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PAD-78-68 1 (1978-03-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxzv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 07148 - [E26877581 [Federal Regulatory Policies). PAD-78-68; B-163628. March 29, 1978. 5 pp. + appendix (43 pp.). Report to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Commixtee on Governmental Affairs. Sen. Charles H. Percy, Banking Minority Member; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Program Analysis Div. Organization Concerned: Food and Drug Administration; Department of Energy; Department of Transportation. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Governme-tal Affairs. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff; Sen. Charles H. Percy. Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act. Fair° Labor Standards Act. Federal metal and Nonmetallic line Safety Act. Coal Nine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Surfac* Mining control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Consumer Protection Act. Safe Drinking later Act. Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976. Energy Conservation and Production Act. Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Government Corporation Control Act. Arms Control Act of 1961. Several issues in the Senate Governmental Af ,irs Committee study on Zqderal regulation, Regulatory Organization, verr discussed, and listings of GAO wor, on Federal regulatory activities were provided. ith reference to a recoamendation in the Comittee repot that GAO sbould assist in interagency coordinaticn, GAO0s proper role would be to assist the Congress in reviewing problems of interagency coordination . a .her than to provide direct assistance. In relaticn to recommendations in thau areas of food regulation, transportation Fclicy and regulation, and energy policy and regulation, the following comments were offered: the recommendation that Federal food regulation should be assigned to a single agency has merit, but the proper organizaticn to assume this responsibility could not be deteined- legislation should be enacted to set a national transportation policy, and steps should be taken to improve the availability of budget information on the Federal Government's role in transportation; and responsibility for setting autcmobile fuel economy standards should be with the Department of Energy, and the Congress should consider creating a separate energy health and safety regulatory agency. Possible conflicts were noted tetween the Economic Regulatory Administration and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (HTV)

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