Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 76.djvu/901

 76 STAT.]

853

PUBLIC LAW 87-793-OCT. 11, 1962

regular rural carrier shall be placed in step 2 and shall be advanced by step-increases on the basis of any prior substitute or temporary rural carrier service in accordance with the schedule of step-increases provided in section 3552." FOURTH

CLASS

OFFICE

Post,

p.

854.

SCHEDULES

SEC. 704. (a) Section 3544(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (a) There are established basic compensation schedules which shall be known as the Fourth Class Office Schedules, and for which the symbol shall be 'FOS', for postmasters in post offices of the fourth class. Each such schedule shall be in effect for the period specified with respect to such schedule. Each such schedule is based upon the gross postal receipts as contained in returns of the post office for the calendar year immediately preceding. Basic compensation shall be paid to postmasters in post offices of the fourth class in accordance with these schedules. " F O U R T H CLASS OFFICE S C H E D U L E

74 Stat. 6 4 7.

I

" ( To be effective for the period beginning on the first d a y of the first p a y period beginning on or after the date of e n a c t m e n t of t h i s Act and e n d i n g i m m e d i a t e l y prior to the applicable initial effective date of the second F O S schedule set forth below) P e r a n n u m rates and steps 'Gross receipts 10 $1,300 to $1,499.99 $900 to $1,299.99.. $600 to $ 8 9 9. 9 9 - .. $350 to $ 6 9 9. 9 9 - .. $250 to $ 3 4 9. 9 9 - .. $200 to $ 2 4 9. 9 9 - .. $100 to $199.99—. Under $100

53,277 $3,386 $3,495 $3,604 3,0033,1023,2013,300 2,457 2,540 2,6232,706 1,9111,9732,035 2,097 1,366 1,410 1,454 1,498 1,0921,128 1,164 1,200 820 846 872 545 562 579

53,713 $3,822 3,399 3,498 2,789 2,872 2,159 2,221 1,5421,586 1,236 1,272 924 950 613

$3,931 3,697 2,955 2,283 1,630 1,308 976 647

$4,040 3,696 3,038 2,345 1,674 1,344 1,002 664

$4,149 $4,258 3,795 3,894 3,1213,204 2,407 2,469 1,718 1,762 1,380 1,416 1,028 1,054 681

11

12

$4,367 $4,476 3,9934,092 3,287 3,370 2,5312,693 1,806 1,850 1,4521,488 1,080 1,106 715 732

" F O U R T H CLASS S C H E D U L E II •(To be effective on the first d a y of the first p a y period begiiming o n or after January 1, 1964, and thereafter) P e r a n n u m rates and steps 'Gross receipts 9 $1,300 to $1,499.99 $900 to $1,299.99.. $600 to $899.99--. $350 to $599.99--. $250 to $349.99--$200 to $249.99--. $100 to $ 1 9 9. 9 9. - . Under $100

$3,426 3,140 2,569 1,998 1,428 1,142 857

10

$3,640 $3,654 $3,768 $3,882 $3,996 $4,110 $4,224 $4,338 $4,452 3,2433,346 3,449 3„552 3,6,')5 3,758 3,8613,964 4,067 2,655 2,7412,827 2,9132,999 3,085 3,1713,257 3,343 2.0632,128 2,1932,258 2,3232,388 2,4532,618 2,583 1,474 1,520 1,666 1,612 1,6,58 1,704 1,750 1,796 1,842 1,179 1,216 1,2531,290 1,327 1,364 1,4011,438 1,475 884 91! 938 965 9921,019 1,046 1,0731,111 702 588 607 626 740 645 664 683 721

11

12

$4,566 $4,680 4,170 4,273 3,429 3,516 2,648 2,713 1,888 1,934 1,6121,649 1,127 1,154 759 778"

(b) Section 3544(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (b) The basic salary of postmasters in fourth-class post offices shall be readjusted for changes in gross receipts at the start of the first pay period after the beginning of each fiscal year. When a post office is restored to a gross receipts category held by it prior to relegation to a lower gross receipts category, the postmaster's basic salary may be adjusted to the highest salary step held by him when the post office was in the higher gross receipts category. In all other cases, in adjusting a postmasters basic salary under this section, the basic salary shall be fixed at the lowest step which is higher than the basic salary received by the postmaster at the end of the preceding fiscal year. If there is no such step the basic salary shall be fixed at the highest step for the adjusted gross receipts of the office.

Gross receipts category.

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