OCL 2002 Hearings/Testimony

2001 Hearings | 2003 Hearings

Subject

Date/Time/Location

Committee

Witness (Click on name or bill number for statement(s)

Red River Valley Water Needs

Mon., 12/9-- Fargo, North Dakota

Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power

Maryanne Bach, Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director for the Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana

Invasive Species Acts

Thurs., 11/14-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Steven A. Williams, H.R. 5395 & H.R. 5396

Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act

Thurs., 10/10--11:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell (Rescheduled from 10/8)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Aurene M. Martin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, S. 2986

Wildfire Bills

Thurs., 10/10--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis)

Larry Hamilton, Bureau of Land Management Director of Fire and Aviation, H.R.5102 & H.R.5185

Federal Lands Highway Program

Wed., 10/9--10:00 a.m.; Room 2167 Rayburn

House Transportation and Infrastructure S/C on Highways and Transit (Petri)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2002

Wed., 10/9--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Michael R. Smith, Director, Office of Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Overflights at the Grand Canyon

Thurs., 10/3-9:30 a.m.; Room SR-253 Russell

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Hollings)

Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Invasive Species

Wed., 10/2-10:00 a.m.; Room 1300 Longworth

House Agriculture S/C on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Goodlatte)

James Tate, Science Advisor

Interagency Cooperation in Wildland Fire Fighting

Sat., 9/28-- 1:00 p.m.; Show Low High School, Show Low, AZ

House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis)

Wayne Nordwall, Director, Western Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Intra-Tribal Leadership Disputes and Tribal Governance

Thurs., 9/26--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Aurene M. Martin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Native American Bills

Wed., 9/25--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (on H.R. 5155); and Michael R. Smith, Director, Office of Tribal Services (on H.R. 992 and H.R. 2345)

Ecosystem Report

Tues., 9/24-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 2318 Rayburn

House Science Committee (Boehlert)

P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

Confirmation-Philip Hogen

Wed., 9/25- Immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Markup; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Nominee

Oversight of Tribal Special Trustees

Tues., 9/24-10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

(Rescheduled from 9/19)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell-Vice Chairman)

James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary

Parks and Lands Bills

Thurs., 9/19--2:15 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Jeff Taylor, Assistant Director, Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs, National Park Service, on S. 2788; S.2623; S.2640 & H.R.3421; and S.2880; and Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on S. 2776)

Five Nations Land Dispute Resolution Bill

Wed., 9/18--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Aurene M. Martin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

CITES

Tues., 9/17-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Judge Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Bureau of Indian Affairs Bills

Tues., 9/17--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Aurene Martin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

Fri., 9/13-- 9:30 a.m.; Room SD-406 Dirksen

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (Jeffords)

Ann R. Klee, Counselor to the Secretary

Healthy Forest Initiative/Wildfire Reduction Plan

Wed., 9/12-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1300 Longworth

House Agriculture S/C on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Goodlatte)

Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Wildfire Bills

Thurs., 9/5-- 9:30 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Secretary Norton

Parks and Land Bills

Thurs., 9/5--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

John Parsons, Associate Regional Director for Lands, Resources, and Planning, National Capital Region, National Park Service (on H.R. 282, H.R. 3747 & H.R. 4692); and Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 5318, Colorado-Utah Land Exchange)

Protecting Archaeological Sites in New Mexico

Wed., 8/7--9:00 a.m.; Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (Bingaman)

Richard Whitley, Acting State Director, New Mexico, Bureau of Land Management

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act

Fri., 8/2--2:00 p.m.; Room SD-106 Dirksen

(Rescheduled from 3/21/02)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Problems Facing Indian Youth

Thurs., 8/1-- 2:00 p.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

DOI Report the Hoopa Yurok Settlement Act

Thurs., 8/1--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Water Bills

Wed., 7/31-- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Dorgan)

John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation (on S. 934, S. 1577 & H.R. 2990, S. 1882, S. 2556, & S. 2696); and Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey (on H.R. 2773)

Tribal Trust Reform Task Force

Tues., 7/30--10:00 a.m., Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; and Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Lands and Water Bills

Tues., 7/30-- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Wyden)

Robert Abbey, Bureau of Land Management (on S. 2612); and Drue Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs (on S. 2016 & S. 2587)

Jarbridge River Population of Bull Trout-Truly Threatened?

Sat., 7/27-- 10:00 a.m.; Elko Convention Center, Elko, Nevada

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Robert D. Williams, Field Supervisor, Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act

Thurs., 7/25-- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Wyden)

Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management

Outer Continental Shelf

Thurs., 7/25- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

(Rescheduled from 7/18)

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals Management Service

Individual Indian Money Accounts

Thurs., 7/25-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary

Outfitter Policy Act/PILT Bills

Thurs., 7/25-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis); S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich) and S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary Policy and International Affairs (on H.R. 1811 and H.R. 5081); and Sherry Barnett, Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 2386)

Water Bills

Thurs., 7/25--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Mark Limbaugh, Director, External and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (on H.R. 4910); and Robert Johnson, Regional Director, Lower Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation (on H.R. 5123)

Minerals Bonding

Tues., 7/23--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Parks Bills

Tues., 7/23 -- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; S. 2598; S. 2727

Parks and Monuments

Mon., 7/22-- 10:00 a.m.; Virgin Islands Legislature Building, #1 Lagoon Street Complex, Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service; Christiansted National Historic Site, Buck Island Reef National Monument, and Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve; Virgin Islands National Park and the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

Virgin Island National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

Sat., 7/20--10:00 a.m.; Virgin Islands Legislature Building, Hill Top Building, Cruz Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service

Parks Bills

Thurs., 7/18--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service; H.R.1925; S.1943; S.2571; S.2595

Water Rights Claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe

Wed., 7/18--10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Lake Erie Western Basin International Wildlife Establishment Act

Wed., 7/18--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Barry Stieglitz, Deputy Chief, Division of Conservation Planning and Policy, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Protection of Native American Sacred Places

Wed., 7/17-- 10:00 a.m., Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs

Compacts of Free Association/Indian Financing Bills

Note: H.R. 4838 has been removed from the agenda

Wed., 7/17-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs (on Compact of Free Association; Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (on H.R. 2408 & H.R. 3407); and John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation (on H.R. 4938)

National Fire Plan

Tues., 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

Natural Gas Supplies on Public Lands

Tues., 7/16-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Parks and Public Land Bills

Tues., 7/16--2:00 p.m., Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 4953); and Sue Masica, Associate Director, Professional Services, National Park Service (on H.R. 3434 and H.R. 3449)

Bushmeat Consumption

Thurs., 7/11--11:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Kenneth Stansell, Assistant Director for International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Wildland Fire Season

Thurs., 7/11--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis)

No DOI witness requested

Missouri River Water Issues

Wed., 7/10--9:30 a.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Dorgan)

David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Parks Bills

Tues., 7/9--2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Daniel P. Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service (on H.R. 3917 & H.R. 2099); and Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty & Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 4874)

Water Projects

Tues., 7/9 --2:00 p.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; H.R. 4708; H.R.4739; H.R.5039

Drought and New Mexico Reclamation Projects

Tues., 7/2--2:00 p.m.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

Joy Nicholopoulos, Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Rick L. Gold, Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation

Tort Claims Coverage of Foreign Firefighting Personnel

Fri., 6/28-- 11:00 a.m.; Room 2237 Rayburn

House Judiciary Committee (Sensenbrenner)

Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

Coral Reefs Conservation Act

Thurs., 6/27- Immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Markup; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Utah Land Exchange

Thurs., 6/27-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Tribal Trust Fund Management

Wed., 6/26--10:00 a.m.; Room SD-628 Dirksen

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; and Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Parks Bills

Thurs., 6/20--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Brenda Barrett, National Coordinator for Heritage Areas, National Park Service; S.139 and H.R.3928; S.1609 and H.R.1814; S.1925; S.2196; S. 2388; S.2519; and S.2576

Recreation Fees

Wed., 6/19-- 9:30 a.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

Patricia Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; S. 2473 & S. 2607

Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act

Wed., 6/19-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Discharge Effects of the Washington Aqueduct

Wed., 6/19--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director, National Park Service

Accountability for Presidential Gifts Act

Tues., 6/18--10:00 a.m.; Room 2154 Rayburn

House Government Reform S/C on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations (Horn)

