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EMD-79-75 1 (1979-06-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazjv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .40 It 0 * * COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 1HE UNITED SrATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20148 B- 174944 IIJUNE 5, 1979 109699 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy j and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: V- Your letter of March 19, 1979, requested that w6 view o ,the istory of the .roposed L g Beach, California, to Mid- 41 land, Texas, pipeliie jeroject-19ponsored by The Standard Oil -Companv of OhbSohioY kno- PACTEX. Specifically, you asked us to deE&-i-nb the causes of delays in the permit V process, where the responsibility lies for the time consumed, and for recommendations we would make, if any, to improve the efficiency of the permit process for projects of national interest without sacrificing the Governments responsibility to scrutinize such projects. This interim report covers the results of our review to A4 pl)O3?date. It describes the principal problems encountered with obtaining the permits for PACTEX. Because of the limited time for issuing this interim report we relied on statements made by Sohio, the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, and others that identified California air quality permits as causing the major problems. We did not validate the adverse effects on the project claimed by Sohio or attempt to eval- uate whether the parties were intentionally causing delays, or to judge the correctness of the positions taken. The enclosure provides more detail. As requested by your office, we did not obtain comments of the principal agencies and companies whose activities are discussed in this interim report. Our final report will further analyze the problems which led to delays in the PACTEX project, and wi-l include recommendations for improving the permit process for energy projects of national significance. The scope of our review is indicated on p. 8 of the enclosure. Sohio encountered its most serious problems in obtaining State and local air quality permits for the terminal in California. The problems involved not only obtaining the air quality permits, but time-consuming litigation as well eEMD-79-75 (004521)

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