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Puget Sound: Further Actions Could Improve Efforts to Address Impaired Water Quality That Threatens Salmon
GAO-24-105687
Nov 08, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of EPA should work with the Washington State Department of Ecology to develop a plan documenting the actions the agencies will take to meet the required submission and approval deadlines for the state's impaired waters lists. (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.

Air Pollution: EPA Needs to Develop a Business Case for Replacing Legacy Air Quality Data Systems
GAO-23-105618
Sep 29, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Mission Support should identify factors for evaluating whether EPA's IT systems may be ready for replacement or retirement. (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 Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation should consider documenting an operational analysis for AQS and AirNow. (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 Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation should develop and document a business case for a new IT system for air quality data based on considerations for how such a system could address the challenges currently posed by AQS and AirNow. The business case should consider an analysis of alternatives, if appropriate. (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.

Alaska Land Management: Resolving Ownership of Submerged Lands
GAO-23-106235
Aug 28, 2023
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Department of the Interior The Secretary of the Interior should ensure that the Directors of BLM, FWS, and NPS coordinate with the Chief of the Forest Service to secure an independent third-party facilitator to help agencies within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture and the State of Alaska work toward agreement on a collaborative approach for the management of submerged lands in Alaska while ownership is being resolved. (Recommendation 1)
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As of November 2023, we are following up with the agency and will update the response to this recommendation in the future.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the Chief of the Forest Service coordinates with the Directors of BLM, FWS, and NPS to secure an independent third-party facilitator to help agencies within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture and the State of Alaska work toward agreement on a collaborative approach for the management of submerged lands in Alaska while ownership is being resolved. (Recommendation 2)
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As of November 2023, we are following up with the agency and will update the response to this recommendation in the future.

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.
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