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Date Sept. 6, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-41 Title

International Affairs: Uncertainties Surround Future of U.S. Ocean Mining

BY THECOMPTi70iLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Uncertainties Surround U.S. Ocean Mining In this report, GAO reviews Federal Government, private sector, and foreign competitor Involvement In ocean mmmg and exammes whether there IS a need to develoa U S ocean mining policy The Congress has Identified mrmng of the deep seabeds as a desirable alternative to foreign markets However, uncertalntressurrou...
Date March 4, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-47 Title

National Defense: NSF Expenditures for Planning the Overhaul and Conversion of the U.S. Government Ship Glomar Explorer

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT. AND RCADINCSS LOGISTICS. DfVDlON B-210495 MARCH 4,1983 . The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: National Science Foundation's Expenditures for Planning the Overhaul and Conversion of Government Ship Glomar Explorer the U.S. for Deep Ocean Scientific...
Date Feb. 3, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-31 Title

Natural Resources: Impediments to U.S. Involvement in Deep Ocean Mining Can Be Overcome

GENERAL i% THECOl’i’lPTROLLER Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Impediments To U.S.involvement In Deep Ocean Mining Can Be Overcome The abundant resources on the deep seabed could help relieve the Nation’s almost total reliance on foreign sources for certain critical minerals. The 1980 Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act was passed to facilitate U.S. involvement in developing the ...
Date Dec. 18, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-26 Title

Energy: Pitfalls in Interior's New Accelerated Offshore Leasing Program Require Attention

(romptroller General OF/ THE UNITEDSTATES Pitfalls In Interior’ New s Accelerated Offshore Leasing Program Require Attention / Inter or’ new proposed 5-year offshore oil s and as leasing program is another in a long line f efforts to accelerate offshore hydrocarb !I n exploration and development. In addition to accelerating leasing, the new proposal calls for changes reducing the time for envi...
Date May 24, 1979 Report No. B-174316 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 2759]

-@ '4 COMPTROLLER? GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20.548 B-174316 May 24, 1979 The Honorable John M. Murphy Chairman, Committee on Merchant 0 Marine and Fisheries House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 1D0 This letter responds to your March 14, 1979 request for GAO 1 omments on H.R. 27593 96th Congress, which, ifenacted, wou 6be cited as the "Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources ...
Date March 9, 1979 Report No. ID-79-6 Title

International Affairs: The Law of the Sea Conference--Status of the Issues, 1978

/oc-3@? REPORT BY’“F4E Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES ( !F@ The Law Of The Sea ConferenceStatus Of The Issues, 1978 Since 1958 the United Nations has convened three Law of the Sea conferences in an attempt to codify state practices regarding the oceans and to create an international oceans regime compatible with a changing international order. Seven sessions of the third Law of the S...
Date June 28, 1978 Report No. PSAD-77-127 Title

Deep Ocean Mining: Actions Needed To Make It Happen

DOCUMENT BESUME 06235 - r B1806841] Deep Ocean Mining: Actions Needed To dake It PSAD-77-127; B--174316. June 28, 1978. 49 pp. pp.). Report to the Conq:ess; by Robert P. Keller, General. Happen. * fr appendices (22 Acting Comptclller Issue Area: Science and Technology: lcbilizing Besources for a jor Commercial Ventures (2001); Materials: international Policies and Practice. (Including Seabed Resou...
Date June 3, 1977 Report No. ID-77-37 Title

Natural Resources: Results of the Third Law of the Sea Conference 1974 to 1976

DOCURENT RESUME 02465 - [A1612601] Results of the Third Law of the Sea Conference 1974 to 1976. ID-77-37; B-145099. June 3, 1977. 33 pp. + appendix (1 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: materials: International Policies and Practices (Including Seabed Resources) (1803); Envircnuental Protection Programs: Bnergy/Environmental Protection Conflicts (220...