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Date Feb. 13, 1984 Report No. 123386 Title

Energy: Natural Gas Prices

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:OO a.m. February 13, 1984 STATEMENTOF JAMES DUFFUS III, SENIOR GROUPDIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS IN WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA ON NATURAL GAS PRICES; Mr. Chairman and M...
Date Feb. 3, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-4 Title

Financial Institutions: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Has Made Limited Progress Toward Accomplishing Its Mission

B’Y’ THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Has Made Limited Progress Toward Accomplishing Its Mission The Federal Flnanclal lnstltutlons Examlnatmn Council was established by law In March 1979 to prescribe uniform prlnclples, standards, and report forms for the Federal examlnatlon of flnanclal lnstltutlons In addltlon...
Date Dec. 23, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-69 Title

The Department of Transportation's Program To Preserve the Highways: Safety Remains an Issue

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL RELEASED Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Investigations And Oversight Committee On Public Works And Transportation House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Department Of Transportation’s Program To Preserve The Highways: Safety Remains An Issue Rederal funding is available to the States to resurface, restore, and rehabilitate the Nation’s roads--commo...
Date Dec. 1, 1983 Report No. GGD-84-12 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Further Improvements Needed in Processing Tax Regulations

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury Further Improvements Needed th Processing Tax Regulations IRS and the Treasury have experienced a backlog of tax regulations for over 15 years and the backlog is increasing. These agencies have responded to the problem by (I) revising the regulatory review process, (2) increasing the number of review positions in Treasury,...
Date Oct. 19, 1983 Report No. 122628 Title

National Defense: Potential Impact on National Defense of Restoring Regulatory Authority to OFPP

. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10 A.M. WEDNESAY, OCTOBER19, 1983 STATEMENTOF MILTON J. SOCOLAR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL before the Senate Committee Impact on Armed Services Defense on Potential of Restoring on National Regulatory to Authority The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Mr. Chairman In earlier an...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. 122442 Title

National Defense: Small Air Carrier Aircraft Safety

Y U N ITE D S T A T E S G E N E R A L A C C O U N T ING O F F ICE W A S H ING T O N , D .C. 20548 F O R R E L E A S E O N D E L IV E R Y EXPECTED SEPTEMBER 27, 1983 STATEMENT OF O L IV E R W . K R U E G E R , A S S O C IA T E D I R E C T O R R E S O U R C E S , C O M M U N ITY , A N D E C O N O M IC D E V E L O P M E N T D IV IS IO N H O U S E S U B C O M M ITTE E O N I N V E S T I G A T I O N S A...
Date Sept. 21, 1983 Report No. 122383 Title

Government Operations: The Regulatory Reform Act

U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 A.M. ETD Wednesday, September 21, 1983 STATEMENTOF ARTHURJ. CORAZ'ZINI ACTING DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE ON AND PROCEDURE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON THE REGULATORY REFORM ACT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased latory R...
Date Aug. 25, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-31 Title

Financial Institutions: Financial Institution Regulatory Agencies Can Make Better Use of Consumer Complaint Information

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Consumer And Monetary Affairs, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Financial Institution Regulatory Agencies Can Make Better Use Of Consumer Complaint Information The five Federal agencies that supervise financial institutions received more than 23,OOOcomplaintsfrom consumers in 1981. Man...
Date April 1, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-52 Title

National Defense: FAA Can Better Manage the Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current and Provide Transportation

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations, House Of , Representatives . OF THE UNITEDSTATES FAA Can Better Manage The Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current &bd Provide Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spendsmilJions of dollars annually for aircraft far flight programs to keep pilots current and to transport people and cargo. How...
Date March 2, 1983 Report No. 120686 Title

Transportation: Motor Vehicle Recall Program

c . l 27 DNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING GFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I STATEMENT OF OLIVER W. KRUEGER,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR COMMUWl!Y, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION RESOURCES, BEFORE THE - HOUSESUBCOMMITTEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ON CONSUMER PROTECTION,AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON O N THE "HOTOR VEHICLE RECALL PROGRAM t 1.m.~ ..~ 120686 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: ...
Date Feb. 16, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-34 Title

