The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2009 budget for the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy and Minerals programs, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the Minerals and Geology Program of the Forest Service, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), except for the activities and programs of the Water Resources Division.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget

When:
Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Mr. Randall Luthi, Director, Minerals Management Service
Mr. Robert Doyle, Deputy Director, United States Geological Survey
Mr. James Caswell, Director, Bureau of Land Management
Mr. Brent Wahlquist, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Mr. Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service