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GAO-14-856R 1 (2014-09-02)

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GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548

B-326193


September 2, 2014

The Honorable Ron Wyden
Chairman
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Ranking Member
Committee on Finance
United States Senate

The Honorable Dave Camp
Chairman
The Honorable Sander M. Levin
Ranking Member
Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives

Subject: Department of the Treasury: Department of the Treasury Regulations for the Gulf Coast
        Restoration Trust Fund

Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule
promulgated by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) entitled Department of the Treasury
Regulations for the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (RIN: 1505-AC44). We received the rule on
August 15, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule on August 15, 2014.
79 Fed. Reg. 48,039.

The interim final rule concerns the investment and use of amounts deposited in the Gulf Coast
Restoration Trust Fund, which was established in the Treasury of the United States by the Resources and
Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of
2012 (RESTORE Act).

Enclosed is our assessment of Treasury's compliance with the procedural steps required by section
801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken
indicates that Treasury complied with the applicable requirements.

If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation
work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shirley A. Jones, Assistant General
Counsel, at (202) 512-8156.



       signed

Robert J. Cramer
Managing Associate General Counsel

Enclosure

cc: Heidi Cohen
    Senior Counsel for Regulatory Affairs
    Department of the Treasury


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