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Analyzes a proposed wetland management program at the ANL-East site

Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facilities

Depleted Uranium Hexaflouride Conversion Facilities

As of September 30, 1999, the Albuquerque Operations Office (Albuquerque) administered grants with a total value of $509 million. These grants funded numerous activities such as research and development, education, and state and local projects. Albuquerque personnel were responsible for (1) ensuring that the activities were in accordance with the grant terms, and (2) verifying the proper expenditure of funds. To a large extent, these administrative responsibilities are accomplished through a review and analysis of various technical and financial reports provided by the grant recipients. A Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist is included as part of each grant. This checklist identifies the reporting requirements and frequency of required reports for each project. For example, "Topical" reports present the technical results of work performed on a specific phase of a project and "Final Technical" reports present a technical accounting on the total work performed on a project. There are also several financial reports on budgets, expense rates, and planned milestones, including a spending plan. The review by the Department of these reports, referred to as "deliverables," is an important and necessary part of the grant administration process. The objective of the audit was to determine whether Albuquerque was receiving the deliverables required in its grant instruments. Problems in obtaining deliverables relating to grants and cooperative agreements have been highlighted in prior Office of Inspector General reports. Currently, we are conducting a series of audits dealing with this subject.5Bu

Albuquerque Operations Office's Grant Administration

The Department of Energy (Department) requires its contractors to track accountable property from acquisition to final disposition. In this regard, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) is responsible for significant quantities of Department-owned personal property. This personal property, which is defined as property of any kind, excluding real estate and permanent fixtures, is located at various sites including overseas locations. To track property, Sandia uses a Fixed Assets Database, which was designed to be a management tool to account for Government property. A unique property control number is to be affixed to each item and, once entered into the database, the property control number is the mechanism used to track the location of each item through ultimate disposal. As of December 2000, the Sandia Database contained about 53,000 items valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

Sandia National Laboratories Personal Property Accountability

Bonneville Power Administration provides funds to the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program which cooperates with local agencies and landowners to plan, fund, and implement anadromous fish habitat restoration projects in the Grande Ronde Basin.

Watershed Management Program - Pelican Creek Crossing Improvement

Hood River Fish Habitat Project, Odell, Hood River County, Oregon