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| Date Jan. 19, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-39 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accountkg Office Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-201406
JANUARY Ilrfl#
19,198l The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Ray Marshall of Labor Secretary: b ccupational Consultations (HRD-81-39) Health Inspections Generally Appear ~lullulll IIll .
_. 114164 Subject: and Adequate J We reviewed the adequacy of health inspections and consultations made by the Occup... |
| Date Jan. 6, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-12 |
Title
.-1, 9
OF THEUNITED’STATES ,rxl, e 8, I-*
I I yU$iZj /, BY‘THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
Federal Examinations Of Financial Institutions: issues That Need To Be Resolved
Five Federal agencies are responsible for supervising 41,000 privately owned financial institutions, Onsite examinations are the principal means used by these agencies to carry out their supervisory responsibility... |
| Date Dec. 30, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-38 |
Title
STUDYBY THE STAFF THE U.S. OF General Accounting Office
Environmental Protection Issues In The 1980s
In recent years the need to protect human health and the environment from pollution has become clearly evident. The Federal Government has responded to this need by enacting far-reaching legislation which could cost an estimated half a trillion dollars over the next decade. Questions have been rais... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-31 |
Title
REPORT Eh’ TtiE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES HUD Not Fulfilling Responsibility To Eliminate LeadnBased Paint Hazard In Federal Housing
Lead poisoning is a serious illness afflicting thousands of young children, primarily those living in old, dilapidated inner-city housing which contains hazardous amounts of leadbased paint. While many sources of lead contribute to health problems in c... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. B-200617 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. Z048 B-200617 November 13, 1980 Lt a t eiF t Avnto/,3 Ad /nc7 5e The Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr. United States Senate Dear Senator Byrd: This replies to your letter of September 22, 1980, on behalf of Thomas Pesnicak. President-'t the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization of Leesburg, Virginia, concerning the impact of the limi... |
| Date Nov. 10, 1980 |
Report No. B-170232 |
Title
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^ ' COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON D.C. C254a. B-170232 November 10, 1980 The Honorable Melvin Price Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives The Honorable Bob Wilson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Your letter of September 17, 1980, about our work in the Aside military compensation area was qui... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-112 |
Title
. ,b,- - * * - 1 Mq BY THE, COMPTROLLERGENERA; Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Electricity Planning-Today’s Improvements Can Alter Tomorrow’s Investment Decisions
States have the primary responsibility for regulating utilities and overseeing their plans for balancing electricity supply and demand. However, GAO found that most State regulatory agencies are not well prepared to deal wit... |
| Date July 25, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-53 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ - Report ToThe Congress
Guidance Needed On Use Of Natural Gas Price Escalator Clauses
Congressional intent has been unclear concerning the use of price escalator clauses in existing natural gas contracts to obtain Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 prices. In December 1978, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued interim regulations disallowing t... |
| Date June 27, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-90 |
Title
ort e ngress GF THEUNITED STATES Federal Assistance To Rehabilitate Railroads Should Be Reassessed
Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 authorized $1.6 billion in assistance to the Nation’s railroads. Eight railroads have rehabilitated more than 2,100 miles of track and restored 8,800 locomotives and freight cars under the program. Despite the program’s past... |
| Date June 4, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-42 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES With Improvements To its Planning And Acquisition Processes
In 1977 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told a congressional subcommittee that FAA was well along with actions to correct deficiencies in its planning and acquisition processes. However, GAO found that the planning directive FAA issued as part of these act... |
| Date May 28, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-64 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Subcommittee On Science, a Research, And Technology, House Committee On Science And Technology
OF THEUNITEDSTATES FDA Drug Approval--A Lengthy Process That Delays The Availability Of Important New Drugs
The average time required by the Food and Drug Administration to approve drugs--some of which could provide increased therapeutic benefits--is 20 months, incl... |
| Date April 17, 1980 |
Report No. 112125 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUfiTING WPSHINGTOti, 0. C.
20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p, m. Thursday, April 17, 1980 STATEMENT OF H. L. KRIEGER DIRECTOR, FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSAT1ON DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE H'XJS~ COMMITTUE ON INTERSTATt'
ON AND FOREIGN COM!fERC,‘I POTENTIAL L CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CONTRACTING FOR REGUL... |
| Date April 1, 1980 |
Report No. 112100 |
Title
UNITED S T A T E GENERAL ACCOUiQTlNG OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 .. DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMSTUDle8 A p r i l 1980 T h i s i s our t h i r d p u b l i c a t i o n of a d i r e c t o r y of Federal a u d i t o r g a n i z a t i o n s . I t is i n t e n d e d t o a i d i n t h e development of i n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l c o o p e r a t i o n by f a c i l i t a t i n g t h e... |
| Date March 31, 1980 |
Report No. B-198288 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
awls WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 CED 0-206
B-198288 S dr(S in The Honorable William C. Wampler Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture >o not maka avallabl. to publi. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wampler: ist 'C This is to confirm the agreements reached at a March 24, 1980, meeting attended by you, Thomas Adams and John Hogan of the House Agricultu... |
| Date March 12, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-21 |
Title
Report To The Chairman Of The BOCK! Of Governors,
The Federal Reserve System The Federal Reserve Should Assure Compliance With The 1970 Bank Holding Company Act Amendments In its desire to separate banking from other businesses, the Congress amended the Bank Holding Company Act in 1970 to require certain existing one-bank holding companies to resolve the ‘status of their nonbanking subsidiaries ... |
| Date Feb. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-32 |
Title
The Environmental Protection Agency has several new programs to better regulate pesticides-chemicals which provide great benefits but which can threaten man and the environment. The most recent is a 10 to 15-year program to reassessthe safety of 35,900 federally registered pesticide products. However, the program, which started in October 1978, is already behind schedule and has many unresolved po... |
| Date Feb. 12, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-20 |
Title
< 11 jq? ES’THE COMPrROLLEi? GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES m Reporf ToThe Congress ’ a
Federal Supervision Of Bank Holding Companies Needs Better, More Formalized Coordination
The three Federal banking regulatory agencies must better coordinate their efforts to supervise bank holding companies, which control almost three-fourths of all banking assets in the United States. Not supervising the com... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-44 |
Title
--ECnm- As you know, secl,.i.on 236 of the Legislative Reorgani _I’I zat ion Act of 19711 requires the head of a Federal agency Ii 0 2 u t~rr i t: ~3 written stat.ement on actions taken on our L ecrrmmc~~ndat ions to the House Committee on Government Operations zinc1 the Bc?nat.e Committee on Governmental Affairs not 1 a t e r t- h a n 6 (1 d a y s sfIt.c~r the date of the report and to the I IO... |
| Date Jan. 7, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-37 |
Title
COMPTROlLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE
zodu UNITED STATES 13-163628 January 7, 1980 Tile Honorable Peter W. Rodino, COThilittee on the Chairman, Judiciary House of Representatives Dear tir. Chairman: Jr. L This letter is in response to your request for our the Regulation Reform Act of 1979. comments on i-1.R. 3263 on this bill before the ince we have al read d testified Relations, Subcommitte... |
| Date Dec. 18, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-20 |
Title
i* \~ ~ ~ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20s48 Not to be released outside the General RESTRICTEDAccounting Office except on the basis of specific approval DECEMBER 18, 1979 B-1782 0 5 by the Office of Congressional Relations. The Honorable John D. Dingell RELEASED k At Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Wi House of Rep... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1979 |
Report No. 110988 |
Title
, UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUWTING OFFICE HASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 .. Statement of Morton A. blyers, Deputy Director Prograin Analysis Division a Subcommittee Before the on Administrative Law and Government Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives Xelations . For Release 0;1 geliverv Expected at 1:4J p.n. -%aYmwP.r.-..IL9..,..~~ /a.- 3 *-? y Ill ll lllllllllll
110988 :4r . Ch... |
| Date Nov. 15, 1979 |
Report No. 094320 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 31, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-80-1 |
Title
S REPORT BY THE U. 1I(744 General Accounting Office
FAA's Program To Automate Flight Service Stations: Status And Needs
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to spend about $175 million automating flight service stations. General aviation pilots can then obtain weather and other information and file flight plans without assistance from flight service specialists. GAO and FAA agree on the... |
| Date Oct. 9, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-72A |
Title
l3YTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL -, OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report To The Congrks 1162s . Issues And Needed Improvements In State Regulation Of The Insurance (Executive Summary) Business
