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<br />years. The Forest Service reported that a 1984 GAO review of <br />emergency preparedness planning for Federally-owned dams <br />found, after limited review, that the Forest Service was "in <br />general compliance," but raised a question (not resolved) about <br />the Federal role in assuring the safety of non-Federal dams on <br />Federal lands. The Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and <br />Wildlife Service reported no critical comments from this <br />review. The National Park Service noted, however, that, in <br />a letter report to Senator McClure, GAO was quite critical of <br />NPS delay in taking action on three dams located on Blue Ridge <br />Parkway lands in North Carolina that were rated unsafe in a <br />Bureau of Reclamation inspection. (The NPS claimed GAO was not <br />correct on the date that NPS was informed of the Bureau of <br />Reclamation finding.) The Park Service stated that GAO <br />reports in 1980 and 1983 were critical of health and safety <br />programs in several national parks and made particular refer- <br />ences to the safety-of-dams programs. <br /> <br />Involvement of State Personnel <br /> <br />The Federal agency reports make it clear that an <br />atmosphere of trust and close cooperation characterizes <br />Federal-state relationships in dam safety activities. Almost <br />all Federal agencies reported some type of mutually beneficial <br />cooperation with state agencies. A number of Federal agencies <br />are heavily dependent upon state dam safety agencies for <br />inspection and surveillance of non-Federal darns on Federal <br />lands, for aid in Federal regulatory activities, or for <br />continuing safety surveillance of privately-owned dams de- <br />veloped with Federal assistance. <br /> <br />Federal agencies also seek assistance from state agencies <br />in developing evacuation plans in connection with emergency <br />action planning for Federal projects. These agencies include <br />the Forest Service, the Soil conservation Service, the Bureau <br />of Land Management, the Corps of Engineers, the Office of <br />Surface Mining, the National Park Service, the Nuclear <br />Regulatory Commission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. A <br />number of the larger Federal agencies with responsibilities for <br />dams invite representatives of state dam safety agencies to <br />participate in darn inspections directed by the Federal <br />agencies. The Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, <br />and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are among those <br />agencies. <br /> <br />A number of noteworthy Federal agency actions have been <br />designed especially to aid state dam safety agencies in <br />developing their capabilities for effective regulation of <br />non-Federal dams. Such actions include the following: <br /> <br />Chapter 3 - page 24 <br />