Forward, i have been focused like the laser on trying to help the country get to a Better Safety posture when it comes to the movement of crude by rail. Su the point we have taken 24 shortterm measures that were thought about as bridges longterm answer which is ultimately a rule on this. Just to cut to the chase, you have to have a comprehensive approach to is this issue. There is all lost in the news about hank cars and tank car standards. The cape cod is that mitigation device. Is not a device designed to prevent an accident an accident for some period of time. We have to have a prevention strategy, we have to have a mitigation strategy, we have to have an Emergency Response strategy. One thing we pushed on the department is a comprehensive approach to take into account all those areas and i would say that i think there is the building consensus both outside government but within government, the right way to go. We are still working through the later stages of rulemaking, this is an
Engineer, a Petroleum Engineer early part of her career, then a banker for a good portion of her career, a chief executive of a publicly held company and lastly a mountain climber and a kayaker. I think the last two attributes that she brings to this job are probably going to be the most important attributes of washington climbing mountains and avoiding rocks in the rapids. So i think she is extraordinarily well credentialed for this position. Ive had sometimes distressing experience and Energy Policy formation. I have a lot of i see Bennett Johnson in the background here. A lot of us have bruises that have lasted for years from that process. Senator, good to see you. Bob frye, the late bob frye was the head of resources for the future, once testified before the committee i was on that the task of defining the Energy Future was to chart a safe, secure response environmentally responsible energy path that would sustain Human Progress for present and future generations. That was probably
Repeated budget cuts have tested blms ability to keep up with industry demand for new permits and to enforce safety and environmental standards. Thats why the president s budget calls on congress to support a strong on shore inspection program, partly funded through fees. This proposal takes a page from the offshore Energy Industry where industry pays fees for permits and inspections. Which means we can keep pace with the work load, and we dont have to divert funds from other programs to support permitting, leasing or inspection activities. Coupled with the transition to a new automated permitting system, which is under way, that eliminates paper applications, these Budget Resources will strengthen the capacity to do its job well. Thats a perfect example in the budget where Congress Needs to move beyond mindless austerity, brought about by sequestration and i can tell you, my first year in this job was 2013. I thought i left the private sector for this . Crazy budget. But this enables
The House Natural Resources Committee will be holding an oversight hearing titled, “Examining GAO’s Findings to Address Data Gaps and Improve Data Collection in the Territories.” Thi
TUMON, Guam—U.S. Department of the Interior’s Insular and International Affairs assistant secretary Carmen G. Cantor last week attended the Micronesian Islands Forum in Guam where the governors of Guam and