Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed the following nominations by voice vote:
· Nomination of Michael Gallagher to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
· Nomination of Kirk Van Tine to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation
· Nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation
· Nomination of Cheryl Halpern to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
· Nomination of Elizabeth Courtney to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
· Nomination of Robert Crandall to be a Member of the Amtrak Reform Board
· Nomination of Floyd Hall to be a Member of the Amtrak Reform Board
· Nomination of Louis S. Thompson to be a Member of the Amtrak Reform Board
· Nominations for Promotion in the United States Coast Guard ###