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Hanford Cleanup: DOE Should Validate Its Analysis of High-Level Waste Treatment Alternatives
GAO-23-106093
May 24, 2023
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Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should ensure that the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management obtains an independent review to validate the process of the analysis of high-level waste treatment alternatives at Hanford. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Agencies Should Track Progress Toward Ambitious Federal Goals [Reissued with Revisions May 17, 2023]
GAO-23-105300
May 17, 2023
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should coordinate with DOE and USDA to develop and incorporate into the Grand Challenge Roadmap performance measures that enable the agencies to evaluate their actions and the effect of policy on SAF production and communicate the extent to which SAF is poised to contribute to larger aviation greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. (Recommendation 1)
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The Department of Transportation concurred with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions the Department of Transportation has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should coordinate with DOT and USDA to develop and incorporate into the Grand Challenge Roadmap performance measures that enable the agencies to evaluate their actions and the effect of policy on SAF production and communicate the extent to which SAF is poised to contribute to larger aviation greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. (Recommendation 2)
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As of May 2023, the Department of Energy concurs with the recommendation. The Department stated that the Interagency Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group plans to publish an annual report beginning in September 2023 that includes the monitoring of industry progress. When we confirm what actions the Department of Energy has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should coordinate with DOT and DOE to develop and incorporate into the Grand Challenge Roadmap performance measures that enable the agencies to evaluate their actions and the effect of policy on SAF production and communicate the extent to which SAF is poised to contribute to larger aviation greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. (Recommendation 3)
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The Department of Agriculture concurred with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions the Department of Agriculture has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Additional Transparency and Performance Management Could Improve EPA's Restoration Program
GAO-23-105547
May 12, 2023
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4 Open Recommendations
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Environmental Protection Agency The EPA Administrator should improve the availability of key grant information by making it publicly accessible in a central location, such as a website. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA Administrator should define the geographic boundaries of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin to clarify which parishes and counties are included within the Basin's boundaries to ensure that EPA convenes appropriate stakeholders to implement the PRP. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA Administrator, in updating the comprehensive conservation and management plan, should collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the plan reflects the current state of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and includes performance measures. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA Administrator should develop and document a process for overseeing the PRP. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

NOAA Acquisitions: Fully Aligning Procedures with Best Practices Could Improve the Reliability of Cost Estimates
GAO-23-105808
Apr 25, 2023
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Administrator of NOAA should establish agency-wide policy and guidance that is aligned with best practices in GAO's Cost Guide. (Recommendation 1
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Administrator of NOAA should require each office within NOAA to have documented cost estimating procedures that are fully aligned with the best practices established in its agency-wide policy and guidance. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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