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Hearing Committee on Environment and Public S. HRG. 113–741 HEARING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF RHEA SUN SUH TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS, U.S. DE- PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; VICTORIA BAECHER WASSMER TO BE CHIEF FINAN- CIAL OFFICER, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- TECTION AGENCY (EPA); ROY K.J. WILLIAMS TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COM- MERCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; AND THOMAS A. BURKE TO BE ASSISTANT ADMINIS- TRATOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT, EPA HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION DECEMBER 17, 2013 Printed for the use of the Committee on Environment and Public Works ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 96–026 PDF WASHINGTON : 2015 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION BARBARA BOXER, California, Chairman MAX BAUCUS, Montana DAVID VITTER, Louisiana THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island MIKE CRAPO, Idaho TOM UDALL, New Mexico ROGER WICKER, Mississippi JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York DEB FISCHER, Nebraska CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey BETTINA POIRIER, Majority Staff Director ZAK BAIG, Republican Staff Director (II) CONTENTS Page DECEMBER 17, 2013 OPENING STATEMENTS Bennet, Hon. Michael, U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado ......................... 1 Brown, Hon. Sherrod, U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio ................................ 2 Portman, Hon. Rob, U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio .................................... 4 Boxer, Hon. Barbara, U.S. Senator from the State of California ........................ 5 Vitter, Hon. David, U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana ............................ 7 Cardin, Hon. Benjamin L., U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland ................ 10 Inhofe, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma .................... 12 Fischer, Hon. Deb, U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska ............................. 21 Boozman, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from the State of Arkansas ......................... 22 Barrasso, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming .......................... 23 Carper, Hon. Thomas R., U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 156 WITNESSES Williams, Roy K.J., nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce .................................. 24 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 27 Responses to additional questions from: Senator Boxer ............................................................................................ 29 Senator Booker .......................................................................................... 30 Senator Inhofe ........................................................................................... 31 Suh, Rhea Sun, nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior ...................................................... 32 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Responses to additional questions from Senator Boxer ................................ 37 Response to an additional question from Senator Udall ............................... 43 Responses to additional questions from: Senator Booker .......................................................................................... 44 Senator Vitter ............................................................................................ 46 Senator Inhofe ........................................................................................... 72 Senator Barrasso ....................................................................................... 73 Senator Boozman ....................................................................................... 76 Burke, Thomas A., nominated to be Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .............................. 85 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 87 Responses to additional questions from: Senator Boxer ............................................................................................ 90 Senator Vitter ............................................................................................ 91 Senator Inhofe ........................................................................................... 112 Wassmer, Victoria Baecher, nominated to be Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...................................................................... 113 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 115 Responses to additional questions from: Senator Boxer ............................................................................................ 117 Senator Vitter ............................................................................................ 121 (III) HEARING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF RHEA SUN SUH TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; VICTORIA BAECHER WASSMER TO BE CHIEF FINAN- CIAL OFFICER, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- TECTION AGENCY (EPA); ROY K.J. WILLIAMS TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COM- MERCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; AND THOMAS A BURKE TO BE ASSISTANT AD- MINISTRATOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL- OPMENT, EPA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, Washington, DC. The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:34 p.m. in room 406, Dirksen Senate Building, Hon. Barbara Boxer (chairman of the Committee) presiding. Present: Senators Boxer, Cardin, Whitehouse, Vitter, Crapo, Inhofe, Fischer, Boozman, and Barrasso. Senator BOXER. Today, the Environment and Public Works Com- mittee will consider a number of nominations. I have discussed with Senator Vitter the fact that we have two Senators present who are on terrible time crunches. Before we make our opening statements these two Senators are here to speak on behalf of nominees. I am going to ask Senator Bennet to start. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. MICHAEL BENNET, U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO Senator BENNET. Thank you, Chairwoman Boxer and Senator Vitter. It really is a great privilege to be here today, particularly to be here next to my colleague, Senator Brown, and a particular pleasure to appear before you in support of Rhea Suh to be our next Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior, one of the great jobs in the U.S. Gov- ernment. (1) 2 Rhea’s parents came to this country from South Korea and worked hard to build a good life for their family. They moved to Boulder, Colorado, where Rhea was born and raised. Learning to fish in Lake Granby or camp in Rocky Mountain National Park, Rhea developed an early passion for Colorado’s natural resources. It is a passion that has driven much of her career. From an early age, Rhea worked hard and excelled in school. She graduated from Barnard College and earned a Masters in Education from Harvard University. She has also received both Fulbright and Marshall scholarships. Rhea has worked in a diverse range of roles. She served the New York City Public School system as a high school science teacher. I can tell you, as a former school superintendent myself, it is hard to come up with a better testament to someone’s character than that. Rhea advised former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Re- publican, on public lands, energy and environmental issues. In that role, she worked effectively across the aisle to pass legislation crit- ical to Colorado. She also worked at both the Packard and Hewlett Foundations where she planned and executed major national conservation ini- tiatives. Most recently, Rhea was confirmed in 2009 by this Senate as As- sistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at the Inte- rior Department. In this capacity, she has overseen the Depart- ment’s human capital, business and budget management. It is a tough job and Rhea has done it for 4 years now with skill and poise, earning praise across the country for her management style. I know Rhea will approach this new position with an emphasis on collaboration and common sense, a signature of the State in which she was raised and which I am now privileged to represent. She will work closely with local officials, farmers, ranchers and en- vironmentalists in support of policies that both promote economic growth and safeguard our natural resources. I know she will work hard to make sure that future generations of Coloradoans, like Rhea herself, continue to be able to enjoy fish- ing, hiking, camping and the great outdoors. Thank you for your time, particularly Madam Chairwoman, for your consideration in letting me go first. I hope the Senate will swiftly
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