This report reviews the resources and activities of all State insurance departments in the United States today and evaluates some of them. It is not an all-inclusive evaluation of State insurance regulation because some States... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-115 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROiLEi! GENERAL /roccd7 a OF THE UNITEDSTATES lmprovin The Scientific And Technical Information Available To The Environmental Protection Agency In Its Decisionmaking Process
Major constramts plague the Envlronmental Protection Agency’s abllrty to set standards and Issue regulations The most Important factor IS the InconclusIve scientific evidence on which It must often base declslon... |
| Date July 25, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-79-52 |
Title
REPORT B’,’ THE l~lll\illllMlllllllll~llllll
LMl09957 IQ 4%?7 eneral
OF THE UNITEDSTATES nt Of The Classification t Service
The former Civil Service Commission developed classification standards for air traffic controllers and flight service station specialists from 1976 to 1978. The standard for flight service station specialists, issued shortly after the standard for air traffic controllers,... |
| Date July 23, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-108 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES I Rights In 1977, American households took an estimated 312 million trips in the United States and abroad, of which 18.7 million were package tours. At least $4 billion was spent on these tours. The growing number of complaints about package tours demonstrates that travelers’ consumer rights are not adequately protected. Greater Federal controls are ne... |
| Date June 15, 1979 |
Report No. 109640 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENT OF HARRY S. HAVENS, DIRECTOR PROGRAMANALYSIS DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE y-J" i BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Friday, June 15, 1979 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: this opportunity to share with you our views the "Regulato... |
| Date May 31, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-84 |
Title
REPORTB'Y' THE I- What It Is? Currently, air quality determinations across the country are based on information obtained from disparate State air monitoring networks. Deficiencies in these monitoring systems raise serious questions about the reliability and representativeness of the air quality data. The importance of knowing the Nation’s air quality and of achieving the Clean Air Act’s goals ... |
| Date May 29, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-57 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Illllilllllllllllll Sill llillill llllllllllIll1 lllll
LM109504 lmpro The Department of Energy needs to strengthen its enforcement procedures and practices covering crude oil resellers’ compliance with crude oil price controls. The Department should --develop written procedures for handling criminal cases which will assure (1) timely and meaningful i... |
| Date May 23, 1979 |
Report No. 094369 |
Title
. . .*I, I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States United States Before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs 5&366d3 On (The '. Reform of Federal and the Regulation Regulation Act of 1979 (SY>36Vfl Reform Act of 1979 (S.,; +=) ,, 1 _ lliglll Ill ll IIIX
094369 For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:0... |
| Date May 23, 1979 |
Report No. 109454 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General c?f the United States United States Before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs 25v 66&&l On The Reform of Federal&pulation Act of 197 and the Regulation Reform Act of 1979 V fi. 755)
I For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. May 23, 1979 lllllllllll II1
109454 Mr. Chairman W... |
| Date May 3, 1979 |
Report No. 094373 |
Title
~JNiTED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGdFb':ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m., E.S.T. Thursday, May 3, 1979 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL .. OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON 4 / HOUSECOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE OFFICE
OF 1 FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY H. R. 3763 Mr. Chairman, been intere... |
| Date April 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-51 |
Title
“. . . UNITEXI STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 EWEROY AND MINEICAUI DIVISION APRIL 5, 1979 B-164052. The Honorable John., W. Wydler House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wydler: IH I Ill
109013 a report entitled Tailings: Is Federal Assistance Necessary?” (EMD-79-29). In that report, we recommended that the Congress provide assistance to active mill owners to share the cost... |
| Date March 29, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-27 |
Title
/ Comparing Policies And Procedures / Of The Three Federal Bank Regulatory I ; Agencies ~ without mending and similarities among the agencies drawing any conclusions or recomany changes. This report is a followup to a 1977 GAO ~ study of bank supervision and addresses specific interests of the Chairman, Senate Com;i;te; on Banking, Housing and Urban III I
108985
I GGD-79-27 MARCH 29,1979 1.n. ‘.... |
| Date March 26, 1979 |
Report No. B-193281 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054a 8-193281 March 26, 1979 Robert A. Anthony The Administrative Conference
of the United States 2120 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Mr. Anthony: In reply to your February 27 request, we would like to make the following comments on the fevised Graft recommendation on the use of cost-tenefit ai;4s-Pr-±r vnalyges~in regulation ... |
| Date March 1, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-47 |
Title
” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMUNITY AN0 ECONOMlC q INELOCMENT 0fVlS:ON I I B-166506 The Honorable Administrator, Protection Dear Mr. 108754 Douglas M. Costle Environmental Agency Costle: ironmental Protection Agency_ (EPA) We have reviewed efforts to decrease tamperlng wlt”FY, ‘XD’tomoIS”ile emission conleaded gasoline in --using switching trol devices and... |
