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To: Wahlberg, Brooke M.[bwahlberg@nossaman.com] From: Skipwith, Aurelia Sent: 2019-02-25T17:33:18-05:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Skookumchuck and a general question Received: 2019-02-25T17:33:34-05:00 Just called your office and I guess I missed you. Could we chat at your convenience? Thank you. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3148 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208 5837 NOTE: Every email I send or receive is subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act. On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 5:28 PM Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> wrote: Hi Aurelia, I wanted to check back in on Skookumchuck, specifically whether you had a sense for the timeline for getting the comment period reopened. I'm generally available tomorrow Wednesday morning and always reachable by email. Thank you, Brooke From: Skipwith, Aurelia <aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Monday, February 4, 2019 10:32 AM To: Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Skookumchuck and a general question Brooke, I should have more detail late Wednesday. Let's touch base at the end of the week. Thanks. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3148 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-5837 NOTE: Every email I send or receive is subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act. On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 2:35 PM Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> wrote: Aurelia thank you so much for this update. We are working with Curtis Tanner and others in the Lacey office and regional office to understand the timeline implications and keep everything else moving forward. I will let you know if any questions arise, but for now we will keep plugging along. Thanks again and have a great weekend, Brooke From: Skipwith, Aurelia <aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 5:04 PM To: Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Skookumchuck and a general question Brooke, Here's an update and should get additional information in the next week. Robyn Thorson and her deputy Mary Abrams are available for further questions, as well as Rollie White (rollie white@fws.gov) are the primary POCs. Due to the furlough, Robyn and her team anticipate that they'll require additional time to complete the Region's NEPA workload, including the Skookumchuck EIS. And EPA has requested that they provide additional time for their agency to provide comments since the public comment period expired during the shutdown. We recommend reopening the comment period for two weeks to allow EPA to submit comments. They anticipate that the combined impact of lost work time, reopening the public comment period, and ramping up work with contractors will delay the publication of the Final EIS. Did you ever receive any comments or questions from EPA? I'm available if you have further questions. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3148 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-5837 NOTE: Every email I send or receive is subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act. On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 11:16 AM Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> wrote: Great, thank you. From: Skipwith, Aurelia <aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 7:37 AM To: Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@npssaman.cpm> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Skookumchuck and a general question Brooke, The Service was limited in working on operations related to health and safety during the shutdown period. I can look into the status of Skookumchuck and get back to you. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3148 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-5837 NOTE: Every email I send or receive is subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act. On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 4:36 PM Wahlberg, Brooke M. <bwahlberg@nossaman.com> wrote: Aurelia, Would you be willing to have a call next week to discuss Skookumchuck? Now that the EIS comment period has closed (January 14), timeline has become critical. More generally, do you know if there is anyone at USFWS right now that is focused on processing section 7 consultations, particularly those on critical timelines? Thanks in advance for any information - have a good weekend, Brooke Brooke M. Wahlberg Attorney at Law NOSSAMAN LLP 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 970 Austin, TX 78701 bwahlberg@nossaman.com T 512.651.0660 F 512.651.0670 D 512.813.7941 NOSSAMAN . 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