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Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-10 Title

Energy: More Use Should Be Made of Energy-Saving Products in Federal Buildings

General Accounting Office More Use Should Be Made Of EnergySaving Products In Federal Buildings UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 UNUROY AND DIVI8ION MINERALS R-178205 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James R. Schlesinger of Energy Secretary: we have issued several reports on During the past year, These reports covered the Federal Energy Management.Program. including ...
Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-11 Title

Energy: More Use Should Be Made of Energy-Saving Products in Federal Buildings

General Accounting Office More Use Should Be Made Of EnergySaving Products In Federal Buildings Many products are available from commercial sources which, when installed in buildings and facilities, can save significant amounts of energy. While Federal agencies are presently using some of these energy-saving devices, they could expand that use and profit accordingly. This report identifies factors...
Date Oct. 10, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-437 Title

National Defense: Potential Savings Through Consolidated Development of Computer Flight Plan System

DOC9MENT RESUME 07371 C28679761 Potential Savings through Consolidated Development of Computer Flight Plan System]. LCD-78-437; B-163074. October 10, 1978. 9 PP. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Richard W. Gutmann, Director, Logistics and Communications Div. Issue Area: Military Preparedness Plans (800). Contact: Logistics and Communicatious Div. Budget Function: National Defense: Da...
Date Sept. 16, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-66 Title

Energy: Review of the Federal Energy Administration's Coal Conversion Program

DCCUMENT hESUME 03410 - [A26337523 [Review of the Federal Energy Administration'c Coal Conversion Program]. EMD-77-66; E-178205. September 16, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; by Elmer B. Staets, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Rcle of Fossil Fuels in Meeting Future Needs (1609). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budg...
Date Aug. 15, 1977 Report No. CED-77-98 Title

Energy: Effective Fuel Conservation Programs Could Save Millions of Gallons of Aviation Fuel

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Effective Fuel Conservation~ ,Programs Could Of Gallons Department 6f Transportation Civil Aeronautics Board Federal Energy Admitaistration Aviation fuel conservation has not received the attention it deserves. The Federal Government needs to do more; specifically: --Congressional action is needed to reduce the fuel consumed in transporting empty seats. About 4.2 billion gal...
Date Aug. 10, 1977 Report No. CED-77-107 Title

Environmental Protection: Convincing the Public to Buy the More Fuel-Efficient Cars. An Urgent National Need

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS . BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM103088 Convincing The Public To Buy The More Fuel-Efficient Cars: An Urgent National Need Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Administration This report describes what Federal agencies responsible for the compilation and distribution of gas mileage information have been doing....
Date July 8, 1977 Report No. CED-77-79 Title

Energy: Energy Conservation Competes With Regulatory Objectives for Truckers

- :i . c cm 77- 7y Z8-77 c-- REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Energy Conservation Competes With Regulatory Objectives For Truckers Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Commission measures to reduce energy use by truckers could be expanded. Congressional guidance is needed on the relative priority of energy conservation to the sometimes competing, traditional Commission regulatory objectwes: pr...
Date June 7, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-100 Title

Income Security: Operation Heatwave Program at Gaston Community Action, Inc.

DCCIUENT 027~4F - [A1672672' (Restricted) RESrU" [3peration Heatwave Proaram at Saston Community Action, Inc.]. HRD-77-100; B-163922. June 7, 1977. 1 pp. + enclosure (12 pp.). Report to Sen. General. Jesse Helms; by Elmer 9. Staats, Comptroller Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Program Effectiveness (1302) ; Energy: Federal Efforts to Conserve Energy (16C2) Contact: Human Pesources Div. Budget...
Date Oct. 5, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-211 Title

Transportation: Adoption of Commercial Standards for Seat Spacing and In-Flight Food Service Would Reduce Contract Airlift Costs and Conserve Fuel

11111111111111111 LM101769 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Adoption Of Commercial Standards For Seat Spacing And In-flight Food Service Would Reduce Contract Airlift Costs And Conserve Fuel Department of Defense Adopting cornmerck coach seat spacrng on military charter flighs would increase aircraft capacity thus reducing the number of flights reouired. In fiscal year 1975, the Department of Defense expend...
Date Sept. 1, 1976 Report No. EMD-76-8 Title

Energy: Plans for Construction of a Magnetohydrodynamics Test Facility in Montana

IllIIllIIIIlllIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIlll LM098184 Plans For Construction Of A Magnetohydrodynamics Test Facility In Montana Energy Research And Development Administration This is GAO’s analysis on matters conccrniny the ccmstrticticm md opcrntion of ;i nkqW0 hydrodyndnws test fm!tty in hlont;,na and Its concIuso9 tt:;ii thu Coil
Date Aug. 17, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-447 Title

National Defense: Military and Civilian Aircraft Discharging Fuel in Flight

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Mil-itary And Civilian Aircraft Discharging Fuel In Flight Department of Defense Federal Aviation Administration Military and civilian aircraft at times discharge fuel in flight to facilitate a safe landing. Studies have been made on amounts and characteristics of fuel discharged, but none has concluded whether it causes environmental problems...
Date July 26, 1976 Report No. 098231 Title

Energy: Energy Conservation Financing

. . United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. -“- $ Off FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Monday, July 26, 1976 Statement of Monte Canfield, Jr. Director, Energy and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing United States House of Representatives on Energy Conservation Financing and Members of the...
Date April 14, 1976 Report No. 089608 Title

Energy: DOI Acquisition of Compact Vehicles To Conserve Fuel

6lNITED STATES GENERAL &XWNTlNG WASHiNGTON FIFTH 803 FaLLs WEST CH~~RCH, 0FFICE REGIONAL FLOOR BROAD VIRGINIA STREET OFFICE 22046 The Honorable James T. Clarke Assistant Secretary for Manaqement U.S. Department of the Interior* Dear Mr V Clarke: We have been studying management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring, under most circumstances, the acquisition of compac...
Date March 31, 1976 Report No. 089569 Title

Government Operations: Acquisition of Compact and Subcompact Passenger Vehicles To Conserve Fuel

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REElOtiAL FIFTH FLOOR 803 WEST CHURCH, BROAD STREET OFFICE 22046 FALLS VIRGINIA * Mr. Wallace H. Robinson,, Jr. Commissioner, Federal Supply General Services Administration Dear Mr. Robinson: MAR 3 11976 - I Service We have been studying the management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring the acquisition of c0mpac.t...
Date March 31, 1976 Report No. 089568 Title

Government Operations: Acquisition of Compact and Subcompact Passenger Vehicles To Conserve Fuel

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE .FIF'THFLOOR 803WESTB,ROADSTREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA ;* ‘ 22046 , 4 c f The Honorable S. Dillon Ripley Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Dear Mr. Ripley: wt We have been studying the management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring the acquisition of compact and subcompact passenger vehicles to c...
Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. 089361 Title

Energy: DOD's Acquisition of Compact and Subcompact Vehicles To Conserve Fuel

LOGISTICS AND CQMltiUNlCATIONS DIVISION \ / The Honorable The Secretary . Attention: I. of Defense ' of Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptrollerj Dear Mr. Secretary: We have completed our Government-wide survey of the acquisition of sedans and station wagons larger than compacts or subcompacts. The work was done under assignment Code 943426. We observed that the Department of Defense did not have ...
Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. LCD-75-231 Title

National Defense: Fuel Savings and Other Benefits Achieved by Diverting Department of Defense Passengers From Chartered to Scheduled Overseas Flights

REPORT TO Tfj-E ~~~~~~~~~~ Lit $)\\ 2 9 in) tlqq A\\’I) \I,,/’ .i BY THE COMPTROLLER Gi!&‘&WVX% OF THE UNITED STATES IlllllllllllllllllllllllIllI lllll Ill11 Ill1 Ill Ill11 LM099967 Fuel Savings And Other Benefits Achieved By Diverting Department Of Defense Passengers From Chartered To Scheduled Overseas Flights Department Civil of Defense Board Aeronautics Diverting Department of Defense pa...
Date Jan. 5, 1976 Report No. 098308 Title

Energy: Energy Conservation Measures at the Naval Air Station (NAS), South Weymouth, Massachusetts

