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Date July 12, 1978 Report No. 095400 Title

Energy: The Department of Energy's Nuclear Powerplant Siting and Licensing Bill

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ,.. .~ ___.. lllllllll lllllllllllllll lllll Ill lllll Ill11 llllllll LM095400 i.. ;, ., -, _v.. . 3L FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1978 ' '3. STATEMENT OF MONTE CANFIELD, JR., DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR REGULATION SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBL...
Date July 10, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-47 Title

The Advance Payment Program: An Uncontrolled Experiment

DOCUMENT C6487 - IB19469601 RESUME The Advance Payment Program: An Uncontrolled Experilent. EMD-78-47; 8-181503. July 10, 1978. Feleased July 17, 1978. PP. 22 feport to Rep. Harl-y O. Staggers, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and 'oreiqn Commerce; Hep. John E. Moss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Fcreign Ccmmerce: Cversigit and InvestiqatioLs Subcommittee; by Elmer E. Staats, ...
Date May 17, 1978 Report No. CED-78-110 Title

Regulation of the Commodity Futures Markets: What Needs To Be Done

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERA L Ti OF THE UNITED STATES S WWI f The Me xkets-- What Needs To Be Don e Although the Commodity Futures Tradin g Commission has made a significant beginnin g in extending Federal regulation to segment s of the industry newt before regulated, muc h remains to be dose to fully implement th e mandate and congressional intent of the 197 4 act which created the Commission . Th...
Date April 27, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-29 Title

Nuclear Powerplant Licensing: Need for Additional Improvements

DCCUMENT RESUME 05656 - [B1246204] Nuclear Powerplant Licensing: Need for Additional Improvements. EnD-78-29; B-127945. April 27, 197d. 43 pp. + 3 appendices (33 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Sukstantial Energy Source (1608). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and E...
Date March 16, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-33 Title

Budget and Spending: Federal Regulatory Programs and Activities

Thrs report is an Inventcry of Federal requia~ tcry progranis and activltles by sgency and auttiorirrr:g legislation. It rdent~lies 12U Fedcrai agenc~cs with rcqulatory activity or progrm responsbilitm. These ~~enr~cs arc classlficd t)y su!~stalltm and rnergy, dritf flatural areas, such as crowerresou:ces and envlronrnent. tn ack!ltlcm, tfx aqcncies fmve been classtfted by type 01 regulatory actlv...
Date Feb. 24, 1978 Report No. CED-78-32 Title

Transportation: New Interstate Truckers Should Be Granted Temporary Operating Authority More Readily

-. \,. ,\ !** \ lullllllllllllll ” ’.’ lllll Ill llllilllll llullillllll~ LMl05330 REPO.RT TO THE CONGEESS “‘1). _ “1. --c Lpi ; ‘.:.J .p .,&-’ BY THE COMPTROLLER GE?lERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Nevv I ntersta e Truckers Be Granted Temporary ore Readily ng Authority The Interstate Commerce Commission controls entry tc interstate trucking to assure adequate service ap.d protect regula...
Date Feb. 16, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-37 Title

Energy: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Licensing of Tennessee Valley Authority Reactors

/05073 DO)MENT BRESURS 05073 - [B0545465] (Restricted) (The Nuclear Regulatory CoMsissioans Licensing of Tennessee Valley Authority Reactors]. BD-78-37; B-127945. Petruary 16, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Rep. Tom Bevill, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations: Public lorks Subcommittee; by Bl er B. staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600). Contact: Energy and minerals Div. Budget Func...
Date Feb. 6, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-33 Title

Energy: Energy Costs and Their Impact on Small Business Operations

B-17 8 20 S The- Eionorable Josepk P. Addahba Subcommittee on Minority Enterprises and General Oversight Bouse-.- Committee ____. ..____. on Small Btsiness .-_- -.- -.. _ __ _. Dear Mr, Chairman: FER 6 ‘9* -- .- - -. --..--.- -_. ..-.- __.. In response to your request dated Octotar 2t, 1977, the General Accounting Office reviewed certain _cossible impacts energy costs may have on small businesse...
Date Jan. 4, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-7 Title

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation of Public Utility Holding Companies: An Evaluation of Commission Comments on a Critical Report

