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089613 1 (1975-08-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -OT S44 AUG 2861975 Mr. William H. McCrum, Deputy Regional Forester for Administration U. S. Forest Service P.O. Box 27127 Lakewood, Colorado 80225 Dear Mr. McCrum: ,~1 /~&~ Dt~&i We have completed our review of the effectiveness of the Government's energy reduction program at the Regional Office, Region 2, U. S. Forest Service (USFS). Our review at the Regional Office was part of a nationwide study conducted at selected departments and agencies to determine how effectively the Government's energy reduction program is being implemented. Although our review was primarily concerned with the Regional Office, we also obtained information on some forest activities. We reviewed regulations, analyzed data used to measure performance of the Regional Office, and interviewed personnel, to determine the effectiveness of the management of the program. We reviewed controls to reduce fuel consumption by vehicles and in buildings, and determined the possible impact of energy conservation on mission and training operations. In our opinion the Regional Office did not meet the President's energy conservation goal for vehicles for fiscal year 1974, but it did meet the 15 percent energy reduction goal during the first two quarters of fiscal year 1975. ENERGY CONSERVATION GOALS In June 1973, the President directed all Federal agencies to reduce their energy consumption by 7 percent in fiscal year 1974 and subsequently directed that additional actions be taken to reduce energy consumption still further. In October 1974, the President directed the agencies to reduce their energy consumption by 15 percent in fiscal year 1975 under that consumed in fiscal year 1973. The actual energy consumption for fiscal year 1973, adjusted to reflect changes in programs, buildings, ~~73 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE 300-D, 242 W. 2Mh AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 CM41,9--9. 11-Irl,

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