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| Date Aug. 14, 1984 |
Report No. 125053 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINQTON, O.C. 20648 R@SOURCtl, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOr)rlENT DIVISION August 14, 1984 Mr. Dallas Director, Department
Dear Mr. L. Peck U.S. Geological of the Interior Peck: Survey Subject: Wilderness Mineral Assessment Reports Could Be Improved to Better Meet Land Decisionmaking Needs (008483) Use Over the last 2 years the General Accounting Offic... |
| Date Aug. 3, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-184 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON. ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE RISOURCES COMMUNITV AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-210983 AUGUST 3, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Gary Hart Senate Hart: llllllllllllll ll
124843 Information on Forest Service Below-Cost Sales for National Forests in Colorado (GAO/RCED-84-184) Timber In response to your letter of March 23, 1984, concerning... |
| Date June 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-96 |
Title
OF THEUNITED STATES
Congress Needs Better Information 6 Forest Service’s Below-Cost Ti& S&s +. *‘- 7,,i ?-‘ ,~ ft: ‘. “- tAO/RCED-8498 JUNE 28, 1984 . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE 0 C. UNITED STATES ZG348 B-210983 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report discusses our analyses of all advertised timber sales the Department of ... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-99 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED
D.C. 2064 STATES WASHINGTON R-213750 February 27, 1984 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs The Honorable Alan K. Simpson Chairman, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subject: The Congress Could Consider Changing the Effective Date Provision for VA Disability Pension Awards (GAO/HRD-84-15) As part of our oversight of the... |
| Date Feb. 9, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-37 |
Title
B\i/THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Honorable Eugene A. Chappie House Of Representatives RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Skewed Bidding Presents Costly Problems For The Forest Service Timber Sales Program
The practice of skewed bidding--in which a bidder in a multispecies timber sale attributes most of the total bid value to one species and bids the minimum price on the other species in the sal... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-83-4 |
Title
UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON, MISSION ANALYSlS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DlVtSlON B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary John R. Block of Agriculture NOVEMBER 17,1982 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Technical Problems, and Lack of Cost Increases, User Interest Make Continuation of Helistat Program Questionable (GAO/MASAD-83-4) The Forest Service is developing a lighter-tha... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1982 |
Report No. 119510 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:30 p.m. Date: September 16, 1982 Statement of FRANK C. CONAHAN Director, International before Subcommittee Agriculture the Resources, Division on Natural Research, of the Illlllll IA
119510 and Environment Committee on Science and the and Technology Subcommittee on Human Rights of Committee U.S. an... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1982 |
Report No. ID-82-50 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 119 yw Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Changes Needed In U.S. Assistance To Deter Deforestation In Developing Countries
AID’s forestry assistance program has tended to overestimate developing-country commitments and capabilities to carry out forest conservation projects, thus, contributing to the difficulties some countries are having in implementing AID projec... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-99 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION B-125053 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture AUGUST18,1982 Secretary: Problems and Progress During Current Forest Service Planning (GAO/EMD-82-99) illlllllllll I ll
119246 Subject: On December 12, 1978, we issued a report 1/ to the Congress critiquing 11 studies dealing with var... |
| Date June 23, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-88 |
Title
. . ,b * ~REPORTBY THE ~ Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
‘Weaknesses Found In Timber Sale Practices On The Plumas National Forest
In investigating complaints by small loggers and mill operators about the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service timber sale activities at the Plumas National Forest in California, GAO confirmed that some problems existed regarding --preparation timber s... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-40 |
Title
STUD/BYTHESTAFFOF THEU. General Accounting Office
Land Use Issues: A GAO Perspective The Federal Government owns and controls about one-third of the Nation’s land and administers hundreds of programs that have either a direct or indirect effect on how most lands are used regardless of ownership. Controversy over development versus conservation is increasing because of priorities for increasing p... |
