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Date Jan. 26, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-16 Title

Reporting Unscheduled Events at Commercial Nuclear Facilities: Opportunities To Improve Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office Reporting Unscheduled Events At Commercial Nuclear Facilities: Opportunities To Improve Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires nuclear facility and materials licensees to report unscheduled events to the Commission so it can inspect, evaluate operating experi- 1 ences, and inform the public. The Commission should improve its ...

Date Jan. 26, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-426A Title

National Defense: Observations on the Fleet Support Provided by the Navy's Shore Installations in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECCXvlPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report To The Congress Observations On The Fleet Support Provided By The Navy’s Shore Installations In The Western Pacific And Indian Ocean This report is the unclassified version of GAO’s SECRET, NOFORN report LCD-78-426. It addresses the key questions that GAO believes should be answered as part of the Navy’s requirements determination for shore- ...

Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. B-193282 Title

Government Operations: [Lump-Sum Appropriation for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Department of Justice]

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES o WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0548 B-193282 JAN 2 5 1979 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: We were asked by your staff for some elaboration on thd ~jaeZ~effect of tj)e last sentence of our letter to you of December 21, 19 concerning the Limp-4um appropriation for the Immigration and ...

Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. B-115398.53 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: [Review for the Ratification of the United States-United Kingdom Tax Treaty]

Reports and Testimonies

-,)j?\ COMPTROLLER GENERAL.OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. ZO4i B-115398.53 JAN 2 51979 The Honorable Charles A. Vanik House of Representatives r e Dear Mr. VaniknikC In your reent letter, you referred to the Senate's consideration of the .atification of the United States-United Kingdom Tax Treaty] and stated that you are opposed to a number of provisions in the treaty. You are particularly ...

Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-3 Title

Energy: Transportation Energy Conservation in the Federal Government

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBYTHEUS, General Accounting Office : . Transportation Energy Conservation In The Federal Government This report discusses Energy’s efforts through Management Program mote a transportation program in the Federal the Department of the Federal Energy to develop and proenergy conservation Government. c While significant reductions have been reported in the Federal Government’s use of energy ...

Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-302 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 and Its Implementations

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINQTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED ZOS40 STATES B-95136 The Honorable Jennings Chairman, Committee on and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Harold T. Chairman, Committee on Works and Transportation House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairm Randolph Environment Johnson Public JANUARY 2s. 1979 Accounting Office (GAO) is evaluating the Administration's (GSA's) activities ...

Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. CED-79-27 Title

National Defense: Need for Consolidation of Naval Oceanographic Activities

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AC K~LEASED REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES 85x” Need For Consolidation Oceanographic-Activities In response to a request from the Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee, GAO expanded an ongoing review of the assets and activities of the Naval Oceanographic Program and addressed certain questions regarding the Navy’s efforts to consolidate these oceanographic activities. ...

Date Jan. 24, 1979 Report No. 108817 Title

Government Operations: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service's Procurement of Calculators

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D,C. 20548 OQMMUNITY DavrrLaPMl3NT AND ECONOMIC DlVleION JAN 2 4 1979 ill Ml llllllll 108817 I)‘.!a r blr . I;’ it zgti rif 1d : To enstire that future State and county office procurements of programable calculators are made in an efficient and cost-effective you should: way, we believe --Stop purchases of programable calculators until qualified ...

Date Jan. 24, 1979 Report No. FPCD-78-82 Title

Government Operations: DOD 'Total Force Management'--Fact or Rhetoric?

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE C~MPTROLIER GE”uER~L Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES i sqQ DOD “Total Force Management”-Fact Or Rhetoric? Defense managers should seek the most cost-effective mix of available people--active and reserve military, civilians, and contractors--consistent with Defense requirements. Total force management resulting from a well-defined policy should make this objective attainable. The ...

Date Jan. 24, 1979 Report No. CED-79-18 Title

Developing a Domestic Common Carrier Telecommunications Policy: What Are the Issues?

