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CED-79-53 1 (1979-02-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayru0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNIED STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. 201 RESTRICTED - Iot to be reecnred cn_ !3'doe th* Ceral e f Accourt ...... .ec , c. i Ne Lzim o s Spec c approval B-11867PY 'he Ofiice of Congresional Relatonsaq _ _ _ . -FEBRUARY 22,1979 The Honorab/ Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives 108708 Dear Mr. Chairman: Your September 25, 1978, letter requested that we determine whether the quality of resource reports submitted to the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management by various Federal agencies during the initial stages of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale process could be improved. Resource reports are supposed to describe valuable resources contained in the proposed OCS lease sale area and identify environmental and other conflicts which could adver- sely affect leasing of specific OCS tracts. In accordance with your request, and agreements reached with your office, our work was directed to determining whether the Bureau and the major Federal agencies which prepare the reports could improve the quality of the resource reports; we did not address the effectiveness of the Bureau's use of the reports. We found that with a little effort the Bureau and sub- mitting agencies could improve the reports. The improved reports would enable the Bureau to better (1) identify and address early in the leasing process environmental and other problems oil and gas development can have on the OCS, and (2) determine areas where additional information needs to be developed to make sound leasing decisions. The Bureau can improve the quality of resource reports and their usefulness by: --Developing information for distribution to the sub- mitting agencies which clearly states the importance and role of resource reports. --Tailoring requests for resource reports to individual agencies and asking for the specific information needed. -4CED-79-53 (14007)

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