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. Read more »

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 Department of the Interior's October 13, 2011 letter to the Committee… Read more »

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 and limitations. It will remove government roadblocks to these… Read more »

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 Department has done this even though the Committee's requests directly… Read more »

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… Read more »

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 Pacific Northwest and amongst some of our constituents. Since the… Read more »

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, Republican members of the Committee called upon your office in… Read more »

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 pectfully request that your Department postpone implementation of the… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »