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Executive Order 13211 of May 18, 2001 

### Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws ofthe United States of America, and in order to appropriately weigh and consider the effects of the Federal Government's regulations on the supply, distribution, and use of energy, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy.The Federal Government can significantly affect the supply, distribution, and use of energy. Yet there is often too little information regarding the effects that governmental regulatory action can have on energy. In order to provide more useful energy-related information and hence improve the quality of agency decisionmaking, I am requiring that agencies shall prepare a Statement ofEnergy Effects when undertaking certain agency actions. As described more fully below, such Statements ofEnergy Effects shall describe the effects of certain regulatory actions on energy supply, distribution, oruse. Sec. 2. Preparationof a Statement of Energy Effects. (a) To the extent permitted by law, agencies shall prepare and submit a Statement ofEnergy Effects to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, for those matters identified as significant energy actions.

(b) A Statement of Energy Effects shall consist of a detailed statement bythe agencyresponsible forthe significant energy action relatingto: (i) any adverse effects on energy supply, distribution, or use (including a shortfall in supply,price increases, and increased use offoreign supplies) should theproposal beimplemented, and (ii) reasonable alternatives to the action with adverse energy effects and the expected effects of such alternatives on energy supply, distribution, anduse. (c) The Administrator ofthe Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall provide guidance to the agencies on the implementation ofthis order and shall consult with other agencies as appropriate in the implementation ofthis order. Sec. 3. SubmissionandPublicationofStatements. (a) Agencies shall submit their Statements of Energy Effects to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office ofManagement and Budget, whenever they present the related submission under Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, oranysuccessor order. (b)Agencies shall publish their Statements ofEnergy Effects, or a summary thereof, in each related Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and in any resulting Final Rule. Sec.4.Definitions.For purposes ofthis order: (a) "Regulation" and "rule" havethe same meaning asthey doin Executive Order 12866 oranysuccessor order. (b) "Significant energy action" means any action by an agency (normally published in the Federal Register) that promulgates or is expected to lead to thepromulgation ofa final rule orregulation, including notices ofinquiry, advance notices ofproposedrulemaking, andnotices ofproposed rulemaking: (1)(i) that is a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 oranysuccessor order, and 28355

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(ii)is likelyto have a significant adverse effect on the supply,distribution, oruseofenergy; or (2) that is designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information andRegulatory Affairs as a significant energy action. (c) "Agency" means any authority ofthe United States that is an "agency" under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as definedin44U.S.C. 3502(5). Sec. 5. JudicialReview. Nothing in this order shall affect any otherwise available judicial review of agency action. This order is intended only to improve the internal management ofthe Federal Government and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law orequitybyaparty against theUnitedStates, its agencies orinstrumentalities, its officers oremployees, oranyother person.

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Executive Order 13212 of May 18, 2001


### Actions To Expedite Energy-Related Projects

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws ofthe United States ofAmerica, and in order to take additional steps to expedite the increased supply and availability of energy to our Nation, itishereby ordered asfollows: Section 1. Policy. The increased production and transmission of energy in a safe and environmentally sound manner is essential to the well-being ofthe American people. In general, it is the policy ofthis Administration that executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall take appropriate actions, to the extent consistent with applicable law, to expedite projects that will increase the production, transmission, or conservation of energy. Sec. 2. Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects. For energy-related projects, agencies shall expedite their review ofpermits or take other actions
asnecessary to accelerate the completion ofsuch projects, while maintaining safety, public health, and environmental protections. The agencies shall take such actions to the extent permitted by law and regulation, and where appropriate. Sec. 3. Interagency Task Force. There is established an interagency task force (Task Force) to monitor and assist the agencies in their efforts to expedite their review ofpermits or similar actions, as necessary, to accelerate the completion of energy-related projects, increase energy production and conservation, and improve transmission of energy. The Task Force also shall monitor and assist agencies in setting up appropriate mechanisms to coordinate Federal, State, tribal, and local permitting in geographic areas where increased permitting activity is expected. The Task Force shall be composed of representatives from the Departments of State, the Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Commerce, Transportation, the Interior, Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Energy, Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, General Services Administration, Office ofManagement and Budget, Council of Economic Advisers, Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, and such other representatives as may be determined by the Chairman ofthe Council on Environmental Quality. The Task Force shall be chaired by the Chairman ofthe Council on Environmental Quality andhoused attheDepartment ofEnergy foradministrative purposes. Sec. 4. JudicialReview. Nothing in this order shall affect any otherwise available judicial review of agency action. This order is intended only to improve the internal management ofthe Federal Government and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law 28357

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