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Appendix III 



Several Agencle* Are AiT—lm EAD 



Faciliciea' Fondlnf Needs and MUaion 



percentage, ranging from 0.29 percent for nist facilities to 1.82 percent for 

 DOE facilities. 



Tabit IH.1 ; Routine Maintenance and 

 Repair as a Percentage of the Current 

 Replacement Value of Federal 

 Laboratories 



*ARS' data include some rnodermzation program lundtng for renovating tacilities. 



°Oata not available 



"^Daia tor SIX Army latx>ratofies were not availatsle. 



"The Navy provided data only lor the Naval Research LaDoratory 



tSaia lor R&D laboratories only 



'Data for three NASA lalx>ratones were not available 



Source Federal agencies listed m table 



Facilities managers at ars, epa, nasa, nih, and noaa told us that the 2- to 

 4-percent guideline is about right for their laboratory facilities. Some of 

 these managers noted, however, that the 4-percent guideline is more 

 appropnate for their laboratory facilities. In contrast, .sist facilities 

 managers said that this level could be somewhat high for maintenance and 

 repair at nlst during the period when the m^or renovations in its capital 



