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<br />direct support of customer needs. CSO staffwill support and enhance CSR power repayment <br />study software. The power marketing CD ROM library of documents and associated database <br />support will be provided by General Counsel's Office. The Regional Biomass Program will be <br />transferred back to DOE. The Energy Services equipment loan program will be centralized, at a <br />location and orgariization to be determined collaboratively by Energy Services staff. Level of <br />staffing (up to 3 FIE) for Energy Services at the CSO will be determined by regional needs. <br /> <br />Final staffing level: 6 FIE, I contractor <br /> <br />Environment <br />This office supports the regions in carrying out the agency environmental planning and <br />compliance program. Stafffacilitate the collaborative development of policy and program <br />development. Day-ta-day program operation resides at the regions. Categorical exclusion and <br />environmental assessment authority will be delegated to the regions. r echnical expertise will <br />remain at the CSO for National Environmental Policy Act compliance, cultural resources and <br />endangered species issues. Responsibility for hazardous material transportation program will <br />remain in Environment. In the regions, compliance specialists will be available to maintenance <br />staff. <br /> <br />Final staffing level: 9 FIE <br /> <br />Lands <br />This function will be centra1ized at the eso. Closer partnerships will be developed with <br />environment and maintenance personnel. Stafflevels in this office will be reduced over time as <br />the construction program decreases. <br /> <br />Fmal staffing level: II FI'E, 9 contractor <br /> <br />Aviation <br />Western's aviation program will continue to be managed from this office. It primarily supports the <br />mairitenance program. One helicopter is identified as surplus and should be eliminated. Aviation <br />and maintenance staffwill determine which helicopter to dispose of and where to locate the <br />remaining four helicopters. After a reasonable period of time, the use and economics of the <br />remaining helicopters will be analyzed to determine if others should be declared surplus. No fixed <br />wing aircraft will be used for line patrol except for emergency purposes. <br /> <br />Final staffing level: 6 FIE <br /> <br />Design <br />The design function at the CSO is staffed to perform 90 percent of the finn scheduled design <br />work contained in the engineering plan. The staffing in the Design organization will be gradually <br />reduced in coordination with program reductions. In addition, as workload shifts between <br />transmission lines, substations, buildings, etc., the division director and CPO will have the <br />freedom to shift resources and assignments between the Design Division, construction offices and <br />architectural and engineering firms to meet schedules. A&E firms will be used as required to <br />perfonn specialty functions and meet workload peaks. The engineering plan is developed <br />collaboratively through the Maintenance, Design and Construction Council A fonnaI project <br /> <br />17 <br />