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scientifically credible research as a foundation for our decisionmak- 

 ing. 



We are proud of what we have accomplished, Madam Chair- 

 woman. We believe we are on target. I would be glad to answer any 

 questions you may have. Thank you. 



[The statement of Mr. Lyons may be found at end of hearing.] 



Mrs. Chenoweth. I thank you, Secretary Lyons. 



I want to let the committee and the panel know that we have 

 two votes that have been called, one on the NATO suspension and 

 one on food quality suspension, so I think I am going to recess the 

 committee right now. We will probably be gone for about 20 min- 

 utes. We will return about 1:30. Thank you. 



[Recess.] 



Mr. Hansen. [Presiding.] Let me apologize to our witnesses. We 

 are all really busy today and supposed to be in three places at the 

 same time. Excuse the musical chairs that has been going on. I ap- 

 preciate Mrs. Chenoweth chairing, as she has. 



I understand, Mr. Lyons, that you have testified. 



Mr. Lyons. Yes, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Hansen. Nancy Hayes, Chief of Staff and Counselor, Bureau 

 of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, are you up? 



Ms. Hayes. Yes. Thank you. 



Mr. Hansen. How much time do you need? 



Ms. KLayes. Less than five minutes. 



Mr. Hansen. Christina, give her seven minutes, will you? 



[Laughter.] 



Mr. Hansen. Everybody goes over their time. That is expected, 

 especially around here. 



STATEMENT OF NANCY HAYES, CHIEF OF STAFF AND COUN- 

 SELOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT 

 OF THE INTERIOR 



Ms. Hayes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I appreciate this opportunity to bring the Subcommittee up to 

 date on the Bureau of Land Management's implementation of 

 President Clinton's Northwest Forest Plan. I will summarize my 

 statement, but I would ask that my entire statement be made a 

 part of the hearing record. 



The President's Forest Plan established a blueprint, a science- 

 based, legal, and balanced forest management plan that provides 

 for both economic opportunity and protection of the environment 

 through five fundamental goals. In June of 1994, just two months 

 after the plan's Record of Decision was adopted, the Federal court 

 injunctions banning timber harvests from Federal lands were lift- 

 ed. Timber sales in the region of the northern spotted owl were 

 once again offered and timber was harvested. Earlier this year, the 

 President's forest plan was upheld by a Federal appeals court. 



The President created the Northwest Forest Plan to resolve in- 

 tense disputes about use of the public forests. Individuals on both 

 sides of the issues were driven by passionately held beliefs, and the 

 compromise reached in the Forest Plan did not please every inter- 

 ested party. However, the Forest Plan has had many successes: re- 

 training dislocated timber workers, providing a stable, sustainable 



