

Government Printing Office with a safe environment for all employees 

coincident with efficient and effective public printing. 

Comparison of Activities 

Maintenance service calls ...•.. 

Maintenance job orders .•..•...• 

Specifications for new 

machinery & equipment ...•.... 

FY 1973 

29,333 

218 

41 

FY 1972 

29,439 

271 

43 

FY 1971 

30' 733 

216 

69 
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FY 1973 FY 1972 FY 1971 

Machines installed ••••••••••••• 

Machines relocated ••••..•••.••• 

Electric power (kw-hr.) .•••••.. 

Gas (cu. ft.) ................. . 

Water (gals.) •••••.•••••••••••• 

25 

44 

44,122,000 

15,683,500 

210,581,950 

21 

58 

44,633,000 

14,003,300 

164,438,210 

17 

43 

42,784,000 

14,098,700 

220,561,025 

Steam (estimated lbs.) •.••••••• 44,630,000 44,825,000 46,615,000 

During the past fiscal year we have been able to effect $200,000 in cost 

reduction. Tight control of overtime (50 percent reduction this year), 

scheduling, work sampling, maintenance trend charts and workload summaries 

were useful tools in cost reduction. Continuance of these programs plus 

the introduction of other management tools should sustain continued cost 

reduction. 

Tests and Technical Control Service 

The Tests and Technical Control Service, now the Quality Control and 

Technical Department, is responsible for the laboratory testing of 

paper, inks, bookbinding materials, metals, chemicals and miscellaneous 

supplies utilized in the printing and binding process, and the manufacture of select supply items - inks, metals, adhesives, etc. The 

Department also conducts such research and development as is necessary 

to improve product quality or resolve problems in the various operating 

units. Ancillary functions include the development of procurement 

specifications, monitoring materials and work areas for health hazards, 

maintaining technical liaison with regulatory agencies and the various 

technical organizations engaged in related work, and providing technical 

service and support to the operating units, the Joint Committee on 

Printing and other Government agencies as requested. 

Comparison of Activities 

The various materials tested during the past three years are as follows: 

Paper and Envelopes (Materials Mgmt.) •• 

Printed Matter (Printing Procurement) •• 

Metals ................................ . 

Printing Inks . ........................ . 

Ink-Making Materials •..•.••••••••••.••• 

Bookbinding Materials .•....•.••...••.•• 

Adhesives & Adhesive Making Materials •• 

Oils and Greases •.....................• 

Chemicals ...•••••••.•••••••••..•..•.••• 

Offset Supplies ••••.••.•.•••••••••••••• 

Environmental Control Tests ••.••••••••• 

Miscellaneous . ........................ . 

Printing Inks Manufactured (lbs.) ..•••• 

Bindery Glue Manufactured (lbs.) ••••••• 

Adhesives Manufactured (lbs.) •••.•.•••• 

Type Metal Corrected (lbs.) •••••••••••• 

Silver Recovered (troy ounces) •.•.•.... 

FY 1973 

4,856 

3,986 

881 

2,623 

159 

394 

139 

178 

68 

61 

24 

693 

173,289 

180,950 

130,562 

12,303,348 

2,681 

FY 1972 

6,036 

3,884 

906 

2,768 

186 

682 

113 

178 

91 

60 

726 

214,235 

166,385 

136,622 

12,721,163 

2,777 

FY 1971 

8,629 

2,818 

946 

2,027 

275 

534 

166 

162 

72 

54 

536 

219,663 

148,955 

178,680 

13,846,285 

2,612 
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The basic elements of a micropublishing laboratory were established to 

support the work required to implement and control the microfiche 

procurement generated by the Minicats program. Problems have been 

minimal but the recent switch from COM to graphics suggest that the 

Office commitment to this effort may have to be expanded. 

The Service has continued its support of the Technical Association of 

the Pulp and Paper Industry program of evaluating and updating association test methods every five years. During the past year, members of 

our staff have commented on proposed revisions and have been responsible 

for the revision and updating of four test methods that are of interest 

to the Office. 

Several air pollution monitoring programs are being given our immediate 

attention. These include tests for the presence of pollutants such as 

heavy metals, ozone, isopropyl alcohol, carbon monoxide, dust, and ink 

or oil mists. The solvent vapor levels have been measured in our 

electrotype blocking and platemaking rooms, and found to be below the 

threshold limits for the solvents being used therein. 

Materials Management Service 

The Materials Management Service is responsible for: The acquisition 

of materials, equipment, and supplies; commercial services; transportation services; receiving and shipping; maintaining current inventory 

records of paper, envelopes, materials and supplies; initiating and 

accounting for the shipment of Government Post Cards; and providing 

authorized support to Government Printing Office operations and other 

Federal agencies. 

Comparison of Activities 

Purchase Orders drawn •.••••••• 

Value of Purchase Orders drawn 

Paper purchased by pounds ...•• 

Paper purchased by sheets ••..• 

Envelopes, each .•••.....•••... 

Containers, each ••.•••...••••• 

FY 1973 

11,678 

$53,843,563~'! 

128,111, 029wo'< 

21,912,486 

203,836,150 

2,935,391 

FY 1972 FY 19 71 

13,294 13,051 

$39,237,304 $33,249,563 

128,774,830** 125,736,774 

22,922,826 14,893,936 

232,238,950 219,189,729 

3,454,816 3,199,081 

i<Includes increased mailing costs due to Public Law 92-607, which is 

not inc~1ded in prior year expenditures. 

;';;'(Includes 14,030,000 (1973) and 10,611,000 (1972) pounds of newsprint. 

Newsprint poundage was not included in the 1971 annual report figure. 

The value of our procurement activities during Fiscal Year 1973 amounted 

to $53,843,563. This represents an increase of $14,606,259 when compared 

to the previous fiscal year. The increase in expenditures for Machinery 

and Equipment can be attributed to the overall higher prices being paid 

for capital goods, plus a small increase in the number of procurements 

for this category. The entire increase in services, transportation, 

communications, and travel of $11,897,503 plus an additional $1,934,367 

is attributed to increased rna i.ling costs of $13,813,870 due to Public Law 
- 28 -

92-607 (Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1973) which placed the U.S. 

Postal Service on an equitable income basis for postal services provided 

to federal agencies. Excluding postal services, costs for other services, 

transportation, communications, and travel actually decreased 3.7%. 

Sharp increases in paper prices, particularly in the fourth quarter, 

accounted for all of the $2.6 million increase in blank paper, envelopes, 

and cartons, since the quantities of all three categories declined in 

FY 1973 as compared to FY 1972. 

