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EPA of 2005 - Section 365Permit Streamlining Pilot Update
James GazewoodBLM Wyoming State Office
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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
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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
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Federal Agency Funding FY06 and FY07
Department/Agency FY06 Budget FY07 BudgetPercent Increase
or Decrease
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management $16,000,000 $19,490,000 21.80%
Fish and Wildlife Service $2,135,000 $1,440,000 -32.6%1
Bureau of Reclamation $725,000 $725,000 0.00%
Bureau of Indian Affairs $100,000 $100,000 0.00%
Minerals Management Service $0 $0 0.00%
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service $885,000 $1,172,000 32.40%
U.S. Department of the Army
Army Corps of Engineers $455,000 $455,000 0.00%
Environmental Protection Agency $0 $0 0.00%
TOTAL $20,300,000 $23,382,000 15.20%
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1Denotes USFWS decreased their FY07 funding request due to the availability of carryover funds from FY06
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Pilot Staffing Trends for FY06 and FY07
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FY06 Total Federal and State Allocated Pilot Positions = 159.50FY07 Total Federal and State Allocated Pilot Positions = 207.25
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Pilot Office Staffing – Federal Agencies
194.25 Federal positions allocated through FY07 164.25 Federal positions onboard (85% hired)
Federal Agency Allocated FTE Onboard FTE Remaining FTE
BLM 164 143(87%)
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USFWS 15.75 10.75(68%)
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USFS 9 6(67%)
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USACE 3.5 3.51
(100%)0
BIA 1 0(0%)
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BOR 1 1(100%)
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Total 194.25 164.25 (85%) 30
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1Denotes USACE utilized existing FTE to support Pilot
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Pilot Office Staffing – State Agencies
13 State positions allocated through FY07 4 State positions onboard (31% hired)
State Agency Allocated FTE Onboard FTE Remaining FTE
MT FWP 1 1(100%)
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MT DEQ 3 1(33%)
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WY G&F 2 0(0%)
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WY DEQ 1 0(0%)
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WY SHPO 1 0(0%)
1
CDOW 1 0(0%)
12
COGCC 1 0(0%)
12
UT SHPO 1 0(0%)
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NMOCD 2 2(100%)
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Total 13 4(31%)
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1Denotes positions currently under candidate selection (FY08)2Denotes positions currently under hold or discussion (FY08)
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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
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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
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APDs Processed for Non-Pilot / Pilot Offices
4,018
5,596 5,618
6,468 6,219
1,7552,118 2,386
2,745
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Total Pilot Office APDs Processed Total Non-pilot APDs ProcessedTotal BLM APDs Processed
76% 73%
73%69%
24%27%
27%31%
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APDs Received, Processed, and PendingTotal BLM Pilot Office APDs Received, Processed and Pending
3,481
5,124
6,201
7,990
2,125
3,061
4,650 5,602
4,018
5,618
6,468 6,219
5,596
2,287
4,263
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Total Pilot Office APDs Received Total Pilot Office APDs ProcessedTotal Pilot Office APDs Pending
(-30%)
38%
54%
72%69%
57%
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(-8%)
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Total Permits (APDs / ROWs) Requiring / Not Requiring Federal Interagency Reviews
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4,629 4,788 5,180 5,537
2755 28353418 2959
7,384 7,623
8,598 8,496
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Total BLM Pilot Office Permits (APDs and ROWs) needing Federal Interagency Reviews
Total BLM Pilot Office Permits (APDs and ROWs) not needing Federal Interagency Reviews
Total BLM Pilot Office Permits (APDs and ROWs)
63%
37%
63%
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60%
40%
65%
35%
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not requiring Federal Interagency Reviews
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Performance Improvements Pilot Offices completed 22% more inspections in 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
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Total Inspections for All Pilot Offices(Required, Planned and Completed)
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9,810
7,793
10,991
7,5807,905
8,876
7,4096,848
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11,533 11,351
12,606
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Total Inspections by Inspection Typefor All Pilot Offices
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Completed Inspections - by Inspection Type
2,924
3,593
5,976
3,543 3,365
2,0572,014
1,400
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1,7941,6001,936
1,321989921 1,156 866 1,022 1,022
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Environmental Inspections Completed Production Inspections Completed
Drilling inspections Completed Other Completed Inspections
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Performance MeasuresPilot Goals Aligned to Performance Categories
INCREASE INTERAGENCY
COLLABORATION
IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES
IMPROVE RESPONSIVENESS TO
STAKEHOLDERS
IMPROVE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Increase efficiency by identifying and implementing new or improved interagency collaborative practices
Improve interagency data sharing and utilization
Assess the effectiveness of a variety of interagency process improvements
Enhance working relationships among participating agencies
Increase pilot office resources to process APDs, sundry notices, and ROWs in a more timely and consistent manner
Increase pilot office resources to improve I&E activities
Improve pilot office productivity and flexibility by adopting improved APD, sundry notice, ROW, and I&E business processes
Create greater certainty in permit processing time using more consistent permitting processes amongst offices
lessen decision appeals or litigation by maintaining high standards for permitting, compliance, and environmental protection
Promote responsible stewardship of federal subsurface and surface resources
Place Section 365 funding resources where they will provide the best return
Determine most effective use of funding by assessing business processes, time, and resources expended
Identify and apply best business practices where most beneficial for the desired return
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Questions or Comments?
James Gazewood, Project ManagerPilot Project Performance Assessment Contract
BLM Wyoming State Office307.775.6272
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