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The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold an oversight hearing on “Management by Exclusion: The Forest Service Use of Categorical Exclusions from NEPA.”

Witnesses:

Panel I

• Mark Rey , Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture
• Robin Nazzaro, Director of Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office
• Harrison Pollak, Deputy Attorney General, State of California

Panel II

• Thomas C. Jensen, Sonneschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Washington, D.C.
• Mark Menlove, Executive Director, Winter Wildlands Alliance
• Dr. Barry Noon, Professor, Colorado State University
• Nathaniel Lawrence, Senior Attorney, Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC)
• Ray Vaughan, Executive Director, Wildlaw
• John Stavros New Harmony, UT

:: Witness Statements :: Dr. Michael H. Freilich Dr. Richard A. Anthes Dr. Eric J. Barron Dr. Timothy W. Foresman

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on “The Minerals Management Service’s Proposed 2007–2012 Program for Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.” Witnesses: TBA The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.

The Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee marked up the draft measures June 20. Agenda 1. Committee Print to promote energy efficiency 2. Committee Print to facilitate the transition to a smart grid 3. Committee Print regarding Department of Energy EPAct Loan Guarantees 4. Committee Print to promote renewable-fuel infrastructure 5. Committee Print to promote advanced battery and plug-in hybrid technologies 6. Committee Print to enhance Energy Information Administration (EIA) data collection.

HR 906 — Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 HR 1933 — Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 2007 HR 2773 — Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act HR 2774 — Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007