DOCUMENT RESUHE 04533 - [0064952] The Securities and Exchange Ccamission's Regulation of Public Utility Holding Companies: n Evaluation of Commission Comments on a Critical Report. GHSD-78-7; B-124898. January 4, 1978. 3 pp. + 2 appendices (43 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer . Staats, Couptroller General. Contact: Financial and General Management Studies Div. Budget Function: General Govern...
Date Dec. 12, 1977 Report No. HRD-78-3 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Consumer Product Safety Commission Needs to Issue Safety Standards Faster

V REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES so ? The Consumer Product Safety Commission Needs To Issue Safety Standards Faster The Consumer Product Safety Commission develops and issues safety standards to protect consumers from hazardous products. However, as of June 30, 1977, and since it began in May 1973, the Commission had issued only three safety standards under ...
Date Oct. 28, 1977 Report No. EMD-78-4 Title

Energy: How the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carries Out Its Responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

LCCUEN 04C05 - r 3054299 Ri SUME r How the Nuclear Reculatory Com..ssicn Carries Out Its ReFonsibilitie es under 19691. ED-7b-4; B-170 (4 pp.) 1 the Nati.ral EnviLccnmentai Policy Act of 86. October 2, 1;7. 6 pp. 4 eclcure zeport to Rep. illiam J. Ccmptroiler General. Hghes; by Fcbert F Keller, Acting Issui Aea. Energy: Federal Role as a Proprietcr of Energy r.ic~-urces (1603); Environmental rctec...
Date Sept. 30, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-95 Title

Information Management: Monitoring the Development of the Federal Power Commission's Regulatory Information System

DCCUMENT RESUME 03746 - [B27940211 Monitoring the Development of the Federal Power Commission's Regulatory Informaticn System. GGD-77-95; B-180228. September 30, 1977. 6 pp. Report to Frank Horton, Chairman, Commission on Federal Paperwork; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Statistical and Paperwocrk Implications of Non-Federal Data (3100). Contact: General Government Di...
Date June 20, 1977 Report No. FGMSD-77-35 Title

Energy: The Force of the Public Utility Holding Act Has Been Greatly Reduced by Changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Policies

DOCUMENT RESUME 02429 - [A1812840] The Force of the Public Utility Holdinq Act Sas Been Greatly Reduced by Changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission's EnfOrcement Policies. FGMSD-77-35; B-124898. June 20, 1977. 36 PP. Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600). Contact: Financial and General Management Studip;, Div. Budget Function: General G...
Date June 13, 1977 Report No. 102461 Title

Energy: Obstacles to Reducing Nuclear Powerplant Leadtimes

DOCUMENT SESU ME 02461 A1752770 Obstacles to 1977. 13 pp. educing N lear Powerplant Leadtimes. June 13, Testimony before te House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Energy and the Environment Subcommittee; by onte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantial Energy Souirce (1608). Contact: Energy aud inerals Div. Budget Function...
Date June 2, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-30 Title

Energy: Allegations of Poor Construction Practices on the North Anna Nuclear Powerplants

DOCUMENT RESUME 0245' - [A1672675] Allegations of Poor Construction Practices on the North Anna Nuclear Powerplants. END-71-30; B-164105. June 2, 1977. 15 pp. + 2 appendices (5 pp.). Report to Rep. John C. Dirgell, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Conmerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: aking Nuclear Fission a Substan...
Date May 26, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-52 Title

Information Management: Information Gathering Practices of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

DOCUMENT RESUME 02136 - [A1572543] (Information Gathering Practices of the Commodity Futures Traling Commission]. GGD-77-52; B-184575. May 26, 1977. 6 pp. + enclosure (2 pp.). Report +o William T. Bagley, Chairman, Commodity Futures rading Commission; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Commanity and Economic Developmen'. Div. Issue Area: Statistical and Paperwork Implications of Non-Federal Data (3100)....
Date May 6, 1977 Report No. CED-77-70 Title

Budget and Spending: Establishing a Proper Fee Schedule Under the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952

7 i4 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES’ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ll~illllclilliiliillldlll~l~ LM102135 Establishing A Proper Fee Schedule Under The Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952 Federal Communications Commission . GAO believes that sufficient guidance is contained in recent United States Court of Appeals decisions from which a proper fee schedule can be established for servi...
Date May 5, 1977 Report No. 101913 Title