The biweekly average inventory of paper during Fiscal Year 1973 amounted 

to 31,517,929 pounds. Tnis figure included an average of 1,926,742 pounds 

in the plants of commercial printing contractors and 7,273,851 pounds on 

hand awaiting release. The high point in paper inventory of 37,055,505 

pounds occurred during the biweekly period of January 22, 1973 through 

February 2, 1973, and the low point of 29,141,744 pounds occurred during 

the biweekly period of May 29, 1973 through June 8, 1973. 

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT 

The major responsibilities of the Public Documents Department are the 

sale of Government publications, the compilation of catalogs and indexes 

of Government publications, the distribution of Government publications 

to depository libraries, and mailing of publications for Members of 

Congress and Government agencies. 

Comparison of Activities 

Amount of Appropriation .••.•..•••• 

Number of Sales Orders •..•••.•.••• 

Amount of Sales .....•.....•.....•. 

Miscellaneous Receipts •...•.•...•• 

Number of Letters of Inquiry,,,,,, 

Publications Received for Departmental Free Distribution .••• 

Publications Distributed Free 

for other Government Agencies •.. 

Number of Publications Sold •.•...• 

Number of Publications Distributed to Depository Libraries •••• 

Total Publications Received ..•••.• 

Total Publications Distributed •••• 

Customers Served by GPO Bookstores . ......................... . 

Amount of Bookstores Sales ••••..•. 

Number of Mailing Lists Maintained . ........................ . 

Number of Addresses on Mailing 

Lists ......................... . 

Total Copies of Available Sales 

FY 1973 

$29,762,000 

4,845,087 

$23,299,689 

$ 4,953,000 

2,473,659 

67,934,621 

64,040,340 

78,000,000 

12,490,228 

254,033,860 

193,718,249 

700,957 

$ 3,747,532 

1,186 

3,835,081 

Publications .•.•.•.....•...•••• 115,974,975 

Number of Documents Cataloged..... 45,058 

Number of Depository Libraries.... 1,121 

FY 1972 

$14,829,900 

4,749,308 

$22,500,000 

$ 8,622,321 

2,682,102 

74,687,523 

95,045,635 

78,000,000 

11,841,888 

200,072,802 

240,697,292 

617,179 

$ 3,123,183 

1,164 

3,386,439 

59,553,645 

45,742 

1,084 

FY 1971 

$12,236,000 

4,352,343 

$22,076,179 

$ 9, 798,091 

2,316,077 

102,033,292 

94,501,373 

78,000,000 

12,663,137 

241,051,568 

243,128,577 

539,711 

$ 2,858,178 

1,266 

3,055,626 

68,237,528 

50,538 

1,054 
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On February 28, 1973 a request was sent to the Joint Committee on Printing 

by the Public Printer to contract for feasibility and design studies of an 

automated order processing system. The request was approved, marking the 

first step towards a totally automated Publications Nanagement System for 

the Public Documents Department. Since that time, a contract has been 

established with the National Archives and Record Service and a special 

task force has been established to design an integrated administrative/ 

operational system for the Public Documents Department and for other GPO 

activities. Three departmental personnel are detailed to the task force 

full time and one on a part-time basis. 

During the fiscal year, maximum effort was devoted to modernization of 

mailing lists by conversion from the Elliott Stencil system to the automated system. In October 1972, it was proposed to convert the remaining 

650,000 Elliott stencils to the automated system, by using the attrition 

method in conjunction with a contractor for bulk processing. In midDecember 1972, approval was given to proceed with the suggested 

conversion. A conversion desk was established to control all conversions 

processed sy the contractor. On April 9, 1973, a new contract was let 

to process conversions. All paid subscription files (610,000) were 

converted to the automated system by May 31, 1973. The remaining stencils 

(40,000) were the departmental mailing lists and the conversion was 

completed on June 26, 1973. All production for mailing can now be 

provided from Videograph machine or the IB.t:'i 360 for 3x5 labels. 

The Documents Department is now using ATS Terminals to update subscription 

lists. This method is faster and has reduced update time substantially. 

By November 1972, warehouse storage trends indicated the need for 

additional bulk warehouse space. The Joint Committee on Printing 

approved an emergency warehouse request for 50,000 additional square 

feet of space. A lease was signed in Nay 1973 for 36,700 square feet 

of modern warehouse space for occupancy in early FY 74, near the 

Virginia warehouse location. 

With 10 additional clerks on the Order Desk, incoming calls to the 

Inquiries Section were answered promptly. Customers expressed their 

appreciation for this quick response. The ordinary mail was researched, 

answered and mailed back to the customers within seven working days. 

Twenty-two GPO bookstores are presently serving sixteen major U.S. 

cities, as well as the Hashington, D.C. metropolitan area. With the 

completion of the Nilwaukee bookstore, the number of stores outside 

\Vashingt.on, D.C. will increase to seventeen. These stores are dispersed 

throughout the United States in a pattern similar to existing population 

concentrations within the country. 

A Document's pricing study resulted in development of mathematical formulas 

that can be 11sed to update pricing scales on the computer i.n mur.:h less 

time than previously. 

In January 1973, the Documents Department assumed the responsibility for 

processing Consumer Product Information orders. 

U, S, GOVI':HNMENT PRINTING OFF!C}:: 1973 0- 19-111 (119) 
STATISTICAL APPENDIX 
ASSETS 

FUND BALANCES WITH U.S. TREASURY 

AND CASH: 

Fund balances in U.S. Treasury 

Cash on hand and in transit 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND·ADVANCES: 

Accounts receivable: 

Government agencies 

Other 

Advances to employees 

INVENTORIES: 

Publications for sale, at cost 

Printing work in process$ at 

standard cost 

Paper, envelopes, and other 

supplies at cost 

DEFERRED CHARGES 

PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT: 

Land and buildings, at cost 

Equipment and building appurtenances 

Less allowance for depreciation 

TOTAL ASSETS 

Revolving 

_fund_ 

9,223,151 

2,051,549 

11,274,700 

108,237,09l(b) 

915,390 

3 404 

109,155,885 

10,864,04l(c) 

24,774,341 

8,495,198 

44,133,580 

151056 

---

36,292,630 

36,292,630 

26,884,478 

9,408,152 

$173,987,373 

Other funds(a) 

8,084,946 

8,084,946 

149,834 

-149,834 

9,085,173 

1,263,606 

10,348,779 

7,524,490 

2,824,289 

$11,059,069 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS OF JU~~ 30, 1973 

Combined 

funds 

17,308,097 

2,051,549 

19,359,646 

108,386,925 

915,390 

3,404 

109,305,719 

10,864,041 

24,774,341 

LIABILITIES AND INVESTMENT 

LIABILITIES: 

