1. APD Posting and Processing

2. Goals: Posting – How and Why Posting – How and Why Processing – Time Line, Steps, Agency/Operator Responsibilities Processing – Time Line, Steps, Agency/Operator Responsibilities

3. APD Posting and Processing Plan of Attack: Posting Posting Processing Processing

4. APD Posting Public Notice –30 days after filing –In land managing agencies –Description of proposed action –Repost for significant changes –Purpose –Not to be confused with “processing”

5. APD Processing Time Frame In Section III E 2 of Order 1 and in Section 366 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 In Section III E 2 of Order 1 and in Section 366 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Calendar days Calendar days Schedule based on APD filing and APD Complete dates Schedule based on APD filing and APD Complete dates NOS follows this track after APD filed NOS follows this track after APD filed

6. APD Processing 10-day letter 10-day letter 45 days for operator response 45 days for operator response 30 days after complete 30 days after complete Approve, Defer, Deny Approve, Defer, Deny Defer Defer 2 years for operator response 2 years for operator response 10 days for final action 10 days for final action

7. APD Processing 10-day notification Notify the operator if the APD is complete Notify the operator if the APD is complete APD not complete if no onsite inspection APD not complete if no onsite inspection Additional deficiencies may be noted at onsite inspection Additional deficiencies may be noted at onsite inspection Operator has 45 days to respond Operator has 45 days to respond

8. APD Processing 30 Day – Action or Notification Action – Approve or Deny Action – Approve or Deny Notification (Defer) Notification (Defer) –Operator assistance –BLM/FS regulatory compliance

9. APD Processing Operator Assistance Operator Assistance Data gathering Data gathering Prepare analyses Prepare analyses 2 years to complete action 2 years to complete action

10. APD Processing Final Action Deny if operator does not respond Deny if operator does not respond Final action 10 days after operator response Final action 10 days after operator response Valid Period 2 years 2 years 2 year extension possible 2 year extension possible

11. APD Posting and Processing Summary: - APD Posting (not same as Processing) - Steps in APD Processing - Agencies and operators

12. APD Posting and Processing APD Posting and Processing