[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23668]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate November 30, 2001:


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       ARDEN BEMENT, JR., OF INDIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
       CONRAD LAUTENBACHER, JR., OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER 
     SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       WILLIAM SCHUBERT, OF TEXAS, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.


                  FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

       R. DAVID PAULISON, OF FLORIDA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
     MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

       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.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       EDWARD HACHIRO KUBO, JR., OF HAWAII, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       SHELDON J. SPERLING, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS.
       DAVID R. DUGAS, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       DAVID E. O'MEILIA, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       JAMES A. MCDEVITT, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       JOHNNY KEANE SUTTON, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       RICHARD S. THOMPSON, OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       THOMAS L. SANSONETTI, OF WYOMING, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       JAMES EDWARD ROGAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED 
     STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.
       COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ANITA K ABBOTT AND ENDING 
     STEVEN G WOOD, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE 
     AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 30, 2001.
       COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ALBERT R AGNICH AND 
     ENDING JOSE M ZUNIGA, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 
     30, 2001.


             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 

                United States
                 of America


November 30, 2001