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3-D Seismic Exploration Project, Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Uintah County, Utah

Description: The objectives of this North Hill Creek 3-D seismic survey were to: (1) cover as large an area as possible with available budget; (2) obtain high quality data throughout the depth range of the prospective geologic formations of 2,000' to 12,000' to image both gross structures and more subtle structural and stratigraphic elements; (3) overcome the challenges posed by a hard, reflective sandstone that cropped out or was buried just a few feet below the surface under most of the survey area; and (… more
Date: September 9, 2002
Creator: Eckels, Marc T.
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S. 147/H.R. 309: Process for Federal Recognition of a Native Hawaiian Governmental Entity

Description: S. 147/H.R. 309, companion bills introduced in the 109th Congress, represent an effort to accord to Native Hawaiians a means of forming a governmental entity that could enter into government-to-government relations with the United States. This report describes the provisions of the reported version of S. 147; outlines some federal statutes and recent cases which might be relevant to the issue of federal recognition of a Native Hawaiian entity; and recounts some legal arguments that have been pr… more
Date: September 27, 2005
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
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2000 Census: Analysis of Fiscal Year 2000 Amended Budget Request

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 Bureau of the Census' fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget, focusing on: (1) an overall analysis of the key changes in assumptions resulting in the $1.7 billion request increase; (2) details on the components of this increase and which changes, according to the bureau, are related and which are not related to the inability to use statistical sampling… more
Date: September 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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2000 Census: Local Address Review Program Has Had Mixed Results to Date

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program, focusing on: (1) the Bureau of the Census' operational experience to date in implementing LUCA; and (2) local governments' views of the adequacy of local resources to conduct LUCA and of the quality of materials and assistance the Bureau has provided."
Date: September 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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2000 Census: Update on Data Capture Operations and System

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Bureau of the Census' progress in: (1) performing first-pass data capture operations, including the performance of the Data Capture System 2000; (DCS) and (2) modifying DCS 2000 to perform planned second-pass data capture operations."
Date: September 29, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report: Volume 1

Description: First part of the final report of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) analyzing the recommendations made by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regarding 160 military installations. This volume includes the executive summary for the project and four chapters regarding the Commission's work: 1. Commission Findings & Recommendations, 2. Issues for Further Consideration, 3. Previous Experience with Base Closures, and 4. The 2005 BRAC Process. Additional material is p… more
Date: September 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs Procedures for Estimating the Response Rate and Selecting for Testing Methods to Increase Response Rate

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates that it will spend at least $2 billion to enumerate households that did not return census forms during the 2010 Census. Increasing the response rate would reduce the number of households that Bureau field staff must visit. To address concerns about reducing the cost of enumerating these households, GAO (1) analyzed how the Bureau develops, supports, and updates … more
Date: September 30, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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2010 Census: Counting Americans Overseas as Part of the Census Would Not Be Feasible

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) has typically excluded from the census private citizens residing abroad, but included overseas members of the military, federal civilian employees, and their dependents (in the 1990 and 2000 Censuses, these individuals were included in the numbers used for apportioning Congress). The Bureau recently tested the practicality of counting all overseas Americans. GAO was asked to te… more
Date: September 14, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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2010 Census: The Bureau's Plans for Reducing the Undercount Show Promise, but Key Uncertainties Remain

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "An accurate decennial census relies on finding and counting people-- only once--in their usual place of residence, and collecting complete and correct information on them. This is a daunting task as the nation's population is growing steadily larger, more diverse, and according to the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau), increasingly difficult to find and reluctant to participate in the census. Historically, undercou… more
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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