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In the rest of the reporting agencies, dam safety activi- ties may be somewhat peripheral to their missions, but have considerable importance because of damages and potential Federal liabilities that could result from failure of the dams for which the agencies are responsible. These agencies are: Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Fish and Wildlife Service Mine Safety and Health Administration National Park Service Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Surface Mining. Department of Energy As noted elsewhere, none of the agencies that submitted reports to FEMA are responsible for dams on military reserva- tions and data on those Federal dams are not available. Aoolicabilitv of Federal Guidelines The extent to which the Federal Guidelines apply to any agency is very dependent upon the agency's mission. Among Federal agencies, there are wide variations in relevance of the Guidelines to the agency activities. The above grouping of agencies to show importance of dam safety in their missions also indicates, in a general way, the relevance of the Guide- lines to those same missions. Actions on Recommendations in Julv 1980 Reoort The report of the panel of outside consultants retained by FEMA in 1980 to review the first agency reports on implementa- tion of the Federal Guidelines (Reference 4) made a number of recommendations for improving Federal dam safety programs, including recommendations for specific agencies. These recommendations are shown in Appendix 16. In general, the Federal agencies have implemented or are implementing the ad hoc panel's recommendations where they have authority and resources to do so. Some exceptions to this are: o Office of Surface Mining does not maintain an inventory of dams for which it is responsible. o Soil Conservation Service has not sought (nor does it intend to seek) authority to further extend technical assistance to owners of completed SCS-assisted dams, but Chapter 3 - page 16