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Date March 25, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-319 Title

Federal Oil and Gas: Interagency Committee Needs to Better Coordinate Research on Oil Pollution Prevention and Response

United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2011 Report to the Honorable Lynn Woolsey, House of Representatives FEDERAL OIL AND GAS Interagency Committee Needs to Better Coordinate Research on Oil Pollution Prevention and Response GAO-11-319 March 2011 FEDERAL OIL AND GAS Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Interagency Committee Needs to Better Coordinate Research on Oil Poll...
Date June 16, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-795T Title

Oil Spills: Cost of Major Spills May Impact Viability of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 3 p.m. EST Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate OIL SPILLS Cost of Major Spills May Impact Viability of Oil Spill Liabi...
Date Jan. 27, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-245 Title

Oil and Gas Bonds: Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells

United States Government Accountability Office GAO January 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters OIL AND GAS BONDS Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells GAO-10-245 January 2010 OIL AND GAS BONDS Highlights Highlights of GAO-10-245, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned ...
Date April 30, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-482 Title

Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks: More Complete Facility Data Could Improve Implementation of EPA's Spill Prevention Program

United States Government Accountability Office GAO April 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters ABOVEGROUND OIL STORAGE TANKS More Complete Facility Data Could Improve Implementation of EPA’s Spill Prevention Program GAO-08-482 April 2008 ABOVEGROUND OIL STORAGE TANKS Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-482, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability More Complete Fac...
Date Dec. 18, 2007 Report No. GAO-08-357T Title

Maritime Transportation: Major Oil Spills Occur Infrequently, but Risks Remain

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Major Oil Spills Occur Infrequently, but Risks Remain Statement of Susan A. Fleming, Director Physic...
Date Jan. 13, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-340R Title

U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center: Improvements Are Needed in Internal Control Over Disbursements

A United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 January 13, 2004 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Bob Filner Ranking Democratic Member Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives The Honorable Corrine Brown House...
Date July 5, 2000 Report No. AIMD/OGC-00-250R Title

Financial Management: Final Certification of TAP Fund

Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-285142 July 5, 2000 To the President of the Senate. and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: Final Certification of TAP Fund This letter transmits the Comptroller General’s final certification of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund’s payment of claims and administrative ...
Date April 28, 2000 Report No. RCED-00-80 Title

Maritime Industry: As U.S. Single-Hull Oil Vessels Are Eliminated, Few Double-Hull Vessels May Replace Them

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters MARITIME INDUSTRY As U.S. Single-Hull Oil Vessels Are Eliminated, Few Double-Hull Vessels May Replace Them GAO/RCED-00-80 Contents Letter Appendixes Tables Appendix I: Scope and Methodology Appendix II: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments Table 1: Summary of Characteristics Affecting Phase-Out Deadlines Un...
Date Aug. 13, 1998 Report No. RCED-98-236 Title

Natural Resources Restoration: Status of Payments and Use of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement Funds

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate NATURAL RESOURCES RESTORATION Status of Payments and Use of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement Funds GAO/RCED-98-236 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280449 August 13, 1998 T...
Date July 18, 1995 Report No. RCED-95-180 Title

Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks: Status of EPA's Efforts to Improve Regulation and Inspections

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters ABOVEGROUND OIL STORAGE TANKS Status of EPA’s Efforts to Improve Regulation and Inspections GAO/RCED-95-180 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261262 July 18, 1995 The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle The Honorable Charles S...
Date Aug. 20, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-206BR Title

Natural Resources Restoration: Use of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement Funds

f . ITnited States Gcnerd Accounting OfEce GAO August 1993 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives NATURAL RESOURCES RESTORATION Use &Exxon Valdex Oil Spill Settlement Funds GAWRCED-9:3-206I3R GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development aud Division B-254199 August 20,1993 The Honora...
Date Aug. 5, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-178 Title

Oil Spill Prevention: Progress Made in Developing Alaska Demonstration Programs

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1993 Report to Selected Members of the Congress OIL SPILL PREVENTION Progress Made in Developing Alaska Demonstration Programs GAO United States General Accounting Oflice Washington, DC. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-253659 August 5,1993 Congressional Recipients Following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska...
Date Dec. 28, 1992 Report No. RCED-93-73R Title

