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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY : HSCA

RECORD NUMBER

: 180-10060-10445

RECORD SERIES

STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

December 8, 1995

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 10

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 9

Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could

reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of

privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.

Substitute Language: SSN

Date of Next Review: 2017

Board Review Completed: 10/24/95

eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992(44 U5C 2107 Note).

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Date: 08/20/93

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : HSCA

RECORD NUMBER: 180-10060-10445

RECORDS SERIES :

STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : HSCA

FROM

TITLE :

DATE: 12/01/76

PAGES : 10

SUBJECTS:

HSCA, ADMINISTRATION

HOWARTH, THOMAS

DOCUMENT TYPE : PRINTED FORM

CLASSIFICATION

': U

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/04/93

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS :

Box 2.

[R] - ITEM

IS

RESTRICTED

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D.C 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must be initialed by the

authorizing official )

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action:

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Thomas Howarth

Employee Social Security Number

015-18-7386

Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee

Assassinations

Effective Date

Dacenter 8, 1978

Type of Action

(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)

Position Title

• Appointment

2.27 Salary Adjustment

• Title Change

I Termination (At close of business on effective date)

I Leave without pay (Beginning with effective date above and ending

close of business.

"Specify Dare

Gross Annual Salary*

$81,200

Budget Officer

* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes US House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee

plus the salary received from the employing office.

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

1. 0 Standing Committee: Staff—• Clerical or • Professional.

2. El: Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res. 165 _of 953*Congress.

3. • Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_.

If applicable, Level.

Step

I certify that this authorization .is not in violation of 5 USC 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives.

December I

Date__

77

., 19

27

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(Signature of Authorizing Official'"

Louis Stokes

If appropriate, signature of Subcommittee Charman or Ranking Minority Member)

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Charman

(Type or print name and title of above official)

(Tille- if Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the. Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code

Monthly Annuity S_

ID

Benefits

Payroll

00 as of

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

(Revised August 1, 1977)

r-.

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FRIV

(Please Use Typewriter

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-

or Ballpoint Pen)

Washington, D C 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or change

n this form must be initialed by th

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives

I hereby authorize the following payroll action.

Thomas Howarth

015-18-1385

Assassinations

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Employee Social Security Number

Effective Date

December 1a 1978

Type of Action

Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee

(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)

Position Title

• Appointment

• Salary Ad/ustment

• Title Change

• Termination (At close of business on effective date)

• Leave without pay (Beginning with effective date above and ending

close

of business_-_.

Specify Date

Gross Annual Salary*

$43,500.00

* If emoloyee is a civil service annuitant (includes US House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee

plus the salary received from the employing office

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

1. D Standing Committee: Staff-D Clerical or • Professional.

2. 0

Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res:256 of25th Congress.

3. O

I Joint Committee.

- (If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_

If applicable, Level.

Step_

I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 US.C 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of.

relatives.

Date Decenber 11

1978

Ilf appropriate, signature of Subcommittee Chairman or Ranking Minority Member)

(Type or print name and tile of above official

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

LOUIS STOKES

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Chairman

(Title- If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only

Office Code.

Monthly Annuity S

ID

Benefits ..

Payroll __.

well a Jacred lens.

00 as of

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

(Revised August 1 19771

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FOOM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D.C. 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must be initialed by the

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action:

Thomas Mowarth

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Employee Social Security Number

Effective Date

November 1, 1978

Type of Action

015-18-1386

Assassinations

• Appointment

• Salary Adjustment

Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee

Ü Title Change

I Termination (Ar close of business on effechve date)

• Leave without pay (Beginning with effective date above and ending

close of business...

Specify Dote

• (If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary*

Deputy Staff Director & Budgut Officer

* If emoloyee is a civil service annuitant (includes US House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee

plus the salary recerved from the employing office

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

1. 0 Standing Committee: Staff— Clerical or l Professional.

2. E Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res 256.

-_of_95t Congress.

3. O Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below)

Position Number_

If applicable, Level.

Step

I certify that this authorization

not in violation of 5 U.S.C 3110(b), prohibiting-the employment of

relatives

Hovember 13

78

Date.

19

(If appropriate, signature of Subcommittee Chairman or Ranking Minority Member)

rint nome of Authorizing Officia

(Type or print name and title of above official)

(Title - if Member, District and Store)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code.

Monthly Annuity S.

ID

Benefits _

Payroll --

1

•1

•00 as of .

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

(Revised August 1, 1977)

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D C 20515

On This for must be on aed by the

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Thomas Howarth

Employee Social Security Number

015-78-7386

Employing Office or Committee

Assassinations

Effective Date

8/1/77

Type of Action

[ Appointment

' Salary Adjustment

I Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

38,500

Budget Officer

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)

1. 0 Standing Committee. Staff - Clerical or Professional

2. [z Special or Select Committee. Authority-H Res. 465

__of_95th Congress

3. • Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_...

If applicable, Level.

Step-

, I certify that

this authorization is not in violation of 5 USC. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives.

