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’ UNITED STATES DEPARTMEW OF COMMBRCE
WEATHER BUREAU TOPICS AND PERSONNEL
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED BY CONGRESS
On Dccerribar 23d tho Prcsidont signed tho first deficicncy bill wliich
contained mpplemontnl appropriatione for tho Wcnthor Rurctau atiiount-
$ng to $1,960,000, A break-down of the itomR follo~:~;
I. Continuntion of four radioaondo Rtntiorie, Albwiy, c%IapJW, Pittaburgh,
Tampa. .................................................... 8flH,~H10
IT. &iloinetorr;r:
127 fnstnllntions. .............................................. 266,244
111. Continuntion of 24-liour wonthor watch nt airporlr, norving wnr nir
tmmc. ............................................................ 770,3(111
IV. Continuoue 24-hour weuther wntcli at 67 C. A. A. hourly tuloty1)u
stations. ............................................. ‘-7. .......... !&N),liilI
. V. Preparcition of woathor oxpoctrmcy tnbloa and otlinr piiiclw for
long-range forocneting. ............................................ H$),w)
VI. Trthing iiuw aniployms (obec!rver6). ......................... 148,198
VIJ. FliKiit Advisory Wonthur &rvicc+. ............................. 209,7hO
VIIJ. Jncrnnwd tulogrnph eo&. ..................................... IN~,~M)o
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OVERTIME COMPENSATION
Tho foIlowing Circular No. 4A9 dated Decembw 18, 1943, from thc
Chief ICxaminer of tlio Civil Gervioo Commission, iH givw for tfic, information
of all M’oathor Bureau polrJOnn81;
Pnrt 111, %tion 1, of the War Overtiino Puy llogalations proiiiulgatd by tho
civil horvico Coinmitwioti in Daprrrtriioiitnl Circular Nu. 424, Muy 8, 1043,
(8 F, 11. 0140) tiiidor tlio niitliority of mction 0 of tho War Ovortiine Pny Act of
1t443 (Public 1,nw 49, Mny 7, 1943) i8 liaroby uii~eiidod to t.c~nd UR follows:
Seci,ion 1, Oucr*tinte contperurcr,tion.
In addition to his rqulnr onriiod banic coinpons~tion, nn umployoo shnll bo ptJd
Overtiino coinponsntion, cornputad ne providud in wtion 4 of part 111, for SUC~ oln-
Ployniont oitlciiilly ordored or upproved ne exccods forty liotim H wwk : Provided,
hovor, tliut 11wde of dapart~hutita nnd ugenaiacl my, in t~ioir i~i~aretion, e~wt to
Rmnt full-time per nnnuni o~~iployoor, coiiipenentory tiine off from duty without lorn
of pay in lieu of ovortirno compnetltion for EUC~ einp~oyrnent ILLI inny oxcod tortyuight
liour~ in aiiy weok. In the ovent thut coinponsstory timu off froiii duty for
employ~~~o~~t in UXCBBLI of foI%y-OiKllt houra in tuiy wwlt ie not grnntd withiu niiiuty
Qhidur duy~ uItor such oinployinsnt is purforinod, the oinployou ~hnll Iw\ outitled,
ill Iiuu of suc~i coml>enmtory timo off, tu ovortime componention for sucli uiiiployment
cotnputod IL~ provided in ttioeo rogulntione at tho rnte or rnfus of compei~ation
which tlio oiriployoo recoivod during tho puriod of aiicli omploy inorit : Provitlod,
however, tht such cotupuirmtory titrio off uuy, ,in tho dieomtion of tliu liond of
the dopnrtinotit or npnoy conwnwd, bo grnnted (n) to wOttRotia1 oinployaua tit tlie
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