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Hearings and Testimony of the 111th
Congress
Archives: 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007, 2008
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DATE
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HEARING
SUBJECT
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WITNESS(ES)
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Tues., 7/14
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Mining Legislation
Full Committee hearing on S. 140 (Feinstein),
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on
public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of
mining claims, and for other purposes; and S. 796 (Bingaman),
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on
public domain land, and for other purposes
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)
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Thurs., 6/25
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Tribal Law and Order Act
Full Committee hearing on S. 797 (Dorgan),
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Dorgan)
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Larry EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
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Tues., 6/23
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Climate Change on the Chesapeake Bay
Joint Subcommittee oversight field hearing
on The Impacts of Climate Change on the Chesapeake Bay
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Grijalva) and S/C on Insular
Affairs (Bordallo)
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Marvin Moriarty, Regional Director, Northeast Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wed., 6/17
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Conservation, Land Conveyance
Subcommittee hearing on S. 409 (Kyl), A bill to secure Federal ownership and
management of significant natural, scenic, and recreational resources, to
provide for the protection of cultural resources, to facilitate the
efficient extraction of mineral resources by authorizing and directing an
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; S. 782 (Murkowski), A bill
to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System; S. 874 (Bingaman), A bill to establish El Rio Grande Del
Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes; S. 1139 (Wyden), A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture
to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and
for other purposes; and S. 1140 (Wyden), A bill to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands
and Forests (Wyden)
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Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management
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Tues., 6/16
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Fiscal 2010 Budget: Park Service; NPS Stimulus Spending
Subcommittee oversight hearing on the
President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2010 budget for the National Park
Service and proposed expenditures under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Udall)
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Daniel Wenk, Acting Director, National Park Service
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Tues., 6/16
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Fish Conservation Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 2055 (Thompson), To establish
a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to protect wild Pacific salmon, and
for other purposes; and H.R. 2565 (Kind), To conserve fish and aquatic
communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish
habitat conservation, to improve the quality of life for the people of the
United States, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
(Bordallo)
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Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Fisheries and
Habitat Conservation, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Tues., 6/16
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Mountain Pine Beetle
Joint Subcommittee oversight hearing on
Mountain Pine Beetle: Strategies for Protecting the West
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (Grijalva) and the S/C on
Water and Power (Napolitano)
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Herbert Frost, Associate Director, Natural Resource
Stewardship and Science, National Park Service
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Tues., 6/9
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Endocrine Disruption
Subcommittee oversight hearing on endocrine
disruption in fish and wildlife
House Natural Resources S/C on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
(Bordallo)
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Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water, U.S.
Geological Survey
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Thurs., 6/4
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Oil Spill Research
Subcommittee oversight hearing on A New
Direction for Federal Oil Spill Research and Development
House Science and Technology S/C on Energy and Environment (Baird)
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Statement for the Record, Minerals Management Service
(DOI witness not requested)
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Thurs., 6/4
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Unconventional Fuels
Subcommittee oversight hearing on Unconventional
Fuels, Part I: Shale Gas Potential
House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Costa)
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Douglas Duncan, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
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Thurs., 6/4
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Bat Deaths in the Northeast
Joint Committee oversight hearing on
White-Nose Syndrome: What's Killing Bats in the Northeast?
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Grijalva) and S/C on Insular
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Bordallo)
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Marvin Moriarty, Northeast Regional Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wed., 6/3
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Indian Land Trusts, Environmental Scholarship
Full Committee hearing on H.R. 1035 (Grijalva), To amend
the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of
Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes; H.R. 1061 (Dicks), To transfer certain land to the United
States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into
trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2040 (Larsen), To authorize a process by which the
Secretary of the Interior shall process acquisitions of certain real
property of the Samish Indian Nation into trust, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources Committee
(Rahall)
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George Skibine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development for Indian Affairs
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Tues., 6/2
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Energy, Interior
Department Nominations
Full Committee markup on the nomination of
Catherine Radford Zoi, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Efficiency,
and Renewable Energy), the nomination of William F. Brinkman, to be
Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, and the
nomination of Anne Castle, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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Anne Castle - Nominee
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Wed., 5/27
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Water Quality in Lower Colorado River
Subcommittee
oversight field hearing on the effects of water quality issues in the Lower Colorado River
House Natural
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Napolitano)
