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STATEMENT S. U. OF THE INTERIOR
March 3, 1849
U.S. Department of the Interior
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ORGANIZATION AND MISSION
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U.S.Department of the Interior
ORGANIZATION AND MISSION
BRIEFING BOOK
NOVEMBER 1976
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ORGANIZATION AND MISSION
BRIEFING BOOK
PART I
OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Secretary
Office of Public Affairs
Executive Secretariat
Field Special Assistants
Under Secretary
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
Office for Equal Opportunity
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Office of Territorial Affairs
SOLICITOR
STAFF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
Assistant Secretary - Administration and Management
Assistant Secretary - Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary - Program Development and Budget
LINE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND THEIR BUREAUS
Assistant Secretary - Energy and Minerals
Alaska Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration
Bureau of Mines
Geological Survey
Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Southeastern Power Administration
Southwestern Power Administration
Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistant Secretary - Land and Water Resources
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
ORGANIZATION AND MISSION BRIEFING BOOK (Continued)
PART II
DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY/POLICY PROMULATION METHODS
PERSONNEL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
PART I
-Organization Charts
- -Mission Statements
- Biographical Data
-Key Officials
Department of the Interior
ORGANIZATION
SECRETARY
UNDER SECRETARY
OFFICE FOR
OFFICE OF
OFFICE OF
OFFICE OF
EQUAL OPORTUNITY
TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
HEARINGS AND APPEALS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ADMINISTRATION AND
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
CONGRESSIONAL AND
SOLICITOR
MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
COMMISSIONER OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
ENERGY AND
LAND AND WATER
INDIAN AFFAIRS
AND PARKS
MINERALS
RESOURCES
BUREAU OF
U.S. FISH
OFFICE OF
BUREAU OF
NATIONAL
OUTDOOR
AND WILDLIFE
WATER RESEARCH
INDIAN
PARK SERVICE
RECREATION
SERVICE
AND TECHNOLOGY
AFFAIRS
ALASKA
BONNEVILLE
SOUTHWESTERN
SOUTHEASTERN
BUREAU OF
BUREAU OF
POWER
POWER
POWER
POWER
LAND
RECLAMATION
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT
OCEAN
MINING
MINING
GEOLOGICAL
BUREAU OF
ENFORCEMENT
SURVEY
MINES
AND SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
MISSION STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The mission of the Department of the Interior is to formulate
and administer programs for the management, conservation,
and development of the Nation's water, fish, wildlife, mineral,
energy, land, park, and recreational resources. This mission
is carried out through:
Encouraging efficient use of the Nation's resources
Improving the quality of the environment
Ensuring adequate resource development to meet the
requirements of national security and an expanding
national economy
Maintaining productive capacity for future generations
Promoting the equitable distribution of benefits from
nationally owned resources
Discouraging wasteful exploitation of the Nation's
natural resources
Ensuring maximum use of recreational areas.
The Department is also committed to the orderly incorporation
of Indian and Alaska native people into the national life by
creating conditions that will advance their social and economic
adjustment.
KEY OFFICIALS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
TITLE
INCUMBENT
Secretary of the Interior
Thomas S. Kleppe
Executive Assistant to the Secretary
Loren J. Rivard
Assistant to the Secretary and Director,
Office of Public Affairs
Louis J. Churchville
Under Secretary
D. Kent Frizzell
Director, Office for Equal Opportunity
Edward E. Shelton
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals
James R. Richards
Director, Office of Territorial Affairs
Fred M. Zeder
Solicitor
H. Gregory Austin
Assistant Secretary - Administration
and Management
Albert C. Zapanta
Assistant Secretary - Congressional
and Legislative Affairs
John Kyl
Assistant Secretary - Program
Development and Budget
Ronald G. Coleman
Assistant Secretary - Energy and
Minerals
William L. Fisher
Administrator, Alaska Power Administration
Robert J. Cross
Administrator, Bonneville Power
Administration
Donald P. Hodel
Administrator, Mining Enforcement and
Safety Administration
Robert E. Barrett
Administrator, Ocean Mining
Administration
Leigh Ratiner
Administrator, Southeastern Power
Administration
William J. Fortune
Administrator, Southwestern Power
Administration
Peter C. King
Director, Bureau of Mines
Thomas V. Falkie
Director, Geological Survey
Vincent E. McKelvey
Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife
and Parks
Nathaniel P. Reed
Director, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
John Crutcher
Director, National Park Service
Gary E. Everhardt
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lynn A. Greenwalt
Key Officials
Department of the Interior (Continued)
TITLE
INCUMBENT
Assistant Secretary - Land and Water
Resources
Jack 0. Horton
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Gilbert G. Stamm
Director, Bureau of Land Management
Curt Berklund
Director, Office of Water Research and
Technology
William S. Butcher
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Vacant
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
As the head of an executive Department, the Secretary of the
Interior reports directly to the President and is responsible
for the direction and supervision of all activities of the
Department. He also has certain powers or supervisory responsi-
bilities relating to Territorial governments.
