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To: Anderson, John M.[janderson@nossaman.com] From: Skipwith, Aurelia Sent: 2018-03-01T12:42:04-05:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Amount of Time to draft an DEIS Received: 2018-03-01T13:08:35-05:00 Helpful to know. Thank you, John. We are still working on this internally and will let you know. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of 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 Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 12:30 PM, Anderson, John M. <janderson@nossaman.com> wrote: We will be pressing for the contractor to complete a preliminary draft EIS in 8-10 weeks. However, until we have a contractor on board we will not be able to lock that in. Which underscores the need for a contractor to be selected ASAP. My understanding is the RFP is out and responses are due back today. JA From: Aurelia Skipwith [mailto:aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:19 PM To: Anderson, John M. Subject: Re: Amount of Time to draft an DEIS Okay. We are still working on this before we send it to you. In the revised EIS, the Service assigned 100 days for development of draft EIS, while in the one we discussed on the phone this development was assigned 70 days. I'm about to have an internal discussion on this timeline, but want to know how long the contractor needs. If you could give an estimate in days, I would appreciate it. Thanks! Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of Interior 1849 C Street NW, Room 3148 Washington, DC 20240 202-208-5837 On Feb 28, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Anderson, John M. <janderson@nossaman.com> wrote: Hi Aurelia, Sorry for the delay in responding while I checked with RES on this. Based on the schedule laid out in the NEPA contractor RFP, assuming the NOI is published around the end of March, the contractor should deliver a Preliminary Draft EIS to the Lacey Field Office in May, with a revised Draft EIS making it to DC for headquarters review in July. However, it is important to note that we have not seen the Service's schedule translated into actual dates, so there is a potential that the final dates could shift. Please let me know if you need anything further. John From: Skipwith, Aurelia [mailto:aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 5:46 PM To: Anderson, John M. Subject: Amount of Time to draft an DEIS John, How long do you and RES anticipate it will take for the contractor to draft a DEIS for Skookumchuck? Thanks. Aurelia Skipwith Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of 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.