[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate, Tuesday, May 19, 2009:


                  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

       GARY GENSLER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A COMMISSIONER OF THE 
     COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     APRIL 13, 2012.
       GARY GENSLER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMODITY 
     FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       KRISTINA M. JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     ENERGY.
       STEVEN ELLIOT KOONIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY 
     FOR SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
       SCOTT BLAKE HARRIS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       LARRY J. ECHO HAWK, OF UTAH, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF THE INTERIOR.
       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.