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EMD-82-26 1 (1981-12-18)

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 R E PORY THE


 Comptroller General


 OF THE UNITED STATES




 Pitfalls In Interior's New

Accelerated Offshore Leasing

Program Require Attention



Inter or's new proposed 5-year offshore oil
and gas leasing program is another in a long
line f efforts to accelerate offshore hydro-
carbon exploration and development. In addi-
tion to accelerating leasing, the new proposal
calls for changes reducing the time for envi-
ronmnental analyses and allowing for larger
acreaje offerings in lease sales.

GAO raises a number of questions about'in-
terior's planning for program implementation,
parti ularly its ability to accommodate large
incre ses in lease offerings at the same time
appr, priations and budgets are being reduced.
GAC also points out that Interior has not
eval ated all likely impacts of an expanded
prog-am and makes specific recommenda-
tion designed to improve the Department's
final program submission to the Congress.








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    ICOU                                              DECEMBER 18, 1981

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