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115875 1 (1981-07-22)

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             UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE     i l     ili
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548                  115875

                                       FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                       EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING
                                       JULY 22, 1981

                            STATEMENT OF
        HUGH J. WESSINGER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL
           COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                            BEFORE THE
         HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
              r                 ON
        LfGENCY PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING DREDGING PERMITS7


MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:

     WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS OUR JUNE 1980

REPORT ENTITLED MANAGERIAL CHANGES NEEDED TO SPEED UP PROCESSING

PERMITS FOR DREDGING PROJECTS (CED-80-71) AND TO PROVIDE OUR COM-

MENTS ON RELEVANT PORTIONS OF YOUR PROPOSED LEGISLATION CITED AS

THE PORT DEVELOPMENT AND NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1981 (THE

JUNE 29, 1981, COMMITTEE PRINT).

     IN OUR REVIEW, WHICH WAS MADE AT YOUR COMMITTEE'S REQUEST,

WE IDENTIFIED COMMON DELAYS AND PROBLEMS IN THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS'

DREDGING PERMIT PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDED WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS.

     OF 402 DREDGING PERMIT APPLICATIONS REVIEWED AT THREE CORPS

DISTRICTS--BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, AND PHILADELPHIA--LESS THAN

54 PERCENT WERE PROCESSED WITHIN THE CORPS' GOAL OF 105 DAYS OR

ABOUT 3-1/2 MONTHS. THE AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME AT THE THREE

CORPS DISTRICTS WE REVIEWED RANGED FROM 4 TO 10 MONTHS. NO ONE

FACTOR ACCOUNTED FOR THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD, A SERIES OF PROBLEMS

DURING EACH STEP OF THE PERMIT PROCESS CAUSED DELAYS.



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