Accounts payable 

Accrued salaries and wages 

Amounts withheld from employees 

for purchase of savings bonds 

and payment of taxes 

Employees' accrued annual leave 

Customers' deposits, prepaid 

subscriptions and unearned 

income 

INVESTMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT: 

Capital 

Retained earnings (TABLE 2) 

Appropriations and other fund 

balances (TABLE 3) 

Income from sales of publications 

Revolving 

fund 

28,858,767(

2,131,779 

2,968,395 

4,865,246 

7' 712, 763( 

46,536,950 

85,315,383 

37,181,647(

8,495,198 

44,133,580 

payable to U.S. Treasury (TABLE 5)~953,393 127,450,423 

15,056 

9,085,173 

37,556,236 

46,641,409 

34,408,968 

12,232,441 

$185,046,442 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND INVESTMENT 

OF U.S. GOVERNMENT $ln... 987,373 

(a) Other funds consist of account balances of the Printing and Binding appropriation, Office of the Superintendent of Documents Salaries and 

value of building structures and land which is specifically excluded from the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund by law (44 u.s.c. 

Congressional Printing and Binding appropriation can only be used to reimburse the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund for work orde

(b) Accounts Receivable-Government Agencies revolving fund includes $4,680,118 due from the Office of the Superintendent of Docwnents Salaries 

(c) Publications for sale, at cost after deduction of allowance for unsalable publications of $1,798,011. Publications for sale inventory incl

1 Hl No. Capita]_ St, Warehouse. The value of this inventory was computed through the use of statistical sampling with a 95% confidence le

(d.) Does not include a contingent liability for the value of compensatory time .. off in lieu of overtime pay earned and accumulated by employees 

£\nd does not include $16,895,975 for the net value of sick leave earned and accumulated by employees of the Government Printing Office, 

(<') Accounts payable other funds consist of amount owed to the Goverume:1t Printing Office revolving fund by the Superintendent of Documents Sa

(f) Customers' deposits and prepaid subscriptions Revolving Fund includes deferred income of $2,146,059 representing unfilled cash orders. 

(g) Ret<>iaed earnings o£ $5,131,575 have been reserved for the purchase of machinery and equipment, 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFIGE 

REVOLVING Fl!'ND 

COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES 

FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1973 and 1972 

INCOME 

Printing and binding services performed for 

Govemmt:mt agencies and Congress 

Document sales to the public 

Appropriation for increased mailing 

costs (TABLE 3) 

Services associated with document sales: 

Reimbursements by appropriations to the 

Superintendent of Documents (TABLE 3) 

Services associated with depository libraries, 

cataloging and indexing, and distributions 

for other agencies: 

Reimbursements by appropriations to the 

Superintendent of Documents (TABLE 3) 

Blank paper sales: 

Receipts from other Government agencies 

Other 

DIRECT COSTS 

Labor 

Material 

TOTAL INCOME 

Purchases of printing 

TOTAL DIRECT COSTS 

GENERAL &~D ADMINISTRATIVE t~STS 

TOTAL COSTS 

NET INCOME TO THE REVOLVING FUND 

Less amount payable to the United States 

Treasury (TABLE 5) 

NET INCOME RETAINED BY THE REVOLVING FUND 

CH&~GE IN EARNINGS RETAINED 

BY THE REVOLVING FUND 

Balance - July 1, 1972 

Add: 

Net income retained by revolving fund 

Balance June 30, 1973 (TABLE 1) 

Fiscal Fiscal 

Year Year 

.......liZ.L.. .....J1lL. 

$271,166,308 $241,863,011 

23,135,570(a) 22,908,415 

6,214,000 12,702,100 

15,693,239 9,078,521 

7,942,328 6,169,750 

11,642,180 10,378,398 

797,815 572,628 

336,591,440 303,672,823 

73,872,953 77,879,962 

23,442,563 24,910,592 

151,768,736 129.819' 778 

249,084,252 232,610,332 

76,034,584 62,682,977 

325,118,836 295,293,309 

11,472,60!, 8,379,514 

4,2~3.:l2l 8, 240,076 

$ 139,438 

$ 30,662,436 

~19,211 

TABLE 2 

Increase or Decrease H 

$29,303,297 

227' 155 

-6,488,100 

6,614, 718 

1,772,578 

1,263, 782 

225,187 

32,918,617 

-4,007,009 

-1,468,029 

21,948,958 

16,473,920 

13,351,607 

29,825,527 

3,093,090 

-3,286,683 

(a) Document sales to the public does not include unfilled cash orders of $2,146,059 for Fiscal Year 1973. 

For fiscal year 1972, document sales to public included unfilled cash orders of $2,939,809. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

OTHER FUNDS 

STATUS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER FUND BALANCES 

t-:r JUNE 30, 1973 

Balances at July 1, 1972 

Additions: 

Appropriations for fiscal year 1973 

Reimbursements 

Increase in investment in furniture 

TOTAL 

Less; 

Amounts paid to the revolving fund 

in payment for: 

Congressional printing and 

binding (TABLE 4) 

Increased mailing costs (TABLE 4) 

Sales distribution (TABLE 4) 

Other expenses 

Unobligated funds returned to 

u.s .. Treasury 

Depreciation on buildings and 

furniture and fixtures 

Increase in liability for employees 

annual leave, Office of Superintendent 

of Documents 

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 

Balances at June 30, 1973 (TABLE l) 

UNOBLIGATED BALANCES OR OVEROBLIGATION (-) 

Appropriation balance at June 30, 1973 

(as above) 

Less: 

Obligations 

Unobligated balance or overobligation 

Appropriation 

for printing 

and binding 

for the 

Cons.ress 

4,442,235 

46,500,000 

50,942,235 

49,287' 779 

49,287,779 

$ 1,654,456 

$ 1,654,456 

31,411,537 

-$29,757 ,08l(a) 

Appropriation 

for the Office 

of the Superintendent of 

Documents 

290,004 

29,762,000 

352,806 

30,404,810 

6,214,000 

15,693,239 

7,942,328 

25,676 

29,875,243 

529,567 

529,567 

529,567 

(a) To be funded from subsequent years appropriations, 

Other 

$2,467,192 

149,945 

2,617,137 

117,253 

117,728 

234,981 

$2,382,156 

$ 

TABLE 3 

Total 

7,199,431 

76,262,000 

352,806 

149 945 

83,964,182 

49,287' 779 

6,214,000 

15,693,239 

7,942,328 

25,676 

117,253 

117' 728 

79,398,003 

$ 4,566,179 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

OTHER FUNDS 

STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS 

FROM APPROPRIATIONS TO THE REVOLVING FUND 

FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1973 AND 1972 

Payments from congressional printing and binding 

appropriations to revolving fund: 

