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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for an Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing on Oil Spills from Non-tank Vessels: Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities. The witnesses are below.
In light of the recent spill in San Francisco Bay, this hearing will examine the oil spill threats, risks, and vulnerabilities posed by large non-tank vessels. Topics will include the prevalence and environmental impact of non-tank vessel spills, the adequacy and enforcement of vessel response plans, the status of Coast Guard rulemakings, the adequacy of non-tank liability limits, and the allocation of Coast Guard and other Federal resources toward oil spill prevention, preparedness, and oil spill research and development in a post-9/11 world.
Oil Spills from Non-tank Vessels: Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel I:
Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Ms. Mary Glackin, Deputy Undersecretary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Ms. Susan Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, Government Accountability Office
Panel II:
Mr. Mike Cooper, Chairman, Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council
Mr. Bill Deaver, President and Chief Operating Officer, Totem Ocean Trailer Express
Dr. Dagmar Etkin, President, Environmental Research Consulting
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