In performing his duties, the Secretary is aided by an Executive
Assistant, who serves as his top staff assistant and personal aide,
and by additional assistants as required by program considerations.
Besides monitoring Administration and Departmental programs and
activities, the Executive Assistant acts on the Secretary's be-
half to administer activities of the Secretary's immediate office.
He also represents that office at important industrial, public
interest, and government meetings and, when necessary, serves as
contact between the Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries, bureau
directors, and office heads.
The Office of the Science Adviser reports directly to the Secretary.
The Science Adviser serves as staff adviser to the Secretary and
assists in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities for:
Policy direction, coordination, control, and administration
of the Department's scientific research activities
Coordination and direction of the Department's scientific
and technical information activities.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent position ceiling
16
Budget Authority*
625
*Thousands of Dollars
THOMAS S. KLEPPE
SECRETARY
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: Level 1
Type Appointment: PAS
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Thomas S. Kleppe, a former Congressman from North Dakota and Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration, was sworn into office as
the 41st Secretary of the Interior on October 17, 1975, following
unanimous confirmation for that position on October 9, 1975, by the
United States Senate.
Kleppe brings to his position a long experience in government and
business that resulted in close association with local and national
issues involving agriculture, the environment, and the economy.
As a Congressman from North Dakota from 1966 to 1970, he served on
the House Agriculture Committee and was a member of its Subcommittees
on Livestock and Grains, Research and Extension, and Departmental
Operations. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from
North Dakota in 1964 and 1970.
In 1971, he became Administrator of the Small Business Administration
following unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate, and remained in
that position until becoming Secretary of the Interior.
As Administrator of SBA, Kleppe advocated a people-to-people approach
in carrying out operations of that agency.
Kleppe was born in Kintyre, North Dakota, on July 1, 1919. He was
graduated from Valley City High School and attended Valley City
Teachers College.
He got his first job at 17 as a helper at a grain elevator in Kintyre
operated by his father. He became assistant manager of the grain
operation and at age 21 managed a small North Dakota bank.
He entered the United States Army in 1942, attained the rank of
Warrant Officer, and was discharged in 1946.
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LOREN RIVARD
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: GS-17
Type of Appointment: NEA (Quota)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Loren Rivard, who was appointed in July 1976 as the Secretary's Executive
Assistant, had been serving as Assistant to Secretary Kleppe for the preceding
eight months. For nearly five years before joining Interior, he was a manage-
ment official at the Small Business Administration. Earlier, he was adminis-
trative assistant to former Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles.
Born in New Richmond, Wis., he was educated in Rice Lake, Wis., schools and
worked in all areas of the family dairy business. He has a B.S. in economics
from the University of Wisconsin.
