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             United States General Accounting Office
                       Washington, D.C. 20548

                                       FOP RFLEASE ON DELIVEPY
                                       May 6, 1982, 10:00 a.m.

                           Statement of
                         Donald Z. Forcier,
                       Senior Group Director
                   Energy and Minerals Division
                            Before the
         Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss the

Nation's preparedness for dealing with oil import disruptions.

Accompanying me today are Dr. William Kruvant of our Energy and

Minerals Division, Mr. Philip Thomas of our International Division,

and Mr. Richard Springer of our General Counsel's Office.  As you

know, GAO has been active in this area, especially during the

past year when we issued four reports on the subject. 1/  Our

major report--issued just before the expiration of the Emergency

Petroleum Allocation Act--contained 27 recommendations to Congress

and the Executive Branch on ways to improve our energy prepared-

ness.

     Many of these recommendations were reflected in the proposed

Standby Petroleum Allocation Act (SPAA).  The centerpiece of that

bill was an emergency oil allocation mechanism.  In our September


1/The Effects of the Fiscal Year 1983 Budget, Energy Reorgani-
  zation, and Program Changes on U.S. Energy Emergency Prepared-
  ness, EMD-82-45, Mar. 9, 1982.  The United States Remains
  Unprepared for Oil Import Disruptions, EMD-81-117, Sept. 29,
  1981.  Unresolved Issues Remain Concerning U.S. Participation
  in the International Energy Agency,  ID-81-38, Sept. 8, 1981.
  The Department of Energy's Reorganization of Energy Contingency
  Planning Holds Promise--But Questions Remain, EMD-81-57,
  March 4, 1981.



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