Committee Correspondence

Chairman Hastings Letter Requesting Secretary Salazar Testify Before Committee on Hydraulic Fracturing
Letters
Oct 11, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: Last week, at an event sponsored by Christian Science Monitor, you announced that the Department of the Interior plans to issue rules regarding hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, within a "month or so." In your comments, you also reiterated your belief in transparency and full disclosure regardi... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum to Committee Members on Committee Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Letters
Oct 7, 2011 - TO: All Member Offices, House Natural Resources Committee RE: Natural Resources Committee Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction To ensure that all Committee Members are able to participate in making "recommendations for changes in law to reduce the deficit" to the Joint Select Committee to ... More

Chairman Hastings Follow-up Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Requests for Staff E-mail Communications Related to the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Sep 28, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: As you are aware, the Committee is conducting an investigation into whether senior officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), in an effort to help justify their decision to impose a 6-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, misrepresented that the moratorium was re... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Follow-up Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Requests for Documents Related to the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Letters
Sep 28, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: As you know, the Committee is conducting an investigation into DOI's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). The Committee has made requests for infonnation and documents by letters dated February 8, 2011; February 10, 2011; A... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum to Committee Members Recalling Several Bills
Letters
Sep 1, 2011 - To: Members, Committee on Natural Resources From: The Honorable Doc Hastings, Chairman Subject: Recall of bills Pursuant to Committee on Natural Resources Rule 6(e), I hereby give notice of my intent to recall the listed bills from the following Subcommittees: Read the entire memorandum HERE. More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Request for Full Compliance with the Committee's Investigation into the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Aug 15, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: The Committee is in receipt of the August I, 20 II letter from the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs relating to the status of several formal document and information requests the Committee has made to the DOI and its bureaus during the 112th Congress... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Request for Full Compliance with the Committee's Investigation into the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Letters
Aug 15, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: The Committee is in receipt of the August 1, 2011 letter from the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs relating to the status of several formal document and information requests the Committee has made to DOI and its bureaus during the 112th Congress. Alt... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Follow-up Letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Regarding Requested Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Aug 1, 2011 - Dear Ms. Kendall: On April 25, 2011, we requested the underlying documents, drafts and communications reviewed by the Office of Inspector General (OlG) in reaching its conclusion and issuing its Report of Investigation - Federal Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Case No. PI-PI-I 0-0562-1. Specifically, we requested the ... More

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Documents Provided to the Committee on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Aug 1, 2011 - Dear Chairman Hastings: The Department of the Interior is in receipt of your three letters, dated July 18, 2011, that relate to the status of several of the requests for documents and information that you have made to the Department and its bureaus during the 112th Congress. Specifically, these letters address requests... More

Dicks Amendment Would Continue Lawsuit-Driven ESA, Divert Scarce Dollars Away from Actual Species Recovery
Dear Colleagues
Jul 27, 2011 - Dear Colleague, The Interior Appropriations bill that Chairman Simpson has brought to the House Floor prioritizes funding to ensure that core responsibilities and environmental protections are met. When it comes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), this bill focuses funding on the actual recovery of species. It does th... More

39 House Republicans Send Letter to Senators Over Nominee for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary
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Jul 20, 2011 - Dear Senators Boxer, Bingaman, Inhofe, and Murkowski: As you consider President Obama's nomination of Ms. Rebecca Wodder as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, we respectfully write to let you know of our serious concerns with her record as the head of American Rivers, a ... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating April 25th Request for Specified Documents and Information on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium, Sets New Deadline
Letters
Jul 18, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: On April 25, 2011, we sent you a letter that requested documents, drafts and communications related to the Report of Investigation - Federal Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Case No. PI-PI-IO-0562- issued by the Office of Inspector General. Specifically, we requested the following items: Any and all... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Reiterating Requests for Documents Related to the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule, Sets New Deadline
Letters
Jul 18, 2011 - Dear Mr. Secretary: As you are aware, the Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) is actively investigating issues surrounding the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). Through series of letters to the OSM and the ... More