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KEY OFFICIALS
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
TYPE OF
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Thomas S. Kleppe
Level I
PAS
Executive Assistant
Loren J. Rivard
GS-17
NEA (Quota)
Assistant and Science Adviser
to the Secretary
Vacant
Level V
C
Assistant to the Secretary
and Director, Office of
Public Affairs
Louis J. Churchville
GS-17
NEA (Quota)
Executive Secretary
Paul Reeves
GS-15
Career
Office of Public Affairs
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
SERVICES SUPPORT
MEDIA INFORMATION
PUBLICATIONS
SUPPORT SERVICES
SPEAKERS BUREAU
DIVISION
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
DIVISION
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Office of Public Affairs was initially established by the
Secretary on April 16, 1955. The office establishes the public
information policies and missions of the Department and pro-
vides direction to the various bureaus and offices on matters
relating to public information policies and procedures. It is
responsible to the Secretary for developing good working
relations with the news media, for assuring adherence to the
Freedom of Information Act, and for advising the Secretariat
on matters affecting such areas. In carrying out its responsi-
bilities, the office:
Develops and carries out or supervises the carrying
out of projects for widespread public dissemination of
policy and program information on behalf of the Secretary
Writes and issues news releases on Departmental policies
and issues; develops speech texts, reports, briefing mate-
rials, articles, and similar materials for the Secretary; and
develops publications and audio and visual materials as it
determines necessary in order for the Department to be
responsive to a broad range of public inquiries
Guides the preparation of news releases, articles, and speeches
produced by the various bureaus and offices of the Department
and reviews them for substantial accuracy, and is the central
point for the issuances of news releases relating to activities
of each bureau or office.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
27
Budget Authority*
1,000
*Thousands of Dollars
LOUIS J. CHURCHVILLE
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: GS-17
Type Appointment: NEA (Quota)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Louis Churchville was appointed to his position in February 1976.
He had been Assistant Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration in charge of information services from 1973 to 1975. He
retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1970 as a Colonel and became
Associate Director, Office of Economic Opportunity and in charge of
public affairs. He was the Senior Information Officer for the Air
Force in Vietnam in 1967.
Churchville was born in Philadelphia in 1921. He received a B.S.
degree in economics and Spanish from the University of Maryland
and did graduate work at Boston University in public relations and
communications.
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KEY OFFICIALS
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
Assistant to the Secretary and
Director, Office of Public
Affairs
Louis J. Churchville
GS-17
NEA (Quota)
Deputy Director for
Information
Carole A. Foryst
GS-15
C
Public Information Offficer
Edward P. Essertier
GS-15
Career
Public Information Officer
Leon J. Fishkin
GS-15
Career
Public Information Officer
Harmon Kallman
GS-15
Career
Public Information Officer
Andrew L. Newman
GS-15
Career
Public Information Officer
Charles E. Wallace
GS-15
Career
Chief, Publications Development
Division
Gerald A. Waindel
GS-15
Career
Chief, Support Services Division Charles J. Cullen
GS-15
Career
Executive Secretariat
MISSION STATEMENT
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
The Executive Secretariat was initially established by the
Secretary on February 10, 1975, for the purpose of assuring a
climate of order, thoroughness, due process, and timeliness
in decisionmaking in the Department. The Secretariat is
responsible for:
Coordinating the development and analyses of highly
significant policy and technical matters
Serving as a focal point for processing all official
matters that require Secretariat attention
Coordinating analyses which cross bureau lines and ensuring
that all variables are considered and that the ramifica-
tions are appropriately developed
Providing a neutral, process-oriented center for ensuring
due process and balanced attention to conflicting
interests in the Department
Ensuring prompt, responsive, and accurate replies to all
communications from Congress and from the public
Ensuring that decisionmaking and implementation processes
are carried out in an orderly and timely manner.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
15
Budget Authority*
300
*Thousands of Dollars
PAUL REEVES
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: GS-15
Type of Appointment: Career
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Paul Reeves was appointed to his present position as Executive Secretary
in April 1976. His prior assignment was as Staff Assistant to the
Assistant Secretary - Administration and Management.
He began his Interior service in 1962 as a Budget Analyst in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in Gallup, N. Mex. He later became
Administrative Officer, BIA, in Tuba City, Ariz. He then moved to
Albuquerque as Budget and Accounting Officer. In 1966, he joined the
BIA's Washington office as Program Development Analyst and later became
Chief Management Analysis Officer.
Paul Reeves holds a B.A. degree from Oklahoma Baptist University.