Congressional Record 

Hearings 

Miscellaneous printing and binding 

Bills, resolutions, and amendments 

Miscellaneous publications 

Federal Register 

Committee prints 

House and Senate calendars 

Documents 

Supplements to the Code of Federal Regulations 

Committee reports 

Franked envelopes 

Publications for international exchange 

Document franks 

TOTAL PAYMENTS (TABLE 3) 

Payments from Superintendent of Documents 

appropriations to the revolving fund: 

Sales distribution expense (TABLE 3) 

Increased mailing costs (TABLE 3) 

Distribution for other agencies 

Depository library distribution 

Cataloging and indexing 

TOTAL PAYMENTS 

Fiscal 

Year 

....!..ill_ 

$ 5,840,300 

13,538,688 

6,581,284 

5,509,849 

3,191,560 

4,341,387 

3,161,358 

1,380,230 

1, 277,851 

1,962,591 

1,482,430 

634,766 

335,490 

49 995 

$4922872779 

$15,693,239 

6,214,000 

1,936,224 

5,133,329 

8721775 

$2918491567 

$ 

Fiscal 

Year 

___!2B_ 

9,049,647 

9,666,202 

5,463,536 

4,350,193 

4,218,638 

3,085,278 

2,285,347 

1,233, 776 

1,154,881 

1,111,181 

1,310,261 

617,785 

358,987 

502637 

$4319561349 

$ 9,078,521 

12,702,100 

2,153,194 

3,353,533 

6631023 

$2719501371 

TABLE 4 

Increase or 

Decrease (-) 

$-3,209,347 

3,872,486 

1,117, 748 

1,159,656 

-1,027,078 

1,256,109 

876,011 

146,454 

122,970 

851,410 

172,169 

16,981 

-23,497 

-642 

$ 523311420 

$ 6,614,718 

-6,488,100 

-216,970 

1, 779,796 

2091752 

$ 118991196 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

REVOLVING FUND 

AMOUNTS DUE U ,S, TREASURY 

FROM SALE OF PUBLICATIONS 

FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1973 AND 1972 

INCOME 

Income from document sales to the public (TABLE 2) 

Appropriation for L1creased mailing costs 

Reimbursements by appropriations to the 

Superintendent of Documents 

Other Income 

TOTAL INCOME 

COST OF PRINTING AND BINDING 

OTHER EXPENSES 

Salaries and expenses (TABLE 3) 

Administrative 

Mailing costs 

TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES 

AMOUNT PAYABLE TO U ,S. TREASURY (TABLE 2) 

Status of payments due u.s. Treasury: 

Balance payable July 1, 1972 

Amount payable to U ,S. Treasury for Fiscal Year 1973 

Less: Payments to U.S. Treasury during 

Fiscal Year 1973 

Balance Payable June 30, 1973 (TABLE 1) 

Fiscal 

Year 

__l2lL 

$23,135,570(a) 

6,214,000(b) 

15' 693,239 

545 504 

45,588,313 

10,710,207 

15' 693' 239 

4,631,024 

9,600,450(b) 

29' 924,713 

4,953,393 

6' 148,406 

4, 953,393 . 

11,101,799 

6,148,406 

4,953,393 

Fiscal 

Year 

__l2ll_ 

$22,908,415(a) 

12, 702,100(b) 

9,078,521 

494 896 

45' 183' 932 

9,848, 741 

9,078,521 

2,960,052 

15,056,542(b) 

27,095,115 

8,240,076 

(a) Document sales to the public does not include unfilled cash orders of $2,146,059 for fiscal 

year 1973. For fiscal year 1972, document sales to public included unfilled cash orders of 

$2,939,809. 

(b) Increased mailing costs reimbursed to Revolving Fund by Superintendent of Documents are 

included in OTHER EXPENSES - mailing costs, 

TABLE 5 

Increase or 

Decrease (-) 

$ 227,155 

-6,488,100 

6 ,614, 718 

50,608 

404 381 

861,466 

6,614, 718 

1,670, 972 

-5,456,092 

2,829,598 

$-3,286,683 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

REVOLVING AND OTHER FUNDS 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION 

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1973 

Funds were provide by: 

Printing and binding services perfonned (TARLE 2) 

Document sales to the public (TABLE 2) 

Sales of paper (TABLE 2) 

Appropriations: 

For Congressional printing and binding 

For the Superintendent of Documents 

$29,762,000 plus reimbursements of $352,806 

Miscellaneous 

Total funds provided 

Funds were applied to: 

Operating costs - less allowance for depreciation and net change 

in accrued annual leave 

Payments to U.s. Treasury (TABLE 5) 

Purchase of equipment 

Unobligated funds returned to U.S. Treasury (TABLE 3) 

Total funds applied 

Increase in working capital 

ANALYSIS OF WORKING CAPITAL 

Fund balances with u.so Treasury and cash 

Accounts receivables & Advances 

Inventorj.es 

Deferred charges 

Less: 

Liabilities excluding employees' 

accrued annual leave 

Total Working Capital 

$ 19,359,646 

109,305' 719 

44,133,580 

15 056 

172,814,001 

47,722,460 

$125,091,541 

$ 38,987,778 

95,242,359 

35,742,762 

20,531 

169' 993,430 

46,272,007 

$123,721,423 

TABLE 6 

$271,166,308 

23,135,570 

11,642,180 

46,500,000 

30,114,806 

805,747 

383,364,611 

372,628,779 

6,148,406 

3,i91,632 

25 676 

381,994,493 

1,370,118 

Increase or 

Decrease (-) 

-$ 19,628,132 

14,063,360 

8,390,818 

5 475 

2,820,571 

1,450,453 

1,370,118 
Table 7 

STATEMENT OF CLASSES AND BILLING FOR WORK 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, FIELD PRINTING OFFICES, AND COMMERCIALLY PROCURED WORK 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

Reproduced Type 

Pages Pages Publications 

Class of Work Co:eies Printed Printed Bound 

Congressional Record 7,886,309 1,548 38,963 

Federal Register ···•··••· 10,060,584 2,620 30,371 5,999 

Supplement to the Code of 

Federal Regulations 1,011,094 5,160 55,582 

Official Gazette ......... 446,415 15,283 2, 720 

Specifications of Patents, 

Trademarks & Designs 3, 750,529 90,928 

Miscellaneous Publications 2,279,480,856 9, 715,828 600,677 4,039, 746 

Postal Cards ............. 696,485,750 

Catalog Cards ........... 41,309,106 

Letterheads & Envelopes 347,723,947 

Forms ..•••.............. 5,827,497,886 

Labels, Notices and 

Posters ............... 998,876,642 

Blank Books ............. 41,911,153 

Multiforms ~ ............. 2, 741,425,964 

Miscellaneous Binding 19,325 

Binders ·······•········· 1,164,385 

Miscellaneous & Microfiche l19,054,965 

Blank Paper •••••••••••• 0 2,632,056,686 

Supplies and Services 41,341,055 

TOTAL .......••• 15,791,502,651 9, 740,439 819,241 4,045,745 

G.P,O, Departmental Service 

Office ............••.. 180,988,750 

Field Printing Offices 87,175,373 

GRAND TOTAL 16,059,666,774 9,740,439 819,241 4,045,745 

Breakdown of the Amount Billed: 

