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Date Dec. 15, 1981 Report No. 117083 Title

Natural Resources: Department of the Interior Organizational Effectiveness for Management of Federal Energy and Mineral Resources

FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9230 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 1981 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 statement of J. Dexter Peach Energy and Minerals Division Director, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Mines and.Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs' Department of the Interior for Management of Federa...
Date Nov. 18, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-27 Title

Natural Resources: Status Report on Executive Branch Implementation of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980

J L F 4 UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIYISION MINERALS November 18, 1981 B-205446 The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: SubJect: % J/ Status Report on Executive Branch Implementation of the "Natloral Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980" (EMD-82-27)...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. 116696 Title

Natural Resources: Management of Federal Energy and Mineral Resources

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on Management of Federal Energy and Mineral We appreciate management H.R. 3364. of Federal th...
Date July 31, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-48 Title

National Defense: Civil Agencies Should Save Millions by Recovering Silver From Photographic Wastes

I( sCi,3f BY THECOMbTROLLER Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Civil Agencies Should Save Millions By Recovering Silver From Photographic Wastes Many civil agencies continue to pour silverladen photographic solutions down the drain. The Department of Defense, however, has an effective recovery program to stop further dumping of silver. Several civil agencies are using the Defense program, an...
Date July 27, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-124 Title

Status Report: "National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980"

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS July 27, 1981 B-204155 The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Interim Status Report on Executive Branch Implementation of the "National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980" (EMD-81-124) II IIIII 11111 ...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-104 Title

Natural Resources: Minerals Critical to Developing Future Energy Technologies, Their Availability, and Projected Demand

$/ ENlEROY AND MlNUilAlS DlVlPllON WASHINGTON, DC 20546 B-203767 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural United States Senate Dear Senator Subject: Jackson: June 25, 1981 Resources Minerals Critical to Developing Future Energy Technologies, Their Availability, and Projected Demand (EMD-81-104) The next 20 to 30 years are expected to be a period of tra...
Date June 8, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-13 Title

Natural Resources: Assessing the Impact of Federal and State Taxes on the Domestic Minerals Industry

I m 1B\/’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES I i 541/6 / Report To The Congress Assessing The Impact Of Federal And State Taxes On The Domestic Minerals Industry Federal and State tax codes contain significant special considerations for the minerals industry. In light of current concerns over budgetary resources and the continued availability of domestic mineral supplies, it is importan...
Date June 8, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-89 Title

Natural Resources: Consideration of the Need for Minerals Mobilization Planning Within the Department of the Interior

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHtNGTTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AN0 MlNERALS OIVISION B-200891 The Honorable Secretary of Dear Mr. JUNE &I981 James G. Watt the Interior Secretary: Consideration of the I;eed for Hinerais Wobilizacion Planning Within tne Department of the Interior (EW-31-a9) Subject: The General Accounting Cffice recently issued a classi“Actions !Jeecied to Imgrove the Viao...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-53 Title

Natural Resources: Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior Needs Coordination and Organization

/ g3sL . BYA COMPT6OLLER GENERAL THE Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Minerals Management At The Department Of The interior Needs Coordination And Organization In its work on the importance of materials availability, GAO is conducting a continuing evaluation of the Federal policymaking process for meeting industrial and strategic materials requirements. An important element of that proce...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-70 Title

Energy: Questions Concerning Proposed Utah Power and Light Company Coal Lease Exchange

UNITES STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION APRIL 2.1981 B-202645 The Honorable James G. Watt Secretary of the Interior 60 Dear Mr. Secretary: TL r Subject: buestions Concerning Proposed Utah Power and Light Company Coal Lease Exchange (END-81-70) J As you know, we have been reviewing the proposed Utah Power and Light Company coal lease exchange--inv...
Date Jan. 26, 1981 Report No. B-201885 Title

Government Operations: Council of Energy Resource Tribes Federally Supported Activities

~g '~ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B- 201885 CED1-7 January 26, 1981 The Honorable James A. McClure Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: The purpose of this letter is to confirm agreements reached with Senate Appropriations Committee staff, concerning the Comm...
Date Dec. 10, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-32 Title