Field Special Assistants
MISSION STATEMENT
FIELD SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
The positions of Field Special Assistants were established by
the Secretary on September 21, 1970, to provide a direct
Secretarial conduit to the Department's field activities; to
assure fast response on field matters requiring Secretarial
review; and to provide expertise, leadership, and assistance
in the coordination of programs and policies of the Secretary.
The eight Field Special Assistants serve the following regions:
Alaska, Missouri Basin, North Central, Northeast, Pacific
Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Southeast, and Southwest. In
performing their functions, the Field Special Assistants:
Maintain active liaison with appropriate Federal, State,
interstate and private interests
Alert the Secretary to State and local legislative proposals,
public opinion, and interest group participations which
affect or could potentially affect programs in the field
Coordinate Department participation in major interagency and
intergovernmental efforts when directed by the Secretary
Chair the Department's field committees and coordinate
matters of program and policy in the field where more than
one bureau or program is involved.
Serve as Departmental representatives on various river basin
committees and commissions
Accomplish required actions on assigned environmental project
review matters in coordination with the Assistant Secretary -
Program Development and Budget
Administer within their respective regions the Department's
Federal Executive Board program
Serve as Departmental representative on the Federal Regional
Council within their respective regions
Serve as Departmental Defense Liaison Officers to coordinate with
other Departments and Interior organizations matters pertaining
to emergency preparedness activities.
KEY OFFICIALS
FIELD SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
Chairman, Federal Regional Council
(San Francisco, Calif.)
Webster Otis
GS-18
LEA Indefinite
Special Assistant to the Secretary
(Denver, Colo.)
William L. Rogers
GS-16
NEA (Quota)
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Willard Lewis, Jr.
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Anchorage, Alaska
Arthur R. Kennedy
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Atlanta, Ga.
June Whelan
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Boston, Mass.
Roger S. Babb
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Chicago, Ill.
Vacant
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
Portland, Oreg.
Charles T. Hoyt
GS-15
C
Special Assistant (Field
Representative)
San Francisco, Calif.
Vacant*
GS-15
C
*Basic position to which Webster Otis will revert at close of
tenure (indefinite) with Federal Regional Council.
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY
The Under Secretary assists the Secretary in the discharge of his
duties and, in his absence, performs his functions. With the
exception of certain matters reserved by the Secretary, the Under
Secretary has the full authority of the Secretary. The Under
Secretary:
Exercises Secretarial direction and supervision over the Office
for Equal Opportunity, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, and
the Office of Territorial Affairs, whose respective missions
and organizations will be discussed subsequently
Exercises Secretarial direction and supervision over the
Alaska Pipeline Office, which has the responsibility to
administer and enforce rights-of-way permits, leases, and
other authorizations that are related to the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
System. The office also provides general oversight of and
liaison with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
In performing his duties, the Under Secretary is assisted by
three Deputy Under Secretaries. One is assigned primary responsi-
bility for physical resource programs, parks, fish, wildlife, and
recreation. Another focuses on Department activities related to
coal resource development, conservation, land reclamation, and
mining health and safety. The third is concerned with matters
related to American Indians, the U.S. Territories and the citizens
thereof, equal employment opportunity and conflict of interest.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
12
Budget Authority*
400
*Thousands of Dollars
D. KENT FRIZZELL
UNDER SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: Level III
Type Appointment: PAS
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Kent Frizzell came to Interior in 1973 as Solicitor and was sworn in
as Under Secretary in November 1975. He was Acting Secretary for five
months during 1975. Before joining Interior, he was Assistant Attorney
General for Land and Natural Resources in the Department of Justice
(1972-73) ; Attorney General of the State of Kansas (1969-71) ; and a
partner in the law firm of McCarter, Frizzell, and Wettig in Wichita,
Kansas (1955-68).
Public offices he has held include a term as State Senator (1965-69);
member, Wichita Board of Education (1959-65) and president of that
board (1963-64); member, Kansas State Municipal Accounting Board from
1961 to 1963, and chairman of the board in 1963. He was Republican
nominee for Governor of Kansas in 1970.
Frizzell belongs to numerous professional organizations and has been
a lecturer in business law at Wichita State University. He did
undergraduate work at Northwestern University and received a B.A.
degree from Friends University of Wichita and a J.A. degree from
Washburn University Law School at Topeka, Kansas.
