Department of energy loan programs : key assessments / Annmarie Randall, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Randall, Annmarie, editor.

Series:

Energy policies, politics and prices series.

Energy Policies, Politics and Prices

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office administers the Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) for certain renewable or innovative energy projects and the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program for projects to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles and components. This book assesses the extent to which DOE has developed and adhered to loan monitoring policies for its loan programs.

Contents:

""DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS: KEY ASSESSMENTS""; ""DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS: KEY ASSESSMENTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: DOE LOAN PROGRAMS: DOE SHOULD FULLY DEVELOP ITS LOAN MONITORING FUNCTION AND EVALUATE ITS EFFECTIVENESS""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DOE HAS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED OR CONSISTENTLY ADHERED TO LOAN MONITORING POLICIES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""

""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: SUMMARY OF MONITORING ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN DOE LOAN PROGRAMS OFFICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES""; ""APPENDIX III: DOE LOAN GUARANTEES AND LOANS AS OF MARCH 2014""; ""APPENDIX IV: ESTABLISHED DOE LOAN MONITORING POLICIES GENERALLY ALIGN WITH THOSE OF PRIVATE LENDERS""; ""Chapter 2: REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT�S REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PORTFOLIO""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND TEAM

ASSIGNED TASKS METHODOLOGY""; ""III. ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PORTFOLIO: LOAN EVALUATION AND STRATIFICATION BY RISK OF DEFAULT AND LOSS""; ""IV. SUMMARY OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT�S EVALUATION OF THE PORTFOLIO

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVALUATED LOANS""; ""V. SUMMARY OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT�S EVALUATION OF THE PORTFOLIO

RANKING OF THE EVALUATED LOANS""; ""VI. THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT�S EVALUATIONOF THE PORTFOLIO""; ""VII. MONITORING AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PROGRAMS""; ""VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE PROGRAMS� MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT""

""IX. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM""""X. LIMITATIONS OF THE REPORT""; ""XI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY OF TERMS""; ""APPENDIX B. TYPES OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT BY DOE""; ""APPENDIX C. INDEX OF MEETINGS OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT""; ""APPENDIX D. DETAILS OF THE NINE CREDIT-RANKING CRITERIA (THE “NINE CRITERIA�)""; ""APPENDIX E. KEY DOCUMENTS IN A PROJECT FINANCING""; ""APPENDIX F. STATEMENT OF CONFLICTS""

""Chapter 3: IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JANUARY 2012 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PORTFOLIO""""MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""RESULTS OF AUDIT""; ""MANAGEMENT REACTION""; ""DETAILS OF FINDING""; ""STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION""; ""ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""MANAGEMENT RESPONSE AND AUDITOR COMMENTS""; ""STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S REPORT""; ""OBJECTIVE, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""PRIOR REPORTS""

""Chapter 4: THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-840-6

OCLC:

914433325