Witnesses:
Mr. Douglas R. Helton, Incident Operations Coordinator, Office of Response and
Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department
of Commerce
Captain Anthony Lloyd, Chief, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, United
States Coast Guard
Ms. Sharon Buffington, Chief, Engineering and Research Branch, Offshore Energy and
Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of the
Interior
Dr. Albert Venosa, Director, Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division, National
Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development (ORD), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Dr. Jeffrey Short, Pacific Science Director for Oceana
Dr. Samantha Joye, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Dr. Richard Haut, Senior Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
Dr. Nancy Kinner, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New
Hampshire and Co-Director of the Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
Mr. Kevin Costner, Partner, Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS)
Deluge of Oil Highlights Research and Technology Needs for Oil Recovery and Effective Cleanup of Oil Spills
E&E Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Inglis (R-SC)