Deputy Administrator (Marcus Peacock) Confirmed for EPA

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WASHINGTON, July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Marcus Peacock will be the new deputy administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. Peacock was nominated by President Bush on June 1, 2005 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 28, 2005. Peacock comes to EPA from the Office of Management and Budget where he served as associate director for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science. In that position he and staff were responsible for reviewing the budget and policies of the natural resources, energy, and science agencies of the federal government, including EPA. He also has served as the government-wide leader for the Budget and Performance Integration initiative of the president's Management Agenda...cont'd

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