Transportation: Oil Spill Clean-Up Contracts

(IiiA!!o$~~yg$ggy .. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-251400 December 28,1992 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Brock Adams Senate Adams: In October 1992, we met with your office to discuss your concern about the U.S. Coast Guard's oversight of oil spill response products used by Coast Guard contractors to fight spills. Numerous producers of oil spill clean-up produ...
Date Jan. 17, 1992 Report No. AFMD-92-29 Title

Financial Audit: Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund

! IllriltLrl l‘ ..“-I.- -....--...... .._ ._._ ..____.__._-.. ..-.“lll.. .Stattbs. - ..^... --....” At*t*ort~~tirlg Ol’ iw - -- -I- ._..,.. 111 “I.__... (;t~~It~ral -.-.. -.-.--_-.- ~.-.-_.------.“--_II. I - _...-.. -ll.~..“--.l~l”ll~--l.+,-. .” -~__--_ __.. FINANCIAL AUDIT Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund 145673 GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptrol...
Date Nov. 27, 1991 Report No. RCED-92-22 Title

Natural Resources Damage Assessment: Information on Study of Seabirds Killed by Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

0 GAO United States Gieneral Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-243083 November 27,199l The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski United States Senate Dear Senator Murkowski: This report responds to your questions about a federally funded study to estimate the number of seabirds killed as a result of the super-tanker Exxon Valdez’s striking ...
Date Oct. 24, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-92-12 Title

Coast Guard: Oil Spills Continue Despite Waterfront Facility Inspection Program

United States General Accounting Once Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 2pm.EDT Thursdav COAST GUARD Oil Spills Continue Despite Waterfront Facility Inspection Program Statement of Kenneth M. Mead, Director Tran...
Date Sept. 25, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-212 Title

Coast Guard: Coordination and Planning for National Oil Spill Response

United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives COAST GUARD Coordination and Planning for National Oil Spill Response 144883 GAO United States General Accounting Off’ ice Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-246 166 September 2...
Date Aug. 12, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-204 Title

Coast Guard: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Not Being Used to Pay All Allowable Costs

1IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO --....“.--. Report to Congressional Committees Augqwt, 199 1 COAi?i?tXJARD Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Not Being Used to Pay All Allowable costs 144578 ,.“I .-,-_-..“..-- ..-.-..-- --- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-242624.2 August 12,199l The Honorab...
Date June 17, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-161 Title

Coast Guard: Oil Spills Continue Despite Waterfront Facility Inspection Program

l-l_ l,.l,“,.“.” “. ..-__, ..-.-......--- ---..----_ -..-- ---_-I__ .ll”^..*,. II I .--_ .-I ---. -_..IuIrc~ l!J!Jl -______ COAST GUARD Oil Spills Continue Despite Waterfront Facility Inspection Program l.-- _._.._ -_-” - .._. -.-.__ __._-.__-_-_--.-^--_.-_i--.----------(;Ao/‘ IM:f:I)-!Jl-lfil _. _.I-._ - _ ..- ” -. ..^.” .I ..“” -..-_I...- ._..._-_---._-.-..-. -____ l___ll_ ...
Date March 5, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-68 Title

Coast Guard: Millions in Federal Costs May Not Be Recovered From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

COAST GUARD Millions in Federal Costs May Not Be Recovered From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ; I ,, .I ._ ,.., -“.- “.^ . .-.--.--....---.-.---.-- ._- ._-.- -.-. -... _-- -.- __... -._---_--_-__-._- --__ -._ Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-242624 March 6,lOOl The Honorable Earl Hutto, Chairman The Honorable John R. Kasich, Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Readiness C...
Date Jan. 28, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-60 Title

Pollution From Pipelines: DOT Lacks Prevention Program and Information for Timely Response

POLLUTION FROM PIPELINES DOT Lacks Prevention Program and Information for Timely Response RELEASED Not to be released outside the RESTRICTED-General Accounting Off&e unless specifically approved by the OfTlce of Congressional Relations. _. ...I_ . I_._. . ..____..___._...__.___. .---l_ll--.-.-ll_--.~~ *--- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and...
Date May 8, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-124 Title

Water Pollution: Alyeska's Efforts to Comply With Reissued Ballast Water Treatment Permit

