In this February 7, 2012, file photo, shows the oil fields of the Uintah Basin, southeast of Vernal, Utah. A federal report finds the agency tasked with approving mines and drills on public lands has hampered development by taking too long to review those proposals. The recent report from the Department of the Interior's inspector general says half of such applications flow into the Bureau of Land Management's Vernal office. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson, File)
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