S. HRG. 106-745 NOMINATIONS CONSIDERED DURING THE SECOND ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON THE NOMINATION OF ERIC D. EBERHARD TO BE A MEMBER, BOARD THE NOMINATION OF W. MICHAEL MCCABE TO BE DEPUTY ADMINIS- THE NOMINATION OF ARTHUR C. CAMPBELL TO BE ASSISTANT SEC- THE NOMINATION OF JAMES V. AIDALA TO BE ASSISTANT ADMINIS- 66-376 cc U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2000 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington DC 20402 Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Lautenberg, Hon. Frank R., U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey Smith, Hon. Bob, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire Biden, Hon. Joseph, U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware Bracy, Terrence L., Chairman, Board of Trustees for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Eberhard, Eric D., nominated by the President to serve as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence Response to additional question from Senator Graham McCabe, W. Michael, nominated by the President to serve as Deputy Admin- istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency OPENING STATEMENTS Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Smith, Hon. Bob, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire Warner, Hon. John W., U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia 83, (III) WITNESSES Aidala, James V., nominated by the President to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency Page 81 Committee questionnaire Letter, Environmental Protection Agency 135 144 124 Prepared statement Robb, Hon. Charles, U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia Senator Baucus Senator Graham Senator Hutchison Senator Smith . Campbell, Arthur C., nominated by the President to be Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce Committee questionnaire Frist, Hon. Bill, U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee Roberts, Hon. Pat, U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas Thompson, Hon. Bennie G., U.S. Representative from the State of Mississippi Committee questionnaire 130 127 133 126, 146 77 116 114 68 70 72 72 74 101 Letters: Appalachian Regional Commission 109 McConnell, Hon. Mitch, U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of 110 Wong-Ruskinko, Ella, to Senator McConnell 111 Nash, Bob, Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential 113 Prepared statement 97 NOMINATIONS OF ERIC D. EBERHARD AND W. MICHAEL MCCABE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2000 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 11:15 a.m. in room 406, Senate Dirksen Building, Hon. Robert Smith (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Smith, Chafee, Baucus, Lautenberg, Wyden, Thomas, and Chafee. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB SMITH, U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Senator SMITH. The hearing will come to order. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, Mr. McCabe and Mr. Eberhard. The purpose of the hearing this morning is to consider the two nominations here in question. I apologize for the delay, but we did have a vote on the Senate Floor on Alan Greenspan. As the new Chairman of the committee, I plan to hold a series of oversight hearings on the EPA budget, the prioritization of resources, and overall performance, so I will be looking forward to working with you gentlemen in that regard. We do have some questions-some for the record, and some may be here in person-and I hope we will be able to get those answers resolved here this morning. From my own point of view, I think both of these gentlemen are very well qualified for their positions. I haven't heard of any registered opposition at this point, so I welcome you both today. [The prepared statement of Senator Smith follows:] STATEMENT OF HON. BOB SMITH, U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW Good morning. The purpose of today's hearing is to consider two nominations. As the new chairman of the committee, I plan to hold a series of oversight hearings to examine EPA's budget, prioritization of resources, and overall performance. My colleagues and I have a number of questions for Mr. McCabe today on EPArelated concerns that I hope he will be able to answer for us. The second nomination is that of Eric D. Eberhard nominated to serve as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation. (1) |