Nominations Considered During the Second Session of the 106th Congress: Hearings Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, on the Nomination of Eric D. Eberhard to be a Member, Board of Trustees, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, February 3, 2000; the Nomination of W. Michael McCabe to be Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, February 3, 2000; the Nomination of Ella Wong-Ruskinko to be an Alternate Federal Co-chair, Appalachian Regional Commission, June 13, 2000; the Nomination of Arthur C. Campbell to be Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce, June 13, 2000; the Nomination of James B. Aidala to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency, June 13, 2000U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 165 pages |
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