Reports | Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

May 13, 2018

U.S. Department of the Interior’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 in its Fiscal Year 2017 Agency Financial Report

Report Number

2018-FIN-035

DOI Has Complied with IPERA Requirements

Inspection

May 10, 2018

Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas Company Agreed to Pay Federal Royalties Owed to BLM

Report Number

16-0865

The OIG investigated allegations that Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas (Sanco) failed to report gas production and underreported gas sales from a Federal mineral lease, which resulted in a loss of royalties owed to the Government. We conducted a joint investigation with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Special Investigations Group and found that Sanco stopped paying Federal royalties to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) in 2010 and failed to report gas production from August 2010 through December 2016.

Investigation

Bureau of Land Management

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

, CO, United States

May 10, 2018

Alleged Conflict of Interest by a DOI Grant Official Unfounded

Report Number

17-0926

The OIG investigated an allegation that a DOI grant official had a conflict of interest because she owned a consulting company that assisted people in obtaining grants. We found no evidence of a conflict of interest. The official’s consulting company had no revenue, clients, or employees; the official only intended to consult on non-Federal grants; and the official disclosed her company on her required annual financial disclosure form.

Investigation

Departmentwide

United States

May 9, 2018

Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas Company Agreed to Pay Federal Royalties Owed to BLM

Report Number

16-0865

Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas Company Agreed to Pay Federal Royalties Owed to BLM

Investigation

May 9, 2018

Alleged Conflict of Interest by a DOI Grant Official Unfounded

Report Number

17-0926

Alleged Conflict of Interest by a DOI Grant Official Unfounded

Investigation

May 9, 2018

Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011)

Report Number

2018-ER-031

Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011)

Verification Review

May 7, 2018

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016

Report Number

2017-EXT-059

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016

Audit

April 29, 2018

Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements

Report Number

17-0856

Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements

Investigation

April 29, 2018

Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit

Report Number

2017-FIN-028

Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit

Other

April 26, 2018

Report of Prohibited Communications by Former National Indian Gaming Commission Employee Unfounded

Report Number

18-0148

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Government employee of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) violated Federal post-employment restrictions by communicating with current NIGC employees regarding a management agreement that the Government employee was involved in while working for NIGC. We did not substantiate the allegation against the former Government employee.

Investigation

Other

United States