Interior's minerals-management programs need consolidation to improve accountability and control

Technical Report · Tue Jul 27 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6602902

The division of responsibilities between the Bureau of Land Management and the Minerals Management Service for managing federal fuel and non-fuel mineral resource programs weakens accountability and control of the programs. Furthermore, minerals management programs are fragmented within the Bureau of Land Management, whose primary goal is surface land management. As major sources of federal receipts and domestic supplies of fuel and non-fuel minerals, these programs require but are lacking clear lines of authority and organization for efficient operations and program review. However, the Minerals Management Service was established specifically to improve management, oversight, and accountability for federal minerals resources and has the potential to provide comprehensive management of these resources. GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Interior consolidate the Department's minerals management programs in the Minerals Management Service.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Energy and Minerals Div.
• OSTI ID: 6602902
• Report Number(s): GAO/EMD-82-104; ON: DE83900652
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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