Well, the one thing that would preclude them is if it's not possible to gain access to them.
We felt by going with this list, this gave us the best chance to be able to reach an agreement.
But, in fact, with the proposals and what has been advanced by the USFS and the others, if somebody decides to sue on this, there is nothing...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I do hope to hear from you today some concrete actions that USFS plans to take in response to the litigation.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was petitioned to pre-emptively veto development in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska.
I appreciate that.
One of the areas where Alaskans have benefited from the EPA and their programs has been the Alaska Native Villages Program.
I've been very critical of the EPA throughout this hearing, but I was raised by a mother who is very generous.
we need to better handle, in terms of what is what the criteria is and, more importantly, avoiding any arbitrary definitions.
Are you considering conducting such an analysis?
What we are faced with--we just had the--a project in the interior of the State be denied because of an ARNI designation on the Tanana River...
I certainly understand the importance of Secure Rural Schools program and support it, but I'm also concerned that, with this restructuring, ...
the EPA designation comes in and essentially circumvents that public input.
I think the common person would look at this and can't believe that we're having a conversation that we would be regulating milk as an oil p...
I want to gain a little more understanding about ARNI.
One of the things that came up in this process--and you referenced the litigation, that's one thing--but, there were some different standard...
I cannot understand how it can take so long for an agency to approve an air permit for a drilling rig.
