Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings, three subcommittee hearings and one business meeting next week. 

The full committee will hold a hearing on the impact the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has had on renewable fuel standards and biofuels.  Senator Talent will chair the hearing which will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366.         

Invited Witnesses Include:        

Panel 1

Mr. William Wehrum
Acting Assistant Administrator
Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 
Panel 2

Dr. Michael Pacheco
Director of the National Bioenergy Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, CO

Mr. Charles P. Carey
Chairman of the Board        
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago, IL

Mr. Chris Standlee
Vice President
Abengoa Bioenergy
Chesterfield, MO

Mr. Daniel More
Managing Director and Head of Renewable Energy Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY

Mr. Joe Jobe
CEO
National Biodiesel Board
Jefferson City, MO
 
The national parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 20 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on the National Park Service’s Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilderness areas, recreation, and interaction with gateway communities. 

Invited Witnesses Include:

Mr. Steve Martin
Deputy Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
  
Mr. Tom Kiernan
President
National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, DC

The full committee will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, June 21 at 11:30 a.m. in room SD-366 to consider the following items on the agenda:
   
The nomination of  Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The nomination of Jon Wellinghoff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    
The public lands and forests subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 21 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 to review the Government Accountability Office report entitled “Wildland Fire Suppression – Lack of Clear Guidance Raises Concerns about Cost Sharing between Federal and Nonfederal Entities” (GAO-06-570).

Invited Witnesses Include:

Mr. Robert Robinson
Managing Director
Natural Resources and the Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Honorable Nina Hatfield
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget
Department of the Interior

The Honorable Mark Rey
Undersecretary
Natural Resources and the Environment
Department of Agriculture

Accompanied by:
Mr. Tom Harbour
Director of Fire and Aviation Management
U.S. Forest Service

Mr. Kirk Rowdabaugh
State Forester – State of Arizona
National Association of State Foresters
Washington, DC

The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on S. 2747, a bill to enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas. 

Invited Witnesses Include:

Mr. Andrew Karsner
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy
   
Mr. Steven Nadel
Executive Director
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Ms. Kateri Callahan
President
Alliance to Save Energy

Mr. Frank Verrastro
Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Mr. Dan Lashof
Senior Scientist
Natural Resources Defense Council

The national parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 574, a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act; S. 1387, a bill to provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the undertaking of a special resource study of sites and landscape features within the Corridor, and to authorize additional appropriations for the Corridor; S. 1721, a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas; S. 2037, a bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado; and S. 2645, a bill to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area. 

Invited Witnesses Include:

Panel 1

Mr. Donald W. Murphy
Deputy Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Panel 2

The Honorable Donald Carcieri
Governor
State of Rhode Island
Providence, RI

Ms. Ann Marie Velasquez
Chairman
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
Board of Directors
Antonito, CO
  
Ms. Cate Magennis Wyatt
President
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Waterford, VA

Mr. Dan Rice
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ohio and Erie Canal Way Coliation
Akron, OH

Ms. Charlene Cutler
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc.
Putnam, CT

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