Wilderness Mineral Assessment Reports Could Be Improved To Better Meet Land Use Decisionmaking Needs
Published: Aug 14, 1984. Publicly Released: Aug 14, 1984.
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Highlights
As part of the work which GAO has conducted over the past 2 years in examining a number of federal mineral land assessment programs, GAO explored aspects of the wilderness mineral assessment program conducted jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Bureau of Mines for the Forest Service.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Bureau of Mines | USGS and the Bureau of Mines, in consultation with the Forest Service, should revise the wilderness mineral assessment reports so that they are more useful to Forest Service planners and land managers. USGS should provide further interpretation of the mineral resource data. The Bureau of Mines should furnish resource, technological, and economic information that places the survey results in context for planning purposes. |
Closed – Implemented
The three agencies drafted a Memorandum of Understanding that spells out the information to be included by the Bureau and USGS in mineral assessment reports, and the format of the reports. Officials from all three agencies agreed that this recommendation was essentially implemented even though the memorandum will not be signed and finalized until sometime in the fall of 1986.
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| U.S. Geological Survey | USGS and the Bureau of Mines, in consultation with the Forest Service, should revise the wilderness mineral assessment reports so that they are more useful to Forest Service planners and land managers. USGS should provide further interpretation of the mineral resource data. The Bureau of Mines should furnish resource, technological, and economic information that places the survey results in context for planning purposes. |
Closed – Implemented
The three agencies drafted a Memorandum of Understanding that spells out the information to be included by the Bureau and USGS in mineral assessment reports, and the format of the reports. Officials from all three agencies agreed that this recommendation was essentially implemented even though the memorandum will not be signed and finalized until sometime in the fall of 1986.
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