Energy: Nuclear Powerplant Security

DCCUMENT SESURE 01913 - ([1312268] Nuclear Powerplant Security. Bay 5, 1977. 10 pp. Testimony before the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Energy and the Bnvironaent Subcommittee; by Ronte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue hrea: Energy 41600). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resourcec, Environment, and Energy: Energy (305). organizati...
Date May 2, 1977 Report No. 101912 Title

Energy: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Security Programs

DCCUNEiT 0191. - [A13122691 ESURIE Nuclear Regulatory Ccmnissiob Security Programs. day 2, 1977. pp. + enclosure (1 e). * 15 Testimony before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee; by Honte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue areas Energy (1600). CoLrta.A: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Functicn: Natural Resources, Environment, a...
Date April 28, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-34 Title

Energy: Issues Facing the 95th Congress

Date March 2, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-15 Title

Reducing Nuclear Powerplant Leadtimes: Many Obstacles Remain

DOCUMENT RESUME 00177 - [A0891501] any Obstacles Remain. Reducing Nuclear Powerplant Leadtimes: 1977. 14 pp. * 2 appendices (4 EMD-77-15; B-127945. March 2, pp.) . Comptroller Report to the Congress; by Robert F Keller, Acting General. Energy Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantial Source (1608). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. and Energy: Budget Function: Natural Resources, Env...
Date Feb. 18, 1977 Report No. CED-77-34 Title

Transportation: Lower Airline Costs per Passenger Are Possible in the United States and Could Result in Lower Fares

u. ., ‘9 cJ~- 7 7 a$5 a--/~ -‘4,7 ’ REPORT TO Tk7E’CONGRESS ‘,‘r ;e, -F Y, .- BY THE OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES ~~l~~~lll~ili~l~l LM101780 Lower Airline Costs Per Passenger Are Possible In The United States And Could Result In Lower Fares Civil Aeronautics Board Airlines in the United States regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board could have operated at a lower total cos...
Date Dec. 28, 1976 Report No. B-180225 Title

Energy: Information-Gathering Activities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

DOCUMENT 00163 - [A059083C] RESUME Information-Gathering Activities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACGRR-77-3; E-180225. December 28, 1976. 7 pp. Report to Marcus A. Rowden, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Comm-,:sion; by Phillip S. Hughes, Assisiaut Coptroller General. ssue Area: Energy: Executive Branch Organization and Processes for Dealing with Energy Problems (1611). Contact: Office of th...
Date Dec. 21, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-51 Title

Government Operations: Actions Needed To Improve the Federal Communications Commission's Financial Disclosure System

DOCUMENT 00647 A0590772] ESUME Actions eeded to Imprcve the Federal Communications commission's Financial Disclosure System. FPCD-76-51; B-103987; B-180226. December 21, 1976. 29 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation: Employee Conflicts of Interest (301). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Functio...
Date Nov. 29, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-76-50 Title

Financial Management: An Overview of Federal Internal Audit

f . . . *- I . .:, REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BYTHEUXWTROLLERGBVERAL , OFTHEUMTED STATES Illllllll Ill11 $I lllll Ill11 llll Ill lull Ill11 Ill11 LMl00263 An Overview Of Federal Internal Audit Office of Management Federal Deparlmer,ts and Budget and Other and Agencies Several agencies 3ava no? established aporopri??e internal audit as required by law. Some have staffs which are too small to provide ad...
Date Sept. 7, 1976 Report No. EMD-76-9 Title

Energy: Management Improvements Needed in the Federal Power Commission's Processing of Electric-Rate-Increase Cases

V'Do13 REPORT OF THE "R OFoH . ' :.a$ Coout~ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Management Improvements Needed In The Federal Power Commission's Processing Of ElectricRate- Increase Cases The Commission took over 5 years to process a Boston Edison Company wholesale electricrate-increase case and three additional Edison rate cases are still in process. Edison may have collected about $8.7 mil...
Date Aug. 24, 1976 Report No. 094668 Title

Government Operations: Overview of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCi 'WifHTNGTDN, D. D. 20548 ' 1 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 AM, E.D.T. TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1976 1. STATEMENT OF ROBERT F. KELLER DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 3 --ii/ SUBCOMMI7lEE ON FEDERAL SPENDING PRACTICES,~~~~'r EFFICIENCY, SENATE COMMIiEE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROC...
Date July 26, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-148 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Better Enforcement of Safety Requirements Needed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission

BY THE COMPTROLL OF THE UNITED STATES Better Enforcement Of Safety Corn missi Safety requirements are issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to protect consumers ‘from hazardous products. The Commission must insure that these requirements are followed and enforced. The Commission (1) does not know whether safety requirements have been effectively implemented and (2) has not been timely...
Date July 20, 1976 Report No. CED-76-122 Title

Financial Management: Work Performed and Underway by GAO on Federal Regulatory Activities, January 1, 1973, Through April 30, 1976

UNITED ENERAL STATES This report summarizes GAO’s work dealing with regulatory activities of the Federal Government. It has been prepared to assist the Senate Committees on Government Operations and Commerce in carrying out a joint study of the effectiveness of Federal regulatory agencies pursuant to Senate Resolution 71, approved July 26, 1975. The report shows the range of GAO’s past and pre...
Date July 16, 1976 Report No. CED-76-124 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Cable Television and a Regulatory Policy

Both the issues and solutrons facing cable vision regularion are pot clear cut; they complex with no simple strategy for ducing a wide variety of programs for American television audience. releare prorhe If cable television is to become an increasingly innovative mode of conimunication, a welldefined policy aimed at promoting program diversity on cable and preserving an effective system of over-th...
Date May 28, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-14 Title

Information Management: Status of GAO's Responsibilities Under the Federal Reports Act

+ . -4. l -p&-/J@? i ORT TO THE CONGRESS @P +?P q433) @if %$,,, BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UlWTEll STATkS LM099331 GEN$R/f-!i$;:q %..+ %>X.!.' to ur:derI.ie agency ?osj tions need to be chau~,ed." 35 BEST DOCUMENT AVAtLABK APPENDIX V APPENDIX, V . I autlYxi.ty If tI;at such agencies is unquestioned in this legislati:>n. directly to the Congress, abused, the agencies should be anwerable over what in...
Date May 26, 1976 Report No. RED-76-68 Title

Government Operations: This Country's Most Expensive Light Water Reactor Safety Test Facility

Energy Research and Development -uclear Regulatory Commission Administr’ation The Senate Committee on Government 0 erations asked GAO to review the Loss-of-F P uidTest facility. This report discusses the --reasons for the major change in program objectives midway during the project; --cost growth and schedule which were incurred; slippages --relationship between the Energy Research and Developme...
Date May 24, 1976 Report No. RED-76-108 Title

Energy: Actions Taken by the Federal Power Commission on Prior Recommendations Concerning Regulation of the Natural Gas Industry and Management of Internal Operations

Actions Taken By The Federa I Psbver Cam t-nission On Prior l?ecommendatio~s Concernjng Regulation Of a The Natural Gas industry And Management Of Internal Operations Ths Cornmission implemented most of GAO’s prior recommendations, and the actions it took enhanced its ability to effectively regulate the natural gas industry. . Fic’0-.76- 106 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. UNITED S...
Date May 11, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-18 Title

Information Management: Review of the Information-Gathering Practices of the Federal Energy Administration

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM098254 To insure the best collection effort, the L ederal Energy Administration should give more attention to the development of its information-gathering process. GAO recommends that the Federal Energy Administratio,? --more actively contact congl zssional organizations and other interested parties during the development process; --field test proposals, before...
Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 099927 Title

Energy: Improvement of Federal Capabilities To Collect and Analyze Energy Data

* I 4.. 3 * UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 11:OO a.m., EST 9z;6q % i&, PWX&IJ S. HUGHES ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERWTHE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ON S. 1864 THE ENERGY INFORMATION ACT I11111111Ill1 11111 Ill III 11111111 LM099927 This the Federal Committee has had a long capability a...
Date Nov. 3, 1972 Report No. B-159895 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Fundamental Changes Needed To Achieve Effective Enforcement of Radio Communication Regulations

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096256 Fundamental Changes Needed To Achieve Effective Enforcement Of Radio Communication Regulations B-159895 Federal Communications Commission BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 01310 HOV. 3J972 COMPTROLJER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-159895 CA / To the Speaker President of the Senate an...
Date Jan. 31, 1972 Report No. B-127945 Title

Energy: Management Improvements Needed in the Review and Evaluation of Applications To Construct and Operate Nuclear Power Plants

S OF THE UNITED STATES Atomic Energy Commission BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMf’TROLLEY;I GENERAL WASH!NGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES aOatS B- 127945 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report on management improvements needed in the review and evaluation of applications to construct and operate nuclear power plants. The review was made in accordance with your request dated Jun...