Information Management: FAA's Plan To Improve the Air Traffic Control System

F’STRICTLD - BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government House Of Representatives Operations, OF THE UNITEDSTATES FAA’s Plan To Improve The Air Traffic Control System: A Step In The Right Direction But Improvements And Better Cootination Are Needed The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed a modernization plan that describes specific improvements in...
Date Dec. 27, 1982 Report No. PAD-83-16 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Attrition of Scientists at Three Regulatory Agencies

REPORT THEUS, BY General Accounting Office Attrition Of Scientists At Three Regulatory Agencies Changes in the number of scientific personnal employed at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from October 1979 through December 1980 were compared to changes occurring in calendar year 1981. The data reveal...
Date Nov. 2, 1982 Report No. PAD-83-6 Title

Government Operations: Improved Quality, Adequate Resources, and Consistent Oversight Needed if Regulatory Analysis Is To Help Control Costs of Regulations

Date Oct. 25, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-3 Title

Financial Institutions: Credit Insurance Disclosure Provisions of the Truth in Lending Act Consistently Enforced Except When Decisions Appealed

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Economic GoalsAnd Intergovernmental Joint Economic Committee On Policy Credit Insurance Disclosure Provisions ~Of The Truth In Lending Act Consistently i Enforced Except When Decisions Appealed GAO found that the five Federal depository institution regulators enforced the credit insurance disclosure requirements of the Truth In Lending Act in a generally consis...
Date Oct. 6, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-12 Title

Financial Institutions: Stronger Supervision of Credit Unions Needed

* I I *, I FK4qj BYTHE’UuS: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Of The National Credit Union Administration qtronger Supervision Of Credit Unions Needed The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) insures both Federal credit unions and qualified State credit unions through the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. NCUA has full responsibility for supervising F deral credit...
Date Sept. 2, 1982 Report No. ID-82-52 Title

Financial Institutions: Bank Examination for Country Risk and International Lending

REPORTBY THE U.S. General Accounting Office Bank Examination For Country International Lending Risk And The U.S. bank regulatory authorities have adopted a uniform examination system for evaluating and commenting on country risk to U.S. banks with relatively large foreign lending. GAO found that the system’s objectives need to be better communicated, its standards and administration are good but...
Date Aug. 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-53 Title

Financial Institutions: Bank Merger Process Should Be Modernized and Simplified

- B’r’THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Bank Merger Process Should Be Modernized And Simplified Federal agenciesdo not have uniform criteria for evaluating proposed mergers and, as a result, make conflicting assessments of mergers. Unlike nonbanking commerce, Federal banking laws do not provide for shell corporations to facilitate the takeover of total ownership o...
Date July 8, 1982 Report No. CED-82-82 Title

Environmental Protection: Better Planning Can Reduce Size of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions in Construction Costs

4, : *,,a* * I @q&3. BY -FHE COl’v’lPTROLLER GE&AL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better *Planning Can Reduce Size Of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions In Construction Costs Well-planned wastewater treatment plants are crucial to the success of the Nation’s multibillion dollar effort to clean up thousands of miles of contaminated rivers, lakes, streams, and ocean sh...
Date June 4, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-91 Title

Information Management: Review of the FAA Response to Letter on the National Airspace System Plan

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED 2OS# STATES The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Subject: Review of the Federal Aviation Administration's Response to Chairman Jack Brooks' Letter on the National Airspace System Plan (GAO/APMD-82-91) Dear Mr. Chairman: May 25, 1982, letter (see encl. I), we Aviation Administration's (FAA's...
Date Feb. 18, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-47 Title

Information Management: Applicability of Public Law 89-306 to the FAA Procurement of Computers for the Air Traffic Control System

UNITED STATED GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUNnffi MANAGEMm AND FINANCIAL DIVISION B-206355 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Drew Lewis of Transportation Februzuzy 13, 1982 Applicability of Public Law 89-306 to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Procurement of Computers for the Air Traffic Control System (AFMD-82-47) Dear Mr. Secretary: At the request of the House Co...
Date Jan. 25, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-12 Title

Enforcement of U.S. Import Admissibility Requirements: Better Management Could Save Work, Reduce Delays, and Improve Service and Importers' Compliance

. . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Enforcement Of U.S. import Admissibility Requirements: Better Management Could Save Work, Reduce Delays, And Improve Service And ImportersCompliance Custom’s assistance is essential in determining whether imported food, vehicles, and other products are admissible under laws and regulations otherwise administered by other Fede...
Date Dec. 9, 1981 Report No. 117012 Title

Transportation: H.R. 5038

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. December 9, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD, DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL ON H.R. 5038 SERVICE To amend title 5 of the United States Code to foster the timely revitalization of the United States air traffic control syst...
Date Nov. 9, 1981 Report No. PAD-82-21 Title

Health: Approaches Toward Valuation of Human Life by Certain Federal Agencies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: , Thomas F. Eagleton Senate Eagleton: Approaches By Certain Toward Valuation Federal Agencies of Human Life (PAD-82-21) In your letter of June 19, 1981, you requested that the ))General Accounting O ffice conduct a survey of Federal agencies ; responsible for public health and ...
Date Oct. 30, 1981 Report No. 116832 Title

Financial Management: Comments on S. 1720 and S. 1721

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ---. 1 I6+xQ i FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 11~00 A.M. (EST) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE ~l~lllll II11 116832 COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: toda...
Date Oct. 19, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-5 Title

Financial Management: Financial Institution Regulatory Agencies Should Perform Internal Audit Reviews of Their Examination and Supervision Activities

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-197162 OCTOBER l&l991 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Committee on Banking, and Urban Affairs tiousing, United States Senate The Honorable W illiam V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs united States Senate The Honorable Fernand J. St Germain Chairman, Committee on Banking, and Urban Affairs Finance, House of Rep...
Date Sept. 28, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-93 Title

Financial Institutions: The Comptroller of the Currency Should Decide the Extent to Which His Action Control System Is Needed

U&ED’ STATES GENERAL Acc0~~Tit-G OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549’ GENERAL GOVaRNMENf OWlSION $EPTE@lBER 28,1981 B-204180 The FIonorahle Charles Acting Comptroller of Dear ?4r. E. Lord the Currency Lord: : The Comptroller of the Currency Should Decide "'Extent to Which PIis Action Control System is Needed (GGD-81-93) the SUBJECT: As part of our study of changes in bank supervision since 1976, we ...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-105 Title

Energy: Burdensome and Unnecessary Reporting Requirements of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Need To Be Changed

l.l J llh~ BY THE‘COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Burdensome And Unnecessary Reporting Requirements Of The Public Utility Regulatory Poli& Act Ned To Be Changed The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 establishes ratemaking and regulatory standards for electric utilities. The act requires the Department of Energy to annually report to the Congress on State...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-135 Title

Natural Resources: Improvements in Department of the Interior Leasing of Potential Aluminum Resources Are Necessary for More Timely Decisionmaking

‘-. . I c UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS R&-&k$ember 10, 1981 B-204461 The Honorable James D. Santini Chairman, Subcommittee on Mines and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Improvements in Department of the Interior Leasing of Potential Aluminum Resources are Necessary for More Timely Decisi...
Date Sept. 3, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-97 Title

Energy: A New Headquarters/Field Structure Could Provide a Better Framework for Improving Department of Energy Operations

+ BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Governmental Affairs United States Senate nr 77 If- 1 ohm-r-n ~-rA-rrr\ Provide8 A Better Framework For Improving Department Of Energy Operations DOE’s organization structure could be improved to provide a better framework for effectively and efficiently responding to and accomplishing departmental requirements. Under its current org...
Date Aug. 18, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-79 Title

Financial Institutions: Federal Reserve Could Improve the Efficiency of Bank Holding Company Inspections

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Reserve Could Improve The Efficiency Of Bank Holding Company Inspections. The activities of bank holding companies can affect the soundness of their subsidiary banks. ,This is especially true when a bank holding company controls nonbanking subsidiaries that extend credit. Although the Federal Reserve has made progress in su...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-80 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Bank Secrecy Act Reporting Requirements Have Not Yet Met Expectations, Suggesting Need for Amendment

