Hearing: Oversight hearing on “The Past, Present and Future of the Federal Helium Program” and legislative hearing on H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act

Committee on Natural Resources

Thursday, February 14, 2013 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Kimberly Elmore
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, U.S. Department of the Interior

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  • Testimony - Kimberly Elmore [PDF]

Daniel Garcia-Diaz
Director, National Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  • Testimony - Daniel Garcia-Diaz [PDF]

Tim Spisak
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior

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  • Testimony - Tom Spisak [PDF]

Panel two

Dr. Sam Aronson
Vice President, APS Physics

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  • Testimony - Dr. Sam Aronson [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Dr. Sam Aronson [PDF]

Brad Boersen
Director, Strategic Planning & Analysis for Optical Fiber, Corning Incorporated

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  • Testimony - Brad Boersen [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Brad Boersen [PDF]

Rodney Morgan
Vice President of Procurement, Micron Technology

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  • Testimony - Rodney Morgan [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Rodney Morgan [PDF]

Gary Page
President, Helium & Balloons Across America

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  • Testimony - Gary Page [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Gary Page [PDF]

Panel three

Nick Haines
Head of Global Helium Source Development, Linde North America

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  • Testimony - Nick Haines [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Nick Haines [PDF]

David Joyner
President, Air Liquide Helium America, Inc.

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  • Testimony - David Joyner [PDF]
  • Disclosure - David Joyner [PDF]

Scott Kaltrider
Vice President, Business Management and Helium, Praxair, Inc.

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  • Testimony - Scott Kaltrider [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Scott Kaltrider [PDF]

Kevin Lynch
Senior Vice President, Specialty Gases & Helium, Matheson Tri-Gas

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  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Kevin Lynch [PDF]

Walter Nelson
Director, Sourcing & Supply Chain, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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  • Testimony - Walter Nelson [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Walter Nelson [PDF]

Tom Thoman
Division President, Gases Production, Airgas, Inc.

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  • Testimony - Tom Thoman [PDF]
  • Disclosure - Tom Thoman [PDF]

Text of Legislation

  • Text of H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, as introduced [PDF] Added 02/13/2013 at 04:30 PM

Support Documents

  • Full Committee Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Agenda and Witness List [PDF] Added 02/14/2013 at 09:38 AM
  • Opening Statement - Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) [PDF] Added 02/14/2013 at 10:35 AM

First Published: February 7, 2013 at 05:30 PM
Last Updated: February 14, 2013 at 10:35 AM


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