Committee to Hold Hearing On Gasoline Prices and Supply WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has scheduled a full committee, two-part hearing for Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Gasoline: Supply, Price, and Specifications.” The hearing will focus on various aspects of the regulation, production and distribution of gasoline. Certain areas of the country use specialty fuels, commonly referred to as boutique fuels, to meet Clean Air Act goals. However, these fuels are less interchangeable, sometimes resulting in spot shortages and price spikes. In addition, the country is currently undergoing two fuel transitions. One transition is the move from MTBE to ethanol, which brings with it changes to the distribution delivery system for gasoline. For example, ethanol cannot be delivered by pipeline because of its chemical nature. The second transition is the yearly changeover from winter fuel to summer fuel. The following witnesses are scheduled to testify: Wednesday, May 10 Panel 1 Dr. Howard K. Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Washington, D.C. William Wehrum, Acting-Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Panel 2 Geoff Sundstrom, Director of Public Relations, American Automobile Association, Washington, D.C. Mark Cooper, Research Director, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C. John R. Wilkins, Executive Vice President and CIO, Delaware Valley Wholesale Florists, Sewell, N.J. On behalf of: Society of American Florists Thursday, May 11 Panel 3 Red Cavaney, President, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C. Bob Dinneen, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association, Washington, D.C. Bob Slaughter, President, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, Washington, D.C. S. William Becker, Executive Director, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators/Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, Washington, D.C. Paul D. Reid, President, Reid Petroleum Corp., Lockport, N.Y. On behalf of: National Association of Convenience Stores and Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America William H. Shea, President and CEO, Buckeye Partners, LP, Radnor, Pa. On behalf of: Association of Oil Pipelines John Conley, President, National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc., Alexandria, Va. ####