Department of the Interior
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone, 202-208-3100. Internet, www.doi.gov.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Gale A. Norton
Deputy Secretary (vacancy)
Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann
Deputy Chief of Staff Sue Ellen Wooldridge
Special Trustee for American Indians Thomas Slonaker
Chief Information Officer Daryl W. White
Director of Congressional and David Bernhardt
Legislative Affairs
Counselor to the Secretary Ann Klee
Special Assistant to the Secretary Victoria Soberinsky
and White House Liaison
Science Adviser to the Secretary (vacancy)
Director, Office of Communications (vacancy)
Director of Intergovernmental (vacancy)
Affairs
Special Assistant to the Secretary (vacancy)
and Director, Executive Secretariat and Office of Regulatory Affairs
Special Assistant to the Secretary (vacancy)
for Alaska
Solicitor (vacancy)
Deputy Solicitor (vacancy)
Associate Solicitor (Administration) (vacancy)
Associate Solicitor (Conservation (vacancy)
and Wildlife)
Associate Solicitor (Land and Water (vacancy)
Resources)
Associate Solicitor (General Law) (vacancy)
Associate Solicitor (Indian Affairs) (vacancy)
Associate Solicitor (Mineral (vacancy)
Resources)
Inspector General Earl E. Devaney
Deputy Inspector General Mary K. Adler
Assistant Inspector General (Audits) Robert J. Williams
Assistant Inspector General David A. Montoya
(Investigations)
Assistant Inspector General Sharon D. Eller
(Management and Policy)
Assistant Inspector General (Program M. Douglas Scott
Integrity)
General Counsel Robin L. Breenwald
Assistant Secretary--Water and Science (vacancy)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy)
Director, U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation (vacancy)
Assistant Secretary--Fish and Wildlife and Parks (vacancy)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy)
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (vacancy)
Service
Director, National Park Service (vacancy)
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (vacancy)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy)
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy James H. McDivitt
Management and Budget
Commissioner of Indian Affairs (vacancy)
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Sharon Blackwell
Affairs
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals (vacancy)
Management
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy)
Director, Minerals Management (vacancy)
Service
Director, Bureau of Land Management (vacancy)
Director, Office of Surface Mining (vacancy)
Reclamation and Enforcement
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management, and (vacancy)
Budget
Director, Office of Hearings and Robert S. More
Appeals
Director, Office of Small and Robert W. Faithful
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Director, Office of Information Daryl W. White
Resources Management
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Human Resources Wendell Sutton
Director, Office of Educational (vacancy)
Partnerships
Director, Office of Personnel Policy Carolyn Cohen
Director, Ethics Staff Linda (TJ) Sullivan
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Workforce Diversity (vacancy)
Director, Office for Equal E. Melodee Stith
Opportunity
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and (vacancy)
International Affairs
Director, Office of Environmental Willie R. Taylor
Policy and Compliance
Director, Office of Policy Analysis (vacancy)
Director, Office of Insular Affairs (vacancy)
Director, Office of Managing Risk L. Michael Kaas
and Public Safety
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Budget and Finance Robert J. Lamb
Director, Office of Planning and Norma Campbell
Performance Management
Director, Office of Budget John Trezise
Director, Office of Financial R. Schuyler Lesher
Management
Director, National Business Center Timothy G. Vigotsky
Director, Office of Aircraft Elmer J. Hurd
Services
Director, Office of Acquisition and Debra Sonderman
Property Management/Senior Procurement Executive
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The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to tribes and our commitments to island communities. The Department manages the Nation's public lands and minerals, national parks, national wildlife refuges, and western water resources and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and our commitments to island communities. It is responsible for migratory wildlife conservation; historic preservation; endangered species; surface-mined lands
protection and restoration; mapping; geological, hydrological, and biological science; and financial and technical assistance for the insular areas.
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The Department of the Interior was created by act of March 3, 1849 (43 U.S.C. 1451), which transferred to it the General Land Office, the Office of Indian Affairs, the Pension Office, and the Patent Office. It was reorganized by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.).
Secretary The Secretary of the Interior reports directly to the President and is responsible for the direction and supervision of all operations and activities of the Department. Some areas where public purposes are broadly applied include:
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks The Office of the Assistant Secretary (Fish and Wildlife and Parks) has responsibility for programs associated with conservation in the use of natural and cultural resources, and the enhancement and protection of fish, wildlife, vegetation, and habitat. The Office represents the Department in the coordination of marine environmental quality and biological resources programs with other Federal agencies. It also exercises secretarial direction and supervision over the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service.
Water and Science The Office of the Assistant Secretary (Water and Science) manages and directs programs that support the development and implementation of water, mineral, and science policies and assist the development of economically and environmentally sound resource activities. It oversees the programs of the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey. It also provides advice on Earth science matters to the Secretary and represents the Department in interagency efforts on a range of scientific issues.
Land and Minerals Management The Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Land and Minerals Management) has responsibility for programs associated with public land management; operations management and leasing for minerals on public lands, including the Outer Continental Shelf to the outer limits of the United States economic jurisdiction; minerals operations management on Indian lands; surface mining reclamation and enforcement functions; and management of revenues from Federal and Indian mineral leases.
Indian Affairs The Office of the Assistant Secretary (Indian Affairs) is responsible for identifying and acting on issues affecting Indian policy and programs, establishing policy on Indian affairs, maintaining liaison and coordination between the Department and other Federal agencies that provide services or funding to Indians, and monitoring and evaluating ongoing activities related to Indian affairs. The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians oversees Indian trust asset reform efforts departmentwide to ensure the establishment of policies, procedures, systems, and practices to allow the Secretary to effectively discharge his trust responsibilities.
Insular Affairs The Office of Insular Affairs assists the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in developing more efficient and effective government by providing financial and technical assistance, and serves as a focal point for the management of relations between the United States and the islands by developing and promoting appropriate Federal policies.
For further information, contact the Office of Communications, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-3171. Internet, www.doi.gov.
Bureaus
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service's national responsibility in the service of fish, wildlife, and people spans 130 years to the establishment of a predecessor agency, the Bureau of Fisheries, in 1871. First created as an independent agency, the Bureau of Fisheries was later placed in the Department of Commerce. A second predecessor agency, the Bureau of Biological Survey, was established in 1885 in the Department of Agriculture. In 1939, the two Bureaus and their functions were transferred to the Department of the Interior. They were consolidated into one agency and redesignated the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1940 by Reorganization Plan III (5 U.S.C. app.).
The Service manages more than 93 million acres of land and water consisting of more than 500 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fish and wildlife management assistance offices, 64 fishery resource offices, and 78 ecological services field stations. The Service is responsible for migratory birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals, and inland sport fisheries. Its mission is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Within this framework, the Service strives to foster an environmental stewardship ethic based on ecological principles and scientific knowledge of wildlife; works with the States to improve the conservation and management of the Nation's fish and wildlife resources; and administers a national program providing opportunities to the American public to understand, appreciate, and wisely use these resources.
In the area of resource management, the Service provides leadership for the protection and improvement of land and water environments
(habitat preservation) that directly benefit the living natural resources and add quality to human life. Activities...
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