Port and Maritime Security Act Implementation – Full Committee Hearing

     Date:                  Tuesday, February 19, 2002
     Time:                  1:30 PM
     Location:            Charleston Maritime Center
                               10 Wharfside Street
                               Charleston, SC 29401
                               Notes:  Sen. Hollings will preside.
    Witnesses:          List included below – not necessarily in order of appearance.

     Opening Statements from Senator Hollings

     Opening Statements from Senator Breaux
 

    Panel I

    (TENTATIVE) The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation,
    Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590

    Admiral James M. Loy, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, 2200 2nd Street,
    S.W., Room 2212C, Washington, D.C. 20593

    The Honorable Robert C. Bonner, Commissioner, United States Customs Service,
    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20229
 

     Panel II

     The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Mayor of Charleston, Box 652, Charleston, SC
     29402-0304

     The Honorable R. Keith Summey, Mayor of North Charleston, P.O. Box 190016,
     North Charleston, SC 29419

     Mr. Bernard S. Groseclose, Jr., President and CEO, South Carolina State Port
     Authority, P.O. Box 22287, Charleston, SC 29413

     Mr. Robert M. Burdette, City of Mt. Pleasant, City Administrator, Municipal
     Complex, P.O. Box 745, Mt. Pleasant,  SC  29465

     Major Alvin A. Taylor, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources,
     7434 Ethel Post Office Road, Yonges Island,  SC  29574

     Panel III

     Stephen E. Flynn, PhD., Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign
     Relations, 58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021

     Douglas R. Brown, Ph.D., Vice President for Business Development and Programs,
     Ancore Corporation, 2950 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054

     Christopher L. Koch, President and CEO, World Shipping Counsel, 1015 15th Street
     N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20005
 
 

Commerce Committee Announces Details for Feb. 12th Hearing on Enron Collapse
        February 12, 2002

Enron Collapse  – Full Committee Hearing
      Date:   Tuesday, February 12, 2002
      Time:   9:30am EST
      Location:   253 Russell Senate Office Building
      Hearing Notes:  The Committee will provide a closed-circuit broadcast of the hearing in Dirksen 106 to
                              accommodate audience overflow.

  Panel I
  Mr. Kenneth L. Lay, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP, 1200 Nineteenth Street, NW,
  Washington, DC 20036-2412

  Panel II
  Mr. William Powers, Jr., Member of the Enron Board of Directors and Chairman of the Special
  Investigation Committee, 3600 Murillo Circle, Austin, TX 78703

  Witnesses may not be in order of appearance.

Commerce Committee Announces Hearing on the Implementation of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act

    Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2002, 2:30 p.m.
    Time: Russell Senate Office Building
    Location: Room 253
 

PANEL I

The Honorable Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Suite 10200, Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable John Magaw, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Suite 9210, Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable Kenneth Mead, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Suite 10228, Washington, D.C. 20510
 

* Witnesses may not be in order of appearance.
 

Commerce Committee Announces Bioterrorism Hearing,
       February 5, 2002

Bioterrorism - Science, Technology & Space Subcommittee Hearing

Panel I

The Honorable Georges Benjamin, M.D., President, Association of State & Territorial Health Officers, and Secretary, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland, 301 West Preston Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD 21201

Mr. John G. Edwards, President & CEO, Photonic Sensor, 2930 Amwiler Court, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30360

Dr. Richard Hatchett, Coordinator, The Civilian Medical Reserve Working Group, c/o New York University Center for Advanced Technology, 719 Broadway, 12^th Floor, New York, New York 10003

Dr. Richard Klausner, Special Advisor to the Presidents for Counterterrorism, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418

Ms. Una Ryan, Ph.D., President & CEO of AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc., 119 Fourth Avenue, Neeham, MA 02494

Dr. Bruno Sobral, Director, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1880 Pratt Drive, Bldg. XV, Blacksburg, VA 4061-0447

Panel II

Ms. Anna Johnson-Winegar, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for

Chemical-Biological Defense Programs, Room 3C257, Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301-3050

Dr. Lisa A. Simpson, Deputy Director, Agency for Health Care Research & Quality,

Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201

        CAFE Standards – Full Committee Hearing –

                            Date:        Thursday, January 24, 2002
                            Time:        9:30 AM
                            Location:  Russell Senate Office Building
                                                 Room 253
                            Notes:       Sen. Kerry will preside
                                                 Witness list included below – witnesses not necessarily in order of                                                   appearance
 

            Panel I

                    The Honorable Stuart Eizenstat, Partner, Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania
                       Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2401

                    Ms. Joan B. Claybrook, President, Public Citizen, 1600 20th Street, NW, Washington,
                       DC 20009