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Lorri Gray-Lee, Regional Director, Bureau of
Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
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Tues., 5/19
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U.S. Relations with Guam and Marianas
Subcommittee oversight hearing on the
implementation of Public Law
110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam
10:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth
House Natural Resources S/C on
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Bordallo)
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Nikolao Pula, Jr., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Interior for Insular Affairs
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Thurs., 5/14
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Carbon Capture,
Transportation and Storage
Full Committee hearing on S. 1013 (Bingaman), A bill
to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate
the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological
storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes
2:30 p.m.; Room SD-366 Dirksen
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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Kit Batten, Ph.D.,
DOI Science Advisor, Bureau of Land Management
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Thurs., 5/14
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Hydroelectric Power
in Utah
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 2008 (Matheson), To authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of
hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project
House Natural Resources S/C on
Water and Power (Napolitano)
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Reed Murray, Program Director, Central
Utah Project Completion Art
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Thurs., 5/14
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Land Bills
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 129 (Gallegly), To
authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los
Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 762 (Heller), To validate final patent number
27-2005-0081, and for other purposes; H.R. 865 (Boucher), To convey the New River State Park
campground located in the Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area in the
Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth
of Virginia, and for other purposes; H.R. 1442 (Matheson), To provide for the sale of the Federal
Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in
Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery
Association under the Act of January 23, 1909; H.R. 1471 (Bishop), To expand the boundary of the Jimmy
Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the
unit as a National Historical Park, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1641 (Inslee), To amend the National Trails System Act
to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail
House Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks, Forests, and Public
Lands (Grijalva)
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Stephen Whitesell, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service
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Wed., 5/13
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Migratory Bird
Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1916 (Dingell), To
amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to provide for
a revised schedule of price increases for the Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp, popularly known as the "Duck Stamp", and for
other purposes; H.R. 2062 (DeFazio), To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected
avian species, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2188 (Kratovil), To
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore,
enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the
ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private
lands, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on
Insular Affairs, Wildlife and Oceans (Bordallo)
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Paul Schmidt, Assistant Director for Migratory Birds
and State Programs for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Mon., 5/11
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Solar Energy
Development on Federal Lands
Subcommittee oversight field hearing on
"Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands: The Road to
Consensus"
House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Costa)
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Jim Abbott, Acting California
State Director,
Bureau of Land Management
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Thurs., 5/7
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Interior Department
Indian Affairs Nomination
Full Committee hearing on the nomination of Larry J. Echo Hawk to be Assistant Secretary
of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
(Dorgan)
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Larry J. Echo Hawk – Nominee
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Tues., 5/5
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Northern
Rockies Ecosystem
Protection
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 980 (Maloney), To
designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic
rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and
for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks, Forests and Public
Lands (Grijalva)
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Michael Nedd, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management
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Tues., 5/5
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Conservation
Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 509 (Brown), Marine
Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 556 (Farr), To
establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide
for the recovery of the southern sea otter; and H.R. 1454 (Brown), To
provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds
Semipostal Stamp
House Natural Resources S/C on Insular
Affairs, Fisheries, and Wildlife (Bordallo)
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Rowan Gould, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Tues., 5/5
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Energy and Interior
Nominations
Full Committee hearing on the nomination
of Daniel B. Poneman, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, the
nomination of David B. Sandalow, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(International Affairs and Domestic Policy), the nomination of Rhea S.
Suh, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and the nomination of
Michael L. Connor, to be Commissioner of Reclamation
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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Rhea Suh - Nominee
Michael Connor - Nominee
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Tues., 4/28
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Stimulus Funds for
Water Projects
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds for the
Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Resources Division of the United States
Geological Survey (USGS)
House Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Napolitano)
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J. William McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation
Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water, U.S.
Geological Survey
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Thurs., 4/23
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Energy and Interior
Department Nominations
Full Committee hearing to consider the
nomination of Kristina M. Johnson, to be the Under Secretary of
Energy, the nomination of Steven Elliot Koonin, to be the Under
Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, the nomination of Ines R.
