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Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
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Incumbent
Brad Crabtree
since May 5, 2022
United States Department of Energy
StyleAssistant Secretary
Reports to Secretary of Energy
Appointer President of the United States
with United States Senate advice and consent
Salary$143,000 (2007)

The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is the head of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management within the United States Department of Energy. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is responsible for several initiatives, including implementation of a $2 billion, 10-year initiative to develop a new generation of environmentally sound clean coal technologies, and the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. The Assistant Secretary manages about 1000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. [1]

The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. [1] [2] The current assistant secretary is Brad Crabtree, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, assuming the office on May 5, 2022.

Former Assistant Secretaries by recency include Acting Assistant Secretary Jennifer Wilcox, Assistant Secretary Steven Winberg; Acting Assistant Secretary Douglas Hollett; Assistant Secretary Chris Smith; Assistant Secretary Chuck McConnell; Jeffrey D. Jarrett, [3] Acting Assistant Secretary Mark R. Maddox, [4] and Carl Michael Smith. There have been ten former Assistant Secretaries in total, excluding acting officers. [5] The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is 15th in the order of succession for Secretary of Energy. [6] The Assistant Secretary is paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule, [2] receiving a basic annual salary of $143,000 as of 2007. [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "DOE - Fossil Energy: A brief description of the DOE Office of Fossil Energy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "US CODE: Title 42,7133. Assistant Secretaries; appointment and confirmation; identification of responsibilities". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  3. ^ "DOE - Fossil Energy: A brief description of the DOE Office of Fossil Energy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
  4. ^ "DOE - Fossil Energy: About us". Archived from the original on August 11, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
  5. ^ "DOE - Fossil Energy - ABOUT US". Archived from the original on December 24, 2003. Retrieved December 24, 2003.
  6. ^ "o1001d.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  7. ^ "Salary Table 2006-EX". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
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