Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold three full committee hearings and one subcommittee hearing next week.
The full committee will hold a hearing on the impact the Energy Policy Act has had on hydrogen and fuel cell research and development. Senator Alexander will chair the hearing which will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable David Garman
Undersecretary of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
Panel 2
Dr. Donald Paul
Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer
Chevron Corporation
San Ramon, CA
Jim Balcom
President and Chief Executive Officer
PolyFuel, Inc.
Mountain View, CA
Dr. Byron McCormick
Executive Director, Fuel Cell Activities
General Motors
Detroit, MI
Tim Leuliette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Metaldyne, Inc.
Plymouth, MI
The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to examine United States and India energy cooperation in the context of global energy demand, the emerging energy needs of India, and the role nuclear power can play in meeting those needs.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
Mr. David Pumphrey
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Cooperation
U.S. Department of Energy
The Honorable Daniel Sullivan
Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Panel 2
Dr. David Victor
Director, Program of Energy and Sustainable Development
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Mr. Michael Gadbaw
Vice President for International Law and Policy
General Electric Company
Washington, DC
Mr. Daniel Poneman
Principal
The Scowcroft Group
Washington, DC
The Public Lands and Forests subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 19 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to provide oversight on the implementation of Public Law 108-148 (The Healthy Forests Restoration Act).
Invited Witnesses include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Nina Rose Hatfield
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Policy, Management and Budget
Department of the Interior
The Honorable David Tenny
Deputy Under Secretary
Natural Resources and the Environment
Department of Agriculture
Ms. Kathleen Clarke
Director
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Mr. Dale Bosworth
Chief
U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Panel 2
Mr. Rick DeIaco
Director of Forestry
Village of Ruidoso
Ruidoso, NM
The Honorable Colleen Macleod
Commissioner
Union County
Testifying on behalf of the National Association of Counties
La Grande, OR
Mr. Matthew Koehler
Executive Director
WildWest Institute
Missoula, MT
Mr. Jay Jensen
Executive Director
Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
Lakewood, CO
The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, July 20 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to consider the nominations of:
John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett.
Mark Myers, of Alaska, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, vice Charles G. Groat, resigned.
Drue Pearce, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law. (New Position)
