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EMD-79-28 1 (1979-02-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayqx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: R15. t - f '-. __1.1 -p * I @ a, by the Cf;ice o .ong , T I Reiafns . COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITW STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 205 /ED*4 / RELEASED FEBRUARY 13, 1979 44 B-194002 47The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce /#5 56c:936_3 Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your letter of June 2, 1978, we have examined the practices and procedures of Administrative Law Judges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,M 6&/VZ as well as the practices of all parties in selected Com- mission proceedings, to determine where delays are occur- ring in the hearing process and why. As you requested, the questions we addressed were (i) how Administrative Law Judges budget their time, (2) what is done to monitor their caseload, (3) how assignments are made to them, (4) how often they schedule hearings and on what days, (5) the causes of delay in handling cases, and (6) to what extent parties to a proceeding cause or substantially contribute to delay. This examination was conducted as part of a broader review of the Commission's regulatory process which will be completed later this year. However, as requested by your office in a meeting held on October 31, 1978, we are separately reporting information obtained to date on the Commission's Administrative Law Judges and hearing process for your use during the coming appropriation hearings. As discussed with your office, no recommendations are included in this report. We discussed a draft of our report with Commission officials on January 23, 1979, and their comments were considered in preparing this report. During our review of the hearings process, we discussed the issues you raised with several Commission Administrative Law Judges, staff attorneys and other appropriate Commission officials. We also examined all available Commission and EMD- 7 (309 108651 9- 28 33) ,VA * 0 LZA uht -4 5 3611

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