Resource Reports for Oil Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf Can Be Improved
CED-79-53
Published: Feb 22, 1979. Publicly Released: Mar 05, 1979.
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GAO reviewed the quality of resource reports submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by various Federal agencies during the initial stages of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale process. Resource reports are intended to describe valuable resources contained in the proposed OCS lease sale and identify environmental and other conflicts which could adversely affect leasing of specific OCS tracts.
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