Value of Work Produced and Performed by the G.P,O, Central Office 

including paper and materials ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••9•• 

Value of Outside Printing ••••••••••••••••••••• $1~7.294.444 

Value of Paper Furnished Contractors •••••••••• 21 275,149 

Total Value of Outside Printing •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Blank Paper ·······································~··••e~••••<~~••······· 

G.P.O. Departmental Service Office •••••••••••• 

Field Printing Service ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Total Field and Departmental Services Offices 

TOTAL AMOUNT BILLED 

$ 3,800,654 

16,770,042 

Amount 

Billed 

$ 6,547,606 

4,429,694 

2,434,680 

407,254 

2,993,510 

154,234,644 

1,306,087 

1,022,634 

3,243, 712 

21,641,978 

9,916,849 

1,325,375 

24,185,091 

611,(/46 

621,341 

28,936,349 

11,532,958 

286,405 

$275,677,813 

3,800,654 

16,770,042 

$296,248,509 

hl4,575,262 

149,569,593 

11,532,958 

20,570,696 

$296,248,509 
Table 8 

STATEMENT OF CLASSES AND BILLINGS FOR WORK 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE EXCLUSIVE OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ON 

COMMERCIALLY PROCURED WORK 

Class of Work 

Congressional Record 

Federal Register 

Supplement to the Code of 

Federal Regulations 

Official Gazette ••••••• Specifications of Patents, 

Trademarks & Designs 

Miscellaneous Publications 

Postal Cards ••••••••••• 

Catalog Cards •••••••••• Letterheads & Envelopes 

Forms •••••••••••••••••• 

Labels, Notices & 

Posters ••······•··••• 

Blank Books •••••••••••• Miscellaneous Binding 

Binders •••••··········• Miscellaneous •••••••••• 

Blank Paper •••••••••••• 

Supplies & Services 

TOTAL 

G.P.O. Departmental 

Service Office 

Field Printing Offices 

GRAND TOTAL 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

Copies 

7,886,309 

10,060,584 

1,011,094 

446,415 

3, 750,529 

403,366,266 

696,485,750 

41,309,106 

244,049,383 

1,291,251,333 

171,740,370 

13,677,684 

17' 115 

4,603 

15,874,404 

2,632,056,686 

41,341,0:?5 

5,574,328,686 

180,988,750 

87,175,373 

5,842,492,809 

Reproduced 

Pages 

Printed 

1,548 

2,620 

5,160 

15,283 

1,486,744 

1,511,355 

1,511,355 

Type 

Pages 

Printed 

38,963 

30,371 

55,582 

2, 720 

90,928 

464,726 

683,290 

683,290 

Publications 

Bound 

i,999 

394,306 

400,305 

400,305 

Amount 

Billed 

$ 6,547,606 

4,429,694 

2,434,680 

407,254 

2,993,510 

59,100,853 

1,306,087 

1,022,634 

2,161,322 

4,525,928 

2,477,234 

829,614 

601,781 

7,838 

25,442,822 

11,532,958 

286,405 

$126,108,220 

3,800,654 

16,770,042 

$146,678,916 
Table 9 

STATEMENT OF CLASSES AND BILLINGS FOR WORK 

COMMERCIALLY PROCURED WORK INCLUDING GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WORK PERFORMED THEREON 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

Reproduced Type 

Pages Pages Publications 

Class of Work CoJ:!ies Printed Printed Bound 

Miscellaneous Publications 1,876,114,590 8,229,084 135,951 3,645,440 

Letterheads & Envelopes 103,674,564 

Forms ••···········•·••·•· 4,536,246,553 

M1ill tiforms ........•.•.•.. 2,741,425,964 

Labels, Notices and 

Posters ·········•·•··•· 827,136,272 

Blank Books .............. 28,233,469 

Binders .................. 1,159,782 

Miscellaneous & Microfiche 103,180,561 

Miscellaneous. Binding 2 210 

TOTAL ........... 10,217,173,965 8,229,084 135,951 3,645,440 

Breakdown of the Amount Billed: 

Value of Outside Printing (Based on Finished Work Value) 

Value of Paper furnished Contractors (Based on amounts billed and the 

value of paper issued) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••• 

TOTAL ........................................................ 

Amount 

Billed 

$ 95,133,791 

1,082,390 

17' 116,050 

24,185,091 

7,439,615 

495,761 

613,503 

3,493,527 

9.865 

$149,569,593 

$147,294,444 

2,275,149 

$149,569,593 
BILLINGS TO CONGRESS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

CONGRESS: 

Congressional Record ••••••••••••••••• 

Miscellaneous Publications ••••••••••• 

Miscellaneous Printing and Binding ••• 

Publications for International Exchange 

Franked Envelopes •••••••••••••••••••• 

Documents Franks ••••••••••••••••••••• 

House and Senate Calendars ••••••••••• 

Bills, Resolutions and Amendments 

Committee Reports •••••••••••••••••••• 

Documents •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Hearings ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Register ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Supplement to the Code of Federal 

$ 6,547,606 

3,191,673 

6,580,972 

336,272 

634,766 

49,995 

1,380,230 

5,509,849 

1,482,430 

1,277,851 

13,538,688 

4,341,387 

Regulations •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1,962,591 

Committee Prints ••••••••••••••••••••• 3,161,358 

Total •·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Action ••.••...•.•••••••.••••.•..•..•••••••••••.••.••••.•• 

Administrative Conference of the United States ••••••••••• 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts ........ Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations ••••••• 

Agriculture •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force Systems Command ·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

American Battle Monuments Commission ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Appalachian Regional Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Anny ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Atomic Energy Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ••••••••• 

Central Intelligence Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Aeronautics Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Rights Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Service Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

COIDID.erce ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission of Fine Arts •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission on Population Growth and The American Future •• 

Council of Economic Advisers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council on Environmental Quality ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council on International Economic Policy ••••••••••••••••• 

Court of Claims •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Defense Mapping Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Table 10 

