Space requirements based on pay grade or maximum area per person are no longer mandated by federal regulations, stipulated by GSA, or recommended by the GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy (OGP) Office of Real Property. Current standards for space assignment are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 102-79.20) as follows: Executive agencies must promote the optimum use of space for each assignment at the minimum cost to the government, provide quality workspace that is delivered and occupied in a timely manner, and assign space based on mission requirements. Further guidance is provided by the GSA Customer Guide to Real Property, which calls for space to be assigned based on "local market conditions, available vacant space, statutes and regulations, principles of professional space management, and your (the agency's) mission." The GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy recommends space requirements be based on the tasks required for a particular job and on the organizations needs to accomplish its mission. Other factors affecting space needs may be privacy and acoustic requirements, access to daylight, collaborative needs, space availability, and budget. For government office space planning purposes, OGP has determined that an appropriate benchmark is 230 rentable square feet per person, including all individual and shared space such as workstations, circulation, storage, and conference rooms. How space is allotted among the different uses is up to the organization, working with their staff, management, and designers. For more information on space utilization in the federal government, we recommend: The GSA Customer Guide to Real Property, published by the GSA Public Buildings Service