Briefing Invitation for Members and Staff -- Unconventional Oil and Gas - Fueling the Future
Dear Colleagues
Jun 23, 2011 - Dear Colleague, I would like to bring your attention to the invitation that was sent to you and your staff to attend a briefing on Unconventional Oil and Gas - Fueling the Future. Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. More

End the Lockout of Border Patrol to Federal Lands - Vote "Aye" on the Lummis Amendment
Dear Colleagues
Jun 2, 2011 - Dear Colleague, The Lummis Amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations bill is focused on the serious problem of our Nation’s border security taking a back seat to environmental laws and the regulatory whims of Department of the Interior land managers. An October 2010 GAO report revealed that critical access... More

59 Representatives Letter to Secretary Vilsack Expressing Concern Over the Proposed National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule
Letters
May 31, 2011 - Dear Secretary Vilsack: We write to express our concern over the Proposed National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule published in the Federal Register on February 14,2011 (proposed rule) that would affect the management plans of the nation's 155 national forests and 20 grasslands. With a keen interest in the ... More

Chairman Hastings Reminds Members that Earmark Moratorium Applies to Bills Referred to Natural Resources Committee
Dear Colleagues
Apr 25, 2011 - Dear Colleague: It is important for all Members to recognize that the moratorium on earmarks applies to matters and bills referred to the Natural Resources Committee. If you are preparing or writing a bill that falls within the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee, please feel free to have your staff contact... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Requesting More Information and Documents Pertaining to the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Apr 25, 2011 - Dear Ms. Kendall: On July 20, 2010, we requested the Office of Inspector General to conduct an investigation into whether senior officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), in an effort to help justify their decision to impose a 6-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, misrepresented ... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Information and Documents Pertaining to the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
Apr 25, 2011 - Dear Secretary Salazar: On July 20, 2010, we requested the Office of Inspector General to conduct an investigation into whether senior officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), in an effort to help justify their decision to impose a 6-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, misrepres... More

Four Chairmen Send Letter to Secretary Vilsack Regarding Private Mineral Estates on Forest Service Lands
Letters
Apr 6, 2011 - Dear Secretary Vilsack: In the Fall 2010 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, the U.S. Forest Service indicated its intention to promulgate new regulations on the "Management of National Forest System Surface Resources with Privately Held Mineral Estates." We are concerned that this rulemaking will dr... More

Reps. Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar on the Rewrite of the 2008 Steam Buffer Zone Rule
Letters
Apr 1, 2011 - Dear Secretary Salazar: The Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) is actively investigating issues surrounding the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). Through this letter, we request information and cooperation... More

House Republicans' American Energy Initiative -- Original CoSponsor Deadline - 5:30PM TODAY
Dear Colleagues
Mar 29, 2011 - March 29, 2011 Dear Colleague, House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative is an ongoing effort to expand American energy production to create American jobs and to stop the Obama Administration policies that are raising energy prices. As Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, I’m focused on increasing energy pr... More

Reps. Hastings and Young Letter and Questions on Fees to Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Defendants
Letters
Mar 14, 2011 - Dear Messrs. Hayes and Perrelli: We request information and cooperation regarding the fees, expenses, and incentive payments sought by the Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel pursuant to the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, which authorized the Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Agreement. Read the entire letter HERE. More

Reps. Hastings and Young Letter and Questions on Fees to Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Plantiffs
Letters
Mar 14, 2011 - Dear Messrs. Gingold and Harper: We request information regarding the fees, expenses, and incentive payments sought by the Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel pursuant to the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, which authorized the Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Agreement. Your response on behalf of the Named Plaintiffs and Cl... More

Chairman Hastings and Five Members Letter to Secretary Salazar on Spotted Owl Draft Revised Recovery Plan
Letters
Mar 8, 2011 - Secretary Salazar: As you may know, last November a number of Northwest Members of Congress wrote you to express strong concerns about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Northern Spotted Owl Draft Revised Recovery Plan (Draft Plan) and to request that the public be given additional time and infonnation to comme... More

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