$ 49,995,668 

732,067 

4,261 

199,349 

13,103 

8,665,710 

15,638,941 

3,149,732 

3,536 

8,193 

33,483,908 

1,623,852 

4,287 

439,321 

136,994 

180,848 

2,072,028 

7,386,846 

7,950 

27,982 

110,150 

100,699 

9 

124,401 

4,376 

451,956 
Defense Supply Agency 

Department of Defense 

District of Columbia 

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Farm Credit Administration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Communications Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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Federal Maritime Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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GPO Sales •••••••••••••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

GPO Superintendent of Documents Depositories •••••••••••• 

GPO Superintendent of Documents Others •••••••••••••••••• 

Health, Education and Welfare •••••••••••••••••·••••••••• 

House of Representatives •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Housing & Urban Dev'elopment ••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••• 

Indian Claims Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interior Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Internal Revenue Service •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interstate Commerce Commission •••••••••••••••·•••••••••• 

Joint Publications Research Service ..................... Justice Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Labor Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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National Capital Housing Authority •••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Capital Planning Commission •••••••••••••••••••• 

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 

National Commission on State Workmen 1 s Compensation Laws 

National Credit Union Administration •••••••••·•••••••••• 

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National Gallery of Art ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Labor Relations Board ••••·••••••••••••••••••••• 

(continued) 

$ 4,142,354 

22,283 

272,574 

2,493,443 

144,266 

117' 141 

25,641 

413,565 

19,5 79 

129,115 

8,293 

19,251 

14,112 

383,778 

123,929 

7,674 

419,463 

10,436,251 

26,824,287 

3,064,903 

6,050,830 

15,525,019 

45,079 

2,200,433 

444 

6,234,585 

14,605,070 

166,530 

39,442 

3,104,225 

3,483,605 

1,104,034 

2,005,766 

3,644 

5,525 

3,740,603 

13,786 

15,334 

18,856 

1,385 

5,556 

118,003 

579 

32,885 

401,255 
Table 10 

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National Science Foundation •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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Navy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••e•••• 

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Office of Aerospace Research ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation •••••••••••••••••• 

Panama Canal Company ••••••..•..••••••••••••••••••••.•••.• 

Pan .Atnerican Union ••••••••••.••••.••••.•••••••••••••••••• 

Patent Office •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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Renegotiation Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Securities and Exchange Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Selective Service System ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Susquehanna River Basin Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Small Business Administration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Smithsonian Institution •••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

State Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation •••••••••••••• 

Subversive Activities Control Board •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Supreme Court of the United States ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tariff Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tax Court of the United States ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tennessee Valley Authority ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Treas~y Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Transportation Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

United States Information Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Veterans Administration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••• 

Water Resources Council •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

White House •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

GRAND TOTAL 

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$ 10,553 

457,993 

2,029,732 

1,011 

1,869 

26,894,858 

130 

148 

381,343 

90,698 

1,012,547 

37,379 

2 

52 

16,054 

1,975 

4,817,645 

10,857,159 

61,959 

3,421 

11,471 

159,172 

1,240,257 

7 

647,239 

472,660 

2,642,559 

291 

2,139 

331,855 

38,741 

47,567 

10,195 

2,807,762 

5,053,730 

256,809 

3,035,184 

43,255 

200,546 

$296,248,509 
PUBLICATIONS FURNISHED CONGRESS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 

AND INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

Congress •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Action •••.••••••••••.••.•••••••.••••••••••••• · ••.••••••.• 

Administrative Conference of the United States •••••••••• 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts ••••••• 

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations •••••• 

Agriculture ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force Systems Command ••••••••••••••·•••••••·•••••••• 

American Battle Monuments Commission •••••••••••••••••••• 

Appalachian Regional Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Artny .................................................... . 

Atomic Energy Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System •••••••• 

Central Intelligence Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Aeronautics Board ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Rights Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Service Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commerce Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission of Fine Arts ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission on Population Growth and The American Future • 

Council of Economic Advisers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council of Environmental Quality •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council of International Economic Policy •••••••••••••••• 

Court of Claims ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Defense Mapping Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Defense Supply Agency ••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Disttict of Columbia •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Environmental Protection Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ••••••••••••••••• 

Export - Import Bank of the United States ••••••••••••••• 

Farm Credit Administration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Communications Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal 

Federal 

Federal 

Federal 

Federal 

Federal 

Federal 

Foreign 

General 

General 

Deposit Insurance Corporation ••••••••••••••••••• 

Home Loan Bank Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Judicial Center ••••.•••.....••••...••.........•. 

Marittme Commission •••••·•·••••••••••••••••••••• 

Mediation and Conciliation Service •••••••••••••• 

Power Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Trade Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Claims Settlement Commission •••••••••••••••••••• 

Accounting Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Services Administration ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Table 11 

138,167,552 

11,103,439 

2,522 

379,749 

27,302 

64,185,929 

171 '484 '519 

5,926,985 

5,939 

87 

269,610,789 

3,911,594 

21,387 

109,694 

39,129 

763,772 

41,093,090 

29,323,242 

477 

19,500 

33,844 

47,255 

7 

149,967 

910,310 

9,313,326 

27,787 

9,769,388 

670,981 

210,823 

30,257 

754,578 

87,165 

287,310 

900 

11,230 

14,567 

517,123 

232,092 

58,697 

631,186 

141,957' 945 
Table 11 

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GPO Sales of Government Publications •••••••••••••••••••• 

GPO Superintendent of Documents, Depository Libraries ••• 

GPO Superintendent of Documents, Others ••••••••••••••••• 

Health, Education and Welfare ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

House of Representatives •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Housing and Urban Development ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Indian Claims Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interior Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Internal Revenue Service •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interstate Commerce Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Justice Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Labor Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Library of Congress ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Library Branch ...••••....•..•.••.•..•.••••....•....••••. 

