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PAD-79-34 1 (1979-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazfs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: !Oq q2 C COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES , WASHINGroN. o.c. ko!As MAY 22, 1979 B-125053 II1111111 109442 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, 06,1-f/o Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter report responds to your June 8, 1978, request that we critique the extent to which the Report of the Forest Service, Fiscal Year 1977 meets the require- ments of the Rngeland Renewaebl CRs ePlan- Pingi Aq__oi__l92A_, as amended, concerning program evaluations, program accomplishments, and measurements of costs and benefits. We also considered the fiscal year 1978 annual report submitted in February 1979. In our view, the Forest Service's annual reports could be improved by (1) relating accomplishments to specific activities performed in each program, (2) comparing these accomplishments to goals previously set forth, and (3) evalu- ating the benefits of the accomplishments against the costs of each program activity. Before we discuss our specific suggestions, it is important to develop a basic understanding of the context in which the annual reports are required. The act requires three basic reports. The renewable resource assessment is to present an inventory and analysis of present and potential renewable resources and an analysis of improvement opportunities----Th-ih -wable resource program should include a set of goals for Forest Service programs. The annual report is to describe the progress in achieving these goals and to evaluate the benefits and costs of actu- ally implementing the program. The purpose of the annual report is to enable the Congress, in its oversight, to determine the levels at which continuation of component elements of the program should be funded. To develop an overall perspective of the Forest Service programs and the progress and accomplishments being made by these programs, it is necessary to examine these three PAD-79-34 (9452)

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