Oversight- Obama Moratorium

Hastings to Secretary Salazar on DOI's Failure to Cooperate With One Year Investigation and Subpoena for Drilling Moratorium Documents: "If the Department has nothing to hide, then it should stop hiding..."
Press Release
Apr 25, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding the Department’s refusal to comply with a subpoena issued for documents related to the Obama Administration’s decision to impose a drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico, ... 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

Subpoena Issued to Interior Department's Inspector General Office for 13 Documents on Report Recommending Drilling Moratorium
Press Release
Apr 11, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today issued a subpoena to the Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Office of the Inspector General (IG) for 13 documents that DOI has intervened and blocked the IG from releasing to the Committee. The subpoena comes after DOI yesterday failed to provide t... 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

Initial Comment on Interior Department's 'Extremely Disappointing' Response to Subpoena for Drilling Moratorium Documents
Blog
Apr 10, 2012 - While the subpoena deadline for producing documents was set at Noon on April 10, 2012, the Interior Department communicated its intent to respond to the Committee by close of business. Due to the lateness in receiving the Department’s response to the subpoena, a more specific response from Chairman Hastings will follow... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Requesting Additional Information Relating to the Gulf Drilling Moratorium Report
Letters
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

Subpoena Directed to Interior Department for Documents on Report Recommending Six-Month Gulf Drilling Moratorium
Press Release
Apr 3, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today issued the first subpoena to the Department of the Interior for documents related to a more than year-long investigation into why an Obama Administration report that recommended a six-month drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico was edited to make... 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

FOX News Special Report: House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal regulation probes
In Case You Missed It
Mar 29, 2012 - House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal reg probes Published March 28, 2012 FoxNews.com A House Committee voted Wednesday to clear the way to subpoena the Obama administration over two separate probes -- one concerning allegations dating back to the BP spill that it misrepresented a repor... More

On the Motion to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas
Committee Votes
Mar 28, 2012 - On the Motion to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas (Passed 23-17. View Roll Call Vote) This motion provided the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee with authority to issue subpoenas related to two ongoing oversight investigations: 1) regarding the Secretary of the Interior’s decision and the process to rewrit... More

Committee Approves Motion Giving Chairman Authority to Issue Subpoenas on Two Oversight Investigations Impacting American Jobs and Energy Production
Press Release
Mar 28, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved a motion (23-17) to provide the Chairman with authority to issue subpoenas related to two ongoing oversight investigations: 1) regarding the Secretary of the Interior’s decision and the process to rewrite a coal production regulation; and 2) regarding a Department o... More

Hastings on Subpoena Authority for Two Oversight Investigations: Obama Admin Fails to Uphold Transparency Promises
Press Release
Mar 28, 2012 - With gasoline prices reaching record highs and the economy still recovering, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today called on the Obama Administration to uphold their promises of transparency and turn over documents related to two issues that directly impact American jobs and energy production. T... More

Chairman Hastings Announces Full Committee Meeting Next Week to Consider Subpoenas to Interior Department
Press Release
Mar 22, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced a Full Committee meeting for Wednesday, March 28th at 10:00 a.m. to consider a motion to authorize the Chairman to issue subpoenas for the production of documents relating to two long-running oversight investigations. The investigations rel... 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

Gulf Locals and Energy Experts Express Concern Over Decreased Gulf of Mexico Offshore Drilling Activity on Jobs, Economy
Press Release
Mar 8, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 budget for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). During the hearing, Committee Members heard testimony from Gulf of Mexico business leaders and ener... More

Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Committee's Investigation on Drilling Moratorium Documents and Requesting to Interview Officials
Letters
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
Letters
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

Chairman Hastings Presses Secretary Salazar to Comply with Committee Oversight, Document Requests
Press Release
Feb 15, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today questioned Secretary Ken Salazar on the Interior Department’s lack of compliance with legitimate oversight requests from the Committee on actions and policies that directly impact American jobs and the economy. The Committee is investigating the Depa... 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
Letters
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 Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
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

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
Letters
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

Final Demand Made to Administration to Provide Documents on Report Recommending Gulf Drilling Moratorium
Press Release
Jan 25, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Mineral Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) sent a letter today to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to demand compliance with document requests regarding alterations to the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) 30-Day Safety Report ... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Cooperation and Production of Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Letters
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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