| Date Feb. 9, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-39 |
Title
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION B-206050 The Honorable The Honorable United States Subject: Bob Packwood Mark 0. Hatfield Senate RELEASED II Ill II llllll
117674 Proposed Consolidations ‘“‘~‘“in the Forest Service’s (CED-82-39) of Smokejumper Bases Western Regions ,.I...,, On October 8 and October 20, 1981, respectively, you both forwarded to us a copy of a letter from Ms. ... |
| Date Nov. 25, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-82-9 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD Can Increase Revenues Through Better Use Of Natural Resources It Holds In Trust
The Department of Defense manages almost 25 million acres of land throu hout the United States and its possessions. DO ii policy requires all military bases to manage these lands, encompassing vast natural resources, under the multiple-use principle... |
| Date July 30, 1981 |
Report No. 090894 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUIJTING OFFICE 20548 WASHIF?GTON, D.C. Mr . Chairman and members
tne of the SuDcomnittee: tie agf)reciate opportunity to testify an 02r rec?nt report, "Tne Nation's Benefits" of Unused Wood Offers issued Vast sotential Energy and Product year. gratifying,
fron the ilur whicn .that (EMD-81-61,
the those
Caucus. on March report
support 3rd of tnis has Deen most
recei,?eJ
d ... |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. B-203506 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
Ah WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-203506 CEDl-188 June 19, 1981 The Honorable James H. Weraver Chairman, Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, arid Energy Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives
Dear I"r. Cha ir-an: In response to your May 27, 1981, letter we are providing ourLviews on H.R. 2900, the proposed Vegetation Management Reform Act of 1983J, ... |
| Date June 2, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-31 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXXJlSltlON DIVISION B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture JUNE 2,1981 Secretary: Need to Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress (MASAD-81-31) 115368 Subject: We have completed a survey of the status and objectives Fundamental acquisition of the Forest Ser... |
| Date April 17, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-46 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better Data Needed To Determine The Extent To Which Herbicides Should Be Used On Forest Lands
The use of herbicides, especially aerial spraying, for managing unwanted vegetation on forest lands has become a public controversy. In some cases their use has been restricted. Growing opposition, stemming from unanswered questions about herbicides’ ... |
| Date March 3, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-6 |
Title
1 / +qj 8 4 ’ i& THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL / CL)!’ 15 Report TaThe Cong
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Nation’s Unused Wood Offers Vast Potential Energy And Product Benefits
The Forest Service and the Department of Energy need to place higher priority on encouraging the use of wood residues as an energy source and as a substitute for more energy-intensive materials in manufacturing. Despite their recogn... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-18 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES New Means Of Analysis Required For Policy Decisions Affecting Private Forestry Sector
Demand for U.S. timber is expected to increase dramatically over the next several decades. Even greater increases, proportionately, are forecast for timber prices, imposing a great strain on the U.S. economy. The timber capital gains tax provision ... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1980 |
Report No. 120259 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC~UNTUG
REGIONAL
SUITE 300-D, 2420 W. ~OFFKE OFFICE
26Ti-l AVENUE T)ENVER, COLORADQ Mr. Jeff M. Sirmon Regional Forester Intermountain Region Federal Office Building 324 25th Street Ogden, Utah S4401 Dear Mr. Sirmon: 80211 Accounting Office recently coup e ed.a limited survey of practices and procedures of 't%e "ii~n~~&%untain Regionprocedures for determining needs,Aobtaini... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1980 |
Report No. 114025 |
Title
WWED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 December
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 17, 1980 Mr. R. Max Peterson Chief, U.S. Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Mr. Peterson: &roposed Forest the Chattahoochie Service Land Exchange Involving National Forest in Georgia J Subject: At the request of Congressman Larry P. McDonald we are... |
| Date July 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-82 |
Title
, BY THECOMPTROLLERGtNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES )+@Qt( a- I Report To The Congress
Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations
Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while ... |
| Date July 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-82A |
Title
BY THEC~MPTR~LLER'~~NERAL ~42.7F Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations
Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while protec... |
| Date Nov. 23, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-26 |
Title
( I \ I,;,!
