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EPA Testimony Statements
Congressional
Hearings Held Before The House and Senate Committees for 2007 and 2008
First Session of the 110th Congress
Second Session of the 110th Congress
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| Agency Witness EPA Program Office | Hearing Date | Congressional Committee Holding Hearing | Subject of Congressional Hearing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response | 09/24/2008 (PDF) (7pp, 28K) | House Environment & Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Hazardous Substance Releases and Reporting Under CERCLA and EPCRA (PDF) (7pp, 28K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 09/18/2008 (PDF) (12pp, 56K) | House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water (PDF) (12pp, 56K) |
| Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response | 09/18/2008 (PDF) (7pp, 27K) | Senate Environment & Public Works Committee | Federal Facility Cleanup and Restoration (PDF) (7pp, 27K) |
| George Gray, Ph.D, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research And Development | 09/18/2008 (PDF) (15pp, 69K) | House Energy & Commerce Committee; Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee | Scientific integrity, Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), External Peer-Review Process (PDF) (15pp, 69K) |
| George Gray, Ph.D, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research And Development | 09/16/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 57K) | Senate Environment And Public Works Committee | Children's Health (PDF) (9pp, 57K) |
| Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air & Radiation | 07/29/2008 (PDF) (15pp, 57K) | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee |
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) (PDF) (15pp, 57K) Testimony Attachment (PDF) (5pp, 889K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 07/24/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 33K) |
House Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Subcommittee | Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (EISA) (PDF) (10pp, 33K) |
| Marcus Peacock, EPA Deputy Administrator | 07/24/2008 (PDF) (3pp, 31K) |
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Improving Federal Program Management Using Performance Information (PDF) (3pp, 31K) |
| Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation | 07/17/2008 (PDF) (19pp, 103K) |
House Energy and Commerce Committee; Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee | Building Energy Efficiency (PDF) (19pp, 103K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 07/15/2008 (PDF) (4pp, 47K) |
House Energy & Commerce Committee, Energy & Air Quality Subcommittee | Safety Standards for Proposed Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain (PDF) (4pp, 47K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 07/10/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 67K) | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Clean Air & Nuclear Safety Subcommittee | Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) (PDF) (10pp, 67K) |
| Craig Hooks, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds | 06/26/2008 (PDF) (12pp, 33K) | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | The National Estuary Program (PDF) (12pp, 33K) |
| James A. Hanlon, Director, Office of Wastewater Management | 06/12/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 60K) |
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | NPDES Permitting Activities with Respect to Commercial Vessel Discharges (PDF) (10pp, 60K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 06/12/2008 (PDF) (11pp, 42K) |
House Energy and Commerce Committee; Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Chemical Security at Water Treatment Facilities (PDF) (11pp, 42K) |
| Leon Earl Gray Jr., PhD, Senior Reproductive Biologist & Toxicologist, Office of Research and Development | 06/10/2008 (PDF) (17pp, 107K) |
House Energy & Commerce Committee; Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee | Phthalates and Bisphenol A (BPA) and Toxicity (PDF) (17pp, 107K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 05/21/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 29K) |
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committtee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Great Lakes Legacy Act (PDF) (10pp, 29K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 05/20/2008 (PDF) (8pp, 43K) |
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) For Ground-Level Ozone (PDF) (8pp, 43K) |
| Brian J. McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air & Radiation | 05/20/2008 (PDF) (17pp, 151K) |
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Energy and Economic Effects of Global Climate Change Legislation (PDF) (17pp, 151K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation | 05/13/2008 (PDF) (11pp, 32K) |
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | Mercury Emission Reductions (PDF) (11pp, 32K) |
| George Gray, PhD, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research & Development | 05/07/2008 (PDF) (10 pp, 66K) |
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee; Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Childrens' Health Protection | Science, Science Policy, and Decision-Making at EPA (PDF) (10 pp, 66K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 05/06/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 30K) |
House Energy and Commerce Committee | Implementation of Renewable Fuel Provisions of Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (PDF) (9pp, 30K) |
| EPA Testimony for the Record | 04/30/2008 (PDF) (11pp, 67K) |
House Science & Technology Committee | E-Waste: Can the Nation Handle Modern Refuse in the Digital Age? (11pp, 67K) |
| Jim Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances | 04/29/2008 (PDF) (7pp, 38K) |
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (PDF) (7pp, 38K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 04/16/2008 (PDF) (15pp, 53K) |
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Clean Water Restoration Act (PDF) (15pp, 53K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 04/15/2008 (PDF) (13pp, 43K) |
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee; Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality Subcommittee | Pharmaceuticals in Water-Risks to Human Health & Aquatic Life (PDF) (13pp, 43K) |
| Jon M. Capacasa, Director, Water Protection Division, Region 3 Office | 04/15/2008 (PDF) (3pp, 24K) |
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee | Operations of Washington, DC Water & Sewer Authority (DCWASA) (PDF) (3pp, 24K) |
| George Pavlou, Director, Division of Emergency and Remedial Response, Region 2 | 04/11/2008 (PDF) (11pp, 54K) |
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Vapor Intrusion Issues at Superfund sites in New York’s 19th Congressional District (PDF) (11pp, 54K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 04/10/2008 (PDF) (19pp, 67K) |
House Energy & Commerce Committee; Energy & Air Quality Subcommittee | Regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) (PDF) (19pp, 67K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation | 04/02/2008 (PDF) (6pp, 22K) |
House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming | Aviation Emissions & Global Warming (PDF) (6pp, 22K) |
| Molly A. O'Neill, Assistant Administrator & Chief Information Officer, Office of Environmental Information | 03/13/2008 (PDF) (5pp, 25K) |
House Science & Technology Committee, Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee | EPA's National Library Network (PDF) (5pp, 25K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 03/13/2008 (PDF) (6pp, 30K) |
House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming | Global Climate Change (PDF) (6pp, 30K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 03/12/2008 (PDF) (12pp, 44K) |
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Hardrock Mining Sites and Restoration of Impaired Watersheds (PDF) (12pp, 44K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 03/04/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 74K) |
Senate Appropriations Committee | President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request (PDF) (9pp, 74K) |
| James B. Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances | 02/28/2008 (PDF) (6pp, 23K) |
House Energy & Commerce Committee; Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Asbestos (PDF) (6pp, 23K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 02/27/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 51K) |
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request (PDF) (9pp, 51K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 02/26/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 51K) |
House Appropriations Committee | President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request (PDF) (9pp, 51K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 02/14/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 46K) | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | President's FY 09 Budget Request (PDF) (10pp, 46K) |
| Bryon Wood-Thomas, Associate Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air & Radiation | 02/14/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 109K) | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | Marine Vessel Emissions & Marine Vessel Emission Reduction Act (PDF) (9pp, 109K) |
| Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response | 02/14/2008 (PDF) (8pp, 33K) | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | EPA's Brownfields Program (PDF) (8pp, 33K) |
| Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation | 02/07/2008 (PDF) (7pp, 24K) | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Renewable Fuel Standards (PDF) (7pp, 24K) |
| Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response | 02/07/2008 (PDF) (6pp, 27K) | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Agency Budgets and Priorities for FY 2009 (PDF) (6pp, 27K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 01/31/2008 (PDF) (7pp, 21K) | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Carbon Capture, Storage, and Transportation (PDF) (7pp, 21K) |
| Stephen L. Johnson, EPA Administrator | 01/24/2008 (PDF) (9pp, 27K) | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | EPA Response to California Request for Waiver of Preemption for its Greenhouse Gas Motor Vehicle Emission Standards (PDF) (9pp, 27K) |
| Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water | 01/23/2008 (PDF) (10pp, 15K) | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Great Lakes (PDF) (10pp, 15K) |
General Information
EPA Testimony Statements For Past Congress:
- 110th Congress (January 2007 - December 2007)
- 109th Congress (January 2005 - December 2006)
- 108th Congress (January 2003 - December 2004)
- 107th Congress (January 2001 - December 2002)
- 106th Congress (January 1999 - December 2000)
- 105th Congress (January 1997 - December 1998)
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