NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS 107th Congress DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY JOHNSON, P.H., of Mississippi, to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta Regional Authority. (New position) July 26, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN686). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN836). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PARKER, Michael, of Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Joseph W. Westphal, resigned. August 2, 2001. Upon favorable report from the Committee on Armed Services, the nomination sequentially referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, pursuant to an order of August 2, 2001; providing for the consideration of the nomination for 20 session days; if the committee does not report nomination within 20 days, the nomination will be discharged from further consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar. (PN543). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President. September 5, 2001. Senate agreed to unanimous consent order to accept prior unanimous consent agreements reached on nominations returned to the President under Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 7, 2001. Nomination re-referred the Committee on Environment and Public Works under the consent orders of August 2, 2001 and September 5, 2001 (PN822). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SAMPSON, David A., of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, vice Arthur C. Campbell, resigned. May 1, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN319). July 25, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANSON, Harold Craig, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice Kenneth Lee Smith. September 4, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN789). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. SMITH, Kenneth Lee, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, vice Donald J. Barry, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. January 8, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN88). March 20, 2001. Nomination withdrawn. WILLIAMS, Steven A., of Kansas, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Jamie Rappaport Clark. September 25, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN1081). October 17, 2001. Hearing held. November 8, 2001. Favorably reported. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PETERS, Mary E., of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, vice Kenneth E. Wykle, resigned. July 31, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN716). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN839). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AIDALA, James V., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Lynn R. Goldman, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. January 8, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN87). March 20, 2001. Nomination withdrawn. AYRES, Judith Elizabeth, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice William A. Nitze, resigned. June 29, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN596). July 25, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. FABRICANT, Robert E., of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Gary S. Guzy, resigned. May 16, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. July 25, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. FISHER, Linda J., of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice W. Michael McCabe, resigned. May 1, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN344). May 17, 2001. Hearing held. May 23, 2001. Favorably reported. May 24, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. GILMAN, J. Paul, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Norine E. Noonan, resigned. November 16, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN1216). HOLMSTEAD, Jeffrey R., of Colorado, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Robert W. Perciasepe, resigned. May 1, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN366). May 17, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. HORINKO, Marianne Lamont, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Timothy Fields, resigned. July 26, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN685). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN837). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. October 1, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. JOHNSON, Stephen L., of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency. April 25, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. May 17, 2001. Hearing held. May 23, 2001. Favorably reported. June 14, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. LEVINE, Edwin A., of Florida, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice David Gardiner, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. January 8, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN86). March 20, 2001. Nomination withdrawn. MEHAN, George Tracy, III, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice J. Charles Fox, resigned. May 15, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN411). July 25, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. NELSON, Kimberly Terese, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Edwin A. Levine, resigned. September 21, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN1061). October 17, 2001. Hearing held. November 8, 2001. Favorably reported. November 9, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. SCHREGARDUS, Donald R., of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Steven Alan Herman, resigned. June 28, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN577). July 26, 2001. Hearing held. August 1, 2001. Favorably reported. August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN838). September 25, 2001. Nomination withdrawn. WINN Morris X., of Texas, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., resigned. November 16, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN1217). WHITMAN, Christine Todd, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. January 22, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN97). January 17, 2001. Hearing held. January 24, 2001. Nomination discharged from the Committee on Environment and Public Works. January 30, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT CONNAUGHTON, James Laurence, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice George T. Frampton, Jr. May 1, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN367). May 17, 2001. Hearing held. May 23, 2001. Favorably reported. June 14, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION ARNOLD, Brig. Gen. Edwin J., Jr., U.S. Army, to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provision of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 U.S.C. 642). July 18, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN659). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN840). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. STROCK, Brig. Gen. Carl A., U.S. Army, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provision of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved 28 June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 U.S.C. 642). July 18, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN660). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN841). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DIAZ, Nils J., of Florida, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2006. (Reappointment) July 26, 2001. Nomination referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN684). August 3, 2001. Nomination returned to the President pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6). September 4, 2001. Nomination received from the President and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN842). September 21, 2001. Hearing held. September 25, 2001. Favorably reported. September 26, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BAXTER, William, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2002, vice Craven H. Crowell, Jr., resigned; and to the term expiring May 18, 2011 (reappointment). September 21, 2001. Nominations referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works (PN1047, PN1048). October 17, 2001. Hearing held. November 8, 2001. Favorably reported. November 27, 2001. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT.