"Offshore Drilling: Will Interior's Reforms Change Its History of Failed Oversight?" |
On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled, "Offshore Drilling: Will Interior's Reforms change Its History of Failed Oversight?" The hearing will examine issues surrounding the Department of the Interior’s oversight of offshore oil drilling, including issues regarding the reorganization of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The hearing will also examine how the reorganization of MMS, now known as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, will improve the oversight of the offshore oil and gas industry. In May, Chairman Towns opened the committee’s investigation into the serious lapses in oversight and regulatory failures at MMS in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. To watch a webcast of the hearing, click here The witnesses scheduled to testify include: Panel I The Honorable Ken Salazar Mr. Michael Bromwich Panel II Mr. Frank Rusco Ms. Mary L. Kendall Ms. Danielle Brian The Honorable Charlotte Randolph Documents and Links
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