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• Mathew Haarsager, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy, Department of the Treasury
• Jeffrey Haeni, Acting Director for Center for Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure, Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
• Leo Martinez-Diaz, Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Department of State

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• Dr. Leah Gerber, Founding Director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Professor of Conservation Science at Arizona State University
• Edmund “Ed” Sullivan, Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
• Andy Treharne, Senior Director, Executive Affairs, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
• John E. Schmidt, Board of Directors, Partnerscapes

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• Arthur Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary For Community Planning And Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• John Pendleton, Director, Financial Markets And Community Investment Government Accountability Office

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• Dr. Karen M. St. Germain, Division Director, Earth Sciences Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
• Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Senior Climate Advisor (Acting) and Director of Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA
• Riley Duren, Research Scientist, Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact, University of Arizona; Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Mapper, Inc.
• Robbie Schingler, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Planet

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• Jason Levine, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety
• Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
• Ragunathan Rajkumar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

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• Chad Berginnis, Executive Director, Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Velma M. Smith, Senior Officer, Government Relations, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Rebecca Kagan Sternhell, Director, New York City Office of Federal Affairs
• Stephen Ellis, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense
• R.J. Lehmann, Senior Fellow And Editor-In-Chief, International Center for Law & Economics; co-founder of R Street Institute

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:

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• Robert T. Anderson to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
• Shannon A. Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
• Tanya M. Trujillo to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science)

On Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT), the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing titled, “Protecting Coastal Communities and Ocean Resources from Offshore Drilling,” including the following bills and other related measures.

• H.R. 570 (Rep. Donald McEachin) To require operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report failures of critical systems to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. Offshore Accountability Act
• H.R. 2643 (Rep. Julia Brownley) To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
• H.R. 2836 (Rep. Kathy Castor) To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. Florida Coastal Protection Act
• H.R. _ (Rep. Frank Pallone) To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. COAST Anti-Drilling Act
• H.R. _ (Rep. Mike Levin) To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act
• H.R. _ (Rep. Jared Huffman) To amend the Other Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. North Pacific Ocean Protection Act

Witness List

Panel I

• Rep. Donald McEachin, Virginia, 4th District
• Rep. Julia Brownley, California, 26th District
• Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida, 14th District
• Rep. Mike Levin, California, 49th District
• Rep. Jared Huffman, California, 2nd District
• Rep. Frank Pallone, New Jersey, 6th District

Panel II

• Terra Lawson-Remer, Supervisor, District 3 San Diego County, CA
• Tom Kies, President, Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast President, Carteret County NC, Chamber of Commerce Morehead City, NC
• Cynthia Sarthou, Executive Director, Healthy Gulf New Orleans, LA
• Dr. Cliff Kapono, Professional Surfer, Chemist, and Journalist Hilo, HI
• Chett C. Chiasson, Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission Cut Off, LA