Date_

August 2

19

77

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

LOUIS STOKES

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

CHAIRMAN

(Title - If Member, District and State)

- All appointments and salary.ad ustments for employees under the House. Classification Act and for Committee em-*

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code

Monthly Annuity S.

.00

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D C 20515

on yes form most ee ontad by tes

authorizing official

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action:

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Thomas Howarth

Employee Social Security Number

015 18 1386

Effective Date

5/29/77

Type of Action

Employing Office or Committee

Assassinations

• Appointment

@ Salary Adjustment

• Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

$30,000

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)

1. LJ Standing Committee. Staff- Clerical or l Professional.

2 | Special or Select Committee Authority-H Res..

465

of 95 th

_Congress.

3 / Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below)

Position Number__

It applicable, Level.

Step_

I certity that this authorization is

in violation

of. 5 U.S.C.-3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives

Date_.

Nay

10

.., 19!!

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

Louis Stokes

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Chairman

(Title - If Member, District and State)

.. All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only

Office Code

Monthly Annuity $_

•00

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D C 20515

authorizing official

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action

Thomas Howarth

015 18 1386

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Employee Social Security Number

Effective Date

4/1/77

Type of Action

Employing Office or Committee

Assassinations

• Appointment

OsSalary Adjustment

I Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

$47,500

!

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

1 _ Standing Committee. Staff- Clerical or l Professional

2. L Special or Select Committee Authority-H. Res..

465

of 95th

-_Congress

3. • Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_

If applicable, Level.

Step

I certify that this authorization

not

In violation of 5 USC. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives.

Date_.

April 29

Louis Stokes

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Chairman

-———-

(Title - If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code

Monthly Annuity S_

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D C 20515

- on thes fores must be ontialed hy ine

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action

Thomas Howarth

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Employee Social Security Number

Effective Date

2-1-77

Type of Action

015-78-1386

Employing Office or Committee

Select Committee on Assassinations

• Appointment

D: Salary Adjustment

I Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

$18,450.

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)

1. [ Standing Committee. Staff-[ Clerical or l Professional

2. [I Special or Select Committee Authority-H Res...

95 Congress

3. I Joint Committee

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_.

If applicable, Level.

Step__

I certify that this authorization is, not in

violation of. 5 USC. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives.

Date..

2-28-77

.,19_----

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

Henry 3. Gonzalez

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Chairman

(Title - If Member, District and State)

• All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee

em-

ployees, except those of the Committee.on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint: Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration. •

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only

Office Code.

Monthly Annuity S_

00

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

/U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D C 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must be initialed by the

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

. I hereby authorize the following payroll action.

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Effective Date

Thomas Howarth

1/3/77

Employee Social Security Number

Type of Action

013 15 1306

• Appointment

'E Salary Adjustment.

Employing Office or Committee

Select Committee or Assassinations

• Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

$19, 50c.

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

1 → Standing Committee. Staff- Clerical or [ Professional.

2 'I Special or Select Committee. Authority- H Res.

< 075th

3. I Joint Committee

_Congress

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_.

If applicable, Level.

Step_____

I certify that this authorization is not in vrolation

of

5 USC 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives

Date__.

1977

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

Henry B.

Gonzaler

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Chaiman

(Title - If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED

write

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code

Monthly Annuity $-

00

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington,-D C 20515

(Any, erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must be initialed by the

authorizing official)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action.

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Effective Date

Thomas Howarth

Employee Social Security Number

12/1/76

Type of Action

015 1S 1386

Employing Office or Committee

R Appointment

[ Salary Adjustment

• Termination (At close of business on effective date)

Select Committee on Assassinations

(If type of action.is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

Budget Officer

$30,000 -

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below)

• Standing Committee Staff-_ Clerical or • Professional.

2÷1 Special or Select Committee Authority-H Res 1540

3 D Jornt Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below). •

Position Number_

If applicable, Level_

Step__

I certify that this authorization is not. in violation, of 5 U.SC 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives

Date.

December I

., 1969

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

Thomas M. Downing, Chaiman

--_

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)

Select Cormittee on Assassinations

(Title - If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for, employees under-the House Classification Act and for Committee

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations; the Committee" on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration

APPROVED

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only

Office Code-

Monthly Annuity $.

00

•Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

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MEMORANDUM

TO:

All Staff Employees

FROM: Budget Officer

DATE: January 3, 1977

RE:

Payroll Certification

Starting with the January, 1977 payroll, the certification

to the House Finance Office requires, among other things, the

the a requir

relationship, if any, of each

staff employee to any current

Member of Congress (those taking office January 3, 1977).

The following are the relationships to be included in

the certification:

father

nephew

brother-in-law

mother

son

niece

sister-in-law

husband

stepfather

daughter

wife

stepmother

brother

father-in-law

stepbrother

sister

uncle

mother-in-law

stepsister

son-in-law

half-brother

aunt

daughter-in-law

half-sister

first cousin

4ll staff employees are requested to complete this

form and return it to the budget officer.

Approved

Richard A. Sprague

I am not related

-I am related by the following relationship

There s

Howay th

Signature of Employee

January?

35.1917

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