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Hall, with seven other Senators from the Northwest States that 

 asked very clear questions about the spill program. To my knowl- 

 edge, we've not yet received a response. Can you give me any in- 

 sight on that? 



Mr. Stelle. Yes, Senator, I can. I think to coin a phrase, "the 

 check is in the mail." I'm not quite sure where in the mail system 

 it is. I know that the response has been prepared and it is quite 

 detailed, sir. My apologies for the delay, that's my fault. 



Senator Kempthorne. On that note, National Marine Fisheries 

 Service Director, Rollie Schmitten, promised the Senate Appropria- 

 tions Committee a side-by-side comparison of the salmon recovery 

 team recommendations with the National Marine Fisheries Service 

 draft recovery plan. Do you know if that document has been com- 

 pleted? 



Mr. Stelle. No, I don't. Senator, but I'm happy to check and if 

 not, I will provide it to you. 



Senator Kempthorne. Again, we do not have a copy of that. 



[The document requested by Senator Kempthorne follows:] 



