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

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. 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. The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is appointed by the

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with the advice and consent of the Senate. The current assistant secretary is

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, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the

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, assuming the office on May 5, 2022. Former Assistant Secretaries by recency include Acting Assistant Secretary

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, Assistant Secretary Steven Winberg; Acting Assistant Secretary Douglas Hollett; Assistant Secretary Chris Smith; Assistant Secretary Chuck McConnell; Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Acting Assistant Secretary Mark R. Maddox, and Carl Michael Smith. There have been ten former Assistant Secretaries in total, excluding acting officers. The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is 15th in the order of succession for

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. The Assistant Secretary is paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule, receiving a basic annual salary of $143,000 as of 2007.

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