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B-198243 1 (1980-05-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjtq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Nr COMPTROLLER f zgiWAL OF THE UNITED STATES4. - * WASHINGTON. D.C. 20546 B-198243 The Honorable Jack Brooks y 28, 1980 Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: On March 18, 1980, you requested G omments on H.R. 6745, 96th Congress. The bill requires (1) consolidating in the' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the major Federal Government responsibilities with respect to ionizing radia- tion and (2) making comparisons of the risks and effects of radiation, from both nuclear and non-nuclear sources, to make the Congress and the general public aware of those risks and effects. In recent years, we have recommended to the Congress and the involved agencies that they better define the radiation control authorities and responsibilities of EPA and the other Federal agencies involved in radiation control. In order to better protect the public and the environment from radiation hazards, we pointed out that the Federal Government, States, and industry should provide more assertive leadership and direction in this area. Our reports, entitled The Environmental Protection Agency Needs Congressional Guidance and Support to Guard the Public in a Period of Radiation Proliferation (CED- 78-27, Jan. 20, 1978) and Radiation Control Programs Provide Limited Protection (HRD-80-25, Dec. 4, 1979), have discussed various radiation control difficulties experienced by the agencies and have made recommendations for improvements. On December 4, 1979, we testified before the Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, in favor of S. 1938, which also offered an approach toward defining and asserting a more coordinated Federal role in radiation protection activities. (1l{532f

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