Beasley, D. Otis, Administrative Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; accompanied by Paul Zinner, Assistant Director, Crow, John O., Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs... Duncan, Harold J., Chief, Conservation Division, Geological Survey-- Fennell, Earle J., Associate Chief Topographic Engineer, Geological Fisher, Edward W., Deputy Solicitor, Department of the Interior; accompanied by Ernest F. Hom, Assistant Solicitor, Land Appeals_ Proulx, Donald J., Chief, Branch of Property and Supply, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior Tolson, Hillory A., Assistant Director, Administration, National Park Service; accompanied by A. Clark Stratton, Assistant Director, Udall, Hon. Stewart J., Secretary, Department of the Interior; accompanied by John A. Carver, Assistant Secretary, Public Land Management; D. Otis Beasley, Administrative Assistant Secretary; Edward W. Fisher, Deputy Solicitor; and Ernest F. Hom, Assist- Wheeler, Henry P., Jr., Assistant Director, Helium, Bureau of Mines Zinner, Paul, Assistant Director of Programs, Bureau of Mines----- Beasley, D. Otis, Administrative Assistant Secretary, Department Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Excerpt from Bureau of Indian Affairs report of selected activities Excerpt from Department of the Interior Manual on Internal 222 253 233 304 232, 233 Excerpt from hearings before the House Appropriations Committee 247 Excerpt from regulations, Bureau of the Budget circulars.---- 155, 289 284 Exhibit 3-Letters and newspaper articles relating to the practice of au- thorizing employees to demand and receive free meals and other accom- Exhibit 6 National Park Service-Data concerning the rate of return of Exhibit 8-Letter from Richard England, Hechinger Lumber and Hard- Page 197 201 203 Exhibit 9 Statement on existing and projected camping facilities in the 206 Exhibit 10-United States Department of the Interior, National Park 209 Exhibit 11-Fire hazards in hotels in national parks. 220 234 Exhibit 13-Department of the Interior Departmental Manual on Internal 235 Exhibit 14-Letter from R. S. Lindgren, Assistant Director, General 242 Exhibit 15 List of colleges and universities at which the bureaus of the Department of the Interior have constructed or maintain research facilities... 249 250 Exhibit 16-Bureau of Mines administered facilities, July 26, 1962 Exhibit 18-Geological Survey's northwestern region, branch of oil and Exhibit 19-Statement concerning 82 oil and gas royalty accounts in question. Exhibit 20 Letter from D. Otis Beasley, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior, to Hon. Jack Brooks, September 24, 1962, with a proposed bill to require the payment of interest for delinquent mineral leasing obligations Exhibit 21-Remarks of John M. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior, before the New Mexico Landmen's Association, Roswell, N. Mex., September 26, 1961. 255 256 263 273 279 Exhibit 22-National Park Service administrative operations in San 285 Exhibit 23A--Department of the Interior legislative history, $20,000 construction limitation on employee housing 286 Exhibit 23B-House Report No. 233, 87th Congress, 1st session, Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriation bill, 1962, April 14, 1961. 287 Exhibit 24-Example of construction of employees' single-family residences in which cost may exceed the construction limitation 288 Exhibit 25-Pertinent information with respect to the construction of 20 Responsibility for Government efficiency and economy. 151 153 Free accommodations for Government employees from concessionaires. Whether franchise fee charged concessionaires should be proportionate for each type of business, or should be based solely on the concessionaire's principal type of operation- 160 194 Pago Construction of unnecessary housing along Blue Ridge Parkway.. Excessive and unnecessary changes in design in National Park Service. Collection of money for electricity at Yosemite National Park.... SURVEY OF SELECTED ACTIVITIES (Part 3-Efficiency and Economy in the Department of the Interior) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1962 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:40 a.m., in room 110-B, George Washington Inn, Hon. Jack Brooks (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Jack Brooks, Lucien N. Nedzi, George M. Wallhauser, and Richard S. Schweiker. Also present: Edward C. Brooks, Jr., staff administrator; Phineas Indritz, counsel; Ernest Baynard, associate counsel; Daniel L. Power, investigator; Tanner Hunt, investigator; and Irma Reel, clerk. Mr. BROOKS. The Government Activities Subcommittee having been duly organized under the House of Representatives and a quorum being present for the purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence, the meeting is hereby called to order. This morning we open the third in a series of public hearings aimed at finding new ways to effect economies in the operation of the 15 Government agencies under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee. Since it was formed during the 84th Congress its members have demonstrated a mutual dedication to encouraging greater efficiency and economy in the operation of these agencies and we have been gratified by the cash savings accomplished. Specific ways to save nearly $100 million already have been disclosed in the initial hearings in this series, which began with the Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. We greatly appreciate the cooperation shown by Secretary of Commerce Hodges and Small Business Administrator Horne. We appreciate that our Federal agencies are concerned with the efficient, economical operation, but we have invited the agency executives to join us in a new and vigorous fight to eliminate waste and inefficiency, to strive with us for fresh savings, and to demonstrate that more efficient service is more effective service. The Nation's taxpayers deserve a full dollar's worth of good government service for every tax dollar spent-and we want to see that they get it. Now, as pointed out in our earlier hearings, we just cannot afford to overlook any opportunities to eliminate overstaffing, duplication of effort, or overcostly contracts, not when the taxpayer's annual payment is $821.13-that is it takes about 6 taxpayers to keep one GS-5 on the payroll and about 18 to keep one GS-15. |