Captain Henry L. Cassani, USN C-ding Officer Naval Air Station south weymouth, Mas8achusett8 02190 Daar Captain Cassanir p(p of~z~ We have completed a review of mergy use at the Naval Air Station The pUrpOW Of thi8 lX?FTi.eW Wa8 o?As) # south WeyIliouth, MaserachW6tts. to find out how effectively Govemumnt field instaklatiorm were implementing the energy r&ucCim program. The rwiew iricludad thar -...
Date Aug. 27, 1975 Report No. LCD-75-431 Title

Government Operations: Single Manager Needed To Obtain Cost and Fuel Savings in Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM096837 ~~l~~~lll~1111 Single Manager Needed To Obtain CostAnd Fuel Savings In Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program Department of Defense Spectrometric oil analysis could greatly reduce maintenance costs and oil consumption in Department of Defense activities. Oil analysis has application to other Federal departments and agencie...
Date March 27, 1975 Report No. 089624 Title

Energy: Review of Energy Conservation Measures Implemented at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Downey, Illinois

MXTED STaTiEsGENERALACCOUNTIMG OFFICE REGfONAL ROOM 403. U.S. CUSTOMMOUSE, OFFiCE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 Mr. Paul K. Kennedy, Director Veterans Administration I-Iospital Downey, Illinois 60064 Dear Pk. Kennedy: ,. s We have completed a review of energy conservation efforts undertaken at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Downey, Illinois. Our objectives were to determine...
Date Feb. 24, 1975 Report No. LCD-75-430 Title

Natural Resources: Conservation of Petroleum

’I I ,/ The Honorable John C. Stennis Chairman, Committee on Armed United States Senate Dear Fr, Chairman: Services r; .-; Illllllll llllllllllIll1 Ill 111 Ill11 I J. IWI Ill11 Ill1 LM097105 Your letter of October the Department of Defense’s leum a-63 comment on: 16, 1974, asked that (DOD’s) conservation xe of survey petro- ,T --The steps and extent of DQD to conserve petroleum and diesel fu...
Date Sept. 6, 1974 Report No. LCD-74-224 Title

Transportation: How Passenger Sedans in the Federal Government Are Used and Managed

oqo102 NIZOrNTt S s. COt1,F1'.1 .EDICLE A T'SE OAN A.P.1 RO:T'- iA T"QJVS AT E 7'?I":EE UEi?'ED ST E S S ENrATA IE I Ti F'edertal' Govern mnent '' :A e Ue,:d And a n g ed , IP' 6, 197": i. PAST uBC!&M Oyur2 hV O9 I(O C',.i'. ' T!',OLL FR (';; hL FAL. .')i ' Tii: LJNi2' ED STATES ";?-'C i ] I 1K~ 1 I i..\d .ila -/i.' icI t::!.ios!' I~1 VL'' 2.' .~C . 'iC ' i l?' C'' .( " !ii. . ' ': i, ( :'; : i),....
Date Aug. 15, 1974 Report No. RED-75-256 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Review of the Automobile Fuel Economy Testing and Labeling Program

Illlllllllllllllilllll!ll!lllllllll LM096740 Review Of The Automobile Fuel Economy Testing And Labeling Program B-166506 Environmental Protection Agency BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES , COMPTROLLER GENERAL WMHINOTON, OF THE Loul UNITED 87-A= * E D.C. -. \ The Honorable Henry S. Reuss Chairman, Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations Unite...
Date July 30, 1974 Report No. 093151 Title

Energy: Motor Gasoline Allocation Program

Date Aug. 30, 1973 Report No. B-178819 Title

Energy: GAO Views on Senate Joint Resolution 115 Requesting the President To Require Federal Agencies To Use Economy Cars

‘I WASHINGTON. D.C. 20541) RELEASED B-178819 Cl )C.' The Honorable Sam J. Ervin, .Chairman, Committee on Government Operations United States Senate Dear Mr, Chairman: Jr. ~ 1 i!. Your letter of July 19, 1973, requested us to have an appropriate witness present to offer our views at hearings to be held on Senate Joint Resolution 115 requesting ,^/ the ?rqsident .-Iwo: +a * > _*,_*I* ',4,hCR.",I n...