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EPA of 2005 - Section 365 Permit Streamlining Pilot Update

EPA of 2005 - Section 365 Permit Streamlining Pilot Update. James Gazewood BLM Wyoming State Office. Pilot Progress. Key Results -- During the Pilot’s first two years, BLM has been able to: Provide industry with the permits needed to develop energy for the Nation.

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EPA of 2005 - Section 365 Permit Streamlining Pilot Update

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  1. EPA of 2005 - Section 365Permit Streamlining Pilot Update James Gazewood BLM Wyoming State Office

  2. Pilot Progress Key Results -- During the Pilot’s first two years, BLM has been able to: • Provide industry with the permits needed to develop energy for the Nation. • Significantly improve environmental stewardship and mitigate resource impacts Overview of Accomplishments • Funding Distribution to Federal Partners • Pilot Office Staffing • Performance Improvements in Pilot Offices • Performance Measures • Next Steps / Deliverables PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  3. Pilot Year Two Accomplishments • Pilot Offices have reduced pending APDs by 12%during FY 2007 • APD/ROW NEPA process times have decreased by 25% • From 81 to 61 days, due to co-location of agency staff and associated communication and process improvements • Increased I&E: • A substantial (22%) increase in the number of inspections • An enhanced field inspection presence leading to earlier detection of compliance problems before they result in major violations • Increased outreach, where BLM is sharing with the Industry, technical and environmental expectations, which aids the Industry in reducing violations PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  4. Federal Agency Funding FY06 and FY07 1Denotes USFWS decreased their FY07 funding request due to the availability of carryover funds from FY06 PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  5. Pilot Staffing Trends for FY06 and FY07 FY06 Total Federal and State Allocated Pilot Positions = 159.50 FY07 Total Federal and State Allocated Pilot Positions = 207.25 PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  6. Pilot Office Staffing – Federal Agencies • 194.25 Federal positions allocated through FY07 • 164.25 Federal positions onboard (85% hired) 1Denotes USACE utilized existing FTE to support Pilot PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  7. Pilot Office Staffing – State Agencies • 13 State positions allocated through FY07 • 4 State positions onboard (31% hired) 1Denotes positions currently under candidate selection (FY08) 2Denotes positions currently under hold or discussion (FY08) PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  8. Performance Improvements • Year One focused on recruiting positions • Year Two focused on enhancing interagency collaboration and environmental stewardship • In FY07, Industry submitted 2,388 (30%) less APDs • This decrease in applications was due to: • Lack of pipeline capacity and lower oil and gas commodity prices • Capital expenditure delays • Availability constraints on drilling and service equipment • Available balance of FY06 APDs now being drilled PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  9. Performance Improvements • 617 (11%) more APD’s were processed in FY07 than were received - reducing the total EOY pending APDs by 8% • Compared to processing only 81% of APDs received in FY06 • Fewer new applications during FY07 has allowed staff to reduce pending APD’s • The 62% of the 4,263 pending APD’s are incomplete or have been deferred due to litigation, pending planning or major NEPA • Individually 2 offices carried the bulk of pending complete APD’s • Farmington has 310 pending applications, Vernal has 1,254 PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  10. APDs Processed for Non-Pilot / Pilot Offices PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  11. APDs Received, Processed, and Pending PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  12. requiring Federal Interagency Reviews not requiring Federal Interagency Reviews Total Permits (APDs / ROWs) Requiring / Not Requiring Federal Interagency Reviews PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  13. Performance Improvements • Pilot Offices completed 22% more inspectionsin FY07 • Conducted 78% more environmental inspections(3,365 in FY06 to 5,976 in F07) – Comprising 55% of all FY07 inspections • Other demonstrated improvements • Development of site-specific and programmatic interagency resource protection agreements • Enhanced interagency on-the-ground resource monitoring and mitigation • Increased outreach sessions for industry and other stakeholders PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  14. Total Inspections for All Pilot Offices(Required, Planned and Completed) PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  15. Total Inspections by Inspection Typefor All Pilot Offices PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  16. Performance MeasuresPilot Goals Aligned to Performance Categories PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  17. Measures Development Approach • Year two focused on refining performance measures for interagency coordination, environmental resource stewardship, and stakeholder responsiveness • Several new performance measure attributes added • Formalized the performance measure data requirements and reporting templates to facilitate the data collection process • Established a Year Two Report Collaborative Development Team comprised of Pilot office, agency and WO members PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  18. Next Steps/Deliverables • Complete the Year Three Final Report for Congress • Continue collection and refine performance measures for Year Three Report • Completed second (final) round of pilot office site visits and agency interviews to identify Year Three Report Recommendations • Conducted interagency Pilot Workshop at National Fluid Minerals Conference • Conduct a Pilot Project stakeholder satisfaction analysis • Expand Pilot Project communication framework • Developed a Web-based Microsoft SharePoint Pilot Project communication resource • Develop simple Web-based Pilot Project performance indicator dashboard resource for easy access by a variety of users • Continue internal and external outreach opportunities • Recognize exceptional Pilot office performance or innovation PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

  19. Next Steps / Deliverabiles (Cont’d) • Ongoing Development of the Year Three Report to Congress: • Recent Pilot Workshop Review of Draft of Report Outline • Conducted Breakout Group Discussions on Pilot Findings (Improvements and Challenges) for Y3R Recommendations • Interagency Collaboration and Collocation • Human Resources • Business Process Improvements • Environmental Stewardship • Information Technology Section 365 Pilot Workshop Summary - May 21, 2007

  20. Next Steps / Deliverabiles (Cont’d) • Development of Report Business Case is being undertaken to incorporate quantitative measures and qualitative aspects of the Pilot’s interagency performance - key to making a case to Congress for Pilot extension • Quantitative Aspects • Performance Data • Financial Feasibility • Qualitative Aspects • Performance Categories • Human Resources • Information Technology Section 365 Pilot Workshop Summary - May 21, 2007

  21. Questions or Comments?James Gazewood, Project ManagerPilot Project Performance Assessment ContractBLM Wyoming State Office307.775.6272jim_gazewood@blm.gov PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

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