DOE Transition Documents - 2008

Compilation_Congressional_Correspondence_Jan_1_08_Nov_14_08.pdf
JANUARY 1, 2008 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14, 2008
[ALSO INCLUDES INDEX OF CONSTITUENT REFERRAL
CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS PERIOD]
Compiled by the Office of the Executive Secretariat
November 18, 2008

COMPILATION OF OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S
DOE TRANSITION TEAM 2008- Compilation_of_Office_of_General_Counsel_Materials_2008_2009.pdf

The State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) is one of the intergovernmental organizations with which the DOE EM office works with. They meet twice yearly for updates to the EM projects. They were formed in 1989. DOE_STGWG_Group.pdf

COMPILATION OF MEMORANDA OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT COMMITMENTS SYSTEM (ESECS), ESECS_December_11_2008.pdf

FE Transition Deliverables, 12/04/08 FE_Transition_Deliverables.pdf

GREENING DOE HEADQUARTERS

The Suitability of the Yucca Mountain Site and the Issue of Natural Barriers as the Principal Barriers for Demonstrating Safety
December 1, 2008

Information Request, "THE REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS BY THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY ON THE NEED FOR A SECOND REPOSITORY". December 10, 2008. Information_Request_December_10_2008.pdf

Attached, per your request, are two lists: (1) DOE environmental assessments (EAs) issued since 12/1/2006 and (2) DOE environmental impact statements (EISs) issued since 12/1/2006. Also, per your request, is a copy of a general NEPA briefing provided to the Acting Deputy Secretary in May 2008. Please let me know if you have any further questions (carol.borgstrom @hq.doe.gov; 202-586-4600). NEPA_Documentation.pdf

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. The transition team asked for a detailed breakdown of our budget (FY07-09) in our Transition meeting today with Skila Harris, Greg Watson, Todd Atkinson, Susan Tierney. We agreed to provide them the information. Once we
get your approval of the attached, we or MA can deliver this to them. Please let me know. They have requested no other deliverables. Thank you. OE_Budget_Control_Table_Terril_PDF.pdf

Entergy Corporation v. EPA; PSEG Fossil LLC v. Riverkeeper, Inc.; Utility Water Group v. Riverkeeper, Inc., S. Ct. Nos. 07-588, 07-589, and 07-597. The question presented in this litigation is whether Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1326(b), authorizes EPA
to compare costs and benefits in determining the "best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact" at cooling water intake structures. The Second Circuit held that EPA may not engage in cost-benefit analysis in determining the "best technology available," and that consideration of cost is limited to choosing "a less expensive technology that achieves essentially the same results" as the best technology that industry can reasonably bear. December 4, 2008. Other_Major_Litigation_of_Direct_Interest_to_DOE.pdf

Paper on Other Major Litigation of Direct Interest to DOE, Paper_Other_Major_Litigation_of_Direct_Interest_to_DOE.pdf

Query Query_1.pdf

Responses to IT-related Questions from the Transition Team 2008, Responses_Questions_from_Transition_Team.pdf

Information Request, November 25, 2008, Testimony, RW_Additional_Information.pdf

Western Area Power Administration Follow-up to Nov. 25, 2008 Transition Meeting . SEPA_SEPA_WAPA_Meeting.pdf

Section 3116 from "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005" (Public Law 108-375 Oct. 28 2004) Transition_2008_2009_EM_Additional_Material_MA_Copy.pdf
PUBLIC LAW 108-375-OCT. 28, 2004 118 STAT. 1811 Public Law 108-375, 108th Congress

Fossil Energy Studies for the next 6 months,December 2008-June 2009, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Studies Expected From DOE/NETL from December 2008-June 2009. More_Transition_Documents__List_1.pdf