Committee Correspondence

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar on Failure to Provide Stream Buffer Zone Rule Rewrite Documents
Letters
May 11, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: On April 5, 2012, a subpoena was issued and served on you, as Secretary of the Interior, for a complete and unredacted copy of specific documents, communications, and information related to the rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, (... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Regarding Drilling Moratorium Documents and Committee's Investigation
Letters
May 10, 2012 - Dear Ms. Kendall: Thank you for meeting with me recently to discuss your response to the April 12, 2012 subpoena for documents related to the Office of Inspector General's ("IG") investigation into the May 27, 2010 Department of the Interior ("Department") report entitled, "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Developm... More

Farm Bureau Supports Flores Amendment to CJS; Says Ocean Policy Could Reach Every Farm and Ranch in the United States
Dear Colleagues
May 9, 2012 - Dear Colleague, Today, the House continues consideration of H.R. 5326, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. As part of House Republicans’ effort to combat unnecessary spending and burdensom... More

Over 80 Groups Support Passage of Flores Amendment
Dear Colleagues
May 9, 2012 - Dear Colleague, Over 80 groups across a spectrum of sectors including agriculture, fishing, construction, manufacturing, mining, oil and natural gas, and renewable energy, have come together to support Representative Flores' (TX-17) amendment to prohibit funding for the implementation of President Obama’s National Ocea... More

H.R. 5326 CJS Approps: Support the Flores Amendment to Prevent New Layers of Federal Bureaucracy
Dear Colleagues
May 8, 2012 - Dear Colleague, This week the House will vote on H.R. 5326, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. As part of House Republicans effort to combat unnecessary spending and burdensome federal re... More

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Follow-up Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Letters
Apr 27, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman: This supplements our previous responses to your subpoena of April 12, 2012, and prior letters requesting documents related to the Department's ongoing Stream Protection rulemaking process. Read the entire letter HERE. More

23 House Republicans Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers Requesting a Prohibition on Funding for the Implementation of President Obama's Ocean Zoning Policy
Letters
Apr 25, 2012 - Dear Chairman Rogers: Our oceans support more than 28 million American jobs. This activity, along with Coastal and Great Lake States maritime activities contribute to more than 80% of our domestic economy. Proper stewardship of this vital resource will always remain a National interest. Concerns have been raised, howev... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar on Failure to Provide Drilling Moratorium Documents
Letters
Apr 25, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: One year ago today, the Department of the Interior ("Department") was first asked to provide documents and information relating to the Obama Administration's decision imposing a drilling moratorium and its drafting of a May 2010 report entitled, "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on t... More

Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Response to Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn's Request for Additional Information Relating to the Gulf Drilling Moratorium Report
Letters
Apr 24, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairmen: This is in response to your April 6, 2012 request for additional documents and information relating to the report from my office entitled, "Federal Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling." Read the entire letter HERE. More

Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Response to the Committee's Subpoena for Documents Relating to the Gulf Drilling Moratorium Report
Letters
Apr 18, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman: On April 11, 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a subpoena from the House Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) commanding production of: Unredacted and complete copies of: All documents identified on the enclosure (Bates number 00032227 SOL-WDC-B01-00001-00000I) to the Departm... More

Stop Bureaucratic Threats to Hunting and Fishing, Support H.R. 4089
Dear Colleagues
Apr 16, 2012 - Dear Colleague, This week the House will vote on H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012. This bill has bipartisan sponsorship and was reported by a bipartisan vote of the Natural Resources Committee. The bill protects the traditional right of American sportsmen to fish and hunt from bureaucratic restrictions a... More

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Follow-up Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Letters
Apr 12, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman: Over the last year, the Department of the Interior has undertaken continual, significant and good-faith efforts to respond to the Committee on Natural Resources' requests for information related to the Department's ongoing Stream Protection Rule rulemaking process to the extent possible. The Departme... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum Providing Notice to Committee Members that a Subpoena was Issued to the Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General
Letters
Apr 11, 2012 - TO: Members, Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Doc Hastings, Chairman RE: Subpoena issued I hereby give notice that I have issued a subpoena duces tecum (for documents) to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. A copy of the subpoena may be reviewed in the Committee office (1324 Longw... More

