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“WITHDRAWAL” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S11213 on Oct. 24, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WITHDRAWAL
Executive message transmitted by the President to the Senate on October 24, 1997, withdrawing from further Senate consideration the following nomination:
Department of Energy
Curt Herbert, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 1999, vice Elizabeth Anne Moler, which was sent to the Senate on October 23, 1997.
