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Air Pollution: The Border Smog Reduction Act's Impact on Ozone Levels

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Border Smog Reduction Act's impact on ozone levels and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on ozone in the San Diego, California, area, focusing on: (1) estimates of the act's potential impact on ozone-causing chemicals in the San Diego area; and (2) trends in commercial border traffic and ozone levels in the San D… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Alaskan North Slope Oil: Limited Effects of Lifting Export Ban on Oil and Shipping Industries and Consumers

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed Alaska and California energy production, focusing on the effects of lifting the export ban on: (1) Alaskan North Slope and California crude oil prices and production; and (2) refiners, consumers, and the oil shipping industry on the West Coast."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Animal Agriculture: Waste Management Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on animal waste management practices, focusing on: (1) waste management practices used in the United States; (2) practices used in other countries; (3) potential new practices based on technologies transferred from other industries; (4) federal financial and technical assistance available to producers for waste management and the processes for obtai… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache Helicopter

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the status of the Army's proposed logistics support plan, called Prime Vendor Support (PVS), for the Apache Helicopter."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Inventory: Property Being Shipped to Disposal Is Not Properly Controlled

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) management procedures for controlling excess weapon system parts, components, equipment, and other inventory items that are being shipped to disposal, focusing on the: (1) types and amounts of excess property that is reported as not received when shipped to disposal; and (2) weaknesses in management controls over… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Real Property Management: Answers to Hearing Questions

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO responded to congressional questions concerning federal real property management, focusing on: (1) whether GAO would advocate a more uniform management of government-owned real property; (2) whether the dispersion of ownership is a weakness in the effective management of real property; (3) what caused the weaknesses found in the management and maintenance of federal faci… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Safety: U.S. Lacks a Consistent Farm-to-Table Approach to Egg Safety

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the adequacy of the system for ensuring the safety of eggs, focusing on whether: (1) a prevention-based approach to food safety has been applied to egg production and processing; (2) a new federal policy on egg refrigeration will effectively reduce the risks associated with contaminated eggs; (3) federal and state policies on serving eggs to vulnerable populati… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Safety: U.S. Needs a Consistent Farm-to-Table Approach to Egg Safety

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its work on the safety of eggs and egg products, focusing on whether: (1) prevention-based safety practices have been applied on egg farms and at processing plants; (2) implementation of a new federal policy on egg refrigeration will effectively reduce the risks associated with contaminated eggs; (3) federal and state policies and practices on serving eggs to vulner… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Government Auditing Standards: Amendment No. 2--Auditor Communication

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO presented a guide on its revised government auditing standards to audit officials and others interested in government auditing standards. The standards require auditors to document in the working papers the basis for assessing control risk at the maximum level of assertions that are significantly dependent on computerized systems."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Illegal Aliens: Significant Obstacles to Reducing Unauthorized Alien Employment Exist

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) enforcement of workplace immigration laws."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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International Journal of Government Auditing, July 1999, Vol. 26, No. 3

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding: (1) the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions' examination of issues related to the independence of national audit offices; (2) the Dutch government's search for a new form of accountability; (3) the preparedness of Zimbabwe's government for the year 2000; (4) audit profiles o… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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International Journal of Government Auditing, July 1999, Vol. 26, No. 3 (French Version)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This French-language edition of the journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding: (1) the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions' examination of issues related to the independence of national audit offices; (2) the Dutch government's search for a new form of accountability; (3) the preparedness of Zimbabwe's government for the … more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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International Journal of Government Auditing, July 1999, Vol. 26, No. 3 (German Version)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This German-language edition of the journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding: (1) the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions' examination of issues related to the independence of national audit offices; (2) the Dutch government's search for a new form of accountability; (3) the preparedness of Zimbabwe's government for the … more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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International Journal of Government Auditing, July 1999, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Spanish Version)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This Spanish-language edition of the journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding: (1) the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions' examination of issues related to the independence of national audit offices; (2) the Dutch government's search for a new form of accountability; (3) the preparedness of Zimbabwe's government for the… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare Subvention: Challenges and Opportunities Facing a Possible VA Demonstration

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medicare subvention demonstration proposal, focusing on: (1) comparing the 1998 House Ways and Means Committee bill on VA subvention with the Senate Finance Committee proposal; (2) the unique characteristics of VA health care that bear on subvention; and (3) the lessons learned from the design and early implementation of the D… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Military Base Closures: Observations on Legislative Proposal for No-Cost Transfer of Surplus Property

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the proposal to amend the 1988 and 1990 base closure laws, focusing on the: (1) likelihood that the proposed legislation would expedite the property transfer process; and (2) expected financial consequences to the Department of Defense (DOD)."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Performance Budgeting: Initial Agency Experiences Provide a Foundation to Assess Future Directions

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed performance budgeting in the federal government, focusing on the: (1) postponement of the performance budgeting pilots that are required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA); and (2) challenges that confront these pilots and any effort to more closely relate performance expectations and spending estimates."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Travel System Requirements

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a document on the mandatory and value-added functional requirements for system administration and major elements of the travel process, including travel authorization, travel advances, travel voucher, local travel, non-federal sponsored travel, temporary/permanent change of station, interface requirements, and reports."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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U.S.-Mexico Border: Issues and Challenges Confronting the United States and Mexico

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S.-Mexican border region's progress in addressing border issues, focusing on: (1) the nature of major border issues; and (2) U.S. and Mexican efforts underway to address them."
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Dietary Supplements: Uncertainties in Analyses Underlying FDA's Proposed Rule on Ephedrine Alkaloids

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the analyses underlying the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule on the food supplements, ephedrine alkaloids, focusing on: (1) the scientific basis for FDA's proposed rule; and (2) FDA's adherence to the regulatory analysis requirements for federal rulemaking."
Date: July 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Stamp Program: Various Factors Have Led to Declining Participation

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed states' efforts to reduce participation in the Food Stamp Program, focusing on: (1) the reasons for the recent drop in food stamp participation; and (2) any problems that households with eligible children have experienced in obtaining food stamps."
Date: July 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Information Technology: Comments on Proposed OMB Guidance for Implementing the Government Paperwork Elimination Act

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO commented on the "Proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Procedures and Guidance on Implementing the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.""
Date: July 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Tax Administration: IRS' Abatement Process in Selected Locations

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO described the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) abatement process, focusing on IRS': (1) process for making abatements from initiation through final review in selected IRS locations; and (2) efforts to improve the abatement process."
Date: July 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Customs Service Compliance Assessments of Selected Importers

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how the Customs Service's Office of Regulatory Audit is conducting compliance assessment audits in the context of the Customs Service Modernization Act, focusing on: (1) procedures established by the act; and (2) Customs' policies and procedures for conducting the audits to identify any problems that might warrant GAO's further review."
Date: July 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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