19 Members of Pacific Northwest Delegation Bipartisan Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Regarding His Recent Power Marketing Administrations Memorandum
Letters
Apr 11, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu: We write with deep concern regarding your March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Market Administrators. While many of the Memorandum's goals may have merit, these directives - and the manner in which your Department has relayed them - have created considerable consternation and confusion in the Paci... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Requesting Additional Information Relating to the Gulf Drilling Moratorium Report
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Apr 6, 2012 - Dear Ms. Kendall: We write concerning the Committee on Natural Resource's ("Committee") long-running investigation into the May 27,2010 Department of the Interior ("Department") report entitled, "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf' ("Drilling Moratorium Report"). As you know... More

Chairman Hastings Invitation Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Testify on His Recent Power Marketing Administrations Memorandum
Letters
Apr 5, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu: I cordially invite you to testify before the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. to explain and answer questions regarding your March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations. Since there are substantial questions about the Memorandum, I res ... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum Providing Notice to Committee Members that a Subpoena was Issued to the Department of the Interior
Letters
Apr 5, 2012 - TO: Members, Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Doc Hastings, Chairman RE: Subpoena issued Pursuant to the authority granted me by a vote of the Committee on March 28, 2012, I hereby give notice that I have issued a subpoena duces tecum (for documents) to the Department of the Interior. The subpoena was served today.... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum Providing Notice to Committee Members that a Subpoena was Issued to the Department of the Interior
Letters
Apr 3, 2012 - TO: Members, Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Doc Hastings, Chairman RE: Subpoena issued Pursuant to the authority granted me by a vote of the Committee on March 28, 2012, I hereby give notice that I have issued a subpoena duces tecum (for documents) to the Department of the Interior. The subpoena was served today.... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers Requesting a Prohibition on Funding for the Implementation of President Obama's Ocean Zoning Policy
Letters
Apr 2, 2012 - Dear Chairman Rogers: The Obama Administration continues to move forward with zoning the oceans through implementation of the President's National Ocean Policy (Policy) without requesting funding specifically for this broad initiative and without answering basic questions about how funds are currently being diverted fr... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco Regarding the Mismanagement of the Asset Forfeiture Fund
Letters
Apr 2, 2012 - Dear Administrator Lubchenco: As you may know, the Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has been monitoring the Office of Inspector General's ("OIG") investigations into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ("NOAA") mismanagement of the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Under section 311 (e)(l) of the Mag... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum to Republican Committee Members Regarding the Purpose and Need for Business Meeting to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas
Letters
Mar 22, 2012 - TO: Republican Members, Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Doc Hastings, Chairman RE: Full Committee Meeting to Authorize Issuance of Subpoenas Today, official notice was given that the Full Committee will meet at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, March 28, 2012, to consider a motion to authorize the Chairman to issue duces te... More

Chairman Hastings Follow-up Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren on the National Ocean Council Draft Implementation Plan
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Mar 20, 2012 - Dear Chairwoman Sutley and Director Holdren: On February 23, 2012, I wrote requesting that the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan be extended for an additional 90 days beyond the original February 27,2012 deadline. It was disappointing to leam that, despite the National Ocean P... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Victoria Haynes on RTI International's Communications with the Bureau of Reclamation
Letters
Mar 20, 2012 - Dear Ms. Haynes: We write to request information related to the Department of the Interior's ("DOI") Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey ("Survey"). According to press reports on the issue, DOI contracted with RTI International to provide information gathering services related to this issue. The Office of Management and B... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Commissioner Connor on the Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey
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Mar 20, 2012 - Dear Commissioner Connor: We write to request information related to the Department of the Interior's ("DOI") Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey ("Survey"). The Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number for the Survey is 1090-0010. Through this letter, we request information regarding communication on this i... More

H.R. 2087 Creates Jobs and Supports Economic Development
Dear Colleagues
Mar 19, 2012 - Dear Colleague, This week the House will vote on H.R. 2087, To remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia. This is a no cost bill that would create hundreds of jobs and stimulate the local economy. H.R. 2087 allows Accomack County to move forward with plans to... More

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