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From: Sent: To: Subject: Growth Spear, Susan J -FS 18 Apr 2017 20:17:47 +0000 Mattson, Liane -FS RE: Executive Order 032818 -Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Hi Liane, I was looking for this EO to do a quick confirmation that it doesn't apply to and W or WSR. Thanks for sending it [b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5);Deliberative Process Susan J. Spear Forest Service, National Forest System, WO Director, Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers sspear@fs.fed. us 202-644-4862 desk (b)(6) mobile From: Mattson, Liane -FS Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 2:12 PM To: Spear, Susan J -FS <sspear@fs.fed.us> Subject: FW: Executive Order 032818 -Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth Hello Sue, please see trailing email from Nick Douglas re: FS response to the attached executive order. I didn't see you among the WO Directors contacted about this. MGM is taking the lead on preparing the FS response, and part of our charge is to outreach to other director areas for input. Would there be need to include someone from WWR in this effort? Thank you, LM Liane L. Mattson Solid Leasable Minerals and Geothermal Resources Specialist Forest Service WO Minerals and Geology Management p: 970-527-4131 x4270 c:|(b)(6) ~1 f: 970-527-4151 lmattson@fs.fed.us PO Box 1030 Paonia, CO 81428 www.fs.fed.us 22**3 Caring for the land and serving people From: Douglas, Nicholas E -FS Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 3:21 PM Page 180 of 254 To: Casamassa, Glenn -FS <gcasamassa(5)fs.fed.us> Cc: Smith, Greg -FS <gsmith08(5)fs.fed.us>; French, Chris -FS <cfrench(a)fs.fed.us>; Rowley, Allen -FS <arowlev(5)fs.fed.us>; Johnson, Paul -FS <pjohnson02(5)fs.fed.us>; Douglas, Nicholas E -FS <nedouglas(a>fs.fed.us> Subject: Executive Order 032818 -Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth Glenn- We are starting the first phase of work to comply with the requirements of EO 03281 -"Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth." Section 2 of this EO 032817, subtitled "Immediate Review of All Agency Actions that Potentially Burden the Safe, Efficient Development of Domestic Energy Resources," mandates specific actions and established deadlines for completing such actions. Mandates and timeframes applicable to USAD/Forest Service are: Mandate: (a) The heads of agencies shall review all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions (collectively, agency actions) that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy resources. Such review shall not include agency actions that are mandated by law, necessary for the public interest, and consistent with the policy set forth in section 1 of this order. Definition: (b) In the EO, "burden" means to unnecessarily obstruct, delay, curtail, or otherwise impose significant costs on the siting, permitting, production, utilization, transmission, or delivery of energy resources. Delivery/Completion Timeframes: Phase One: (c) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency with agency actions described in subsection (a) of this section shall develop and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director) a plan to carry out the review required by subsection (a) of this section the heads of each agency to review all agency actions that potentially burden the safe, efficient development of domestic energy resources and sets timeframes for the review and follow-up actions. Phase Two: Within 120 days of issuance of the EO, this report of the agency's findings must be submitted to the Vice President, the OMB Director, the Assistant to the president for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy, and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. Phase Three: Within 180 days of the date of the EO, the report will be finalized and submitted to the OMB Director and the other officials listed above (under phase two). Page 181 of 254 We are taking the following steps to implement this section: |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Examples of the actions we will be reviewing include, but not limited to: 1(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege I have attached the EO in case you need to see more details. We will also schedule a meeting with you as possible. The DOI Secretary has already issues an order to Interior agencies to begin this work. Thnx Nicholas E. Douglas Director Forest Service Minerals and Geology Management p: 703-605-4545 (b)(6) nedouqlas(fi)fs.fed.us 201 14th Street, Southwest Washington, DC 20024 www.fs.fed.us Page 182 of 254 Caring for the land and serving people Page 183 of 254