The BLM & NDPC - North Dakota Petroleum Council

 Work  APD

with the NDPC

issues

 Flaring requirements • After initial 30-days/50 MMcf  Hydraulic

fracturing rule update

 Sequester

effects on BLM MT/DKs

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BLM and NDPC MOA Signed February, 2013• Donation of funding to the BLM • Facilitated increased staffing to process APDs • Renewable annually

• MOA utilized Bureau-wide as a template by other BLM offices

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APD Priority ListsThird Party Contractors for EAs• USFS & Tribal lands

• BLM APD Workshop • BLM Inspection and Enforcement Workshop • 33 and 200 Industry Representatives • BLM staff experts from all 4 Montana/Dakotas BLM Oil and Gas offices • E-Commerce APD submittal

BLM Montana State Director initiated in April 2012 • Consists of State and Regional level Federal executives • Working to collaboratively address challenges in the Bakken

• Improving Permitting Processes • Improving Environmental Outcomes • Developing and Maintaining Human Capacity

• Fort Berthold Working Group: • Capitalizing on Progress • Executive Order 13604 • Improve performance on Federal permitting, Infrastructure Review

• Embracing new processes • Continued assistance from other offices • Hiring, retaining and training additional staff • Resolving interagency permitting speed-bumps

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25

24

20

18

Budget (millions of dollars)

18

15

NDFO Staff

11 10 8.7

10.2

10.5

10.8

10.2

5 0 2006

2010

2011

2012

2013

Approved APDs for Fiscal Year 2010,2011,& 2012 Dickinson

Carlsbad-Hobbs

Vernal

476

660

1017

646

707

908

248

316

2010

2011

598

2012

242

FY 2013

196

238 239

FY 2012

153 206 184

FY 2011

302

Federal Appoved 288

427 417

Federal Received Trust Approved

270

166 160 125 154

FY 2010

Trust Received

79 89 44 77

FY 2009 0

200

400

Number of APDs

600

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Per Diem Rates

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Retention, Recruitment and Relocation

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Student Loan Repayment Program

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Increase in Labor and Operational Funding

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Special Salary Rates/Locality Pay

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Following Existing Fee/Fee Policy Guidance New Policy – Processing Federal Wells Proposed from Adjacent Private Lands/Minerals BFEG - Explore Options for Authorizing Drilling Permits from Adjacent Private Lands/Minerals Notice of Staking and Application for Permit to Drill Processing

AFMSS 2.0 (APD Processing System)

• NOS/APD Processing Module is the first component in the new Automated Fluid Minerals Support System (AFMSS 2.0) • Utilizes the BizFlow™ Business Process Management (BPM) platform to ensure: – – – –

Information is complete, accurate and auditable Standardization of permitting process across BLM field offices Visibility into process by BLM and Operators BLM control over internal bottlenecks

• Expected outcomes:

Operators

– Faster processing – Fewer deficiencies – Real-time awareness of permit status

BPM Software AFMSS II Database

BLM Staff

• Implement APD/NOS module – – – –

1st office 11/4/2013 Video training available ~ 11/20/2013 2nd office 12/2/2013 All offices by 1/15/2014

• Paper APDs – Will continue to accept, but may take longer since we will have to scan documents and enter data necessary for the workflows – Will require use of electronic interface about June, 2014 via NTL (will eventually update Onshore Order 1)

• Digital record will become Official Record (~June, 2014) – BLM will not have to take time and resource to print and file – Operators will have electronic access to all their records

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Internal • Responsive to a heavy/ demanding workload • Seek additional funding for labor and operational costs • Utilize hiring flexibilities • Continue efforts on Inspection and Enforcement challenges

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External • Explore an MOU between Federal and State Agencies • Continue workshops for permitting/inspection processes • October meeting BFEG/Ft. Berthold Working Group • Support amendment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005

Questions?