UNITEDS~ATES GENERAL ACC~U~ING
WASHlNGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE Dear Mr. St. Subject: Germain: fihe Fish and Wildlife Service's/ L?%mag~ment of the Sachuest Point and efuges Nati cJ-77qa -Ninigret ’ + in Rhode Isla pLGa7., a0 . ' requested us to determine Your July 23, 1979, letter whether the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the has the resources to properly manage the Sarbuest... |
| Date April 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-88 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DNELOPMMT AN0 ECONOMIC DlVISlON
1 . ..1: B-125053 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Bob Packwood Senate Packwood: RELEASED Apri1 27, 1979 109288 In response to your November 1, .1978, w and later discussions with your office, we evaluated the Forest _._. e* -Serv-@cc &-g,‘_s refor.estation ---"*..---- timber *,_ " and... |
| Date April 5, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-8 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Allegations Regarding The Small Business Set-Aside Program For Federal Timber Sales
The small business set-aside program for sales of Federal timber is administered jointly by the Small Business Administration and--primarily--the U.S. Forest Service and Bure’ of au Land Management. GAO found that: --There is no record that SBA considered the f... |
| Date Dec. 12, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-79-5 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUBE 07943 - [C3488600J Projected Timber Scarcities in the Pacific Northvest
of 11 Studies. ED-79-5; appendices (5 pp,). A Critique
pp. + 3 -125053. December 12, 178. 4 Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Steats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: aterials: Stimulating Private Production, Recyclinq, and Conservation (1807); Land Use Planning and Control: reservation of Public Lands (2303)... |
| Date July 12, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-133 |
Title
DCCUMENT 06491 [B1946977] RESLNE The National Forests: Better Planning Seeded Tc IFprcve Manaqement. CED-78-133; B-125053. July 12, 1978. 35 Fp. FeEource Report to Secretary, Department of Agriculture; by Henry Eschweqe, Director, Ccamunity and Eccancic Development Civ. I~ssue Area: Materials (1800); Land Use Planning and Control: Land Planning Programs (2305) ;Land Use Planning and Ccntrol: Manag... |
| Date May 11, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-105 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESURBE 05935 B1386401] Need To Concentrate Intensive Timber anageaent on Sigh Productive Lands. CED-78-105; B-125053. ay 11, 1978. 48 pp. + 2 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by EBler B. Staats, Comptroller eneral. Issue area: Land Use Plannirg and Control: anageaenc of Federal Lands and Related Resources (2306); aterials: Renewing Resources 11810). Contact: Community and Eco... |
| Date March 24, 1978 |
Report No. OGC-78-9 |
Title
DOCU,.'NT RESUP£S
07112 - (B2647674] tPresident's Seienth SpecJ&l message for Fiscal Year 1978]3. OGC-78-9; E-115398. March 24 1978. 1 pp. Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Ccmptroller General. Contact: Office of the General Counsel. Budget Function: miscellaneous: Impoundment Control Act of 19/4 ( 1C 05). Organizaticn Concerned: Department of Agriculture; Executive Office of the Presid... |
| Date Jan. 24, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-15 |
Title
DOCUMENT 04785 B0265137] RESUME Timber Harvest Levels for National Forests: hiow Good Are They? CED-78-15; -125053. January 24, 1978. 42 pp. + 2 appendices (7 Report to the CongressJ;y Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Land Use, Pci&nning and Control: Management of Federal Lands and elated esources (2306). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Natoral. R... |
| Date Aug. 16, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-122 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RElEASED ~~lli\\lillliiillllllllllllll
LM103091 Information On The Acquisition Of Lands For Redwood National Park Department Department of the Interior of Justice In 1968 the Congress authorized $92 million for the acquisition of lands for the establishment of Redwood National Park. As of July 1977, expenditures for the acquisition of lands ha... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-77-29 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 00173 - (A0751398] How to Improve U.S. Forest Service Reports on Forest Resources. PAD-77-29; B-125053. February 23, 1977. Released March 7, 1977. 65pp. + appendix (2 pp.). Report to Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccuptroller General. Issue Area: Land Use Planning and Control (2300); Land Use Planning and Control... |
| Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-123 |
Title
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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 2 H-125053 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Committee on Agriculture Chairman, and Forestry United States Senate I- Dear Mr. Chairman: of May 26, 1976, confirmed an earlier informal Office review the[~back-up data supporting the , Products Association’s,discussion paper of opposition to S. 3091&-the proposed National out of y... |
| Date Nov. 21, 1975 |
Report No. 088721 |
Title
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| Date Nov. 17, 1975 |
Report No. 088720 |
Title
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| Date July 25, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-397 |
Title
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COMPTROLL.ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES a ^i-.c;to;:s. RELEASED
P3BEST DOCUMoT A'faillARLE
JUL 2 5 1915 The i.cnorable William S. Maoorhead, Chairman SubcorTunittee on Conservation, Energy, and ,. Natural Resources ' ~ , . Committee on Government Operations Hiouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ' ! The enclosure to this letter respo... |
| Date July 16, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-396 |
Title
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LM096967 . c /! Ihe flonorao!e trnj ted States !:rlar Senator Pete V. Senate Domenici: Domenicl r . --- In accordance with your August 2(!, 1974, Letter ana .su~se.c~t~er~t Aiscussions with yo’ur oft ICC:, L.C r-~~::~-~nrrr! the etI?.r&r. .T Of +I.,- ?‘T”..lrC”on+ b et .A.-;5 imal guidelines and procedures i0i cG,iieCtiiilg test sale data would provide the nee... |
| Date July 8, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-392 |
Title
B-125053 :. ’
/1 The Bonorable Don Bonker House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bonker: At the December 19, 1974, request of former Congressman c ‘1, d . Wendell Wy.a.tt,‘and later discussions with your office, we $!e-repor’ting on the proposed move‘-of the St. Helens Ranger District headquarters from its location at Pine Creek in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to Yale, Washington. We r... |
| Date March 15, 1973 |
Report No. 088974 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC 2.0343 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 1 AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MAR15 1973 Mr. John R I+zGulre Chief, Forest Service Department of Agrxulture Dear Mr. McGulre. We have surveyed the Forest Service's poIxles, procedures, and practices for determlnlng allowable timber harvest levels (allowable harvest) on national forest land The survey covered selected fie... |
| Date Jan. 9, 1973 |
Report No. 093940 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE W&S-i INGTON, D.C. 20548
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION January 9, 1973 lllll~~lllllllll~ll1l~~~
Dear General Clarke:
LMO93940 The General Accounting Office has examined into forest management policies and practices at Corps of Engineers water resources projects. Our survey was performed at Corps district and division offices in Portland, Oregon, an... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1972 |
Report No. 093281 |
Title
DIVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND STUDIES B-125053 Dear Mr Clxff. September 15, 1972 We have reviewed the accounts of accountable officers at the Denver, CoLorado (Region 2); San l?mnc~sco, California (Region 5>; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Region 91, regjonal offxes of the U.S. Forest Service and at selected forest and ranger district offices located wzthin each of these regions. We exam... |
| Date Nov. 15, 1971 |
Report No. B-152490 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-152490 / r' Dear Mr. Wyatt: I 2. Follow-up Review of Adjustments Made in Fees Charged for Summer-home Sites on National Forest Lands, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (B-152490, Jan. 18, 1966). In response to your request, we reviewed the Forest Service's most recent fee determination for the recreationresidence sites in th... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1966 |
Report No. B-125053 |
Title
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