Natural Resources: Managing Foreign Mineral Information Programs To Support Public Policy Analyses

1 p s* t BY iHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Managing Foreign Mineral Information Programs To Support Public Policy Analyses The ma agement of finite, nonrenewable mineral re urces in the United States must be suppo ed by adequate, standardized, credible inform tion concerning major aspects of foreign su ply and demand. t/! of the Interior’s Nlll II IIIll...
Date Dec. 1, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-1B Title

Natural Resources: Request for Phosphate Information and Comments on Section 5 of H.R. 5341

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNlTED 20541 STATES - WASHINGTON. O.C. B-201298 . _ December 1, 1980 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Committee on Agriculture, Chairman, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: _... Subject: Your request and comments for phosphate information on Section 5 of H.R. 53421 In response to your request of August 29, 1980, we are providing our comments o...
Date Sept. 25, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-116 Title

Energy: GAO's Basis for Its Analysis of S. 1637

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED ZC+Wi STATES B-196523 SEPTEMBER 25,198O The Honorable Cecil D. Andrus Secretary of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: 3 &&+',W""~ This is in response to your letter of June 16, 1980, taking issue with our March 14, 1980, report "Impact of Fk, ing the Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing System More Competitive Following is a point-by-point analysis of the (BM...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-84 Title

Energy: Liquefying Coal for Future Energy Needs

. . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 113a”g Report To The Congress Liquefying Coal For Future Energy Needs On June 30, 1980, the President signed the Energy Security Act establishing a Synthetic Fuels Corporation to provide financial incentives for the development of domestic substitutes for imported oil. Coal liquefaction, the conversion of coal to a clean-burning, low-sulfur-content...
Date July 31, 1980 Report No. 094705 Title

Special Publications: Building a Consensus on Legislation for a National Materials Policy

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. 112701 Title

Natural Resources: Implementation of a National Materials R&D Policy

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHIXTON, 3.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 1980 / c .: 1' STATEMENT OF '2 ,, r, i:- ." DOUGLAS L. MC CULLOUGH 'le. i. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENERGY 6 MINERALS DIVISION
Date May 5, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-47 Title

Energy: Some Issues Affecting Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 48

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives OF THEUNITED STATES “- * * ” Some IssuesAffecting Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Lease Sale 48 This report discusses the value and effect of the Interior Department’s Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program on decisions leading up to leasing 148 Outer Continental ...
Date Nov. 30, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-21 Title

Phosphates: A Case Study of a Valuable, Depleting Mineral in America

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES /zlso Report To The Congress * Phosphates: A Case Study Of A Valuable, Depleting Mineral In America This report discusses the many problems and long leadtimes involved in phosphate development in the United States, world’ largest pros ducer of phosphates. Phosphate rock is the only known practical source of phosphorus, crucial to fertilizer used in agr...
Date Oct. 31, 1979 Report No. ID-80-04 Title

The U.S. Mining and Mineral-Processing Industry: An Analysis of Trends and Implications

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-B3 Title

Energy: Comments on H.R. 3671 (96th Congress)

t: lslllmlllllllllllllll~llllllllIlllll 4-a .F LMl10281 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE X648 UNITED STATES B-178726 SEP 5 1979 The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers Committee on Interstate Chairman, and Foreign Commerce &O" House of Representatives H I$ Dear Mr, Chairman: This letter provides our ccpmments on B.R. 3671, 96th r" Congress, the "Energy Developme%t and Management Authority Actr...
Date June 12, 1979 Report No. 109612 Title

Natural Resources: Competitiveness of the U.S. Mining and Mineral Processing Industry

. United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE oiu ELIVERY Expected at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 1979 Statement Charles of . Division Office II IIll llllIl!lll 109612 D. Hylander International Accounting the Deputy Director, U.S. General before Subcommittee House Committee on Mines and Mining and Insular Affairs on Interior on Competitiveness of the U.S. Mining Indu...
Date May 31, 1979 Report No. 109596 Title

Natural Resources: Uranium Supply and Demand Estimates

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursuay, May 31, 1979 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY .. 2 ON URANIUM SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES 1_ _7 Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We appre...
Date April 19, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-30 Title

Learning To Look Ahead: The Need for a National Materials Policy and Planning Process

c . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES lOW$ Id I” Report To The Congress Learning To Look Ahead: The Need For A National Materials Policy And Planning Process The United States needs an institutionalized planning and polic process to help assure the future availabi Y ity of materrals needed by American industry. Such a process can help the Nation prevent shocks or offset their severit t...
Date April 10, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-50 Title

Energy: Need To Include Mill Losses in Uranium Resource Demand Analyses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE ENERGY AND MINERALS 01 ViSION APRIL 10, 1979 B-159687 James R. Schle.singeTl-$$ of Energy LO Dear Mr. Secretary: A!h e adequacy of the uranium resource base has become a significant issue in the discussion of the long-term role of nuclear power. The necessity for and timing of reprocessing and breeders are closely related to the adequa...
Date Feb. 27, 1979 Report No. EMD-78-93 Title

Natural Resources: Mining Law Reform and Balanced Resource Management

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. 22, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-25 Title

Energy: Comparisons of Uranium Estimates Made by DOE and Uranium Companies

UNITED STATES GENERALAcc0UNTtNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 6N6ROY AN0 DIVIalON MINERAL11 JANUARY 22,1979 El59687 TheEImorableJamsR.Schlesinger The Swretaqof Fnergy Dear Mr. secretary: lllllllllll Ill Ill 108391 Luringa reviewoftheissues surromdingthe availability of uraniumfortb Natim’s nmlearpmerneeds, w~evaluatedthe (DOE) uraniumreservesestimation~logy. DapartmantofEMrgy's Part of thiswtxkw...
Date Aug. 15, 1978 Report No. ID-78-50 Title

International Affairs: Multilateral and Bilateral Assistance for Developing Foreign Mineral Projects

UNITED STATESGENERALACCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-161470 llllllllllll~llllllllllllBlllllllllllllllllllll LMi06860 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Peter V. Domenici Senate Domenici: Your letter of April 17, 1978, requested us to provide you with information about U.S. financial assistance for developing foreign mineral projects. Your letter specifically requested information on...
Date July 27, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-83 Title

Natural Resources: Interior Programs for Assessing Mineral Resources on Federal Lands Need Improvements and Acceleration

DOCUMENT REStiE 06497 B2 1271451 Interior Proqrams for Assessing Mineral Besourcbs on federal Lands Need Improvements and Acceleratica. EID-78-83; B-11u812. July 27, 1978. 19 pp. + 3 appendicen 413 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Materials: Access to Mattrials (1809). Contact: Enerqy and Minerals Div. Budqet Func :on: Natural Resources, Environmen...
Date July 17, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-17 Title

Natural Resources: The Department of the Interior's Computerized Resources Information Bank

DCCUMENT 06493 f B20l070261 RESUME The Department of the Interior's Computerized Resources Information Bank. EnD-78-17; B-11E678. July 17, 1S78. ;3 appendices (8 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer F. Ztaats, Ccmptrcller Leficiercies pp. + 2 General. (18fI8). Issue Area: Materials: Information Systems Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Envircnxent, and Energy:...
Date July 17, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-16 Title

Natural Resources: The Department of the Interior's Minerals Availability System

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 May 5, 1978 Report No. 105954 Title

Government Operations: Inventories of Gold and Other Assets at Fort Knox and the Denver Mint

DOCUMENT RBESUME 05954 - [813663741 [Inventories of Gold and Other ssets at Fort Knox and the Denver lint]. ay 5, 1978. 3 pp. Report to Stella B. Hackel, Director, Bureau of the int; by David P. Sorando, Regional anager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (ashington). Contact: Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (ashington). Organizatioa Concerned: Department of the Treasury: Bureau of Gove...
Date Feb. 9, 1978 Report No. 104792 Title

Natural Resources: Unranium Enrichment Policies and Operations

Date July 13, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-23 Title

Rocky Mountain Energy Resource Development: Status, Potential, and Socioeconomic Issues

