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EMD-80-62 1 (1980-04-03)

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                           UNITED STATES' GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIC  I,
      _WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548                          e
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ENERGY AND MINERALS                       relesed 01






    House of Representatives

    Dear Mr. Stewart:

         Subject: Lepa .ment of Energy Audits of Retail
                            Station Prices in Chicago
                   Area   1 ( EMD-80-62 )


         Your letter dated December 21, 1979, requested that we
    review the efforts made by the Department of Energy (DOE)
    to audit gasoline prices of retail stations in the Chicago
    area. Specifically, you were interested in information
    concerning

         --DOE's mechanism for responding to complaints from
           the public concerning what they perceive to be unfair
           gasoline prices,
         --whether DOE is adequately reviewing gasoline prices
           within urban areas to determine whether a disparity
           in pricing exists in different sections of the
           city,
         --how many instances of overpricing DOE has found
           in the Chicago area in the last 6 months,

         --what action DOE has taken when such a finding
           is made, and
         --the average cost to the consumer of overpricing
           during this period.
         DOE's Office of Enforcement in the Economic Regulatory &
    Administration (ERA) has primary responsibility for performing
    pricing audits of independent gasoline retailers.    Its current
    policy is not to audit any gasoline retailer except on suspi-
    cion of a willful violation of the price regulations (1) by




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         is; maean

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