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Reports

No Evidence a Senior BLM Official Told Staff to Overlook Regulations

Report Number
18-0347

The OIG investigated allegations that a senior official from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) encouraged natural resource specialists to overlook regulations so they could process Applications for Permit to Drill more quickly, and to protect any staff members who overlooked the regulations Our investigation did not substantiate the allegations and found no evidence to indicate the senior official encouraged staff to overlook the regulations as alleged.

Investigation
Bureau of Land Management

United States

Great Western Drilling Underpaid Federal Royalties

Report Number
13-0199

The OIG investigated allegations that Great Western Drilling Corporation (GWD) misreported mineral royalty data to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) and underpaid Federal mineral royalties. We substantiated the allegations and found that for more than 6 years, the GWD violated Federal regulations and ONRR rules when they deducted their costs incurred transporting and processing natural gas and associated natural gas liquids into marketable condition from its royalty obligations to the ONRR.

Investigation
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

United States

Recommendations for the Report, “Inspection of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Occupational Safety and Health and Workers' Compensation Programs,” (Report No. 2015-CR-001)

Report Number
2018-CR-039

We reviewed recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 presented in our February 9, 2016 report, titled “Inspection of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Occupational Safety and Health and Workers’ Compensation Programs,” to verify that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented them. We confirmed that the DOI met the requirements of Recommendations 1, 2, 4, and 5. We consider these four recommendations resolved, implemented, and closed.

Other
Departmentwide

United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Arizona, Arizona Game and Fish Department From July 1, 2013, Through June 30, 2015

Report Number
2016-EXT-001

We audited the costs claimed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The FWS provided the grants to the State under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $70.2 million on 11 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, AZ, United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, from July 1, 2014, Through June 30, 2016

Report Number
2017-EXT-049

We audited costs claimed by the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Department), for grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. We audited claims totaling $69.2 million on 52 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, LA, United States

No Evidence of Ethics Violations by USBR Managers

Report Number
18-0024

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) manager influenced the award of a $21 million environmental consulting contract to a firm that employed him after he left the USBR. The allegations further stated that a USBR supervisory contract specialist had a conflict of interest with managing the contract process because of her romantic relationship with the USBR manager. We found no evidence that the manager personally or substantially participated in the contract or that he influenced the award while he was employed by the USBR.

Investigation
Bureau of Reclamation

United States

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