COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman

DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii

BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota

RON WYDEN, Oregon

TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
KEN SALAZAR, Colorado
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
JON TESTER, Montana

PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho
CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
JIM DEMINT, South Carolina
BOB CORKER, Tennessee
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky
MEL MARTINEZ, Florida

ROBERT M. SIMON, Staff Director
SAM E. FOWLER, Chief Counsel
FRANK J. MACCHIAROLA, Republican Staff Director
JUDITH K. PENSABENE, Republican Chief Counsel
PATTY BENEKE, Senior Counsel

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CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

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Allred, C. Stephen, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management,

Department of the Interior

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Bingaman, Hon. Jeff, U.S. Senator from New Mexico

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Devaney, Earl E., Inspector General, Department of the Interior

Domenici, Hon. Pete V., U.S. Senator from New Mexico

Gaffigan, Mark E., Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment,

Government Accountability Office

Sanders, Hon. Bernard, U.S. Senator from Vermont

Wyden, Hon. Ron, U.S. Senator from Oregon

Responses to additional questions

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