NASEO Releases Guidance for States on Petroleum Shortage Response Planning
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
February 28, 2018
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As we saw with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017, disruptions to the fuel supply system can have significant impacts on daily life not only for those in the affected area, but for the entire Nation. Recent emergency preparedness exercises that industry, DOE, and other government entities have conducted and participated in also show that potential events such as a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake and tsunami in the pacific northwest or a New Madrid earthquake in the Mississippi Valley could be serious enough that government actions would be needed to help restore petroleum supplies to directly impacted states, as well as other regions along the supply chain. Clearly, there is a strong need for practical planning to minimize disruptions to energy supplies, mitigate the impact of disruptions, and accelerate restoration of the system.
I am pleased to announce that one of our long-time partners – the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) – yesterday released its Guidance for States on Petroleum Shortage Response Planning. With funding from my office, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER), NASEO developed the Guidance for States on Petroleum Shortage Response Planning as a resource to assist states in updating their petroleum shortage response plans. It provides draft executive orders, model planning language, and best practices for coordination during a response. State energy officials can use the guide as they navigate the process of creating or updating state petroleum response plans in collaboration with the private sector.
This guide responds to the need identified by states and others for improved planning and mitigation in the petroleum area, and is a critical part of enabling coordination among state agencies, interstate and regional organizations, and private sector energy providers that produce, transport, and distribute petroleum products in all states and regions. Further, in partnership with the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), and with our support, NASEO hosted a Petroleum Shortage Response Planning Workshop for states in the southeast and south-central regions last week to explore how states might develop more comprehensive plans to respond to fuel shortages.
The Guidance for States on Petroleum Shortage Response Planning is a very important resource that will help states be better prepared for what may come next. We are proud to partner with NASEO on this important effort and look forward to our continued close collaboration on helping communities across America plan and implement strong, effective energy assurance measures.
To learn more about our State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Energy Assurance Program, visit the recent SLTT Year in Review.
Devon Streit
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration
Devon Streit, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). The Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) Division works with other U.S. government agencies, state and local partners, and industry to enhance the security and resilience of critical energy infrastructure, and facilitate the reconstruction and recovery of damaged or disrupted energy systems.
Ms. Streit most recently served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Energy with a portfolio that spanned international science projects including the multi-national ITER fusion energy facility being built in Cadarache, France; DOE National Laboratory issues, technology transfer and commercialization, and project management.
Prior to this, she was the DOE Associate Director of Science for Laboratory Policy and Evaluation. As such, she was responsible for developing uniform Office of Science-specific policies related to the management, operation, and stewardship of its ten National Laboratories. These included the competition or extension of the laboratory management and operating (M&O) contracts; running fair and rigorous annual laboratory planning and performance appraisal processes; and overseeing policies and programs related to Work for Others (WFO), Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) and Technology Transfer (TT).
Within the Office of Science, Ms. Streit also held positions as Acting Deputy Chief Operating Officer and as a Senior Advisor to the Director. Ms. Streit has spent much of her professional career managing, advising on, and supporting the nation’s science and technology enterprise. She came to the Department in 2001 from a career that spanned State government (Ohio), DOE National Laboratories (Sandia), not-for-profit institutions, and for-profit companies, in each case focused on promoting scientific research and addressing the policy issues that affect the use and commercialization of science and technology. Her areas of expertise include technology road-mapping—a form of strategic planning for research and development (R&D) organizations—strategic planning for scientific organizations, focus group and scientific meeting facilitation, performance measurement, and the qualities of research institutions that foster excellent research.
Ms. Streit received her B.A. in Neurobiology from Vassar College in 1985 and her M.A. in Science Policy from George Washington University in 1992.