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RCED-85-68 1 (1985-03-26)

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BY THE U,S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee

On Oversight And Investigations

Committee On Energy And Commerce

House Of Representatives





Interior Has Taken Steps To Improve

The Adequacy Of Data Used For Making

Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Decisions


GAO examined the Department of the Interior's policies
and practices for using geological and geophysical data to
evaluate the oil and gas potential and thus the value of
offshore lands being leased under the new area-wide
leasing program.

GAO found that leasing activity increased so greatly in the
Gulf of Mexico that Interior did not have time or staff to
analyze all the data in its files or to acquire additional data.
As a result, many tracts were leased without adequate data
to evaluate the resource potential or the adequacy of
industry bids.

Interior has taken recent actions to obtain more data or
analyze data it already had in order to have better sup-
porting data for making leasing decisions in the Gulf.
Additionally, the Gulf region is conducting a mapping
program which should help it make technically sound
evaluations of resource potential in future sales.









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