Triay, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management),
the nomination of Hilary Chandler Tompkins, to be Solicitor of the
Department of the Interior, and the nomination of Scott Blake Harris,
to be the General Counsel of the Department of Energy
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)
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Hilary Chandler Tompkins - Nominee
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Thurs., 4/23
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Nonnative Wildlife
Invasion Prevention
Subcommittee oversight hearing on H.R. 669 (Bordallo), to
prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species
that negatively impact the economy, environment, or other animal species'
or human health, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
(Bordallo)
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Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Fisheries and
Habitat Conservation, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Thurs., 4/23
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Blue Ridge Parkway; Texas Monument
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1121 (Foxx), To authorize a land exchange to acquire
lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North
Carolina, and for other purposes and H.R. 1376 (Edwards), To authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of
Texas
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (Grijalva)
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Stephen Whitesell, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service
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Tues., 4/7
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Climate Change and
National Parks
Subcommittee
oversight field hearing on The Impacts of Climate Change on America's National Parks
House Natural
Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
(Grijalva)
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Jon Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service
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Thurs., 4/2
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Service Learning on
Public Lands
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1612 (Grijalva), To
amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide
service-learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the Nation's
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic
resources, train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts,
and promote the value of public service
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (Grijalva)
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Will Shafroth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Fish Wildlife and Parks
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Tues., 3/31
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California Drought
Full Committee oversight hearing "The
California Drought: Actions by Federal and State agencies to address
impacts on lands, fisheries, and water users"
House Natural Resources Committee
(Rahall)
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J. William McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation
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Thurs., 3/26
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EPA and Interior
Nominations
Full Committee hearing on the nominations
of Jonathan Z. Cannon to be Deputy Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency and Thomas L. Strickland to be
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of
the Interior
Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee (Boxer)
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Thomas Strickland - Nominee
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Tues., 3/24
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Interior Department
Nomination
Full Committee hearing on the nomination
of Thomas Strickland, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife,
Department of the Interior
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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Thomas Strickland - Nominee
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Tues., 3/24
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Land Exchange;
National Historic Parks
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 689 (Herger), To interchange the administrative jurisdiction
of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management, and for other purposes; H.R. 1078 (Arcuri), To establish the Harriet Tubman
National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1275 (Matheson), To direct the exchange of certain land
in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks, Forests, and Public
Lands (Grijalva)
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Michael Nedd, Acting Deputy
Director,
Bureau of Land Management
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Thurs., 3/19
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Restoring the Federal
Public Lands Workforce
Subcommittee
oversight on issues related to the morale and effectiveness of employees of
the U.S. Forest Service (FS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and National
Park Service (NPS)
House Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks, Forests and Public
Lands (Grijalva)
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Daniel Wenk, Acting Director, National Park Service
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Wed., 3/18
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Indian Recognition
Full Committee hearing on H.R. 31 (McIntyre), To
provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for
other purposes; and H.R 1385 (Moran), To extend Federal recognition to the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division,
the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe
House Natural Resources Committee
(Rahall)
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George Skibine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development for Indian Affairs
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Tues., 3/17
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Public Lands and OCS Energy Development
Full Committee oversight hearing on energy
development on public lands and the outer Continental Shelf
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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Ken Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior
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Tues., 3/17
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Resources on the
Outer Continental Shelf
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“Leasing and Development of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer
Continental Shelf”
House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Costa)
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Chris Oynes, MMS Associate Director, Offshore Energy
and Mineral Management
(Attachment Slides)
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Thurs., 3/12
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Interior Department
Nomination
Full Committee nomination hearing of David
Hayes to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee (Bingaman)
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David Hayes - Nominee
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Thurs., 3/5
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Onshore Offshore
Resources
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
"Energy Outlooks, and the Role of Federal Onshore and Offshore
Resources in Meeting Future Energy Demand"
House Natural Resources S/C on
Energy and Mineral Resources (Costa)
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Brenda Pierce, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
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Tues., 3/3
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Combating Climate
Change
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“The Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change”
House Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks, Forests and Public
Lands (Grijalva)
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Thomas Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Program, U.S. Geological Survey
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Tues., 3/3
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Wild Horses, Land
Boundaries and Conveyance
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 409 (Heller), To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and
for other purposes; H.R. 715 (Grijalva), To expand the boundary of Saguaro
National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the
boundary of the Park, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1018 (Rahall), To
amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management
and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other
purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands (Grijalva)
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Ed Roberson, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources
& Planning, Bureau of Land Management
Stephen Whitesell, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service
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Wed., 2/25
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Coral Reef
Conservation; Northern
Mariana Islands Land
Transfer
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 860 (Bordallo), To reauthorize the Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes; and H.R. 934 (Sablan), To
convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged
lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their
submerged lands
House Natural Resources S/C on
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Bordallo)
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Nikolao Pula, Jr., Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary – Insular Affairs
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Thurs., 2/12
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Regulation and
Disposal of Coal Ash
Full
Committee hearing on H.R. 493 (Rahall), To direct the Secretary of the
Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of
matter referred to as “other wastes” in the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes
House Natural
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Costa)
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John R. Craynon, P.E., Chief,
Division of Regulatory Support, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Thurs., 2/12
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Secretary of the
Interior on Indian Affairs
Full
Committee oversight hearing to receive the Department’s views and
priorities with regard to Indian Affairs related issues in the coming year
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (Dorgan)
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Ken Salazar, Secretary
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Thurs., 1/15
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Interior Nomination
Full
Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the
Interior
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
(Bingaman)
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Ken Salazar – Nominee
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Thurs., 1/15
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Job Creation and Investment in Infrastructure on Indian Lands
Select
Committee hearing on the future of the polar bear under the Endangered
Species Act and the Department’s recent decision to open polar bear
habitats off Alaska
to new oil drilling
House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (Markey)
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Dr. Robert Middleton, Director of the
Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs
Jack Rever, Director of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural
Resources
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