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The purpose of this field hearing is to examine the command structure, including roles and responsibilities, for the response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which was deemed a spill of National Significance.

• Col. Michael Edmonston, Deputy Secretary, Superintendent of State Police, Public Safety Services, Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
• Frank V. Hibbard, Mayor, Clearwater, Florida
• Rear Admiral Peter V. Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
• Juliette N. Kayyem, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Ray Dempsey, Vice President of Strategy, BP America

Louisiana Supreme Court Building
400 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA

The Sierra Club holds a conference call, beginning at 3:30 p.m., to discuss experiences touring the oil damage in the Gulf Coast with national religious leaders.

Speakers

• Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, founder of Interfaith Power and Light
• Rev. Gerald Durley, pastor at Providence Missionary Baptist Church
• Fr. Dan Krutz, Episcopal priest and director of Louisiana Interchurch Conference
• Rev. Jim Wallis, editor in chief of Sojourners Magazine
• Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell of the Progressive National Baptist Convention
• Sayyid Syeed of the Islamic Society of North America
• Lynn Hybels, co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago
• Rev. Kris Peterson, pastor of Bayou Blue Presbyterian Church
• Rabbi Julie Schonfeld of the Rabbinicial Assembly
• Pastor Chris Seay, senior pastor of Ecclesia Church
• Susan Stephenson, executive director of Interfaith Power and Light

CONTACT: Orli Cotel, 415-977-5627, [email protected]

Call in, 888-228-9795; conference ID# code: 86171908. RSVP to [email protected]

President Barack Obama has invited senators to the White House to discuss comprehensive energy and climate legislation.

Attendees:

• Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
• Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
• Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
• Senator Mark Begich (D-AK)
• Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
• Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
• Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
• Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
• Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
• Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
• Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
• Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
• Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
• Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
• Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
• Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
• Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)
• Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
• Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
• Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
• Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Cynthia L. Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Honorable Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board

Panel 2

• Tim Felt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Pipeline Company, representing the Association of Oil Pipelines
• Rocco D’Alessandro, Executive Vice President of Operations, Nicor Gas, representing the American Gas Association
• Gary Sypolt, Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy, representing the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• Carl Weimer, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Scott Brown, U.S. Senate

Panel 2

• Ken Salazar, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

Panel 3

• Marilyn Heiman, Director, U.S. Arctic Program and Offshore Energy Reform Project, The Pew Environment Group
• David Welch, President, Stone Energy Corporation

Witnesses

• Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
• Michael R. Bromwich, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Witnesses

Panel 1

• David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy

Panel 2

• Frederick Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO, FedEx Corporation
• Kathryn Clay, Director of Research, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Brian Wynne, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association
• David Friedman, Research Director, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Alan Crane, Senior Program Officer, National Research Council

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Bob Abbey, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Mary Kendall, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 2

• Kenneth Abbott, Former Contractor, BP Atlantis

Panel 3

• Christopher Mann, Senior Officer, Pew Environment Group
• Alan Spackman, Vice President, Offshore Technical & Regulatory Affairs, International Association of Drilling Contractors
• Erik Milito, Group Director, Upstream and Industry Operations, American Petroleum Institute
• Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project on Government Oversight
• Steve Maley, Operations Manager, Badger Oil Corporation