The Subcommittee will review recommendations from policy experts, the
Government Accountability Office and the Inspector General’s office for
improving the Federal oil and gas royalty system in light of the recent
report to the Minerals Management Service’s Royalty Policy Committee
entitled “Mineral Revenue Collection from Federal and Indian Lands and
the Outer Continental Shelf.”
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Mr. Earl Devaney, Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- Mr. David Deal, Vice Chair, Royalty Policy Committee, Department of
the Interior
- Mr. Frank Rusco, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment,
General Accounting Office
Panel 2
- Hon. C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management, Department of the Interior
- Mr. Randall Luthi, Director, Minerals Management Service
- Mr. Larry Finfer, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Analysis,
Department of the Interior
- Ms. Linda Stiff, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
- Mr. Dennis Roller, Royalty Audit Section Manager, Office of the State
Auditor, North Dakota
House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1334 Longworth
03/11/2008 at 10:00AM
On March 10, 2008, The Ecological Society of America will host a one-day
conference on the Ecological Dimensions of
Biofuels. 500 attendees will have the
opportunity to hear invited presentations by leading scientists on:
- sustainable development and use of biofuels;
- social, biogeographic, land use, and biodiversity considerations; and,
- ecological dimensions of alternatives for crop selection and
production, harvest and transport of product to refinery, and refining
of liquid fuels and other co-products.
A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Jose Goldemberg, Co-President
of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA) Council and Professor at the
Universidade de Sao Paulo. Goldemberg recently served as Secretary for
the Environment of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was a lead author
of the World Energy Assessment.
The conference will conclude with an evening social featuring additional
poster presentations and opportunities for attendees to network with
presenters and others working in this important field.
Full details, including an agenda, confirmed speakers, registration
information, and sponsorship opportunities, are available at
http://www.esa.org/biofuels.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Ecological Society of America
District of Columbia
03/10/2008 at 08:30AM
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen
03/05/2008 at 11:15AM
See the January 31, 2008 white
paper.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee
2322 Rayburn
03/05/2008 at 10:30AM
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
430 Dirksen
03/05/2008 at 10:30AM
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Homeland Security Subcommittee
2362-B Rayburn
03/05/2008 at 10:00AM