                       Mr. Adrian K. Lund, Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
                      1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22201-4751

                    Mr. J. Andrew Hoerner, Center for a Sustainable Economy, Director of Research,
                       1731 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20009
 
 

                    Panel II

                     Professor Marc Ross, Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
                        48109-1120

                     Mr. John German, American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc., Manager, Environmental
                        & Energy Analysis, 955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite 5300, Washington, DC 20024

                     Mr. Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, The Diesel Technology Forum, One Dulles
                        Center, Suite 100, 2191 Fox Mill Road, Herndon, VA 20171

                     Mr. Gregory Dana, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Alliance of Automobile
                        Manufacturers, 1401 H Street, NW, #900, Washington, DC 20005

           Seaport Security, Cargo Inspection, and Hazardous Materials Transportation –
           Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee

                              Date:        Friday, January 11, 2002
                              Time:        1:30 PM
                              Location:  University of Houston Law Center
                                                   Vinson & Elkins Courtroom
                                                   Room 111
                                                   4800 Calhoun Road
                                                    Houston, Texas
                              Notes:       Sen. Breaux will preside
                                                   Witness list included below – witnesses not necessarily
                                                    in order of appearance
 

              Panel

                Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Commander, Atlantic Area, U.S. Coast Guard
                (accompanied by Captain Kevin Cook, Captain of the Port, Houston)
                Mr. Robert S. Trotter, Director of Field Operations for East Texas, U.S. Customs Service
                Mr. Tom Kornegay, Executive Director, Port of Houston Authority
                Mr. Frank Fogarty, Vice President of P&O Ports Texas, Inc.
                Mr. Jack Woodrick, President, Texas Chemical Council
                Mr. Sam Pipkin, Chair, Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA)
 

Field Hearing in New Orleans on Seaport Security, Law Enforcement Coordination, and Vessel
        Piloting, January 10, 2002
 

               Seaport Security, Law Enforcement Coordination, and Vessel Piloting –
               Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee

                Date:          Thursday, January 10, 2002
                Time:          1:30 PM
                Location:    Port of New Orleans Auditorium
                                          1350 Port of New Orleans Place
                                          New Orleans, Louisiana
                Notes:         Sen. Breaux will preside
                                          Witness list included below – witnesses not necessarily in
                                          order of appearance
 

              Panel I

                    Rear Admiral Roy Casto, Commander, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard
                    (accompanied by Captain Stephen Rochon, Captain of the Port, New Orleans)
                Ms. Leticia Moran, Field Operations Director, Gulf Customs Management Center,
                    U.S. Customs Service
                    Chief Johnny R. Back, Chief Patrol Agent, New Orleans Sector, U.S. Border Patrol

              Panel II

                    Mr. Gary LaGrange, Director, Port of New Orleans
                    Chief Robert S. Hecker, Superintendent, Harbor Police Department (New Orleans)
                    Mr. Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge, New Orleans Field Office, F.B.I.
                Captain Douglas J. Grubbs, Crescent River Pilots Association
                Mr. Channing Hayden, President, Steamship Association of Louisiana
 

Field Hearing in Florida on Seaport Security and Ship Passenger Security, January 9, 2002

         Seaport and Passenger Ship Security – Surface Transportation and
             Merchant  Marine Subcommittee

                  Date:          Wednesday, January 9, 2002
                  Time:          1:30 PM
                  Location:    Port Everglades Auditorium
                                              1850 Eller Drive
                                              Fort Lauderdale, Florida
                  Notes:         Sen. Breaux will preside
                                              Witness list included below – witnesses not necessarily in
                                               order of appearance
 

                 Panel I

                   Mr. Phil Allen, Interim Director of Port Everglades
                   Mr. Charles Towsley, Director of the Port of Miami
                         Mr. Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, International Council of Cruise Lines
                         (accompanied by Steve Nielsen, Vice President of Caribbean and Atlantic
                         Shore Operations for Princess Cruises; Captain Bill Wright, Senior Vice President
                        of Safety and Environment for Royal Caribbean International; and Nick Schowengerdt,
                        Vice President of Security, Holland America Line.)
 

                 Panel II

                   Rear Admiral Jay Carmichael, Commander, Seventh District, U.S. Coast Guard
                         (accompanied by Captain James Watson, Captain of the Port, Miami)
                         Mr. Thomas S. Winkowski, Acting Director for Field Operations in South Florida,
                         U.S. Customs Service
                   Mr. John M. Bulger, District Director, Miami District, Immigration and Naturalization Service
                         Mr. Anthony Zagami, President and CEO of Security Identification Systems Corporation (SISCO)