| Date Nov. 21, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-10 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME
08178 C32683701 Commercial Safety Regulations Are Avcided by Some Large Aircraft Operators. CED-79-10: B-164497(1). November 21, 1978. 3 pp. + appendix (13 pp.). Report to Brock Adams, Secretary, Department of Transportation; by Henry Eschweqe, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Domestic Air Carrier System (2413). Cont... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-60 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME 07642 C3121 ]1 Administration of U.S. Export Licensing Should Be Consolidated To Be More Responsive to Industry. ID-78-60; B-162222. Cctober 31, 1978. 40 pp. + 8 appendices (21 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs: U.S. Comparative Advantage in Trade and Technology (608); Science and Technolo... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-79-11 |
Title
DOCaRINT RASUfN
07680 - [C32441 (Requlations and Activities regarding Certificate of Deposit Maturity Notification]. GGD-79-11. October 20, 1978. 2 FE. Report to Robert H. ScKinney, Chairman, lederal Home Loan Bank Board; by Allen R. Voss, Director, General Government Div. Issue Area: Consumer and Uorker Protection (900). Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: General Government: Other ... |
| Date Oct. 4, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-85 |
Title
COIJMROLLER GENfRAL
WASHINGTON OF
DC THE UN IT&D STATES ZLB48 B-P70612
B-139310 3
The Hondrable Abraham Ribicoff ChaIrman, Senate Commlttee on Govefrnment Affairs United States Senate Bear Chairman Rlblcoff: This letter responds to your request of August 29, 1978, the “Regulatory Cost Reduction Act comments on S-3262, of 978.” This bill T! _roposes to establish a procedure to reduce the costs ... |
| Date Oct. 4, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-116 |
Title
B-163375 your office, we will make unrestricted distribution of this report to other interested parties 2 weeks from the report date or earlier if publicly released by the Subcommittee. Comptroller General of the United States Enclosures - 4 -8- .ENCLOSURE I ENCLOSURE I THE COKE OVEN STANDARD Based upon information supplied by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and a Standar... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-111 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUBE 07391 C28279181 - (Department Proc-,edings END-78-111; 1978. 3 pp. of Energy's Procedures in Funding Intervenors in before the Economic Regulatory Administration]. B-19 213. October 2, 1978. released October 10, + er :Losure (12 pp.). ivid A. Stockzan; by J. Dexter Deach, Director, :als Div. Report to Rep. Energy and Mine Issue Area: Enrgqy: Effect of Federal Financial Incentives, ... |
| Date Sept. 27, 1978 |
Report No. 107399 |
Title
DOCUHEIT RESUBE
07399 - [C28479381 (Restricted) [The Civil Aeronautics Board's Verification of Airline Financial and Operating Data]. Septeaber 27, 1978. 2 pp. Report to Raymond Kurlander, Director, Civil Aeronautics Board: Bureau of Accounts and Statistics; by Hugh J. Pessinger, Associate Director, Comaunity and Economic Development Div. Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. The Civil ... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1978 |
Report No. 094699 |
Title
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| Date Aug. 16, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-101 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUBE
06799 - (B23073651 Need for Greater Regulatory Oversight of Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Vaste. VMD-78-1C1; B-164105. August 16, 1976. 14 pp. Report to Joseph a. Hendr/i, Chairsan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; by Sonte Cani..eld, Jr., Director, Energy and Mineral Resources Div. Issue krea: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Subtstantial 2nergy Source (1608). Contact: Energ! and... |
| Date July 14, 1978 |
Report No. FPCD-78-54 |
Title
DCCUMENT 06573 - [ B1987006 ] ESUME by Bank Regulatory Agercies To Improve Their Financial Disclosure Systems]. FPCD-78-54; 8-118535. July 14, 197'8. Released July 17, 1978. 5 pp.
[ Actions Taken Report to ReD. Benjamin S. Rosenthal, Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations: Commerce, Ccnsuser and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal... |
| Date July 12, 1978 |
Report No. 106501 |
Title
DCCUMENT RSUKE 06501 B19869921 Tie Department of nergy's Nuclear Pcietplant Siting and Licensinq Bill. July 12, 178. 9 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Envircnent and Public Works: Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee; by onte Cantield, Jr., Director, Enercy and inerals Div. Contact: Energy and inerals iv. Organization Concerned: Department of Enezgy; Nuclear Bcgulatory Commission. Conressi... |
| Date July 11, 1978 |
Report No. 106550 |
Title
DOCUMENT BPSUME 06550 - f B1946971 1
federal Efforts To Notify Foreign '.aticns Fegarding Pesticide suspensions 2a-d Cancellations. July 11, 1978. 10 pp. Testimony before the House Committee cn Government Cperations: Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs Sukcommittee; Ly Henry Eschweqe, Director, Community and Eccnomic ravelopment Liv. Contact: Community and Economic Develcsment Div. Orqan.izati... |
| Date July 10, 1978 |
Report No. 106500 |
Title
DCCUMIENT
065 00 B2127116 ] RESUME The Department of Enerqy's Nuclear PcberFlant Siting and Licensing Bill. July 10, 1978. 9 pp. Testimony before the House Committee on Interstate and Fcreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee; ty Ralph V. Carlone, Associate Director, Enerqy and Minerals Div. Contact: Enerqy and Minerals Div. Orqanization Concerned: Department of !nergy; Nuclear Regulatory
Co... |
