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Improvements Needed in the Cash Management Practices of Interior's Simultaneous Oil and Gas Leasing Program in Wyoming

EMD-82-122 Published: Aug 26, 1982. Publicly Released: Aug 26, 1982.
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GAO reviewed the Department of the Interior's simultaneous oil and gas leasing program in Wyoming to determine whether the Bureau of Land Management's Wyoming State Office is following good cash management practices and is maintaining adequate controls over filing fee payments.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Interior The Secretary of the Interior should require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to record simultaneous oil and gas filing fee payments upon their receipt and adhere to the prescribed cash management procedures.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Cash managementGas leasesOil leasesRecords managementOil and gasLarcenyPhysical securityMineralsLand managementEnergy information