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089395 1 (1975-11-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvjj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 ~0%JJT1o4( UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION November 11, 1975 The Honorable Jack W. Carlson Assistant Secretary, Energy and Minerals Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Carlson: In your April 22, 1975, letter to the Comptroller General you outlined major steps which the Department of the Interior has taken with regard to the collection, analysis, and dissemioation of informa- tion concerning minerals and materials. You also stated that you shared the concerns expressed by the General Accounting Office as to the need for adequate information gathering and analysis on minerals and materials and asked that we provide any suggestions that we may have to help you improve your efforts in this regard. The General Accounting Office recently completed certain survey work in the minerals area. Within the Department of the Interior, this work was performed primarily at the Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey. As part of this work, we reviewed methods used by these agencies in prepar- ing and reporting estimates of mineral availability and identified certain matters which we wish to bring to your attention. In our view, the accuracy and validity of certain reports prepared by the Department on minerals can be improved by --using.more current information, --establishing certain guidelines which should be uniformly followed by those responsible for preparing mineral estimates, and --implementing certain review procedures to help insure that the reports are accurate and reliable. I -

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