? ;, f IL/ ----w BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Bank Secrecy Act Reporting Requirements Have Not Yet Met Expectations, Suggesting Need For Amendment After 10 years, the reports required by the 1970 Bank Secrecy Act are not widely used by taw enforcement agencies. Further, it is uncertain how well financial institutions and individuals comply with the act’s repo...
Date July 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-127 Title

Transportation: Controller Staffing and Training at Four FAA Air Traffic Control Facilities

RELEASED Controller Staffing And Tiraining At Four FAA Air Traffic Control Faicillities GAO’s review of air traffic controller staffing at the Chicago O’Hare and Denver Stapleton Airports and at the Chicago and Denver enroute traffic control centers indicated staffing level problems only at O’Hare. Some problems with controller training were noted at each facility. FAA is taking steps to all...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-70 Title

Financial Management: Independent Regulatory Agencies Can Reduce Paperwork Burden on Industry

’ BYTHE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Office Of Management And Budget Independent Can Reduce On Industry Regulatory Paperwork Agencies Burden Over the past several years increased emphasis has been placed on reducing Federal paperwork and, as a result, independent regulatory agencies are attempting to reduce the reporting burden they impose on American businesses. GAO beli...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 115593 Title

Housing: Steps Taken by Regulatory Agencies To Implement Section 603 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980

l rlllillNllllll lllll lllllllllllllllllllllllll LM115593 UNITED STATES GENERAL,ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTOND.C. FOR RELEASE ON JUNE 25, 1981 10:00 A.M. STATEMENTFOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,CONSUMEkAND MONETARY AFFAIRS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS As requested Subcommittee General various imp...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-76 Title

Environmental Protection: Gains and Shortcomings in Resolving Regulatory Conflicts and Overlaps

. B’Y’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES I 1 q Gains And Shortcomings In Resolving Regulatory Conflicts And Overlaps Regulatory conflict and overlap--long regarded as major obstacles in the regulatory process-are not a major problem in relation to other Federal, State, and local regulatory issues. Although regulatory agencies have improved the coordination of t...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. 115592 Title

Government Operations: Views on S. 1080, the Regulatory Reform Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LMI 15592 lllllHlllllll Ill llllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllll ACTING STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE REGULATORY REFORM ACT (S. 1080) FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. June 23, 1981 Mr. Chairman and Members of t...
Date June 17, 1981 Report No. 115543 Title

Transportation: FAA Air Traffic Control Computer Modernization Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM115543 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY, DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION and CHIEF ACCOUNTANT UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, AND MATERIALS COMMITTEE...
Date June 12, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-95 Title

Energy: Review of the General Services Administration's Electric Utility Intervention Activities

IJUNJTEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 June 12, 1981 B-200659 The Honorable Administrator Gerald P. Carmen of General Services Dear Mr. Carmen: Subject: f:Review of the General Services Administration's *Electric Utility Intervention Activitieg (EMD-81-95) Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the General Services Administration (GSA) has managem...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-66 Title

Information Management: Review of DOT's Response to Recommendations in the Senate Report on FAA's En Route Air Traffic Control Computer System

B-203185 JUNE I.1981 The Honorable John L. Burton Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Review of Department of Transportation's to Recommendations in the Senate Report eral Aviation Administration's En Route Control Computer System (AFMD-81-66) Response on the FedAir Traffic Subject: With y...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-67 Title

Information Management: Review of DOT's Response to Recommendations in the Senate Report on FAA's En Route Air Traffic Control Computer System

B-203207 fi.mmendation 4, December 1980 for Recommendation 5, and October 1980 for Recommendations 6 and 7. DOT Response to Committee Direction The Senate report seriously questioned FAA's management of the current computer system and proposed replacement. Due to the importance and scope of the air traffic system, the committee directed FAA to take recommended actions by established milestone date...
Date May 11, 1981 Report No. CED-81-52 Title

Environmental Protection: Congressional Guidance and Better Federal Coordination Would Improve Marine Mammal Management

: . ) @ SC’ , REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Congressional Guidance And Better Federal Coordination Would Improve Marine Mammal Management Because of growing concern over the survival and well-being of marine mammals, the Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act in October 1972. GAO selected five species to review the effectiveness of the regulatory actions of the ...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-56 Title

Energy: DOE Needs To Improve Timeliness of Third Annual Reports on Title I of PURPA

UNITEDSTAXSGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, ENERGY AND MtNaUU DIVISION D.C. 20548 B-20 2812 The Honorable James B. Edwards Secretary of Energy Dear Mr. Secretary: APRIL 28,198l Subject: '. '*Title I of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Acti (PURPA, NOV. 9, 1978)kstablishes three purposes: end-use utility efficiency, and equitable rates. To conservation, State regulatory authoritiesll/ (St...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-57 Title

Environmental Protection: Hazardous Waste Sites Pose Investigation, Evaluation, Scientific, and Legal Problems

, RELEASED . OF THE UNITEDSTATES Hazardous Waste Sites Pose Investigation, Evaluation, Scientific, And Legal Problems Not much is known about the possible adverse health and environmental effects associated with the thousands of hazardous waste disposal sites now being discovered throughout the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency is finding it difficult to carry out its mandate to p...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-21 Title

Financial Institutions: The Federal Structure for Examining Financial Institutions Can Be Improved

179q-q BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Federal Structure For Examining Financial Institutions Can Be Improved Responsibility for Federal supervision of approximately 14,300 commercial banks scattered throughout the United States is divided among three Federal bank regulatory agencies. Each agency maintains its own onsite examining capability rather than s...
Date April 23, 1981 Report No. CED-81-58 Title

Environmental Protection: Adequacy of EPA Resources and Authority To Carry Out Drinking Water Program Activities

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2OW B-166506 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives /c; The Honorable Robert Stafford Chairman, 'Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Subject: APRIL 23,198l 114996 to Carry lG- equacy of EPA Resources and Authority Out Drinking Water Program Activities (CED-...
Date April 20, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-61 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Adrenal Cortical Extract Taken Off Drug Market

/--- I. .A/ cllj ( .,r- .--..‘I-\_I; :‘-r[:_ s’A\T’s I, . I it. M. Goldwater, Jr. entatives al Cortical Extract Off Drug Market In .,lanuary 1978, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent regulatory letters to drug firms involved !:I the marketing of adrenal cortical extract praducts advising them that it considered these products to be unapproved new drugs and in violation of the Feder...
Date March 31, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-45 Title

Energy: Department of Energy Needs To Resolve Billions in Alleged Oil Pricing Violations

REPORTBY THE Comptro~ller General OF THE UNiITED STATES Department Of En~ergyNeeds To Resolve BiMonlsIn Alleged Oil Pricing Violations As of Janua’ry 1923Sl,th’a Department of Energy (DDE) had a;llaged over $13 billion in oil pricing violations. However, only $4.2 billion of this total has been resolved primarily beceuse of oil industry legal challenges to DOE’s regulation8s. Even when DOE w...
Date March 2, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-35 Title

Energy: The Effects of Regulation on the Electric Utility Industry

/7/b% ’ j GENERAL’ ’ ’ .’ i%’THECCiMPTROLLER Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES k The Effects Of Regulation On The Electric Utility industry Many sectors of the electric utility industry have asserted that the industry’ financial welE s being is threatened by over-regulation and that unless some relief is obtained, the industry’ s ability to continue providing reliable power ...
Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-64 Title

Transportation: FAA Is Making Air Traffic Control Procedures at New Orleans International Airport More Efficient

FAA Is Making Air Traffic Control Procedures At New Orleans International Airport More Efficient Problems in air traffic control procedures and airspace allocations at the New Orleans International Airport result in increased coordination and workload for the air traffic controllers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s southwest region. In GAO’s opinion, labor relations between ...
Date Jan. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-41 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: More Action Is Needed on Consumer Mail Order Problem

v * GAO 8 -d *??a < Human Resources United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-201402 Division The Honorable Michael Pertschuk Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Dear Mr. Pertschuk: More Action LMail Order JANUARY 19,lgaq Is Needed on &be Consumer Problem (HRD-81-41) -7 Because many consumers are still subjected to mail order we reviewed the Federal Trade problems, mainly late ...