CIRCULAR LETTER 431

Circular Letter No. 431

April 15, 1998

TO: Printing and Publishing Officials of the Federal Government

SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 1999 Open Requisitions

This letter is to notify you that now is the time to submit open requisitions for Fiscal Year 1999. To allow sufficient time for processing and enable us to provide timely feedback to our customers, we have established a cut-off date of June 12, 1998, for all open requisition submissions for noncongressional products. Requisitions received after this date will not be processed until all previously submitted requisitions have been processed (which could be after October 1, 1998). Please see the "Congressional Materials" enclosure for information regarding the due date for open requisitions for congressional products.

To help us avoid any problems or delays in processing your requisitions, please ensure that:

The total quantity of each product and the quantity totals indicated on distribution lists agree.
Delivery addresses indicated on distribution lists are complete and have been verified as current in order to avoid loss or misdelivery of products.

In addition, the following information must appear on each requisition:

Citation of the previous year's requisition number and jacket number, which we use to cross-check that all your requirements are in. If your requisition is for a new requirement, please indicate so on your requisition.
Your Billing Address Code (BAC), which is necessary to properly identify your order.

Open requisitions for Fiscal Year 1999 should be submitted to GPO through your agency's Washington, DC, headquarters office. Open requisitions and riders for Regional programs should be sent directly to the appropriate Region, not to the Central Office. In addition, consolidation to one distribution location per agency address in lieu of multiple room addresses would be greatly appreciated. Please note that open requisition numbers for Fiscal Year 1999 should begin with the prefix 9 (e.g., 9-00001).

Requisitions should be submitted for items such as continuance of commercial term contracts, current work programs, dated periodicals, Operating Manuals maintenance material, Congressional material, mailings by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs), orders for Paper and Materials Control Section, and standing riders (not one-time riders) for materials ordered by other agencies on a continuing basis. (See the following listing of materials for which GPO accepts open requisitions.)

Inquiries concerning ordering of Congressional materials may be directed to Ms. Joyce Ashford, 202-512-0224, Congressional Printing Management Division. Any other inquiries concerning this letter may be directed to Ms. Carolyn Barger, 202-512-0244, or Ms. Hazel Robinson,

Sincerely,

ROBERT G. COX
Superintendent, Departmental
Account Representative Division

Enclosure

Separate rider requisitions are collected by GPO for the following Fiscal Year 1999 titles:

OPM (Item#) TITLE

808. Notice and Posting System

809. Operating Manual - Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping Also available from http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/opf.htm

810. Operating Manual - Guide to Processing Personnel Actions Also available from http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/expro.htm

811. Operating Manual - SF-113 Summary Data Recordkeeping Also available from http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/sf113rpt.htm

812. Operating Manual - Federal Wage System

813. Operating Manual - Federal Wage System Non-appropriated Funds

814. Operating Manual - Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions (formerly Qualifications Standards Handbook)
Also available on the CD-ROM - HRCD: GS Position Classification and FWS Job Grading Standards

815. CD-ROM: HRCD: GS Position Classification and FWS Job Grading Standards which includes:

http://www.opm.gov/fedclass/html/whatsnew.htm

816. Federal Labor-Management and Employee Relations Consultant

817. Salary Table No. 99, Executive Branch of the Government

818. Employment and Trends
Also available at: http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/empt.htm

819. Workforce Performance

820. OPM Information Directory (formerly OPM Telephone Directory)

821. OPM Organizational Directory of Key Officials

822. FOCUS

823. Working Years and Personnel Costs, FY 98
Also available at: http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/wypc.htm

824. Pay Structure of the Federal Civil Service, 3/3/99
Also available at: http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/paystr.htm

825. OPM Message to SES
Also available at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/index.htm

826. Biennial Report of Employment by Geographic Area, December 31,1998

827. New Developments in Employee and Labor Relations

828. Significant Cases

829. Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families
Also available at: http://www.opm.gov

The following publications will no longer be available in a paper format, but may be found at the website indicated:

Operating Manual - Guide to Personnel Data Standards
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/datastan.htm

Operating Manual - Guide to Central Personnel Data File (CPDF) (formerly Operating Manual - Federal Workforce Reporting System) http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/dataREQ.htm

Operating Manual - The CSRS and FERS Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices
http://www.opm.gov/asd/htm/pub.htm

Please specify on each SF-1 submitted for the Operating Manuals the method of distribution. The three available choices are:

Bulk: Ordering agencies can specify a single address and request that all copies be shipped to that address. It is then the agency's responsibility to distribute the copies to internal offices.

Direct Delivery/Small Parcel Carrier: Ordering agencies can have issuances sent directly from the printer to the furnished destination by use of a small parcel carrier. NOTE: This is the method automatically used unless otherwise specified.

Direct Delivery/US Postal Service: The printer will use 4th Class Mail to make distribution.

MISCELLANEOUS

DLA Directory of DCAA Offices

DAPS DOD Telephone Directory

FERC Federal Energy Reports

FERC Federal Energy Guidelines, Statutes and Regulations

GSA List of Parties Excluded From Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Prog.

GSA Federal Travel Regulations and Subsequent Changes

GSA Commuted Rate Schedule

GSA Federal Acquisition Circulars

LABOR General Wage Determinations Issued Under Davis-Bacon and Related Acts

LABOR Occupational Outlook Handbook

NARA NARA Bulletin

STATE Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowance for Foreign Areas

STATE Standardized Regulations

CONGRESSIONAL

GPO Daily Congressional Record

GPO Bound Congressional Record

GPO U.S. Statutes at Large

FEDERAL REGISTER

For publishing in the Federal Register

For publishing in the Code of Federal Regulations

Congressional Materials

NOTE: Congressional requisitions should be submitted to GPO by June 12, 1998. Requisitions received after September 1, 1998, will not be processed until April the following calendar year (1999). Use the following list of categories and subject headings to order standing quantities of Congressional materials for Fiscal Year 1999. The completed GPO order form provided will be the only order form accepted by the GPO, along with the department requisition. (A separate requisition with quantity "As ordered" may be submitted for charging of individual orders for specific legislation and related materials.)

Ordering agencies can specify a single address per requisition and request that all copies be shipped in bulk to that address. It is then the agencies' responsibility to redistribute the issuances to individual offices. Please carefully indicate quantities of each item required.

If all Hearings are desired (both Appropriation and Non-appropriation) enter quantity here _______. (If different quantities are required, use listing below and on next page.)

APPROPRIATION MATERIALS RELATING TO:

House Hearings Senate Hearings Bills Reports Laws

1. Agriculture and Related Agencies ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

2. Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary-Related Agencies ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

3. Defense ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

4. Deficiency and/or Supplemental Appropriation ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

5. District of Columbia ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

6. Energy and Water Development ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

7. Foreign Operations ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

8. HUD-Independent Agencies ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

9. Interior ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

10. Labor-HHS-Education-Related Agencies ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

11. Legislative ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

12. Military Construction ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

13. Transportation ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

14. Treasury-Postal Service-General Government ________ ________ _____ _______ ____

NON-APPROPRIATION HEARINGS ONLY

HOUSE SENATE

15. Agriculture _______ 31. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______

16. Banking and Financial Services _______ 32. Armed Services _______

17. Budget _______ 33. Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs _______

18. Commerce _______ 34. Budget _______

19. Education and the Workforce _______ 35. Commerce, Science, & Transportation _______

20. Government Reform and Oversight _______ 36. Energy and Natural Resources _______

21. House Oversight _______ 37. Environment and Public Works _______

22. International Relations _______ 38. Finance _______

23. Judiciary _______ 39. Foreign Relations _______

24. National Security _______ 40. Governmental Affairs _______

25. Resources _______ 41. Judiciary _______

26. Science _______ 42. Labor and Human Resources _______

27. Small Business _______ 43. Small Business _______

28. Transportation and Infrastructure _______ 44. Veterans' Affairs _______

29. Veterans' Affairs _______ JOINT COMMITTEE

30. Ways and Means _______ 45. Joint Economic Committee _______

The following subject headings indicate Congressional materials based on legislative form and include all such materials for the fiscal year, regardless of Congressional committee origin.

46. Public Bills and Resolutions _______ 50. Public Laws _______

47. Reports on Public Bills and Resolutions _______ 51. Private Laws _______

48. Private Bills _______ 52. Documents (including President's Messages) _______

49. Reports on Private Bills _______

SPECIAL ITEMS

President's Messages _______ House Telephone Directories _______ Senate Telephone Directories _______

CALENDARS

HOUSE: Monday only _______ Daily _______ SENATE: Daily _______

Ordering agencies can specify a single address and request that all copies be shipped in bulk to that address. It is then the agencies' responsibility to redistribute the issuances to individual offices.

Questions or comments regarding this service? Contact wwwadmin@gpo.gov.

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