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KEY OFFICIALS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
UNDER SECRETARY
D. Kent Frizzell
Level III
PAS
Deputy Under Secretary
Fred G. Karem
GS-18
NEA (Quota)
Deputy Under Secretary
William W. Lyons
GS-18
NEA (Quota)
Deputy Under Secretary
Dennis Ickes
GS-16
NEA (Quota)
Assistant to the Under
Secretary (Alaska Pipeline) *
Andrew P.Rollins, Jr. GS-17
LEA (Quota)
Technical Assistant to the
Under Secretary
(Alaska Pipeline)
John Latz
GS-16
NEA (Non-
Quota)
*
Duty Station Anchorage Alaska
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
Office for Equal Opportunity
OFFICE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF
DIVISION OF
DIVISION OF
DIVISION OF
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
FEDERAL CONTRACT
FEDERAL EQUAL
MINORITY BUSINESS
TITLE VI COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
ENTERPRISE
REGIONAL OFFICES
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Office for Equal Opportunity was established by the Secretary
on September 28, 1960, to administer the civil rights and equal
opportunity programs within the Department. This office is
responsible for:
Development and enforcement of Departmental policies
on equal employment opportunity
Development of regulations and procedures to assure
conformity with civil rights statutes and orders
Resolution of complaints of discrimination by Depart-
mental employees or those seeking employment in the
Department
Enforcement of equal opportunity requirements for all
construction contracts in which the Department is involved,
for all government contracts and Federally involved con-
struction contracts in Alaska, and for all government
contracts in the following industries: fisheries, mining
and oil, petroleum refining and related industries,
pipeline transportation, rubber and plastic products,
gasoline and tire retail establishments, and hotels and
other lodging places
Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
in all Departmental programs of Federal financial
assistance.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
90
Budget Authority*
2,300
*Thousands of Dollars
EDWARD E. SHELTON
DIRECTOR
OFFICE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: GS-16
Type Appointment: CEA(Quota)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Edward Shelton joined Interior's Office for Equal Opportunity in 1965
and was appointed as Director in 1968. His previous positions
included: Assistant Director, Federal Employment Division, President's
Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1962-65; Executive Secretary,
Des Moines Commission on Human Rights and Job Discrimination, 1960-62;
Vice Chairman, Iowa State Commission on Human Rights, 1961-62; Staff of
Pennsylvania Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1956-57; and Volunteer
with Pittsburgh Branch of NAACP.
Mr. Shelton attended public schools in Pittsburgh and received a
M.A. in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh.
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KEY OFFICIALS
OFFICE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
Headquarters
Director, Office for Equal
Opportunity
Edward E. Shelton
GS-16
CEA (Quota)
Assistant Director, Division
of Federal Equal Employment
Opportunity
John L. Fulbright
GS-15
Career
Assistant Director, Division
of Title VI Compliance
Vacant
GS-15
Career
Assistant Director, Division
of Minority Business
Enterprise
Vacant
GS-15
Career
Assistant Director, Division
of Contract Compliance
H. Jack Bluestein
GS-15
Career
Regional Offices
Supervisory Equal Opportunity
Specialist (Employment)
Arlington, Va.
Alfred R. Gordon
GS-15
Career
Supervisory Equal Opportunity
Specialist (Employment)
Lakewood, Colorado
Gerald C. Williams
GS-15
Career
Supervisory Equal Opportunity
Specialist (Employment)
Anchorage, Alaska
Patricia T. Mayo
GS-15
Career
Office of Hearings and Appeals
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
DIRECTOR
BOARD OF
HEARINGS DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
CONTRACT APPEALS
BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
INDIAN APPEALS
JUDGES
DEPARTMENTAL
BOARD OF
LAND APPEALS
BOARD OF MINE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
OPERATIONS APPEALS
JUDGES INDIAN AFFAIRS
OIL IMPORT
APPEALS BOARD
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
The Office of Hearings and Appeals, established by the Secretary
on April 8, 1970, is responsible for the performance of
Departmental quasi-judicial and related functions. This office
represents the Secretary for the purpose of rendering decisions
in cases pertaining to:
Contract disputes
Indian probate and administrative appeals
Public and acquired lands and their resources
Submerged offshore lands of the Outer Continental Shelf
Mine health and safety
Claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Enforcement of the importation and transportation of rare
and endangered species.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
174
Budget Authority*
5,086
*Thousands of Dollars
JAMES R. RICHARDS
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade:
GS-17
Type Appointment:
NEA(Quota)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
James Richards joined Interior in January 1974 as Director, Office
of Hearings and Appeals. He began his Government career with the
Department of Justice in Denver and moved to Buffalo, N.Y., as
Chief Attorney, Buffalo Strike Force. From 1972 to 1974, he was
Special Attorney (Area Coordinator), Department of Justice,
Washington, D.C.
