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| Date March 28, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-659R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 28, 2007 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Posthearing Questions: Major Management Challenges at the Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Chairman: On February 16, 2007, I testified at the Committee’s oversight hearing on “Reports, Audits, and Invest... |
| Date June 20, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-377 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate HARDROCK MINING BLM Needs to Better Manage Financial Assurances to Guarantee Coverage of Reclamation Costs GAO-05-377 a June 2005 HARDROCK MINING Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-377, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committ... |
| Date March 29, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-109 |
Title
I J M;wc*h 1 !)!Ej MINERAL ROYALTIES Royalties in the Western States and in Major Mineral-Producing Countries
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148904
m-m-.. _. ., RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. SS68/S RELEASED GAO United States General Accounting Of’ fice Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, ... |
| Date June 16, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-199R |
Title
GAO General Accounting OfAce Washington, D.C. 20548 unitedstatee
B-229205 Resonrces, Community, and Economic Development Division June 16, 1992 The Honorable Larry LaRocco House of Representatives Dear Mr. LaRocco: ill III lllllll ll
146879 This letter responds to your February 5, 1992, request regarding our report Federal Land Manaaement: The Mininq Law of 1872 Needs Revision (GAO/RCED-89-72, Mar... |
| Date July 25, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-192 |
Title
SURFACE MINING -- Management of the Abandoned Mine Land Fund ... ..- . .._ ...__ ._.-..- -__-^ -- I. ..-^ .-_...---._ . --_- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-244654 July 25,199l The Honorable Malcolm Wallop United States Senate The Honorable Conrad Burns United States Senate This report responds to your Jun... |
| Date Dec. 26, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-8 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives OREGON DUNES RECREATION AREA Patenting of Mining Claims Complies With Law GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-24037... |
| Date June 22, 1990 |
Report No. AFMD-90-63 |
Title
IJnit,cvl States General Accounting Office RepGt to the Chairman, Comilittee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives SURFACE MINING Interior Is Acting to Improve Its Applicant Violator System 141840 GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Financial Management Division united states B-236866 June 22,199O The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee... |
| Date May 9, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-140FS |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1989 Fact Sheet for the Honor’atble Wendell H. Ford, U.S. Ser ate I I- SURFACE MINING Information on Legal Fees Under the Surface Mining Act . . GAO/RCED89-140FS GAO United States General Accounting OffIce Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-234496 May9,1989 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Wende... |
| Date March 10, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-72 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources,Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives
March 1989 FtiDEML LAND MANAGEMENT The Mining Law of 1872 Needs Revision GAO/RCED-89-72 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-229205 March 10, 1989 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, II Chairman, Subcommittee... |
| Date Jan. 24, 1989 |
Report No. AFMD-89-31 |
Title
.I.-.-.“. I_ x. .11.1”“.11 I,......_. -..-.-” “..““* “_ll -” “. _...,.... --.. ._. I GAO
-~.----~*liCIII\itI')' I!)N!) SURFACE MINING
.-.'-I---'--.-_ -'--'.-.. '." -"--'ll.'"'l--'-.... .-- I -_ '.'."'".-."'"..- 'I-'-- Operation of the Applicant Violator System Can Be T 1 reproved Accounting and Financial Management Division R-226149 January 24,1989 The Honorable Morris K. Udall... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-193 |
Title
r Uazl$d 8tataee Gei~:ard Accounting Office GAO
September 1987 lW20 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives M INERAL RESOURCES Interior’ Actions on s Three Coal Leases ‘ JJ)/ i MlllIIlllllIl l
iI) ! 1
134120 RErnTcTED-Not to bc ralemed outrrfde the CStmed Aocaunf&q Office except on the basi... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-157 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office I33757 ’ GAO
August 1987 Report tb the Honorable Chic Hecht, U.S. Senate FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Financial Guarantees Encourage Reclmation of National Forest System Lands iIllIlll Ill II lllli II
133757 ’ 1 ’ GAO/RCED-87-167 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economk Development and Division B-2286 ... |
| Date Aug. 20, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-160 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 1. I GAO
August 1987 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives SURFACE MINING State and Federal Use of Alternative Enforcement Techniques GAO L~nited states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20643 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-223852
Allgust 20. 1987 The Honorable Morris K... |
| Date June 5, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-129 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO, ,
June 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives SURFACE MINING States Not Assessing and Collecting Monetary Penalties RICSTRICTED -. Plot to be relemied owtskae the @gngrr;~, Acesunting Office except en the basis of spe~cflc by the Office of Cong... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-87-40 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
Dekember 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Envkonment , Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee o:nGovernment Operations Houseof Representatives SURFACE MINING Interior Department and States Could Improve Inspectidn Programs REfWRICTED---Not to be relossed 0utoic-b Lhc;Gsnerizl. Aooounting officw cxq: r):l the basro of opoc~fic &PprOVa.lby the... |
| Date May 30, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-155 |
Title
--mm.. ---- - United States’ Gene% _----_ ___^_ - --.- Accounting Office 1’50170 GAO
lMay g,,, _ -__- Report to thb Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives
------ SURFACE MINING Issues Associated With Indian Assumption of Regulatory Authority Ijl II IIIllll ulIll
130170 . . -------.--L. - _---- I . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-147 |
Title
BY THE U,S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Environment, Energy, And Natural Resources Committee On Government Operations House of Representatives Surface Coal Mining Operations In Two Oklahoma Counties Raise Questions About Prime Farmland Reclamation And Bond Adequacy
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 allows prime farmland to be mined but requ... |
| Date June 16, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-48 |
Title
. * I ‘m.. &a BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ReportToTheSecretaryOf The Interior interior Should Help States Assess Mineral Tax Programs
Giv ‘n the critical interaction of Federal min ral policy, State tax policy, and the prof tability of domestic mining, GAO believ 1 s that a formal institutional focus is needed to help ensure that tax policies are corn atible with national mineral prod... |
| Date June 10, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-84 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, rcUl\ICr” HLsOURCtS DIVISION B-207666 JUNE lo,1982 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Rahallr Subject: II Some Required Coal Mine Inspections Be.ing Performed by the Mine Safety Administration ('GAO/HRD-82-84) Are Not and, Health Your September 22, 1981, letter expressed concern that the Mine Safety and H... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119S |
Title
SUPPLEMENT WE REPORT TiiE TO BY Comptroller General
OF THF UNITED STATES Mining On National Park Service Lands--What Is At Stake?
This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of the Interior’s delayed comments on the draft of the issued report. GAO is responding to the comments because Interior failed to address several issues in the report and gave no indicati... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119 |
Title
BYTHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And insular Affairs Of The United States OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mining On National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake?
The Department of the Interior recommended to the Congress in 1979 that mining claims on certain National Park Service lands be acquired forenvironmental protection. GAO f... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-145 |
Title
LINED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVSLOPMEM AND ECONOMIC OlVtSlON B-203769 AUGUST $1981 The Honorable The Secretary James G. Watt of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Comments on Interior's (CEO-81-145) Surface Mining Regulations The General Accounting Office has been reviewing the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Department... |
| Date April 27, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-80 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RWURDIVISION B-202483 ._ .
APRIL 27,198l The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Raymond J. of Labor Donovan Secretary: lllHH
115073 Regulation Development Process Needs Subject: Improvement (HRD-81-80) > j 7 -/ L.1 We reviewed the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MN-IA’s) procedures for developing safety and health regulati... |
| Date March 3, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-17 |
Title
BY THECOhflPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES yyy-y-9 Report ToThe Congress,,&?
Low Productivity In American Coal Mining: Causes And Cures
This report identifies the factors responsible for depressed productivity in the US. coal mining industry. GAO analysis revealed that the fall in underground mining productivity since 1969 is closely tied to poor labor-management relations, 1974 union contract... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-128 |
Title
COMF’TROLLIEF4 GENERAL WASHINQTON. OF D.C. THE UNlTED ZOSM STATES RELEASED
B-198488 . The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Senator Hatfield:
AUGUST 13,198O 113152 Unauthorized Use of A propriated SUBJECT: l Alleged CED-80-128) Moneys by Interior Employees 3 This is in response to your March 24, 1980, letter req... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1979 |
Report No. ID-80-04 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERALI I14 'Z Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITED STATES The U.S. Mining And MineralProcessing Industry: An Analysis Of Trends And Implications
The report analyzes the decline of several U.S. mineral activities and the resulting increase in reliance on imported minerals. The trends have contributed to (1) increased concern about possible supply interruptions, (2) lost jobs an... |
| Date Sept. 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-65 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL P OF THE UNITED STATES 7 ress r inistrative Other
Most of the 011 shale In Colorado’s Plceance Creek basm IS mtermmgled wrth sodium and alummous minerals But Federal mining laws and procedures frustrate the development of methods for extracting these valuable re sources GAO believes that an unequivocal expression of congressional interest in optimal mineral recovery an... |
| Date March 8, 1979 |
Report No. 108772 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. m For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1979 108772 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER Dear Mr. Chairman pleased 2620, and Members to have a bill Policy of... |
| Date March 7, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-98 |
Title
I .* BY THE’COMPTROLLER GENERAL c 8 i Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting: 1 A New Conservation Policy Is Needed
Large amounts of unique, nonrenewable helium are lost each year as its most economical source, natural gas, is used as fuel. The Government should act on available alternatives to conserve helium because of its large contin u i ng investment ... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-93 |
Title
BY THE COM P T R O LLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES -35 ‘ t, M ining Law Reform And Balanced Resource Management
Most exploration and development of hardrock minerals on public lands is governed by provisions of the Mining law of 1872. As indicated by its age, however, that law is outdated with respect to contemporary concerns for environmental quality and properly balance... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1978 |
Report No. 104791 |
Title
'
04791 - [ B0405293] DOCUBNUT R1SU1B H.R. 3350, the Deep '&.,bed 23, 1978. 11 pp. Hard Mineral Resources Act]. January Committee on International telations: Testimony before the' IWlUa Inte):national Econosrc Policy and Trade Sukcollittes; the House Committee on International Relations: InternationB i Operations 2irector, Energy .ad SubcoemJttee; by 5ont:.tjanfiold, Jr,, Minerals Div. Cont&,t: EB... |
| Date May 17, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-72 |
Title
COMPTROLL.ER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED sTs.l’iZ D.C. 20548 B-118678 llllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM102164 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives As you know, surface mining control and reclamation legi... |
| Date July 2, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-86 |
Title
I ,i . ;: . , . . T TO THE CONGRESS m
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATE§ &Q \s-g; Q# au@ @I#- p Illllllil llllllllllIll1 Ill! Ill11 IllI Ill lllll Ill11
LM098250 JljL 6 $lii~ eed To Develop A National on-fuelineral Policy
Department of the interior Uncertainty exists over the permissible dependence of the Nation on non-fuel-mineral imports. The value of such imports has increased gre... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1973 |
Report No. 094526 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXP WED SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR RESOURCESAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES :DEPARTMENT OF THE':NTERIOR ACTIVITIES UNDER THE FEDER... |
