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<br />Bureau ~OIDOnie <br /> <br />In. report" ch.ractarhat.on hD8 dlRit"ed t~ .Me.Hent federal/Stole <br />~ ",'I..rahlp 0/11 tho p'OlIr... l"lt bol bHn bUill ow, lho ""01 18 rei'. 10 <br />coope,.t/voly de.l wll~ buln-wlde pollution ........ <br /> <br />(.'.'. <br /><::..1 <br /> <br />"""" <br /><,,1 <br /> <br />W. l.I'1dc-ratlnd that 'he SUIU. Kling Ihrough thl forlftl, <br />Nlll c::CNlIftt.nicate their concerN rtl.ti... to this repelrt al _ Loler Oute. <br /> <br />. In developing our re6poflSf to Ihe OIG's "0411 Audit report 00 tho Col Drada <br />; I'''., a.ltn Salfnil~ Control NogrAIII, we reconsIdered the four 1I11'esotved <br />; recOlnlllltOOat4ona, r.W'lewt"d ac:!'h'Ofl4' docuncnlDttoo utetCtJ to the- l&suc.. flf'li <br />held dtliclJlllona with tho Busln Stal8l' reprut:nucl..u aAlI ttle S<JI( <br />Can.ervlllon Servl,e Sallnlt..- CtAJrdlnalur. Add~llon.tl)', we retfJcih.-d cert61n <br />clarifying to'o~tlon from the OIG reglrdlng itetement. ~ refcrencoN In the <br />10udlt. A portion 0' t"l. 11110''''''1100 .01 fur"..~ed. <br /> <br />MIAC'I~ENr <br />Pogo' 0' 11 <br /> <br />DIG C((I'fTW'IOIG <br /> <br />The Bureau'l CCI'I1nCJlt. that lklr final report damaged the- federal/State <br />",,"",,"hip II not conlluaot with It. .orller po.lllon on thll 111UlI. I". <br />COCl1laHI In OUr final rePJrt wer. enentlally the ..oo~ 611 pretented In the <br />draft report... lulled 00 Hit 10, 1989. In rcspondtr.g to that report, the <br />Purtao tool:. no cil.cepti"", to thl' CQfnefjU I'l'Illdc, thus, proYidil'lJ licit <br />.c~nowltdgecoeot 0' their yeraclty. furthermore, our ComTltfIti Ner. dfnctly <br />iupport~ by on .c~nowl~tnent fr~ Q senior Bureau offlcfel who form8lly <br />1r<ilc'led '"0' hie olllco 11..lllrly Idrotl/led. prcLlCfIl .It" 110" cooperation <br />'or prOJrcUl to cO(llro( Mturlll ult sources. <br /> <br />II ~hOt.lld also be remcr.'Jotlrw that rhe Sallnily Control forlnl, Wllch represent. <br />the 8~iln Sta.~i. wal fully aware th.. our rev'eN hod been initiated and had, 'n <br />facl, bcm inlervJewe<J Crt CAJr offIce. Ch'EO l~e protcs300 dOle c.-oord1Mtloo <br />arld 'oopcratlon bet wC'eI , the O.JruU 81--.J thl'll o'9dn;H1liil(l, It ;6 difficult to <br />lTdcrltom iI4ly the forLl1l'a rrpresenulhe cllObe nol to keep more fully Iwrhed <br />01 thl review 1M Ine plttflti.1 Ilndings. Had the fqlfe!iellhtlve maintained <br />closer covrdi".thl(l With the 8ucGGooJ, lie COlJld tlbC ~vlsed thClll o. any "orl.lJ\ <br />cON:arns. Inou COflUfJUI could have t"un been token inlo bHOUlt Wlerl tho <br />OlJf<<l1k.l p.r~p6rN Itli UfipOllfiCliI tor boltl tht' dClIft al~ f tHul rt'JHJrts. <br /> <br />Ihe Ol.Jrc~u may whn 1.0 ,wtJlJer H,. dcurlbcd fDnlTl cOllmnicat 'on in <br />'e~lng Co 60y reiolut'on Inqufri.. that ~y be posed by the A~i1atont <br />Secretary, Pol fcy. Dud~QI DOl Acblnl.Cruton. <br /> <br />GENERAl CQHM(HIS <br /> <br />All lnfClrmllltloo rC'qUC'stoo ~n wrltlno ~ the IllJr8l!LA ",ali: lilUfplled e~cept III <br />lilting of the n~ and ~t.s of Burelu pcr,onnel contacled durIng tho audit. <br />Ihh I.tler Infonnat icm ..011I IpcclllcAlly withheld on the Inslructlon of the <br />Impoctor Lh.'flareC to prccluJ-e a plssiblo conflict In rC9Qrd to Section 70' the <br />....pec.or Generll Act 0' \978 (P.L. 95-452). <br /> <br />\ \, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\L <br /> <br />1'3 <br /> <br />. <br />1'1 <br />