I11111111Ill1 lllllllllIlll Iill llllllllllllllllllll LM102784 Rocky in Energy This report should aid in making nctional energy decrsrons and decisions on the need for additional Feder:jt assistance for Rocky Mountain communrties that will be affecter! by energy resource ozvelopment. Such development would result ,n new towns and would cause some existing communitres to double, triple, and quadrup...
Date March 11, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-414 Title

Natural Resources: Israel's Purchase of Excess Industrial Diamonds from the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpile

Date July 2, 1976 Report No. EMD-76-1 Title

Energy: Certain Actions That Can Be Taken To Help Improve This Nation's Uranium Picture

\\\ 1) 4tq , ‘/ CT : .ue 5 -‘cc,,, s\“ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES’ LM098252 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - Certain Actions That en To elp Improve This Nation’s ranium Picture Energy Research and Development Administration Nuclear reactors--using uranium as a fuel--will be used to meet a major part of this country’s future energy needs. Because uranium may ...
Date July 2, 1976 Report No. RED-76-86 Title

Energy: Need To Develop a National Non-Fuel-Mineral Policy

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 Jan. 29, 1976 Report No. ID-75-82 Title

U.S. Dependence on Imports of Five Critical Minerals: Implications and Policy Alternatives

BY THE COMPTRC An mTT7-7 rTnTvr7nn r LM099963 IllllNllllllll1llllllllllllllll U.S. Dependence On Imports inerals: Of Five Critical implications And Policy Alternatives M ultiagency At the time of the GAO study major foreign suppliers of five imported minerals--bauxite, chromium, manganese, nickel, and tin--were --not politically supplies from motivated to withhold the United States and --intereste...
Date Dec. 10, 1975 Report No. 096891 Title

Government Operations: Evaluation of the Administration's Proposal for Government Assistance to Private Uranium Enrichment Groups

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY,DECEMBERlo, 1975 STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY ON THE@VALUATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE To PRIVATE URANIUM ENRICHMENT GROUPg Illllllllllllllllllllll...
Date Nov. 11, 1975 Report No. 089395 Title

Government Operations: Published Reports on Reserve and Resource Estimates Can Be Improved

?&WED STATES @3WlAL kXOUNTII”dG WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OIVIS~ON November 11, 1975 The Honorable Jack W. Carlson Assistant Secretary, Energy and Minerals Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Carlson': In your April 22, 1975, letter to the Comptroller General you outlined major steps which the Department of the Interior has taken with regard to the collec...
Date June 30, 1975 Report No. RED-75-359 Title

Energy: Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development--Improvements Needed in Determining Where To Lease and at What Dollar Value

j i 5 .-+I To the President Speaker 0% the of the Senate and the Hsuse a% Representative8 Our report c0ncerF.s improvezents ne&rG in determining where to lease Outer ContinrntdP Shelf 9i.l and gas and at vhat dollar value. k’e made our review pisuant to the Eudgetinq and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 531, an3 tRe kccountfng and Auditincj kt of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 671 o We art% sending capies of th...
Date June 26, 1974 Report No. 094580 Title

Energy: Future Structure of the Uranium Enrichment Industry

Date April 29, 1974 Report No. 094586 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Actions Needed To Cope With Commodity Shortages

I UNITED STATESGENERAL-ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10~30 A.M. 'EDT April 29, 1974 STATEMENT OF ELMER STAATS B. COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITED STATES OF ON A GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT "U.S. ACTIONSNEEDED COPE TO WITH COMMODITY SHORTAGES" BEFORE JOINT HEARING A OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE COMMERCE ON AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON OPERATION...
Date July 25, 1972 Report No. B-140579 Title

Energy: Study of National Fuel and Energy Policy

RELE/iSED B-14 ,0579 Dear Mr. Chairman : jui 2 5 1972 lb r, ,” In your letter of November 8, 1971, you asked the Genera1 Accounting Office to assist.,the Senate Committee on Inte--““,%2 cl rior and Insular Affairs in its study of wonal--.y.ill-”..,. . fuel and /- energy policyJ! by obtaining information as to Federal funding an$+Fersonnel being committed to fueland energy-related acIn resp...