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OCR Page 1 of 57RECORD TYPE: FEDERAL (ALL-IN-1 MAIL)
CREATOR: T J Glauthier GLAUTHIER_ (T) (OMB)
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-OCT-1994 10:33:41.83
SUBJECT: Letter on Oil & Gas Incentives in Review Now
TO: Alice M. Rivlin
( PAPER_MAIL)
READ:NOT READ
CC: Matthew L. Miller
(PAPER_MAIL)
READ:NOT READ
CC: Elizabeth J. Mori
( MORI_E) (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 11:50:03.22
CC: Gary L. Bennethum
(BENNETHUM_C (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 10:41:20.93
CC: Kathleen Peroff
( PEROFF_K) (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 16:39:58.08
CC: Courtney M. Manning
(MANNING_C) (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 10:47:58.02
CC: Martha Foley
(FOLEY_M) (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 11:20:19.87
CC: Joseph Minarik
MINARIK_J) (OMB)
READ:12-OCT-1994 10:34:54.18
TEXT:
The attached letter was circulated last Friday for
interagency review. Comments were received yesterday and
forwarded to the NEC and DOE. That included comments from Joe
Minarik and me, and our staffs (although Joe's comments were not
available to be shared with DOE).
The draft letter was prepared by DOE and Treasury. We
understand it has strong support from Secretary Bentsen. There
are claims that the President wants to proceed in this area, but
we have not yet confirmed that (Martha has talked to Leon about
it, but I do not yet have a report from her).
The ostensible purpose of the letter is to show that we
are being responsive to the economic problems of the oil patch
states. DOE has pushed very hard to have the letter cleared in
time for use in those states before the November elections.
The letter does contain policy commitments in several
areas. This is the result of an interagency process that the NEC
has run over the past year, with long delays. Originally, there
were expectations by many that these positions would result in
specific legislative or other proposals during the 103rd Congress
(and the deep-water royalty relief one was broached by Sec.