National Academy of Sciences •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Advisory Council on Adult Education •••••••••••• 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ••••••••••• 

National Aeronautics Space Council •••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Water Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Capital Housing Authority •••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Capital Planning Commission •••••••••••••••••••• 

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 

National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws 

National Credit Union Administration •••••••••••••••••••• 

National Forest Reservation Commission •••••••••••••••••• 

National Gallery of Art ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Labor Relations Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Mediation Board ................................ National Science Foundation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Security Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Security Council ••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••• 

Navy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Economic Opportunity •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Emergency Preparedness •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Management and Budget ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Science and Technology •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation ••••••••••••••••• 

Panama Canal Company •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Patent Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Postal Rate Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Private Orders •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Railroad Retirement Board ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Renegotiation Board ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

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86,989,782 

14,611,335 

34,960,585 

200,357,247 

500 

41,285,355 

489 

38,160,651 

391,240,588 

290,243 

12,505,332 

50,103,931 

2,091,222 

9,650 

3,000 

10,000 

14,937,271 

8,969 

2,000 

136,535 

3,511 

2,500 

13,000 

759,623 

1,200 

829,381 

227,684 

4,352 

20,932,684 

1,120,372 

329 

98,430,729 

4,581,217 

486,054 

632,126 

53,601 

15 

58 

12,618 

4,025,274 

220,972,218 

4,165,380 

18,548 

4,884 
Table 11 

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Securities and Exchange Commission •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Selective Service System ••••••••••••••••••••••••·••••••• 

Susquehanna River Basin Commission •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Small Business Administration ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Smithsonian Institution ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

State Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Subversive Activities Control Board •••·••••••••••••••••• 

Supreme Court of the United States •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tariff Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tax Court of the United States .•.•.......•..•.......•.•• 

Tennessee Valley Authority •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Treasury Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Transportation Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

United States Information Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Veterans Administration ••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••• 

Water Resources Council ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

White House ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

TOTAL ..................... 

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680,941 

11,272,640 

4 

17' 759,077 

2,214,671 

10,238,825 

1,416 

518,817 

17,143 

21,869 

69,348 

47,694,595 

28,590,472 

276,623 

35,096,734 

49,242 

1,243,110 

2,302,621,005 
SCHEDULE OF 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 

AS OF 

JUNE 30, 1973 

(PRINTING AND BINDING OPERATIONS) 

Congress ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••••••••••••••• 

Action •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Administrative Conference of the United States •••••••••••• 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts ••••••••• 

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations •••••••• 

Agriculture ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Air Force Systems Command ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

American Battle Monuments Commission •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Appalachian Regional Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Army •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Atomic Energy Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System •••••••••• 

Central Intelligence Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Aeronautics Board ·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Rights Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Civil Service Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commerce Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission of Fine Arts ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Commission on Population Growth and The American Future ••• 

Council of Economic Advisers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council on Environmental Quality •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Council on International Economic Policy •••••••••••••••••• 

Court of Claims ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Defense Mapping Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Defense Supply Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••• 

District of Columbia •••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••• 

Environmental Protection Agency ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ••••••••••••••••••• 

Export-Import Bank of the United States ••••••••••••••••••• 

Farm Credit Administration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Communications Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Home Loan Bank Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Judicial Center ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Federal Maritime Commission •••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••.••• 

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service •••••••••••••••• 

Federal Power Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$ 

Table 12 

708,202 

140,686 

3 

39,570 

345 

1,472,297 

1,621,222 

262,811 

17 

3,640 

8,146, 712 

309,892 

31 

100,354 

19,871 

13,439 

305,475 

1,814,351 

495 

7,745 

892 

13,804 

5 

502 

65 

125,133 

399,472 

183,384 

337,227 

18,555 

13,790 

1,956 

46,744 

1,522 

47,827 

1,430 

4,664 

791 

51,286 
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Federal Trade Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission •••••••••••••••••••••• 

General Accounting Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

General Services Administration •••••••••••••••·•·••••••••• 

GPO Superintendent of Document~, Depository Libraries ••••• 

Health, Education and Welfare ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

House of Representatives •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Housing and Urban Development ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Indian Claims Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interior Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Internal Revenue Service •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Interstate Commerce Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Joint Publications Reserve Service •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Justice Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Labor Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Library of Congress •••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Library Branch •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Advisory Council on Adult Education •••••••••••••• 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ••••••••••••• 

National Capital Housing Authority •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Capital Planning Commission •••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Credit Union Administration •••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Gallery of Art ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Labor Relations Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Mediation Board •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••• 

National Science Foundation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Security Agency •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

National Security Council •·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Navy •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Economic Opportunity •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Emergency Preparedness •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Management and Budget ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of Science and Technology •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations 

Overseas Private Investment Co~poration ••••••••••••••••••• 

Panama Canal Company •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Pan American Union ••••••••••••••••··•••••••••••••••••••••• 

Patent Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Postal Rate Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Railroad Retirement Board ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Renegotiation Board •••••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Securities and Exchange Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Selective Service System •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Susquehanna River Basin Commission •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$ 

Table 12 

61,820 

124 

89,838 

1,327,103 

13,330 

2,664,633 

6,351 

247,573 

23 

1,304,220 

2,056,006 

43,206 

7,443 

487,590 

517,914 

80,852 

206,827 

5,525 

451,977 

3,774 

2,236 

16,965 

3,853 

106,311 

5,652 

249,334 

136,846 

32 

5,985,893 

9,951 

15,604 

11,496 

22 

2 

10 

273 

508 

219,414 

1,423,051 

287 

3,629 

28,380 

77,234 

7 
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Small Business Administration .•..................•.....••• 

Smithsonian Institution ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

State Department •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Supreme Court of the United States •••••••••••••••••••·•••• 

Tariff Commission ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tax Court of the United States •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tennessee Valley Authority ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••• 

Treasury Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Transportation Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

United States Information Agency •••••••••••••••·•••••••••• 

Veterans Administration ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Water Resources Council ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

White House ••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

TOTAL ..................•• 

Table 12 

$ 43,448 

178,867 

289,043 

53,592 

3,303 

11,249 

718 

615,964 

987,533 

90,025 

367,250 

6,665 

25 2 522 

$ 36 2 762 2 505 
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF BILLINGS FOR WORK DURING 

FISCAL YEARS 1964 TO 1973 INCLUSIVE 

Fiscal Year 

1964 

1965 

1966 

1967 

1968 

.............•......................................•. 

...................................................... 

..•.•......•........•......•.........•..•....•....•..• 

...................................................... 

...................................................... 

Total, 1964 to 1968, inclusive ............................ 

1969 

1970 

1971 

1972 

1973 

...................................................... 

•...•..••................••.•.......•.••...........•.. 

...................................................... 

...................................................... 

....................................................... 

Total 1969 to 1973, inclusive ............................. 

Grand Total, 1964 to 1973, inclusive ...................... 

Percentage of Increase (+) or Decrease (-) 

Five-Year Period 1969 - 1973 over 1964 - 1968 ......... 

