Georgia Embayment--Illustrating Again the Need for More Data Before Selecting and Leasing Outer Continental Shelf Lands

In response to a request, GAO reviewed the Department of the Interior's Southeast Georgia Embayment Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Sale 43. The lease program's primary objectives are to promote the timely and orderly exploration and development of OCS lands, to help assure that the public receives fair market value for those lands, and (in doing this) to protect the environment.