P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service

Land and Resources Bills

Tues., 6/18--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Wyden)

James Tate, Jr., Science Advisor (on S.198); Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty, and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on S. 2482); Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination (on S. 2471); and Dave Allen, Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (on S.1879)

Implementation of the California Plan for the Colorado River-Opportunities and Challenges

Fri., 6/14--10:00 a.m.; LaQuinta City Hall, City Council Chambers, LaQuinta, California

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Bennet William Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

DOI FY-2003 Budget Request

Thurs., 6/13-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SD-124 Dirksen

Senate Appropriations S/C on Interior (Byrd)

Secretary Norton

Strategy for Handling 2002 Wildfire Season

Thurs., 6/13--10:00 a.m.; Room 1300 Longworth

House Agriculture S/C on Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Goodlatte)

Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Thurs., 6/13--2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth (Rescheduled from 6/6)

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Marshall P. Jones, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lands and Watershed Bills

Thurs., 6/13-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources Committee S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Patricia Morrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (on H.R. 4822) and Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resource, Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service (on H.R. 2534 and H.R. 4530)

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

Wed., 6/12-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Conservation Planning and Policy, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Parks Bills

Wed., 6/12-- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service; H.R.1712; H.R.38; H.R.980; S.1257 & H.R.107; S.1312 & H.R. 2109; and S.1944

Acknowledgment

Tues., 6/11-- 1:30 p.m.; SR-485 Russell

(Rescheduled from 5/20)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Michael R. Smith, Director, Office of Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, accompanied by Robert Lee Fleming, Chief, Branch of Acknowledgment and Research

Steens Mountain

Sat., 6/8--12:00 p.m.; Frenchglen School, Frenchglen, Oregon

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and National Parks (McInnis)

Chuck Wassinger, Associate State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon; accompanied by Tom Dyer, District Manager for the Burns District

Reclamation Bills

Thurs., 6/6-- 2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Dorgan)

William Bennett Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science (on S. 2475); and Mark A. Limbaugh, Director, Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

Lands Bills

Thurs., 6/6-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Nina Hatfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (on H.R. 4620); Larry Finfer, Assistant Director, Communications, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 4141; and P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service (on H.R. 3815)

Water Projects

Wed., 6/5-- Immediately following the 2:00 p.m. Markup; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; H. R. 2202; H.R. 3223

Alaska Bills

Wed., 6/5--Time and Location TBA

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; (H.R. 3048, H.R. 3148, & H.R.4734)

BLM Oil and Gas Inspection and Enforcement Issues and MMS Payment Issues in New Mexico

Fri., 5/31-- 9:00 a.m.; Bloomfield Cultural Complex; Bloomfield, New Mex.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

Doug Lords, Director, Office of Trust Funds Management, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians; and Richard Whitley, Acting State Director, New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management

Steens Mountain

Wed., 5/29--11:00 a.m.; Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Redmond, Oregon

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Wyden)

Chuck Wassinger, Associate Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land Management

Marine Protected Areas

Thurs., 5/23-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Patricia E. Morrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission Establishment Act

Wed., 5/22-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

Indian Probate Reform Act

Wed., 5/22-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

MTBE Groundwater Contamination

Tues., 5/21--3:30 p.m.; Room 2123 Rayburn

House Energy and Commerce S/C on Environment and Hazardous Materials (Gillmor)

Timothy L. Miller, Chief, National Water-Quality Assessment Program, U.S. Geological Survery

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California

Thurs., 5/16--2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Mitch Ellis, Chief, Branch of Wildlife Resources, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Parks and Lands Bills

Thurs., 5/16--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (on H.R. 4103); and Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director for Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service (on H.R. 36 & H.R. 3858)

Chronic Wasting Disease

Thurs., 5/16-- 9:30 a.m.; Room 1310 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis) and S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Discharge Effects of the Washington Aqueduct

Thurs., 5/15-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

 

Land Bills

Thurs., 5/9--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Wyden)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (on S. 454); Larry Finfer, Assistant Director, Communications, Bureau of Land Management (on S. 1139, S. 1947 & H.R. 2385, and S. 1907); and Randy Bowman, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks (on S. 1325)

Organic Act of Guam/Settlement of Indian Land Disputes in Illinois

Wed., 5/8-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (on H.R. 521)

