Department of the Interior

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Phone, 202-208-3171

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Bruce Babbitt

Deputy Secretary John R. Garamendi

Chief of Staff Anne H. Shields

Deputy Chief of Staff Susan K. Rieff

Special Trustee for American Indians Paul N. Homan

Director of Congressional and Melanie Beller

Legislative Affairs

Special Assistant and Counselor to James H. Pipkin

the Secretary

Special Assistant to the Secretary Robert K. Hattoy

and White House Liaison

Science Adviser to the Secretary William Brown

Director, Office of Communications Michael Gauldin

Director of Intergovernmental Paddy McGuire

Affairs

Special Assistant to the Secretary Julie Falkner

and Director, Executive Secretariat

Special Assistant to the Secretary Deborah L. Williams

for Alaska

Solicitor John D. Leshy

Deputy Solicitor Edward B. Cohen

Associate Solicitor (Administration) Robert S. More

Associate Solicitor (Conservation Robert L. Baum

and Wildlife)

Associate Solicitor (Land and Water (vacancy)

Resources)

Associate Solicitor (General Law) (vacancy)

Associate Solicitor (Indian Affairs) Robert T. Anderson

Associate Solicitor (Mineral Kay Henry

Resources)

Inspector General Wilma A. Lewis

Deputy Inspector General (vacancy)

Assistant Inspector General Sharon D. Eller

(Administration)

Assistant Inspector General (Audits) Robert J. Williams

Assistant Inspector General John R. Sinclair

(Investigations)

General Counsel Richard N. Reback

Assistant Secretary--Water and Science Patricia J. Beneke

Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Schaefer

Director, U.S. Geological Survey Gordon P. Eaton

Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Eluid L. Martinez

Assistant Secretary--Fish and Wildlife and Parks (vacancy)

Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald J. Barry

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (vacancy)

Service

Director, National Park Service (vacancy)

Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs Ada E. Deer

Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael J. Anderson

Commissioner of Indian Affairs (vacancy)

Deputy Commissioner of Indian Hilda Manuel

Affairs

Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Robert L. Armstrong

Management

Deputy Assistant Secretary Sylvia V. Baca

Director, Minerals Management Cynthia L. Quarterman

Service

Director, Bureau of Land Management (vacancy)

Director, Office of Surface Mining (vacancy)

Reclamation and Enforcement

Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management, and Bonnie R. Cohen

Budget

Director, Office of Hearings and Barry E. Hill

Appeals

Director, Office of Small and (vacancy)

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources (vacancy)

Director, Office for Equal E. Melodee Stith

Opportunity

Director, Office of National Service Dolores L. Chacon

and Educational Partnerships

Director, Office of Personnel Policy Carolyn J. Cohen

Director, Ethics Staff Gabriele J. Paone

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Brooks B. Yeager

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

Director of Planning and Performance Jody Z. Kusek

Management

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Robert J. Lamb

Finance

Director, Office of Acquisition and Paul A. Denett

Property Management

Director, Office of Budget Mary Ann Lawler

Director, Office of Financial R. Schuyler Lesher

Management

Director, Office of Information (vacancy)

Resources Management

Chief Executive Officer, Interior Service Center Claudia P. Schechter

Director, Office of Aircraft Elmer J. Hurd

Services

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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. 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. It is responsible for migratory wildlife conservation; historic preservation; endangered species; surface-mined lands protection and restoration; mapping; and geological, hydrological, and biological science.

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.).

Over the years, other functions have been added and removed, so that its role

has changed from that of general housekeeper for the Federal Government to that of custodian of the Nation's natural resources.

Office of the Secretary

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. The Office of the Secretary includes the offices of Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, the Special Trustee for American Indians, the Solicitor, and the Inspector General. Some areas where public purposes are broadly applied include:

Fish and 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) carries out the statutory mandate to manage and direct 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. The Office exercises Secretarial direction and supervision over the Bureau of Land Management, the Minerals Management Service, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

Indian Affairs The Office of the Assistant Secretary (Indian Affairs) has responsibility for activities pertaining to Indians and Indian affairs, including:

--providing the Secretary with detailed and objective advice on matters involving Indians and Indian affairs;

--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;

--representing the Department in transactions with Congress;

--monitoring and evaluating ongoing activities related to Indian affairs; and

--providing leadership in special assignments and projects for the Secretary.

Policy, Management, and Budget The Office of the Assistant Secretary

(Policy, Management, and Budget) has responsibility for all phases of management, budget, and other administrative activities. The Assistant Secretary serves as the principal policy adviser to the Secretary and is the Department's Chief Financial Officer.

For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Secretary

(Policy, Management, and Budget). Internet, http://www.usgs.gov/doi/

policy-management-budget.html

Office of the Solicitor

The Office of the Solicitor performs all of the legal work of the Department with the exception of that performed by the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, and the Office of Inspector General. The Solicitor is the principal

legal adviser to the Secretary and the chief law officer of the Department.

The headquarters office, located in Washington, DC, consists of six divisions:

The Division of Conservation and Wildlife is responsible for legal matters involving the programs of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Biological Research Division of the Geological Survey.

The Division of General Law is responsible for general administrative law and legal matters involving programs of the Office of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, and the Office of Equal Opportunity.

The Division of Indian Affairs is responsible for legal matters involving programs of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The Division of Land and Water Resources is responsible for legal matters involving programs (other than minerals-related) of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management.

The Division of Mineral Resources is responsible for legal matters involving minerals-related programs of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, the Bureau of Land Management, the Geological Survey, the Minerals Management...