$ 

$ 

Table 13 

132,227,944 

131,561,835 

167,177,834 

196,652,072 

187,699,629 

815,319,314 

210,067,931 

230,371,146 

223,009,079 

243' 759' 730 

296,248,509 

$1,203,456,395 

$2,018,775,709 

+48.% 
SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING APPURTENANCES 

FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1973 AND 1972 

FISCAL YEAR 1973 

Acquisition Accuroulated 

Value DeEreciation 

CLASS I 

Plant Mach. & Equipment $25,183,702 $19,269,080 

CLASS II 

Building Appurtenances 8,913,113 6,213, 752 

CLASS III 

Office Mach. & Equipment 787,270 442,071 

CLASS IV 

Furniture & Fixtures 1,125,469 799,433 

CLASS V 

Motor Vehicles ••••••o,o•oo•o 283,076 160,142 

TOTAL $36,2922630 $26,884,478 

FISCAL YEAR 1972 

Acquisition Accumulated 

Value DeEreciation 

CLASS I 

Plant Mach. & Equipment $23,244,459 $18,449,526 

CLASS II 

Building Appurtenances 8,125,454 5,968,541 

CLASS III 

Office Mach. & Equipment 719,166 397,544 

CLASS IV 

Furniture & Fixtures 1,099,303 774,268 

CLASS V 

Motor Vehicles ·····4'······· 2461859 129,852 

TOTAL $33,435 1 241 $25 1 719,731 

Table 14 

Net 

Book Value 

$5,914,622 

2,699,361 

345,199 

326,036 

1222934 

$924081152 

Net 

Book Value 

$4,794,933 

2,156,913 

321,622 

325,035 

1171 007 

$7 1 715 1510 
PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL ITEMS 

FISCAL YEARS 1973, 1972 AND 1971 

CENTRAL OFFICE 

Composing Division 

Total ems set 

Letterpress Division: 

Electrotype plates ~ sq. in. ••••••••••• 

Electrotype molds only - sq. in. ••••••• 

Stereotype plates - sq. in. •••••••••••• 

Stereotype mats only - sq. in. ••••••••• 

Rubber plates - sq. in. •••••••••••••••• 

Rubber stamps ~ sq. in. •••••••••••••••• 

Plastic plates -sq. in. •••••••••••···~ 

Plastic mats only - sq. in. ••···•··•••• Magnesium wraparound plates - sq. in. 

Magnesium plates - other - sq. in. 

Dycril curved plates - sq. in. ••••••••• 

Dycril wraparound plates - sq. in. 

Dycril flat plates - sq. in. ••••••••••• 

Photoengravings -sq. in. •••••••••••••• Offset negatives and positives - sq. in. 

Plates repaired - number of plates 

Postal cards produced •••••••••••••••••• 

Letterpress forms •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Letterpress impressions •••••••••••••••• 

Offset Division: 

Offset negatives and positives - sq. in. 

Offset plates - sq. in. ••••····•••••••• Offset fonns •...••.••••...•••.••••••.•• 

Offset impressions ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Binding Division: 

Sheets folded - machine 

Books gathered- machine ••••••••••••••• 

Signatures inset ••••••••••••••••••••o•• 

Tippings signatures, maps, etc. •••••••• 

Copies wire-stitched, machine •••••••••• 

Copies covered •••••••••.••••••••••••••• Impressions stamped - all •••••••••••••• 

Books, signatures, etc. stripped ••••••• 

Signatures sewed ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

2,075,144,200 

368,517 

5,528,666 

2,979,206 

333,000 

146,978 

268,750 

374,202 

175,098 

34,400 

61,469 

119,831 

10,780,668 

11,391 

690,980,000 

95,932 

404,485,820 

72,378,248 

124,988,989 

74,569 

301,526,659 

304,143,752 

26,922,564 

324,189 

48,500,542 

79,930,384 

7,637,863 

3,503,846 

2,269,619· 

86,222,118 

2,368,844,100 

362,481 

1,243 

5,980,857 

767,805 

251,529 

116,790 

72,580 

980 

303,150 

425,345 

189,102 

46,225 

38,976 

118,767 

12,702,867 

9,649 

809. 740,000 

98,938 

415,775,543 

62,106,664 

119,363,513 

73,995 

315,706,835 

323,188,700 

26,878,231 

571,600 

51,392,888 

78,121,657 

8,551,723 

3,661,410 

2,708,572 

91,342,906 

Table 15 

1971 

2,565,074,100 

620,557 

1, 739 

6,590,659 

5,275,540 

225,867 

105,878 

158,019 

2,980 

311,750 

362,613 

212,125 

36,550 

6,543 

78,125 

6,899,400 

17,219 

947,332,000 

114,182 

455,301,051 

60,316,258 

107,224,321 

66,571 

320,793,034 

342,743,371 

22,820,570 

1,086,202 

54,291,633 

88,195,296 

8,708,583 

3,902,606 

2,997,449 

85,953,491 
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Binding Division: (Continued) 

Sheets drilled or punched •••••.••••••• 

Sheets perforated ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Bielomatik- units produced ••••••••••• 

Books bound- machine ••••••••••••••••• 

Hand •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Total Books Bound 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BRANCH 

Catalog Cards printed 0 •••••••••••••••• 

FIELD PRINTING OPERATIONS 

Chicago: 

Linotype slugs set ••••••••• 0 ••••••••• 

Offset negatives - sq. in. ........... Offset plates - sq. in. .............. Offset forms ......................... Offset impressions ................... Letterpress forms ••••••••• 0 •• •••••••• 

Letterpress impressions .............. 

DeEartmental Service, 

Washington~ D.C.: 

Offset negatives - sq. in. ........... Offset plates - sq. in. .............. Offset forms ......................... Offset impressions ................... 

Denver~ New York 1 

San Francisco and Seattle: 

Linotype slugs set •••••••• 0 •••••••••• 

Offset negatives - sq. in. •••••• 0 •••• 

Offset plates - sq. in. .............. Offset forms ......................... Offset impressions ................... Letterpress forms 0 ••••••••••••••••••• 

Letterpress impressions •• 0 ••• 0 • •••••• 

1973 

815,999,438 

2,565,642 

1,293,557 

1,529, 751 

2,823,308 

124,338,284 

3,432, 779 

4,864,150 

10,670 

40,111,228 

1,663 

2,104,868 

17,372,263 

17,066,325 

256,952 

166,041,158 

12,890,387 

13,566,921 

133,574 

77,231,474 

1,028 

3,415' 258 

1972 

930,805,838 

6,352,534 

2,298,869 

1,974,247 

1,528,419 

3,502,666 

122,937,275 

4,180,331 

5,883,494 

13,546 

42,756,249 

1,704 

2, 928,045 

18,541,444 

45,640,515 

272,225 

198,933,676 

154 

18,009,747 

24,906,808 

130,800 

91,460,406 

1,170 

1,018,981 

Table 15 

1971 

1,062,215,489 

4,141,483 

1,268,852 

1,819,361 

1,410,499 

3,229,860 

140,031,402 

4,272,035 

5,586,757 

13,106 

40,412,549 

2,135 

3,387,013 

19,076,055 

45,739,400 

282,622 

199,593,448 

16,794,069 

22,620,093 

128,059 

92,524,722 

1,747 

1,643,833