Indian Economic and Community Development Programs

Wed., 5/8-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Parks Bills

Tues., 5/7--2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Richard G. Ring, Associate Director, Park Operations and Education, National Park Service (on H.R. 3786 & H.R. 3942); and Patricia Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (on H.R. 4622) nal Park Service

Wildland Fire Season/Preparation

Tues., 5/7-- 9:30 a.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act

Sat., 5/4-- 10:00 a.m.; Casper City Council Chambers, Casper, Wyoming

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Kit Kimball, Director, Office of External and Ingovernmental Affairs

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act

Fri., 5/3-- Immediately following the 10:00 a.m. oversight hearing

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Maryanne Bach, Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director for the Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana

Rio Grande River

Fri., 5/3--10:00 a.m.; Brownsville, Texas

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Mark Limbaugh, Director, External Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Bureau of Reclamation

National Park Service Management Policies

Thurs., 4/25-2:00 p.m., Room 1334 Longworth

(Tentative) (Rescheduled from 3/21)

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service

GSA's Efforts to Secure Federal Buildings

Thurs., 4/25- 2:00 p.m.; Room 2154 Rayburn

House Government Reform S/C on Technology and Procurement Policy (Davis)

Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs

T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act

Wed., 4/24 -2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)/and Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

William G Myers III, Solicitor

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program

Wed., 4/24 --10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

 

Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act/Central Utah Project Completion Act

Wed., 4/24-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Bennett William Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science (on H.R. 4129); and John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation (on H.R. 1946)

EPCA Methodology

Thurs., 4/18-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth (Rescheduled from 4/11)

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Kathleen Clarke, Director, Bureau of Land Management

Park Bills

Thurs., 4/18-- 3:00 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Brenda Barrett, Program Coordinator, Heritage Areas, National Park Service; S.1809 & H.R.1776; S.1441 & H.R.695; S.1526; S.1939; S.2033

Alaskan Subsistence Hunting and Fishing

Wed., 4/17 --2:00 p.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Mitch Demientoff, Chairman of the Federal Subsistence Board in Alaska

Indian Bills

Wed., 4/17- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Wayne Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; H.R. 103; H.R.3476; H.R.3534

Park Bills

Tues., 4/16--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Dan Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service (on H.R. 1906) and Lawrence A. Finfer, Assistant Director, Communications, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 2818 and H.R. 3936)

Lands Bills

Thurs., 4/11-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Carson (Pete) Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 3258); and Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service (H.R. 3307 and H.R. 3718)

FY-2003 Budget Request-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Thurs., 4/11--10:00 a.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

Steven A. Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

Thurs., 4/11-- 9:30 a.m.; Room 2247 Rayburn

House Government Reform S/C on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs (Ose)

Scott Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance and Management

Wetlands Legislation

Thurs., 4/11-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Cathleen Short, Assistant Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; H.R. 3908, H.R. 3470, and H.R. 4044

Folsom Dam

Wed., 4/10 --2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

Mark A. Limbaugh, Director, External & Intergovernmental Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

FY-2003 Budget Request-National Park Service

Wed., 4/10-- 10:00 a.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service

GAO Audit on Culverts

Wed., 4/10--1:30 p.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

Nina Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management

Funding Authorized by the Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Equitable Compensation Act

Wed., 4/3--10:30 a.m.; Standing Rock High School Auditorium in Ft. Yates, North Dakota

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Cora Jones, Director, Great Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Privacy vs. Security: Electronic Surveillance in the Nation's Capital

Fri., 3/22--9:00 a.m.; Room 2154 Rayburn

House Government Reform S/C on the District of Columbia (Morella)

John Parsons, Associate Regional Director for Lands, Resources and Planning, National Capital Region, National Park Service

Gettysburg National Military Park

Thurs., 3/21--2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act

Thurs., 3/21- Immediately following the 9:45 a.m. Markup; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Wayne Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; S.958

Endangered Species Act

Wed., 3/20--2:00 p.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Sugar Loaf Dam Bill

Tues., 3/19--10:30 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

Park Bills

Tues., 3/19-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1310 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Dan Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service; H.R.2982; H.R.3380

FY-2003 Budget Request for Indian Programs

Thurs., 3/14-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SR-485 Russell

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Inouye)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Environmental and Encroachment Issues

