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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D810-D812 on July 31, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee held hearings on the conservation provisions of the proposed Federal farm bill, focusing on conservation programs to assist landowners and operators to manage and protect their land and water resources, receiving testimony from Lee Klein, Battle Creek, Nebraska, on behalf of the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association; George Dunklin, Jr., DeWitt, Arkansas, on behalf of the U.S. Rice Producers' Group; Gary Mast, Millersburg, Ohio, on behalf of the National Association of Conservation Districts; Dave Serfling, Preston, Minnesota, on behalf of the Land Stewardship Project; and Mark Shaffer, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, D.C.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for military construction programs, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from Dov S. Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Raymond F. DuBois, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; John Molino, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy; Patricia Sanders, Deputy Director for Test, Simulation, and Evaluation, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; Lt. Gen. William Tangney, USA, Deputy Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command; Maj. Gen. Leonard M. Randolph, Jr., USAF, Deputy Executive Director, TRICARE Management Activity; Paul Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Housing; Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management; Brig. Gen. Michael J. Squier, ANG, Deputy Director, Army National Guard; and Maj. Gen. Paul C. Bergson, USAR, Military Deputy (Reserve Components), Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for International Affairs, United States Army Reserve.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of John P. Stenbit, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence, and Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering, both of the Department of Defense, Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Nelson F. Gibbs, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment, both of the Department of the Air Force, Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, and Mario P. Fiori, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment, both of the Department of the Army, and H. T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Sega was introduced by Senator Allard, Mr. Parker was introduced by Senators Lott and Cochran, Mr. Fiori was introduced by Senators Cleland and Thurmond, and Mr. Johnson was introduced by Senators Warner and Thurmond.
AUTHORIZATION--NAVY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on Navy shipbuilding programs, after receiving testimony from John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition; and Adm. William J. Fallon, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications concluded hearings to examine the issues of spectrum management and 3rd generation wireless service, focusing on tools to ensure the availability of spectrum for the rapid deployment of new advanced technologies such as the development of Third Generation wireless, and the promotion of spectrum efficiency in order that this scarce resource is put to its most valuable use, after receiving testimony from William T. Hatch, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information; Julius P. Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission; Linton Wells II, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence; Dennis F. Strigl, Verizon Wireless, Bedminster, New Jersey; Carroll D. McHenry, Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc., Carrollton, Texas; Mark C. Kelley, Leap Wireless International, Inc., San Diego, California; Thomas E. Wheeler, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, Washington, D.C.; and Martin Cooper, ArrayComm, Inc., San Jose, California.
NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings on S. 689, to convey certain Federal properties on Governors Island, New York, S. 1175, to modify the boundary of Vicksburg National Military Park to include the property known as Pemberton's Headquarters, S. 1227, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara River National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and H.R. 601, to ensure the continued access of hunters to those Federal lands included within the boundaries of the Craters of the Moon National Monument in the State of Idaho pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands, after receiving testimony from Senator Clinton and former Senator Moynihan; Representatives LaFalce and Simpson; Denis P. Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; F. Joseph Moravec, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration; Bernadette Castro, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and H. Claude Shostal, Regional Plan Association, both of New York; John C. Drake, City of Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York; and Jane Thompson, Thompson Design Group, Boston, Massachusetts.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Robert C. Bonner, to be Commissioner of Customs, and Rosario Marin, to be Treasurer of the United States, both of California, both of the Department of the Treasury, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, and Alex Azar II, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, and Janet Rehnquist, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Huntsman and Ms. Rehnquist were introduced by Senator Hatch.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Vincent Martin Battle, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Edmund James Hull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, Maureen Quinn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar, R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Johnny Young, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Ireland, Nancy Goodman Brinker, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Robert Geers Loftis, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Jeanne L. Phillips, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Patrick M. Cronin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination, United States Agency for International Development, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Gnehm was introduced by Senators Hollings and Enzi, Mr. Burns was introduced by Senators Sarbanes and Kennedy, former Senator Coats was introduced by Senator Lugar, Mr. Egan was introduced by Senators Kennedy and Kerry, and Ms. Brinker and Ms. Phillips were introduced by Senator Hutchison.
NOMINATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, General Services Administration, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION AND SAFETY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded hearings to examine workplace safety and asbestos contamination, focusing on the combined authority and efforts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe and enforce regulations to prevent health risks to workers form exposure to airborne asbestos, after receiving testimony from Senator Baucus; Representative Rehberg; David D. Lauriski, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, and R. Davis Layne, Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, both of the Department of Labor; Kathleen M. Rest, Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; Michael Shapiro, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; Richard Lemen, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, former Assistant Surgeon General of the United States; John Addison, John Addison Consultancy, Edinburgh, Scotland; Michael R. Harbut, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, on behalf of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Alan Whitehouse, Klock and Whitehouse, Spokane, Washington; Ned Gumble, Virginia Vermiculite, and David Pinter, both of Louisa, Virginia; and George Biekkola, L'Anse, Michigan.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation to revise and extend programs of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, focusing on the challenges confronting the Indian Health Service, tribally-administered health care programs, and urban Indian health care programs with regard to recruiting and retaining health care professionals, after receiving testimony from William C. Vanderwagen, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, General Accounting Office; Michael E. Bird, American Public Health Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, on behalf of the Friends of Indian Health; Robert Hall, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Washington, D.C.; Anthony Hunter, American Indian Community House, Inc., New York, New York; Carole Meyers, Missoula Indian Center, Missoula, Montana; Martin Waukazoo, Urban Indian Health Board, Inc., San Francisco, California, on behalf of the Native American Health Centers; and Kay Culbertson, Denver Indian Health and Family Services, Denver, Colorado.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert S. Mueller III, of California, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Boxer and Feinstein, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
