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B-178205.80 1 (1979-02-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjkh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TilE UNITEr STAI'ES .WA H1tINGTO'JD.C. 10548 1-17e205o 80 FEB149 _ 0o,:cr t 042j-1/t'r / o C I/ Ea no, The ltonorAble John D. Dinqefl',' . . Chairman, Subcommittee on 2 tl) Energy and Power eu,., Comm .ttee on Int-erstate and Foreign Commerce House of Representatives Dear hr. Chairman: Thank you for your January 2, 1979, letter oncerntng our September 18, 1978, report to you on Fossil Energy Fesearc'h, Development, ,and Demonstration: Oppor unities for Change (ED-78-57) #You enclosed a copy of your January 2, 1979, 0tter to the Secretary of the Department o'f Energy request'.tng his response to several questions conc'e!rningour report., You also asked the Secretaryto provide us a copy ot his rply for our review and comment and-regueatedi our opinion ooncorntnq the Lnmar tment's comiplience VIq4 f.ndul'try prtcimatlon provlioni of Iais appliqable to ment, Wi will prepare a response to you on your li,.tter quest1on and provide our comments on the Secretaryof Energy's response to your questions as soon as possible after we re- ceive our copy of his reply to you. You also, expressed oncern ir~your letter over j(I) GAO providing draft of the report to the Department fo. com- pient and the lenqth of time between zeceiptof commeits and report issuance and (2) the signing of thu Departmdnt's com- ments by an official who lacks any prociran responsibflity. Regard ing, your latter concern, the Department'1s. 1 iaisin office ban, in many ways, helped us carry out our wor}h more effect ivoWl, Cretsmt:Irr:. n1it r-orrt! ccv',r rrnrrrw .swr1 activitio& oL several orionizntional units in the Department. The liaison office usually is able to quickly asslmilat;e the comments of the various orqanizational units and prepare a response within our reauested1 tiue frame. Coreovor, vw know oi no occaiot :eru uhe CAts liaison office inaccurately presented the views of the Department offioial-.. Regarding your concern over our policy of obtaining agency comments and their effect on timely report issuance, SOOOI0 0,L

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