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives WATER POLLUTION Alyeska’s Efforts to Comply With Reissued Ballast Water Treatment Permit : RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless speckfically approved by the Office of Congressi...
Date Jan. 26, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-91FS Title

Coast Guard: Federal Costs Resulting From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

._-. -. .“. ..- ._ COAST GUARD ---’ Federal Costs Resulting From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill United Statee Gei\eral Accounting Of’ftce Washington, D.C. 2054(1 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-236137.5 January26,1990 The Honorable Earl Hutto, Chairman The Honorable John R. Kasich, Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Readiness Committee on Armed Services House of Re...
Date June 18, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-118 Title

Water Pollution: EPA Controls Over Ballast Water at Trans-Alaska Pipeline Marine Terminal

United States General Accounting GAO Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee ’* on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives 33533 * . June 1987 WATER POLLUTION EPA Controls Over Ballast Water at TransAlaska Pipeline Marine Terminal I I Ill1 133533 GAO,‘ RCED-87-118 I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources...
Date May 10, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-6 Title

Energy: Selectively Reducing Offshore Royalty Rates in the Gulf of Mexico Could Increase Oil Production and Federal Government Revenue

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Energy And Natural Resources United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Selectively Reducing Offshore Royalty Rates In The Gulf Of Mexico Could Increase Oil Production And Federal Government Revenue The U.S. government leases large areas in the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico for the development of oil resources and receiv...
Date Feb. 3, 1983 Report No. ID-83-19 Title

International Oil Pollution: Liability and Compensation Arrangements Affecting the United States

STUDY BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. General Accounting Office International Oil Pollution: Current And Alternative Liability And Compensation Arrangements Affecting The United States A patchwork of international, national, and State arrangements currently governs liability and compensation for cleanup and damages resulting from oil spills by seagoing tankers. This study discusses the present arrangemen...
Date Jan. 6, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-11 Title

Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Operations: More Federal Monitoring Needed

~\f THE ~~IVIPTR~MR < OF THE UNITEDSTATES GENERAL wm3 ’ Report To The Congress Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Operations: More Federal Monitoring Needed To protect public lands, the operator of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was required to abide by federally imposed stipulations designed to prevent or detect oil leaks. With few exceptions, everything has gone smoothly for the pipeline; but the ope...
Date Dec. 18, 1980 Report No. 114017 Title

Energy: Potential of Alternative Liquid Fuels for Automotive Use

. . IlYOl “I .wY UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 2C548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 3:15 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER18, 1980 STATEMENTOF II J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION IIL 11.m ,111, 1.1 11.1111111,,1,, BEFORE THE 114017 SUBCOMMITTEEON ENERGY AND POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommi...
Date Nov. 4, 1980 Report No. CED-81-5 Title

Transportation: Programs for Ensuring the Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Need Improvement

Comptroller General R&ms~* bF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Programs ForEnsuringTheSafe ’ransportation Of Hazardous Materials Improvement he Department of Transportation administers a proram to protect the public from risks involved in the of over 250,000 shipments of hazardi ransportation ous materials each day. The following improvements &e needed to more effectively carry out this program. --Obta...
Date Jan. 12, 1979 Report No. CED-79-32 Title

Environmental Protection: Analysis of Future Coast Guard's Resource Needs for Responding to Oil Spills

COMPTROLUR GLNERAL WASNINQTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED ZOU8 STATES B-14632 A ,/5-,&,&-& JANUARY12*1g7g tY The Honorablebirch Bayh Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: IIIII 108355 An April 6, 1977, letter from you and Senators Robert C. Johnston, Magnuson, Mathias, Stennis, and Byrd I Eagleton, Weicker requeste...
Date May 16, 1978 Report No. CED-78-111 Title

Coast Guard Response to Oil Spills: Trying To Do Too Much with Too Little

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Date June 29, 1973 Report No. B-146333 Title

Government Operations: Improved Inspection and Regulation Could Reduce the Possibility of Oil Spills on the Outer Continental Shelf

. REPORT TO THE CONSERVATION ANd NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4 AA IllllllllIlliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096310 Improved Inspection And Regulation Could Reduce The Possibility Of Oil Spills On The Outer Continental Shelf B-746333 Geological Survey Department of the interior BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ...