[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate November 9, 1997:


            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

       Robert H. Beatty, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of 
     the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for the 
     remainder of the term expiring August 30, 1998.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Arthur Bienenstock, of California, to be an Associate 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.


                         Department of Commerce

       Raymond G. Kammer, of Maryland, to be Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology.


                       Department of the Interior

       Kevin Gover, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior.


                      United States Postal Service

       Ernesta Ballard, of Alaska, to be a governor of the United 
     States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2005.


                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

       Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
     Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 29, 2002.


                     Merit Systems Protection Board

       Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years 
     expiring March 1, 2004.

       The above nominations were approved subject to the 
     nominees' commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
     testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.


           national foundation on the arts and the humanities

       William R. Ferris, of Mississippi, to be Chairperson of the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four 
     years.


                     office of personnel management

       Janice R. Lachance, of Maine, to be Director of the Office 
     of Personnel Management for a term of four years.


                             the judiciary

       Frank C. Damrell, Jr., of California, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of California.
       Martin J. Jenkins, of California, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the Northern District of California.
       A. Richard Caputo, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.