U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced an oversight hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The Subcommittee will hear testimony from Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), the NOAA Administrator and Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

Oversight Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building

Witness: Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator and Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

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