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                     UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING  OFFICE     O
                                 REGIONAL  OFFICE
                             SUITE 300-D, 2420 W. 26TH AVENUE
                             DENVER, COLORADO   80211



                                                      A!UG  6 1975


Mr. Garth H. Rudd, Director
Denver Service Center                                        I      IIII
Bureau of Land Management                                        IIIIIIII lllllllIII I lI
Denver Federal Center,  Bldg. 50                                   LM096861
Denver, Colorado  80225

Dear Mr. Rudd:

     We have completed our review  of the effectiveness of the Government's
energy reduction program  at the Denver Service Center (DSC).  Our review
at DSC was part of a nationwide  study conducted at selected departments
and agencies to determine  how effectively the Government's energy reduc-
tion program  is being implemented.

     We reviewed  regulations, analyzed data used to measure the success of
DSC, and  interviewed personnel to determine the effectiveness of the
management of  the program.  We reviewed controls to reduce fuel consump-
tion by vehicles,  and determined the possible impact of energy conservation
on mission  and training operations.  In our opinion DSC has met the
President's  energy conservation goals for vehicles for fiscal year 1974
and the  first half of fiscal year 1973.  However, because of errors in
accumulating  data, the mileage reductions reported by DSC are inaccurate.

ENERGY CONSERVATION  GOALS

     On June  29, 1973, the President directed all Federal agencies and
executive  departments to reduce their energy consumption by 7 percent for
fiscal  year 1974.  On October 18, 1974, he further directed these agencies
and departments  to reduce their energy consumption by 15 percent for
fiscal  year 1975.  All reductions were to be determined based on the
corresponding  quarter in fiscal year 1973.  The Bureau of Land Management's
(BLM)  Instruction Memorandum No. 73-304, change 3, authorized BLM
offices  to adjust fiscal year 1973 base data to reflect anticipated
changes  in fiscal year 1974 operations, number of personnel, space occupied,
new  programs, etc.

      The DSC reported energy conservation data only on vehicles, because
 it occupies General Services Administration (GSA) owned space, and space
 related energy usage is reported by GSA.  Data reported by DSC on vehicle
 mileages included only GSA assigned and dispatched vehicles until the
 first quarter of fiscal year 1975.  Beginning with this quarter, the  BU

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