Thurs., 3/14--2:00 p.m.; Room 2118 Rayburn

House Armed Services S/C on Military Readiness (Hefley)

Harold Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act

Thurs., 3/14--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest), S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis), and S/Con National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

James Tate, Science Advisor

Bureau of Indian Affairs/Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

Thurs., 3/14--10:00 a.m., B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; Wayne Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; Thomas N. Slonaker, Special Trustee for American Indians; and Ross Swimmer, Director, Office of Indian Trust Transition

FY-2003 Budget Request-U.S. Geological Survey/Minerals Management Service/Office of Surface Mining

Thurs., 3/14-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1309 Longworth

(Rescheduled from 2/27)

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director, Geology, U.S. Geological Survey; Lucy Querques Denett, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service; and Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Klamath Issues

Wed., 3/13 -- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth (Rescheduled from 3/7)

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Sue EllenWooldridge, Deputy Chief of Staff

FY-2003 Budget Request-Bureau of Reclamation

Fri., 3/8--10:00 a.m.; Room SD-138 Dirksen

Senate Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water (Reid)

Bennett William Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science; and John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

FY-2003 Budget Request-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Thurs., 3/7-- 2:00 p.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest)

Steven A. Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Water Bills

Thurs., 3/7--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation (on H.R. 3606); and Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological Survey (on H.R. 3480)

National Trails Systems Bills

Thurs., 3/7--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service; H.R.1384; S. 1069 & H.R. 834; S.1946; S. 213 & H.R. 37

FY-2003 Budget Request-U.S. Geological Survey

Thurs., 3/7--10:00 a.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Canadian Lynx

Wed., 3/6--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Dr. Steven A. Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Water Investment Act

Thurs., 2/28--2:30 p.m., Room SD-406 Dirksen

Senate Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries Wildlife and Water (Graham)

Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological Survey

DOI FY-2003 Budget Request

Thurs., 2/28-10:00 a.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Callahan)

Secretary Norton

DOI FY-2003 Budget Request

Wed., 2/27-10:00 a.m.; Room B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Skeen)

Secretary Norton

Management of Indian Trust Funds

Tues., 2/26-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SD-106 Dirksen

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary; and Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; Thomas N. Slonaker, Special Trustee for American Indians

Endangered Species Act

Sat., 2/16-- 1:00 p.m.; Hornday-Marshall Auditorium, College Park, Grand Island, Nebraska

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; accompanied by Ralph Morgenweck, Regional Director, Region 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Park Bills

Thurs., 2/14--2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)

Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service; H.R.2234; S.1061 & H.R.2238; S.202 & H.R.2440; S.1894; S.1649

Central Valley Project Operations

Thurs., 2/14-- Immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Markup; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)

William Bennett Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

FY-2003 Budget Request-Bureau of Land Management

Thurs., 2/14-- 10:00 a.m.; Room 1310 Longworth

House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin)

Kathleen Clarke, Director, Bureau of Land Management

Park Bills

Thurs., 2/14--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Carson (Pete) Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 2937); and John Reynolds, Regional Director, National Park Service (on H.R. 1712)

DOI FY-2003 Budget Request

Tues., 2/12-- 10:00 a.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)

J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; accompanied by Patricia Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

Limits on Tribal Trust Fund Litigation

Thurs., 2/7--10:00 a.m.; Rooom SR-485 Russell

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Inouye)

Phil Hogen, Associate Solicitor for Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Recognition Process

Thurs., 2/7--10:00 a.m.; Room 2154 Rayburn

House Government Reform S/C on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs (Ose)

Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Park Bills

Thurs., 2/7--10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth

House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Radanovich)

Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service; H.R.2628; H.R.2643; and H.Res.261

Native American Trust Fund

Wed., 2/6--10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth

House Resources Committee (Hansen)

Secretary Norton accompanied by J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; Neal McCaleb, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; Thomas Slonaker, Special Trustee for American Indians; and Ross Swimmer, Director, Office of Indian Trust Transition

Snowmobile Access in Yellowstone National Park

Sat., 1/26--10:00 a.m.; Holiday SunSpree Resort, West Yellowstone, MT

House Small Business Committee (Manullo)

Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service


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