BLM 2008 NFMC EPA of 2005 - Section 365 Permit Streamlining Pilot Update James Gazewood BLM Wyoming State Office

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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

PLA 2008 Annual Meeting - NEPA-Permitting Seminar - June 11-12, 2008

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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%


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


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


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%)

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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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8854 8964

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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


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%

37%

60%

40%

65%

35%

requiring Federal Interagency Reviews

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)


9,810

7,793

10,991

7,5807,905

8,876

7,4096,848

10,849

8,052

11,533 11,351

12,606

14,57115,192

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Total Inspections by Inspection Typefor All Pilot Offices


Completed Inspections - by Inspection Type

2,924

3,593

5,976

3,543 3,365

2,0572,014

1,400

2,5531,982

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

[email protected]


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BLM 2008 NFMC EPA of 2005 - Section 365 Permit Streamlining Pilot Update James Gazewood BLM Wyoming State Office