Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has expedited case processing; additional improvements needed

Technical Report · Fri Jun 10 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5623523

The Federal Regulatory Commission has implemented most of the recommendations made in GAO's July 15, 1980, report on the need for the Commission to expedite its processing of various types of applications (such as rate increase and licensing requests) from the electric power, natural gas, and oil pipeline industries. The result is that the number of cases backlogged beyond what the Commission considers a reasonable processing time has decreased from about 3600 cases in fiscal year 1978 to about 2000 cases in fiscal year 1982. The Commission, however, could further reduce the number of backlog cases by acting on the remaining recommendations cited in the report.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 5623523
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-83-51; ON: DE84900323
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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