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 J. Steven Griles
Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann
Deputy Chief of Staff Sue Ellen Wooldridge
Special Trustee for American Indians Thomas Slonaker
Director of Congressional and David Bernhardt
Legislative Affairs
Chief Counselor to the Secretary Ann Klee
Counselor to the Secretary Michael G. Rossetti
White House Liaison Douglas W. Domenech
Science Adviser to the Secretary James Tate
Director, Office of Communications Eric Ruff
Director of External and Kit Kimble
Intergovernmental Affairs
Director, Office of Executive (vacancy)
Secretariat and Office of Regulatory Affairs
Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Drue Pearce
Alaskan Affairs
Executive Director, Office of Bert T. Edwards
Historical Trust Accounting
Director, Office of Indian Trust Ross Swimmer
Transition
Solicitor William G. Myers III
Deputy Solicitor Roderick Walston
Counselor to the Solicitor Lawrence J. Jensen
Associate Solicitor (Administration) (vacancy)
Associate Solicitor (Conservation Charles P. Raynor
and Wildlife)
Associate Solicitor (Land and Water Robert D. Comer
Resources)
Associate Solicitor (General Law) Hugo Teufel
Associate Solicitor (Indian Affairs) Philip Hogen
Associate Solicitor (Mineral Frederick Ferguson
Resources)
Inspector General Earl E. Devaney
Deputy Inspector General Mary K. Adler
Assistant Inspector General (Audits) Roger LaRouche
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 Bennett W. Raley
Deputy Assistant Secretary R. Thomas Weimer
Director, U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation John W. Keys III
Assistant Secretary--Fish and Wildlife and Parks Craig Manson
Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul D. Hoffman
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Steven A. Williams
Service
Director, National Park Service Fran Mainella
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb
Deputy Assistant Secretary Wayne R. Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy James H. McDivitt
Management and Budget
Deputy Commissioner of Indian (vacancy)
Affairs
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Rebecca W. Watson
Management
Deputy Assistant Secretaries Thomas Fulton, Patricia E. Morrison
Director, Minerals Management R. M. Johnnie Burton
Service
Director, Bureau of Land Management Kathleen B. Clarke
Director, Office of Surface Mining Jeffrey D. Jarrett
Reclamation and Enforcement
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management, and P. Lynn Scarlett
Budget
Chief Information Officer, Office of Daryl W. White
the Chief Information Officer
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Human Resources and J. Michael Trujillo
Workforce Diversity
Director, Office of Educational (vacancy)
Partnerships
Director, Office of Personnel Policy Carolyn Cohen
Director, Office for Equal E. Melodee Stith
Opportunity
Designated Agency Ethics Official Shayla Simmons
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and Christopher Kearney
International Affairs
Director, Office of Environmental Willie R. Taylor
Policy and Compliance
Director, Office of Policy Analysis (vacancy)
Director, Office of Managing Risk L. Michael Kaas
and Public Safety
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Budget and Finance Nina Hatfield
Director, Office of Small and Robert W. Faithful
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Director, Office of Budget John Trezise
Director, Office of Financial R. Schuyler Lesher, Management Jr.
Director, National Business Center Timothy G. Vigotsky
Director, Office of Aircraft (vacancy)
Services
Director, Office of Acquisition and Debra Sonderman
Property Management
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Office of Planning Scott Cameron
and Performance Management
Director, Office of Hearings and Robert S. More
Appeals
Director, Office of Planning and Norma Campbell
Performance Management
Director, Office of Collaborative Elena Gonzalez
Action and Dispute Resolution
Director, Center for Competitive (vacancy)
Sourcing Excellence
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Law Enforcement and (vacancy)
Security
Director, Office of Law Enforcement (vacancy)
and Security
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Insular Affairs David Cohen
Director, Office of Insular Affairs (vacancy)
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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.
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 conservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, vegetation, and habitat. The Office represents the Department in the coordination of marine ecosystems 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 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 and biological 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
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discharge the Government's 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 95 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 70 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...
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