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19 Members of Pacific Northwest Delegation Bipartisan Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Regarding His Recent Power Marketing Administrations Memorandum
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

Chairman Hastings Letter to Assistant Attorney General Moreno on Endangered Species Act Litigation and Settlement Costs
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Mar 19, 2012 - Dear Assistant Attorney General Moreno: The Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has jurisdiction over matters involving fisheries and wildlife, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1599. The goal of the ESA was to preserve, protect and recover key domestic species. However, t... More

Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member Murkowski Letter to Acting Administrator Gruenspecht Calling on the Energy Information Agency to Clarify and Re-Release Federal Energy Production Data
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Mar 2, 2012 - Dear Acting Administrator Gruenspecht: On Thursday, January 26, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) recalled its latest available data for oil and gas production on federal lands (Table 1.14 of the Annual Energy Review 2010). According to the agency's announcement, this was necessary because the data "were inco... More

Chairman Hastings 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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Feb 23, 2012 - Dear Chairwoman Sutley and Director Holdren: I am writing to you as the co-chairs of the National Ocean Council created under Executive Order 13547, which implemented the final recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and created a new National Ocean Policy. In addition to the National Ocean Council, ... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Committee's Investigation on Drilling Moratorium Documents and Requesting to Interview Officials
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Feb 23, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: On April 25, 2011, we wrote the Department of the Interior ("Department") to request documents about White House edits to the Executive Summary of the final report entitled "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf' ("ISM Report"). On the same date, we wrote se... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Associate Director for Energy and Climate Change Neal Kemkar Regarding Committee's Investigation on Drilling Moratorium Documents and Requesting an Interview
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Feb 23, 2012 - Dear Mr. Kemkar: On April 25, 2011, we wrote the Department of the Interior ("Department") to request documents about White House edits to the Executive Summary of the final report entitled "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf' ("ISM Report"). On the same date, we wrote separ... 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 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
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Feb 9, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman, This letter responds to your letters dated January 25 and January 31, 2012, requesting additional information regarding the manner in which the scope of peer review was described in the Executive Summary of the Department of the Interior's (Department's) 2010 report entitled "Increased Safety Measure... 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
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Feb 9, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman, With this letter we are continuing our response to the Committee's general oversight inquiry into the Department of the Interior's ("Department' s") ongoing Stream Protection Rulemaking and to the specific requests made in the Committee's January 25, 2012, letter. This letter provides the Committee d... More

Subcommittee Chairman Young and Ranking Member Boren Joint Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Tribal Consultation on Hydraulic Fracturing
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Feb 8, 2012 - Dear Secretary Salazar: It is our understanding that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently drafting regulations governing the production of oil and natural gas on Federal lands, including lands managed for the benefit of Indian tribes and their members. We further understand that as part of this regulatory p... More

182 Members Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Consideration for New and Expanded Access to the Outer Continental Shelf
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Feb 7, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: With the release of the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Plan for 2012-2017, we write to express strong bipartisan support in the House for the consideration of new and expanded access to the OCS for the production of oil and natural gas. Opening up new areas of the OCS will bring new jobs, new ener... More

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
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Feb 2, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman: The Department of the Interior ("Department") is in receipt of your letter dated January 25, 2012, regarding the Department's ongoing response to the Committee's April 25,2011, letter. In that letter, the Committee seeks information regarding the Department's Office ofInspector General 20 10 Report o... More

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
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Feb 2, 2012 - Dear Mr. Chairman: The Department of the Interior ("Department") is in receipt of your January 25, 2012, letter regarding the Office of Surface Mining's (OSM) ongoing process to develop a Stream Protection Rule. The Department has begun processing the several new requests for additional documents contained in that lett... More

Chairman Hastings Follow-up Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Cooperation and Production of Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
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Jan 31, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: This letter is a follow up to our January 25, 2012 letter providing the Department of the Interior ("Department") a final opportunity to comply with our April 25, 2011 request for documents about White House edits to the Executive Summary of the final report entitled "Increased Safety Measures for E... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Cooperation and Production of Specified Documents on the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule
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Jan 25, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: For nearly one year, we've patiently and persistently sought the Department of the Interior's ("Department") compliance with our requests for documents, communications, and information related to the rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule ("Rule") by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Cooperation and Production of Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
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Jan 25, 2012 - Dear Mr. Secretary: It is with disappointment and deep frustration that we must again write regarding the Department of the Interior's failure to comply in a meaningful way to our April 25, 2011 request seeking 5 categories of documents related to White House edits that led to the inclusion of the 6-month Gulf of Mexic... More

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