Potential Administrative Impact of Implementing Selected Provisions of the Administration's Natural Gas Decontrol Plan (S. 615)

In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the potential administrative impact of implementing selected provisions of the Natural Gas Consumer Regulatory Reform Amendments of 1983 on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Energy Information Administration (EIA), and the Economic Regulatory Administration (ERA). Specifically, GAO was asked to identify and analyze all provisions that would increase or decrease the regulatory activities at these agencies and estimate these activities' impacts on staff and resources.