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL L OF THEUNITEDSTATES P IRllllllllllllllllllllll LM108468 R&ort ToThe Congress $‘iSO Developing A Domestic Common Carrier Telecommunications Policy: What Are The Issues? During the past 20 years the Federal Communications Commission has decided to allow competition in some parts of the domestic common carrier industry. Resulting from these decisions and the established ...

Date Jan. 24, 1979 Report No. FOD-79-1 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Banks Having Problems Need Better Identification and Disclosure

Reports and Testimonies

, . BY’ Ii-it CCJMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES lo8Lfs% I *.-. \ Report To The Congress 6rJ1 Banks Having Problems Need Better Identification And Disclosure The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Headquarters focuses its attention on banks that are believed to pose a hi h degree of risk to the insurance fund-prob 9em banks. Because of uncertain criteria, identification of these problem ...

Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-123 Title

Information Management: Automated Systems Security--Federal Agencies Should Strengthen Safeguards Over Personal and Other Sensitive Data

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Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. CED-78-180 Title

Environmental Protection: Better Enforcement of Car Emission Standards--A Way To Improve Air Quality

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE . I Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES SW Improve Air Qualify According to the Environmental Protection Agency, about 80 percent of an estimated 100 million cars on the road are not meeting the Federal air quality emission standards. This is largely because of maladjustments, tampering, deterioration, and insufficient maintenance of car emission control systems by owners and car ...

Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. CED-79-14 Title

Hazardous Waste Management Programs Will Not Be Effective: Greater Efforts Are Needed

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Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Hazardous Waste Management Programs Will Not Be Effective: Greater Efforts Are Needed Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the States have the staff and funds to operate and manage programs effectively for the control of hazardous waste disposal, excluding nuclear waste, and future funds are expected to be much less than estimated needs. About 56 ...

Date Jan. 23, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-11 Title

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

Reports and Testimonies

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

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

Reports and Testimonies

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

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

Reports and Testimonies

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 thiswtxkwas ...

Date Jan. 22, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-46 Title

Health: Use of Nutritional Supplementation in the Treatment of Cancer Patients

Reports and Testimonies

COMPT’ROUR GKNLRAL WASWINOTON. Of THL M UNITED W-ATE8 D.C. RELEASED ,' The Honorable George McGovern, Chairman Subcommittee on Nutrition Nutrition,S/# Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: JD Pursuant to your August 7, 1978, letter we reviewed the discussions with your office, tional supplementation &J./ in the treatment of we obtairied information on (1) ...

Date Jan. 22, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-341 Title

National Defense: DOD's Commendable Initial Efforts To Solve Land Use Problems Around Airfields

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT BY THE U.S. *q, ‘4 ‘ General Accounting Office DOD’s Commendable Initial Efforts To Solve Land Use Problems Around Airfields The Department of Defense has a timely, forward-looking program for achieving compatible land uses around military airfields. The program could be more mutually beneficial to the communities and the Department by revising and reissuing the airfield studies where ...

Date Jan. 22, 1979 Report No. OIM-79-02 Title

Government Operations: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

:“; I i- 8. This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies, compiled to assist congressional committees in their review of budget requests for fiscal year 1980. Previous GAO reports brought these matters to the attention of the congressional and departmental officials. :,. ; OIM-79-02 \ ...

Date Jan. 22, 1979 Report No. OIM-79-01 Title

National Defense: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

Reports and Testimonies

§UMMARXES OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Department of compiled to assist congressional Defense, committeas in their review of budget requests for fiscal year 1980. Previous GAO reports brought these matters to the attention of the congressional ...

Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-19 Title

Education: Information on the Labor Department's Skill Training Improvement Program

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UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 205118 4393 19,1979 HUMAN RCSOUmDIVI8lON JANUARY B-163922 John Conyers, The Hong rable House of Representatives Dear Mr. Jr. Conyers: asked us to determine the Your May 16, 1978, letter Department of Labor's rationale for several of the participant eligibility and program emphasis provisions of its Skill You also asked that we Training ...

Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-11 Title

Financial Management: Adequacy of Internal Audit Coverage of Agency Financial Operations

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED ST’ATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-160759 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Brock Adams of Transportation JANUARY 19,1979 Secretary: We have reviewed the extent of internal financial auditing performed by your Office of Audits as part of a series of reviews we are conducting in the major Federal The head of each Federal agency departments and agencies. for ...

Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-206 Title

National Defense: Competitive Rate Program of DOD

Reports and Testimonies

UWEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LOGISTICS AND CCMMUNIG%TlONS DIVISlON B-159390 111005 JANUARY 19,1979 . The Honorable United States Dear Senator Spark- M. Matsunaga Senate Macsunaga: corvnent Rate Among other a'1976 GAO a more recent Fisheries to Your letter of September 5, 1978, asked us on a constituent's letter concernxng the&ompetltive Program +&33%) of 443-e Depart-2 DO ...

Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-2 Title

Energy: Electric Utility Fuel-Procurement Practices and the Impact of Rate Reform Activities on Small Businesses

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT BY THE ,$: “, The Impact Of Rate Reform Activities On Small Businesses Increased fuel costs have been a primary factor in the rapid rise in electric power costs. State commissions are reviewing utilities’ fuel-procurement practices but more needs to be done to insure that the costs incurred are reasonable. Electric rates for small commercial customers are generally higher than for other ...

Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-10 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Solving Corrosion Problems of Bridge Surfaces Could Save Billions

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTaliLER GENERAL -8’ f’ Report ToThe CongresH OF THEUNITEDSTATES Solving Corrosion Problems Of Bridge Surfaces Could Save Billions Bridge surfaces which were expected to last for 40 years are requiring major repairs after 5 to 10 years, and often must be replaced after 15 years. Preventing this deterioration, which is caused by salt used to melt snow, would save the Department of ...

Date Jan. 18, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-405 Title

Health: Difficulties in Evaluating Public Affairs Government-Wide and at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Not to I.362relmmed outs’de the General ACCo@aMW Office except on the balris of specific approval by the Offke of Congraooiorrapl Relations. kESJRIICTED I Difficulties In Evaluating Public Affairs ! Government-Wide And’At i The Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare Evaluating the effectiveness of public affairs activities and ...

Date Jan. 18, 1979 Report No. ID-78-43 Title

Considerations for Adjustment Assistance Under the 1974 Trade Act: A Summary of Techniques Used in Other Countries. [Volume I]

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES A - - . .0 Report To The Congress Considerations For Adjustment Assistance Under The 1974 Trade Act: A Summary Of Techniques Used In Other Countries. iv ;,6.1 Volume I All industrialized countries operate programs to deal with large-scale economic adjustments in various industries. Under the Trade Act of 1974, the United States operates an assistance ...

Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-20 Title

Energy: Decommissioning and Dismantling of the 100-F Reactor

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MCNQY AN0 DIVISION MINENAU B-164052 JANUARY 17,1979 The Honorab@e The Secretary Dear Mr. James R. Schlesinger of Energy Secretary: We are reviewing the Department of Energy’s longand short-term disposition plans for dealing with its highly Although our review is not contaminated nuclear sites. we have identified a project at one site ...

Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-31 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration Should Improve Its Recovery of Overpayments Made to Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Beneficiaries

Reports and Testimonies

.. *. -* /a 372- BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES @Fe--. Report ToThe Congress . Social Security Administration Should Improve Its Recovery Of Overpayments Made To Retirement, Survivors, And Disability Insurance Beneficiaries The Social Security Administration has made, and will continue to make, overpayments to individuals who receive retirement, survivors, and disability insurance ...

Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-93 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: FBI Can Improve Its Management Control Over Operations by Providing Effective Internal Audit

Reports and Testimonies

OF THE UNITEDSTATES The FBICan improve Its Management Control Over Operations By Providing Effective Internal Audit The FBI could strengthen operations by its internal audit -increasing the qualifications, independence, and permanence of its internal audit staff and --improving ordination the scope, planning, of audits. and co- Ac?ions should be taken to improve these areas. In the past, the FBI ...

Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. HRD-78-120 Title

Education: What Assurance Does Office of Education's Eligibility Process Provide?

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES bjyf~ I I 4H c Report To The Congressr What Assurance Does Off ice Of Education’s Eligibility Process Provide? The Office of Education’s process for establishing school eligibility to apply for participation in Federal aid programs does not assure that consumer and Federal interests are being protected. Weaknesses were identified in States, Federal ...

Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-427 Title

National Defense: Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment To Improve Defense Plant Productivity

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office fa0e Followup On Use Of Numerically Controlled Equipment To Improve Defense Plant Productivity Two prior GAO reports analyzed the use of numerically controlled equipment-controlled automatically by computers or punched tape--and made a number of recommendations to coordinate and improve the use of this equipment in the Department of Defense. However, the Department has ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. OGC-79-6 Title

Budget and Spending: Deferrals Transmitted to the Congress Pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

COMITROLLBR GENERAL WASHINOTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES SOS48 0-115398 January 16, 1979 'L&WI./! 77,,*;m/~ 2% ts%JywSJ /au,J;,.J~ 4k To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On December 12, 1978, we received copies President's fourth special message for fiscal that was transmitted to the Congress pursuant Impoundment Control Act of 1974. / yJ&/ yjj- WJ 1 A&f ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-34 Title

Health: Observations and Findings on Ten Federally Qualified HMOs

Reports and Testimonies

Chairman and Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research L,j+ 0 6-/n@-? Committee on Human Resources United States Senate Chairman and Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Reprw= The enclosures summarize our observations on 10 of the aintenance grganizations (HMOs) ;;a;aw;t;;;A;;ed % e ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-43 Title

Housing: Early Sales of Section 8 Housing

Reports and Testimonies

CoMPTROLJ.ER QEIWRAL W~INQTON. OF TIM D.C. UNITED STA- 2054@ B-171 ,630 The Honorable Williafn Proxmire Chairman, Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs sEla/co76~’ United States Senate HI 108394 I Dear Mr. Chairman: Office A~~,~:,~J The Program Analysis Division of the General Accounting is currently performing a study of alternative financing mechanisms for subsidized housing production. ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. 091951 Title

Transportation: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Policies and Procedures

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-20 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: The Nuclear Weapons Complex--A Declining Capability

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JANUARY CNUQY AND DIVI#ION MINUAU 161979 ~-165546 The Honorable The Secretary James R. Schlesinger of Energy AC Dear Mr. Secretary: "Deterioration in the weapons complex is serious and must be addressed soon if the 1980s projected workload is This is the conclusion reached by a Department to be met.” of Energy (DOE) Controller's task ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-21 Title

Income Security: Social Security Should Improve Its Collection of Overpayments to Supplemental Security Income Recipients

Reports and Testimonies

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES aa@ Social Security Should Improve Its Collection Of Overpayments To Supplemental Security Income Recipients Efficient resolution of Supplemental Security Income overpayments requires that they be acted upon quickly and uniformly so that the debts are collected promptly and that the overpaid recipients are treated fairly. The Social Security Administration ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-6 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Better Equipment Maintenance and Personnel Training Needed To Improve Firefighting Capability on Navy Ships

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. J I o8b69 REPORT BY'THE iS' * 1 General Accounting Office Better Equipment Maintenance And Personnel Training Needed To Improve Firefighting Capability On Navy Ships Fires on ships reduce mission performance and are tragic and costly. They continue to be a prot~lcm, particularly on aircraft carriers. Firefighting equipment on aircraft carriers is poorly maintained in many instances and, ...

Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. CED-79-9 Title

Housing: Minority Firms on Local Public Works Projects--Mixed Results

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTl-KllLtER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress m OF THEUNITEDSTATES Minority FirmsOn Local Public Works Projects--Mixed Results Four Members of Congress asked GAO to review the requirement that minority firms receive 10 percent of Federal funds for local public works projects. GAO found that the requirement has some benefits. Minority business firms received an increased share of Federal funds ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-30 Title

Employment: The Award of Funds to the National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. Was Poorly Managed

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office -’ The Award Of Funds To The National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. Was Poorly Managed This IClJ(Jl t (I~!!,(:llt)(!S t\OW t.tw I)c!partment of Labor iiw;rrtttxl 1r1otx: rhan $tlOO,OOO in Comprt:h(:rrsivc! FrlllJloynlc?nt tind Training Act furids to ttlt! Ncltiollcll F;lrm Workers Service Center, Ir,(:. 0 rJor~profit organization foundor by ttlt! Ollitctl Farm Workers ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-34 Title

Natural Resources: Review of the Cost of the Redwood National Park Expansion

Reports and Testimonies

31"TE~eTE@ bNot to be released oetslde the Generas [:. (Q t :..' :,, a',ROL~ ,3 '..Fee except on &the basis of specific appva'tW7M"TRO23^h9 5D STATES 20548 a idQ~~~~:~~ ~WASHINGTON. O.C. B-182143 JANUARY 15, 1979 Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations #s-Y'5-sD House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The late Chairman, in letters ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-23 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Office of the Attending Physician Revolving Fund--Fiscal Year 1978

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL t l Report ToThe Congress ( OF THEUNITEDSTATES Audit Of The Office Of The Attending Physician Revolving Fund--Fiscal Year 1978 . GGD-79-23 I . - . ! B-181804 To the President of the Senate and the /&.f(J Speaker of the House of Representatives 3 Pursuant to the Legislative 1976 (89 Stat. 283), wequdited mtrhnsactions of the Office --I Revolving Fund. SCOPE OF AUDIT dddb/ ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-17 Title

140-Foot Harbor Tugboat: Does the Coast Guard Need It on the East Coast?

Reports and Testimonies

. , I I 1 rD113n-Y REPORT BY THE US. 1 0 Y General Accounting Office The 140~Foot Harbor Tugboat: Does The Coast Guard Need It On The East Coast? The Coast Guard is planning to s end about $35 million to buy five 140- Poot multimission domestic icebreakers for operations on the east coast of the United States. The need for a vessel of the size and icebreaking capability of this new craft is ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-9 Title

Changes Needed in Operating Military Clubs and Alcohol Package Stores: Volume 1

Reports and Testimonies

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Changes Needed In Operating Military Clubs And Alcohol Package Stores DOD believes the military club system and related alcohol package store operations are vitally important to the morale and esprit de corps of servicemen. However, the system is having considerable financial difficulties attributed in part to the --present ment; form of decentralized ...

Date Jan. 15, 1979 Report No. EMD-78-77 Title

U.S. Refining Capacity: How Much Is Enough?

Reports and Testimonies

* . BY‘THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES Ita 370 & Report ToThe Congress U.S.Refining Capacity How Much Is Enough? From 83 to 92 percent of the Nation’s petroleum products have been provided from U.S.based refineries. Between now and 1985, the U.S. refining industry is planning capacity additions which should maintain this position. Whether or not refinery additions should take place will ...

Date Jan. 12, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-23 Title

Energy: Outer Continental Shelf Pipeline Permitting and Regulating

Reports and Testimonies

- ‘UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 mmtar AN0 DIVISION MlNlLMI B-118678 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Shelf within Mr. / Chairman: 4 xl& a review of Outer Continental and regulatory functions We found that the Federal ) was not aware Z!f-ZiZtain ject to its responsibilities for enforcing nondiscriminatory ...

Date Jan. 12, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-248 Title

Transportation: State Department Can Improve Traffic Management Practices

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFJCE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION January 12, 1979 B-114807 I M. Thomas for Administration RCC dbb3Z J-The Honorable*ohn Assistant Secretary Department of State Dear Mr. Thomas: This report discusses Uays that the Department of State Specifically, can improve its traffic mandgement practices. we found that savings could be realized by using the ...

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

Reports and Testimonies

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 ...