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 »

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 from other missions to fund this initiative. Therefore, I ask that you… Read more »

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 Magnuson-Stevens Act, NOAA is authorized to seize assets from violators… Read more »

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 tecum subpoenas for the production of documents relating to two… Read more »