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Hello
Just FYI. I will review the programs that are within my wheel house and Jill will do the same. We will forward are comments to you for review as well. Have you already seen these or do you have these?
Gene
Sent from my iPhone. Gene Seidlitz Senior Advisor ASLM/BLM Room 6629 202-208-4555
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From: "Gins, Meagan" <mgins@blm.gov> Date: May 5, 2017 at 4:03:01 PM EDT To: "Moran, Jill" <jcmoran@,blm.gov>. "Joseph (Gene) Seidlitz" <gseidlit@blm.gov> Cc: Jill Ralston <iralston@blm.gov> Subject: ASLM Review -- Secretary Budget Briefing Papers (BLM), Due 2pm, 5/9
For ASLM Review,
As you may know, the Department has asks the bureaus to identify topics and prepare briefing papers for the Secretary's budget hearings. Attached below are 25 high level program overview briefing paper
s we have prepared for OCL that have been cleared through the BLM.
OCL has given us a hard deadline of May 10, therefore we are requesting ASLM review and edits by
2pm on Tuesday (5/ 9 ) in order to make the necessary revisions. We are happy to answer any questions you might have.
Thanks! Meagan
FY 2018 Budget Hearings BLM Briefing Paper Index 1. Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) 2. Alaska Land Conveyance Program 3. Alaska Legacy Wells 4. Border Security & Resource Protection 5. Federal Coal Program 6. Electricity Transmission on Public Lands 7. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) 8. Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) 9. Fire & Hazardous Fuels 10. Grazing Permit Renewal 11. Hunting, Fishing, & Recreational Shooting on Public Lands 12. Hydraulic Fracturing 13. Implementation of S.O. 3349 14. Lands Potentially Suitable for Disposal 15. Law Enforcement & Employee Safety 16. National Conservation Lands 17. National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR-A) 18. Natural Gas Venting & Flaring 19. Oil & Gas Development on Public Lands 20. Onshore Oil & Gas Orders 3, 4, & 5 21. Planning 22. Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands 23. Sage-Grouse Plan Implementation 24. Western Oregon Forestry & Secure Rural Schools Payments 25. Wild Horse & Burro Management
Meagan Gins U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Legislative Affairs Division (WO-620) (202) 912-7399 (desk) (202) 779-0354 (cell)
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Lands Identified as Potentially Suitable for Disposal
Key Points
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Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
April 27, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
New Measurement Regulations
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 28, 2017
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
National Conservation Lands
Key Points
Background
Current Status
Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202 912 7138
Date:
May 2,2017
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BUREAU: MEMBER: ISSUE:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Interest National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPR-A)
Key Points Planning: On Feb. 21, 2013, former Secretary Salazar signed the Record of Decision (ROD)
for the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for NPR-A. The IAP made 11.8 million acres available for oil and gas leasing, out of NPR-A's nearly 23 million acres. The IAP addresses oil and gas development, protection of habitat for birds, polar bears, and caribou, along with areas important for subsistence resources for over 40 northern and western Alaska Native villages.
Lease Sales: The BLM holds annual lease sales for the NPR-A, with the most recent sale on Dec. 14, 2016. High bids totaled approximately $18.8 million (50% going to the State of Alaska) on 67 of the 145 tracts offered. The next annual oil and gas lease sale for the NPR-A is planned for late 2017.
APD Processing: The BLM approved the Greater Mooses Tooth 1 (GMT) Application for Permit to Drill submitted by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) on Oct. 22, 2015. Production at GMT1 will begin in 2018.
Background Lease Sales: The BLM has held 12 lease sales in the NPR-A since 1999 and administers 183
Federal oil and gas leases, totaling over 1.3 million acres. 900, totaling 10.3 million acres, Lease tracts are available for comment and potential offer for the 2017 lease sale. Congressional Interest: Senator Murkowski (R-AK), has expressed interest in BLM's APD and review process. Current Status
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 27, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
BLM Planning 2.0 Repeal Next Steps
Key Points The BLM's Resource Management Planning rule "Planning 2.0"was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2016, and became effective Jan. 11, 2017. Under the authority of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), both the House of Representatives (February 8, 2017) and Senate (March 6, 2017) passed House Joint Resolution 44, "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to [FLPMA]." The President signed the joint resolution on March 27, 2017, which immediately nullified Planning 2.0. Following the measure's enactment, the BLM reverted to its existing planning rule, which was originally promulgated in 1983 and then modified in 2005. On March 27, 2017, Secretary Zinke directed the BLM to begin a focused effort to identify and implement results-oriented improvements to its land use planning and NEPA processes. A final report is due by September 27, 2017.
Background The BLM launched the Planning 2.0 initiative in 2013 to revise the regulations that govern land use planning (43 CFR 1601 and 43 CFR 1610). The Planning 2.0 rule was the first significant update to the BLM's land use planning regulations in approximately 30 years.
Current Status
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Prepared by: Kimberly Finch, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7411
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Abandoned Mine Lands (AML)
Key Points
Background
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Prepared by: Geoff Beyersdorf, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
May 5, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) MEMBER: General Interest
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Key Points
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, Legislative Affairs 202-912-7399
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: MEMBER: ISSUE:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Interest Grazing Permit Renewal
Prepared by: Mark Brown, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7424
Date:
April 25, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Federal Coal Management Program
Key Points:
Background:
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Prepared by: Geoff Beyersdorf, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: MEMBER: ISSUE: Counties
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Interest Western Oregon Forestry & Payments to Oregon and California (O&C)
Key Points_________________________________________________________________________
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Prepared by: Kimberly Finch, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7411
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: MEMBER: ISSUE:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Interest Hunting, Fishing, & Recreational Shooting on Public Lands
Key Points
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Prepared by: Mark Brown, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7424
Date:
May 2, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA)
Key Points
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Background
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Prepared by: Mark Brown, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7424
Date:
May 5, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Wild Horse & Burro Management (WHB) - Overview
Key Points________________________________________________________
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Prepared by: Mark Brown, Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7424
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Fire & Fuels Management
Key Points
Background
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Prepared by: Andrea Nelson, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7431 Date: May 1, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Hydraulic Fracturing
Key Points
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Current Status
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 26, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Alaska Land Conveyance Program
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Prepared by: Geoff Beyersdorf, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Legacy Wells - National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPR-A)
Key Points
Background
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Prepared by: Geoff Beyersdorf, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Oil & Gas Development on Public Lands
Key Points
Background
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 28, 2017
Note: Thefigures in this memo do not include statisticsfor Indian lands.
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Law Enforcement & Employee Safety
Background
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Current Status
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Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7138
Date:
May 4, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Implementation of S.O. 3349, American Energy Independence
Key Points
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Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7138
Date:
May 2, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Natural Gas Venting & Flaring
Key Points
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Prepared by: Meagan Gins, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7399
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Greater Sage-grouse Plan Implementation
Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7138
Date:
April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) MEMBER: General Interest ISSUE:Border Security & Resource Protection Key Points_____________________________________
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Current Status
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Prepared by: Andrea Nelson, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7431, April 28, 2017
BUREAU: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
MEMBER: General Interest
ISSUE:
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA)
Key Points
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Prepared by: Jamie Pool, BLM Legislative Affairs, 202-912-7430
Date:
April 27, 2017