His previous experience included private practice as a partner with
Bratton, Kanic, and Richards in Denver, Colo. He also served as
Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Peter H. Dominick and as
Colorado's Assistant Attorney General.
He holds a B.A. degree from Western State College, Gunnison, Colo.,
and a L.L.B. from Colorado University. He is a member of the Colorado
Bar Association, and was admitted to practice before the Colorado
Supreme Court and many U.S. District Courts as well as in the Second,
Ninth and Tenth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.
KEY OFFICIALS
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
Director, Office of Hearings
and Appeals
James R. Richards
GS-17
NEA (Quota)
Deputy Director, Office
of Hearings and Appeals
David Torbett
GS-15
A
Office of Territorial Affairs
GERALD & FORD
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
HIGH COMMISSIONER
RESIDENT COMMISSIONER
GOVERNOR
TRUST TERRITORIES
GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN
AMERICAN SAMOA
OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
MARIANAS ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT COMPTROLLER
GOVERNMENT COMPTROLLER
GUAM/TRUST TERRITORY
VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
MISSION STATEMENT
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
The Office of Territorial Affairs was established by the
Secretary on February 6, 1973, to assist in the socioeconomic
development of the territories of the United States and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The office has
responsibility for:
Principal liaison functions with other Federal agencies and
the Congress
Program planning and performance of territorial operations
Intelligence on all Federal inputs and operations in the
territories
Supervision of the Comptrollers of the Territories of
Guam and the Virgin Islands
Rendering or arranging for technical assistance to achieve
approved goals and objectives of the territories
Studying, developing, recommending, and carrying out
policy to discharge the responsibilities vested in the
Secretary of the Interior by the President and the
Congress of the United States.
Resources
FY-77
Permanent Position Ceiling
16
Budget Authority *
590
*Thousands of Dollars
FRED M. ZEDER
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grade: GS-18
Type Appointment: NEA (Quota)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Fred Zeder, who was appointed to his present post in June 1975, has
more than 25 years of administrative and executive experience in the
business world. While he was completing his education after World
War II at the University of California, Los Angeles, he founded
Zeder-Talbotz Advertising Agency, with offices in Los Angeles and
Detroit. He joined the McCann-Erickson Advertising Agency in New York
as Vice President in 1949. In 1956, he became co-founder and president
of Chrysler-Zeder, an investment and electronics manufacturing firm.
He was elected to the Board of Hydrometals, Inc., in 1958 and served
as its president from 1959 to 1971, when he was named chairman of the
board.
Born in South Orange, N.J., he grew up in Detroit, where he attended
the Detroit University School and the University of Michigan. During
World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot in
the Pacific Theater.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
KEY OFFICIALS
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
TYPE
TITLE
INCUMBENT
GRADE
APPOINTMENT
Director
Fred Zeder
GS-18
NEA (Quota)
Deputy Director
Emmett Rice
GS-15
Career
High Commissioner, Trust
Territories of the Pacific
Islands
Vacant
GS-18
PAS
Resident Commissioner, Government
of Northern Marianas Islands
Erwin Canham
GS-17
S (NEA) (Quota)
Governor, American Samoa
Vacant
GS-18
S (NEA) (Quota)
Government Comptroller Virgin
Islands*
James Defenbach
GS-15
S (Career)
Government Comptroller Guam/
Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands*
Floyd Fagg
GS-15
S (Career)
*Elected Governor