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109831 1 (1979-06-25)

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                                      FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                      Expected at 9:00 a.m.
                                      Monday, June 25, 1979


         UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE-
                 WASHINGTON, DC  20548              srr?

                      STATEMENT OF
                      JOHN W. SPRAGUE
                   ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
              ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION
                       BEFORE THE

             SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING
        COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
        UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee:

     We welcome the opportunity to appear before this Sub-

committee to discussLfreral coal leasing    My testimony

is based on a GAO study and report, which is being issued

today, entitled Issues Facing the Future of Federal Coal

Leasing. This report brings to the attention of the Con-

gress and the Administration issues which we believe have or

may have significant adverse effects on the development and

implementation of a sound Federal coal management program

and the use of Federal and non-Federal Western coal in meet-

ing America's energy needs. Its basic purpose is to provide

a framework for understanding the broad range of coal leasing

issues by identifying and sorting out the more significant

questions which face the future of coal on Federal lands.

     That framework consists of the following six questions:

     --How should Federal coal leasing goals and policies
       be balanced with interrelated and often conflicting




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