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                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


          OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

        LANNY ERDOS, OF OHIO, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
     SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, VICE JOSEPH G. 
     PIZARCHIK.


                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

        ROBERT J. FEITEL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, VICE HUBERT T. BELL, JR., 
     RETIRED.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

        SARAH C. ARBES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, VICE MATTHEW BASSETT, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        TODD C. CHAPMAN, OF TEXAS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR 
     FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

        MICHAEL D. WEAHKEE, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
     SERVICES, FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE YVETTE ROUBIDEAUX, 
     TERM EXPIRED.


                             THE JUDICIARY

        GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN 
     YEARS, VICE SUSAN G. BRADEN, TERM EXPIRED.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. LESLIE A. BEAVERS
COL. ROBERT M. BLAKE
COL. MELISSA A. COBURN
COL. VANESSA J. DORNHOEFER
COL. LYNNETTE J. HEBERT
COL. JEFFREY F. HILL
COL. TRACI L. KUEKERMURPHY
COL. PRESTON F. MCFARREN
COL. WILLIAM D. MURPHY
COL. DANA N. NELSON
COL. ROBERT P. PALMER
COL. DAVID A. PIFFARERIO
COL. MITCHELL D. RICHARDSON
COL. WILLIAM A. ROCK
COL. MARK V. SLOMINSKI
COL. MAX J. STITZER
COL. ROBERT W. VANHOY II
COL. ADRIAN K. WHITE
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. LEE ANN T. BENNETT
BRIG. GEN. JAY S. GOLDSTEIN
BRIG. GEN. JEFFREY S. HINRICHS
BRIG. GEN. BRET C. LARSON
BRIG. GEN. BRYAN P. RADLIFF
BRIG. GEN. SCOTT A. SAUTER
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. DARRIN D. LAMBRIGGER


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 
     AND 12211:

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. JOHN C. BOYD
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 
     AND 12211:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. DAMON N. CLUCK
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

MICHAEL J. BLANTON
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 7064:

                              To be major

LAINA G. CAFEGO
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

LYLE E. BUSHONG
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

ZACHARY B. CICCOLO
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

GARTH E. COKE
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

SHAUN J. ARREDONDO
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

STEVEN K. UHLMAN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                              To be major

BRENT R. ROBERTSON


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 
     531:

                            To be commander

JOHN N. AMIRAL